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The hem of the moon-white robe swayed, and it entered Zhu Yu's field of vision through the gap under the white veil. Even without looking up, she knew who was blocking their way.

Lu Chao was accompanied by four guards. Without saying a word, they pulled Lu Qing and the other three from the crowd to a quieter spot by the roadside and surrounded them, as if they were afraid that they would try to leave by force.

Not only that, Lu Chao's expression also looked a bit scary, with his brows furrowed and his expression even somewhat gloomy.

"What are you doing?" Lu Qing frowned upon seeing this, asking with a hint of displeasure in her voice.

"That's what I should be asking you." Lu Chao seemed to be trying to lower his voice, but perhaps because he was too angry, he didn't manage to lower his tone much. "Do you think that after causing such a huge mess before, you could only suffer some physical pain?!"

That's all because your father cherished the father-son relationship he'd had with you for over twenty years, and I did my best to plead for you. Otherwise, you wouldn't be standing here today, but would be in the West Market with Yan Daoxin!

You barely escaped with your life, even if you don't cherish your own life, don't you even consider Zhu Yu's feelings?!

She stood by you in the main hall, giving up the chance for a divorce, just so you'd drag her down with you again because of your impulsiveness and lose your head too?!

Lu Qing turned to look at Zhu Yu, seemingly a little conflicted, but in the end she steeled herself, took a step forward, and showed with her actions that she had no intention of giving up the original plan: "I admit that it was very unfair to her to take the risk with me, but Yan Daoxin is in this situation because of me. I have known him since childhood, we are from the same school, so he is like my brother."

I nearly caused his wrongful death, and you expect me to just stand by and watch his head roll without doing anything?!

"And what about me?!" Lu Chao seemed to be enraged by his words, and punched Lu Qing in the shoulder with considerable force, causing Lu Qing to stagger. "Aren't we brothers?!"

I risked angering my father to plead for you back then, and now you're planning this? Where do you intend to put me?!

As they spoke, the crowd on the street quickened their pace, chattering amongst themselves, some even jogging.

"Is it... almost time?" Zhu Yu was somewhat surprised, turning to look at Lu Qing and Lu Chao. "Why so early?!"

“My mind is made up, you don’t need to say anything more.” Lu Qing frowned and pushed Lu Chao’s arm away. “If I fail, I will take full responsibility. You have already stepped in to stop me today, so what happens afterward is naturally none of your business.”

As he spoke, he prepared to bypass Lu Chao and continue heading towards the West Market.

Lu Chao was unwilling to let him leave and immediately blocked him again. The guards behind him also blocked the runes and talismans that wanted to rush out with Lu Qing.

If it were Lu Chao, they might have some reservations, but the person in front of them was a guard. The talisman was not so polite and was trying to rush over with all their might. Lu Chao's guards were not to be outdone, and it looked like the two sides were about to clash.

"Calm down, both of you!" Zhu Yu couldn't stand it any longer and quickly spoke up to stop them. "If you start fighting in the street now, it will attract attention and cause trouble for both of you!"

"It doesn't matter." Lu Chao said with a gloomy face, "No matter how big the fuss gets, I'm still in the right."

For so many years, I've always considered you my own brother. This time, when you were in trouble, I did everything I could to protect you. If today you not only make it clear to me that you've never truly considered me a brother all these years, but also disregard all my previous efforts, then I've done more than enough for you today.

Upon hearing this, Lu Qing's expression naturally turned even more unpleasant, but he couldn't react drastically. Lu Chao was right; if the matter continued to escalate and attract attention, and was exposed, not only would his plan be impossible to implement, but it would also bring him even greater trouble.

Before, at least he had the status of a prince that could be stripped away, but now the only price he can pay for his every move is his life.

"Get out of my way." Lu Qing almost gritted his teeth, his voice squeezing out from between his teeth, "If I fail to save Yan Daoxin today because of your obstruction, I will never forgive you in this life."

“If Yan Daoxin dies, the person you should not forgive is yourself, not me.” Lu Chao had lost his initial earnestness and gave a cold laugh. “After all, I didn’t do these things on my own.”

I've already done everything I could for you out of brotherly affection, and now I can only do my duty to prevent you from causing trouble.

Lu Qing remained silent, straining to pass by Lu Chao.

Lu Chao remained silent, grabbing Lu Qing's arm with one hand and exerting force to prevent him from leaving.

The group remained in a stalemate. One wanted to leave, while the other wouldn't let him. Both were afraid of getting into trouble, so no one said a word or made any significant moves.

Zhu Yu stood anxiously to the side, looking around as the people on the street who had run to the West Market to watch the excitement became more and more hurried, and they all started to jog. There weren't many people left behind, it seemed that almost everyone who wanted to run to watch had already gone there, and even the people on the street became sparse, with only a few small vendors still guarding their stalls.

Rune Talisman secretly tensed his arms, his muscular physique almost bursting through the cheap coarse cloth clothes he was wearing.

Lu Chao's guards were not to be outdone, glaring back with cold expressions, their hands on the hilts of their swords, as if they were just waiting for Lu Chao's order to draw their swords.

The stalemate lasted only a short while before a commotion arose in the distance. Lu Chao turned his head slightly, signaling a guard to go and investigate.

The guard ran off quickly, then rushed back in the blink of an eye: "Sir, it's the West Market. The executions are over."

As soon as he said this, Lu Chao's brows relaxed, and the hand that had been tightly gripping Lu Qing's arm loosened.

Lu Qing was also slightly taken aback, then pushed aside Lu Chao who was blocking her way and ran towards the West Market.

Fuwen, Fulu, and Zhuyu followed closely behind. Lu Chao's guards made a move to stop them, but stopped when they saw Lu Chao raise his hand to signal them. The five of them watched the four of them run away.

"Are you still there?" Lu Chao's gaze was still fixed on the end of the street, where Lu Qing's figure had disappeared, but he asked a question out of the blue.

The guard beside him already understood, glanced at him, and shook his head: "He's not here, he's already left."

"Then let's go back too." Lu Chao's face returned to its usual calmness. He nodded slightly and led the four guards in another direction of the street.