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Ziyan heard this and immediately woke up: Yes! Miao'er may be able to capture the Emperor's heart, but she has already decided not to return to the court. After all, she is just an ordinary woman; what kind of storm can she stir up?
Why do these people dislike her so much? Why do they want to put her to death?
No, that’s not right! If they really wanted to kill her, they could have done it on the spot. Why would they need to abduct her? It seems the problem is far more complicated than it appears; perhaps these people simply want to use her as bait and then capture...
Thinking this way, Ziyan suddenly realized.
In this world, who would be the most concerned about Miao'er's life?
It goes without saying that the person who cares most about Miao'er must be her own Demon Prince; second would be the current Supreme One; and who else could there be? Naturally, because of love for her, her own self would also care about Miao'er.
With this in mind, just as her own Monster said: wait, quietly wait; in a short time, Miao'er should not be in any danger.
It seems the enemy only wants to use Miao'er, either to deal with that Supreme One, or perhaps to target herself and her Demon Prince.
Or maybe they want to deal with both Ling Zhiyuan and herself along with Ling Yuxuan!
Eliminating all other possibilities, only these two remain. Therefore, next, she and her companions can only observe the changes and wait quietly, responding to changes with stability!
Of course, observing changes is merely for the enemy to see!
Behind the scenes, they still need to send a group of the most elite Subordinate to secretly investigate in the Jianghu for information. Perhaps they can gather some useful clues.
Thus, Ziyan immediately called upon Strongman Wu Xiang and Li Yu. After a serious and cautious discussion, it was decided that Wu Xiang would go to the back mountain to select the most outstanding elite Subordinate from the residence, then disguise them as Jianghu People to spread out across various regions inside and outside the city to gather intelligence.
In this era, without high-tech electronic products for assistance, both sides must rely on human legs or birds for messages; there will always be some news or clues to be found.
This was the initial consensus of Ziyan and her companions—a certain fact.
Next, with all preparations in place, they waited for the enemy's messenger to arrive.
However, Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan were caught off guard by an unexpected turn of events; the first ones to arrive were not the enemy but Li Bing and Prince of Xiang Lingfeng.
Clearly, Li Bing had been sent from their side to secretly protect the Emperor and Prince of Xiang, so why had the two returned to Xuan Wang Fu so early?
As soon as Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan saw them appear together, they felt a deep sense of foreboding that the situation must be serious!
Before long, after Li Bing and Prince of Xiang recounted all their experiences on the way back—specifically, that they had been intercepted and attacked by an unknown group resembling Green Forest People on their return to the capital yesterday evening.
Despite fighting desperately, they were overwhelmed by the sheer number of enemies. A total of three to four hundred professional assassins and Death Warriors had come against them, leading to a disastrous defeat for Li Bing and Prince of Xiang. Without any support, the two had no choice but to return to Xuan Wang Fu overnight.
……
Soon after, the enemy's messenger arrived, bringing a letter.
However, when Ling Yuxuan opened the letter, her expression shifted from grave to one of chilling dread.
Ziyan immediately recognized that the situation was extremely serious. She quickly stepped forward, snatched the letter from Ling Yuxuan, and read it carefully, instantly coming back to her senses.
The contents of the letter revealed that not only had Miao'er fallen into their hands, but also that Ling Zhiyuan and others had been captured on their way back to the capital.
The enemy demanded that Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan go unarmed to meet them ten miles away, at the southeastern corner of Langcang Mountain. It was clearly stated that if they did not arrive by the deadline, Miao'er, Ling Zhiyuan, and Ling Yuer, along with everyone else, would be executed.
From this tone, it seemed that the true target of the enemy was indeed both of them.
If they were summoned to go, what could possibly be the ultimate goal of the enemy?
Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan were both quite puzzled, but despite their confusion, they still had to proceed.
In the end, after nearly an entire night of unchanging strategies and arrangements, during the late hours, Ziyan and her Demon Prince still managed to take a brief nap, unbothered by desires or ambitions.
By noon, they arrived at the designated meeting point—at the steps beneath the Pavilion on the southeastern side of Langcang Mountain.
Considering that the enemy would likely have people stationed near Xuan Wang Fu to observe whether the two of them would leave the city with anyone, everyone decided to have Wu Xiang and Li Yu take a detour through a secret exit at the back mountain of Heavenly Pivot Sect to set off first. They then planned to secretly ambush from a certain location on Langcang Mountain, waiting for developments.
They did not see Miao'er or Ling Zhiyuan, only a group of robbers all wearing fake Golden Masks.
Subsequently, Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan were taken to the Pavilion at swordpoint by these individuals. At the same time, they saw a tall and slender figure wearing a glaring platinum mask.
The mask was extremely dazzling under the sunlight.
"You finally made it!"
