In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 208 Ascending to Heaven in One Step, Possessing the Strength to Uproot Mountains
"You...you dare to speak to His Highness like that!"

In the backyard of the county government office.

Su Zhen stood in front of a man who wasn't much older than her.

His face showed grievance, anger, and deep fear.

But he stubbornly held out his arms, blocking the way.

"You lowly servant, how dare you stop me?"

The man was both surprised and furious: "Have you forgotten the family rules?"

"Who's causing trouble here?"

At this moment, County Magistrate Cui Chenglin strode over, followed by Zhang Zhihong and several constables.

"Men, seize this scoundrel!"

Cui Chenglin shouted.

"My lord, I am a member of the Northern Office. The officials of the Northern Office sent me to serve the county magistrate. I am one of the county magistrate's confidants!"

Cui Chenglin cursed, "What county magistrate? What county magistrate is here?"

The man said, "It's the former Prince Jing! He just made a mistake, so Prime Minister Wang stripped him of his title. Now he's a county duke!"

Cui Chenglin cursed under his breath: Idiot!

He opened his mouth and shouted angrily, "Shut up! His Highness Prince Jing's title was personally bestowed by the Emperor. Who but the Emperor can strip him of it?"

"You wretch, how dare you be so disrespectful to His Highness when you are a servant?"

"Men! Seize him!"

Zhang Zhihong couldn't hold back any longer and stepped forward to twist his hands together.

He was twisted so hard he cried out in pain.

"Ouch! You dare touch me!"

"crunch..."

Xie Lingxin pushed open the door.

"Why is it so noisy?"

"See Your Highness!"

Cui Chenglin and the others all bowed in greeting.

"Your Highness, you've finally arrived! Tell these people to release me!"

Upon seeing Xie Lingxin, the man was overjoyed and called out to her repeatedly.

He wasn't completely stupid; he still knew to call out "Your Highness."

But his eyes held a hidden threat as he looked at Xie Lingxin.

Xie Lingxin was all too familiar with that look.

This person was Yan Jing, the eunuch who, along with Song Shenxi's servant, framed him for conspiring with Song Shenxi to commit treason.

In his memory, Li Ruiping was always manipulated by him in this way.

He would beat or verbally abuse them behind their backs.

Although he was treated with great respect in public, he often threatened him in secret.

Whenever things didn't go well, they would secretly cut back on his food or resort to underhanded tactics, using the dirty tricks of palace eunuchs to deal with Li Rui, causing him excruciating pain while making it impossible for anyone to see any external injuries.

Extremely insidious.

Unfortunately, the original Li Rui was too incompetent. A prince was bullied to this extent by a eunuch and dared not utter a word.

Otherwise, no matter how little he was valued, this dead eunuch wouldn't have survived until now.

A fierce glint flashed in Xie Lingxin's eyes as soon as she thought of this.

With a smile on his face, he said, "Isn't this Yan Jing? You're finally back."

Yan Jing nodded repeatedly: "It's me! Your Highness, please make him let go!"

Xie Lingxin ignored her: "What are you doing here?"

Yan Jing's eyes darted around: "What are you saying, Your Highness? I serve Your Highness, and of course I must stay by your side since Your Highness is here!"

Xie Lingxin glanced at Zhang Zhihong: "County Commandant Zhang, this Chief Steward Yan must be exhausted from the journey, he can't even speak clearly. Could you loosen up his muscles for me?"

Zhang Zhihong understood, a sinister smile appearing on his lips: "Your Highness, rest assured! I am a martial artist, and I am more than capable of loosening someone's muscles and bones!"

He was grateful and respectful to this Prince Jing, and he would never tolerate anyone yelling at him or speaking rudely to him.
If it weren't for the fact that he said he was a servant of King Jing, I would have already taught him a lesson.

How can we tolerate this now?
With both hands, I ran my fingers over his body and arms.

