At the abandoned Chenghuang Temple outside the city, Fang Qing stood guard at the entrance of the tunnel, holding a lead wire in his left hand and a wine gourd in his right hand.

From time to time he looked up at the sky and estimated the time.

As early as the morning, he had dug the tunnel, placed the gunpowder under the lookout pavilion, and only waited for the time to light the fuse.

Of course, he didn't know what was going on in the city.

"Sir, it's too late." Fang Shengshou panicked.

Li Feibai did not answer.

Where they are, there is a certain distance from the City God's Temple. Even if they leave the city now to stop Fang Qing, it will be too late.

"Wait a moment." Li Feibai replied calmly.

Mrs. Zhang was kicked to the ground by Ding Chenghua, and her cries became more and more loud. She struggled to get up, pointed at Ding Chenghua and said: "Your Highness, I have evidence."

"Since you have evidence, bring it out." Nangong Jiang replied.

"There are two pieces of evidence. The first is the jade pendant that the little girl was holding tightly in her hand before she died. Ding Chenghua must have been in a panic after the murder and did not realize that it was pulled down by the little girl."

With trembling hands, Mrs. Zhang took out a jade pendant from her arms and presented it to her.

Xiao Wuji stepped forward, took the jade pendant, and gave it to Nangong Jiang.

After a moment, a voice came from the car: "This is indeed Ding Chenghua's personal belongings."

As soon as this statement came out, the people were in an uproar.

"I didn't expect His Highness the Crown Prince to be so impartial and show no protection to his personal bodyguards."

"Yes, His Highness can completely deny it, and the Zhang family must not be able to do anything about it."

Unknowingly, Nangong Jiang's reputation has quietly improved a lot among the people.

Seeing this scene, Li Feibai raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, making it clearer what he was thinking.

"Nangong Jiang has an expert's guidance behind his back."

"Sir, what does this mean?"

"You'll know after you read it."

Nangong Jiang spoke again and asked: "There are two pieces of evidence you just mentioned. What is the second point?"

Zhang trembled and replied: "There are many pieces of flesh and blood in the little girl's nails. According to the person who checked, she must have scratched the other party, and there must be a lot of scratches."

"Xiao Wuji, take off Ding Chenghua's shirt." Nangong Jiang immediately ordered.

"Take your orders!"

After three strokes, five divided by two, Xiao Wuji took off Ding Chenghua's shirt.

There were several scratches on his chest and arms on both sides!

"Thief, give back my daughter's life." After it was clear that Ding Chenghua was the murderer, Mrs. Zhang cried and screamed, almost fainting.

The people who were watching did not say anything at this time. They were looking at the prince eagerly. Are they really cruel enough to kill their personal bodyguards on the spot?

There was silence in the car for a moment, and Nangong Jiang said: "You are all citizens of our country. If the emperor breaks the law, he is the same as the common people. How much more the Taibao of the East Palace?"

Seeing that he was really going to be executed, Ding Chenghua knelt on the ground and finally begged bitterly: "Your Highness, this...are you not...?" "It's useless to argue, Xiao Wuji, here comes the knife!" Nangongjiang finally walked out of the car.

He wants to execute Ding Chenghua himself to reassure people!

Li Feibai on the side saw this, his heart moved, and an idea came to his mind.

"yes!"

Xiao Wuji took out the sword from his waist and respectfully handed it to Nangong Jiang's hand.

Although Ding Chenghua was still in cultivation and still the Taibao of the East Palace, he was controlled by the Black Dragon Guard at this time, and with Xiao Wuji watching next to him, he had no thoughts of escaping.

"Your Highness, spare your life, Your Highness, didn't you mean..."

Just as Ding Chenghua was about to ask for mercy, a cold light flashed in Nangong Jiang's hand.

"puff"

Along with the pillar of blood, a human head jumped high and fell into the crowd.

"ah!"

Seeing the bloody heads, the crowd let out several screams.

Xiao Wuji immediately stepped forward to protect Nangong Jiang to avoid any accident.

"Your Highness is wise, the prince is a thousand years old, and the country will be defended for thousands of years!" Seeing that her daughter had been wronged, Mrs. Zhang immediately knelt at the foot of the Nangong River and shouted loudly.

When Xiao Wuji saw Zhang and Nangong Jiang were so close, he frowned and dodged to separate them.

It must be said that he was very cautious.

All this fell into Li Feibai's eyes.

The people who had just stood up were completely impressed by Nangong Jiang's fairness and selflessness, and they also shouted after Zhang.

