Chapter 4 of the Romantic Continent: Night in the Heavenly Prison

The crisp sound of hooves pounded the cobblestone pavement, accompanied by the clear tinkling of bells as the wheels rolled. A magnificent carriage appeared at the crossroads before the prison.

The sentries on the wall had already been awakened; they craned their necks, muttering, "Who would come so late?" From the sound of hooves, the well-trained sentries knew it was a four-horse carriage, and clearly approaching at considerable speed.

In the blink of an eye, the carriage reached the gate. Almost simultaneously, two figures appeared outside the gate—two burly men clad in light armor, hands on their sword hilts, who shouted loudly, "Halt!"

The driver pulled on the reins, and the lead horse reared up, bringing the oncoming carriage to a smooth stop right in front of the two armored men. This maneuver immediately demonstrated the driver's skill.

"Quickly announce that Her Highness Princess Qian has arrived!"

After a flurry of activity, the main gate swung open, and the officials of the prison lined up to greet them. This was extremely rare; for a princess of noble birth to come to the prison in the middle of the night was sure to leave the prison's officers on edge.

A carriage bearing the royal coat of arms of Fast entered the prison's square. The doors opened, and Princess Qian's petite figure flashed out. Before the prison officials could even pay their respects, Princess Qian brandished the

imperial edict in her hand and urgently demanded, "Where is Ye Tianlong being held? Take me to him immediately!" Before anyone could answer, a piercing siren suddenly blared from the high tower. The crowd below paled instantly, looking up to see a cluster of red lights rapidly rising above the tower. The officer in charge, understanding the signal, anxiously exclaimed, "Something's wrong! There's a situation at the Jiazi Courtyard!"

"Huh?" Before Princess Qian could even comprehend his words, a large number of prison guards rushed to the scene. Although the incident was sudden, there was no chaos.

After clarifying the situation, Princess Qian learned that the incident occurred at Ye Tianlong's residence. Great anxiety gripped her, and she immediately urged the prison's officers to rush there.

Yu Zhu unleashed her swordplay, its energy seemingly swallowing and spitting out. Although she hadn't actually attacked, the chilling aura emanating from her sword struck the two women attacking from the left and right, the sharp force like countless piercing needles. The two women, swords drawn, froze, shouting as they frantically wielded their swords to defend against the seemingly inescapable killing intent.

Yu Zhu hadn't even drawn her sword yet; merely assuming a stance, the powerful aura emanating from her swordplay was already overwhelming for the two aggressive women. The other woman behind her also joined the fray, her gleaming sword flashing forward, pointing towards Yu Zhu's left front, attempting to deflect Yu Zhu's attack.

Yu Zhu sneered, her jade wrist flicking slightly. She unleashed the second half of her "feigned resistance" move, the immense power contained within her sword strike causing the three charging women to struggle to breathe. Their swords became difficult to wield, and their movements involuntarily became chaotic.

The sword flew through the air like lightning, its shadow blurring. By the time the blade was visible, Yu Zhu's sword was already within lethal range. The bone-chilling coldness chilled the woman on the left, causing her to scream in terror.

The other two women rushed forward frantically, sidestepping into the center to try and parry Yu Zhu's sword and rescue their companion.

A flash of cold light, and the sound of two swords clashing rang out almost simultaneously, sparks flying. One of the less skilled women felt a burning sensation in her hand, and her sword flew from her grasp.

Jade Pearl actually struck two swords simultaneously from two directions, even knocking one of them away. This skill caused the three women who had been aggressively attacking to lose their fighting spirit. Fighting such an opponent was like throwing eggs against rocks—there was no chance of winning. They all involuntarily took a step back. The

four women's exchange was instantaneous, like sparks flying; the outcome was decided the moment they made contact, and no one else could intervene in time.

Seeing this result, the alluring leader couldn't help but shake her head inwardly. A master's move was indeed extraordinary. This exquisitely beautiful woman's martial arts skills were a notch above her own, not to mention the maids she had trained. With such a woman blocking their way, killing Ye Tianlong would be extremely difficult. However, this woman's progress in martial arts was truly astonishing. It seemed that the last time she saw her, she hadn't reached this level. To have reached this level of skill and still improve so quickly was simply miraculous.

