My older brother said I'm invincible.

Chapter 377 Easily
In the alley outside the gate, Li Jiancheng gripped the blade tightly in his hand.

Fang Xuanling stood beside him, his face full of worry.

"Young master, such an important matter should not be decided on a whim. Even if you decide to do it, you should make detailed preparations. Killing is easy, but what happens afterward? Now you're about to kill without having thought anything through."

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng both felt that Yang Xuangan's plan was too crude.

Completely disregarding the chain reaction and the aftermath, they went straight to killing. Leaving aside whether they could even kill someone just by walking in, what would happen afterward? This is the capital! Killing a prince in the capital—what's next? Go back to the Duke's mansion and continue drinking?
Li Jiancheng said helplessly, "We can't be sure when the news will reach Yang Jian, so we can only act as quickly as possible. As for the aftermath, we'll leave that to you!"

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng exchanged a glance, and Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly. He shouldn't have come to Luoyang to take this assignment in the first place.

Li Jiancheng took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and began preparing to take action.

Yang Xuangan had already entered the mansion, which was filled with a stench. Although Yang Xuangan also held grand banquets, his mansion did not have this smell, as it was cleaned daily. In contrast, in the Qi King's mansion, one could see drunken warriors lying on the ground, some clutching fragments of women's clothing.

Yang Xuangan silently calculated the time in his mind, and his pace quickened.

As they entered the lobby, Yang Xuangan could hear laughter coming from inside, even from a distance.

There were men and women; it was extremely chaotic.

Yang Xuangan frowned, suppressing his disgust, and looked at the servant beside him, "Please go in and inform Prince Qi that I have important business to discuss with him."

The servant, not daring to offend Yang Xuangan, looked troubled. "Please, Your Highness, do not take offense. His Highness has some matters to attend to and will be out soon. Please wait in the side courtyard."

Yang Jian was no good to begin with, even worse than his father. He ordered his men to abduct women from the street, bring them back to the palace, rape and kill them, and then dump the bodies out. When the matter was exposed, he claimed it was his men who did it. If his men wanted to rape women, would they dare to bring them back to the palace to do such a thing?
Besides robbing beautiful women, he also stole money and fine horses, protecting the beasts under his command so they could run rampant. This fellow even had an affair with his wife's sister, fathering a daughter. In some ways, he was definitely Yang Guang's biological son.

With the emperor not in Luoyang, Yang Jian was clearly having a great time, so much so that he didn't want to stop and see Yang Xuangan.

Yang Xuangan frowned and said unhappily, "Although I am of lowly birth, I am still a descendant of nobles. How can Your Highness look down on me like this?"

The servant had no choice but to go in and report again.

Yang Xuangan was getting impatient when a servant finally came out. He looked terrified and whispered, "Your Highness, please come in."

Yang Xuangan said no more and followed him quickly toward the main hall.

As he reached the door, several warriors blocked his way. "Lord, a banquet is being held inside. His Highness has ordered that no one is allowed to bring weapons in. Please allow us to keep them for you for the time being."

Yang Xuangan readily unfastened his sword and tossed it to a soldier, then looked at his trusted men behind him and said, "You all wait for me here."

Yang Xuangan walked into the lobby and was so choked by the fumes that he could barely open his eyes.

The smell inside was even more foul. Many young men sat around, including some sons of noble families, each with a woman in their arms. In the distance lay several others, naked and motionless.

Yang Jian, meanwhile, straightened his clothes and sat in the seat of honor. His face was flushed, and he squinted at Yang Xuangan with an unfriendly expression.

Yang Jian felt that Yang Xuangan was somewhat inconsiderate, insisting on bothering him at such a time.

In recent days, many officials have come to see Yang Jian, most of them to ask him to do things, and some to advise him. Yang Jian was very angry. "Even my father can't control me, so why do you have to say more?"
He sized up Yang Xuangan in front of him. In the past, when ministers came to offer advice, he would let them into the main hall. Most of those ministers would cover their faces and leave without saying another word when they saw the scene inside. But Yang Xuangan stood there with a stern face, unmoved. He must not have come to offer advice.

