3359 Utter Defeat

The Crown Prince's voice lingered, making his intentions inscrutable. Even Grand General Zhongli, a seasoned veteran accustomed to grand occasions, found his emotions rising and falling with the Crown Prince's words.

Mo Lian chuckled softly, then continued, "I heard, Grand General, that in that residence, you've kept over a dozen, perhaps twenty, martial artists above the Divine Realm."

Grand General Zhongli's heart sank.

Mo Lian smiled as he glanced at him.

"It's said that on ordinary days, they cause quite a stir. I've heard that several of them are notorious bandits wanted by the court, known for slaughtering entire families of ten or more, seizing their secret treasures, and abducting their wives and daughters. Such incidents frequently occur; I wonder if it's true or false."

"This humble subject is terrified." Sweat poured down Grand General Zhongli's head, and a thin layer of cold sweat appeared on his back.

What suburban villa? Those were some Divine Realm masters, as many as thirty, that he had hidden in an empty temple in the mountains outside the city.

The Crown Prince actually... actually knew everything?

Could this be a bluff?

Grand General Zhongli was filled with suspicion, not daring to raise his head, kneeling there, his mind racing, feeling as if his heart was about to explode.

"You Ba."

The ghostly figure reappeared before Grand General Zhongli, throwing several large sacks onto the ground.

A pile of round, bulging heads rolled out, their expressions ferocious and terrifying, seemingly dying with their eyes wide open in disbelief.

"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!!" Madam Luo and Madam Ma shrieked, clutching their heads, terrified to the point of heart failure!

Devils!

This Crown Prince before them must be a devil reincarnated, a monster reborn!

Zhongli Ping, kneeling behind Grand General Zhongli, also trembled all over. From head to toe, every pore felt a terrifying chill rise to the surface.

Qiao Mu watched the four members of their family expressionlessly, her small nose wrinkling subtly, a slight frown on her brows.

Crown Prince Mo seemed to sense her discomfort, he glanced at her, then raised his hand to clasp her small hand, his gaze hardening, "Why haven't you cleaned this up?"

It was bothering his Qiaoqiao!

He gently touched his wife, then raised his hand and fanned in front of her. A faint medicinal scent wafted from his palm, immediately masking the foul smell of blood in the hall.

Grand General Zhongli now completely understood that the Crown Prince undoubtedly knew everything.

Although this Crown Prince had only recently returned to court, he had immense power and connections, managing to even uncover the desperadoes he had hidden in the dilapidated temple outside the city!

This person was truly terrifying!

"Grand General," Crown Prince Mo looked at him with a faint, breezy smile, "What do you say we should do about this?"

"This old subject deserves death for his crimes, this old subject deserves death for his crimes." General Zhongli repeatedly kowtowed, trembling uncontrollably.

Mo Lian's lips curled upwards as he asked with a smile, "Do you want me to formally petition His Majesty to sentence you to confiscation of property and extermination of your clan? Or will you obediently hand over your military tally and voluntarily retire to your hometown?"

"This old subject knows what to do."

When Mo Lian reappeared in the banquet hall, holding his little wife's hand, General Zhongli's family had already apologized to Old Master Mu and left earlier.

It was no joke; at this moment, the Zhongli family probably wouldn't even taste dragon meat if they ate it.

"Greetings, Your Royal Highness, Crown Princess." This time, the ladies were extremely quiet. Upon seeing the couple approach from a distance, they immediately bowed, no one daring to provoke the Little Crown Princess again.

"First Madam," Cong Lu hurried over and whispered something in her ear.

Mu Qingya's face changed.