The Demonic Crown Prince

"Then shake them off."

Li Yuan smiled slightly, showing little surprise.

To be honest, he would be a little disappointed if no one was following him!

That proves that he did not attract enough attention from Black Wind Horn.

Under the cover of night, the group weaved through the crowd and returned to their camp.

……

Black Wind Horn.

"Deacon Fang, those people are no ordinary people; they are too cunning. We lost them."

Two lean and capable men knelt before the woman, speaking in fear.

The woman surnamed Fang nodded thoughtfully, but did not punish them. She simply waved her hand and said, "Understood."

"It seems this matter is not simple."

Fang Li narrowed his eyes, pondered for a while, then turned and walked into the inner room.

When she came out later, she was dressed in black night clothes, and she left Black Wind Corner alone, disappearing into the night.

Half an hour later, in the palace.

Funing Garden.

Chamber of Secrets.

Li Feng sat there, quietly gazing at the woman in black before him.

"Your subordinate, Fang Li, pays his respects to Your Highness the Third Prince. I have important information to convey to you."

Fang Li knelt down in front of Li Feng.

"Speak," Li Feng nodded.

"Today, several uninvited guests arrived at Black Wind Horn, actually wanting to buy fighting slaves... In the end, I told them to come back tomorrow, and then I immediately came to report to the Third Prince."

Fang Li recounted the entire situation in detail.

"Buy a fighting slave to guard your house? Ha! Fighting slaves are all ferocious and violent. Who would dare buy one to guard their house?"

Li Feng smiled slightly.

"Therefore, I feel that something is amiss and I fear there may be something serious behind this, so I am reporting this to Your Highness the Third Prince."

Fang Li said in a low voice.

"Who do you think would want to buy fighting slaves?"

Li Feng asked slowly.

"Your subordinate is incompetent; I failed to keep an eye on him, and now I dare not make any presumptuous guesses or judgments!"

"Please feel free to speak."

"I have seen countless people. Although that person changed his makeup and appearance, I can still tell that he is no ordinary person."

Therefore, it is very likely... that it is King Li Yuan of Qin.

"Haha, Fang Li, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Yes, it must be him."

Li Feng laughed. A glint of shrewdness appeared in his eyes as he continued, "He has now survived multiple assassination attempts and must be as frightened as a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow."

The people around him were definitely not enough to shoulder the responsibility of protecting him. He wanted to find some real experts to be his bodyguards or even form an elite security force.

Therefore, it can only be him.

"In that case, what should I do?" Fang Li asked in a low voice.

"It's simple, just try killing him."

My good second brother Li Jun is always hoping for Li Yuan's death, isn't he? If we kill him, it will just fulfill his wish.

Even if I can't kill them, it doesn't matter. I can use them to cause trouble for my fourth and fifth brothers.

Anyway, they haven't been idle these past two days, so let's just let them be even busier.

Especially my fourth brother, who has already been enfeoffed, is still restless in Lingnan. It would be good to give him a hard time.”

Li Feng smiled darkly.

"Understood, Your Highness." Fang Li nodded emphatically.

"Go ahead and ask my good second brother for his opinion."

After all, you were the Nightshade leader he carefully cultivated, specifically planted in Blackwind Horn to monitor the fourth and fifth brothers.

Li Feng smiled and nodded.

"If it weren't for the Third Prince, my younger sister and I would have been sold into a brothel long ago, where we would have suffered a fate worse than death."

"For the rest of my life, I will only be loyal to His Highness the Third Prince!"

Fang Li bowed his head and said.

"Of course I believe you," Li Feng nodded.

"I'm leaving." Fang Li stood up and disappeared back into the night.

"The fourth and fifth brothers are just two fools who have been played for a fool. They're still fighting like dogs. It's really boring."

My older brother, on the other hand, kept giving me surprises.

My dear brother, I hope you don't die so soon.

Only in this way will my life not be lonely.

Li Feng stood up, coughed lightly a few times while covering his mouth, looked at his pale face in the bronze mirror, and smiled as he spoke.

……

Duanfu Garden.

"I want you to kill Li Yuan at all costs. If necessary, we can frame Lao Si and Lao Wu. After all, Black Wind Horn was their doing."

Li Jun, wrapped up like a white rice dumpling, stared at Fang Li and said through gritted teeth.

"Your subordinate will do everything in my power!"

Fang Li nodded emphatically, but deep in his eyes, there was a hint of disdain.

This good-for-nothing is worlds apart from the Third Prince. If you really follow him, you'll only die!

……

Silent all night.

The next morning, after breakfast, Li Yuan went to the capital, while Xu Shuying stayed behind.

Since there were no reliable female relatives, Li Yuan didn't need to worry about Xiao Guizi, the young eunuch who had grown up with him since childhood, serving Xu Shuying.

Upon arriving in the capital, Li Yuan made his way through the city, making sure no one was following him. Then, he went directly to a dark alley in the capital and entered through a pitch-black door.

That place was also a hidden location of the imperial edict factory.

After waiting for half an hour, Wang Dahai arrived.

"Your Highness, what brings you in such a hurry? And why have you even found my hiding place?"

Wang Dahai asked with a smile, but there was a hint of estrangement in his eyes.

Li Yuan had already exhausted all his favors with him, yet he still didn't know his limits, which made things difficult for him.

"I'm here this time to provide some clues for the case that Wang Changgong is investigating."

Li Yuan laughed heartily, as if he hadn't noticed anything.

"A clue?" Wang Dahai was taken aback; he was currently troubled by this case.

As the investigation progressed, he discovered that the case was shrouded in mystery, making it difficult for him to make a decision.

However, if there is no progress in the short term, Emperor Jinglong will blame him, and he will be under great pressure.

"That's right. Yesterday, I planned to lure the snake out of its hole. If Eunuch Wang could bring his men to follow me, we would surely gain something."

Li Yuan nodded.

"Really?" Wang Dahai raised his sparse eyebrows.

"Absolutely!" Li Yuan laughed heartily.

Then, he recounted what had happened at Black Wind Cape the previous night.

"Is Your Highness certain that going to Black Wind Corner again will lure out the snakes?" Wang Dahai asked, staring at Li Yuan.

"I just want to say that I would be very disappointed if they couldn't guess who I am," Li Yuan said with a smile.

After careful consideration, Wang Dahai nodded emphatically, "Alright, tonight, I will personally lead the elite troops of the Imperial Guard to hunt down the culprit!"

Should I say thank you?

Li Yuan said with a half-smile.

"No need, it's my duty. As for our relationship, it ended after yesterday's wedding banquet."

Our family is only responsible to the emperor on the dragon throne!

Wang Dahai shook his head.

"Understood. If only there were more people like Eunuch Wang in this court!"

Li Yuan sighed deeply; those words were sincere.

Wang Dahai paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Your Highness, as someone directly involved, would you like to know the results of the recent interrogations of those assassins?"