I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

頜頜.

Late at night, a carrier pigeon flew into the room with the window open.

Zhou Biao quickly caught the pigeon and happily went to Qin Li's side, saying, "Your Highness, another letter has arrived from the mountain."

After saying that, he took the small piece of paper tied to the pigeon's leg and respectfully handed it to Qin Li.

Qin Li took it and looked at it, but didn't say anything.

Madam Wei, however, was quite curious. After Qin Li had looked at it, she reached out and took a look, saying in bewilderment, "Is this Lu Ruanxiong stupid? How come he still can't see that you're using him? It's one thing if he can't see it himself, but can't the people around him see it either?"

Madam Wei simply couldn't understand why the Lu family, one of the six great families of Jiangnan, would so easily trust Qin Li and go to great lengths to send him messages back from the mountain. Did they really think that Qin Li would let the Lu family go after rescuing Old Snake tomorrow?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Based on her understanding of Qin Li, his next target would definitely be the six great families.

These powerful families will all be wiped out by Qin Li, leaving no one alive.

"Miss Pei, we are all outsiders. You are the only person from Jiangnan here, so you should know the Lu family better than us. What do you think is going on?" Madam Wei asked Pei Qingluan.

Pei Qingluan looked out the window, seemingly lost in thought. She said, "Lu Ruanxiong may look burly and reckless, but he's actually quite shrewd. He can definitely see that you're using him."

"Then why did he send a message down? The note said that Zhang Long and Zhang Hu offered a huge reward to have the six great families send people to prevent Li Fuyao from ruining things, while their Dragon Tiger Sect people were to deal with tomorrow's snake-slaying competition."

Pei Qingluan shook her head, indicating that she did not know.

"What's wrong with her?" Seeing Pei Qingluan's absent-minded look, Madam Wei asked Qin Li in a low voice.

Qin Li glanced at her and shushed her, "Don't disturb her."

After pondering for a moment, Qin Li said, "Lu Ruanxiong is shrewd despite his rough exterior. The reason he's still willing to send messages down is probably to lull us into a false sense of security. Do you think he's willing to be a pawn in our hands? Dream on. He's probably thinking about how to use us to eliminate the other powerful families so he can become the sole ruler."

"So what should we do now?" Madam Wei asked.

They thought that Li Fuyao's arrival on the mountain would tie down most of the Dragon Tiger Sect's manpower, allowing them to easily rescue Snake Elder the next day. However, Zhang Long actually managed to persuade the six major families to send their own people.

Although the heads of the six great families are weak, they have secretly raised many high-level martial artists over the years. If Li Fuyao is not careful, she will definitely fall into their trap.

Tomorrow, these people will have to deal with Zhang Long and Zhang Hu, two half-step Grandmasters, as well as tens of thousands of disciples of the Dragon Tiger Sect.

This is still the ideal situation. If things are not so ideal, people from other sects who have come to participate in the Serpent Slaying Tournament will probably also make a move, and then they will be attacked from both sides.

Qin Li wasn't worried at all. Instead, he laughed and said, "What else can we do? Of course, we have to bite the bullet and go up the mountain."

"I simply do not believe that they would dare to lay a hand on me, the Crown Prince."

"The title of Crown Prince alone is enough to scare away countless people."

After saying that, Qin Li added, "Alright, everyone go and rest. Tomorrow will be a tough battle, so don't gather here with me."

The two soldiers were heartless and, upon hearing this, tried to pull Lady Wei away.

Lady Wei wanted to say something more, but seeing Qin Li wave at her, she said nothing and left with her army.

Zhou Biao and the others bowed and withdrew, but don't expect them to get a good rest; they still have to stand guard at night.

"Sister Qingluan, let's go too." Chuntao came to Pei Qingluan, who was sitting by the window, and asked with a smile.

These days, she and Pei Qingluan have become very close.

They addressed each other as sisters, which made Xia Liu extremely jealous.

Pei Qingluan hummed in agreement, stood up, and left with Chun Tao.

Xia Liu was the last to leave, heading straight for the door.

However, instead of going out, she closed the door.

The door was closed, but she turned back, as if she had something to say to Qin Li.

"How's the matter I asked you to inquire about going?" Qin Li asked proactively.

Xia Liu hummed in agreement and replied, "Just as Your Highness predicted, the relationship between Sword Immortal Li Fuyao and Pei Qingluan is not very good. Pei Qingluan has always wanted to kill his father, Li Fuyao."

Why?

Qin Li asked.

"Because of Pei Qingluan's mother, Your Highness, you may not know that Li Fuyao indirectly caused Pei Qingluan's mother's death back then. Therefore, Pei Qingluan harbors resentment towards Li Fuyao. Li Fuyao has always wanted to make amends to her daughter Pei Qingluan, but she has never found an opportunity until Your Highness came to Jiangnan."

Qin Li nodded, understanding.

No wonder no one else could persuade Li Fuyao to come; as soon as he sent someone to invite her, Li Fuyao came running over eagerly.

For this reason, they were willing to become enemies with the Dragon Tiger Sect and the entire Jiangnan sect.

"Your Highness, what should we do tomorrow?"

Xia Liu was still deeply worried about this.

Although they invited Li Fuyao to come and help, a message just came back from the mountain that Zhang Long had persuaded the six major families to send people to restrain Li Fuyao.

With their current manpower, they are not enough to fight against the Dragon Tiger Gate.

Qin Li smiled slightly and asked, "Xia Liu, do you believe in fate?"

"Destiny?"

Xia Liu frowned slightly, wondering what Qin Li meant.

Qin Li looked towards the open window and said, "Alright, stop eavesdropping outside, come in."

Xia Liu was startled and was about to draw the soft sword from her belt to protect Qin Li.

Splash!

The man who came was Zhou Biao, who was standing guard on the roof. He had his legs bent and hooked onto the eaves, hanging down.

He chuckled and said, "Your Highness, I wasn't eavesdropping. You were all talking too loudly. I was on guard duty on the roof with my brothers."

Xia Liu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was Zhou Biao; she had thought there was some kind of assassin involved.

"Your Highness, what did you mean by what you just said? What destiny?" Xia Liu asked.

Zhou Biao answered quickly, laughing, "Xia Liu, you don't know this, but two of our old acquaintances will be coming up the mountain to help us tomorrow."

"An old acquaintance? Who is it?"

Xia Liu asked.

Zhou Biao said with a smile, "One has fallen into the evil path, and the other is hiding in hiding."

Xia Liu thought for a moment, then immediately realized: "Fang Yuan and Su Chen! They actually came to Jiangnan with us!"

Qin Li said, "They didn't come with us; the two of them arrived in Jiangnan before us."

Fang Yuan arrived first, followed by Su Chen. Both of them had made a name for themselves in Jiangnan, but none of them had the same reputation as Madam Wei, who had led thousands of troops to conquer the region.

However, the two of them going up the mountain tomorrow will still cause some minor trouble for the Dragon Tiger Sect.

Fang Yuan, in particular, is now unmatched by anyone with his demonic powers.