222: Chapter 222 The Princess's Change of Attitude

Guard Huang also felt this made sense.

If Prefect Yang Ze hadn't deliberately suggested the plan to recruit Chen Hu to explore Daqing Mountain with them, they wouldn't have provoked that Gang-Refining Expert.

Although his status was not as noble as Princess Anping's, he was still a Blood Refining expert, after all.

To be pinned to the ground by someone's Qi and unable to move even an inch was truly humiliating.

Since Your Highness wanted to vent her anger, he naturally wanted to vent his own frustration as well.

"Yes, Your Highness, I will go make the arrangements immediately!"

A moment later, Guard Huang walked out of the hall and summoned the two Organ Refining guards from earlier.

"My Lord, what are your orders?"

"Go and bring Prefect Yang Ze here!" Guard Huang said with a cold face.

"Understood!" The two Organ Refining guards flashed away.

Meanwhile, Prefect Yang Ze was happily drinking tea in his study.

To the side, a small table had been set up where Advisor Zhang Yang was helping him process official business.

"Bang!" Suddenly, the study door was kicked open.

"How dare you!" Prefect Yang Ze slammed the table and stood up, his face full of anger; he wanted to see which bastard dared to kick his door.

But after seeing who it was, the anger on Prefect Yang Ze's face vanished instantly, replaced by a flattering expression.

Because he recognized that these two were Princess Anping's attendants.

As the saying goes, even a seventh-rank official at the Prime Minister's gate is significant; although he was a Prefect, he did not want to offend the Princess's guards.

"May I ask what business the two esteemed guards have with me?" Prefect Yang Ze bowed humbly.

"Hmph!" One of the guards let out a cold snort. Then, the two stepped forward together and grabbed Prefect Yang Ze: "Prefect Yang Ze, the Princess wants to see you. Come with us!"

Before Prefect Yang Ze could resist, the two of them hauled him up and vanished from the study.

Seeing this, Advisor Zhang Yang's face turned pale. He secretly wondered how Prefect Yang Ze could have offended the Princess.

Both times they had met the Princess, he had been present with Prefect Yang Ze, and Prefect Yang Ze had not shown any disrespect whatsoever.

"Could it be because of Chen Hu?" Advisor Zhang Yang considered a possibility.

However, although Chen Hu was strong, he was nothing compared to Princess Anping.

Furthermore, judging by the attitude of those two guards, Prefect Yang Ze was likely going to suffer a terrible fate after being taken there.

"Should I run away?" He was just an advisor with no official rank. He could only throw his weight around because of Prefect Yang Ze's favor.

But without Prefect Yang Ze, he was nothing.

"Before the news spreads, I had better make a run for it!" Thinking of this, Advisor Zhang Yang did not want to linger in the government office. He pretended nothing was wrong, left the office, and hurried home.

On the other side, Prefect Yang Ze had been escorted before Princess Anping.

A guard kicked him behind the knees, and in pain, he instinctively fell to his knees: "Your subject, Prefect Yang Ze, pays respects to the Princess."

Looking at Princess Anping sitting above with a face as cold as frost, Prefect Yang Ze instinctively felt a bad premonition. Ignoring the pain, he immediately bowed respectfully.

"Break his legs first!" Princess Anping slowly spat out the words.

Hearing this, Prefect Yang Ze turned ashen, his eyes filled with fear. However, he still shouted unwillingly: "Your Highness, what mistake have I committed? Even if you want to punish me, you must let me die knowing why!"

"Heh!" Princess Anping looked at him with contempt: "You are not worthy. Why haven't you done it yet?"

"Crack! Crack!" The two Organ Refining guards who had escorted Prefect Yang Ze acted simultaneously, breaking his legs directly.

As a civil official, Prefect Yang Ze possessed no cultivation at all, and the pain from his broken legs caused him to faint immediately.

"Trash!" Seeing Prefect Yang Ze faint just like that, she couldn't help but show a look of disgust.

"Wake him up!" "Yes!"

