My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

Inside the palace prison at this moment.

Jiang Jingcheng leaned against the wall, raised his hand to touch his stomach, and his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Yes, he was locked up in the morning and hadn't eaten all day.

This was something he found somewhat unbearable.

Especially... there were several dishes of food placed next to it.

Although it had long since gone cold, the smell still kept wafting into my nose.

"noob!"

Jiang Jingcheng finally couldn't resist and glanced at the food: "How about we just have something simple to eat?"

"I think...it should be nothing serious, right?"

"It's best not to!"

Jiang Xiaobai leaned against the other side, still shaking her head.

To be honest, he was hungry too.

But you really can't just eat any kind of food!

The prison guards might be fine, but that doesn't mean the food is fine.

What if the person cooking has a problem?

Is there a problem with the person delivering the food?

These things... are hard to say!

"Why!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jingcheng could only sigh, suppress his hunger, and lean back against the wall.

A moment later, Jiang Jingcheng couldn't help but curse again: "Damn it, that bastard Jiang Jingxuan, when I get out of here I'll skin him alive!!"

Jiang Xiaobai listened, smiled but didn't reply, instead falling into deep thought.

But a moment later, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly raised an eyebrow and looked up at the outside of the cell: "Huh? Why is it so quiet outside all of a sudden?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jingcheng also raised his head.

You can usually hear the jailers moving around in this prison.

But at some point, there was no sound from outside at all.

Just as Jiang Jingcheng frowned, several dark figures suddenly appeared at the end of the prison corridor.

Soon, the several dark figures rushed over.

Those were seven men in black wielding knives.

After the seven men arrived, one of them went to the cell door, raised his knife and slashed down, breaking the chain and kicking the cell door open.

"My lord, the heir apparent!"

The leader of the men in black said urgently, "We're here to rescue you! Come with us!"

"Um?"

Jiang Jingcheng was visibly taken aback, then his brows furrowed deeply: "Who sent you to rescue me? Get out of here!"

That's right, although he's a bit straightforward, he's not stupid.

He was only imprisoned; the matter has not yet been fully resolved.

If we actually escaped with these men in black, things would be different.

At that time, the charge of fleeing to avoid punishment will likely be confirmed immediately!

"My lord, let's go quickly!"

The leader of the men in black looked anxious: "If we don't leave now, it'll be too late!"

"We've received word that His Majesty is preparing to secretly execute you and the Crown Prince!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jingcheng's expression changed slightly.

Is Xiao Jinxuan preparing to kill them?

But just then, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly took a step forward and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Help! Someone's trying to break us out of prison!!"

The shouts were so loud that they suddenly echoed throughout the entire prison.

"noob!"

Jiang Jingcheng's expression changed when he saw this.

Although he knew he couldn't leave with them, Jiang Xiaobai's shouting and yelling was just asking his own people to their deaths.

Jiang Xiaobai ignored Jiang Jingcheng and continued shouting outside, "Where are the jailers? Where are the imperial guards? If they don't come soon, they're going to escape!"

The men in black all turned pale upon hearing this.

The leader's eyes flashed, and he suddenly turned his long sword around, slashing it towards Jiang Jingcheng.

Seeing this, Jiang Jingcheng finally realized that these people were suspicious, and his gaze instantly turned icy cold.

Immediately, Jiang Jingcheng's seventh-grade strength erupted, and he slapped her hard across the face.

Before the leader of the men in black could even bring down his long sword, he was struck by a palm and staggered to the side.

"You're not poisoned?"

After the man in black steadied himself, he looked at Jiang Jingcheng and his pupils contracted slightly.

"Screw you!"

Jiang Jingcheng snorted coldly and kicked out again.

boom!

The man in black had no time to dodge; he was kicked hard in the chest and sent flying, crashing into the wall behind him.

Upon seeing this, the remaining men no longer hid and rushed forward with their knives drawn.

At the same time, the sound of hurried footsteps finally came from outside the prison, and a large number of imperial guards rushed in from outside the corridor.

"Hurry, hurry!!"

