Standing in front of Chu Liuchen, Xiao Xuanzi declared gravely. “Since you planned to perpetrate the assassination against Prince Chen, your whole clan and you should be executed!“

"Your highness, I would never even dare to do that! It was just an accident!" The guard leader paled as he hurriedly tried to explain, and broke out in cold sweat. He even threw his sword as far away as he could, and quickly kowtowed to Chu Liuchen.

A sudden and weird silence hung ...