After Black Beard negotiated with Star Moon Island and learned that the person who had taken the boy was the young man surnamed Zou who had arrived at Taiyi not long ago, his heart gave a sudden lurch.
Wasn't this the boy the County Princess had told him to look after?
How had he gotten mixed up with the Second Division's target?
After Commander Chen of the Second Division confirmed that Star Moon Island couldn't hand over the boy and verified Zou Yexi's identity, he began to act. The order was that Zou Yexi could die, but the target had to be captured alive.
Black Beard instantly broke into a cold sweat. What was he supposed to do?
Commander Chen took orders directly from the Prince. Whatever he said was the Prince's will.
The County Princess was the heir, but the Prince was still alive. Everyone in the Nangong Family had to obey him. Moreover, according to the news from Qingyang, there were doubts about whether the County Princess could hold firmly onto her position as heir.
Black Beard asked his trusted subordinate Wei Liu, "What do you think we should do? That boy happens to be someone the County Princess wants to protect, but we can't exactly go up against the Second Division. If they find out—"
Wei Liu thought for a moment. "Although the County Princess is the heir, the Prince is still in charge of the family. With a single word, he can make the County Princess the heir—or make Second Miss the heir."
"Second Miss?" Black Beard asked.
Wei Liu slapped his thigh. "No, no, I meant Young Miss! The one in the imperial capital is the County Princess's older sister!"
Black Beard said with a troubled sigh, "But she's the Prince's first daughter, and she