Watching the two of them flattering each other, Zhu Moye smiled bitterly and said, "Before we return to the capital, can you answer a question for me?"

"Haha, Your Highness the Crown Prince wants to ask about the whereabouts of Eunuch Yu."

Seeing that Zhu Moye seemed to have accepted his fate, Zhou Qing burst into laughter. If he fought back desperately, it would really take a lot of effort.

Suddenly, he was in a good mood and said frankly, "Eunuch Yu is only thirty miles ahead in the bushes, but I have already sent troops to encircle and suppress him. I believe Eunuch Yu has already met the Buddha."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhu Moye's bitter face instantly revealed a cruel smile, and the temperature in the tent suddenly dropped sharply.

Chapter 49 Killing Two People in a Row

Zhu Moye picked up the wine glass on the table, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, like a cat playing with a mouse, without even looking at them, and the sound of his playful laughter floated in the tent.

"Do you really think you can defeat me?"

Before entering the military camp, Zhu Moye had already anticipated the current situation.

Just as they said, the reason why he came here without fear was entirely because of his status as the prince, and he relied on the fact that they dared not touch him.

However, Zhu Moye, who was familiar with the Condor Heroes trilogy, naturally knew that in Jin Yong's martial arts world, there was a thing called Ten Fragrance Softening Muscle Powder, which could directly knock people down and take them away.

But he had no internal strength at all, and the most useful effect of the Ten Fragrance Softening Powder was useless to him.

The weakness in one's hands and feet was only due to the knockout drug. With his peak level of physical training, he could easily control the acupuncture points and pores throughout his body to expel the drug, so it posed no threat at all.

After playing around with Zhou Qing and Liu Xi for so long, he finally got the information he wanted. There was no need to continue this drama.

The murderous aura that had been suppressed for so long suddenly burst out and filled the entire tent.

Zhou Qing and Liu Xi both found it difficult to breathe. The murderous aura hanging in the air was like a life-threatening steel wire that could cut their necks at any moment.

Liu Xi saw that Zhou Qing began to shrink back, frightened by the vague murderous aura.

I was very anxious, fearing that something might happen if I delayed.

He quickly suppressed his fear and walked up to the platform with a bundle of hemp rope in his hand. He said humbly, "Your Highness, there is no need to exaggerate. I apologize for the offense!"

As he said this, he was about to pull the hemp rope and tie it around Zhu Moye's body.

boom!

Click!

Suddenly, there was a dull thud of flesh colliding, accompanied by a series of teeth-grinding sounds of broken bones. The smile on Liu Xi's face froze instantly, his eyes widened like cowbells, and the look in his pupils gradually faded.

The next second, a mouthful of blood mixed with internal organs spurted out, and the whole body flew backwards like an arrow, directly tearing through the tent and flying dozens of meters away. After dragging a gully of more than ten meters on the ground, it returned to calm, motionless, deader than dead.

"You calculated everything, but you missed one thing."

Zhu Moye wiped the palm of his hand that had hit Liu Xi with a wet towel, as if killing him would dirty his own hands. Then, he fixed his stern gaze on the horrified Zhou Qing and said with a grin:

"I never expected that this prince actually has martial arts skills!"

Beads of sweat the size of beans dripped from his forehead and into his eye sockets. The soreness and swelling made Zhou Qing sober up. He spoke with difficulty from his throat: "How...how is it possible? If you have martial arts skills, how could you not be afraid of Ten Fragrance Softening Powder?"

"Who told you that martial arts only have internal strength?"

Zhu Moye glanced at Zhou Qing coldly. In his eyes, this man was already dead.

His feet moved slightly, and his body moved like lightning. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Zhou Qing.

"Villains usually die because they talk too much, and this prince doesn't want to be a villain."

As soon as the words came out, Zhu Moye's expression turned fierce and he shouted softly: "Die!"

Just as he was about to raise his foot to kick Zhou Qing into a ball of rotten flesh, he felt his thigh being suddenly hugged, and a burst of ghostly howling rang in his ears.

"Your Highness, please spare my life! I was only coerced by Concubine Wan to commit a crime against you."

"I have an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old child. Please give me a chance to start a new life!"

Zhou Qing cried with tears in his eyes, and his crying was so heartbreaking that it made anyone who heard it cry.

Zhu Moye curled his lips, a playful look flashed in his eyes, and with a hint of evil humor, he said with a smile: "Okay! This prince will give you a chance to start a new life!"

