Did the Seventh Prince attend court today?

Despite the three kidnappers' repeated attempts to dissuade him, Yi Xunyuan reluctantly left the cave, looking back every few steps.

The deer let out a long sigh and quickly wiped its paws with its sleeve. Although it hadn't touched anything, it still felt disgusted!

He said to the Pixiu, "Go find Cang Shuyue quickly! The situation has changed; I can't stay here any longer!"

Firstly, I'm afraid I might lose control and kill Yi Xunyuan. Secondly, I'm afraid Yi Xunyuan will realize what's happening and recognize me. Either way, it will alert him!

Just thinking about Yi Xunyuan's blatant gaze and lewd expression makes his hands itch. To make matters worse, this guy is a masochist; hitting him is a reward for him, which is driving him crazy.

Pixiu scratched his head, "But how am I supposed to tell him? Don't write some kind of blood oath again, I'm afraid Cang Shuyue will vomit blood again."

Youlu frowned in distress. This was indeed a problem, and she didn't want to upset her boyfriend any further.

[Got it!]

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he said, "Go and pick a few larger leaves; I need them."

Pixiu knew he was full of tricks, so it didn't ask any more questions and obediently flew out of the cave.

It was already dark. Because of Yi Xunyuan's arrival, everyone in the village went to drink, and there was no one guarding the cave. The Pixiu was able to swagger in and carry the leaf into the cave.

A deer took a palm-sized leaf, selected the thickest one, and used its fingernail to pinch out two characters on it: "易" (Yi) and "灭" (Mie).

[That's it? Can Cang Shuyue even understand it?] Pixiu expressed doubt.

[Don't underestimate the bond between lovers!] A deer stuffed a leaf stem into its mouth. [Go quickly, but don't bite it open.]

The Pixiu nodded, patted its chest, and said, "Leave it to the beast!"

As it turns out, the worries about the deer were not unfounded.

Although Yi Xunyuan was dissolute and licentious, he was quite intelligent, which was why Yi Qiuwei was unwilling to give him up. After carefully questioning the three men, Scarface and the others, he quickly discovered something amiss.

The timing of Su Yun'er's appearance was too coincidental.

Based on the timing of the Crown Prince's return to the capital, he deduced the time the Crown Prince passed through Cizhou. He then compared this with the time Su Yun'er appeared and found that the two were only one day apart. Moreover, Su Yun'er looked remarkably similar to Xiao Yunlu.

One coincidence is one coincidence, but two coincidences combined are definitely not as simple as just coincidences.

Clearly, it was Xiao Yunlu who discovered the truth behind the Cizhou kidnapping case, and in order to investigate, he disguised himself as a woman and infiltrated the thieves' den.

Upon reaching this conclusion, Yi Xunyuan breathed heavily with excitement.

It's Xiao Yunlu, it's really Xiao Yunlu!

The thought that he had almost touched the foot that had kicked him made him tremble with excitement.

He couldn't wait a moment longer and immediately went into the cave to confirm his conjecture.

However, Cang Shuyue's arrow was even faster than his.

With two whooshing sounds, two henchmen fell to the ground. Cang Shuyue descended like a god, riding Hongfu into the heart of the mountain stronghold, firing arrows in rapid succession, followed by screams of agony.

"Take them all!"

At a command, several shadowy figures hidden in the darkness soared into the air and, together with the guards who arrived behind them, pounced on the kidnappers who were gathered together drinking and eating meat.

Suddenly, something unexpected happened, and the thirty-odd people in the village were surrounded before they could even react.

The guards brought by Yi Xunyuan reacted the fastest, shouting, "Protect the young master and get out of here!"

Four guards escorted Yi Xunyuan as he rushed out.

Cang Shuyue's gaze was like that of an eagle as he looked at Yi Xunyuan, who was about to break through the encirclement, and deftly drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

A sharp whistling sound rang out, and a glint of cold light approached. Yi Xunyuan wanted to dodge, but it was too late. His shoulder was instantly pierced by a sharp arrow.

"Ah—!" he screamed as the powerful force of the arrow knocked him to the ground.

Yinwu seized the opportunity to capture the man.

Seeing this, the four guards dared not make any further moves and put down their weapons.

Pixiu returned after delivering the message and stayed by Youlu's side, afraid that Yi Xunyuan would come and harass his boss.

The human and the beast were sitting in their cage, chins in hand, lost in thought, when suddenly the sounds of fighting came from outside. A deer jumped up in surprise, "It must be Cang Shuyue!"

