“Thank you, I didn’t expect you to really come. If you have need of me in the future, just let me know.” Su Mu landed lightly on the roof opposite Gu Yunzhou.

Gu Yunzhou did not respond, instead he directly drew out the iron sword that never left his person and slashed it towards Su Mu.

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The sharp sword wind reached him in the blink of an eye. Su Mu’s pupils dilated as he felt the danger. Unable to avoid it, he could only stretch out his hand and meet it head on. After a loud noise, Su Mu backed up two steps, suppressing the roiling internal force inside his body. His eyes were dangerous when they looked at Gu Yunzhou.

Gu Yunzhou looked at Su Mu as if nothing had happened and said: “Tonight.”

Su Mu looked at him in confusion, and it was only after Gu Yunzhou disappeared when he realized that the other was talking about carrying out the detoxification tonight.

“Even I’m not as eager to get it over with,” Su Mu muttered under his breath.

In fact, the preliminary work had already been carried out and they were just waiting for a person with high martial arts ability to control the internal force for him when Su Mu was at his weakest.

In the evening, in the Crown Prince’s Palace, Gu Yunzhou stood next to Su Mu. Ten imperial physicians, dozens of palace maids and eunuchs, and hundreds of guards all stood at attention. The entire Crown Prince’s Palace was sealed and guarded so tightly not even a fly could get in.

Su Mu took off his robes and only wrapped a swath of silk around his waist to cover his private bits.

Liu Xi brought the pre-prepared decoction for Su Mu to drink, which was similar to anesthetics and could lessen the pain Su Mu would feel from the process of detoxification.

Su Mu took the bowl that Liu Xi handed over and drank it. After finishing he hurriedly ate the candied fruit handed over by Yuzhu, which suppressed the bitter taste in his mouth.

“Okay.” Su Mu, who was completely naked except for the silk cloth tied around his waist, faced the imperial doctors who were waiting for him.

Doctor Hu came to Su Mu nervously. In his hands he carried a medicine box with rows of silver needles of different shapes and sizes lined up within and a lighted oil lamp.

Doctor Hu took out a silver needle and held the silver needle over the oil lamp with two fingers to heat it. He then quickly plunged it into the acupuncture point on Su Mu’s neck. Doctor Hu twisted it lightly in place before quickly pulling it out. Then he repeated the same thing with more than a dozen acupuncture points.

With long eyelashes trembling, Su Mu frowned slightly and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. Liu Xi, who had been kneeling beside Su Mu, immediately picked up a wet cloth soaked in warm water and wiped the sweat for Su Mu.

Another needle was inserted. Doctor Hu twisted the silver needle in his hand as before, and Liu Xi, who had been staring at it the whole time, immediately widened his eyes.

On Su Mu’s snow-white back, in the place where doctor Hu had inserted the needle, a small well of black blood flowed out as doctor Hu continued to twist the silver needle.

Liu Xi looked at the Crown Prince whose brows were furrowed and hands firmly squeezing a cloth rope. His voice could not help but to tremble as he said: “Doctor Hu, this is……”

Doctor Hu didn’t dare to even breath too loud. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: “This is because of the poisons in His Highness’s body. It will be fine when it is all completely removed.”

Though he said this, doctor Hu himself also felt uncertainty in his heart. Detoxification was not the most dangerous part. The most dangerous part was whether the powerful internal force in the Crown Prince’s body could be controlled when the Crown Prince was at his weakest.

A dozen more heated silver needles were pierced in again. By now not only was there dark red blood on Su Mu’s back, but also a small puddle gathering on the floor underneath them.

Gradually, Su Mu’s breathing became rapid and heavy, an extremely painful look appearing on his face as his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Liu Xi exclaimed anxiously: “Doctor, what is going on? Why is this happening?”

Doctor Hu had no time to get distracted. An imperial physician who had been paying attention to Su Mu’s expression on the side saw his anxious look and had to pull him aside. He said: “His Highness has too many poisons in his body, and the pain during the process is inevitable. This old official understands that Liu Gongzi is worried about His Highness but I still ask you to go out first. If His Highness has an accident even if you and I have ten lives, neither of us will be able to afford it.”

Liu Xi was pushed out by the stern imperial physician. Huang Xuan, whose hands and feet were still wrapped in bandages, immediately moved forward uncaring of his own pain, and asked anxiously: “How is His Highness? Is there anything wrong?”

Liu Xi glanced at him sideways and said without expression, “I am not a doctor, how would I know.”

Huang Xuan lowered his head, feeling upset with himself. He privately blamed himself for not being good enough in his studies, else he could go in and help a little bit. This only made him more determined to study medicine well.

Suddenly, a scream came from inside the room, causing the two of them to rush to the window anxiously to see what happened. However, the window was covered with a layer of white paper, and they could only pace back and forth outside the door without seeing anything.

Inside the room, Su Mu clenched his teeth tightly, his face distorted by the intense pain. The powerful internal force in his body had begun to lose control and impact his internal organs.

However, at this time, the poisons in his body had not been completely eliminated so Gu Yunzhou could not do anything to help. Su Mu could only rely on himself to hold on.

The fiery red silver needles kept piercing into Su Mu’s smooth skin. After a while, Su Mu’s whole body was densely covered with tiny needle holes. His whole body was soaked with dark red poisonous blood, only a trace of healthy bright red leaked out from the corners of his mouth. Su Mu had accidentally bit his lip from the pain.

The muscles all over his body were pulled tight, and Su Mu tried his best to hold his breath for fear that the rampant internal force in his body would completely lose control.

It wasn’t until doctor Hu inserted the last red-hot silver needle over Su Mu’s heart and causing Su Mu’s pupils to suddenly dilate did he faint completely.

Gu Yunzhou, who had been standing next to him with no expression, instantly appeared beside Su Mu, his rough hand that was covered with sword calluses pressed against Su Mu’s bare back as he controlled the violent internal force in Su Mu’s body.

“Huuu……”

Doctor Hu sat down on the ground hard, unable to stand up anymore. The colleague next to him immediately helped him up, then wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, supporting him as they exited the room.

Instantly, the room became so silent a needle dropped in the room could be heard. Gu Yunzhou hugged Su Mu, who had passed out and was now lying in his embrace, and placed his hand on Su Mu’s chest instead.

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Even if he was in a coma, Su Mu was still restless. His handsome face was terribly pale and his breathing was deep and anxious, as if he lacked oxygen.

In the huge room, Gu Yunzhou maintained his position hugging the naked and unconcious Su Mu for two days and two nights, neither sleeping nor resting.

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Su Mu walked out of the study. The flowers blooming in the night attracted him with their fragrance. Under the soft moonlight Su Mu’s handsome face looked perfect and ethereal.

Suddenly, the lonely sound of a flute reached Su Mu’s ears. Although Su Mu was not proficient in music, he could hear the sadness and loneliness conveyed in the notes of the flute. He waved his hand and dismissed the servants following him before walking through the gardens to the source of the flute.

