Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Below the city gate, gunpowder packs were piled up, their fuses snaking around corners and into the gate's opening.

The people within the city were still reveling, completely unaware of the danger.

Ariq Bai, full of pride, waved to the people below, the atmosphere warm and harmonious.

Boom!

Suddenly, the earth shook.

In that instant, the city gate shattered, and the ground trembled.

As the gunpowder exploded, the city gate was blasted open from the ground up, a massive gap torn right through the center. A huge pit appeared in the ground, with only the upper halves of the gate clinging precariously to the city walls on either side.

Before long, these tottering remnants of the gate crashed down.

The euphoric populace was stunned by the deafening roar, screaming as they turned to look.

Ariq Bai's mind went blank.

He was facing the city gate and, though he was far away, witnessed the entire event unfold.

After the gate shattered, countless fragments flew in all directions. The smoke from the burning gunpowder, mixed with dust, surged violently into the city.

He could see nothing but a towering, rolling cloud of dark brown haze.

The black fog continued to spread into the city, though its color gradually began to fade.

The recovered citizens started screaming again, scattering in all directions, while the soldiers guarding Ariq Bai quickly led him to the side of the street.

Everyone was at a loss, except for Fang ZhengYi... who smiled.

"Imperial Advisor, it seems our people have arrived."

"What did you say?" Pagba asked, covering his mouth and nose, still shaken.

He clearly hadn't recovered from the shock.

As the smoke and dust swirled, the silhouettes of heavily armored cavalry galloping at full speed flickered in and out of view.

But the thunderous sound of countless hooves was clear as day!

The fleeing citizens understood that the city was under attack, and were terrified, causing even more chaos.

"There are so many people."

Li Yuanzhao galloped wildly on his horse, peering through the dust at the figures running back and forth, and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Yeah! Why the hell are there so many people?"

Zhao Lie charged ahead, focused on his riding, and couldn't help but ask.

"Never mind, full speed ahead!"

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Looking at the large force shrouded in the gray haze, Fang ZhengYi smiled brightly.

Finally, friendly forces had come to pick me up! It's been too damn difficult!

Fang ZhengYi was moved to tears.

As the army drew closer, Fang ZhengYi's expression suddenly froze.

What appeared before him was not the Jing Kingdom's army at all, but fully armed heavy cavalry of the Jin Kingdom. What the hell was going on?

No, I need to get out of here first.

Just as he was about to move, a large hand suddenly reached out, grabbed him by the back of his collar, and dragged him away like a broken sack.

The man's arm strength was incredible. Fang ZhengYi was dragged along the side of the horse, his feet dangling in the air, desperately curling up, almost pissing himself in fright.

In his panic, he stammered in the few Jin phrases he knew: "Bi bala Fang ZhengYi! Bi bala Fang ZhengYi! Do not kill the envoy between two countries."

However, with the horses galloping, Fang ZhengYi's weak voice below the horse was completely drowned out.

Zhao Lie took the lead, filled with heroic spirit!

He had caught a big fish as soon as he entered the city. He had a clear view of that golden figure. It seemed that this trip would be even smoother than expected.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! I've captured the Jin Emperor!"

"Damn, awesome!" Li Yuanzhao said excitedly, "But why is the Jin Emperor wandering around on the street in broad daylight?"

"I don't know, but he's wearing a dragon robe, it can't be wrong!"

"Hahahaha, good! This prince will remember you... wait a minute!?" Li Yuanzhao suddenly reined in his warhorse.

The main force behind him gradually stopped.

Li Yuanzhao stretched his head to the side of Zhao Lie, looking serious: "Wutu has already been killed by me, where did the Jin Emperor come from?"

"He's right here."

As Zhao Lie spoke, he suddenly pulled Fang ZhengYi onto the horse with one hand, and pushed open his visor with the other, wanting to see clearly.

However, as soon as the visor was opened, a very familiar face came into view, staring at him with incomparable resentment.

"L... Lord?!" Zhao Lie was dumbfounded.

"Cough... cough! Zhao Lie, are you dragging a dead dog? Tui!" Fang ZhengYi began to cough constantly, spitting out the sand in his mouth.

Li Yuanzhao had also pushed open his visor, looking in horror at the figure who was still coughing.

"Old Fang?!"

Fang ZhengYi raised his head, looking at Li Yuanzhao with extreme embarrassment, and said awkwardly: "Your Highness, hello."

He had heard Zhao Lie and Li Yuanzhao's shouts clearly.

Damn it, they came too suddenly, I haven't changed my clothes yet!

"What's going on, why are you wearing Father's clothes?" Li Yuanzhao looked at his dragon robe, his mind in a whirl.

Old Fang became the emperor in the city?

Damn, am I being presumptuous?

"Ah... Your Highness, let me down first, the city is still relatively safe, I'll explain slowly."

Zhao Lie slowly put Fang ZhengYi down.

Many of the Jinyiwei looked at him with excitement.

They had suffered all the way here, and finally rescued Lord Fang.

Seeing that he was still fat, it was estimated that the others were also fine, and all the risks were worth it.

Fang ZhengYi landed on the ground, just about to open his mouth to explain.

A large number of soldiers had already quickly outflanked them from both sides of the street, and Ariq Bai and Pagba also walked together.

On the side of the road, you could still see some bold people hiding in the dark, secretly observing this side.

The Jinyiwei suddenly became nervous, but Li Yuanzhao swept around, seeing that they were all ordinary soldiers, and raised his hand to signal the others not to act rashly.

With these infantry alone, wanting to stop their steps was far from enough.

If they wanted to run, a round of charge could directly rush out of the city.

Seeing Li Yuanzhao riding on the horse, Ariq Bai suddenly felt a little dizzy.

Something was wrong, this was not the same as he had imagined before! With the identity of the Crown Prince, he should not have entered the city.

If he came to help Fang ZhengYi cover up, wouldn't that create complications?

For a time, Ariq Bai's CPU began to run at full capacity....

Fang ZhengYi was not in a hurry to talk to Li Yuanzhao first, but turned and walked towards Ariq Bai.

"Second Prince, the Crown Prince of my Great Jing has arrived, please dismiss the people, I have something I want to talk to him alone, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Ariq Bai frowned and said: "It's no problem to dismiss the soldiers, let's go to the palace together to talk."

Just as Fang ZhengYi was about to refuse, Pagba suddenly leaned over to Ariq Bai and whispered: "Second Prince, let them talk alone. Fang ZhengYi has already told me the reason between you and him. His wearing the yellow robe is already irreversible. If the Crown Prince goes to help him explain in the future, his trouble will be even greater."

"Moreover, the incident happened suddenly, and now the Second Prince needs to appease the people, this is the right thing!"

Ariq Bai glanced at Pagba in surprise, hesitated for a moment, and nodded to Fang ZhengYi: "Alright, then you go first, I will rush over later."

Fang ZhengYi smiled and said: "It's just catching up, I know what to say, Second Prince, rest assured."

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