Pixiu's jaw dropped in astonishment. "Wait, he actually understood those two words on the letter?"

It had only been half an hour since it sent the message back, and the kidnappers were still having a welcome banquet when Cang Shuyue led his men to attack.

It was just about to go out and join the fun when Cang Shuyue rushed in, ripped off the chains, and carried the person out of the cage.

The Pixiu stared in disbelief. "What?! Bro, could you be any faster?"

Cang Shuyue still held the bow in his hand, picked up Youlu with one hand, buried his face in his chest and rubbed against him affectionately, whispering, "I've come to pick up the baby."

Youlu hugged the big head in front of her chest and sweetly pouted, "It's been another day since I last saw you, I miss you so much, brother."

"I miss the baby too." Cang Shuyue looked up and captured his lips.

"Master, outside..."

Yinwu, who had been chasing after them, braked in time, swallowed the words that were about to come out, and retreated with a forced smile.

After a long, lingering kiss, Yu Lu, slightly out of breath, patted the shoulder of the person beneath her and reminded him with a blush, "Brother Yin Wu is still waiting outside."

"Mmm." Cang Shuyue lightly pecked his slightly swollen lips, and then swaggered out of the cave with him in her arms, arriving at the open space of the mountain stronghold.

A group of people were bound hand and foot, forced to kneel on the ground, awaiting their fate.

Yinwu stepped forward and cupped his hands, saying, "Master, the thirty-four people in the village, plus Yi Xunyuan and his guards, make a total of thirty-nine people, and they are all here."

Cang Shuyue nodded and threw the bow in his hand over.

Yinwu's hands suddenly sank, and he almost missed catching it.

It wasn't that Yin Wu was weak, but rather that the bow was specially made and weighed over a hundred pounds. It was normal that Cang Shuyue couldn't catch it when it was suddenly thrown at him.

Yi Xunyuan was forced to kneel at the front. When he saw Cang Shuyue carrying Youlu over, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, followed by an excited shout: "Xiao Yunlu! It really is you!"

Ignoring the still-bleeding wound on his shoulder, he struggled to lunge forward, but was stopped by the guards behind him who held a knife to his neck.

The deer instinctively pulled its feet back.

Cang Shuyue thought he was frightened by Yi Xunyuan's crazy appearance, so she patted his back reassuringly, "Don't be afraid, he can't hurt you."

A deer pouted and complained, "He tried to touch my feet."

As passing clouds obscured the moonlight, Cang Shuyue's eyes darkened, and he said coldly, "Kill them, then cut off their hands and feet and send them to the Yi family."

Only then did Yi Xunyuan realize his fear, and he shouted, "You can't kill me! I am the eldest grandson of the Duke of Anguo, the eldest son of the Minister of War, and the sole heir of the Yi family! If you kill me, the Yi family will not let you off!"

"So what?" Cang Shuyue turned around with the person in her arms, not even glancing at him.

Yi Xunyuan cried out in panic, "I have a mother-child Gu poison inside me! If I die, the Yi family will find out immediately and send people to Cizhou to investigate. Then your plans will be over!"

"I know all the connections within the Yi family; keeping me alive is more useful than killing me!"

It has to be said, some people are tempted.

Killing Yi Xunyuan would certainly be satisfying, but if it could be used to break the human trafficking network, then it would be well worth it.

The difference between momentary pleasure and the lives of hundreds or thousands of abducted girls awaiting rescue is crystal clear.

Of course, this is on the premise that Yi Xunyuan will honestly confess. If he dares to play tricks, there are plenty of ways to make people wish they were dead.

Glancing at Yi Xunyuan, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog, Youlu put her arm around Cang Shuyue's neck and shook him, whispering, "How about we spare his life for now?"

Cang Shuyue pursed her lips and didn't speak.

He remained silent, which You Lu took as tacit agreement. You Lu then raised his voice and said, "Brother Yinwu, have someone apply some medicine to him. He still has a great use for us. Don't let him die."

Yin Wu bowed and replied.

Cang Shuyue lifted her foot and left.

Seeing this, Yi Xunyuan lay sprawled on the ground, shouting at the deer's retreating figure, "Xiao Yunlu! I want to be your dog! Just let me stay by your side, and I'll tell you everything!"

The arms binding Cang Shuyue's legs tightened suddenly. Ignoring her cries of pain, Youlu quickly covered Cang Shuyue's ears, shouting, "Don't listen! Don't listen! It's just a mad dog barking!"