These past two days, whenever Lin En stepped out of the Panlong Hall, he was almost immediately surrounded by ministers.

At first, Lynn was patient enough to exchange a few words with the ministers. In the end, however, he preferred to sneak out through the back door of the Panlong Hall rather than confront the ministers directly.

No wonder His Majesty hasn't left Panlong Palace these past two days; he truly has the ability to foresee the future. These ministers are incredibly annoying.

"Your Majesty, we have found Wu Jianfeng." A series of footsteps came from outside.

The visitor was the newly promoted head guard, who had recently been in charge of the security of Panlong Palace.

"Where is he?" An Honghan looked up and asked the person who had come.

Although he had been serving here for almost half a month, Hu Qu couldn't help but feel afraid every time he saw His Majesty. In particular, when His Majesty emanated a chilling aura that seemed almost tangible, it always sent shivers down his spine.

"Following Your Majesty's instructions, I laid ambushes at the palace gates and the imperial kitchen. As Your Majesty predicted, Wu Jianfeng finally slipped up after two days on the run. Thanks to the timely sealing of the palace gates, he has not yet escaped the palace. He is located east of the imperial kitchen, and the Imperial Guards are making every effort to capture him."

Xi Xizhi listened quietly, secretly admiring An Honghan's intelligence, which was indeed far superior to that of an ordinary person, befitting a ruler of a nation.

Guarding the palace gates was to prevent Wu Jianfeng from escaping, so ambushing around the imperial kitchen was an even simpler reason.

Water and food are essential for a person's survival. Even if Wu Jianfeng is very skilled in martial arts, he cannot lose these two things.

It seems that after he ran out of food, Wu Jianfeng went to steal food from the imperial kitchen.

An Honghan nodded, stood up and walked out, a flash of killing intent in his eyes.

"I'm going too." Xi Xizhi jogged to An Honghan's side and followed him out.

If it weren't for Wu Jianfeng's trickery, I wouldn't have been in such a crisis.

After walking a few steps, Xi Xizhi suddenly remembered something, which startled her and made her face turn pale.

Her unusual behavior quickly caught An Honghan's attention. An Honghan placed his palm on Xi Xizhi's forehead to check if she was feeling unwell.

"What happened? Are you injured anywhere else?" Could it be that the fight that night caused other injuries to Xi Xizhi?

An Honghan grabbed Xi Xizhi, intending to thoroughly examine the child's body.

"I'm fine." Xi Xizhi tugged at An Honghan's sleeve and whispered in his ear, "I forgot to tell you something."

"What is it?" After hearing Xi Xizhi say "nothing," An Honghan felt much relieved, but he frowned when Xi Xizhi said the next sentence.

"That night, in order to buy time, I used my spiritual power to fight Wu Jianfeng." Xi Xizhi spoke very softly, and lowered her head in shame.

Once she uses her spiritual power, it means her identity will be exposed.

Moreover, Wu Jianfeng's shouting of "witchcraft" that night made Xi Xizhi even more worried that Wu Jianfeng might accidentally reveal this matter.

Seeing the child's self-blame, An Honghan patted her shoulder and said, "You did nothing wrong. I will handle this."

Anyone in that dangerous situation would pull out all the stops and fight for it.

When Xi Xi heard An Honghan's last words, for some reason, her heavy mood instantly disappeared. It was as if, as long as An Honghan was there, he could solve any problem, no matter how big.

At this moment, Xi Xizhi didn't think too much about it; this feeling could be understood as 'trust'.

Because she trusted him, she entrusted the matter to him without question.

Before they even reached the imperial kitchen, Xi Xizhi and the others heard a cacophony of fighting sounds.

Weapons clashed, swords flashed.

Wu Jianfeng was still wearing his guard uniform, which made him very conspicuous among the uniform Imperial Guards.

Xi Xi recognized him at a glance and was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth.

There was a lawn to the east of the Imperial Kitchen, and the area was quite spacious. After An Honghan arrived, many ministers also received the news and gathered there.

Hundreds of people surrounded the fighting figures in the middle, making it seem like they were watching a circus act.

An Honghan looked at Wu Jianfeng with the same coldness he would give anyone a chill, as if he were looking at a dead object.

An Honghan and Xi Xizhi were undoubtedly the most eye-catching people in the crowd, especially An Honghan, whose golden dragon robe seemed to exude a kingly aura under the sunlight, and whose noble figure was hard to look away from.

Wu Jianfeng's attention was diverted the moment his gaze met An Honghan's, and he was slashed on the back of his hand by a sword thrust at him by the Imperial Guard.

His martial arts skills were indeed very high compared to ordinary people, but when he faced dozens of Imperial Guards, he couldn't gain any advantage. Many of the wounds on his body were caused by the swords of the Imperial Guards.

The moment he saw Xi Xizhi, he remembered the wind blades she had shot out during the fight that night.

Even now, the wound on his shoulder has not healed.

After several days of deep thought, Wu Jianfeng had come up with some ideas.

Suddenly, he burst into laughter, "This...is this the child His Majesty favors? He's clearly a..."

Before Wu Jianfeng could finish speaking, Xi Xizhi felt a strong gust of wind beside her as An Honghan leaped into the fray and joined the battle.

Strands of silver hair fluttered up, and many strands obscured Xi Xizhi's eyes.

When she brushed the strands of hair away from her eyes, this was the scene she saw... An Honghan was suppressing Wu Jianfeng and beating him with all his might.

Wu Jianfeng stopped abruptly at the next sentence, his face turning purple with anger from the effort.

While desperately defending against An Honghan's attacks, she also tried to reveal Xi Xizhi's secret to others out of resentment.

But every time he opened his mouth, An Honghan could always find a flaw and almost killed him with one blow.

His Majesty truly wants to kill him.

Without a doubt, if he were to slacken his guard even slightly, he would be killed by His Majesty.

Even when forced into this situation, Wu Jianfeng still shouted out with the thought of dying together with his opponent.

“Phoenix Cloud Sable…Miss Xi…”

"Hahaha……"

"His Majesty has always favored only one person..."

"I...how could I be so stupid? If I had realized this sooner, I would have killed her two days ago..."

"I hate it so much... The opportunity was right in front of me."

Wu Jianfeng spoke intermittently and in a very soft voice. He thought he was shouting loudly, but in reality, due to the effort, the sound only reached An Honghan's ears.

The more An Honghan heard these words, the colder his expression became.

Wu Jianfeng, in his attempt to uncover Xi Xizhi's secret, kept revealing his own flaws.

An Honghan seized the opportunity and grabbed Wu Jianfeng by the neck, tightening his grip.

Wu Jianfeng's face turned red from difficulty breathing.

Wow, that's fast!

This was the only thought in Xi Xizhi's mind.