The Masked Man spoke in a low voice, but to Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan, it sounded strange; this person was clearly suppressing his voice using internal energy to alter his original tone.
This meant that he might be someone who had previously crossed paths with them. Or perhaps he was someone familiar to them!
Someone they had met? A familiar person?
Ziyan repeatedly flipped through her memories like searching through a book, trying to recall anyone she had known or seen who resembled this person.
Soon enough, without any doubt, the corresponding figure appeared in Ziyan's mind! She compared this person's stature and head shape behind the mask one by one.
Doubt arose in her heart, and after exchanging a glance with her Demonically Charming Man, they both saw a certain certainty reflected in each other's eyes!
The two exchanged faint smiles and knowingly turned their gazes back to the shining Platinum Masked Man.
"What do you want? Just say it!"
Ziyan spoke up casually.
"I want you! Are you willing to offer yourself to me?"
The Masked Man replied with a half-smile, then coldly chuckled.
"What use do I have for you? What you really want is the great Nation of Nanchu."
Ziyan scoffed, her eyes filled with disdain.
"A Nation is desired, but so is beauty. A capable woman like me will not be given up easily!"
The Masked Man unabashedly retorted.
"I understand now. Even with this broken mask, I know who you are. Stop pretending; if you're not tired, I am for you!"
Ziyan pondered whether she could provoke him into revealing his identity or if she should just remove her own mask.
Feeling that her identity might have been uncovered by Ziyan and the others, he realized they were not mere fools.
So he stubbornly held his ground, secretly calculating: as long as they had no real evidence, he just needed to ensure that anyone in the know would be silenced permanently.
With that thought, the Masked Man coldly snorted, "Little girl, since you've fallen into my hands today, you belong to me now. Hmph—take them all away!"
As soon as the Masked Man finished speaking, the group tightly bound Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan with ropes.
Then, surrounded by the crowd, they followed the Masked Man as they made their way along the mountainside to the other side of the mountain.
After about half a stick of incense's worth of time, they arrived at a cave on the other side of the mountain. They stopped and entered the cave.
The cave was deep, and after walking for quite some time inside, they finally reached a spacious chamber within the cave.
At the same time, they saw Ling Zhiyuan and Miao'er, who were also being held captive there.
Just as Ziyan was about to greet Miao'er, the Masked Man waved his hand. Immediately, another group understood and took Ziyan away from the cave to a deeper chamber.
After Ziyan was taken away, the Masked Man finally approached Ling Zhiyuan and asked, "Have you thought it over?"
Ling Zhiyuan merely shot him a glance and did not respond.
"Hmph! It doesn't matter. Now your beloved woman and your cherished son are here to reunite with you. Even without the Imperial Seal, I still have ways to find it. Come here—"
As soon as the Masked Man finished speaking, three or four other masked individuals stepped forward to restrain Ling Zhiyuan and placed a yellow brocade Edict on a table in front of him.
The gist of the Edict stated that Ling Zhiyuan, due to health issues, voluntarily abdicated the throne to Crown Prince Ling Xianjun in a certain year and month.
"Beast! That position I was going to pass on to you sooner or later; are you really so impatient?"
Ling Zhiyuan struggled to resist.
"No need for that. Your son can’t wait any longer. You were willing to kill your father and brother for this woman back then; I can do the same for our nation's beauty!"
Masked Man answered coldly.
Under the strong and rough force of the crowd, Ling Zhiyuan finally pressed his handprint on the yellow Edict. The only thing missing was the stamp of the national Imperial Seal.
A Subordinate handed the yellow Edict to Masked Man, who merely glanced at the contents of the Edict.
He then passed it to one of his most trusted followers and instructed, "You all handle this quickly and cleanly, leaving no future troubles!"
After giving the order, he turned around calmly and excitedly, intending to leave.
As he brushed past Ling Yuxuan, he cast a proud and disdainful glance at this brother he had never acknowledged.
Indeed, this person was none other than the current Crown Prince Ling Xianjun.
Why was Ling Xianjun so eager to ascend to that high position?
The ultimate reasons were threefold: The first was because of his mother. After Miao'er's identity was officially revealed, she hated Miao'er to the core, as the Emperor had been thinking about Miao'er day and night, which prevented him from formally making her his consort.
The second reason was that there had been too many precedents of emperors changing their heirs in the past. Given his father's deep feelings for Miao'er, what if? As long as he had not ascended to that throne, there could be more variables! Thus, he had to take the initiative—strike first.
The third reason was naturally to obtain the beauty he had long desired—Ziyan.
Now that these people were completely unguarded against him, allowing him to capture them in one fell swoop, Ling Xianjun couldn't help but feel delighted. He hadn't expected his coup to go so smoothly; it seemed that heaven was truly aiding him!
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