"Your Highness is wise, the prince is a thousand years old, and the country will be defended for thousands of years!"

"Your Highness is wise, the prince is a thousand years old, and the country will be defended for thousands of years!"

For a time, the long street was filled with voices flattering Nangong Jiang.

And the reputation of the Prince of the East Palace in the hearts of the people has also reached its peak.

"Climb the Observation Pavilion!" Nangong Jiang was overjoyed, but his words remained calm.

There were actually two people in his car, one was Nangong Jiang, and the other had a white beard and white robe, looking like a scholar.

He is the crown prince Taifu Wenchengye.

"Teacher, I am wise. Originally, the people in the imperial city had a lot of criticisms against me. I was afraid that I would not be able to appease people. In this case, I only need to climb up to the observation pavilion and say whatever I say." Nangong Jiang was in a good mood.

"It's just a pity that Ding Chenghua is very loyal to His Highness." Wen Chengye replied with a smile.

"Using his life to exchange for my prestige in the hearts of the people can be regarded as his blessing." There was no emotion in Nangong Jiang's words.

In fact, it can be considered that Ding Chenghua is solely to blame.

He was indeed the one who raped and killed Zhang Jinhuan, but Nangong Jiang, the protector of the crime, suppressed him in the name of Dong Gong after learning about it.

After Wen Chengye found out about it, he offered such a performance to Nangong Jiang in order to increase Nangong Jiang's prestige and ensure that Jinglin's heart would not dissipate.

Little did they know that their move not only restored Nangong Jiang's reputation in the hearts of the people, but also indirectly saved the life of His Royal Highness. "Young Master, he is finally going to ascend the throne." Fang Shengshou was a little excited.

Li Feibai raised his head and glanced at the sky. The bright sun was hanging high in the sky. Li Feibai murmured: "Unfortunately, it's too late."

It was just noon. Nangong Jiang was originally at the Watch Pavilion at this time, but was delayed by this drama. His car had just arrived outside the barrier set up by the Forbidden Army. It was still twenty or thirty feet away from the Watch Pavilion. As Fang Qing arranged

With the amount of gunpowder, let alone killing Nangong Jiang, it probably wouldn't even be able to damage his fur.

The two of them stared at the Observation Pavilion intently, hoping that Fang Qing outside the city would light the fuse later.

But Fang Qing didn't know that when noon came, he lit the fuse in his hand without hesitation, turned around and left the City God's Temple.

"boom"

There was a loud noise, and a violent explosion occurred under the Lookout Pavilion, and the foundation was blown up instantly.

The two guards guarding the pavilion fell down without any preparation.

"boom"

A person fell hard to the ground, and red and white things splashed out, turning into pulp in an instant.

The other person, on the other hand, flipped over like a kite in the air, and actually used the upward explosive force of gunpowder to stabilize his body, and slowly fell to the ground.

What?

Li Feibai was shocked. Who is this person? He has never seen such a high level of cultivation.

If he was in the attic, even if he blew up the watchtower, he might not be able to kill Nangong Jiang.

Another variable!

It seemed that blowing up the watchtower was not the best way to kill Nangong Jiang. Li Feibai immediately made a judgment in his heart.

Xiao Wuji was the first to react and shouted at the Black Dragon Guard and Imperial City Forbidden Army: "There is an enemy attack. Everyone, come over and protect His Highness!"

The imperial army quickly removed the barrier, and everyone swarmed forward to protect the Nangong Jiang chariot tightly and airtightly.

"Run quickly, there is gunpowder."

The people then reacted and shouted, pushing and shoving, and tried to escape one after another.

Nangongjiang's chariot was already in the crowd. When the people were in a panic, either because they were squeezed or because they didn't choose their way, some people unconsciously approached the chariot.

"Don't come over here. If you come over again, I will kill you." Xiao Wuji saw the crowd crowding towards the Prince's car. He was afraid of what might happen, so he drew the sword from his waist and waved it around to intimidate the crowd.

But this group of civilians couldn't listen to his words at this time. They were afraid of running too slow and being blown to pieces by gunpowder, so they still pushed and pushed closer to the car.

"Chi chi chi"

Xiao Wuji did not hesitate and killed the three civilians closest to the car.

"Ah, murder!"

This incident caused chaos at the scene.

As long as there was any space, the crowd would crazily squeeze in. Some old, weak, women and children, who did not have the strength of adult men, were squeezed until they were almost suffocated, and some were pushed to the ground, trampled constantly, and could never get up again.

For a time, the long street was stained red with blood, and countless civilians died.
Chapter completed!