Prefect Yang Ze soon woke up under the guards' ministrations. Feeling the constant pain in his legs, he shouted again: "Your Highness, spare me! Please, Your Highness, spare your subject!"

"Bang!" Princess Anping stood up and kicked Prefect Yang Ze in the chest, sending him flying.

Although she didn't use much strength in this kick, Prefect Yang Ze was just an ordinary person, and several of his ribs were still broken.

Meanwhile, Chen Hu, who was observing this scene from the shadows, wore a faint smile.

He felt no sympathy for Prefect Yang Ze at all. Even if Princess Anping didn't deal with him, he had planned to deal with this guy in secret.

Now that Princess Anping was doing it for him, it was perfect; he wouldn't have to dirty his own hands.

"Beat him, keep beating him for me!" After venting some of her frustration, Princess Anping returned to her seat and ordered her subordinates to continue.

Immediately, the two Organ Refining guards stepped forward and began to beat Prefect Yang Ze violently. Fortunately, they controlled their strength; otherwise, with Prefect Yang Ze's weak body, he wouldn't have been able to withstand even a single punch from them.

During this, Prefect Yang Ze fainted many times but was woken up by the guards each time. After repeating this several times, Prefect Yang Ze's entire body had swollen to twice its size.

"Stop!" Princess Anping shouted: "Take him away for treatment. Don't let him die; after all, he is still an official of the Imperial Court!"

Although beating Prefect Yang Ze to death wouldn't count for much—her father, the Emperor, would at most scold her a few times—her reputation would certainly be affected.

"Guard Huang!" Princess Anping called out. "I am here!"

Princess Anping said: "Send an invitation to Chen Hu. I want to pay him a visit!"

"Your Highness, you?" Guard Huang couldn't help but look worried.

"Don't worry!" Princess Anping comforted him: "I am not going to cause him trouble, but to make friends with him. He has a Gang-Refining Expert standing behind him. If Chen Hu can be used by me, and if I encounter trouble in the future, and I ask Chen Hu to beg his Revered Master, don't you think his Revered Master would help?"

"Your Highness is wise!" Guard Huang's eyes lit up.

Then, he immediately went to prepare the invitation and had it sent to the Fierce Tiger Gang General Hall.

Chen Hu, who was secretly watching with his Spiritual Sense, gave a disdainful smile. Princess Anping certainly had a good scheme in mind.

But was he someone who could be easily used?

Not long after, Chen Hu received the invitation sent by Princess Anping's people.

Chen Hu replied to the messenger, stating that he would wait for the Princess's arrival at the Fierce Tiger Gang General Hall.

Princess Anping arrived very quickly. Originally, she had quite a few objections regarding Chen Hu, but the moment she saw him, she suddenly felt a sense of goodwill towards him.

That bit of objection vanished along with it. Chen Hu naturally knew what was going on, because this Princess Anping was an A-grade connection unlocked by the System.

After some pleasantries, Princess Anping sent everyone else away.

Then, with an apologetic tone, she said: "Young Master Chen, actually, I did not intend to make things difficult for you. It was all instigated by that dog Prefect Yang Ze. Moreover, I have already punished him severely; he won't be able to get out of bed for the next few months. Can Young Master Chen forgive me?"

"Your Highness is too polite. Since it was all instigated by Prefect Yang Ze, there is no grudge between us!" Chen Hu said with a smile.

Hearing Chen Hu say this, the number above her head jumped a few times, becoming 65 points.

"Young Master Chen is magnanimous; I admire you!"

Afterwards, after the two chatted for a few moments, Princess Anping changed the subject: "Young Master Chen, may I ask how much you know about Daqing Mountain?"

Chen Hu deliberated and said: "Your Highness, I advise you not to go to Daqing Mountain."

"Why?" Princess Anping asked.

Chen Hu said: "Surely Your Highness has heard of the events at Daqing Mountain. Some time ago, I went to the outskirts of Daqing Mountain once and discovered that Daqing Mountain is shrouded in a natural magnetic field. Anyone who enters it will be affected by the magnetic field!"