No sooner had Lin Taichu finished speaking than the Imperial Guards surrounding them closed in, encircling the Third Prince and his Guards. The Third Prince had not expected Lin Taichu to truly dare order the Imperial Guards to act against him, and his expression turned extremely ugly.
"You... you dare detain me? Do you know what the consequences will be?" the Third Prince said in terror.
Lin Taichu said coldly, "Your Highness, Third Prince, I am merely asking you to leave. I have no intention of detaining you. If you refuse to leave, then do not blame me for being discourteous."
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, the Third Prince had no choice but to back down. "Fine, Lin Taichu, you've got guts! I'll let you off for now, but don't think you can stay smug for long. One day, I'll make you regret this!"
With that, the Third Prince left the Imperial guard camp in disgrace with his guards. After he was gone, Lin Taichu stared at the Imperial guard soldiers, still somewhat dazed.
When he had just ordered them to "see the Third Prince out," he had not actually expected the soldiers to dare act—after all, the Third Prince was royalty. No matter how obedient the Imperial Guards were, they should have been wary of his royal status.
Yet when the soldiers had surrounded him, not one of them had hesitated. Their movements had been so crisp, as though they had practiced it beforehand, leaving Lin Taichu deeply puzzled.
He turned to the imperial guard commander beside him and asked, "Aren't you afraid the Third Prince will cause trouble for you afterward?"
Lowering his head, the commander replied, "Chief instructor, when the emperor appointed you, he specifically issued a verbal decree. He said that everyone in the imperial