Outside the gate of the palace, countless people quickly gathered.
There were more people in the capital than in other cities. Coupled with such an earth-shattering event, everyone quickly ran towards the gate of the palace. Lu An was one of them.
In the crowd, his figure moved forward quickly and soon came to the gate of the palace. When he saw the Second Prince hanging from a thirty feet tall pole, his brows furrowed immediately!
It was indeed Liu Jiuyang!
Liu Jiuyang was no longer breathing. His neck was hung on the pole by a rope. His whole body was completely suspended in the air. His face was purple and his eyes were wide open.
However, Lu An, who had activated Scorching Sun Nine Suns, sensed more than the others. Liu Jiuyang's spine was completely broken, his body was covered with burns, and all ten of his fingers were broken, but they were all well covered by his clothes.
Lu An frowned. It was obvious that after Liu Jiuyang was taken away last night, he was cruelly tortured and then killed.
More and more people gathered. Everyone was pointing at the second prince's body and whispering about something. However, this was at the gate of the palace. No one dared to make a noise. When the crowd gathered to the full, others could only extend to other streets. Suddenly, someone walked out of the palace gate. He was wearing an official's uniform. Obviously, he was a high-ranking official.
As soon as this high-ranking official appeared, everyone immediately quieted down. After seeing this person look around, he used his Sky Origin Qi and said loudly, "Last night, the traitor Liu Jiuyang tried to enter the palace to assassinate the king. He has been caught and executed on the spot. The traitor Liu Jiuyang still has accomplices in the capital. Anyone who hides will be killed without mercy! "
As soon as this statement came out, everyone took a deep breath. No one thought that the second prince would suddenly assassinate the king in the middle of the night. Wasn't it suicide to assassinate in such a heavily guarded palace?
However, everyone thought about it. Since the new king had not left the palace since he ascended the throne, it seemed that this was the only way. It was just a matter of success or failure. If the second prince really succeeded, it would be another scene. Everyone shook their heads. This farce had come to an end.
However, in the noisy crowd, Lu An's eyes became more and more dignified. He did not expect Fang Yan to be the eldest prince's man. Obviously, Fang Yan must have captured the person and handed her over to the eldest prince, and then the next thing happened.
Lu An really did not expect that the time he spent to send Liu Jiuyang to the Royal City would actually end up with him dying at the last step. As a result, his seventh level heaven technique was completely ruined, and he had also become Gu Juanguo's wanted criminal.
What Lu An was more concerned about was what to do with the family members in the death row prison. At that moment, the official on the city wall said, "All of the Second Prince's family members have participated in the rebellion, but seeing that the new King has ascended to the throne, they will be sent to the Shikukan border!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was in an uproar! For a group of women and children to be exiled into the army, let alone fighting a war, just walking through the capital would probably take their lives, right? Even if they didn't die, how many days could these people survive in a place like Shiku Kan? What was the difference between that and being killed?
After everything was announced, the officials also turned and left, leaving behind only the people who had not dispersed for a long time to look at the Second Prince's corpse and discuss incessantly. Lu An did not look much and left directly. It had already become a foregone conclusion, so there was no need to continue watching.
Since this trip had failed, Lu An had no need to stay in the Royal City. He was ready to hurry back to the Great Wilderness City and continue his cultivation.
But before returning to the Great Wilderness City, he still had some things to do.
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Seven days later.
From the day of the Second Prince's death, all his family members were escorted to the Shikukan border. There were a total of eleven family members, including four of the Second Prince's wives and concubines, and seven children. The oldest was no more than thirty years old, and the youngest was less than six years old. Such a group of people were wearing heavy bracelets and ankles to walk on the road. Soon their shoes were worn out, and their bodies were covered in blood. What was even more painful was that they were being watched while walking in the city, which made them want to die.
On the day they were sent to the death row prison, they were severely beaten. After learning that the Second Prince had died, they did not even have time to mourn before being sent to the army. As traitors, their status was very low, and even the most ordinary soldiers could humiliate them at will.
But fortunately, during the seven days of escort, they had been on official roads and in cities, where people could see them. At most, the soldiers only dared to whip them a few times, and did not dare to really lay their hands on the beautiful women. However, when they reached the place where they were sent to the army and could not be seen by the outside world, their fate was no longer in their own hands.