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The clear pond water, the silver-white rockery, the tender green lotus leaves rolling with dew droplets, the lustrous green grass and colorful flowers in full bloom along the edges of the shore——while lovely, all of this finely crafted scenery seem to pale in comparison to the alluring man among the flowers.

Snow-white skin, bright red lips, long eyelashes like two trembling butterfly wings, and smooth black hair like the finest silk. Dressed in a thin and close-fitting silk robe, Liu Xi sat playing the jade flute in the bed of flowers, appearing like a fairy or demon spirit who had specially come out in the middle of the night to seduce men.

From the moment he stepped into the garden, Su Mu’s footsteps unconsciously slowed down. He listened to the flute melody and slowly walked along the cobblestone path. Su Mu’s footsteps stopped by the small pond and looked up at the sky. As he looked up at the beautiful full moon a rare feeling of melancholy overcame him at that moment.

Poems such as “Raising my head I see the moon so bright, dropping my head I think of the home of old days” appeared in his mind. Although he was not very happy in the modern world, he was at least free and at ease. But here he not only had to always beware of dangers on his own life but also worry about this country that was on the brink of destruction. Although this was his own choice, he sometimes also felt tired.

Su Mu did not walk into Liu Xi’s field of vision, nor did he make a sound to interrupt the other. The sound of the flute telling of longing lingered in the garden. Su Mu found a stone bench and sat down to clear all of his thoughts, staring at the moon in a daze.

Don’t know how long he had been staring at the moon but it wasn’t until it had slipped down the treetops did Su Mu come back to his senses. He also noticed that the sound of the flute had also stopped. Liu Xi’s charming eyes were currently looking across the pond water and gazing at him affectionately.

The meaning expressed in those eyes was too obvious and Su Mu turned away uncomfortably. His right hand rubbed the tip of his nose with some embarrassment and he said, “It’s late, go back and rest.”

After finishing talking, he hurriedly suppressed the throbbing in his heart and turned to walk out of the garden. Su Mu knew that he didn’t have much morals, but at least there was still a little bit left. He didn’t want to throw them all away completely.

“Your Highness.”

The low and magnetic voice made Su Mu’s whole body go numb, and he almost stopped and went back to “bully” the other. Calming himself and swallowing his saliva, Su Mu practically ran out of the garden.

Seeing the Crown Prince “eagerly” leaving, Liu Xi squeezed the jade flute in his hand and gritted his teeth, also rushing out of the bed of flowers. At worst he would lie down in the bed for a few days afterwards. All the eyesores in the palace were not by the Crown Prince’s side, and if he did not take action now then there would be no chance in the future.

When he was walking by a bunch of green bamboos, Su Mu suddenly felt that his waist was tightly hugged by two arms, Liu Xi’s seductive voice which sounded as if it had been soaked in aphrodisiac spoke into Su Mu’s ears.

“Your Highness, don’t go.”

In the evenings, Su Mu usually wore thin and comfortable clothes, so now he could clearly feel Liu Xi’s hot body pressed up against his own.

Su Mu felt his back instantly heat up and causing the temperature of his entire body to rise. He squeezed Liu Xi’s wrist and said with a dry mouth, “Let go.”

When Liu Xi heard this not only did he not let go of him, but instead hugged Su Mu’s waist tighter. The closer contact between the two bodies caused Su Mu to become restless. Liu Xi kissed Su Mu’s sensitive neck, and felt the person in his arms tremble slightly. Liu Xi’s eyes darkened and suddenly he let go of Su Mu only to grab his hand, pulling Su Mu into the crop of bamboos.

Liu Xi hugged Su Mu and kissed his lips. Realizing that Su Mu did not intend to resist, Liu Xi excitedly pressed against Su Mu’s lips and gently sucked it. When he felt Su Mu slightly opening his mouth to encourage him, Liu Xi instantly felt the blood all over his body begin to boil, his hands holding Su Mu tightening even more.

Su Mu lost himself in Liu Xi’s lingering kisses. When he came back to himself he found that he had been pressed down on the grass by Liu Xi; two hard objects were rubbing against each other, seeming ready to have a fight.

There was a hot and wet sensation on his chest, Liu Xi having untied Su Mu’s belt in his moment of distraction and was now kissing down his chest.

His body heat continued to rise, and Su Mu raised his hands to press on Liu Xi’s shoulders a little unsteadily. He gasped, “Not……not here.”

Liu Xi had still been a little scared at first, the horror of the Crown Prince’s sadistic tendencies in bed having left a big shadow on him. But the delicious appearance of the Crown Prince just now made him forget those terrifying memories in his excitement. At this time, watching the Crown Prince lying down under him with an aroused expression on his beautiful face, it was as if all the blood in his body was flowing down to his lower parts.

Looking at the Crown Prince who seemed very easy to bully at this moment, Liu Xi’s courage grew and he turned a deaf ear to Su Mu’s words. Instead, he decisively pulled down Su Mu’s trousers with one hand and then lowered his head to take Su Mu into his mouth.

Su Mu, who felt both surprise and pleasure, gasped audibly, supporting his body with one hand and grabbing Liu Xi’s hair in the other. He said with unsteady breaths: “Don’t be like this……stop……”

After a while, Liu Xi really did stop and Su Mu felt a brief moment of emptiness. But then Liu Xi’s slender fingers reached down to the entrance and rubbed lightly. Instantly, a surge of electric shock-like pleasure ran through him, causing Su Mu to reflexively tighten his muscles, but that only had him feel that finger more clearly. Su Mu trembled and could not help but to clamp down on it tightly.

“Go……go back to the house.”

Don’t know how many eunuchs and palace ladies were standing outside this garden, and Su Mu really didn’t want to perform a live erotic show in front of others.

But Liu Xi, who was already completely seduced by this spring scenery, was unwilling to move even half a step. If it weren’t for the situation not allowing it, he would have entered long ago.

A low, erotic voice sounded in Su Mu’s ears: “They won’t hear it if we keep quiet.”

Seeing that Su Mu’s expression was still conflicted, Liu Xi leaned over and licked Su Mu’s lips in a very seductive manner, just like when he was licking at Su Mu’s member just now. The erotic pictures and bodily sensations that emerged as a result trapped Su Mu in a whirlpool of lust, unable to extricate himself from it any longer.

The fingers inside his body had become two and were now stretching and exploring inside, as if looking for something. Su Mu knew what he was looking for, turning his head he did not dare to look at Liu Xi’s even more enchanting face, otherwise he couldn’t guarantee that he wouldn’t directly push him down and then sit on it himself.

Su Mu lay on the grass covered with bamboo leaves, panting heavily and limbs like jelly.

The moon had disappeared from the sky, and the little bamboo forest had become even darker. Still, Su Mu couldn’t help but to cover his eyes with his arms in embarrassment.

