I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

Upon reaching the top floor of the Yellow Crane Tower, Lu Ruanxiong and the other two family heads appeared extremely cautious and reserved, after all, the other party was the Crown Prince.

"I was unaware that Your Highness the Crown Prince was traveling to Jiangnan. I apologize for not being able to greet you properly."

Lu Ruanxiong, along with the heads of the other two families, bowed to Qin Li.

Qin Li waved his hand, signaling for seats to be offered to the three of them.

The three of them immediately became extremely apprehensive.

"When did Your Highness arrive in Jiangnan?"

After sitting down, Lu Ruanxiong cupped his hands and asked.

When did you come to Jiangnan? How could you not know?

Qin Li inwardly grumbled, but outwardly said, "I've only been here a short time, Patriarch Lu, there's no need to be so polite."

Lu Ruanxiong smiled and said, "Your Highness, Jiangxia is indeed good, but my Fengcheng is no less so. I wonder when Your Highness will arrive in Fengcheng so that I can make arrangements in advance."

Fengcheng is the Lu family's stronghold. No matter what, Lu Ruanxiong must invite Qin Li to Fengcheng to prevent Pei Yunhe from taking advantage of the situation.

"Fengcheng has absolutely stunning scenery, and I must go there if I have the chance, but I'm not in the mood to go right now," Qin Li said, deliberately feigning annoyance.

Lu Ruanxiong frowned: "Your Highness, what's troubling you? Why don't you tell us? Perhaps the three of us can help you."

Qin Li didn't hide anything and told the truth, "My master, Snake Elder, has disappeared in Jiangnan. When I sent people to inquire, I found out that my master had been captured by the Dragon Tiger Sect in Jiangnan. They're going to hold some kind of Snake-Slaying Conference in a few days."

"This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"

Lu Ruanxiong feigned anger, saying, "How dare someone harm His Highness's master! They must have a death wish!"

"Dragon Tiger Gate? It's nothing serious, Your Highness. Rest assured, I will do everything in my power to help you rescue Elder Snake!"

The other two family heads remained silent. After all, the Dragon Tiger Sect had also sent them invitations to attend the Serpent Slaying Ceremony, which they had accepted.

They simply didn't have the guts to openly confront the Dragon Tiger Sect. Although they were only two half-step Grandmasters, they were still enough to give them a run for their money.

However, after being gently nudged by Lu Ruanxiong's elbow, they still expressed their support, saying, "Yes, yes, Your Highness, rest assured, we will do our utmost to help you rescue Elder Snake!"

"That's good, that's good."

Qin Li said.

At this moment, Lu Ruanxiong 'noticed' Pei Qingluan and said, "Niece Qingluan, what are you doing here? Your second uncle has been sending people everywhere to look for you."

Although he said that on the surface, Lu Ruanxiong cursed Pei Yunhe in his heart for becoming more and more useless as he got older.

Pei Qingluan was hiding right under his nose, yet he didn't notice her.

"Looking for me? You mean you want to arrest me?"

Pei Qingluan said irritably.

"It's not exactly arresting you. Your second uncle is doing this for your own good. It's your good fortune, Qingluan, to be able to marry His Highness."

Lu Ruanxiong said with a smile, "None of the daughters in our Lu family are as fortunate as you, Qingluan."

"Good fortune? Then I'd rather give it to my younger sisters."

Pei Qingluan said.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ruanxiong was secretly overjoyed.

Fortunately, Pei Qingluan was unwilling to marry Qin Li; otherwise, the daughters of the Lu family would have had no chance at all.

"Niece Qingluan, what are you saying? How could your sisters steal your good fortune? Even if you agreed, His Highness would not."

After speaking, Lu Ruanxiong deliberately looked at Qin Li, wanting to know what Qin Li meant.

Qin Li didn't speak, but took a sip of tea and turned to look at the scenery outside.

He knew Lu Ruanxiong's thoughts all too well. The best thing to do now was not to say anything and let Lu Ruanxiong say it himself, otherwise it would seem too deliberate.

"Why wouldn't I agree? His Highness would agree too. After all, it's normal for a man to have multiple wives and concubines, especially our Crown Prince. The more the merrier."

Hearing Pei Qingluan deliberately being sarcastic towards him, Qin Li remained silent.

"real?"

Ruan Xiong was overjoyed. He cupped his hands in greeting to Qin Li and enthusiastically promoted his daughter, saying:

"Your Highness, our Lu family's daughter is proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She doesn't seek any official title, only to serve Your Highness and keep Qingluan company. What does Your Highness think?"

Qin Li finally spoke, saying, "I appreciate Patriarch Lu's kindness, but I am truly not in the mood. My master is imprisoned and his fate is unknown."

"I understand, I understand."

Lu Ruanxiong knew when to stop.

Now, only by helping Qin Li rescue Snake Elder can we achieve his goal of marrying off his daughter.

"Your Highness, there's no time like the present. Why don't we set off for Dragon Tiger Gate now to rescue your master?"

Lu Ruanxiong suggested.

Qin Li had been waiting for these words. He stood up and said, "Very well, let's go!"

Seeing that the group was about to leave Yellow Crane Tower and Jiangxia, Pei Qingluan couldn't help but chase after them and say, "Are you leaving today? Didn't we agree to have dinner with the six family heads at Yellow Crane Tower?"

Lu Ruanxiong answered for Qin Li: "We can eat anytime. We can eat after we save the person."

Seeing that Qin Li showed no sign of turning back, Pei Qingluan followed closely behind, saying, "Then I want to go too."

The truth is, once Qin Li left, Yellow Crane Tower was no longer a safe haven. She had to stay close to Qin Li to avoid being caught and taken back by her second uncle.

……

Soon, news of Qin Li and his group leaving Jiangxia City reached Pei Yunhe's ears.

When the news reached them, the other two heads of the family were furious and slammed their fists on the table in anger.

"What! Say that again?"

"Lu Ruanxiong took the Crown Prince away? Where did he take him?"

"Patriarch Pei, you'd better think of a solution quickly! Lu Ruanxiong took someone away right under your nose, and you still have the mind to drink tea?"

"Exactly! Think of something quick!"

To everyone's surprise, Pei Yunhe remained motionless, sitting in his chair, and said calmly, "His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to leave, how could I stop him?"

"Are we going to Dragon Tiger Gate?"

Pei Yunhe asked the servant who came in to report.

The servant replied, "It seems so."

Pei Yunhe then put down his teacup and slowly stood up: "Let's go, let's join in the fun."

The other two family heads quickly followed and asked, "What are you going to the Dragon Tiger Gate for? Are you really going to break ties with the Zhang brothers, Zhang Long and Zhang Hu, for Qin Li's sake?"

"Both of them are at the half-step Grandmaster level. Offending two half-step Grandmasters is really not worth it."

Pei Yunhe said, "Who said we were going to break ties with them? We're just going to take a look."

Let Lu Ruanxiong handle the matter of tearing off the mask; he wants to be the one who reaps the final benefits.

After saying that, Pei Yunhe left the mansion directly.

The two family heads then understood Pei Yunhe's meaning, smiled, and followed him...