She was unaware, and even Yu Zhu couldn't believe she had made such great progress. Her initial plan was simply to deflect the two longswords and repel her opponent, but the result far exceeded her expectations. It turned out her progress was already this significant; all of this must be thanks to the man behind her. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but turn and gaze affectionately at Ye Tianlong.

It turned out that during her fusion with Ye Tianlong when his demonic influence hadn't yet subsided, Yu Zhu had absorbed a considerable amount of demonic essence from him. Because the demonic essence was perfectly compatible with her dark martial arts, the benefits she received were unbelievable. She had already felt a significant increase in her power while circulating her inner energy, but she hadn't expected the increase to be so substantial.

At this moment, waves of noise came from outside. The four intruding women exchanged glances, knowing what this meant. The guards of the Heavenly Prison had noticed something was wrong, and a large number of expert guards would soon flood into the courtyard. If they didn't leave soon, they would be entangled by the guards, and the consequences were obvious.

The sound of wind breaking through the air echoed through the courtyard, accompanied by clear shouts.

"You audacious thief, how dare you break into the prison at night!"

"Come out and surrender immediately, or your entire family will be executed!" The clamor was deafening, a mix of threats and intimidation. Indeed, this was the first time in all their years in the prison that the guards had encountered an enemy intrusion into their territory. Although they had simulated such an event in their daily drills, exercises were different from real combat. The guards had tried their best to execute the pre-designed response plan, but in practice, things had deviated from expectations. The scene, while not exactly chaotic, was far from orderly, and some noise was inevitable.

A window shattered with a crash, sending pieces of wood whistling as they flew towards the charging guards. The guards quickly used their martial arts skills to deflect the flying pieces, which were imbued with internal energy.

Amidst the chaos, a woman's beautiful voice clearly reached the ears of the guards.

"Damn it, they've discovered us! Lord Ye, be careful!"

The voice was soft, but the guards who rushed into the courtyard heard it clearly. Before they could even think, four graceful figures flashed out from the broken window.

"Hmm, could it be Ye Tianlong's beautiful female guards? Are they here to rescue him?" A huge question arose in the minds of all the guards. They thought about it, but their actions were swift. With shouts, the guards surrounded them.

However, the intruding women possessed martial arts skills matching their beautiful figures. Although they had suffered a loss against Yuzhu, they were still capable of dealing with these prison guards. Most importantly, their timing was impeccable. They arrived just as the prison guards had rushed into the courtyard, blocked the attack of the small wooden blocks, and were still unsteady on their feet. Moreover, their objective was clear: to make a quick move and escape.

By the time Princess Qian arrived, the four women had already broken out of the encirclement from the other side. Their beautiful figures formed a line and disappeared one after another into the vast night.

Just as the last woman was about to disappear, she suddenly felt a sharp whooshing sound behind her, and a strong gust of wind rushed towards her.

Knowing it was a ranged attack from behind, she didn't dare to be careless. She rapidly descended through the air, twisting and turning to the left in a beautiful, fluid serpentine maneuver. She was quite satisfied with her perfect performance, and when she heard the enemy behind her gasp softly, she couldn't help but feel secretly pleased: "What is a master? Someone like me!"

But this thought had barely formed when her smugness turned to utter horror. Her escape maneuvers had been largely ineffective; the magical attack was already upon her.

It felt as if someone had shoved her hard from behind, causing her to stagger forward. A piercing pain shot through her left shoulder, and she could even smell the burning flesh.

"Damn it, it's a fireball!" she cursed inwardly, but at the same time, she felt a chill. A fireball of such power was definitely not something an ordinary mage could cast; it must have been cast by a high-level mage, at least a strategist. But what she didn't expect was that the attack wasn't over yet.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!" Two chillingly sharp sounds swept past her left and right, giving her no time to dodge.

