Moreover, she quietly reached out her slender hand, trying to grab Ye Feng's left hand.

But Ye Feng immediately raised his left hand and pinched his chin, looking thoughtful, just in time to avoid Luo Mengxuan's little trick.

Just then, a burst of laughter suddenly rang out.

"I didn't expect to meet you so soon. I thought it would be a few more days."

Ye Feng and Luo Mengxuan immediately looked in the direction from which the sound came, and saw Chen Yiluo dressed in white, looking quite dashing.

"The journey went smoothly without any unexpected incidents, and we traveled much faster than expected," Ye Feng said calmly.

Chen Yiluo raised an eyebrow and said, "Brother Ye, why be so modest? The news that you killed Du Wushuang, Black Demon Sword Lord, and the Black and White Duo, and even fought to a draw with Black Dragon God Lord outside the city gates of the capital, has already spread throughout the entire capital. People who know you now call you Demon-Slaying Sword Night Wind. You probably haven't heard of that, have you?"

Demon-Slaying Sword?

Does it mean to vanquish demons?

Luo Mengxuan said with a smile, "Junior brother, this title suits you quite well, it's very impressive!"

Night Breeze said without curiosity, "The tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind. Having such a title is not necessarily a good thing."

Seeing Ye Feng's calm demeanor and the lack of any smugness on his face, Chen Yilu couldn't help but look at Ye Feng with newfound respect.

After all, if it were anyone else, they would most likely be overconfident by now.

"The food and drinks have been ordered. Please follow me," Chen Yiluo said, gesturing for them to enter.

Ye Feng then led Luo Mengxuan and followed Chen Yiluo into the restaurant next door, and went up to the second floor to a fairly luxurious private room.

The octagonal table in the private room was already laden with exquisite dishes, and there were two jugs of fine wine beside it.

Moreover, Chen Yiluo's junior brother, Cao Gang, is here right now.

Upon seeing Ye Feng and Luo Mengxuan arrive, Cao Gang immediately stood up and bowed, while Ye Feng did not stand on ceremony and pulled Luo Mengxuan down to sit down.

After Chen Yiluo sat down, she said, "You just entered the capital and the news reached me, so I hurriedly asked Cao Gang to book a private room here. I was originally planning to go to the post station to find you and invite you here, but I didn't expect to run into you on the way. It seems we are very destined."

Luo Mengxuan asked curiously, "Chen Yiluo, what is your mission?"

"Our mission is to go to the capital, seek refuge with a prince there, and wait for you to arrive so we can meet up with you," Chen Yiluo replied without hesitation.

Luo Mengxuan said, "Just as I thought! Your first main quest is different from ours."

Chen Yiluo said, "Your first main mission is to protect Lu Chenguan as he enters the capital?"

"Um."

Luo Mengxuan responded and nodded.

Chen Yilu chuckled and said, "That's not surprising. That's how collaborative missions are. It seems that you haven't carried out many dream missions yet, and haven't accumulated enough experience."

Luo Mengxuan remained noncommittal and said nothing more.

At that moment, Lingluo Yuansheng's magnificent voice resounded directly in the minds of Ye Feng, Luo Mengxuan, Chen Yiluo, and Cao Gang.

"Main quest completed."

"Main Mission Two: Help Lu Chenguan regain military power!"

As soon as Ling Luo Yuan Sheng's voice faded, Luo Mengxuan's brows furrowed tightly.

Because Luo Mengxuan had absolutely no idea what to do next.

The task given by Lingluo Yuansheng was far too general and lacked any specific plan.

How exactly should we help Lu Chenguan regain control of the military?

Clearly, Ye Feng and Chen Yiluo had also considered this point, and the two of them were deep in thought at the moment.

After a long while, Ye Feng finally said, "It seems that this mission is quite open-ended."

What does "openness" mean?

Luo Mengxuan and Chen Yiluo asked together.

"It means we should take the initiative and figure out our own solutions," Ye Feng said.

Luo Mengxuan nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Chen Yiluo suddenly remembered something, raised her hand in a gesture of invitation, and said, "Come on, let's eat first and chat as we eat. This table of fine wine and food shouldn't be wasted."

Ye Feng and Luo Mengxuan then picked up their chopsticks and began to savor the food at a leisurely pace.

After a while, Ye Feng, Luo Mengxuan, Chen Yiluo, and Cao Gang finally got down to business.

Chen Yiluo said, "The current emperor is old and plagued by many illnesses. It is said that he has fallen into a coma and has not attended court for many days. It is precisely because of this that the court is unstable and the ministers are divided into two factions: the pro-war faction and the pro-peace faction."

Luo Mengxuan said with a smile, "It seems that you have gained something from coming to the capital ahead of us. Junior Brother Ye and I did not know about this."

“Of course, Junior Brother Cao and I didn’t just sit idly by in the capital,” Chen Yiluo said with a smile.

After a moment's thought, Ye Feng said, "Since the emperor in Tang Hong's dream is in a coma, how can Lu Chenguan regain military power? Should we first try to enter the palace and cure the emperor's illness?"

Chen Yilu shook her head and said, "I have another idea."

"What are your thoughts?" Ye Feng asked immediately.

Chen Yiluo explained, "The old emperor is getting on in years. In that case, why don't we just establish a new ruler and support one of the princes to ascend the throne? Junior Brother Ye, with our combined strength, if we work together, the chances of success are very high!"

"Since that prince ascended the throne with our support, he will inevitably be subject to our control. In that case, wouldn't he have to do whatever we tell him to do?"

"At that time, if we let him grant Lu Chenguan military power, wouldn't our second main mission be completed naturally?"

Chen Yiluo's words made Luo Mengxuan's beautiful eyes sparkle!

But Ye Feng frowned and pondered, and did not give an answer immediately.

After what seemed like an eternity, Ye Feng finally raised his head and looked at Chen Yiluo, asking, "You just said that your main mission was to seek refuge with a certain prince in the capital and wait for our arrival?"

“Yes.” Chen Yiluo nodded.

"Then which prince have you pledged allegiance to?" Ye Feng asked again.

Chen Yilu smiled and looked at Ye Feng with complete composure, replying, "Third Prince, our identities are too mysterious to the people in this dream world, so the other princes are wary of us. Only the relatively weak Third Prince is willing to accept us."

"I see."

The night breeze nodded slowly.

The old emperor had more than one son, but now he was old and plagued by many illnesses, and even fell into a coma and could not attend the morning court.

Will those princes behave themselves and do nothing?

Perhaps, something similar to the struggle for the throne among the nine princes will happen in Tang Hong's dream.