Chapter 12: My Old Man is a National Duke

  The Qin Mausoleum covers a vast area of land. After demolishing a large number of ground buildings, many empty spaces were left behind. Over the centuries, these empty spaces have grown into towering ancient trees.

  Wang Fang led five people into a forest, each finding a large tree to climb up and wait for the arrival of the five princes.

  The emperor's sons were born in large numbers, and their status was different. Those who were favored would be enfeoffed as kings, with a considerable amount of land, and if they became independent, they would also be allowed to have their own army. Those who were not favored could only mix around the capital, without an imperial edict, they could not leave the capital for a hundred miles, otherwise they would be punished for disobedience.

  Wang Fang and others are not afraid of these five princes, it's because these five guys have no royal titles, not even a single title of a prince. But their parents were officials with great influence in the court. The lowest status among them is the Marquis of Wuyang, who is now also a super-hot figure.

  Before long, at the end of the stone road, a group of people came. Even if Bai Qi's eyesight was not good, he could see clearly that among this group of people, there were four guards holding lanterns, and the lanterns burned whale oil, with crystal embedded on the outside, illuminating dozens of square meters in all directions.

  Bai Qi thought to himself, if Wang Fang and the others wanted to harm people, they would only need to lay in wait with over a hundred crossbowmen, and it's likely that they could easily wipe out the thirty or so people on the stone road. This is a desolate place, where even in a year, there are hardly any people who come, let alone during the cold spring nights when the moon is dark and the wind is strong.

  More than thirty people, lined up in a straight line, walked onto the stone road. When they passed through the trap designed by Wang Fang and others, the wooden horses on both sides suddenly opened their mouths and sprayed out two white smoke columns. The white smoke columns were flashing with phosphorescence, exceptionally eye-catching in the night, like two long flames.

  The five princes' guards were quick on their feet, thinking they had been ambushed. Ten of them divided into two groups, left and right, rushed forward, shielding the princes in the middle, while the other four raised wooden shields and charged down the stone road.

  "Ah...... Ah-choo!" One of the guards let out a loud sneeze, and in the woods, Wang Fang and the others burst into laughter.

  Ye Qiao laughed wildly and jumped down from the tree, coming to the side of the road, and shouted from afar: "Your Highnesses, why are you so late?"

  Those five princes fell into Bai Qi's eyes, after the ambush, these five people had already added a long knife in their hands, the blade was narrow, the back of the knife was thick and heavy, but it was the standard weapon of the Great Jin Dynasty. The five men stood back to back in a circle, reacting quite quickly. The Great Jin Dynasty was founded on military power, the royal bloodline, from childhood they learned not to write, but to ride horses, shoot arrows, dance knives and wield guns.

  Protecting them with their guards, the true energy surged and blocked the powder that filled the sky outside the protective circle, not falling on the five princes. However, the surrounding guards were affected, and their faces and hands could not help but be stained with some of it.

  Ye Qian appeared swiftly, making their reactions utterly ridiculous.

  Wang Fang and others came down from the tree, each with a smile on their face, not saying anything, just admiring the appearance of several guards scratching their ears and cheeks. The toxicity of this powder is not strong, it only makes people feel itchy, if there is a lot of clean water, washing it off will be fine. Wang Fang and others designed this trap, just to humiliate several princes, now that the goal has been achieved, they immediately appeared, making these five princes hate them even more.

  The first of the seventeen princes, tall and majestic, sheathed his sword and looked at Wang Fang coldly, saying: "Wang San, you are really giving the scholars of the Great Jin Dynasty a good reputation by doing this."

  Wang Fang shrugged and spread his hands, saying: "You guys came too late, it's boring."

  Bai furrowed his brow, for he saw that the other four princes all sheathed their long knives, with no intention of taking action. It seemed these people were well-bred enough; how could he possibly have a chance to take action himself?

