Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

Upon seeing this, the other men in black all revealed fierce glints in their eyes.

They realized they might have run into a tough opponent this time.

"Attack together!" one of the men in black shouted sharply.

Immediately, a group of seven or eight men in black rushed towards Ying Yufu.

The prince stood with six other people huddled together, and he nudged the boy next to him with his shoulder.

"Young man!"

He whispered.

The boy looked at him.

The prince tapped him with his chin. "Use your mouth to bite off that silver hairpin from my hair."

The boy looked up and thought to himself that this foreign merchant was even wearing a hairpin.

He looked up and saw a silver hairpin in his hair. The prince then handed his head over.

The boy stretched his neck and bit off the hairpin. The prince laboriously raised his hands, gesturing for the boy to hand the hairpin to him.

The boy handed it to him as instructed. The other end of the hairpin was very sharp. The prince held it in his hand and his ten fingers moved nimbly. Before long, he managed to unlock the iron chains that bound him.

The boy stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded.

The prince quickly unlocked the chains on the boy's feet, then unlocked the chains on the other boys' feet, and then unlocked the chains on the other boys' feet as well.

Some of them were at a loss after gaining their freedom.

The prince glanced at the old Taoist priest and said, "That old sorcerer is trying to run away. Quickly break his legs."

The old Taoist priest, who was just about to pull out a hidden weapon, was speechless.

The next moment, the men's eyes flashed with ferocity as they pounced on the old Taoist priest.

Especially the boy, whose eyes were filled with deep-seated hatred.

"You—you who are the catalysts for this medicine, what are you going to do?"

The old Taoist priest screamed in panic, retreating while raising his hands to defend himself, but he was quickly pushed to the ground by the enraged group of people, who then began to punch and kick him.

On the other side, although those men in black were all experts, they were still thrown into the cauldron by Ying Yufu in a human pyramid fashion.

Screams erupted one after another.

The other men in black standing guard above sensed that something was amiss with the commotion below.

"What's going on? What's that sound coming from down there?"

One of them said.

Another person said, "Perhaps the medicinal ingredients are struggling too much."

The group perked up their ears, and just then, the passage suddenly opened.

Ying Yufu was the first to come out, followed by the Crown Prince and several others, especially the young man who was dragging an old Taoist priest along.

The old Taoist priest was bruised and swollen, both legs were broken, and he was already unconscious, letting the young man drag him along.

Upon seeing this, the faces of the group of men in black from the Chrysanthemum Hall changed drastically.

"Take them down!" one of them shouted, and instantly, a group of men in black rushed toward them, brandishing swords and knives.

The prince walked to the window, reached out and crushed the signal flare, releasing it into the air.

A sharp, explosive sound rang out in the sky, then burst open, transforming into unique fireworks.

The men in black realized something was wrong, and their faces instantly turned ferocious.

"Kill them!" Several men in black rushed towards the prince.

The prince raised his hands, and black steel needles shot out from his sleeves, like a gale cutting through the air, towards the black-clad men who were rushing towards him.

Puff puff!

Several men in black immediately fell to the ground.

Just then, more men in black poured in from outside.

But as soon as they entered, they heard a series of loud shouts coming from outside.

"The prince has eaten human hearts! Demon, release him at once!"

"You demons, the prince's lackeys!"

The six royal guards, mingling among the common people, remained unfazed and shouted, "The prince eats human hearts! Demon, release them at once!"

The people were filled with righteous indignation: "The prince has eaten human hearts! You evil demon, release them at once!"

"The prince has eaten human hearts! Demon, release him at once!"

The people's cries grew louder and louder.

This is a farm, and a very large one at that. Many people from Fengyuan County come here to deliver goods.

But they never knew that this place was actually a den of evil spirits, where they killed people and ripped out their hearts!

The anger in the eyes of the people was almost tangible, and their surging emotions made them incredibly brave at this moment.

