Attacks

"Your Majesty" BeiYau approached the Crown Prince who was sitting behind his desk.

"What's wrong Bei?"

BeiYau raised his head, he stood beside the Crown Prince who was busy checking his files which CiaoTi had delivered that morning as usual.

"There is a movement of several people suspected of being part of the Clan Black Water in the center of the city. I will bring some people to chase after them."

Not long ago in the middle of the bustling city of SanPo, among the many vendors on the market street and the merchant carts.

"Hairpin! High quality!"

"Buns! still warm and delicious buns!"

The voices of merchants were heard loudly on every street corner. Some people dressed as commoners who were none other than the special guards of the Crown Prince were standing watching with sharp eyes at the few men in black who looked suspicious around the merchants and visitors. Some of the youngsters gave the code to creep following the people who walked behind the alleys between buildings and immediately chased after them quietly.

Back to the Crown Prince's workroom.

"Just keep an eye on them, don't take any action yet. The Black Water clan is famous for their very high level of vigilance so it's very difficult for you just to find them in the city. There's a chance they might purposely distract you, Bei," LuoXiang said calmly while flipping the report on the table in front of him.

BeiYau widened his eyes. He didn't think that far, he bowed his head to the Crown Prince.

"I almost didn't think about that. Your Majesty is very wise, those people may be playing tricks on us"

LuoXiang waved his hand at CiaoTi to leave them. His conversation this time with BeiYau might be a bit secret. The man lowered his head and retreated in an orderly with the two other officials of the state administration.

"Heh, Father, intending to invite the State Counselor to stay in the Southern palace, in one of the pavilions for the state officials. Father said the Advisor's old age makes it impossible for him to travel long distances back and forth every day from his home in downtown SanPo."

"Your Majesty, that's mean."

The Crown Prince nodded.

"Yeah, it's not a weird thing for state officials to live on the palace grounds. But before that, the Advisor had resigned and Father had already given him a big house in the center of the city. And now he asks the old man to come in again, what a worrying thing"

"Your Majesty, doesn't it better like this? To keep an eye on the enemy at close range rather than not knowing their exact position. I will deploy additional guards at Concubine Hua's residence to prevent anything bad from happening."

The Crown Prince clenched his fists, thinking hard until his eyebrows rose sharply.

"Heh, those people, why are they so blatant? They don't even see me as the Crown Prince at all. But we'll see what they can do?"

....

In the detention room not far from the Crown Prince's palace.

The bright and calm mid-noon suddenly became chaotic because of a fire that suddenly appeared out of nowhere and spread to the damp dungeons.

"Fire! Fire!"

The little guards ran with buckets of water in turns running in and out to put out the fire. It had spread to the detention room at the corner and spread to the middle.

"Water water!"

Sitting in one of the detention rooms not far from the exit, YiFang was enjoying his nap but had to wake up due to the noise.

"Heh, what is it?"

He pulled his body up to see the guards being so busy running in and out in a hurry. The prisoners near the source of the fire started to panic.

"Quickly get us out of here you guys!" cried the prisoners,

Guards with keys rushed to open the prison locks and took out the prisoners who had previously been shackled with iron chains. They also opened YiFang's prison door.

"Hurry! get out!"

YiFang just obeyed when some prison guards shackled his legs and arms and pulled him out. Rather than die ridiculously in the room which is now almost completely engulfed in flames. It's a bit strange, YiFang thought, the dungeon is quite humid, and even the air can't get inside, how come there's a fire? He furrowed his brows in thought as he glanced back while the guards pulled his body and the other prisoners out.

When all the guards escorted the prisoners out suddenly from the trees not far in front of the detention house, so many people in black appeared. 

"Attack!"

Unmitigated, people dressed in black whose faces could not be seen attacked the guards who were less alert and killed them on the spot, even killing the prisoners who were still stunned.

Sheets!

Blood splattered everywhere. Some of the guards who were about to flee to inform others were mercilessly killed. Their necks were slashed by the sharp swords of the black-clad attackers.

"There's an attacker!" one of the guards shouted to inform the other. Some of whom might have fled in the chaos. The fire burned everything at reach and made everyone panic. YiFang had to dodge the attacks, with the guard who held him. They charged toward him, but that guard was no match for the attackers. YiFang widened his eyes. Whether they were enemies or friends who wanted to get him out of prison or even kill him? He couldn't let his guard down. Sure enough, the attackers advanced at him, YiFang's legs and arms were shackled by iron chains and dodged several times. He managed to grab the guard's sword that was lying lifeless nearby and fought back.

"Ting!"

"Damn it, who are you guys?"

.....

The sound of footsteps entering the Crown Prince's workroom. A young guard ran in haste and lowered his knees in front of the Crown Prince.

"Young Majesty, there is a fire and attacks in the prison."

The Crown Prince stood up from his seat, he glanced at BeiYau.

"Bei, go and see what happened. I will return to Plum Pavilion to protect BaiYing, it could be one or another diversion by the enemy"

BeiYau nodded, and he prepared to leave.

"Yes, Your Majesty"

Without thinking too long the Crown Prince along with some of his special guards left his workroom and rushed back to the Plum Pavilion. He had a bad feeling.

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