  Bai Qi was after all young, it wasn't that the five princes were well-behaved, but rather their bodyguards didn't dare to lay a hand on Wang Fang's people, and if they took matters into their own hands, then they weren't a match for Wang Fang's men.

  The five princes did not want to get entangled in this matter, it was just some itching powder that children played with. If they were to resort to violence because of this and the news got out, these few people would become a joke within the imperial family.

  Able to suppress anger, it's also because both sides have a bet on their bodies. This time, the five brothers won for sure.

  The seventeenth prince was about to say something sarcastic, but the scene was interrupted. The nineteenth prince behind him suddenly lit up, and it turned out that he saw Xiao Yu standing behind Bai Qi. Xiao Yu didn't change into any other clothes either, and although the material was good, the style was still that of a maid's attire.

  The nineteenth prince pointed at Bai Qi and said: "Who is this person? How did you bring an outsider into our affairs?"

  Bai Qi was too lazy to bother with him and just grunted.

  "Nineteen, don't talk nonsense." Seventeenth prince waved his hand and looked at Wang Fang with his eyes. He also saw Xiaoyu and was amazed in his heart. Nineteenth brother's romantic and lustful nature was something everyone knew about. This woman herself had been moved by him, let alone the nineteenth brother.

  The nineteenth prince stretched out his hand, parted the people on both sides, and stepped over his elder brother to say to Bai Qi: "I want this girl, name a price. How much did you buy her for? I'll pay ten times that."

  Bai Qi smiled slightly, but in Wang Fang's eyes, the smile seemed somewhat ferocious. The 19th prince only saw a fist getting bigger and bigger, his eyes hurt, and he fell to the ground.

  Then a foot stepped on him, and the true energy of the Nineteenth Prince was suddenly cut off. His chest hurt violently, and a mouthful of blood almost spurted out. Bai Qi's hand was ruthless enough, and he didn't leave any face.

  The guards of the nineteenth prince were shocked and lost their color. Although these princes were not favored, if something happened to them, none of them would survive.

  "Stop!" The seventeenth prince was furious. Bai Qi beat someone in front of him, and it was his own brother. No matter who it was, he would be dead for sure.

  Bang!

  The seventeenth prince shouted to stop, but Bai Qi kicked the nineteenth prince's waist with one foot and immediately drew out his hunting knife, pressing it against the nineteenth prince's neck.

  King Fang's face changed drastically.

  If it were just a matter of beating the 19 princes, that would be the end of it. But he's brought out his men and now all these people will have to suffer along with him - perhaps even the king himself won't be able to escape unscathed. Wang Fang deeply regretted this turn of events; he had not expected Bai Qi to become so enraged over a single servant girl.

  Bai Qi raised his head and smiled at the seventeenth prince, saying: "Shout stop again, I'll stab one knife down, you won't be able to get out of this generation."

  The nineteenth prince woke up from his dizziness at this time, both shocked and angry, saying: "You dare to hit me!"

  "It was you who hit me. I'm telling you, my father is Duke of Wei." White Qi's words made Wang Fang spit blood. However, White Qi's next words calmed Wang Fang down again.

  Bai Qi looked at the Seventeenth Prince with a hint of disdain and said, "How about it, are you scared now?"

  In Wang Fang's heart, Bai Qi would never say such stupid words even if he was young and arrogant. The Crown Prince of Yu is both civil and martial, his only son cannot be of such a temperament. It seems that Bai Qi had planned this out long ago, even without the incident with Xiaoyu, Bai Qi would still find an excuse to take action.

  Wang Fang stepped back, and Xiao Yu turned around, smiled at Ye Qiao, and said softly: "Ye Gongzi, a big man should also come up and kick one foot."

  A gentle rain, her eyes flowing with a bewitching charm that was the hallmark of sorcery. Ye Qiao's anger surged upwards, and indeed he stepped forward, his foot aimed squarely at the 19th prince's ribs.

