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

The people were furious.

"Liar! He's a liar! He's been lying to us for so many years!"

"Kill him!"

"Kill him!"

"Kill him to avenge my Er Ya! Two years ago, my Er Ya disappeared without a trace; he must have kidnapped and killed her!"

"My dog, Dan, is the same!"

"My Cui Cui is the same!"

The people's anger was like a raging flood; they surged onto the altar and covered the Chrysanthemum Immortal.

However, that's not all.

Some citizens roared, "You corrupt official, you colluded with this swindler to harm us! You are not fit to be an official!"

"Kill this corrupt official!"

"He's supposed to be an official, but he's clearly a thief!"

"Kill him! Kill him!"

"And this princess, she doesn't even deserve to be a princess! She and the queen are clearly leeches that suck our blood!"

"Leech! Leech!"

"She's not just a leech; she also wanted to harm the Crown Prince and Princess Anguo. Everyone, it was the Crown Prince and Princess Anguo who revealed the truth to us, preventing us from being deceived by scoundrels!"

"Kill her! Kill her!"

……

Thousands of miles away.

The Imperial City, the Eastern Palace.

Ying Hengzhi had been imprisoned in the dark and gloomy private dungeon of the Guandong Palace.

"Myna, I can't stay locked up here forever. Is there any way to get me out?" Ying Hengzhi panicked.

This private prison in the Eastern Palace is no different from the imperial prison; it is dark and gloomy. Staying inside, one cannot distinguish between day and night, nor does one know the rotation of the sun and moon, which is very torturous.

Moreover, the private prison was cold and damp, and she really couldn't stand staying there any longer.

System 008 said: [Host, I'm helpless too. If we had luck points, I would naturally have a way to rescue you, but as you can see, we don't have any luck points at all.]

Ying Hengzhi's face showed anxiety: "I'm already trying my best to absorb Mingluan's luck. But she's too far away; the amount I can absorb is truly limited."

008 said: [Host, please be patient. Bandits are rampant in Yuzhou. It's inevitable that Mingluan will encounter some setbacks there.]

Even the slightest bump or knock can create an opening, allowing you to absorb her luck.

"Myna, you mean I have to wait until she bumps into something? What do I mean, wait until then...?"

Before Ying Hengzhi could finish speaking, suddenly, her eyes widened and her face lit up with ecstasy.

[Mynah bird, the wound, the wound has opened! Mingluan must be injured.]

System 008's tone also brightened, "Host, don't worry, leave it to me!"

The next moment, the continuous flow of luck points, thousands of miles away, was completely absorbed by System 008 and Ying Hengzhi.

[Mynah, something's wrong. How can there be so much luck points? Is Mingluan seriously injured?]

System 008: [Most likely serious injury, or even death.]

"That's wonderful!" Ying Hengzhi exclaimed with joy. "Eighth Brother, if Mingluan dies, will all her fortune belong to me?"

System 008: [That's right! Host, we have absorbed 85% of Mingluan's luck value. Even if Mingluan doesn't die, she's crippled.]

"Brother Ba, are you saying that I possess 85% of a princess's fortune?" Ying Hengzhi stood up straight.

That's right!

Mingluan had no idea what she had lost.

At that moment, she was being trampled and beaten by a group of people. Something sharp slashed her face, once or twice.

The intense pain caused Mingluan to let out a piercing scream.

[Ahhh, help! Crown Prince, please save me!]

[Crown Prince, if you don't save me, I will definitely tell Father when I get back!]

[I was wrong, Your Highness, I was wrong, please save me!]

The Crown Prince and Ying Yufu stood in the crowd, and the people rushed up and almost instinctively isolated them in a safe place.

The eighteen young men and women also stayed in a safe location with their families.

The young scholar, wearing the crown prince's outer robe, stared blankly in the direction of the crown prince and Ying Yufu.

They never imagined that the two people who saved them were actually His Highness the Crown Prince and Princess Anguo.

He unconsciously pulled his outer robe tighter around himself; just now, His Highness the Crown Prince had draped it over his shoulders.

He preserved his last shred of dignity.

Tears welled up in the boy's eyes, and he didn't even look at the Chrysanthemum Fairy's miserable state.

He was lost in thought. He had fantasized countless times about passing the provincial and county examinations, becoming a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial examination), and then achieving the highest honors in all three levels of the imperial examinations, thus entering the palace examination.

He wanted to be an official, a local official who would speak out for the people, ensure they had enough to eat and wear, and provide shelter for homeless children.

But this long-cherished wish was completely destroyed the moment he was sacrificed as a virgin to the river god.

"What a pity..."

He clutched his outer robe, muttering absentmindedly.

It's a pity that the Crown Prince's outer robe was defiled by such a filthy person.

"Feint to the east, attack to the west, and bring Mingluan here," the Crown Prince ordered, seeing that it was almost time.

When Mingluan was rescued, she was completely disfigured.

The skin on her face was torn open with huge gashes, flesh turned outwards, and white bones were exposed.

Her right eyeball is missing.

The empty, blood-filled hole was incredibly eerie.

Someone's foot crushed her eyeball into a bloody pulp.

Mingluan is completely ruined.

Mingluan looked dazed, her perfectly good left eye rolled back, and she fainted.

The crown prince looked at her indifferently.

[Host, Princess Mingluan is so unlucky because her luck has been sucked away.]

This level of severe injury would result in the loss of at least 80% of one's vital energy.

Ying Yufu clicked her tongue: "Ying Hengzhi's system is really vicious."

However, Mingluan isn't a good person either. She's the one who burned Wushuang's face, so this can be considered retribution!

[That's right, host!]

The prince listened silently, thinking, "What kind of retribution is there in this world?"

It's just that they are now prepared.

The reason Mingluan's face was ruined like this was because he deliberately delayed.

She ruined his elder sister's face; she should pay the price.

The crown prince lowered his eyes, concealing the gloom in them, and when he looked up again, he gazed at the still angry people with a gentle and harmless expression.

"Fellow villagers, although Mingluan has made a mistake, she is still a princess of Beixuan. When a princess makes a mistake, her crime is compounded."

"Your hands should not be stained with blood. I know your anger, but I assure you, Princess Mingluan, the Yuan family, and the Chrysanthemum Temple will all be dealt with severely according to the laws of Beixuan."

The angry crowd looked at each other, and a middle-aged man said, "Your Highness, we believe you!"

"Yes, we believe in His Highness the Crown Prince!"

On the other side, upon hearing the commotion, the people who were brutally beating Chrysanthemum Immortal and Yuan Liangyi stopped what they were doing.

They picked up Yuan Liangyi, who had lost both arms and legs, and Chrysanthemum Immortal, and handed them to the prince.

"Your Highness, we all trust you, and we've handed them over to you for disposal!"

The Crown Prince was moved and was about to say something when Yuan Liangyi burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, how ridiculous! Your Highness, you don't actually think you've won, do you?"

Having said that, Yuan Liangyi looked down and said, "Qin Mu, Qin Shan, why aren't you making your move? Capture the Crown Prince, and you'll be kings here!"

Mu Qing and Mu Shan stood still, looking at him with mocking eyes.

Yuan Liangyi was taken aback, and a bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart.

Ying Yufu slowly took two steps forward and snorted, "Mu Qing, Mu Shan, tell this Lord Yuan your identities!"

Mu Qing and Mu Shan's expressions tightened, and they both clasped their hands in a fist salute: "Yes, Patriarch!"