Suddenly, an electric current ran through his body, and Su Mu trembled and let out a groan.

“It’s here.”

Liu Xi, who had found the right place, continued to rub and twist in that place. As the walls around his fingers squeezed and fluttered he couldn’t help but wonder how pleasurable it would be if it was his member inside instead.

Liu Xi sped up the movements of his hand causing Su Mu to feel pleasure and discomfort at the same time. He tightly squeezed down on Liu Xi’s tortuous fingers in his body, and said: “Don’t anymore……come inside……”

After hearing these words, Liu Xi pulled out his fingers and untied his belt. He slowly inserted his hot and thick member into Su Mu’s entrance. Because there was no oil to lubricate the way, Liu Xi didn’t dare to move too much, resisting the strong desire to shove it in deep and hard and instead moved in and out gently.

His body was filled to the brim, but Su Mu felt even more empty. The pale body twisted impatiently under Liu Xi, and even more unrestrained moans sounded in the darkness.

Liu Xi, who couldn’t bear it any longer, smeared some saliva on the place of connection and then immediately thrusted it in deeply. Su Mu could not help but let out a scream. But then contrary to Su Mu’s expectations, Liu Xi did not continue to set a hard rhythm but instead began to grind lightly but quickly inside.

When he felt that Su Mu could not bear it anymore, hooking his waist with his legs and urging him silently, only then did he forcefully thrust deep into the most sensitive part of Su Mu’s insides, causing Su Mu to shout out loudly every time.

His lips and hands were also not idle, continuously igniting flames all over Su Mu’s body, teasing all the sensitive areas with great skill. In just a short while, it had Su Mu raise the white flag in complete surrender.

The intense pleasure caused Su Mu’s whole body to tremble, and soon hot and viscous liquid sprayed on Liu Xi’s abdomen, leaving a glistening trail as it slid down to their place of connection, the wet sounds that echoed in the air causing the scene to feel even more obscene. The contraction of the inner walls around Liu Xi’s member felt as if it had been wrapped tightly in a wet velvet glove, causing him to completely lose control, pressing Su Mu’s legs against his chest and thrusting in and out vigorously.

Su Mu, who was in the middle of climax, could barely breath from the fast and hard rhythm. He could only furrow his brows and plead for mercy: “Slow……ah……slow down……”

Don’t know which of Su Mu’s words managed to hit his G spot, Liu Xi not only didn’t slow down but inserted himself inside even deeper and faster.

It wasn’t until the little brother between Su Mu’s legs stood up tremblingly once again did Liu Xi slam into Su Mu one last time, shooting out his whole load.

After a while, even more intense noises sounded in the dark little bamboo forest.

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The doctor Hu took the prescription that Yun Feiyan handed over and with the rest of the people in the imperial medicine college studied it overnight and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the prescription. Only then did they begin to prepare a detoxification plan for Su Mu.

It was just that there were too many poisons in Su Mu’s body. That he was still alive was due to his martial arts and a bit of luck. Although the Fragrant Orchid poison was powerful, it was only one of many accumulated in his body. What the imperial physicians were now conflicted over was whether to forcefully remove it all at once, or carefully maintain the balance in the Crown Prince’s body.

Su Mu sat in the main seat and pondered for a while. He asked: “Which method is less risky?”

Under the urging eyes of his group of colleagues, doctor Hu stepped forward and replied: “Your Highness, both methods are dangerous. The first method of expelling everything by force will not only hurt your vitality, but also due to the martial arts that you cultivated being too domineering, it will cause a severe backlash when you are at your physical weakest.”

“What about the second one?” Su Mu asked, looking at him.

Doctor Hu said: “The second method is to expel the poisons in your body over several sessions. However, because there are too many poisons in your body, the medicine may act as an antidote as well as a poison.”

“What about the consequences?” Su Mu asked.

Doctor Hu wiped the sweat on his head: “Each time the antidote is administered it may turn into a poison, Your Highness will be in danger at any time.”

Su Mu frowned and said, “Is there no other way?”

Doctor Hu said: “If there is a person with the same or higher martial arts skill than Your Highness who could control the internal force in Your Highness’s body when it gets out of control, there is a 90% chance that the poisons in Your Highness’s body will be able to be expelled at once.”

When he thought of the people who had the same martial arts skills as him, Gu Yunzhou’s handsome and cold face immediately appeared in Su Mu’s head.

Su Mu nodded and said: “I see, for now prepare according to the first method, and I will notify you when the time is right.”

Upon hearing that Su Mu had forgotten to refer to himself using an honorific, doctor Hu’s legs nearly gave out under him. But still he did not dare to remind Su Mu and instead hurriedly said goodbye: “Yes, this official shall take my leave.”

The other people also hurriedly left with doctor Hu. They couldn’t be blamed, after all Su Mu had been in a position of power for a long time, and none of these people could breath easily whenever they saw Su Mu.

The last time Gu Yunzhou had helped him guard the gap in the Xijiang River which prevented Yun Feiyu’s strategy of flooding the army of the Wu kingdom from succeeding. Su Mu felt really embarrassed to ask for the other’s help once again, unfortunately his life depended on it. Su Mu had no choice but to toughen his skin and have Shi Nuo write a letter which he then signed with his name before sending it to a branch of the Lingyun Tower.

As for why Su Mu didn’t write the letter personally, Su Mu expressed that those who did not undergo professional training could not understand the words he wrote.

The rocky cliffs were partially hidden with clouds and mist, appearing like a fairy island floating in the air.

Lingyun Tower, as its name implied, was located on a steep mountain with no road leading up to it. This was one of the reasons why it still stood tall despite the many enemies it made as an underworld organization specializing in assassinations.

At the top the sun shone brightly, and an inch away from the Tower was a vast abyss hidden by clouds and mist. It was a place any mortal would fear to even stand on but for Gu Yunzhou it was as normal as breathing, his eyes didn’t flicker even once.

The golden sunlight stretched his shadow outwards, and he stood like a stone statue that had existed since ancient times.

A young man in black with a facial expression that was completely opposite of that usually seen on Gu Yunzhou’s face, walked behind Gu Yunzhou with a mischievous smile, and said: “Tower Master, there is a letter from Qing kingdom’s Crown Prince.”

There was still no expression on his face, but his right hand stretched out. The black-clothed youth hurriedly passed the letter over. Although he was curious, he did not dare to go beyond half a step.

The Crown Prince of Qing kingdom, Xiao Yi had heard of his reputation. According to rumors he was a peerless demon who loved killing and forcibly snatching civilian men. Three years ago, after Ye Qingfeng was imprisoned by the Crown Prince, Ye Haolin went to rescue his son only to return unsuccessful and with serious injuries. After that, Lingyun Tower refused to take any jobs related to the Crown Prince of Qing kingdom.

