dash;—-” Startled horses lifted their front hoofs and stood backwards. A fully armed soldiers from Chu Jing Kingdom jumps out and to block the forest. More men gathered and surrounded them.

The imperial guards rapidly took out their weapons and lead the horse’s head, tightly closing in on the cart to protect it.

“You b.a.s.t.a.r.ds, your highness will surely cut you all down….” the young man extended his head out while swearing, only to see the dire situation where all daggers are drawn. He was scared witless and went mute, then shrink his head back in, and soon after speaks while trembling in fear, “Po-Protect the cart, and quickly kill them all, your highness will reward you an awful lot of money, a-as well as women….”

“Clang” the battle has already started, and the imperial guards are too busy to hear his nonsense.

The captain of the guards carried the young prince on his shoulder, not caring if he had offended his liege. He then placed the prince on a horseback, while deflecting attacks from his side with his double edge sword. He ordered his companions at his side: “Everyone, counterattack!——“

The scene was an utter chaos. The young prince was frightened till his complexion turned pale, a sharp slash of air came from the back of his ears. How could a pampered and well protected prince not tremble in fear?

Even if these imperial guards martial arts are not weak, they were outnumbered and is quickly falling in disadvantage.

With a painful groan, the imperial guards behind the prince was wounded once again. But after a long time having sword strikes at their neck, they finally declared —— The rescue mission failed!

Although he was a prisoner of war, the young prince is unexpectedly not that afraid. He climb down and pretended to indignantly say: “I have nothing to do with it! They are the one who insisted on taking me by force, return to your Chu Jing King and inform him, that the thought of running away never occurred to me.”

The Chu Jing group commanding officer’s eyes flashes a trace of disdain. He replied expressionlessly: “Humbly asking the third prince of Bei Ling to allow us to take you back to the palace.”

The prince desperately implored that he had no partic.i.p.ation and pleaded innocence in one breath, standing up while patting the dust off his body.

Someone then said: “Get to cover Ming Qiang Yi, its difficult to defend you from sneak attack–” These words said were not lies at all. All of a sudden, everyone unusually quieting down. A drawn arrow from the bushes flew above the crowd of more than a dozen, aimed straight to the young prince’s chest. They tried but it was too late to guard against it. By the time they turned around, the arrow already fatally pierced the weak and fragile chest of the prince.

They could only hear an excruciating scream, as a dark red blood promptly dyed the cream colored silk robe thoroughly. The young prince was flabbergasted as he slowly stares at the tail of the arrow. He gasps few times till he’s paralyze then fell down.