In Huo Qing's opinion, his strike would definitely severely injure Linlong.
Due to this feeling, he even felt that he should capture the ringleader first and directly take down Linlong. This way, he would not have to worry about being attacked by the wooden rune figure behind him.
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Linlong was directly sent flying.
Huo Qing thought that Linlong was seriously injured by his strike. Hence, he immediately charged towards Linlong after his successful strike.
However, in the next moment, his expression turned ugly. Linlong had actually quickly stood up and swiftly floated away.
Crap! When he saw Linlong escape, Huo Qing could not help but scream in his heart.
This was because his pause had clearly given the wooden rune figure behind him an opportunity. Sure enough, in the next moment, a powerful fist force immediately attacked him from behind.
If Linlong had not left, he would definitely have captured Linlong and used him to deal with the wooden rune figure.
However, the only thing he could do now was to turn around and block the wooden rune figure's attack. However, he was weaker than the wooden rune figure to begin with. Furthermore, he was in such a hurry and was no match for the wooden rune figure. He was directly sent flying by the wooden rune figure's punch.
This time, he even smashed a nearby tree that required several people to wrap their arms around it, breaking it in half.
In an instant, the blood in his chest churned. Before he could stand up, the wooden rune figure's massive fist once again attacked him.
He could only bite the bullet and attack with his sword.
The force struck him once again and he was once again sent flying. This time, he directly spat out a mouthful of blood in mid-air. It was obvious that he had suffered a serious injury.
The wooden rune figure naturally would not let go of such an opportunity. After a few more punches, Huo Qing was directly smashed until he could no longer move.
When he saw Linlong walking over, Huo Qing unwillingly said, "Tang Li … where did you get this wooden rune figure … why is it so powerful …"
"It's a long story, so I won't tell you." Linlong indifferently said. Then, his expression suddenly turned cold. "You are following me on the South Jin King's orders. What did he discover?"
"Of course I won't tell you!" Huo Qing coldly said.
"That's not up to you." With a faint smile, Lin Long immediately placed a restriction on Huo Qing's body.
Once the restriction was activated, Huo Qing immediately rolled on the ground in pain. After a while, he begged for mercy, "Tang Li … I'll speak, I'll speak …"
Seeing this, Linlong finally removed the restriction. Huo Qing, who had experienced the pain of the restriction, immediately said, "I followed you not because of the King of the South Jin Kingdom, but because I felt that I could discover some of your secrets by following you. I just wanted to make a contribution."
"Is that so." Linlong nodded and heaved a sigh of relief.
"Then … can you let me go?" Huo Qing hurriedly asked.
"My apologies." As he spoke, the Runic Wooden Puppet beside Lin Long smashed a fist into his head, killing him.
After that, Linlong took the Space Stone from him and left.
Originally, Linlong wanted to hide in the palace and see if there was a chance to get the other half of the Cold Moon Ice Technique. But now that something like this had happened, he could only leave first.
In the future, I'll return when I'm stronger, Linlong thought to himself.
…
In the palace, a man dressed in official robes was brought in front of the First Prince, Wu Anbang. If Linlong was here, he would definitely recognize this person as Lord Gou.
"First Prince, you … what's the matter?" Lord Gou's voice trembled when he saw Wu Anbang.
"Tell me, where did Tang Li come from?" Wu Anbang stared at Lord Gou.
After the martial arts competition, someone close to Lord Gou came to him and told him that Tang Li came from a shady background. He seemed to have bribed Lord Gou to participate in the trial.
The person who told him was Lord Gou's trusted aide. The reason he told him was because he found out that Linlong actually came in first.
Linlong, who came from a shady background, actually had the possibility of marrying the Seventh Princess. If this matter was exposed, it would definitely be a great contribution. Moreover, if he did not expose it, the Emperor would eventually find out that there was something wrong with Linlong's identity.
Because of this, Lord Gou's trusted aide threw caution to the wind and directly told the First Prince about this matter.
In fact, after seeing Linlong come in first, Lord Gou also panicked. He originally wanted to run away, but who would have thought that before he could run, he would be caught by the First Prince's men.
"He … He is …" Lord Gou was so flustered that his tongue was tied. He did not know what to say.
"Don't worry, if you can reveal his background, I might spare your life!" Wu Anbang said coldly.
Hearing this, Lord Gou breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "First Prince, this humble subject does not know who that person is. I only know that he came in contact with me through a person named Yu Dalu."
"You don't know anything?" Hearing Lord Gou's words, Wu Anbang was furious.
"First Prince, this … This is this humble subject's fault …" Lord Gou said with a sullen face.
Wu Anbang knew that this was not the time to pursue this matter. He immediately asked, "Who is this Yu Dalu? Where is he?"
"Yu Dalu is just a hooligan in the Imperial City …" Lord Gou said.