Hoes, shovels, sickles, brooms, kitchen knives—all sorts of tools were smashed against the gate of this manor where evil spirits were said to lurk.

The prince's six personal guards twitched at the corner of their eyes. One of them stepped forward, raised his curved sword, and cleaved open the gate of the manor. The people rushed in with a roar.

The six of them mingled with the crowd and went inside; they were terrified.

When they saw that the Crown Prince was alive and well, and that his eyes were full of excitement, the six of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, the prince is unharmed, and their heads have been saved!

Before the men in black could cause any trouble for Ying Yufu and her group, they were overwhelmed by the enraged crowd.

"We're all okay, we're all alive!"

The young man dragging the old Taoist priest shouted loudly.

The people immediately spotted them.

When the families saw their missing loved ones alive and well before them, they burst into tears of joy.

"Two pillars!"

A woman holding a kitchen knife hugged the boy tightly, tears streaming down her face.

On the other side, another woman also hugged the peasant girl tightly: "Da Ya, I'm so sorry, I'll never force you to marry again. As long as you're alive, that's more important than anything!"

The farm girl also burst into tears.

At the same time, the girl in purple who had narrowly escaped death was also embraced by a man dressed as a wealthy man. "Daughter, my precious daughter, you're alive, you're alive!"

The families of the other three also rushed forward and hugged them excitedly.

The joy of finding what they had lost filled them with immense excitement.

"Mother, fellow villagers, it's this old sorcerer! He's the one who kills people and rips out their hearts to make medicine!" the boy named Erzhu shouted.

Erzhu's mother immediately looked at the unconscious old Taoist priest at her feet, her eyes widening in fury.

"Where's my Dazhu? Give me back my Dazhu! You killed my Dazhu!"

Not only Erzhu's mother, but several other people ran out from the crowd and brutally beat the old Taoist priest.

"Give me back my Chun Tao's life!"

"Give me back my dog's life!"

The people were shouting and cursing, and crying out in despair.

"Fellow villagers, that scoundrel prince is a monster, he kills and murders! We must rebel!"

Erzhu's mother shouted loudly.

"That's outrageous!"

"That's outrageous!"

"That's outrageous!"

The people immediately joined in loudly.

Seeing this, Erzhu quickly said, "Mother, fellow villagers, we have wronged the Crown Prince! This old sorcerer said it himself, they are from the Chrysanthemum Hall, and they killed people and ripped out hearts to make medicine for their old master. Your Highness is innocent!"

"What?" The crowd stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with astonishment.

"Yes, His Highness the Crown Prince is innocent! It was these monsters from the Chrysanthemum Hall who framed him!"

The farm girl also said.

Several other people also spoke up to confirm this.

"Yes, the Crown Prince is innocent. They framed His Highness. His Highness is young and handsome, kind-hearted, and loves the people!"

"These fiends framed His Highness the Crown Prince! If you don't believe me, ask this bearded man!"

They immediately pulled the bearded man over.

The bearded prince immediately replied with utmost sincerity, "Yes, I have seen your prince. He is indeed young and handsome, kind-hearted, and loves the people!"

He would never do anything to harm the people!

Ying Yufu then walked over and said, "Yes, yes, I've also met your Crown Prince of Beixuan. He's truly a good person!"

The people looked at Ying Yufu's sincere face and burst into tears.

"We've wronged His Highness the Crown Prince! We've wronged His Highness the Crown Prince!"

The people knelt down while weeping.

Outside the manor, a carriage passed by and slowly came to a stop.

Inside the carriage, the hunter-dressed man looked grim. "What should we do, master? How did these unruly commoners get here? Should we kill them all and then pin it on the prince?"

A sinister glint flashed in the old man's eyes as he said, "Go and do it."

"Yes, Master." The hunter jumped off the carriage and was about to kill someone when he saw a snow-white silver light pierce through the darkness, rushing towards him in the light of dawn.

The hunter's eyes widened instantly. "The Snow Phoenix Army!"