Master of Strange Dao

The Second Prince's expression was one of shock, but beneath the surprise was great joy.

The Crown Prince has gone mad, and the Crown Princess Consort's family has lost their minds too, daring to exchange prisoners sentenced to death.

Exchanging those whom Emperor Qian himself had condemned!

However, before the Second Prince's elation could fully arise, the face of a eunuch who had been following him subtly changed.

The same three intermingling talismans appeared, draped with the shadow of chains, directly sealing his mouth.

Yu Ziqing let go of the Seal, bewildered and shocked like everyone else.

From anyone's view here, there wasn't a flaw; he truly seemed shocked.

He merely sensed something amiss and wanted to test if he could trigger the Silence Divine Spell and stir chaos.

Who would have thought, not only was the prisoner induced to trigger the Silence Divine Spell, but someone beside the Second Prince too.

Though Song Chengyue was shocked, he had already expected this outcome in his heart, and at the first sight of the scene, he shouted loudly.

"Seize them!"

Song Chengyue ignored the prisoner, adhering strictly to his duty, appearing at the Second Prince's side immediately, and slapped the eunuch across the face.

In an instant, the eunuch's neck twisted half a circle, his face skin split apart under the force.

Spinning away, he flew backward, landing not far away, half the skin on his face peeling off, revealing half a White Water Egg.

"Someone, there's an assassin, protect His Highness."

Song Chengyue stood guard beside the Second Prince, acting the loyal protector prioritizing the Second Prince's safety above all.

The scene erupted into chaos.

The White Water Egg disguised as a eunuch, realizing exposure, focused his eye rapidly scanning around, trying to imprint everything into his mind.

He never anticipated such a sudden change.

Mysteriously, a force emerged within him, leading him to trigger the Silence Divine Spell alongside the prisoner.

He didn't even know when he was affected by the Silence Divine Spell.

Nor understood why this was happening.

But now wasn't the time to reflect; he needed to know why it happened as he hadn't thought of anything, and this was definitely not self-induced.

Grasping his own head, he twisted it back and rapidly retreated.

Song Chengyue's eyes flashed with mockery; did you truly think you'd escape without me intervening?

In just two breaths, as the White Water Egg's figure explosively retreated and gradually disappeared, six pillars of light surfaced within several hundred feet surrounding him.

From above, below, front, back, left, and right, Jinyi Wei clad in Wyrm Suits stood in midair, each wielding a Magical Treasure.

"Heaven and Earth Net."

With a loud shout, the light an enormous net blocked every direction.

There was also a white-haired Jinyi Wei, standing atop a land turtle in mid-air, sealing with his hands, letting out a powerful shout.

"Subdue!"

In an instant, within the control range of the Heaven and Earth Net, air flow slightly paused.

The land turtle beneath the white-haired Jinyi Wei raised one foot, slowly dropping it down.

Suddenly, waves dispersed swiftly.

Inside the Heaven and Earth Net, the White Water Egg's form abruptly revealed, spewing fresh blood, its Painted Skin cracking and shattering.

The net formed by gathered light rays continued shrinking, tightly restraining him.

Meanwhile, the other prisoner had already had his limbs roughly broken, pressed down firmly on the ground.

After capturing them both, Song Chengyue turned to the Second Prince.

"I, Song, failed to thoroughly check, allowing an assassin to infiltrate beside Your Highness, and ask for Your Highness's forgiveness.

I, Song, will immediately confess to His Majesty and won't shirk responsibility.

I, Song, will rigorously interrogate the assassin and provide an explanation to Your Highness."

After speaking, Song Chengyue gestured to the Jinyi Wei.

"Take them away."

The Second Prince felt numb.

How to explain that this person was arranged by me, that I had some minor collaboration with these people?

Yet the prisoner was replaced; the person beside him had his identity exposed and fled at the first hint of trouble.

Song Chengyue unilaterally labeled them as assassins, establishing the guilt directly.

The Second Prince couldn't possibly admit knowledge of these matters.

"This matter isn't Lord Song's fault, I will personally report to Father Emperor; there's no need for concern, Lord Song.

Thanks to Lord Song, reacting promptly, preventing risk.

This ended smoothly."

The captured White Water Egg also felt numb, still not understanding why this happened.

He stayed silent, knowing he couldn't now implicate the Second Prince.

Falling into Jinyi Wei hands, he knew well what fate awaited him.

A quick death would be fortunate.

Song Chengyue acted swiftly, organizing follow-up actions efficiently.

From here, the Jinyi Wei took over smoothly.

The prisoner was taken back for interrogation, as was the captured White Water Egg.

And immediately, the prepared Imprint Stone and sound recording stone for protecting the Second Prince, along with a report, were sent to the palace city.

He knew someone had certainly intervened during the upheaval, likely people from Jinlan Mountain.

The Imprint Stone's range only covered the vicinity of the Second Prince and the execution ground, not capturing distant scenes, in fear of accidentally including someone.

Even if spread, it had an explanation, made solely for the protection of the Second Prince, not anything else.

This time, Song Chengyue remained clean and handled it promptly, leaving nothing open to criticism.