The prince's anger surged, An Fengchun broke into a cold sweat, lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.

There was a knock on the door, and An Fengchun walked in quickly from the outside, holding a secret letter sealed with fire paint in his hands, "Your Majesty, your prince's secret letter."

He Jiongming stood up and took it, opening it, his brows getting tighter and tighter. An Fengchun found a chance to survive, got up from the ground, went to the table and lit a candle.

After the crinkled letter was swallowed up by the fire and turned into ashes, He Jiongming also calmed down, "Marquis Wu'an arrived in Xuanzhou a month ago, and was invited back to Xingyang by someone from the palace a few days ago. The plan was cancelled. My father ordered me to return to Anzhou."

A plan that had been planned for several years was so easily scrapped? Erchun was stunned.

An Lunchun mustered up the courage to ask, "Since Marquis Wu An has left, why do you still need to cancel it? It seems like..."

He Jiongming waved his sleeves, and the ashes scattered on the table were blown up by the wind and flew everywhere, "Do you think that idiots like Xuanzhou Yamen can find disaster relief food so quickly?"

"Your Majesty, what you mean is that Marquis Wu An sent people to do this?" After An Fengchun asked, he felt relieved.

This time they were not defeated by Xuanzhou officials, but by Shen Shangzhi, the ever-victorious general of Great Xia. They were not ashamed.

"More than that." He Jiongming speculated, "The person who protected the Lin family's ship from Xiacai to Xuanzhou was also Shen Shangzhi."

"It must be! Just relying on the people in the escort agency on the ship, it is impossible for Jiachun to suffer repeated setbacks." An Jiachun, who was despised by the prince, would definitely shed tears of grievance if he were here.

An Fengchun suddenly said, "If Wu Anhou was on the boat, wouldn't he have already met Shen Ge?! If he didn't bring Shen Ge back to Xingyang, wouldn't that mean that he already knew that Shen Ge was not Shen Yanyi?"

The prince made another plan, but it failed before it even started. An Fengchun took an almost invisible step back.

He Jiongming was in a very bad mood, "The master who suddenly appeared next to Shen Ge must have been sent by that old man."

An Linchun was shocked, "Marquis Wu'an sent someone to protect Shen Ge? This...could it be that Shen Ge is Shen Yanyi?!"

An Fengchun shook his head, "If it's Shen Yanyi, can Marquis Wu An not take him back to Xingyang to recognize his ancestors?"

An Linchun asked, "If not, why did Marquis Wu An send someone to protect him?"

He Jiongming said coldly, "After my father learned about Shen Shangzhi's journey south, he sent people to chase him along the road and were about to take his life. When a flood broke out, Shen Shangzhi was injured and was washed away. I guess he rushed to the foot of Guanyin Mountain and was sunk. Ge was rescued, and then they boarded the Lin family's ship and entered Xuanzhou."

this……

If they had left Guanyin Mountain two days later, wouldn't they have been able to kill Shen Shangzhi?!!!

An Linchun and An Fengchun looked at each other with great regret.

Zhu Mengzhen, the prefect of Xuanzhou, and Shen Shangzhi were old friends. Since Shen Shangzhi came to Xuanzhou, it was impossible for him to miss Zhu Mengzhen. When Xuanzhou was flooded, Zhu Mengzhen would not stop Shen Shangzhi from saying good things in front of that boy in the palace.

With Shen Shangzhi here, even if the three affected states could not receive the relief money allocated by the court, they would still receive tax exemptions and exemptions, allowing the people of the three states to breathe.

In this way, Anzhou will not be able to ignite public resentment and will not be able to recruit a large army to conquer Xingyang!

Their years of hard work were in vain, Wolong Embankment exploded in vain, and his trip was in vain!

Shen Ge!!!

He Jiongming raised his hand and waved the candlestick off the table, "Lin Chun, you set off immediately, cut off Shi Qiqing's head and bring it back with your own hands. I want to leave a generous gift for Shen Ge."...

An Linchun clasped his fists and said, "I honor your order!"