Upon seeing the Imperial Guards appear, Jiang Xiaobai shouted again at the top of his lungs, "These men in black are trying to break us out of prison! Don't let them get away!"

"Oh shit!"

One of the men in black, seeing Jiang Xiaobai still shouting, instantly turned ruthless: "I'll kill you first!"

After saying that, the man in black, wielding a long knife, charged directly at Jiang Xiaobai.

Jiang Jingcheng's expression changed slightly. Just as he was about to make a move, another man in black beside him moved even faster.

puff!

The long sword pierced through from behind, and the black-clad man who was about to rush towards Jiang Xiaobai froze instantly.

He looked down at the tip of the knife piercing his chest, then turned back, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Ok?

Jiang Jingcheng was stunned when he saw this.

What's going on?

Why is there one of these men in black helping them?

Jiang Xiaobai also looked surprised for a moment, staring at the man with the knife. A figure quickly flashed into his mind: "Are you Zhang Mu?"

The man in black paused noticeably, then pulled off the black cloth covering his face, revealing a familiar face.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhang Mu respectfully responded.

"hehe!"

Upon seeing this, Jiang Xiaobai burst into laughter: "I was wondering who was behind this! It's Zhao Bintian... Lord Zhao!"

That's right, Zhang Mu was the very person Zhao Bintian initially sent to kill him!

Later, at the Prime Minister's residence, he turned them to his side.

After the incident passed, Jiang Xiaobai didn't take it too seriously.

Unexpectedly, at this crucial moment, Zhang Mu... helped him out!

"Kill him!"

The remaining men in black all changed their expressions when they saw Zhang Mu switch sides.

Several men charged forward with knives, but Zhang Mu did not retreat; he went straight to meet them.

Jiang Jingcheng snorted coldly and also made his move.

With this seventh-rank expert joining the fray, along with the Imperial Guards who rushed in, the remaining men in black didn't put up a fight for long.

Soon, they all collapsed in pools of blood.

However, after the battle, the Imperial Guards did not let Zhang Mu go. Several of them rushed forward and put their knives to his neck.

Zhang Mu did not resist and allowed the Imperial Guards to detain him.

"I want to say a few words to him!"

Jiang Xiaobai looked at the Imperial Guards here.

"Young Master Jiang, please don't make things difficult for us!"

One of the imperial guards looked troubled.

"Don't worry, it'll only take two sentences!"

As Jiang Xiaobai spoke, he approached Zhang Mu and lowered his voice, saying, "His Majesty is asking you a question. Don't say anything at first, just stall, stall until tomorrow!!"

"I, the young master, guarantee your safety!"

"yes!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Mu respectfully responded.

"Send them away!"

As Jiang Xiaobai waved his hand, the Imperial Guards escorted Zhang Mu out, and of course, the corpses on the ground were also dragged away one after another.

"Good lad!"

When the prison fell silent again, Jiang Jingcheng looked at Jiang Xiaobai, his expression still one of disbelief: "That person just now, was that someone you arranged?"

"Um!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded with a smile: "We turned one of them to the other side before!"

"I didn't expect it to be of much use, but unexpectedly, it helped me this time!"

Zhang Mu acted very quickly, even faster than his cheap father, clearly out of fear that something might happen to him.

"So... there really was poison in this food?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jingcheng glanced at the food on the table and his face darkened.

"right!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded gently.

According to his deduction, these people also knew Jiang Jingcheng's strength, so they first made them eat poisoned food.

In this way, even if they don't die, they can kill them while pretending to break them out of prison later.

It must be said that Zhao Bintian's arrangements were very thorough!

With a smile, Jiang Xiaobai leaned against the wall and exhaled, "Zhao Bintian must have colluded with the enemy!"

"Furthermore, since he's already taken action, then... our Jiang family's Third Master will also take action tomorrow!"

At this point, Jiang Xiaobai's smile deepened as he looked at Jiang Jingcheng and said, "Hey, Father, just you wait!"

"Tomorrow, there's going to be a big show to watch!!"