The Demonic Crown Prince

"You scoundrel, how dare you humiliate me like this!" Jiang Zhanyue was dizzy from the ordeal and shouted desperately.

Just as the two were rolling around, a strong wind whistled past their ears. "Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh," a dozen crossbow bolts, each a ren long and two fingers thick, shot out and struck the spot where the two had just fallen, embedding themselves in the rocks amidst sparks.

If the two people hadn't rolled away, they would have been pinned to the ground by those terrifying crossbow bolts.

"You actually had an ambush?" Li Yuan straightened up and stared at Jiang Zhanyue, his eyes turning cold and sharp.

However, the situation was rather indecent, as she was actually riding on Jiang Zhanyue's back.

"I didn't set up the ambush, but I definitely lured them into it. Sure enough, someone wanted to take this opportunity to kill us..."

A cold glint flashed in Jiang Zhanyue's eyes.

"Is this what you mean by counterattack?" Li Yuan finally understood her purpose.

"I just wanted to lure the snake out of its hole..."

Just as she finished speaking, Li Yuan suddenly leaned down and pressed down hard on her, almost flattening her breasts.

And coincidentally, they were mouth to mouth, as if they were performing artificial respiration.

"Ugh..." Jiang Zhanyue felt a "boom" in his mind, as if it had exploded.

Apart from family members or murdered enemies, no man had ever come within three feet of her from childhood to adulthood.

Now, this guy is not only riding on top of her, but also pressing down on her and kissing her...

That was her first kiss!

Her body felt numb and tingly, and she felt dizzy and disoriented, even forgetting the danger lurking around her.

Even after the two crossbow bolts had almost grazed their bodies as they hurtled past, she realized that Li Yuan was trying to dodge them.

"Arise! Kill the enemy! Let us see who is trying to kill us!"

Li Yuan's eyes flashed with cold light as he rolled off her and roared angrily.

"Ah...you, are you alright?" Jiang Zhanyue sat up, still feeling a little dizzy and slow to react.

Suddenly, Li Yuan reached out his gun from the side and deflected two crossbow bolts with two sharp "clangs".

He then yelled at her, "Are you stupid? Get up and fight! You take care of the enemies on the left, I'll take care of the enemies on the right, hurry up!"

Jiang Zhanyue finally realized what was happening and cursed under his breath, "Damn it, what's wrong with me?"

Forcing himself to cheer up, he rolled over and saw Li Yuan using the rocks to cover his body, dodging all the crossbow bolts with incredible tactical maneuvers, and rushing into a forest fifty feet away at an appalling speed.

Shortly after, screams rang out in succession, and the killing continued.

Jiang Zhanyue quickly composed himself, circled to the left, and rushed into the woods.

But by the time she rushed into the woods, the battle was already over.

Li Yuan was in the distance, using his silver spear to impale two men in black from their shoulders, making them look like a pair of candied hawthorns side by side. He walked towards her with light steps.

The two people, weighing nearly 300 pounds, were hanging on their bodies as if they were nothing, which made Jiang Zhanyue's eyes freeze.

"There were six more people; four were stabbed to death, and two took poison."

"These two, I broke their jaws and severed their tendons, they should survive."

Li Yuan said.

He then put the two unconscious men in black down, pried open their mouths, and finally pulled out two loose dentures, which he then threw on the ground.

"To die if the mission isn't completed—what a ruthless method!"

Jiang Zhanyue gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath.

"From what you just said, it sounds like you deliberately leaked the information to lure in an ambush?"

Li Yuan looked at Jiang Zhanyue and asked.

Jiang Zhanyue paused for a moment, then nodded. "Yes."

"Are you trying to get involved yourself, lure the enemy out, and find out who's behind this?"

Li Yuan asked.

"You're very smart." Jiang Zhanyue nodded.

Is this still the same useless crown prince who was once ridiculed and despised by the entire court?

"Looks like I wasn't wrong, you really are all looks and no brains!" Li Yuan said sarcastically.

"You... how dare you insult me ​​like this?" Jiang Zhanyue glared angrily.

"Did I say something wrong? If you hadn't challenged me today, we'd both be fucking dead!"

Open your eyes wide and look carefully, this is a crossbow, swift as lightning within two hundred ren (a unit of length), and almost always hits its target.

Moreover, these are all crossbowmen who have undergone long-term training.

Fortunately, Lao Tzu was agile, highly skilled in martial arts, handsome, dashing, exceptionally talented, and extremely learned...

Otherwise, we'd both be skewered like candied hawthorns.

Li Yuan jumped up and started cursing.

"I never expected them to use a crossbow, a weapon used on the battlefield, to kill me. But I had already ordered people to scout the area beforehand, and some people were also keeping watch here..."

Jiang Zhanyue's pretty face flushed red. To be honest, she had been too careless. She hadn't expected the mastermind behind the scenes to be so ruthless.

However, she was a little puzzled. What did their narrow escape from death have to do with his handsome and dashing appearance?

"Your men are all dead, and these weapons were all disassembled and buried underground here beforehand, and were just dug up and reassembled."

Li Yuan snorted.

"This crossbow is a military item. Although the serial number has been worn off, it is certain that it came from the armory under the command of the General of the Capital Region."

We need to investigate further to determine which specific armory from which the weapon originated.

Jiang Zhanyue walked to a crossbow next to him, looked down at it, and said after a while.

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy to investigate," Li Yuan said, shaking his head.

"Aren't there still these two survivors? The military has plenty of ways to make them talk!"

Jiang Zhanyue stared at the two unconscious black men on the ground.

"If you find out the truth, what do you plan to do?"

Li Yuan glanced sideways.

"Your Majesty, I have reported the truth truthfully and beg for your judgment!"

Jiang Zhanyue said.

"I suggest you stop investigating for now. Even if you find out, it won't be of any use."

Li Yuan shook his head.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Zhanyue asked, frowning.

"What I mean is, even if you want to retaliate, you don't necessarily have to directly attack potential enemies."

Skip the step of conducting your own in-depth investigation, and go see the Emperor now, so that my imperial father can send someone to investigate.

Whether or not the mastermind can be found out is not important, because even if they are found out, what difference will it make?

So what we need to do now is make a big fuss and let my emperor father figure out how to handle this situation.

Finally, left with no other choice, he had to give us an explanation.

For example, the emperor directly appointed you as the commander-in-chief of the capital region as a gesture of appeasement, thus settling the matter and preventing anyone from trying to take advantage of you for the position.

The best way to retaliate against an enemy is to prevent them from getting what they want.

As for me, I'll make some other requests later.

Li Yuan laughed heartily.

"Should we just let those who want to harm us go?"

Jiang Zhanyue looked at him with a cold and sharp gaze.

"Of course not. A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. Now is just not the time."

Remember, the real struggle is about gaining the final advantage and securing the benefits, not just a fight of pride!

So, sometimes it's okay to play dumb.

This world is not simply black and white!

Li Yuan smiled and looked at her.

Jiang Zhanyue pondered for a moment, then nodded emphatically, "As you say, proceed to the palace immediately to meet the Emperor!"

"That's right, just do it this way. We don't need to investigate. Just make a big fuss, the bigger the better, the more we have to make it so that we can't clean up the mess without getting some benefits from it."

Li Yuan grinned.

"You don't look like a prince, you look more like a cunning merchant!"

Jiang Zhanyue gave him a cold look.

"As long as I can survive, and live a good life, anything is acceptable!"

Li Yuan laughed loudly.

Just then, a large group of people approached from a distance, forming a complete military combat formation, with bows drawn and arrows nocked, and swords and spears held high, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Jiang Zhanyue's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he gripped the gun in his hand!