However, six months ago, Gu Yunzhou, who hadn’t taken jobs for seven or eight years, took the job to save Ye Qingfeng for unknown reasons. Since then, Xiao Yi had felt a noticeable difference in his Tower Master.

Although he still practiced swordsmanship under the sun, moon, stars, heavy rain, snow or whatever all day long, the feeling was different. If he used to give off a dangerous aura before, now it was practically terror inducing.

Xiao Yi craned his neck and watched as Gu Yunzhou read the letter and then let go of his hand, the wind blowing the letter paper away. Suddenly, Xiao Yi felt the surrounding air pressure drop sharply, and he hurriedly backed up more than ten feet in fright. Then Xiao Yi watched as the letter paper that had fallen over the cliff was cut into pieces by Gu Yunzhou.

Feeling the temperature around him suddenly dropping by at least two degrees, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but shudder and then guessed evily in his heart: “Could it be that when the Tower Master went to save Ye Qingfeng, he was XXOO-ed by the Crown Prince of the Qing kingdom, but if this was the case, how could the Tower Master let him go?”

Was it because the Tower Master developed feelings of love after being XXOO-ed?

Xiao Yi quickly threw this shocking thought out of his mind with an expression of one having been struck by thunder. Let’s not mention the fact that the Crown Prince of Qing kingdom was a three-headed, six-armed abomination, but just speaking of the Tower Master who was practically a walking dead person with no feelings. Could it even be possible for him to fall in love?

Gu Yunzhou ignored the subordinate with hay stuffing for brains behind him. He raised a foot and took a step forward. The body that lost its center of gravity immediately fell forwards. Gu Yunzhou, who was falling fast in midair, narrowed his eyes and resisted the strong wind whipping past his body. Half an hour later he passed through the large swaths of clouds and mist, his vision opening up and a green forest appearing before him. Gu Yunzhou, who was still in midair, immediately changed his posture and stepped on a thick branch with ease, disappearing into the woods in the blink of an eye like a bird of prey.

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Su Mu, who had just finished attending the morning assembly, walked out of Taihe Hall and saw Gu Yunzhou, who was standing at the highest point in the Crown Prince’s Palace. His tall and lean figure contained great power, and his eyes were as cold and dangerous as his sword.

Su Mu was a little surprised. On one hand it was because he hadn’t hold out much hope, and on the other he hadn’t thought Gu Yunzhou would arrive so soon. Did he happen to have business near the imperial city recently? Su Mu’s eyes lit up, and he flew over like a sharp arrow.

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Su Mu quite admired Yun Feiyan. She and Su Mochi’s experiences were actually not much different; but a weak woman had the ambition to conquer heaven, whereas Su Mochi, despite being the prince of a country, could only drag everyone down to hell with him.

Yun Feiyan sat quietly in front of Su Mu, her eyes seemingly calm and unaffected, but in truth she had placed all of her hopes on Su Mu. After a while, Su Mu directly addressed Han Yang beside him: “Go and call Lin Siyuan and the others.”

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After a while, Lin Siyuan walked into the main hall with four other people. These people were some of the scholars who had followed Lin Siyuan to participate in the imperial examinations. Later, Su Mu had assigned them to various positions in the imperial city.

“This official, pays respects to His Royal Highness.” The five people led by Lin Siyuan greeted together.

Su Mu lifted his hand and said: “Rise, have a seat. The main reason for calling you here this time is for the “New Laws”.”

“Is Your Highness going to implement the “New Laws”?” Lin Siyuan’s handsome face for once had on a serious look.

Su Mu slowly shook his head and said: “On the contrary, the “New Laws” must be temporarily shelved and re-edited.”

“Why?” It was not Lin Siyuan and Yun Feiyan who spoke first, but a plain-looking young man next to Lin Siyuan.

Perhaps it was because he was aware of his gaffe, the young man immediately stood up and pleaded guilty: “This official was rude, please punish this official.”

Su Mu said: “It’s fine.”

Yun Feiyan was covered with a veil so her expression could not be seen, but her hands tightly pinched at the robe over her knees as she said with difficulty, “Your Highness, are you going to get rid of everything I just recited?”

Lin Siyuan and the others also looked at Su Mu nervously.

Su Mu did not expect that even in ancient times, there would be so many people with advanced thinking. He had underestimated the ancients. Su Mu shook his head and said, “No, I just don’t think it is enough.”

“You should fight for more.”

Seeing Yun Feiyan’s eyes suddenly light up, Su Mu’s eyes swept across everyone present: “The young lady Yun alerted me to a point I had missed before. When I was compiling the “New Laws”, Ben Gong proposed some rules to protect women, but this is only just the basics.”

Feeling the focused eyes on him, Su Mu pondered for a while and said: “If only relying on the enforcement of the law to protect women then it will not be too effective. Women must have the right to speak in society, and this right to speak is only supported by power.”

The group of people, including Yun Feiyan, looked at Su Mu as if they were looking at an alien. Lin Siyuan widened his eyes and said to Su Mu: “Your Highness, you want women to enter politics.”

Su Mu nodded and said: “This is only one aspect. If women want to obtain rights, they must create corresponding value.”

Su Mu turned his head to Yun Feiyan: “If half of the Qing kingdom’s market is in the hands of women, half of the military is in the hands of women, and half of the government is in the hands of women, you can understand what that means without me saying more.”

Yun Feiyan restrained the surging emotions in her heart and nodded, saying: “Your Highness, I understand.”

She looked at Su Mu with bright eyes that shone brilliantly. She suddenly stood up from the chair and knelt down in front of Su Mu. When she leaned over, two tears fell and hit the floor.

She straightened up and said to Su Mu: “The merits of Your Highness will be remembered forever by all women.”

Su Mu asked the maid to help her up and said: “Men and women form a society which is mutually dependent on both to be prosperous. It will cause disaster if one side is given more significance. What you have to do is to fight for not only the women of the world but also for the men of the world.”

On this side, Su Mu was discussing political affairs.

On the other side, Sun Haoran led his army to chase the defeated rebels. However, the leader of the southwest army managed to flee into the vast mountains in the middle of the Qing kingdom. It would not be advisable for Sun Haoran’s army to enter this unfamiliar terrain. In addition, he had to leas a siege on the main base of the three armies, so he passed on a letter to Su Mu informing him of this.

Su Mu handed the task over to Shi Yan.

At this point in time it was currently the end of the spring but the weather was still a bit cold. Shi Yan’s strong and powerful physique was wrapped in black and like a vigorous cheetah in its prime he ran through the forest.

A few dozen miles away, Xia Zhongxin, the commander of the southwest army, was currently trying to flee through the dense forest.

Shangguan Hao, who had come to rescue the remnants of the southwest army, was not completely healed and his face still appeared a little pale. He observed the surrounding terrain and said to Xia Zhongxin: “General Xia, the trees in front are gradually decreasing, which is not conducive to hiding our trail. If it continues like this I am afraid that we will all fall into the hands of Su Mochi’s minions. I suggest that General swap the armor with me and let me distract Su Mochi’s minions.”