After seven days of rushing, they had already covered more than half of the distance. Now, they were walking in a mountain forest. As it was now winter, a lot of snow had accumulated in the mountain forest, enough to reach their ankles. After a long period of rushing, the shoes of these family members had long been worn out. When they stepped barefoot into the snow, everyone's feet turned black and purple.
If this continued, everyone's feet would be completely crippled, and it might even lead to death. At this moment, Lu An, who had been hiding in the distance, moved.
Whoosh!
Several figures quickly rushed to the escort team. The escorting Taoist Masters and soldiers were obviously stunned, and they quickly launched a counterattack. At this moment, Lu An, who was about to rush out, stopped and was obviously stunned when he saw the moving scene in front of him.
'Where did this group of people come from?'
Lu An did not act rashly. Instead, he stood in the same place and watched. These people obviously recognized each other, and they immediately fought with the escorts. However, surprisingly, things did not progress as expected. The people who came to rescue the women did not immediately defeat the escorts. Instead, they began to get injured one by one, and soon, they were at a disadvantage.
Lu An couldn't help but laugh bitterly when he saw this, but he still leaped out and quickly arrived in the middle of the battle.
The strongest among these Taoist Masters was only a Level 3 Taoist Master, and they were no threat to Lu An. No one saw Lu An's attack clearly. When all the escorts suddenly fell, the others realized that a masked person had appeared in the crowd.
When the people who came to rescue the women saw Lu An, their bodies trembled. They quickly drew their swords to meet the enemy, but they were stopped by a voice.
"Wait!" A young woman's voice rang out, and a beautiful and proud girl walked out from the middle of the crowd. She looked at Lu An and asked, "Sir, are you here to rescue the women too?"
"Yes." Lu An said, "May I know who you are?"
"How dare you not salute the princess when you see her?!" The guard at the side immediately shouted.
'Princess?'
Lu An was stunned. He had heard from Liu Jiuyang that he had a sister. He did not expect that she would bring people to rescue Liu Jiuyang's family. This made Lu An look at her in a new light.
"So it's the princess. Sorry for the disrespect." Lu An looked at the princess and said, "Since the princess is here, it would be unnecessary for me to make a move. Please take good care of them. I'll take my leave first."
"Wait!" Seeing that the other party was about to leave, the princess immediately took a step forward and said, "Who are you? You haven't made it clear! You're wearing a mask in broad daylight. Can't you be seen? "
Hearing the princess's words, Lu An, who had a good impression of her, frowned slightly and said, "Princess, please be careful with your words in such a desolate place. Otherwise, you'll be killed."
"How dare you!" Without waiting for the princess to speak, the guards around the princess all picked up their weapons and pointed them at Lu An. They shouted, "How dare you threaten the princess. You're courting death!"
After saying that, these people immediately rushed towards Lu An. However, they were just a group of Level Three Celestial Masters. Because they did not see Lu An make a move just now, they had some wishful thinking. How could they be a match for Lu An?
Lu An frowned even more. It was not that he did not have a temper after being provoked like this. These people wanted to kill him, so he would not be merciful.
Lu An casually dealt with every person who came in front of him. Moreover, Lu An punched his opponent's Dantian one after another. Immediately, each person was sent flying by his punch and landed far away, unable to move. At the same time, their Dantian was completely destroyed. They would never be able to become a Celestial Master again.
After quickly dealing with everyone, only Lu An and the princess were left standing. Although these people wanted to kill him just now, the main culprit was the princess. Lu An stepped on the snow and came in front of the princess step by step.
Every time Lu An took a step forward, the princess would take a step back. The two of them only stopped when they hit a tree and could no longer retreat.
"Since you're Liu Jiuyang's sister, I won't kill you." Lu An looked at the princess and said coldly. After saying that, he turned and left, walking towards the mountain forest.
After Lu An left, the pressure on the princess suddenly decreased. She gasped for breath. Looking at Lu An's back that was getting farther and farther away, the princess suddenly took a step forward and shouted, "I want to go with you!"
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