Hearing this, Zhou Qing was overjoyed. He heaved a sigh of relief and knelt down to kowtow: "Thank you, Prince, for not killing me..."

boom!

With a loud bang, red and white objects flew everywhere, staining the white tent.

"You have committed a heinous crime, but this prince has fulfilled your wish and allowed you to reincarnate and become a new human being. I am truly a good person."

Looking at the head that was trampled into mud under his feet, Zhu Moye narrowed his eyes and sighed.

Shang Ming's face turned pale as he watched from behind, but having killed countless people, he was not so sick as to feel sick because of a headshot. When he heard Zhu Moye's narcissistic words, he couldn't help but dry heave.

Even someone who can turn people's brains into rotten watermelons is a good person. Are there still bad people in the world?

After complaining in his heart, he was even more convinced of Zhu Moye. He could turn the tables on any dangerous trap he stepped into, get what he wanted, and reverse the situation. He was truly well-planned.

Zhu Moye squatted down and rummaged through Zhou Qing's pocket for a while. After touching a jade bottle, he showed a hint of joy, took it out and threw it behind him.

"This should be the antidote to the Ten Fragrance Softening Powder. Take it quickly and come with me to save Xiao Zhengzi!"

Shang Ming had just taken the antidote when a burst of uniform, well-trained footsteps sounded, causing the ground to shake.

It seems that Liu Xi, who had just flown backwards, was discovered.

"Who dares to kill Adjutant Liu in such a strategic location in the military camp?!"

A majestic roar sounded outside the tent, but the person arrived before the sound.

A middle-aged man with a strong face and dark skin rushed into the tent in a hurry. Seeing the mess and the red and white things on the ground, he knew what had happened and roared angrily:

"How dare you, thief, kill the governor and his lieutenant of the Dali garrison! Capture them!"

At the command of the middle-aged officer, there was a deafening echo outside the tent that reached the sky. Dozens of spearmen tore the tent open with a tearing sound, and it broke into pieces, revealing the bright sunny sky!

The next second, a dense crowd like a surging tide swarmed over and surrounded the two of them tightly.

Chapter 50 Arriving in time

"How dare you speak to the Crown Prince like that? Don't you want to lose your heads?"

Shang Ming, who had just recovered his strength, suddenly opened his eyes. A compelling divine light shot out from his cloudy old eyes, and he shouted loudly.

A huge gust of wind swept violently around him, scraping off a layer of dust and raising a cloud of smoke.

The hundreds of elite soldiers who surrounded them were forced back dozens of meters by this invisible wave before they stopped in fear. They looked at each other, with undisguised horror in their eyes.

This person has a sharp voice and a feminine appearance. It seems that he is indeed the eunuch in the palace.

Moreover, he just said that the one who killed the governor and Adjutant Liu was actually the crown prince?

In the empty camp, there were tens of thousands of elite soldiers, all of whom looked suspicious and unpredictable, but they did not dare to act rashly.

The middle-aged officer frowned, somewhat hesitant. Wasn't the prince still in Shijiazhuang two days ago?

Why are we here now?

However, a while ago, the governor of the Western Factory, Eunuch Yu Zheng, issued an imperial edict in Dali City, and it seemed that he was indeed working for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Last night, the governor led hundreds of soldiers into the prefect's residence and killed him on the spot.

Now, this young man who was called the prince had openly killed the governor and Adjutant Liu in the military camp. Everything about this was really strange.

Being able to reach the level of commander of the Dali garrison, Xu Yang was no fool and sensed something unusual.

He immediately clasped his fists and said, "It is indeed my humble servant who has been rude. However, please forgive my disrespect. If you were the Crown Prince, do you have any evidence?"

Although the young man in front of him was of extraordinary bearing, and his calm and composed demeanor that looked down on everyone was frightening, this was, after all, an important military camp. If someone impersonated him and gave orders, the consequences would be disastrous.

Hearing this, Zhu Moye nodded with satisfaction.

Although this dark-skinned officer acts recklessly and always calls for fighting and killing, this is the characteristic of a soldier.

Moreover, this person has a pure gaze, and you can tell at a glance that he is not a person with many ulterior motives.

Judging from his commanding presence, he obviously has a very high prestige in the army. Such a talent, over thirty years old, is still just a small commander. It is probably because he does not know how to behave.

"You want evidence? Well, as you wish!"