After An Fengchun went out, An Fengchun put out the candles and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, if you kill Mr. Dongzhu, where is the prince?"

He Jiongming said coldly, "My father did ask me to let Shi Qiqing go, but in the hands of my eldest son, I will have the final say whether he lives or dies."

An Fengchun's scalp, which had just been relaxed, began to feel numb again. Everything went wrong for the Crown Prince during his trip. What should he do to make the Crown Prince happy?

An Fengchun rolled his eyes and had an idea, "Your Majesty, when will we return? When my subordinates arrive, they will capture Miss Lin to relieve your boredom on the way?"

He Jiongming's face really looked much better, "Double Ninth Festival

Well, it’s a good day to do something.”

Yuying quickly walked into the flower hall and whispered in the girl's ear, "Girl, there is news from the back alley of the government office. The man with the square face and short beard in Xu's courtyard left the back alley and went north. It seems he wants to leave the city."

Lin Ruyu stood up and confessed to the guests. After leaving the flower hall, she called Xian Yin and ordered, "Sister Xian Yin, Brother Luo, and the other seven people, immediately go find everyone at Shen Ge's side, follow An Linchun, and rescue Mr. Dong Zhu."

Xian Yin thought she heard wrong, "If we all go, only Xian Zhen will be left in the house. Besides, An Lunchun may not necessarily kill Mr. Dong Zhu, but should I leave half of the people to protect you?"

Lin Ruyu was very determined, "You don't have to worry about me here. An Linchun is the second master next to An Ziyuan. If it's not important, he won't send An Linchun out. You all will go. Even if An Linchun is going to help someone As a birthday gift, you must also knock him down with his body and all his belongings!"

"Yes." Xian Yin responded, and went to the front yard to meet Luo San and others, and quickly rushed to the North City Gate. The intuition of experts is extremely sharp, so many people following together will definitely alert the enemy.

After reuniting with the five people left behind by Shen Ge, everyone agreed that Luo San, who was the most skilled in martial arts, would follow An Lunchun and leave marks along the way, and everyone would follow the marks.

Mr. Dongzhu was kind to Shen Ge. If Mr. Dongzhu could not be saved, Shen Ge would regret it for the rest of his life. Everyone was holding back their strength and must not let Mr. Hou's savior leave regrets for the rest of his life at such a young age. .

It took five days to ride a horse from Xuanzhou to Hezhou Liyang. An Linchun ran wildly all the way, and everyone followed him closely.

"Uu——"

Five days later, on the official road, in front of the Liyang boundary monument, An Lunchun pulled his horse and looked around.

The dense and quiet mountain forests on both sides of the road made An Linchun wary. He pulled the horse in a circle, turned the horse's head, went down the official road, and entered the path.

After deliberately making a few laps and confirming that no one was following him, An Linchun abandoned his horse and walked into the mountains to a hidden valley thirty-five miles south of Liyang City.

He looked back, took off his hat, and raised a token in his hand.

The golden token is dazzling in the sun.

The man guarding the valley recognized the token, emerged from the dense forest, bowed and invited An Lunchun in.

An Linchun put away his token, walked into the valley by a familiar road, and asked the valley steward who came to greet him, "Where is Shi Qiqing?"

The steward of the valley replied respectfully, "Sir, he is studying in the Zhuyuan study room."

An Linchun ordered, "Go and prepare wine and food for me. I will kill Shi Qiqing and then eat."

Want to kill Mr. Dongzhu? The valley steward was frightened and saluted again, "Sir..."

"Go away!" An Linchun swung the knife and hurried to Zhuyuan's study. Although he didn't notice anything wrong, An Linchun felt something was wrong.

No matter what goes wrong, the most important thing is to cut off Shi Qiqing's head first and fulfill the Crown Prince's order.

After showing his token and retreating from the guards, An Linchun entered the Bamboo Garden and arrived outside the bamboo-covered study in a few steps. He met Shi Qiqing's eyes through the window with the scroll in his hand.

When Shi Qiqing saw the knife in An Linchun's hand, he knew that his death was coming...
Chapter completed!