"I don't like it!" It was more than just dislike; Shen Lixue hated Mu Zhengnan to death and wished she could tear him to pieces.
"Understood!" Ye Qianlong casually swung his palm, sending Mu Zhengnan flying more than ten meters away. He crashed to the ground like a rag doll, spitting out a mouthful of blood...
"What are you doing?" Shen Lixue looked at Ye Qianlong, puzzled.
"Don't you dislike him? I'll tell him to stay away from you!" Ye Qianlong smiled gently, his eyes sincere.
Shen Lixue: "..." Ye Qianlong's thinking is really simple. Wait, Ye Qianlong and Mu Zhengnan are complete strangers, so why would he rescue him from prison? Could it be...?
"Quickly, quickly, surround them! We can't let the prison breakers and the prisoners escape!" Instantly, torches lit up the dark surroundings as a large number of soldiers from Shuntian Prefecture rushed over and surrounded Shen Lixue, Dongfang Heng, Ye Qianlong, and Mu Zhengnan.
Looking at the soldiers surging in from all sides like a tide, Shen Lixue instantly realized that she had fallen into a trap!
---Aside---
Ahem, Li Xue is in danger, everyone please don't panic. Stay tuned for the next chapter to see how Qian Long unravels the mystery and punishes that scumbag woman!
Witty Remarks 072: Jealousy Abounds, Scumbag Woman Suffers Leg and Arm Severance
Hundreds of torches instantly illuminated the surroundings as if it were daytime. Soldiers, wielding longswords, surrounded Shen Lixue, Ye Qianlong, and the others, but did not advance. The crowd parted to make way, and Lord Yang of Shuntian Prefecture rode slowly over, angrily rebuking, "You audacious thieves, how dare you attempt to break into my Shuntian Prefecture prison..."
"Miss Shen... Miss Shen..." Upon seeing Shen Lixue's appearance, the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture abruptly stopped his reprimand and exclaimed in shock, "How did you end up here?"
"I've come to see a friend!" Shen Lixue answered softly, her gaze quickly sweeping around her. A cold smile curled at the corner of her lips, very faint, yet full of mockery. Wasn't the mastermind behind her scheme here to watch the show?
"Sir, it's that man who kidnapped Mu Zhengnan!" A prison guard, pale-faced and clutching his chest, pointed at Ye Qianlong and cried out in alarm.
"You're not mistaken?" Lord Yang frowned.
"Absolutely no mistake!" The jailer's tone was firm and resolute. How could he be wrong about the man who had beaten him so badly? "Sir, please look, Mu Zhengnan is lying not far away!"
Following the direction pointed out by the jailer, the Shuntian Prefecture officials saw Mu Zhengnan lying on the ground, severely injured. It was unclear whether he was unconscious or asleep; his eyes were closed, and he lay motionless on his side.
"Miss Shen, what exactly happened?" The Shuntian Prefect raised his voice, looking at Shen Lixue with a cold glint in his stern eyes. In court, Shen Lixue had vehemently accused Mu Zhengnan. He had wronged her, and it was understandable that she hated him. However, Mu Zhengnan had already been sentenced to death and imprisoned in the Shuntian Prefectural Jail, which was under the jurisdiction of the Shuntian Prefectural Government. If anything went wrong before Mu Zhengnan's execution, the Shuntian Prefectural Prefect would be the one to bear the responsibility.
Shen Lixue could torture Mu Zhengnan in prison as long as no one died; she could do whatever she wanted. But kidnapping and killing him would be deliberately making things difficult for him.
"I'm here to see a friend. Mu Zhengnan's prison break has nothing to do with me!" Shen Lixue repeated her previous answer, subtly glancing around, a cold light gathering in her dark eyes.
“Miss Shen, this place is secluded and empty, and it's nighttime. Which friend are you here to see?” Shuntianfu’s gaze swept coldly over Ye Qianlong and Mu Zhengnan: “Or is it that Miss Shen wants to see the prison breakers and escaped convicts?”
In the last sentence, Lord Yang emphasized his tone, using both sarcasm and irony to indicate that he was very angry.
“Lord Yang, I was tricked into coming here. As for the reason for Mu Zhengnan’s escape, I really don’t know. If you doubt me, please wait a moment and I will give you an explanation!” Shen Lixue’s tone was solemn, not like she was lying. The brows of the Shuntian Prefecture official furrowed even more: What exactly happened?
Shuntian Prefecture remained silent, tacitly agreeing to Shen Lixue's conditions. Shen Lixue smiled gently and looked at Ye Qianlong: "Qianlong, who sent you to break him out of prison?"
She had been stalling for time to find out the location of the person who set up the trap, but after careful inspection, she found that the person seemed to be not nearby. So, she stopped being evasive and went straight to the point, asking Ye Qianlong.
In the firelight, Shen Lixue's beautiful face flushed slightly, her dark eyes shining like stars in the sky. Ye Qianlong was momentarily stunned, murmuring, "Lixue, your eyes are so beautiful..."
Shen Lixue coughed lightly, feeling awkward. She was asking him a question, not asking him to comment on her eyes.
