Chapter 827: The Crown Prince's Whereabouts

"Kill!"

"Charge!"

The sudden appearance of the special forces left these wandering troops completely caught off guard.

"Who are you people?"

The bearded man in the lead turned pale and roared.

He threw off the woman he had been holding and drew his Curved Saber.

However, the men of the Dark Night Legion did not answer him.

At this moment, there was only one word in their minds.

Kill.

In their eyes, these fellows who had nothing but strength and lacked any discipline or organization were merely ants.

Just ants.

: rg

When ants ask questions, what need is there to answer?

Just kill them and be done with it.

What happened next terrified the wandering troops. They discovered that these men were top-tier in everything: individual combat prowess, utilization of the terrain, and the application of battle formations.

The bearded man was scared witless.

These people were too fast.

So top-tier that they had no ability to resist whatsoever.

No ability, no room to maneuver, nothing.

He looked into the eyes of these Longyan and immediately felt their overwhelming, surging killing intent.

His whole body shuddered.

They were not only fast, but also organized and disciplined.

Not just fast, but steady, accurate, and ruthless!

It was as if they had always been killing machines!

Their mission was to kill.

They were not human!

They were not human at all!

The bearded man dared not hesitate and let out a frantic roar.

If he didn't run now, when would he?

Kill!

"Run!"

From Longyan.

Dark Night.

If they didn't run now, it would truly be too late!

He knew that for the past few days, there had been such a ghostly, elusive unit on this Indian Continent. Many wandering troops had been slaughtered to the last by them; this unit was known as Dark Night.

However.

It was already too late to run.

This was Dark Night, they were Dark Night!

Encountering them meant the end for this band of wandering troops.

Those sharp blades, in the blink of an eye, had already begun to land on their throats, their necks, and their hearts.

Swift in movement, ghostly in form.

Following this, the scene became a one-sided slaughter.

These wandering troops, who usually threw their weight around in front of the common people, had absolutely no power to fight back against the Dark Night Legion.

Following that, the scene quieted down.

The commoners who had been captured by the wandering troops stared with wide eyes. Yes, they didn't even dare to let out a gasp.

A group of over two hundred people.

Soon, they became the ghosts of this place.

These must be a bunch of demons, right?

They did not know what their fate would be next. In this era of war, they had become accustomed to drifting with the tide. If not for this group of demons, had they been abducted by these wandering troops, they would likely have become members of these wandering troops themselves, then followed them to continue burning, killing, and looting across this land, turning their own butcher knives toward their former peers.

Strong.

Too strong!

Who would have thought.

Jiang Xuan merely waved his hand.

What about now?

They swallowed hard, waiting for the verdict of fate.

Longyan Jinghua.

The members of the Dark Night Legion, who from start to finish had only shouted "kill" a few times, left silently.

Leaving only the captives behind, looking at each other in dismay.

Grand Eunuch Zhou wore a face full of smiles.

Xie Tianyao smiled faintly: "Should I be happy?"

"Congratulations, Emperor! Congratulations, Emperor! Fifty million taels in Silver Notes will arrive this very day!"

Inside the Yangxin Hall.

Xie Tianyao sighed: "Is there any news of the Crown Prince?"

Only then did Grand Eunuch Zhou realize what Xie Tianyao was thinking about.

"Huh?"

Grand Eunuch Zhou looked bewildered; had he just tried to flatter the horse only to get kicked in the thigh? He hurriedly offered a sheepish smile.

Although he did not say it, that was his son after all. Even though emperors were heartless, Xie Fang was, after all, the Crown Prince he had personally appointed. It was not just a matter of the dignity of Xie Tianyao and the imperial court, but more importantly, it concerned the succession of the throne.

If he is alive, I want to see the person; if he is dead, I want to see the corpse.

The Crown Prince.

That's right.

"Emperor, people have already been sent out to search."

Grand Eunuch Zhou was drenched in cold sweat.

He would be fine even if he were dead; he could just appoint another Crown Prince.

The critical point was that he could not find anyone right now, and there was no information even if he had died.

He turned his head and glared coldly at Grand Eunuch Zhou: "I let him go search; will he search with any sincerity? Hmm?"

Grand Eunuch Zhou did not know how to answer.

Xie Tianyao gave a cold laugh: "Who is searching? The Vice Minister Liu?"

"Hahahaha."

Everyone wants everyone else dead.

Under these circumstances, how could Vice Minister Liu sincerely help Xie Tianyao find Xie Fang? More importantly, even if he found Xie Fang and killed him on the spot, who among you would know? In an era where information is not widespread, such things are not unheard of.

This matter is quite sensitive to speak of.

The hatred between Crown Prince Xie Fang and Vice Minister Liu is known to all.

It seems that the impeachments against Vice Minister Liu these days have not been without impact on Xie Tianyao.

Many say that Vice Minister Liu is currently in Liaodong just running a scam, harvesting the leeks.

Thinking of this, Grand Eunuch Zhou shuddered, dripping with sweat.

This is the Emperor starting to doubt Vice Minister Liu again.

Grand Eunuch Zhou took a deep breath; accompanying the Emperor is like accompanying a tiger, the Emperor's heart is hard to fathom.

In reality, he still harbors precautions against Vice Minister Liu.

On the surface, Xie Tianyao has naturally always supported Liu Zheng.

But.

This matter.

Must be considered.

Of course, this matter is not hard to understand.

With Xie Ling and Xie Fang defeated one by one by Vice Minister Liu, it is equivalent to the younger generation of the Xie Clan imperial family having been cleaned out one by one by this Vice Minister Liu. Xie Tianyao is already in his twilight years; he can hold on for another year, but what about after a year?

But.

Vice Minister Liu remains too powerful to be controlled.

Nowadays, the Eleventh Prince, Xie Ming, has shown increasing maturity and composure during this trip to Liaodong.

Slowly, the calls for Xie Ming to be named Crown Prince have also become more frequent.

Now the entire Longyan is speculating.

Will Xie Tianyao pass this empire to Xie Chan to inherit, and create a Female Emperor for Longyan?

What should be done?

How should it be handled?

But the question arises again: can a Female Emperor really suppress this Vice Minister Liu?

After Xie Tianyao passes into history and the Female Emperor ascends the throne, will Vice Minister Liu immediately usurp the nest?

In terms of lineage and blood relations, this seems to be nothing.

With the Female Emperor ascending the throne and Vice Minister Liu providing Assistance, the Longyan Dynasty would have a promising future.

Vice Minister Liu.

Was never any kind of saint.

This is not impossible.

Human desire is boundless.

Right now, he deeply envies Liu Dahao and Feng Sanniang.

Those two.

"Lao Zhou."

Xie Tianyao sighed deeply.

One son after another, all knocked down.

He really wants to have another one.

They even have a second child.

And what about himself?

Grand Eunuch Zhou suddenly smiled: "Emperor, the position of Crown Prince is of great importance and concerns the dignity of the imperial family. This time, Vice Minister Liu recovering the Imperial Jade Seal is indeed a great merit, but only with clear rewards and punishments can the majesty of the court's laws be shown. Vice Minister Liu failing to protect the Crown Prince is also a major fault."

Xie Tianyao's eyes lit up: "You mean..."

"Order Vice Minister Liu to search for the Crown Prince; I must see him alive, or see his corpse if he is dead."

"If there are any further mistakes, then we shall punish him; what does the Emperor think?"

Xie Tianyao heard this and slowly nodded: "Agreed!"