Zhu Moye chuckled, then reached out to take off the brocade bag from his waist, untied the rope, took out the Heshi Bi from it, held it in his hand, and raised it high above his head.

The sunlight shone directly on the Heshi Bi, and suddenly, it shone brightly with a green light that was dazzling.

Strands of light flowed around the Heshi Bi like running water, just like a swimming dragon.

This amazing sight attracted everyone's attention, and they all raised their heads high to look towards the origin of the light.

"The Imperial Seal!?"

Xu Yang's eyes, which were already as big as cow's, suddenly widened and almost popped out, and he screamed in horror.

He had no doubt that it was fake. The material of the He Shi Bi was unique, and it was the most precious treasure of the Chinese imperial power that had been fought over by all parties for thousands of years.

All the characteristics of the He Shi Bi were vaguely recorded in historical records, and countless skilled craftsmen have imitated it, but no one can perfectly replicate the legendary scene.

Moreover, it is rumored that the Heshi Bi is spiritual and will automatically choose a master. Whoever obtains this object will be destined by heaven and become an emperor of all ages.

It is not royal orthodoxy, so even if you pick it up, it will disappear.

The person in front of me is really...

Xu Yang was shocked. Fortunately, he didn't go up and kill him directly, otherwise he would not have enough heads to chop off.

Plop!

Kneeling on his knees, Xu Yang kowtowed fiercely and shouted loudly: "Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! May the Crown Prince live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"

Hearing Xu Yang exclaim about the Heshi Bi, the tens of thousands of soldiers were already horrified. Then when they saw their commander suddenly kneel down and kowtow, they no longer had any doubts in their hearts.

The sounds of people kneeling on the ground came one after another, continuously, and everyone shouted in unison, with overwhelming momentum.

"No gift!"

Zhu Moye nodded with satisfaction. Wherever he looked, the soldiers' eyes were full of enthusiasm, without any reluctance.

Except for a few who had evil intentions like Zhou Qing, the rest of the soldiers on the Dali border were loyal and brave.

With this group of people around, Dali’s border can be worry-free for ten years!

Tens of thousands of people bowed in thanks and stood up. Before they could brush the dust off their knees, a thunderous shout exploded in their ears!

"Zhou Qing, Liu Xi drugged the wine with the intention of harming this prince. Eunuch Shang has already executed both of them on the spot. Do you have any objections?"

"The prince is wise!"

Zhu Moye slowly circled in place, his words piercing the heart: "Remember this, a soldier's duty is to obey! However, you are soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, the umbrella of protection for the people! You are not someone's private army!"

"This prince doesn't want you to become weapons without any self-thought. After the general issues an order, you'd better think about it and decide whether what you are doing is right!"

At this point, Zhu Moye's voice deepened. "For example... today you have committed an unforgivable crime! You colluded with Zhou Qing and other thieves, aiding and abetting the tyrant in the unjust murder of Prefect Xu!"

"Do you know your sins?"

Xu Yang was extremely anxious when he heard the accusation, and he quickly explained, "Your Highness, they were simply deceived by the treacherous people. Please let them go this time!"

"Alright! I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself from your crimes!"

Xu Yang was overjoyed when he heard this. If he didn't kill a bunch of brothers, he would do anything!

He immediately knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and begged, "Your Highness, please give me your orders. I will do my utmost to fulfill them, even if it means death!"

"Immediately bring a team of a thousand men and follow me to the place where Zhou Qing sent his men to suppress the bandits today."

……

Smoke rose from the bushes.

The loud noises of the three-barreled gun firing were endless, like thunder and lightning!

Dozens of brocade-clad Western Factory experts, all covered in wounds and panting, their internal energy running low, turned to their leader, Yu Zheng, and said, "Commander, the enemy has hundreds of muskets and plenty of gunpowder. Our internal energy is almost exhausted. How about we retreat?"

"Useless! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered us to defend Duan Yu's body to the death. We must not let the enemy get it. Even if we can't hold on, we must hold on until His Royal Highness the Crown Prince comes to our aid!"

Yu Zheng was already in his twenties at this time. He had been in a high position for ten years and had the power of life and death. He had a murderous aura before he spoke.

The cowardly eunuch shuddered at his glare, but the fear of death was far more terrifying than the governor's murderous intent. He gritted his teeth and said, "Governor, the Crown Prince has been away from the capital for less than three days. Unless he has wings, he will never be able to catch up."

"Bullshit! The prince will definitely arrive. There is nothing the prince can't do!"

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