I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 443 He said you guys hate it
[What a pity! The plan was perfect, but our ally, this big fish, wasn't up to the task. The fourth prince of Tatars didn't come to help Prince Li; he came to pursue his own love, wanting to kidnap the Lady Zhuang, whom he had long admired, and take her back to be his queen.]

Xiao Jingfan frowned slightly upon hearing this, as he had heard of Huk, the fourth prince of the Tatars.

This person is a notorious good-for-nothing on the grasslands, with only his face worth looking at, and he often does some inexplicable things on a whim.

For example, on one occasion when he was left behind in the rear, Huke suddenly had the idea to add dried flower bouquets to the fuel for the beacon fires, claiming it would make the fires smell better. As a result, he accidentally set the grassland ablaze, burning down two months' worth of hay for the tribe, and he was almost burned alive by his own father, the Khan, as a sacrifice to the heavens.

Was Arughan really not doing this on purpose by sending such a person to aid the Prince?
Chu Liuzheng was unaware of how the emperor was secretly criticizing the fourth prince; she was busy reading the latest gossip.

[The fourth prince's plan was quite simple: first, he would kidnap four grooms, preventing Lord Zhuang from taking new brides. Lord Zhuang would then be enraged and personally lead men to settle accounts with him. Then, he would step into the trap the prince had prepared, and seize the opportunity to capture them.]

[In this way, he could not only happily take his beloved back to marry and have children, but also conveniently bring Guiyun City under his control—killing two birds with one stone.]

[Tsk tsk, first there was the lovelorn woman who snatched the wrong lover, now there's the devoted man who steals his rival. The Fourth Prince's stroke of genius has disrupted all plans, truly amazing. No wonder Prince Li is furious. If the Fourth Prince were standing right in front of him, the two would definitely have a fight.]

Chu Liuzheng reopened the live stream thread and continued reading from where she left off.

[Speaking of which, it's still Abbot Jiang... uh, no, he's the city lord now, and Abbot Jiang is the most reliable. He reacted immediately and gave chase. Where exactly were my brother and those three unlucky bastards, Wanwanyu, taken?]

They say rivals in love are especially hostile, and although my brother and his friends were forced into becoming the Fourth Prince's rivals, the Fourth Prince doesn't know it. Will he try to kill them?

Chu Liuzheng became increasingly anxious as he thought about it, and quickly read on.

As I watched, a question mark slowly appeared above my head.

Wait a minute! Why does the Fourth Prince know my brother?! How come I didn't know the Fourth Prince came to my house when we were kids?!

Xiao Jingfan's pupils contracted slightly as he slowly gripped the imperial brush.

Could it be that the Chu family has some secret relationship with the Tatars?

[Oh~ So the fourth prince came to the capital with the Khan, got lost while hunting in the mountains, and somehow ended up in a village. The eldest brother was drying radishes at the door, and when he heard that the child was lost, he not only gave him food and water but also showed him the way.]

[They've already fed them, Mother should have mentioned it, right? How come I have no recollection of it?]

Chu Liuzheng tried hard to recall, vaguely digging out a bit from his distant memories.

[Um...could it be that time my older brother brought home a nice dagger? I remember when we were short of food, we pawned two bags of rice with that dagger.]

Bai worried Xiao Jingfan: "..."

He raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, regretting that he hadn't learned his lesson.

[Since they know each other, the Fourth Prince shouldn't lay a hand on my brother...hand...okay, my brother is indeed fine, but the other three unlucky guys are in trouble!!!]

The inner turmoil made Xiao Jingfan's mind go blank, and he couldn't continue reviewing the memorials on his desk.

He sighed softly, put down his pen, and stood up to stretch his legs.

Chu Liuzheng didn't notice; his entire attention was focused on the gossip livestream post in front of him.

[Hey bro! Is this the time for catching up? Your buddy's about to be tied up and bled alive, you'd better put in a good word for him!]

She was so anxious she wished she could jump out through the words and grab her brother's shoulders to shake him.

Chu Shangming was actually quite anxious, but he couldn't understand which word in his previous words had caused the person in front of him to misunderstand, thinking he had been bullied and wanting to kill the three Yan brothers to avenge him. He really hadn't been bullied!

Huke had his own way of understanding things; he ordered his men to tie up Yan Chengtong and the other two, and then cut their wrists to bleed them.

Chu Shangming suspected that he had learned a fake Uyghur language, otherwise why couldn't he communicate with this foreign boy who called himself Ke?

Huk: "Go!"

"Wait! Don't do it!" Chu Shangming rushed forward and grabbed the guards, his face urgent. "They are my friends, they didn't..."

"Stop talking, I understand." Huk stepped forward and pulled him away, winked at the guard, and turned to Chu Shangming, saying, "You have done me a favor, and I cannot give you the woman I love, but I can help you deal with these annoying guys."

Yan Chengtong couldn't understand Uyghur, and while struggling, he anxiously shouted, "What did he say?"

Pei Yunjian and Ren Qingxia were also looking in this direction.

“He said you guys are annoying,” Chu Shangming replied in a moment, continuing to explain to Huk with gestures, trying to make Huk understand that they really were good friends!
Three people: "..."

Ren Qingxia knew that Pei Yunjian also understood some Uyghur, so she turned to look at him and asked, "Really?"

Pei Yunjian's face twisted slightly as he replied, "That's roughly the idea."

Yan Chengtong: "..."

Ren Qingxia: "..."

They hadn't offended this suddenly appearing alien boy, so why were they so annoyed?

“I think I know why he wanted to steal the bride.” Pei Yunjian’s lips moved very little, and he kept his voice very low, so that only the three people tied together could hear him. “He is in love with Lord Zhuang.”

Yan Chengtong instantly understood, his eyes widening: "He sees us as rivals in love?"

Pei Yunjian nodded, "That must be right."

Ren Qingxia's face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot. His sweetheart was right beside him; who would want to be a rival for this young man's affections?
"Then why is Chu Shangming alright?" Yan Chengtong didn't understand. Chu Shangming was the only one among them who voluntarily put on the wedding clothes. If they were going to tie him up, shouldn't they have tied him up?

Pei Yunjian said, "Deyin once did him a favor."

Ren Qingxia: "What 'en'?"

Pei Yunjian shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

Yan Chengtong's face twitched. Why was it that Chu Shangming always managed to escape danger for some strange reason?

Seeing the guards approaching with their curved swords, he shrank back in fear, his voice escaping through clenched teeth: "Ren Qingxia, don't you know martial arts? Hurry up and think of something! I haven't lived enough yet, I don't want to die here!"

"Shut up." Ren Qingxia hissed, the blade between her fingers cutting the rope relentlessly; it was only halfway to the end.

Pei Yunjian stood to the side to shield him, cold sweat dripping from his forehead, his face pale.

"Can't I leave a few last words before I die?" Yan Chengtong also turned to help block him, and while he was scared, he kept saying, "You guys are fine, with your lovers by your side. When I die, I'll be a lonely ghost. If I go to the underworld, you'd better remember to wait for me."

(End of this chapter)