  Bai Qi burst out laughing and left. Xiao Yu's anger was also vented, having beaten this prince, Ye Qiao would not be able to do so.

  The guards saw Bai Qi draw his sword and didn't dare to come forward to rescue him. What kind of person was Wei Guo Gong, they were all clear about it. Before Wei Guo Gong entered the capital, these aristocratic families had already inquired about the affairs of Wei Guo Gong's family very clearly. This young master of Wei Guo Gong was a lecherous guy who liked women.

  It now appears that this Bai Qi not only indulges in lust for women, but also has been spoiled by the King of Chu to the point of being lawless.

  Bai Qi was young, but even more intimidating. A young person's impulsive behavior could lead to lifelong regrets. They didn't dare risk their entire family's lives, and betting on Bai Qi was just a bluff.

  "How dare you!" The seventeenth prince was also afraid in his heart. If the nineteenth brother was stabbed to death by Bai Qi, they would not be able to escape the emperor's punishment one by one.

  "Nothing, drop your weapons and roll!" shouted Bai Qi.

  The seventeenth prince gritted his teeth, first to drop the long knife at his waist and put down his bow and arrow. Ye Qiao was admiring Bai Qi at this time, he was a ruthless person, just as Su Mo said. Looking at Bai Qi's invincible appearance, he kicked the nineteenth prince again, and then looked back at the little rain behind Bai Qi.

  "Whatever." Bai Qi saw that everyone had dropped their weapons and stopped Ye Qiao from continuing to beat him, grabbed the 19th prince's waistband and threw him more than ten zhang away.

  The nineteenth prince landed on the ground, his true energy circulating, and he spat out a mouthful of stagnant blood before finally feeling better.

  "You are Bai Qi! I will never let you go!" The 19th prince's face was ferocious, and he lost his temper in front of several brothers. Bai Qi still said with great arrogance that his father was the Duke of Wei. Can the Duke of Wei surpass the Emperor?

  Bai Qi sneered coldly. In the study, he couldn't oppose his father. His father was the head of the clan, but in Bai Qi's eyes, what could be more important than his father? If it would allow his father to escape from this mission at Tongren Temple, he wouldn't mind giving up the White family's position in the Great Jin Dynasty.

  To say nothing of the fact that if the Qi Refiner destroyed the Copper Man, he would definitely not let the Nine Tripods go, and it's uncertain whether the Great Jin Dynasty could exist or not. What else does he have to worry about?

  The gambling appointment was ruined. The seventeenth prince glared at Bai Qi fiercely, and ordered the guards to help up the nineteenth prince. The group of people left in disarray.

  Wang Fang spoke up at this time and said: "Xiao Bai, you're too impulsive."

  Before Bai Qi could say anything, Xiaoyu suddenly covered her mouth with her hand and pointed to the depths of the cemetery, exclaiming in surprise.

  Following the direction of Xiao Yu's finger, Wang Fang and others looked over and saw that in the pitch-black night, a tall figure slowly walked towards them. This person was almost nine feet tall, with stiff joints, and his movements seemed strange and inexplicable.

  "Ahh!" Xiaoyu's voice pierced through the night sky, carrying at least several miles away.

  This shrill voice even startled the Seventeenth Prince and others who had not gone far, and Wang Fang's servant, who had retreated into the forest, rushed out at this time to see what was happening.

  Xiao Yu jumped into Bai Qi's arms and whispered in his ear, "In a moment, let's run, that is a zombie."

  "Zombie?" Bai Qi's heart skipped a beat. Only the Dragon and Tiger Mountain sect's cultivators were skilled in controlling zombies. Was someone from Dragon and Tiger Mountain hiding here? Thinking of Princess Yuzhen's contradictory attitude, Bai Qi began to worry.

  Bai Qi estimated that the old corpse beside Princess Yuzhen could slaughter everyone here without any problem, if the people from Dragon and Tiger Mountain wanted to make a move...