Xia Zhongxin’s hair was disheveled and his face revealed exhaustion. He looked at the mountains in the distance and sighed: “Heaven has no eyes, why must it help that tyrant borrow the army of the Wu kingdom? It is a lost cause now and there is no point in saving this old life. But you are still young, it is better for me to distract them for a while while you escape with everyone.”

The several soldiers surrounding Xia Zhongxin immediately stopped and said: “No, General! General is a person of virtue and prestige. As the pillar in the southwest, how can you end at the hands of thieves!”

Shangguan Hao also said: “The soldiers are right. The southwest cannot be without General.”

After finishing talking, regardless of Xia Zhongxin’s objections, he directly ordered people to take off Xia Zhongxin’s armor and exchange it with his own, and then the group separated into two paths to escape.

When Shi Yan and the rest of the guards chased up to here, the people had already disappeared. After observing the footprints on the ground, Shi Yan stood up and said to the person behind him: “He Li, take three people and go in this direction. You two follow me.”

“Yes!”

In the evening, Shi Yan and two guards blocked of Shangguan Hao and his soldiers. After a fierce fight, Shangguan Hao was finally captured while the others were killed.

Shi Yan firmly tied Shangguan Hao to a tree, ignoring his vicious eyes. He then took out the dry food in his pocket and held it up to Shangguan Hao’s mouth.

Shangguan Hao looked at the dry food in Shi Yan’s hand with an angry expression: “Take it away!”

Shi Yan very “obediently” took the dry food away and put it in his mouth instead.

Shangguan Hao sneered and said with disdain: “Hypocritical attitude, disgusting to the extreme.”

Shi Yan ignored him and jumped onto a tree branch to get ready for sleep. Anyway, he had heard insults that were a hundred times worse than this.

Shangguan Hao struggled secretly but the rope was tied too tightly. He gave up the futile struggle and raised his head to say to the man lying on the branch: “Hey, I have an urgency to urinate, please untie me.”

Shi Yan opened his eyes and jumped down from the tree. He walked over to Shangguan Hao.

Seeing Shi Yan coming, Shangguan Hao’s heart jumped with joy. He didn’t expect this guy to be so gullible, and at the same time he also felt a little nervous, so he tried his best to pretend to be very anxious to urinate.

However, what came next was a sudden chill on his lower body. Shi Yan had directly used the scabbard of his sword to undo Shangguan Hao’s belt.

The trousers slipped off and two white thighs were exposed to the air. Shangguan Hao’s face flushed red and was about to let loose his temper when suddenly he felt that his little brother was touched by something very cold.

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Shi Yan lifted Shangguan Hao’s little brother with the scabbard, turned his face to the side and said, “Go ahead.”

Shangguan Hao looked at his little brother who was lying leisurely on the scabbard and became so angry smoke seemed to rise from his head.

Who the f**k could pee like this!

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In the imperial prison, Yun Feiyu wore a pale green robe, looking like a proud green bamboo. Even the dark and damp cell seemed different because of his presence.

Yun Jing led the servant carrying the food box to the prison cell where Yun Feiyu was located.

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Looking at his handsome and talented son falling into such dire straits, he couldn’t help feeling heartache.

“Feiyu, are you well?” Yun Jing stood outside the iron bars of the cell.

Yun Feiyu glanced at Yun Jing and put down the book in his hand. He stood up gracefully and shook the pieces of hay on his clothes and said, “I have food and drink. It’s not too bad.”

His tone was mild and his face had on its usual amiable expression. But there was none of the excitement to be expected when faced with one’s family.

Yun Jing frowned and said: “What kind of attitude is that? Do you know that the crime of treason is to destroy the nine clans? His Highness not condemning you is already a gift from the heavens. Go and ask forgiveness from His Highness. Perhaps it is even possible for you to be exempted from punishment.” (TN: nine clans refer to all immediate family members and even distant relatives, anyone who even had blood relations must be executed; a sentence only the imperial family can carry out).

Like a still lake, his eyes looked at Yun Jing calmly, completely untouched by his words. Yun Feiyu curved his beautifully shaped lips and said sarcastically: “You have many wives, and I only have one mother. All those who hurt her, I won’t let any one of them off.”

Yun Jing was also a little annoyed when he saw this stubborn attitude. He harrumphed: “If she hadn’t ran away from home in anger, how could she cross the Crown Prince’s path, causing your sister to lose her life as well.”

“Haha……hahaha……”

Yun Feiyu suddenly threw back his head and burst into laughter. Yun Jing flushed angrily at his defiant attitude, and scolded: “Yun Feiyu, you are too audacious, do you still see me as your father!”

“Father?” Yun Feiyu stopped laughing. He turned his head and said with a deep ridicule: “My mother was a high born lady but still she married you who was below her station. She waited for you for ten years, but what met her was only a house full of concubines and bastards.”

He smiled and said before Yun Jing could respond: “When the three of us first entered Yun Manor, we were ostracized and constantly framed and suffered difficulty from everyone. My mother sent me to Yishan Academy in the name of studying in order to protect me and not because she was being narrow-minded and driven by jealousy.”

Yun Jing’s old face flushed red. Pointing at Yun Feiyu he scolded: “You……you are an unfilial son, you are actually trying to white wash the crimes of that wicked woman. As expected, like mother like son. Since you like this prison so much, then stay in it forever!”

Yun Feiyu looked at Yun Jing’s angrily leaving back and felt conflicted with inexplicable emotions. Since being disillusioned from the image of a wise and loving father that his mother had always told him about at the age of eleven, he no longer had any hope left for Yun Jing. But even so, he still felt sadness in his heart.

After Yun Jing left, Yun Feiyu continued to stand in place until the jailer came to report again.

“Ai, Yun Feiyu someone has come to see you.”

Yun Feiyu looked sideways and at first glance he saw Lin Siyuan’s smiling face, appearing as bright and sunny as a sunflower.

“And here I was worried about you. You look like you have a comfortable life here.” Lin Siyuan looked at the cell that was in a much better condition than the other cells, his eyebrows waggling and eyes winking. Instantly, the handsome face was completely ruined by its owner.

After Yun Feiyu glanced at him once, his eyes then firmly locked on the veiled woman who was brought by Lin Siyuan.

Yun Feiyu, who had always appeared gentle and elegant, was at this moment completely uncaring of his bearing. He rushed to the bars of the cell, holding the iron bars with both hands, and said with a trembling tone: “Feiyan, is it you? Feiyan!”

“Brother!”

A soft cry, but it was like a heavy hammer landing on Yun Feiyu’s heart. A layer of moisture instantly appeared over his eyes despite his usual disdain for tears.

The three years of separation invoked thousands of words but in the end it only converged into a few words that were the simplest and most moving.