This is a technique commonly used by people in the martial arts world to dislocate tendons and bones.

He would not easily use his skills unless he encountered a truly wicked or evil person.

Yan Jing immediately let out a miserable howl.

"Ah—! Your Highness, spare me! Spare me, Your Highness! Ah!"

The pain was so intense that his eyes rolled back and his screams grew weaker.

Xie Lingxin then gestured for Zhang Zhihong to stop.

Zhang Zhihong released his grip, and Yan Jing collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

"Yan Jing, I ask you, who sent you back?"

Yan Jing looked up and found that the Prince Jing in front of him had become completely unfamiliar.

Is this still the same useless Li Rui who dared to bully others without daring to speak up?
Just standing there, his indifferent gaze sweeping over him, the hidden authority made him tremble involuntarily.

At that moment, he realized that the ridiculous rumors he had dismissed as absurd were most likely true.

His Highness Prince Jing's past cowardice and incompetence were all an act!

Thinking about this, I couldn't stop trembling all over.

I was the one who harmed him in the first place!

Having just been treated again by Zhang Zhihong using the technique of dislocating tendons and bones, how could he dare to show his former arrogance?
Kneeling on the ground, crying and shouting, without needing to be asked, he poured out all his "sins" one by one:

"Your Highness! I am innocent! It was Tian Quancao! It was that bastard Tian Quancao who forced me!"

"That bastard ordered me to fabricate a story and frame His Highness for conspiring with Grand Secretary Song to commit treason!"

"The letters found in His Highness's room were also planted there by this servant!"

"And another thing! That bastard Tian Quancao even sent me to trick His Highness into entering the capital!"

"He's incredibly rebellious! He tried to lure His Highness into the capital to be arrested! He deserves to die!"

"Your Highness, I was truly forced into this situation. I am utterly loyal to you and have no other intentions whatsoever!"

"You...you're shameless!"

Su Zhen's face turned bright red with anger upon hearing these words.

She pointed at him, her little mouth moved for a long time, but she only managed to utter these few words.

Cui Chenglin glanced at Xie Lingxin. He knew that there must be more to the case than met the eye in the Song Grand Secretary's treason plot.

I never expected it to be like this.

Wang Shoucheng is far too reckless.

Such despicable tactics show that they are not afraid of being questioned.

"shameless!"

Zhang Zhihong couldn't help but curse.

"Your Highness, such a shameless scoundrel is of no use to you. I would rather kill this eunuch for you!"

"Not urgent."

"No!"

Xie Lingxin and Cui Chenglin spoke at the same time.

The two looked at each other.

Xie Ling thought to himself, "Magistrate Cui, do you have any advice for me?"

Cui Chenglin smiled and said, "Didn't Your Highness already have a plan in mind? Why should I, a humble official, say anything more?"

Xie Lingxin waved her hand: "I am young and ignorant, and my actions are inevitably inadequate. I need Magistrate Cui to offer more suggestions and help me fill in the gaps."

Are you still young and ignorant?

I don't know where she learned these tricks from, she's incredibly cunning, practically a little fox.

Cui Chenglin thought to himself.

"Isn't Your Highness just worried about how to return to the capital? Since they want to lure Your Highness into the city, why don't you go along with it?"

Xie Lingxin actually meant the same thing, but he still pretended not to understand and asked, "If I fall into Wang Shoucao's hands, wouldn't I be walking into a trap?"

Cui Chenglin smiled as if he could read your mind, "Your Highness must have a backup plan, why hide it from me?"

Xie Lingxin glanced at the trembling Yan Jing and waved her hand: "Suzhen, County Commandant Zhang, take him away first."

"Yes, Your Highness!" x2
After the two escorted Yan Jing away.

Xie Lingxin then said, "Magistrate Cui, to be honest, I have already made an appointment to meet with Grand Secretary Song, Mr. Letian, and Mr. Mengde, and I originally wanted to ask them to escort me into the city."

