Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot-Chapter 387 - 359: A Dog of a Lost Home

"As long as we keep the green hills, there’s no fear of running out of firewood! Once we reach the border, my lord can proclaim himself emperor, ally with the ten lords, and mobilize troops against the court to avenge his disgrace!"

Seeing that Prime Minister Xun still kept his eyes half-closed and remained unmoved, the Hidden Guard gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, forgive my insolence. If you head to the underworld, I will assuredly follow you there. But right now, if you refuse to leave the Capital City, then I will kill the Princely Heir and offer my own life as penance!"

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Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Xun Yu was soundly asleep in his cozy bed; he didn’t hold an official position and didn’t need to wake early.

When the Prime Minister was home, he would insist on Xun Yu reading his books every morning. But ever since the Prime Minister was detained by the Ministry of Justice, Xun Yu had leisurely abandoned the practice.

This morning, however, for some inexplicable reason, he was rudely shaken awake while it was still dark.

"Who gave you permission to wake me up?"

Xun Yu barked angrily.

A man dressed in black spoke, "Young Master, there’s trouble at the mansion! Quickly get dressed—I’ll take you out of the city!"

Xun Yu’s complexion shifted drastically. "What happened?"

Grinding his teeth, the man in black replied, "The Supreme Emperor has convicted the Prime Minister, ordered the confiscation of the mansion, and decreed the Prime Minister’s execution!"

Xun Yu was thunderstruck!

How could this happen?

His father was the Prime Minister, standing second only to one man in status!

The Supreme Emperor had been under his father’s confinement for five years, and the court was filled with his father’s faction. Could they possibly allow his father to be convicted?

Weren’t they afraid of being implicated, dragged down, and unable to extricate themselves?

"Young Master, there’s no time left!"

The man in black urged.

Xun Yu haphazardly dressed himself.

The man in black hoisted him up and plunged into the snowstorm.

A mouthful of snow went down Xun Yu’s throat—at over twenty years old, he had never been so wretched.

"What about my father?"

"The Prime Minister will meet Young Master outside the city!"

"And my aunt..."

"Young Master, there’s no time for considerations! The more people involved, the more conspicuous it becomes!"

Xun Yu was carried over the man’s shoulder, gazing upwards at the mansion he grew up in. It looked like an old, dying beast about to lose all its strength in a brutal fight.

Xun Yu’s eyes reddened as he clenched his fists tightly.

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"Understood!"

"And you—search over there. Don’t let even a mouse hole go unexamined."

"Understood!"

When they encountered patrolling officials during the search, the man in black hastily carried Xun Yu and hid inside a shabby restroom.

The stench was overpowering, and Xun Yu gagged repeatedly.

"Do we really have to hide here? Blegh—"

The man in black said, "Young Master, please endure for now; the officials are combing the area."

"Did they find out I escaped?"

As he spoke, even more of the foul odor entered his gut, and Xun Yu vomited out yesterday’s meals.

The man in black answered, "Perhaps they discovered the Prime Minister has fled."

"Blegh—"

Xun Yu was on the verge of collapse.

Just as Xun Yu was about to vomit bile, the officials finally finished their search and departed.

The man in black resumed carrying Xun Yu and pressed on.

Freshly nauseated with no time to recover, Xun Yu was jolted and swayed in the snowstorm.

"Ah—my face—"

After half an hour of exposure to the icy wind, Xun Yu’s right cheek had gone numb from frostbite.

Yet the man in black dared not pause.

The entire city was filled with officials hunting the Xun Family members, and any misstep could expose them.

He couldn’t afford to take such risks.

"Young Master, bear with it a little longer! Look—the city gate!"

"Quick... stop..."

Xun Yu’s right cheek lost sensation altogether, plunging him into an abyss of terror.

"Young Master, once we reach the border and the Prime Minister establishes his kingdom, you’ll be the Crown Prince!"

The man in black seized a nearby horse, hoisted Xun Yu in front of him, tightened the reins, and charged towards the West City Gate with all his might.

"Crown Prince, we’ve made it out of the city!"

Xun Yu’s eyes suddenly lit up. "That’s... wonderful..."

Before he could finish, a gallant steed, swift as lightning, overtook their horse and swerved sharply ahead, spraying snow up to the height of a man!

Meng Qianqian, clad entirely in silver armor, leapt high and delivered a smashing knee to the man in black’s jaw, sending him flying!

Xun Yu’s face contorted in shock: "Meng Qianqian!"

"Crown Prince? Dream on in your wild fantasies!"

Meng Qianqian grabbed Xun Yu and hurled him violently to the ground!

"Brother, let me borrow your spear."

She took the City Guard’s Red Tassel Spear and stood alone, spear in hand, blocking the city gate.

Fixing her gaze on the figures racing toward the gate, she said coldly, "Prime Minister Xun, if you want to reach the border, you’ll have to step over my corpse first."