"Whoosh!" A sharp arrow flew from afar, making a slight sound. The soldiers' martial arts skills were too low to hear this almost inaudible sound, but Ye Qianlong did. His clear eyes flashed with a cold light, and he swung his hand, which was filled with profound internal energy, at the hidden arrow.
"Qianlong!" Shen Lixue's expression changed slightly; she wanted to stop him, but it was too late...
Ye Qianlong's palm strike was powerful, and a large number of soldiers were sent flying, coughing up blood and collapsing to the ground, creating a very tragic scene.
The Shuntian Prefecture official's expression instantly changed. He coldly looked at Shen Lixue, thinking, "She's pretending to make peace with me to buy time, then having the man in black seriously injure the soldiers so they can escape in the chaos. Heh, Shen Lixue's plan is quite clever. I'm not so easily fooled: 'Fire arrows!'"
In an instant, soldiers from all directions raised their bows, the bows drawn taut, the arrows pointed directly at Shen Lixue and Ye Qianlong, who were surrounded in the middle...
"Lord Yang, wait! This is a misunderstanding. Someone is setting us up. If you fire the arrow, you'll fall into their trap!" Shen Lixue frowned deeply. Someone had just fired a hidden arrow to lure Qianlong into attacking. Qianlong is simple-minded and wouldn't think too much. When he used his palm to destroy the hidden arrow, it would inevitably injure the soldiers. The soldiers have low martial arts skills and poor hearing, so they wouldn't hear the arrow and would think it was Qianlong attacking them. Lord Yang, in a fit of anger, would definitely order his men to shoot them. It's truly a brilliant plan to kill two birds with one stone...
"Miss Shen, you're stalling for time again. Unfortunately, I won't fall for it again!" The Shuntian Prefect was furious and had no intention of listening to Shen Lixue's explanation. Moreover, Shen Lixue's idea of breaking her out of prison was already deeply ingrained in his mind, and he was unwilling to listen to her sophistry any further.
"Shoot the man in black and capture Shen Lixue alive!" Shen Lixue is the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's family and the future Princess Consort of Anjun. She has a noble status, so the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture cannot shoot her directly. The man in black beside her has no connection with the royal family or the Prime Minister's family, so it doesn't matter whether he lives or dies. Kill him to vent your anger.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Hundreds of black feathered arrows left the bowstring and shot towards Shen Lixue and Ye Qianlong with lightning speed...
"Lord Yang, you will regret it one day if you ignore my advice and insist on your own way!" The sharp arrow wind grew closer and closer, but Shen Lixue remained calm and coldly stared at the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture. It was truly foolish of him to make a hasty conclusion without considering the overall situation.
"I never regret what I do!" The Shuntian Prefecture official said firmly, his expression proud.
Shen Lixue chuckled softly and remained silent. "Don't you regret it?" he thought. "He'll regret saying that soon enough."
The arrows were within reach, but Ye Qianlong was unconcerned and was about to raise his hand to deflect them when an invisible gust of wind swept in, and a hundred arrows instantly fell to the ground. A white figure appeared before the Shuntian Prefecture and its soldiers, with an arrogant expression and a cold face. It was Dongfang Heng.
"This humble servant pays respects to Prince An!" The Shuntian Prefecture official was taken aback, quickly dismounted and saluted, and the officers and soldiers also knelt down, their attitude extremely respectful.
"As a qualified official, one should be discerning and discerning. Why did Lord Yang make a hasty judgment without listening to Shen Lixue finish speaking?" Dongfang Heng's tone was calm, but it carried an undercurrent of coldness, sending a chill down one's spine.
The invisible pressure emanating from Dongfang Heng made the officials and soldiers of Shuntian Prefecture suffocate. Trembling, they said, "Your Highness, please calm your anger. It was my negligence..."
The Prefect of Shuntian was secretly annoyed. When did Prince An arrive? Why didn't he see him?
Lord Yang was unaware that Dongfang Heng had been standing between Shen Lixue and Ye Qianlong the whole time. The soldiers were holding torches, and it was a little dark where Shen Lixue was. In addition, Ye Qianlong was tall and blocked most of Dongfang Heng's view, so they hadn't noticed Dongfang Heng's presence even after they had been there for so long.
"Lord Yang, do you have time to hear me out in detail?" Shen Lixue asked calmly.
When she first arrived at this place, she sensed something was wrong. The place was too empty, and if she used arrows, there would be nowhere to escape. At that time, she was about to remind Dongfang Heng to leave quickly, but unexpectedly Ye Qianlong arrived at that moment, which delayed their departure and allowed the scheme to succeed.
The Shuntian Prefecture official wasn't a bad person, but he was too eager for quick success and instant benefits. The person who orchestrated this was precisely exploiting this weakness, trying to put him to death.
"It was my foolishness that I wronged Miss Shen. Please tell me your grievances!" With Dongfang Heng in charge, no one in Shuntian Prefecture dared to say anything against it, and they all went along with Shen Lixue.
Shen Lixue looked at Ye Qianlong: "Qianlong, who told you to break into the prison?" Ye Qianlong and Mu Zhengnan were complete strangers. He broke into the prison to rescue people, so he must have been instigated by the person who set up the plan.