"Then, bring this prince to Yu Dalu now?" Wu Anbang said coldly.
Immediately, Wu Anbang brought Lord Gou out. When they were outside, he thought of something and immediately stopped. He ordered two of his subordinates, "The two of you, bring some men and follow Gou Wen to capture Yu Dalu."
"Yes!" The two of them immediately nodded and brought Lord Gou and a few others out of the imperial palace.
As for Wu Anbang, he was heading in the direction of An Ruo Hall.
Originally, he wanted to personally bring some men to capture Yu Dalu. However, when he thought about how An Ruo Hall was in An Ruo Hall, it would be bad if Yu Dalu escaped while he was out. Thus, he naturally changed his mind and immediately led some men to An Ruo Hall.
Very quickly, he arrived in front of An Ruo Hall.
Seeing the First Prince rushing over with his men, Eunuch Sun hurriedly came out to greet him, "First Prince, is something the matter?"
"Is Tang Li here?" The First Prince asked coldly.
"Guard Tang is not here," Eunuch Sun immediately replied.
"Not here?" Wu Anbang frowned. He didn't believe it, so he immediately said to Eunuch Sun, "Eunuch Sun, please step aside. We want to go in and capture Tang Li!"
Eunuch Sun was startled and hurriedly asked, "May I know what crime Tang Li has committed?"
"The crime of deceiving the monarch!" Wu Anbang's face darkened. He directly pushed Eunuch Sun away and led his men in.
However, he only took a few steps in before he stopped again. The Seventh Princess was already blocking his way.
"Big brother, what are you doing?" The Seventh Princess frowned.
"Little sister, big brother is here to capture Tang Li!" Wu Anbang directly said.
"What crime did Guard Tang commit?" The Seventh Princess was also startled and hurriedly asked.
"Guard Tang is not someone from the southern South Spring City's Tang Clan. This prince suspects that he is from an anti-Wu faction and has an ulterior motive for sneaking into the imperial palace. That's why I brought people to capture him!" Wu Anbang said.
"Big brother, do you have any evidence?" The Seventh Princess couldn't help but ask. She trusted Linlong, so at this moment, she felt that Wu Anbang was simply making something up.
Evidence? Hearing the Seventh Princess's words, Wu Anbang's face twitched. The only evidence was already called out by him. What evidence did he have now?
"In short, Tang Li's identity is completely fake. He has committed the crime of deceiving the monarch, so we must capture him!" Wu Anbang could only say this.
The Seventh Princess didn't care so much. She still stood in front of Wu Anbang and said. "Big brother, words alone are no proof!"
Wu Anbang also didn't care so much. He directly ordered his men, "Immediately search An Ruo Hall!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his men immediately rushed inside.
The Seventh Princess directly shouted, "Eunuch Sun, chase them away!"
Hearing her words, Eunuch Sun immediately took action. Those who had just taken a few steps were immediately repelled by him.
"Little sister, you …" Wu Anbang's expression was ugly. He didn't bring many people over in a hurry, and the people he brought were also not a match for Eunuch Sun. Therefore, if the Seventh Princess was determined to stop him, he wouldn't be able to rush in at all.
"Big brother, it's still the same, words alone are no proof!" The Seventh Princess said coldly.
"Alright, then I can only go to father's place." As he spoke, Wu Anbang directly said to his men, "Let's go!"
Immediately, a group of people walked out. However, after coming out, he didn't leave An Ruo Hall. Instead, he monitored outside and then sent a subordinate to report this information to the emperor, Wu Xuanran.
"What? There's no such person as Tang Li in the Tang family of the southern South Spring City? "Hearing this information, Wu Xuanran's expression immediately sank.
To be honest, he was a little happy at this moment. Because if this matter was true, the Seventh Princess wouldn't have to marry Tang Li.
While he was happy, he was naturally angry. After all, this was deceiving him, the emperor.
Then, Wu Xuanran immediately led a group of people to An Ruo Hall.
Seeing Wu Xuanran appear, Wu Anbang naturally went up to him with great joy.
"Anbang, is this matter absolutely true?" Seeing Wu Anbang, Wu Xuanran immediately asked.
"Father, it's absolutely true. Gou Wen, who falsified this matter, has already been sent out by me. Otherwise, he would definitely be able to tell you the whole story," Wu Anbang hurriedly said.
"Is that so? Then let's capture this Tang Li first." Wu Xuanran nodded.
Immediately, a group of people walked towards An Ruo Hall.
Before they entered, the Seventh Princess had already walked out with Eunuch Sun and the others.
Seeing that the emperor, Wu Xuanran, had personally brought people over, the Seventh Princess's expression naturally changed. She hurriedly said, "Father, what's the matter?"
Although she asked that, she was extremely worried in her heart. She was worried that Linlong's identity was fake.
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