Mysteries of the Great Zhou Dynasty

Chapter 117 The second prince grabs the credit

“It’s the Second Prince…” Yan Mingzhang added.

"The Second Prince?" Su Zhan's face turned deathly pale instantly. He paced around anxiously, completely at a loss. "This Second Prince is notoriously cruel. He already sees the Sixth Prince as a thorn in his side. It's all over... If he finds out about the Sixth Prince's current situation, the Sixth Prince is definitely not going to survive!"

The second prince was born to the Imperial Noble Consort, so he was already of noble status. He was granted the title of prince at the age of ten, and he was also the eldest son. So he had long assumed that he was the only choice for the position of crown prince. Who knew that the sixth prince would suddenly appear.

The second prince lay languidly on the sedan chair carried by eight men. He slightly raised his eyelids and casually waved his hand, and the guards below drew their swords and cut down the Dream Eater.

"This Second Prince is too arrogant! He's actually riding in a palanquin carried by eight men!" Su Zhan's fingers trembled with anger. "Does he admit that he's the Crown Prince? He's not even pretending anymore! Isn't he afraid we'll impeach him?"

This palanquin is usually carried by eight people only by the emperor and empress. Even the crown prince can only use it on very important occasions. Yet this second prince is so blatantly using an eight-person palanquin!

“Perhaps he never intended for us to go back at all…” Rong Junye, who was usually taciturn, couldn’t help but express his dissatisfaction today.

"..." Su Zhan felt a chill run through his body, and his fingertips turned white.

"Don't panic, let's try to stall for time and let Miss Rui'er finish her acupuncture." Yan Mingzhang touched the jade flute to calm himself down. "Jing Jun, hurry back and report that Miss Rui'er will leave as soon as she finishes her acupuncture. Brother Mi Quan and I will try our best to hold him off."

"Take care of yourselves." Su Zhan agreed quickly, then ran off in a flash.

"Hey, isn't this Lord Yan and General Rong? Why are you here to greet me? I'm so apprehensive..." The Second Prince said this, but he remained lying on his side without moving.

"Your humble servant pays respects to Your Highness the Second Prince and wishes you boundless blessings and good health."

"This humble general pays his respects to the Second Prince. May the Second Prince live a thousand years!"

The second prince fiddled with a jade pendant in his hand, glancing sideways at the two of them. He had intended to make things difficult for them, but remembering he had important matters to attend to, he raised his chin and said, "Get up... Let's go find my good-for-nothing brother..."

"Second Prince, please wait." Yan Mingzhang stood calmly in the middle of the road.

"What, you want to stop me? I came here to find my sixth brother on Father's orders. If it weren't for you fools' incompetence, would I have made this trip myself?" The Second Prince sneered, glancing at the two men. "Get out of my way!"

"Your Majesty, I dare not, but the Valley of the Medicine King is extremely dangerous. I am just afraid that the Second Prince will be frightened." Yan Mingzhang still refused to give in.

The Second Prince flew into a rage, sat bolt upright, and hurled the jade pendant in his hand at Yan Mingzhang. Just as the pendant was about to strike, Rong Junye darted forward, caught it, and blocked the blow for Yan Mingzhang.

"Second Prince, please have some self-respect!" Rong Junye unleashed his inner strength, clenching the jade pendant tightly. His knuckles turned white from the force, and with a muffled thud, the warm jade pendant turned to dust in his palm. He slowly opened his hand, and the dust fell in a flurry, flowing between his fingers.

The second prince's face turned pale, and he sat up straight, involuntarily shrinking back. He only knew that Rong Junye was good at leading troops in battle, but he did not expect that his internal strength was so profound. Now that the two of them were so close, if Rong Junye made a move, wouldn't it be as easy as crushing an ant to kill him?
Several guards drew their long swords and knives and stood guard in front of the Second Prince's palanquin.

"What...what are you trying to do? Are you planning a rebellion?"

"This humble general dares not." Rong Junye clasped his hands, but his eyes showed no sign of backing down. "This humble general cannot allow the Second Prince to enter the valley. If anything goes wrong and the Emperor blames him, this humble general cannot bear the responsibility. I apologize!" The Second Prince swallowed hard, his eyes darting around slightly. He gently touched a small bell hanging there, and the bell rang crisply. The last person in the group quietly slipped out.

The second prince raised his chin, and several guards drew their long swords and surrounded the two of them.

"General, I apologize!" the leading guard said, his voice trembling slightly.

Rong Junye raised an eyebrow, a disdainful sneer appearing on his lips: "You guys?"

One of the guards attacked first, swinging his sword down. Rong Junye remained calm, dodging to the side and precisely seizing the guard's wrist. With a slight pull, the guard cried out in pain, and his sword clattered to the ground. Seeing this, the other two guards exchanged a glance and attacked simultaneously from both sides.

Rong Junye spun around and delivered a flying kick, striking one man in the chest, sending him flying. At the same time, he grabbed another man's arm and twisted it forcefully. With a "crack," the guard's arm dislocated, and his long sword fell to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, several people lay sprawled on the ground, groaning in pain. Rong Junye dusted off his sleeves and coldly surveyed the crowd: "Anyone else want to try?"

"All of you, get on!" The Second Prince slammed his hand on the palanquin, his voice trembling, whether from fear or anger, it was hard to tell.

Rong Junye was surrounded by his personal guards and gradually became exhausted. He suffered many injuries, but he still glared angrily and refused to give an inch.

"Brother Mi Quan, something's wrong, one person is missing!" Yan Mingzhang carefully scanned the group. "This is bad... a diversionary tactic!"

Upon hearing this, Rong Junye quickly broke free from the encirclement of his personal guards, grabbed Yan Mingzhang, and used his lightness skill to rush towards the hut.

"Brother Mi Quan, slow down... ah..." Yan Mingzhang was afraid of heights, and when his feet landed on the ground, his legs felt weak and his lips were bloodless.

Yan Mingzhang steadied himself and saw Mo Yun and Chang Feng knocked to the ground, lying there groaning in pain.

The guard who had just secretly left was about to push open the door. The man had an ordinary face; he would easily be lost in a crowd. Although he was dressed as a guard, he exuded a murderous aura. It was clear at a glance that he was a martial arts master in disguise. The Second Prince was determined to kill the Sixth Prince!

"Senior, wait a moment!" Yan Mingzhang was about to stop him when the man suddenly flung the door open, and a cloud of white powder instantly sprayed out. The man couldn't dodge in time and was hit squarely, with a lot getting into his eyes. The skin that came into contact with the powder instantly broke out in red rashes, and it looked like tiny blisters were about to pop out.

"Ah..." The man collapsed to the ground in pain.

"I told you to wait a minute! This is Medicine King Valley, there are poisonous things everywhere! How could you be so careless!" Yan Mingzhang shook his head helplessly.

Rong Junye stepped forward and, without hesitation, delivered the final blow.

"Hurry!" Rong Wanyin and Rui'er helped the Sixth Prince out from behind the bed, one on each side. The Sixth Prince looked like the acupuncture had been administered, but his eyes were still closed and his legs were weak.

"Miss Rong, let us take over!" Mo Yun and Chang Feng did a somersault and took over the Sixth Prince.

“You guys were faking it all!” Yan Mingzhang laughed, quickening his pace. “I knew it, you were shouting with such great energy.”