Cui Chenglin was startled: "Could it be Mr. Bai Letian and Mr. Liu Mengde?!"

Xie Lingxin nodded: "Exactly."

Cui Chenglin opened his mouth.

Prince Jing had a past relationship with Grand Secretary Song, which he had anticipated. After all, if there were no connection whatsoever, Wang Shoucheng would not have falsely accused the two of colluding out of thin air.

But Bai and Liu were both renowned scholars.

Although his official rank was not as high as that of Grand Secretary Song, his reputation far surpassed it.

Its influence among scholars and literati was unimaginable.

How did His Highness Prince Jing get involved with these two people?
He was overjoyed and exclaimed, "In that case, there's absolutely no chance of anything going wrong!"

"If Your Highness invites these three to come here to greet you, I'm afraid Wang Shoucheng will find out and try to obstruct it. Given his domineering and autocratic style, it wouldn't be surprising if he forcibly blocked Your Highness and the others here."

"Now that Yan Jing is here, we might as well turn the tables on them. They will certainly be caught off guard. Your Highness should also write to the three elders and ask them to welcome us in the city."

"Once we enter the capital, and with these three supporting us, it will be impossible for Wang Shouchang to do anything he wants!"

Xie Lingxin was overjoyed: "Having a husband is like a fish finding water!"

Cui Chenglin: "..."

Could you please use a different phrase?
Although Cui Chenglin harbored some resentment, Xie Lingxin's behavior was truly pleasing to him.

Some things you know are false, but you still love to hear them!
Xie Lingxin had originally planned to do the same.

However, those in positions of authority should not compete with their subordinates for credit; instead, they should give them opportunities to demonstrate their abilities.

How would someone who has never been a leader in either of his two lives know this?
Have you never eaten pork or seen a pig running?
Read more books and newspapers, and watch TV shows and movies!
You can do it too!

He contacted Cui Hong through Baishitong and explained his plans.

Cui Hong was quite confident that he could invite Bai and Liu to come, and Wang Jian had already gone to see Song Shenxi.

I think we can invite them.

Moreover, Bai Juyi took the initiative to suggest that he was in a precarious situation and said he would personally invite a wise man to come to him.

According to Bai Juyi: Once that wise man arrives, His Highness Prince Jing will be able to rest easy!

Xie Lingxin never expected such a pleasant surprise.

but……

All arrangements are external forces.

Although Xie Lingxin was quite confident, she didn't intend to put all her eggs in one basket.

So after arranging everything, he retreated back into his room.

He took out the Blood Essence Pearl.

"Now it's up to you, don't let me down!"

Hold the Blood Essence Pearl in your palm, calm your mind, and let your thoughts explore it.

Suddenly, I felt as if I were surrounded by a sea of ​​blood.

He was engulfed by endless blood.

It penetrates into every pore and surges through every vein.

Fiery and masculine, like being scorched by flames or subjected to swords and axes.

Every inch of skin, flesh, and meridians seemed to be constantly scorched by flames and slowly torn apart by knives and axes.

The excruciating pain felt like a million needles piercing straight into my soul.

Xie Lingxin made various preparations, but still couldn't suppress the urge to shout.

His teeth were clenched so tightly they were grinding together, and a suppressed groan escaped from between them, like the low growl of a wild beast.

Wangcai stood guard at the door, glancing back every now and then.

The low growls sent chills down my spine.

Fortunately, it sensed that Xie Lingxin's aura was rapidly rising.

The blood and qi condensed, becoming almost tangible, and streaks of blood-red light shone through the cracks in the doors and windows.

Even it could feel the waves of heat coming from it.

He was secretly alarmed.

What treasure is this?
It actually has such miraculous effects?
Judging from this momentum, it seems they could rise to the top in one step, going from being completely powerless to being able to move mountains.

　Are they all being raised? Or have they been abandoned? The drop in subscriptions is making my heart sink...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)