Demon Kings Gather

Beneath an unnamed barren mountain in Lingnan, Kong Ning twirled the twin swords in her hands as she followed the crown prince's retreating convoy at an unhurried pace. She appeared behind it from time to time, and no matter what they did, they could not shake her.

Her negotiations with the crown prince had broken down, but Kong Ning had not immediately struck to kill.

Inside the carriage, the crown prince wore a solemn expression.

The worst-case scenario had come to pass.

He had previously expected Jin Chang to trail the convoy and whittle down its numbers, but now Kong Ning had taken his place.

She was stronger than Jin Chang and even more troublesome.

In the blink of an eye, Kong Ning might launch a surprise attack and make one of the imperial guards fall behind.

With him as her target, Kong Ning clearly did not much care whether they killed Zou Bugui.

In other words, the conditions that had previously restrained Kong Ning had lost their effect.

"Has Zou Bugui talked yet?"

For now, the only plan the crown prince could think of was to finish interrogating Zou Bugui as quickly as possible and get to the bottom of the matter.

Afterward, he would have no problem handing Zou Bugui over to Kong Ning. He only wanted answers from Zou Bugui's mouth; he did not need the man himself.

Even if Jin Chang were the one to explain the matter clearly, the crown prince would have no further need for any of them.

He put the question to Wei Qing, who was driving the horses with a sword in hand. Wei Qing shook his head, while Lu Neng, seated beside him, also looked troubled.

"Your Highness, how about letting this subordinate interrogate him? I know a Technique called