"This is... Wind Blade Slice?" The thought flashed through her mind. Her clothes were mercilessly ripped open, her skin burst open, blood splattered, and two fierce wind blades struck her waist from the left and right. She only had time to let out half a scream before her circulating true energy was cut short, scattering blood across the ground. She had been cut in half at the waist by this attack; her momentary carelessness had cost her her life.

The exclamations of the prison guards earlier were in praise of Princess Qian's strength. Although they were also palace guards, they had never had the opportunity to witness the powerful strength of this princess with her exceptional magical talent, unlike their comrades who served in the Wuyou Palace. They had always only heard about it and thought it was just an exaggeration by their comrades. Could a royal princess of such high status really possess such magical prowess? Perhaps it was just flattery from others because of her noble status?

But now they finally witnessed Princess Qian's terrifying strength as a Grand Master Mage. She had actually unleashed two different magical attacks simultaneously: a fireball spell (fire magic) and a wind blade attack (wind magic). Moreover, the seemingly ordinary fireball spell possessed such power in Princess Qian's hands, leaving them utterly astonished. If they were to face such a Grand Master Mage, who knew what the outcome would be?

After launching her attack, Princess Qian didn't dwell on her results. Instead, she rushed to the room with the completely shattered window, calling out, "Brother Ye, Brother Ye, are you in there?"

There was no response from inside the room, only the shouts and whistles of the guards in the distance, still chasing the three unwelcome women. Princess Qian panicked and jumped through the window with its broken panes.

"This guy is really lucky!!" Hearing Princess Qian's scream, everyone present had this thought. A noble princess making such a move—the implications were obvious. However, some also recalled the words of the invading enemies as they left. Didn't this mean Ye Tianlong and his beautiful female guards were about to rescue him from the prison? This was no ordinary event.

Regardless of their thoughts, the most important thing now was to rush into Ye Tianlong's room and see what was going on. Just as the prison's supervisors, filled with suspicion and uncertainty, were about to enter, they heard Princess Qian scream from inside.

"What is it?"

Everyone's hearts skipped a beat. If anything happened to the noble princess inside, no one present would escape being beheaded.

With a deafening roar, highly skilled prison guards rushed into the room from all directions, the door was violently flung open, and Ye Tianlong's room was instantly filled with people. The room was in disarray, clearly indicating a fierce battle had taken place before their arrival, and both sides appeared to be highly skilled.

What shocked them most was that the room's temporary occupant, Ye Tianlong, lay face up on the floor, motionless, his fate unknown.

Princess Qian clutched Ye Tianlong's head, crying out in alarm, "Brother Ye, what happened to you?"

A sharp-eyed guard noticed an unusual lump on Ye Tianlong's head and quickly said, "Your Highness, Lord Ye has been knocked unconscious!"

Princess Qian, feeling her hands were damp, cried out, "Quickly, a few people come! His head is bleeding!" Concerned, Princess Qian completely forgot about her top-level healing abilities; such a minor injury should have been easily treated by her.

Watching Princess Qian's carriage drive away from the prison, the prison officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief. What a chaotic night! Fortunately, the man who had caused them trouble had left. Judging from Princess Qian's attitude towards him, this man would eventually become a prince of the Fast Empire.

They were truly envious of Ye Tianlong's luck and circumstances, because no one had ever been released from prison in less than a day, and the one who came to pick him up was none other than the incomparably noble princess of the empire—it was practically a miracle!

Even more astonishing was that this man, in less than a day, had caused a scene of unprecedented activity in the prison, a place no one had dared to enter before being invaded by four women.

Although they didn't understand their identities—were they there to rescue Ye Tianlong or to kill him? This had become a mystery they would forever keep in their hearts, because His Majesty's decree had been very clear: release him without charge and restore all of Ye Tianlong's rights. They couldn't ask even if they wanted to know.

All they knew was that His Majesty's favor towards this man was indeed unbelievable; to issue a decree in the middle of the night to release someone he himself had just permitted to be imprisoned was simply unbelievable!

Later, a minister who considered himself impartial and incorruptible raised the matter of Ye Tianlong during a meeting. Andre III replied: "I have investigated thoroughly, and Ye Tianlong is not the murderer!