“It’s good……that you’re okay.”

“Brother……”

Yun Feiyan, who had been standing opposite Yun Feiyu, could no longer stop herself from rushing over, tears rolling down her face like a string of broken pearls.

The siblings naturally had a lot to say in the three years that they had been separated in life and death, but they both knew that this was not the place to talk.

Yun Feiyu looked at Yun Feiyan seriously: “Don’t go find the Crown Prince, it’s best to leave the imperial city immediately.”

He didn’t want his sister to disappear from his life again. But after finishing talking, he unexpectedly discovered that the once innocent little girl could no longer be understood by him now.

Yun Feiyan said to Yun Feiyu: “Brother, don’t worry, I am not so foolish.”

Her eyes were calm, but it was not without hatred. But still it made Yun Feiyu feel a little puzzled.

Everything that happened in the prison, every word in the conversation between the siblings was recorded and sent to Su Mu.

Su Mu leaned on the chair, tapping on the armrest with the fingers of his right hand and murmured: “What the hell does this Yun Feiyan want to do?”

Since she entered the imperial city, she had made no movements at all. She showed no hints of seeking revenge on him, nor did she mean to save Yun Feiyu.

Su Mu couldn’t guess what she was thinking.

It was not until the evening when Han Yang came to report that Yun Feiyan asked to see him.

Su Mu straightened his robes and came to the side hall where he saw a slender woman in a white robe and a jade hairpin pinned in her ink black hair.

She had her face veiled so Su Mu couldn’t see what she looked like, but her cold and unique aura still made her stand out in Su Mu’s eyes.

Seeing the arrival of Su Mu, Yun Feiyan immediately bowed and said: “This commoner, Yun Feiyan, pays respects to His Royal Highness.”

She was respectful but not humble, and she did not have the fear and contempt of ordinary people when they first saw him.

This was not the attitude one should have when seeing the killer of one’s mother.

Su Mu looked at her and said, “I wonder what business the young lady Yun has with Ben Gong?”

Yun Feiyan took out a piece of paper from her sleeve, and said in a soft voice: “This is the antidote for Fragrant Orchid, please have a look.”

Su Mu’s face changed and he took the paper brought over by the eunuch. He didn’t understand the prescription, but someone in the imperial medical collge would understand it. Yun Feiyan didn’t need to fool him with a fake as it would be the same as suicide.

So Su Mu came up with an almost impossible answer, this prescription for the antidote was real!

Thousands of reasons flashed in Su Mu’s mind for one to give the antidote to the killer of one’s mother, but none of them could stand a firm foothold.

Su Mu looked at those beautiful eyes that were similar to Yun Feiyu’s and asked, “Why?”

Yun Feiyan did not dodge his gaze, meeting Su Mu’s eyes and saying: “His Royal Highness plans to overturn heaven and earth and Feiyan will die for this cause without hesitation.”

After she finished speaking, she unfolded the book she had been holding, and the words “New Laws of Qing” appeared in Su Mu’s eyes, which still did not dispel Su Mu’s confusion.

The book of “New Laws” was compiled by Su Mu who had instructed Lin Siyuan and others to replace the loopholes and outdated laws of the Qing kingdom, and thus called the “New Laws of Qing.” But because it was mixed with many elements from modern laws, Su Mu was afraid of its negative reception and therefore did not rush to implement it. Later, due to the war it was put on hold for a while and he even almost forgot about it.

It was just that this had nothing to do with overturning heaven and earth. Su Mu recalled the “New Laws” and found that although there were some points out of the ordinary, it was still far from overturning heaven and earth.

So with bewilderment he said to Yun Feiyan: “Ben Gong is still a little puzzled, I ask the young lady Yun to elaborate.”

It was Yun Feiyan’s turn to be surprised this time. She originally thought that this was the decision made by the Crown Prince after a fierce “ideological struggle” with the ambition of “going down in the history books”.

She even prepared herself for the possibility that the Crown Prince was just playing with everyone, but she hadn’t thought that the Crown Prince would look as if he was completely unaware.

After steadying herself, Yun Feiyan asked Su Mu: “Human trafficking is prohibited; lynching is prohibited; criminals over eighty years old, under eight years old, women who are pregnant or breastfeeding are exempt from the cangue (TN: wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China); young girls under 13 years old are prohibited from marrying; before marriage the man and a woman must meet each other first, and if one of them wants to renege, then the marriage is invalid……”

For a whole hour, Su Mu listened to her reading the laws one by one. Except for the first one none of them were too serious. The prohibition of trafficking human beings was exactly what made Su Mu delay in implementing the New Laws.

Although some of the subsequent ones seem to be out of line in this era, they were not as serious as the first one.

However, this was just Su Mu’s wishful thinking. If the first one was challenging the bourgeoisie, then the latter were direct challenges to the entire patriarchal society.

The book of “New Laws” was written by Lin Siyuan and the others while he put forward his opinions. As a person with modern thinking, after reviewing the book, Su Mu only thought of how backward these laws still were, and never noticed its progress.

At this moment, with Yun Feiyan reciting them out one by one, Su Mu finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

“Lin Siyuan is a lunatic.” Su Mu secretly cursed: “Daring to use this kind of thing that is beyond the times.”

It was only at this moment that Su Mu finally understood Yun Feiyan’s thoughts. She could be considered a pioneer of feminism in this world.

But could one’s ideals outweigh one’s hatred?

Su Mu looked at her seriously and asked, “Don’t you hate me?”

Yun Feiyan answered Su Mu earnestly: “Hate, but I hate the heavens, this earth, and this world even more. I both love and hate.”

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Su Mu said: “You must know, this matter is almost impossible.” Su Mu looked at her stubborn and unyielding eyes and felt a little moved in his heart.

“You have to pay a price if you want to challenge the status quo. The price is blood and life, and this is not something you can do alone.” Su Mu said.

“I am willing to devote my whole life to igniting the sparks of change.”

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In the main hall of the Crown Prince’s Palace, a handsome middle-aged man sat on a chair with a dark expression on his face. Opposite him was a slightly fat man whose anxious and restless appearance only fanned the flames of Ye Haolin’s anger. He felt even more despise towards the notorious Crown Prince.

After a while, the eunuch’s high voice sounded in the ears of the two men.

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“His Royal Highness has arrived.”

Ye Haolin was one of the martial artists in jianghu with high martial arts, so he would naturally not fawn and scrape at a notorious and scandal ridden Crown Prince. But after all, he was living under the imperial rule, in addition his delinquent son was still in the hands of the other, so Ye Haolin was not as foolish as to directly accuse and offend Su Mu.

“Caomin, Ye Haolin, pays respects to the Crown Prince.” Ye Haolin said as he cupped his fist without expression.

Huang Shun appeared to be a lot more nervous, his face pasted with the smile businessmen usually had on, as he bowed and said: “Caomin, Huang Shun, pays respects to His Royal Highness.”

