Watching Dongfang Yuan fall off the cliff, several black-clad men exchanged glances and then spoke.
"Do we still need to go down the cliff to look for him?"
"Look for what? Falling from such a high cliff, even if he didn't die, he'd be severely disabled. There are jackals and wild beasts in the mountains. He'll surely be devoured by the beasts sooner or later. Why should we waste our time?"
"I think so too. How about we go back quickly to report? There are scraps of the Third Prince's clothes left on the cliff. We can take them back as proof."
After the bloody turmoil, the area around the cliff returned to calm. If it weren't for the bodies lying all over the ground, what had just happened would seem like a nightmare.
The group of black-clad men came and went in a hurry. After confirming Dongfang Yuan's situation, they quickly left the scene.
However, these people didn't notice that not far away, in the bushes in the darkness, several pairs of eyes were watching their every move.
Inside the tent of the Crown Prince in the Dan Kingdom's military camp.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, the operation was a success. Our men secretly pushed the boulders down the mountain at night and smashed many of their men to death or injury. Finally, we shot the Third Prince, and he fell off the cliff with his horse!"
Hearing this, Dongfang Qi, the Crown Prince, looked overjoyed. "Are you sure you succeeded?"
"Absolutely, Your Highness. Here are the scraps of the Third Prince's clothes left on the edge of the cliff when he fell. There's still blood on them."
Dongfang Qi took the scraps and looked at them. He was sure that these pieces of clothing indeed came from Dongfang Yuan's clothes. "Did you go down the cliff to check? We need to see him alive or dead. We can't be careless about this!"
The several black-clad men exchanged furtive glances with a guilty conscience, and then they all spoke in unison.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, our arrow definitely pierced through the back of the Third Prince. Moreover, the cliff is very high, and there are many jackals and wild beasts at the bottom. The Third Prince couldn't have survived."
Dongfang Qi seemed to be deep in thought for a while. Then his brows gradually relaxed. "Well, you did a good job. After this Prince successfully captures Stone City and returns to the capital in triumph, I will surely reward you handsomely!"
Hearing this, the several black-clad men looked overjoyed. They quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed. "Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince, for your grace!"
After the subordinates left the tent, Dongfang Qi's face showed a cold and proud sneer in the light of the candle.
Dongfang Yuan, Dongfang Yuan, as the saying goes, one mountain can't accommodate two tigers. How could this Prince let you steal my credit.
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At the same time, inside the Yuan Kingdom's military camp.
Several secret guards sent out signals. Helan Yanting, who was drinking and chatting with the soldiers, keenly heard the noise. He immediately turned around and told General Shi beside him to take charge of the situation, and then he left.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of the Dan Kingdom has attacked the Third Prince. Not long ago, a team led by the Third Prince was suddenly attacked by boulders. The Third Prince himself was shot by an arrow and fell off the cliff with his horse!"
After the secret guard reported the situation, he looked at Helan Yanting. "Your Majesty, shall we go down the cliff to search for the Third Prince?"
"Don't be hasty. If he is destined not to die, this matter is surely not over yet. But if he really died this time, it would be a waste of time to search for him."
"Your Majesty is absolutely right!"
"Go down first. Report any news immediately."
After the secret guard left, Yan Qi, who was following Helan Yanting, couldn't help but speak.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of the Dan Kingdom is really stupid. He can be so cold-blooded as to harm his own brother. If Your Majesty hadn't left him as a clue to find the real culprit, he would never have been allowed to live until today."
Helan Yanting stroked the ring on his finger and spoke thoughtfully. "The royal family of the Dan Kingdom has long been in a complete mess. The emperor is close to villains and far from loyal ministers. The loyal officials in the court have been persecuted."
"The reason why the Crown Prince dares to be so arrogant is ultimately because he has the backing of the Queen. However, the situation of the Dan Kingdom's royal family has little to do with this King. This King is actually happy to watch the fight between the snipe and the clam so that this King can reap the benefits as the fisherman."
Yan Qi nodded. "Your Majesty is wise!"
After the conversation between the master and the servant, Helan Yanting turned around and looked at the soldiers who were still chatting and having a good time around the bonfire. After a moment of silence, he turned around with his hands behind his back and walked towards the tent where Feng Yunshu was.
He was still worried about how Feng Yunshu was doing. Whether she was still dizzy from the alcohol.
When he walked near the tent, Helan Yanting looked up at the tent. Against the warm yellow candlelight, the graceful figure of a young woman was reflected on the tent.
It seemed that Feng Yunshu was talking to Ziyuan. The master and the servant were chatting and laughing.
Helan Yanting couldn't help but feel relieved. A faint smile appeared on his lips, and he quickened his steps.
When he entered the tent, Helan Yanting saw "Feng Yunshu" and "Ziyuan" talking beside the couch. When he came in, "Feng Yunshu" immediately turned to look at him, but her expression was a bit... dull.
"Your Highness, you're here."
"Feng Yunshu" looked at the person coming and immediately smiled, even raising her hand and waving.
"Ziyuan" also turned around and saluted. "Your Highness."
Helan Yanting looked at this "Feng Yunshu". His expression gradually became complicated. He stood still on the spot for a while and frowned.
"You're not Yunshu?"
After saying that, Helan Yanting threw out his fan. The fan hit the head of "Feng Yunshu". With a "pop", the person who was still lively just now suddenly started to smoke on top of their head. The next second, the whole figure became a paper figure and floated to the ground.
Helan Yanting glanced at the paper on the ground, and then casually glanced at the "Ziyuan" beside him. Before he could take action, "Ziyuan" suddenly started to smoke and turned into a paper figure with a "bang".
Helan Yanting's expression became even more solemn. He turned around and strode out of the tent.
"Yan Qi, immediately prepare a horse for this King."
Seeing Helan Yanting's cold and solemn expression, Yan Qi couldn't help but be surprised. "Your Majesty, it's already late at night. Where are you in such a hurry to go on horseback? What's going on?"
Helan Yanting looked up at the vast night sky. His eyes were slightly cold. "This King is going to look for someone."
"Look for someone? Who is Your Highness going to look for?"
Helan Yanting glanced in the direction of the tent but didn't say anything. Yan Qi quickly understood. Could it be that the Princess was missing?
"Immediately prepare a horse. Don't waste any time."
Helan Yanting's face was as black as if covered by dark clouds. Yan Qi didn't dare to say anything more. He quickly nodded and turned around to prepare the fastest horse.
At the same time, Feng Yunshu, with Ziyuan and Xiaoling, had already appeared on the way to the Dan Kingdom.
Just now on the road, Feng Yunshu saw what had happened in the tent through the paper figure she had created with her spiritual power. When she saw Helan Yanting appear, she was stunned for a moment, and then quickly remotely controlled the paper figure to speak and greet.
However, she never expected that Helan Yanting would discover so quickly that the paper figure was fake and directly beat it back to its original form.
"We have to speed up. I'm afraid His Highness the King has already started chasing us by now."
Feng Yunshu was worried that riding a horse would make too much noise, so she directly used her spiritual power to fly through the air on a cloud. But because her spiritual power hadn't fully recovered, and she also had to keep an eye out for the whereabouts of Qingzhu along the way, she didn't dare to fly too fast.
Now, she was worried that she would be caught by Helan Yanting, and something unexpected might happen. So she could only speed up.
"Ziyuan, hold on to me tightly. I'm going to speed up."