I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

In fact, Longhumen is not far from Jiangxia City.

Once you leave the city, it's a two-day journey west.

The Dragon Tiger Gate is built on Dragon Tiger Mountain, which resembles a dragon and a tiger respectively. The gate is located between the two mountains, hence its name.

It's still early before the Snake-Slaying Tournament begins, but the Dragon Tiger Sect has already attracted quite a few onlookers.

All the major sects and families in Jiangnan that were well-known came.

After all, the one he killed was no ordinary person, but a true grandmaster.

Grandmasters are so rare that it's hard to even see one normally, let alone witness someone kill a grandmaster.

Regardless, I have to join in the fun.

When Qin Li arrived with his men, they did not go directly up the mountain.

Instead, they found an inn to stay in in a small town at the foot of the mountain.

"Tell me quickly, what's the situation?"

Lu Ruanxiong looked at the man he had sent up the mountain to gather information who had returned.

"Reporting to Your Highness, reporting to the Patriarch, the Dragon Tiger Sect has sent a large number of people, and it's already overflowing with people. It seems they really are going to hold a grand ceremony to slay the snake—no, to slay His Highness the Crown Prince's master. All the major sects in Jiangnan, except for the Sword Sect, have come. Moreover, I even saw Patriarch Pei and his group on the mountain. They were chatting and laughing with Zhang Long and Zhang Hu."

"Bang!"

Lu Ruanxiong slammed his fist on the table, feigning anger, and roared, "Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! What does this leave His Highness with?"

While speaking, Lu Ruanxiong observed Qin Li's expression.

"Your Highness, whatever you say we should do, we will do. I, Lu Ruanxiong, will follow Your Highness's lead without hesitation, even unto death."

The other two family heads chimed in, "We are too."

But when they echoed their sentiments, they still felt somewhat guilty.

Qin Li said, "The situation on the mountain is unclear right now. If we act rashly, we might not only fail to rescue them, but also alert the enemy. Why don't you go up the mountain to find out what's going on for me, Patriarch Lu? What do you think, Patriarch Lu?"

Lu Ruanxiong had no reason to refuse, so he clasped his hands and said, "I will follow Your Highness's arrangements."

After saying that, Lu Ruanxiong led his men and quickly left the inn.

There was no point in keeping the other two family heads at the inn, so Qin Li sent them up the mountain as well.

After watching them leave, Pei Qingluan couldn't help but sneer:

"Hey, I've seen firsthand how tiring it is for you people to live this life."

In Pei Qingluan's view, Lu Ruanxiong and Qin Li were outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds.

Lu Ruanxiong didn't want to help Qin Li rescue Snake Elder, but he had no choice but to agree because Qin Li was the Crown Prince.

Qin Li didn't expect Lu Ruanxiong to help him rescue Snake Elder; he was just using Lu Ruanxiong.

Upon hearing this, Qin Li looked at her and said, "Miss Pei, don't you find this enjoyable?"

"And you're still enjoying it? I think Your Highness is truly insane!"

Pei Qingluan couldn't help but curse again.

Chun Tao, standing to the side, nodded in agreement.

Since meeting Pei Qingluan, Chuntao has found her soulmate.

The two were kindred spirits and often played together.

"What do we do now? Just stay down at the foot of the mountain and wait?"

Pei Qingluan asked.

"us?"

Qin Li said, "You are you, and I am I. You are not even willing to marry me, yet you still refer to yourself as 'we'?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Qingluan was furious. She clenched her small fists and threatened, "Qin Li, don't be ungrateful!"

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Do you think I'd want to be on your side?"

"An enemy?" Qin Li asked knowingly. "Does Miss Pei mean your second uncle, Pei Yunhe?"

Although Qin Li didn't know much about the grudge between Pei Qingluan and her second uncle Pei Yunhe, he could tell that Pei Qingluan hated Pei Yunhe to the extreme, which was why she followed him and wanted to use him to kill Pei Yunhe.