" "But all the evidence..." The minister, unwilling to give up, wanted to continue investigating, but Andre III's expression changed. He said: "I also have conclusive evidence. Ye Tianlong was with my daughter at the time. Shouldn't you summon Princess Qian for questioning?"

Upon hearing this, all the ministers fell silent. The minister who had asked the question knelt down in fear and begged the emperor's forgiveness. Just imagine, with Princess Qian's noble status, what fool would dare to question her? Putting aside the princess's royal status, all the upper class in Esnia knew how much His Majesty the emperor doted on this youngest daughter. To touch her would be like pulling a tiger's whiskers.

What puzzled the ministers even more was that Yuna and Gilemans, the two most ardent opponents of Ye Tianlong, were now acting as if they were doing something righteous, even speaking well of Ye Tianlong. This left those ministers who wanted to support them feeling powerless.

Ye Tianlong, of course, was unaware of all this. He was currently comfortably reclining in Princess Qian's carriage, receiving the beautiful princess's services.

Princess Qian gently wiped Ye Tianlong's face and head with a snow-white silk handkerchief, asking with concern, "Who are they? How could they be so heartless!"

Ye Tianlong was surprised by this rare gentleness from the usually willful and beautiful princess, and smelled the faint fragrance emanating from her delicate body. Hearing this, he reached up and touched his still throbbing head, smiling wryly, "How would I know who these people are? Luckily, I cleverly dealt with them, otherwise, by the time you arrived, I would already be dead!"

"Hmph, if I find out who beat you up like this, I won't let her off easily!" Princess Qian's movements were very gentle, but the hatred in her tone was considerable.

"Anyway, it's those guys who don't like me!" Ye Tianlong touched the spot where he had been hit. Under Princess Qian's healing magic, there was no trace of abnormality.

"Does it still hurt here?" Princess Qian asked with concern, while gently rubbing it with her small hand.

"Goodness, that little lady Yuzhu really hit hard!" Ye Tianlong thought to himself. He knew his own body; the injury was his own doing, he had asked Yuzhu to do it. When he saw the women leave, to save the energy and thought of explaining to the prison guards who rushed in, he immediately had Yuzhu knock him unconscious.

Yu Zhu secretly sneaked into the prison at night, hiding near Ye Tianlong. She originally wanted to observe his treatment, but unexpectedly encountered the women. She then gave Ye Tianlong a coded signal. Knowing Yu Zhu was nearby, Ye Tianlong played a prank on the four women.

Although she didn't understand Ye Tianlong's intentions, Yu Zhu faithfully obeyed, slashing his head with her sword, as Ye Tianlong had emphasized the need for a convincing performance. Therefore, when Princess Qian and the others rushed in, Ye Tianlong was unconscious, while Yu Zhu had already vanished.

If Princess Qian hadn't been discovered, Yu Zhu wouldn't have left. She knew the beautiful princess's strength and wasn't confident she could hide without her being discovered. Plus, she knew the princess meant no harm to Ye Tianlong, so to avoid trouble after being discovered, Yu Zhu simply slipped away.

"We've arrived, let's get off!" Princess Qian said in an unusually gentle tone, making Ye Tianlong feel as if he were in a dream.

"Wait a minute, where is this..." Ye Tianlong peeked out and realized this wasn't Feifeng Palace. He quickly called out to Princess Qian.

"Of course, this is Wuyou Palace!" Princess Qian said matter-of-factly.

"Ah!" The bewildered man was taken aback. So late at night, and Princess Qian had brought him to Wuyou Palace? Could it be...?

A flood of wild thoughts immediately welled up in Ye Tianlong's mind. Princess Qian noticed the strange expression on his face and asked, "Is something the matter?"

"No! No!" Ye Tianlong snapped out of his reverie and asked, "Where are we going now?"

"Father wants to see you!" Princess Qian said, then led the way. "Follow me!"

"Huh!..." He had been mistaken. Ye Tianlong was stunned. Andre III was actually looking for him at this hour. What could it be about? Filled with doubt and uncertainty, he followed Princess Qian towards the Imperial Study.

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