"Your Highness!"

Yang Xuangan bowed.

Yang Jian then spoke up, saying, "Duke, I sent people to the Imperial Academy to invite those young men to my residence. When they returned, they told me that you stopped those young men from coming and even humiliated the people I sent. You didn't let them come, but you came to participate yourself. What kind of logic is that?"

Yang Jian's words caused the surrounding drunks to burst into laughter.

One of his fearless confidants exclaimed, "Who doesn't know that Lord Chu loves banquets! He's not letting the students come because he's afraid they'll run into him!"

Yang Xuangan narrowed his eyes and stared at his confidant for a moment.

“Your Highness, I am not here for the banquet. I am here to discuss something very important with you privately.” “I hope Your Highness will move to another place.”

Yang Xuangan bowed and said.

Yang Jian shook his head. "I'm not going anywhere! I don't want to hear anything!"

"Everyone here is a family member. If you have anything to say, just say it to them!"

Yang Xuangan pursed his lips. "Okay."

Yang Xuangan strode towards Yang Jian. Yang Xuangan was so burly that Yang Jian could feel the pressure as he approached. The alcohol sobered him up a bit, and under everyone's gaze, Yang Xuangan walked to Yang Jian's side, clearly intending to whisper something in his ear.

Yang Jian, curious, stuck his head out.

The next moment, Yang Xuangan reached out and grabbed Yang Jian by the neck.

Yang Xuangan's hands were large and rough. He grabbed Yang Jian's neck with both hands and suddenly began to exert force.

Yang Jian felt a tremendous force coming from his neck, and his breath caught in his throat. He reached out in fear, trying to pry the hand off. His eyes were filled with terror, and he wanted to speak, but no sound came out.

He didn't understand why Yang Xuangan was doing this. He wanted to beg for mercy and stop him, but he couldn't do anything.

In Yang Xuangan's hands, he was so powerless, so weak.

The people at the banquet were stunned and stared blankly as Yang Xuangan grabbed Yang Jian by the neck.

In less than ten breaths, Yang Jian's eyes became unfocused, his limbs became paralyzed, and he had no strength to resist. Yang Xuangan did not let go, his face was calm, and it was clear that this was not the first time he had done this.

The guests were in complete chaos. They screamed, some rushed towards Yang Xuangan to try to save him, some slumped to the ground, and others ran outside to call for help.

In less than twenty breaths, Yang Jian had completely stopped moving.

His eyes were wide open, but there was no light in them.

Yang Xuangan released his neck, and he immediately fell to the ground. Yang Xuangan swung his fist and struck his neck hard again, but Yang Jian did not react at all.

Some of his confidants rushed up to Yang Xuangan. Yang Xuangan laughed loudly, picked up the wooden table in front of him, and swung it at the people in front of him.

"Oh!"

One by one, Yang Xuangan overthrew his trusted confidants.

Yang Xuangan walked out, knocking down anyone who dared to stop him. When he reached the door, his confidant threw him a sword. The two warriors were already lying in pools of blood, as were the others who tried to go out to call for help.

However, the commotion here still attracted the attention of those outside.

Many fully armed warriors appeared in the distance and charged towards this place.

"kill!!!"

A roar came from outside, and the entire palace was in complete chaos. Most of the palace's confidants were at the banquet, and the few who were not there were fast asleep because they were drunk.

Hearing the sounds outside, Yang Xuangan was overjoyed and led his trusted men to charge towards the warriors.

He charged ahead, and the warriors were still hesitant to shoot arrows. Yang Xuangan crashed into the crowd, slashing left and right, and no one could stand against him.
Li Jiancheng had been worried, but when he actually stormed in, it was simpler than he had expected. Many people could not be underestimated. Yang Jian was obviously an exception, and his confidants were no better off. Without a leader, the warriors were unable to resist, or even wanted to resist, and ran around in all directions.

Li Jiancheng kept pushing his way in until he saw Yang Xuangan, covered in blood, rush out, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)