The Prodigal Son

Faced with Qin Yu's close-range attack, Zhao Yan's anger intensified.

For a fleeting moment, he truly wanted to kill Qin Yu with his bare hands.

Nan Que'er didn't speak, but just looked at Qin Yu with a smile.

That jerk can be really infuriating sometimes when he says things like that!

If you encounter an older person, they might just drive you crazy.

"You're not exactly straightforward!"

Zhao Yan suppressed his anger and looked at Qin Yu with a cold gaze. "You have bewitched His Majesty and caused chaos in the court. I'm afraid your ambitions are not small, are they?"

"It's starting again?"

Qin Yu scoffed, "You're supposed to be a prince, so how come all you've got is this little bit of gossip and slander? I really doubt if you're even a son of the Prince of Chengyang!"

"This can be verified."

Nan Que'er picked up the conversation, a playful smile on her face.

Qin Yu turned his head and asked with a smile, "How do we test it? A blood test?"

"Um!"

Nan Que'er nodded and smiled.

"This method is unreliable!"

Qin Yu shook his head and said seriously, "With a little manipulation, I can make my blood merge with Zhao Yan's! Could he possibly be my long-lost son?"

"presumptuous!"

Zhao Yan's attendant, Cao Zhong, flew into a rage, "How dare you be disrespectful to the Crown Prince?"

"Don't yell at me!"

Qin Yu turned his head, looking at Zhao Yan's attendant with contempt and arrogance, "I don't even respect your master, so what are you?"

Cao Zhong was furious and was about to step forward to teach Qin Yu a lesson when Zhao Yan handed him a folding fan to stop him.

"Your Highness!"

Cao Zhong, unwilling to accept defeat, growled resentfully, "Let my men teach him a lesson!"

"Shut up!"

Zhao Yan glared at Cao Zhong. "Everyone in the capital knows that Qin Yu is a dog who can't say anything nice. To lower yourself to his level is beneath you!"

madness!

What's the point of a direct confrontation with Qin Yu now?

Losing means getting hurt and losing face.

If we win, it might disrupt the Empress Dowager's plans!

"What a hypocrite! He's quite the actor!"

Qin Yu praised Zhao Yan repeatedly, but in his heart he couldn't help but admire him.

For someone of Zhao Yan's status to tolerate this is truly remarkable!

Ah!

People like this should be killed as soon as possible to prevent them from becoming a menace in the future!

Whether I am a hypocrite or not, let the world judge!

Zhao Yan looked coldly at Qin Yu, "It's you, Qin Yu, who acts recklessly because of His Majesty's favor! Do you think that with His Majesty backing you up, no one can control you?"

"You definitely can't control me!"

Qin Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Young Master, let's stop with the nonsense! Are you going to protect your lackey or not? If you don't, I'll take him to the Treasure Mirror Bureau!"

Faced with the difficult question posed by Qin Yu, Zhao Yan couldn't help but frown slightly.

He has always presented himself as loyal, righteous, benevolent, and filial. If he doesn't protect Lu Yong, and this gets out, it will definitely damage his reputation.

But Qin Yu now has Zhao Luan backing him up. If he tries his best to protect Lu Yong but still can't, wouldn't that be embarrassing?

Whether to insure or not is a difficult question!

After a moment's hesitation, Zhao Yan stepped forward and retorted sharply, "You want to take Lu Yong to the Treasure Mirror Bureau? Fine! Then take me and everyone else here to the Treasure Mirror Bureau too!"

He simply couldn't believe that Qin Yu had such audacity as to arrest him, the heir of the Prince of Chengyang, and imprison him in the Baojing Division!

"Yes! If you're so capable, arrest us all and bring us to the Treasure Mirror Division!"

"You might be able to shut up one person or ten people, but I don't believe you can shut up everyone in the world!"

"We all say you're a traitor who brings disaster to the country and its people; if you're going to arrest someone, arrest us all!"

"I'd like to see just how lawless you really are..."

As Zhao Yan stepped forward, the crowd, who already disliked Qin Yu intensely, seemed to have found their pillar of support and clamored to follow him.

