Han Anbo stared into Li Qingxian's pitch-black eyes for a long while before saying, "You are a loyal servant of the court. You will surely use proper and reasonable methods to resolve this."
Li Qingxian nodded. "You're right. An upright and loyal servant like me will certainly use reasonable methods to settle this. After all, the other side is the town governor and the Prince of Chu. Oh, right. Do you still remember those nails?"
"I remember."
"I casually made some earlier. Nail them directly outside the prison, but reverse the order from last time. Once you're done, come back and take the wooden box I leave at the entrance, then place it along the route the two of them must take. Also, make sure the three Night Guard brothers are well fed and well treated. They'll come out in a few days."
"Understood."
Li Qingxian handed over seven new Snake Nails. After giving his instructions, he set out his ritual implements and altar and began casting.
He took out imperial edicts one by one, but these edicts differed from the previous ones.
The five edicts belonged respectively to the Founder of Great Qi, Taizong, Shizong, Shengzong, and Emperor Taining—one scroll for each emperor.
Then he took out the Prince of Chu's old clothes, old ornaments, old belongings, and hair that Gai Fengyou had secretly sent over.
Li Qingxian placed the Prince of Chu's hat at the very top and stuffed the prince's hair inside. Beneath it, he laid out five sets of clothing—ceremonial robes, court robes, official robes, everyday robes, and casual robes—stacking them together with a pair of shoes.
He then arranged ornaments such as sachets, jade pendants, and pearl strings over every part.
Finally, he neatly pressed the five edicts from the five emperors atop the hat.