Ye Ziāan waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately parted to make way.
Meanwhile, Prince Le and his entourage began to retreat.
"What poison have I been given?"
The question was directed at Ye Ziāan, and perhaps really poisoned, his tone was less fierce.
"Poison with Soft Tendon Powder as its base, how many kinds could there be?"
Ye Ziāan chuckled, "I knew you would use Soft Tendon Powder, wasnāt I just waiting here for you?"
"Catching him today wonāt do you any good." Ye Ziāan continued, "Your three thousand Imperial Army soldiers have long been subdued, and your West Mountain camp canāt stand against my uncleās three hundred thousand troops."
Upon hearing this, Prince Le did not react aggressively, continuing to smile.
"I know you have a light cavalry from Great Qi and another made up of Great Zhou people hidden around the Capital City."
At first, Prince Le could remain calm, but when he heard about the light cavalry, his expression changed.
If Ye Ziāan could uncover these, he surely knew where they were hiding, and those two forces each only numbered three thousand.
Thatās why that person named Luo had left, it was for the three hundred thousand troops; clearly, his men couldnāt stand against them.
"Heh, even so, you still canāt capture me!" Prince Le sneered, "In Prince Leās Mansion, many officialsā families are trapped, and by 9 p.m to 11 p.m, if I canāt leave the palace, my people will set fire to the mansion. As far as I know, itās not just the Eldest Princess and Second Princess inside but also several elder princess consorts of the royal family, and Prince Zhuangās wife and children. Can you bear such a consequence if so many people die?"
"What do we do about cousin?" Luo Linhao, with reddened eyes, wished he could devour the opponent, itās all because of him that he couldnāt even get married.
Ye Ziāan raised his hand slightly.
"There are less than two quarters of an hour until 9 p.m to 11 p.m."
"Let him go!"
Just then, Prince Zhuang rode in.
Upon hearing this, Ye Ziāan had no choice but to let Prince Le pass. He quickly escorted the Grand Emperor to the palace gate and seized a nearby soldierās horse.
Just as he was mounting the horse, a barrage of arrows flew from all directions.
One arrow struck Prince Leās arm, and seeing another arrow aimed at the Grand Emperorās head, Prince Le yanked him aside.
"Baili Yan!" Prince Le shouted angrily, "You really donāt care if he lives or dies!"
Then he looked at the Grand Emperor, "Did you see that? Your most beloved son doesnāt care whether you live or die!"
"Baili Yan!" The Grand Emperor fumed, "How dare you order them to shoot arrows!"
"What should I do, Father Emperor?" Baili Yan said sternly, "If we let him go, it is the people of Great Zhou who will suffer in the future. Shouldnāt our Imperial Family of Baili sacrifice for the people?"
Such noble words meant nothing to Prince Le, who kicked the Grand Emperor off the horse and scattered a packet of poison powder.
The dark guards accompanying Prince Le also took out various life-saving weapons, and after a puff of smoke, only the sound of horse hooves could be heard.
"Chase them! Regardless of life or death!"
Prince Zhuangās voice rang out, and Luo Linhao and Ye Ziāan led their men in pursuit toward each city gate.
Meanwhile, in Prince Leās Mansion, the smoke was getting thicker, and the people inside were choking badly, some couldnāt bear it and rushed to bang on the door.
Before they could reach it, an arrow flew out, and a voice shouted from outside, "If anyone dares to approach the door again, I will lead the fire inside and let you taste the flavor of roasted flesh."
"Madam, should we try to break out?" Ye San whispered, "The guard at the corner is weaker, you handle the one on the tree with the silver thread, and Iāll take care of the two on the left."