Su Mu could guess the purpose of these two people, so his face also had a slight expression of discomfort. After all, it was Su Mochi who snatched their sons into the palace back then, as a result, his attitude towards them also improved a lot.

“Please have a seat.”

Ye Haolin was a member of jianghu and a well known martial arts master. Even if he was injured by Su Mochi for trying to save Ye Qingfeng three years ago, it would not be possible for him to act humbly in front of Su Mu.

Ye Haolin said to Su Mu expressionlessly: “Your Highness, my son has misbehaved, please let him out and let me teach him a lesson.”

Huang Shun on the side also hurriedly smiled and said: “Yes, yes, my son is young and ignorant, completely unfamiliar with the rules of the palace. I am afraid he will offend Your Highness. It is better to let this caomin take him home and discipline him.”

Su Mu sat in an attentive manner, and said with a gentle expression: “Villa Master Ye, Ye Qingfeng’s movements in the palace are not restricted. Whether he wants to leave or stay it all depends on his will.”

Su Mu avoided Ye Haolin’s suspicious gaze and said to Huang Shun: “Merchant Huang, Huang Xuan is only barely able to get out of bed now after being seriously injured. It is really not suitable for him to travel at this time. After he has recovered, I will definitely not stop him from leaving the palace.”

However, after Su Mu said that Huang Xuan was badly injured and could not get out of bed, Ye Haolin’s eyes when looking at Su Mu became even more contemptuous, while Huang Shun on the side became so angry he could barely speak, pointing at Su Mu with a flushed face: “You……you……as the Crown Prince of a country……how can you……harm the innocent at will……”

“Is there a lack of innocent people he has killed or harmed? I thought you had reformed, but it seems it is true when they say it is difficult to change one’s nature.” Ye Haolin said coldly, “Su Mochi, today you must call Ye Qingfeng out, otherwise even if I lose my life I will definitely make you suffer!”

Huang Shun trembled all over, glaring at Su Mu and said, “Crown Prince, don’t oppress others too much. Although I am a trivial merchant, I am not an ant at the mercy of others!”

Su Mu: “……”

Oi, what are you imagining happened!

Su Mu said with an exasperated face: “Don’t be mistaken, the two of you. Huang Xuan was injured on the battlefield. Ben Gong has not harmed a hair on his head. If you don’t believe me, you can ask him yourself.”

Naturally, Ye Haolin would not go to see someone he was complete strangers with, but Huang Shun, who was anxious to see his son, wanted nothing more than to grow another pair of feet to get to his son’s side faster.

After Huang Shun left, Ye Qingfeng also came out.

Ye Haolin looked at Ye Qingfeng, whose eyes would not meet his, and his face became as dark as the bottom of a pot. He scolded in a low voice, “Unfilial son, come back with me.”

Ye Qingfeng could do nothing but look at Su Mu reluctantly and follow Ye Haolin’s steps. Ye Haolin looked at his reluctant appearance and instantly regretted that he didn’t break his legs when he first returned to Xuefeng Villa to report his safety.

Looking at Ye Haolin’s ugly expression, Ye Qingfeng knew that it might not be easy to fool his way out this time. He plucked up his courage and said, “Father, why are you here in person? Just ask someone to notify me if there is anything the matter.”

Ye Haolin paused suddenly, turned around with a look of anger, and scolded, “How many people have I sent? Was there even one time you did not send them back casually? And you still have the face to mention this to me?”

Ye Qingfeng lowered his head and rubbed his nose. In a tiny voice he said: “It’s not like there’s anything pressing at home anyway.”

“Nothing pressing? You don’t care about the things at home so how would there be anything pressing. Your elder brother and I are busy all day long whereas you are not only idle all day long, you even crawl onto someone else’s bed to be some kind of male pet……”

“Father, I……”

Ye Haolin said resentfully: “Shut up, our face is conpletely lost because of you. Immediately go back with me, otherwise you don’t need to ever go back.”

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Liu Xi, who learned that Ye Qingfeng had been caught and returned home by his father, curved his red lips, revealing a deceptive smile like a fox spirit. He murmured to himself: “There is one more.”

Huang Xuan’s face was completely pale and bloodless as he sat in the Crown Prince’s bedroom, Huang Shun’s harsh words echoing in his mind.

“He is the Crown Prince and he will definitely be the Emperor in the future, but you? How long can the son of a powerless merchant survive in this deadly harem? Now, you are young and the Crown Prince is enamoured with your appearance, but how can beauty last? One day he will become tired of you.”

Huang Xuan clutched the sheets tightly with both hands, and retorted weakly: “But, I like the Crown Prince, I love him……”

“Why don’t you understand, would the Crown Prince of a country be lacking in love? So what if you like him? In the end you are just one of his many male favorites, and there are many people who can replace you……”

As soon as Su Mu walked into his gorgeously furnished bedroom, he saw Huang Xuan lying on the bed with a worried expression, not even noticing his arrival.

Su Mu leaned close to him. His heart felt like it was being tickled as he looked at the youth’s firm and smooth skin. He couldn’t help but lean forward and kiss him.

Huang Xuan, who was lost in his own world, startled back into the present. When he came back to himself and saw the extremely handsome face of the Crown Prince he instantly panicked: “When did you come, Your Highness?”

Su Mu leaned on the bed and said, “A long while ago. What are you thinking? That you are so distracted.”

Huang Xuan looked at Su Mu earnestly and said, “Your Highness, can I still go to the imperial medical college?”

Su Mu glanced at him and said with a smile: “Are you still thinking about this? Of course.”

The clear eyes were like shining gems, causing Su Mu’s lust to rise, unable to stop himself from leaning down and kissing him twice.

It was just that Huang Xuan’s injury was still not healed, so he could only stop there.

Thinking of doctor Hu’s tactful reminder not to do anything to Huang Xuan in his current state, Su Mu instantly got the urge to throw the old man out the window.

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Was his reputation that bad?

Looking at Huang Xuan, who was wrapped in bandages all over his body but still looking at him eagerly, Su Mu could only suppress his lustful desires, and said, “Don’t think about anything else, just rest and heal quickly.”

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Yesterday after Su Mu heard what Huang Xuan said, he immediately sent people out of the city to investigate Tian Guohai and the leader of the southeast army. And the result was, there was indeed some clues to be found.

Tian Guohai accepted Shi kingdom’s 100,000 shi of grain and grass supply aid, and the southeast army was directly a puppet controlled by Shi kingdom.

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The temperature in the study room dropped instantly.

When Su Mu got the detailed information about Shi Ran’s life, he had to admire the other in his heart.

Shi Ran was sent as a political hostage to the Wu kingdom at the age of seven. During this period, he was no different from any other hedonistic son of the privileged class of nobility, but he won the heart of Princess Hongyun of Wu kingdom. After the death of the emperor of Shi, Wu kingdom helped Shi Ran ascend the throne of the Shi kingdom.