He appeared to be standing with Lu Yong and Zhao Yan through thick and thin.

"Oh ho, trying to pull the 'numbers and power' trick on me, is that it?"

Qin Yu laughed, looking at the crowd with utter disdain. "None of you are worthy of entering the Baojing Division's prison! Big Hammer, take down everyone except Zhao Yan!"

"Um!"

Without any hesitation, Qi Dachui threw a punch and knocked a scholar to the ground.

Everyone was completely taken aback by Qin Yu's audacity and panicked for a moment.

Before they could react, Qi Dachui had already pounced on them like a wolf among sheep, taking down several people in succession.

Only then did everyone realize what had happened, and they lost all their previous confidence, scattering and fleeing in all directions.

In an instant, the orchid house was thrown into chaos.

Soon, the crowd either scattered and fled or lay down on the ground.

At this moment, only Zhao Yan and his entourage remained standing beside Lu Yong.

"Your Highness, are you still going to protect Lu Yong?"

Qin Yu asked with a grin.

"Protect! Of course we must protect!"

Without hesitation, Zhao Yan coldly snorted, "I'll say it again: if you have the guts, arrest me and throw me into the Baojing Division too!"

"I've never seen anyone make such a shameless request!"

Qin Yu's lips curled into a smile. "Fine, I'll grant your wish! Big Hammer, take him with you!"

Qi Dachui accepted the order and immediately went to fetch Zhao Yan.

Seeing that Qi Dachui was serious, Cao Zhong, who was beside Zhao Yan, could no longer sit still. He suddenly drew his sword, its cold light slashing straight at Qi Dachui's face.

Cao Zhong was responsible for Zhao Yan's close protection, and his abilities were certainly not lacking.

Clean and efficient, hitting the nail on the head.

Qi Dachui remained calm, sidestepping the blade while simultaneously throwing a punch.

The powerful force of the punch forced Zhao Yan's attendant to take two steps back.

"stop!"

Just as Cao Zhong was preparing to attack again, Zhao Yan's loud shout suddenly rang out.

"Sledgehammer, stop!"

Qin Yu also called out to Qi Dachui.

Qi Dachui was stopped before he had even finished warming up, and he glared at Cao Zhong, who was glaring at Zhao Yan, with resentment.

Zhao Yan glanced at Qin Yu, a ruthless glint in his eyes. "Qin Yu, you have quite the nerve! I, the young master, will accompany you to the Baojing Division!"

"Your Highness!"

Cao Zhong's expression changed, and he quickly stopped him.

"It's alright!"

Zhao Yan remained calm, lightly tapping his palm with his folding fan as he strolled up to Qin Yu as if taking a leisurely walk. "Qin Yu, listen to me carefully: it's easy to invite a god in, but hard to send him away!"

"god?"

Qin Yu scoffed, "Are you perhaps a jinx?"

"Whatever!"

Zhao Yan didn't bother arguing with Qin Yu. "Weren't you going to arrest me and take me to the Baojing Division? Let's go!"

After saying that, Zhao Yan gently shook his head at Cao Zhong, signaling him to calm down.

Qin Yu is indeed very bold!

But he really wanted to see just how bold Qin Yu was!

He didn't believe Qin Yu would dare to torture him, the heir of the Prince of Chengyang!

This is a perfect opportunity to gain a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, and also to get Qin Yu into even more trouble!

"That's right!"

Qin Yu smiled with satisfaction, waved his hand, and said, "Take him away!"

Qi Dachui faithfully carried out Qin Yu's orders and immediately pinched Lu Yong like a little chick.

"Let me go! I can walk by myself!"

Lu Yong struggled fiercely, then cast a grateful glance at Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yanchong smiled and nodded to Lu Yong, indicating that he shouldn't worry.

"Your Highness, please!"

Qin Yu raised his hand in a gesture of invitation, then led Nan Que'er outside.

Nan Que'er frowned slightly, looking at Qin Yu with some alarm.

Is he really going to arrest the Prince of Chengyang and bring him to the Baojing Division?

Qin Yu smiled without saying a word and strode out.

The moment Qin Yu stepped out of the orchid house, a cold light suddenly shot towards him...