While investigating the Zeng Manor, Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han, a husband and wife, noticed a group of people rushing in one direction. Driven by curiosity, they followed the crowd to the prison entrance.
However, before they reached the prison doors, they heard a woman's cries coming from within the cells.
Outside the prison, a crowd of men and women were craning their necks, straining to eavesdrop.
Some women scoffed, "Hmph! This vixen is about to die, and she's still trying to seduce the master."
As soon as her words fell, other women chimed in, "Exactly. She's been monopolizing the master with her seductive charms for years, and hasn't visited my room for a single night."
Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han, upon approaching, overheard the jealous voices of these two women.
"Excuse me, what is happening in the prison?" Leng Ruo Li furrowed her brow and asked a young servant boy who was watching the commotion.
"A concubine in the manor tried to elope with a man but was caught by the master on the spot. Now the master is punishing her inside," the servant replied indifferently, showing no trace of sympathy.
After hearing this, Leng Ruo Li carefully listened to the screams coming from within and said to Jun Mo Han with some concern, "Is it possible that someone might die in there?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the woman who had spoken earlier immediately turned around. She intended to berate Leng Ruo Li, but upon glancing at Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed in admiration, "Heavens! These two men are too handsome."
Then, she lightly covered her red lips with a handkerchief and asked in a coy voice, "Are you two new here?"
However, Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han paid no attention to the woman. The two exchanged a glance and then walked past the woman, rushing into the prison. Only then did the soldiers who were watching the excitement come to their senses and try to stop them, but they had already run into the prison.
After entering the prison, Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han looked up and saw an unbelievable scene. A man stood with his back to them, slowly dressing himself. A woman, in tattered clothes with messy hair and vacant eyes, was huddled in a corner. The man confined in the prison had vomited blood and fainted.
Anyone with eyes could see what had just happened.
This Zeng Yihong, who forcibly took a married woman, was truly a beast!
Enraged, Leng Ruo Li immediately threw a poisonous needle towards Zeng Yihong.
Zeng Yihong had already sensed the danger and immediately became vigilant, quickly dodging the poisonous needle.
"Who are you two, daring to trespass into the prefect's prison?" Zeng Yihong, having successfully dodged Leng Ruo Li's poisonous needle, roared at Jun Mo Han and the others.
"Zeng Yihong, for years you have abused your power, forcibly taken civilian women, occupied married women, oppressed the common people, and so on. Do you know your crimes?" Jun Mo Han stared at him with his deep, dark violet eyes.
"Who are you? How dare you..."
When Zeng Yihong clearly saw Jun Mo Han's face, he was instantly stunned.
"You, you, you are King Leng!" Zeng Yihong stammered, pointing at Jun Mo Han, and broke out in a cold sweat.
He, Zeng Yihong, had seen King Leng many times. Every year when he went to the capital for reports, he saw King Leng in Chaoyang Palace. This incredibly handsome man was the cold-faced God of War of the Tianwu Kingdom.
"Zeng Yihong, do you know your crimes!" Jun Mo Han said coldly.
"Your, your subordinate, does not know what mistake he has made?" Zeng Yihong immediately knelt down, attempting to argue with King Leng, as he was betting that King Leng had no evidence of his crimes.
"You need not argue further. This King has already investigated everything you have done over the years." Jun Mo Han's face was like a thousand-year-old block of ice, exuding biting coldness.
Zeng Yihong looked up at Jun Mo Han. At this moment, his mind was in turmoil, but he had to pretend to be calm.
"Your Highness King Leng, what if you have collected my crimes? This is not the capital. Even if I kill you and then find an excuse to report to the Emperor, claiming that King Leng, passing through Linzhou City, suddenly fell ill and died, and the journey back to the capital is long, so your body would have rotted by the time it was transported back. What can the Emperor do to me without evidence?" Zeng Yihong threatened.
"It's a pity you won't have this opportunity," Jun Mo Han said indifferently.
"Then we shall see! Haha..." Zeng Yihong laughed sinisterly and then roared, "Guards, arrest the assassins!"
The soldiers who had entered behind Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han, as well as Zeng Yihong's hidden private guards, immediately rushed in and surrounded Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han.
They had heard the conversation between Jun Mo Han and Zeng Yihong clearly as they walked down the prison corridor. It was highly likely that the intruders tonight were the Emperor's second son, His Highness King Leng, so they dared not act rashly.
"Tonight, whoever can capture these two assassins for this official will be richly rewarded!" Zeng Yihong said in a cold voice.
"Those who do not wish to have their nine generations exterminated, retreat at once!" Jun Mo Han roared, emitting a wave of cold air.
The soldiers were immediately so frightened by the cold aura emanating from Jun Mo Han that they trembled, thinking to themselves, "My heavens! This man is too terrifying. With just one roar, the temperature in the entire prison dropped, making everyone shiver."
"All of you, attack! If you don't move, I will take your dog lives tonight," Zeng Yihong threatened.
"Sir, we heard him refer to himself as 'this King.' He, he might be a prince from the capital." The leading soldier cautiously reminded them.
As soldiers of the prefectural yamen, they knew that murdering a reigning prince was a grave offense, and in severe cases, it could lead to the extermination of one's entire clan.
They were all men with elders and children, and they dared not take such a risk.
However, as soon as the leading soldier finished speaking, he was killed by a palm strike from Zeng Yihong.
"All of you, attack! Those who refuse to attack will suffer the same fate as him," Zeng Yihong threatened.
After a moment of hesitation, the soldiers still attacked Jun Mo Han and Leng Ruo Li.
Jun Mo Han immediately gathered his inner energy and struck at the soldiers with a palm. A large number of soldiers instantly fell, writhing on the ground and moaning.
Leng Ruo Li also took out a handful of poisonous needles and shot them at the attackers. Instantly, another small group of soldiers fell. Those struck by her poisonous needles immediately foamed at the mouth, their faces turned pale, and their bodies convulsed before they died. The remaining survivors no longer dared to act rashly.
At this point, Zeng Yihong had no choice but to step forward himself.
Although he was a civil official, he had learned martial arts in the past, and his skills were not weak.
Zeng Yihong looked at the soldiers lying at his feet, his eyes turning red, his gaze fierce, and he cursed loudly, "A bunch of useless trash!"
As he spoke, Zeng Yihong gathered his full inner energy and transformed it into a red light, attacking Jun Mo Han and Leng Ruo Li. Jun Mo Han raised his hand and blocked the red light Zeng Yihong sent towards him, instantly sending those in the prison flying back several meters.