After returning to Shi kingdom, Shi Ran completely revealed his wolfish side. None of his 23 brothers escaped his claws, and among Shi Ran’s uncles, only a few useless ones were allowed to live. The entire royal family of the Shi kingdom was cut by more than half by him.

In just fifteen years, Shi kingdom had grown from a vassal state of Wu kingdom to a giant that could compete with Wu kingdom.

Shi Ran was indeed a ruthless person.

Su Mu’s eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he sneered as he looked at the information in his hand: “Unfortunately, you met me.”

Throwing down the report in his hand, Su Mu called out to the door: “Call Shi Nuo to come over.”

A moment later, a young man in black walked into Su Mu’s study and knelt down: “Chen, Shi Nuo, pays respects to Your Highness.”

Su Mu walked out from behind the desk and looked at Shi Nuo indifferently: “Kill all the blood relatives of Prince Jinyang in Jinyang City.”

The handsome young man didn’t even blink his eyes, and immediately disappeared in front of Su Mu after taking the order.

Looking at the door where Shi Nuo disappeared, Su Mu’s eyes seemed to see an enemy tens of thousands of miles away. His voice was indifferent and ruthless, as if he came from the abyss of hell.

“If you want to control the pawns on my chessboard, then I will leave you with no pawns to control.”

On a night three days later, several gorgeous mansions in Jinyang City exuded a frightening and heavy scent of blood.

Shi Ran was able to control the army by controlling the people in the upper echelons of Jinyang City, but at this moment, these people were all dead. The guards sent by Shi Ran only arrived a few days ago. How could the local tyrants of Jinyang City let an outsider assert power over them?

Jinyang City was now without any master and quickly spun out of control, completely plunged into chaos. In order to fight for power, those few small fish and shrimps remaining had no intention of caring about Shi kingdom or Wu kingdom. As a result, Shi Ran could only watch the army of Wu kingdom pass through Jinyang City completely unobstructed.

“This subordinate deserve to die, Your Majesty, please punish us.” The several guards knelt behind Shi Ran and pleaded guilty.

Shi Ran stood without emotion in his eyes and said: “After you return, go to Shi Tower to receive your punishment.”

Despite having seen many hellish scenes, when they heard the word “Shi Tower”, the hearts of every one of the guards trembled.

Shi Ran looked at the army of the Wu kingdom passing through Jinyang City like a long winding snake, and knew that the plan for the Qing kingdom and the Wu kingdom to consume each other’s military strength had completely failed. There was a fierce undercurrent surging in his pupils, and a chilling smile appeared on his face.

“Unexpectedly, it would seem that I have failed by your hands. You are ruthless enough and decisive enough. Su Mochi, you once again made me admire you. In that case, I will give you a gift. I hope you will like it.”

The arrival of the Wu kingdom’s army won a decisive victory without any surprise, but the three rebel leaders Tian Guohai, Wu Ji, and Chen Zhou all remained intact in their home base. Su Mu was not knowledgeable in fighting wars, so this matter was directly handed over to Sun Haoran and Shen Wei while Shi Yan was transferred back to Su Mu’s side.

The light gauze was like smoke, the candlelight casting a warm glow, and under it all was a beauty that looked like he had stepped right out of a picturesque painting. Ye Qingfeng, who was slapped away by Su Mu for the fifteenth time, could only sit on the opposite side of Su Mu and relieve his sorrows with wine.

He stepped on the stool with one foot and supported his body with one hand, leaning back on the chair in an unrestrained posture. Opening his mouth, he poured the wine directly from the wine jug into his mouth. Droplets of wine splashed on his handsome face and slid down his throat to fall down that muscular and tanned chest. That sexy Adam’s apple moved as he swallowed, causing people to have an urge to commit a crime against him.

At this moment, Yuzhu’s voice came from outside the door.

“Your Highness, Liu Gongzi would like to see you.”

Su Mu, who was holding the brush, paused and said, “Let him in.”

Liu Xi was originally Shi kingdom’s spy inserted in the palace. Later, he defected to Su Mu’s side. It was the list provided by Liu Xi that allowed Su Mu to catch all of Shi kingdom’s spies in the imperial city at that time.

The shadow of Shi kingdom could be seen everywhere in this war, and Su Mu inevitably would want to see him and ask about it.

The vermilion door was opened, and an extremely seductive man with snow white skin and plum blossom red lips walked in dressed in red silk robes.

Liu Xi brought a plate of golden pastries to Su Mu’s side, and gracefully placed the porcelain plate by Su Mu’s hand.

A faint scent of incense reached Su Mu’s nose, causing his nerves that had been strained for most of the day to relax a little.

Su Mu picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth. He leaned back on the chair to rest.

Liu Xi consciously placed his hands on Su Mu and began to knead his shoulders, gently persuading him: “Your Highness, if you are tired, take a rest. Don’t harm your body.”

His voice was low and magnetic, practically an invisible aphrodisiac.

Seeing him so blatantly seduce Su Mu, Ye Qingfeng couldn’t help but want to strangle him.

Ye Qingfeng narrowed his eyes and smiled, staring at Liu Xi dangerously: “Since you know that the Crown Prince is tired, then don’t hover around in front of him.”

Liu Xi sneered: “Don’t know who has been in the Crown Prince’s study acting like an eyesore for nearly half the day.”

Ye Qingfeng put down his wine flask with a bang, and said coldly, “You’re looking for death!”

Ye Qingfeng raised his right hand and was about to hit Liu Xi.

Su Mu, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and scolded in a low voice, “Stop it.”

Liu Xi casted a triumphant glance at Ye Qingfeng, who had to stop, then turned to Su Mu and said, “Your Highness, don’t be angry. Ye Gongzi is a hero of jianghu and is accustomed to acting unrestrained and natural. Impulsiveness is inevitable.”

Su Mu raised his hand and signaled Liu Xi to stop.

After a while, someone came to report that the patriarch of both the Ye and Huang family would like an audience.

Su Mu had to go to the front hall to meet the guests.

Ye Qingfeng immediately hit a palm towards Liu Xi’s heart after feeling that Su Mu had gone away far enough and would not notice.

“Bang——”

The ghost-like figure of Shi Yan seemed to appear out of nowhere to stand in front of Liu Xi and said, “Ye Gongzi, this is the Crown Prince’s Palace, please show some respect.”

Liu Xi sneered and looked at Ye Qingfeng, “Acting so arrogant, you think that this place is your Xuefeng Villa.”

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Ye Qingfeng gave him a cold look and walked out.

Huang Xuan, who could now get out of bed for a brief walk also got the news. He looked confused and wondered, “Isn’t Dad very afraid of the Crown Prince? How come this time he dared to come see the Crown Prince?”

TN: LMAO the “in-laws” are here. Poor Su Mu.

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