Thinking of this, Qin Li deliberately said, "Actually, I don't have any deep-seated grudges with your second uncle, Pei Yunhe. As long as he is willing to submit to me, I will even make him the head of the Pei family. If you want to seek revenge on your second uncle, there is actually someone more suitable than me."

"Who?"

Pei Qingluan asked subconsciously.

Qin Li replied, "Of course it's your father, Li Fuyao, one of the three great masters of our Great Zhou Dynasty, the Sword Immortal."

Pei Qingluan pouted and said, "He would never help me. Otherwise, how could he bear to leave me alone in the Pei family to fend for myself and suffer all kinds of bullying?"

Qin Li laughed: "You think you're so easy to bully? I think you're more likely to bully others."

Upon hearing this, even Pei Qingluan herself felt embarrassed and scratched her head.

Indeed, over the years, she was the one who bullied others in the Pei family, while no one else had the right to bully her. Only Pei Yunhe could say a few words to her, but he didn't dare to really do anything to her.

As the two were talking, Qin Li's attention was drawn to the conversation of a group of guests at a nearby table.

He raised his hand to signal Pei Qingluan to stop talking, and Pei Qingluan indeed shut up, following Qin Li's gaze with everyone else.

At a table not far away sat people from the martial arts world, who appeared to be from a small sect.

"Hey, have you heard? The rewards for this snake-slaying tournament are incredibly generous."

"The snake-slaying tournament has rewards? What rewards?"

"Foolish! That Snake Elder is one of the three great masters of our Great Three Kingdoms. Even if he is captured, killing him would be as difficult as climbing to the sky. If Zhang Long and Zhang Hu could kill him, would they still hold this Snake-Slaying Conference? They just want to invite heroes from all over the world to find a way to kill Snake Elder. Whoever can kill Snake Elder can receive a generous reward from the Dragon Tiger Sect."

"What's the reward?" someone asked.

The man replied mysteriously, "It seems to be an extraordinary treasure."

"What treasure?"

"The Body of Mysterious Yin".

Upon hearing the words "Mysterious Yin Body," Xia Liu couldn't help but whisper to Qin Li, "Your Highness, are they talking about the Jade Maiden Sect?"

Qin Li nodded: "That should be true."

Qin Li didn't listen to the rest because the guests at that table suddenly changed the subject and started talking about other things.

After taking a sip of tea, Qin Li whispered a few words to Zhou Biao, then got up and went upstairs to his room.

Everyone followed Qin Li up to the room on the second floor, leaving Zhou Biao behind. He led a few people toward the table of guests.

Inside the room, Pei Qingluan couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so concerned about the Jade Maiden Sect?"

Xia Liu replied, "Miss Pei, you may not know this, but our Highness has an old friend who is in the Jade Maiden Sect. She left without saying goodbye, and His Highness searched for her for a long time."

Pei Qingluan couldn't help but sneer, "An old friend? I think it's more like a lover."

Qin Li wasn't angry; he simply said, "You're absolutely right. She is my little lover, and I will find her no matter what."

Qin Li is determined to find Bai Zhenzhen.

Although it's not yet certain whether she's a member of the Jade Maiden faction, Qin Li feels there's a high probability.

Before long, Zhou Biao arrived with his men. As soon as he entered the room, he said with a grin, "Your Highness, those people are incredibly stupid. Before I even started trying to get information out of them, they had already told me everything."

"Your Highness, according to them, Zhang Long and Zhang Hu prepared a group of disciples from the Jade Maiden Sect as their reward. It seems that the entire Jade Maiden Sect has been wiped out by the Dragon Tiger Sect."

"Any news about Bai Zhenzhen?" Qin Li asked.

Zhou Biao shook his head and replied, "No, but I have news about Master Ziwei."

"explain."

Zhou Biao said, "Master Ziwei has also been captured by the Dragon Tiger Sect. Whoever can kill Elder Snake will be Master Ziwei."

"An old Taoist nun can be a reward?" Qin Li was somewhat skeptical.

"Your Highness may not know this, but this Ziwei Zhenren is extremely beautiful. She is a famous beauty in Jiangnan, and many people want to have her. Moreover, her physique is very beneficial to cultivation."