Luo Qing, Luo Xiaotong, and Zijing all returned to their own rooms.

But the night wind did not rest.

He was meditating and contemplating what to say when he met the emperor the next day.

At the same time, in the royal palace.

Upon hearing Chen Hanguang's report, Emperor Hongwu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the anxiety he had been feeling finally subsided.

"Your Majesty, is there anything else you require?" Chen Hanguang asked.

"You may leave now," Emperor Hongwu said, waving his hand.

"yes!"

As soon as Chen Hanguang finished speaking, he stood up, took three steps back respectfully, and finally turned and left.

As soon as Chen Hanguang left, the Hongwu Emperor looked at the Second Prince standing beside him and asked, "Yunfeng, what do you think?"

The Second Prince Zhu Yunfeng pondered for a moment and said, "Since that Prince of Nanling did not aggressively cause trouble, it means that his coming to the capital was not because of the turmoil a hundred years ago."

Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Chongguang, said, "Hmm, you share my view. In that case, things are not so bad."

But then Zhu Chongguang added, “But we can’t take things for granted, and we can’t be careless. Yunfeng, why don’t you go to the Red Maple Pavilion, meet the Prince of Nanling, and sound him out?”

"Yes, Father." Zhu Yunfeng agreed without hesitation.

After Zhu Yunfeng left, Zhu Chongguang summoned a guard dressed in a black bodysuit.

This guard was the Royal Shadow Guard, personally appointed by Zhu Chongguang, who was specifically responsible for carrying out secret missions.

"You will secretly follow Yunfeng to the Red Maple Pavilion and protect him," Zhu Chongguang ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The royal shadow guard had barely finished speaking when he transformed into a black shadow and vanished without a trace.

Red Maple Pavilion.

Night Breeze was still meditating when suddenly footsteps sounded outside.

The next moment, there was a loud knocking on the door.

"Who?" Night Wind asked.

“Your Highness, it is I, Wang Luowen,” Steward Wang said from outside the door.

"It's late at night, Steward Wang, what brings you here?" Ye Feng asked.

"Your Highness, the Second Prince Zhu Yunfeng has come to see you. He has important matters to discuss with you," Steward Wang replied.

"Please ask him to wait in the reception room," Ye Feng said.

"yes."

As soon as Wang Luowen left, Ye Feng got off the bed.

"Zijing, are you there?" Ye Feng asked.

"Yes, yes."

Zijing's voice rang out immediately, and her head popped in through the window.

Night Breeze had already noticed that this brat was sneaking around outside his room. He said irritably, "Why aren't you resting at night? What are you doing hiding outside my room?"

"I can't sleep in this unfamiliar environment. Besides, I'm your bodyguard now, so of course I have to protect you," Zijing said seriously.

"Do I, a dignified Saint Realm expert, need your protection?" Ye Feng chuckled.

“Even a Saint Realm expert can’t stay vigilant all the time,” Zijing said.

“Alright, you have a point… You must have heard what Steward Wang just said, right? I won’t repeat it. Go wake Luo Qing up, and we’ll go see the Second Prince together,” Ye Feng said.

"Alright!"

Zijing disappeared as soon as she finished speaking.

When Ye Feng came downstairs, Zijing and Luo Qing ran over together.

As soon as Ye Feng stepped into the reception room, he saw the Second Prince Zhu Yunfeng sitting in a chair waiting.

The Second Prince, Zhu Yunfeng, was only a young man of twenty-four or twenty-five years old. He had a very easygoing appearance, but if you looked closely, you would find that his eyes were quite sharp.

Just as the night breeze entered, Zhu Yunfeng immediately stood up from his chair and bowed.

"Yunfeng greets the Prince of Nanling."

Night Breeze smiled and said, "You're too kind, Your Highness."

"You are, after all, my elder, and I must always treat you with respect," Zhu Yunfeng said earnestly.

"You came to see me just to say this? If that's all, then I have no interest in continuing this conversation," Ye Feng said meaningfully.

Zhu Yunfeng hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and unleashed a golden light, setting up a barrier to isolate the inside from the outside.

Then Zhu Yunfeng said, "Since Your Highness Prince Nanling says so, then I will not stand on ceremony... I have come to visit you to find out what brings you to the capital this time?"

"Our Luo family has been attacked by the Crimson-Tailed Beast. What's wrong with going to the palace to see the Emperor about such a big matter?" Luo Qing said with a frown.

"Is that really all there is to it?" Zhu Yunfeng asked.

“Otherwise?” Zijing also said.

Ye Feng raised his hand to stop the two impetuous girls, Luo Qing and Zi Jing, and then said to Zhu Yunfeng, "It seems that my visit has made His Majesty the Emperor feel uneasy."

"A Saint Realm expert who disappeared seven hundred years ago has suddenly reappeared in the world, and even came to the capital. I think any emperor would feel uneasy about this," Zhu Yunfeng said succinctly.

Ye Feng chuckled, sat down in the chair, and poured himself a cup of tea.

Holding his teacup, Ye Feng said slowly, "But you and your father are really overthinking things. I came to the capital to report to him about the Luo family's attack by the Crimson-Tailed Beast. Although that's not the whole story, it's the main one."

"Then, why don't we talk about something less important?" Zhu Yunfeng pressed.

“Since you want to talk, then I will talk to you. Back then, I followed Emperor Hongfeng to fight against the Crimson-Tailed Beast and establish this country. Emperor Hongfeng granted me the title of Prince of the Southern Territory, and this title was hereditary. But now that I have broken out of seclusion, I find that our Luo family has fallen to such a state. It is truly pitiful and lamentable.” Ye Feng shook his head and sighed.

Zhu Yunfeng looked somewhat nervous, but he did not back down. He argued forcefully, saying, "Prince of Nanling, this cannot be blamed on my father. I believe you have heard about the turmoil a hundred years ago. Your descendants led troops to support the rebel king during that turmoil, which is tantamount to treason. Therefore, it is right for the royal family to revoke the title and fiefdom of your Luo family."

"But there's a problem with this."

Night Wind chuckled and said, "According to the rules, my descendants can inherit my title after I die, and the honorary title is not hereditary. So, you've just taken from that unworthy descendant what never belonged to me in the first place, isn't that right?"

Zhu Yunfeng's expression changed drastically.

Luo Qing, on the other hand, showed a look of ecstatic joy.

Zijing stared blankly at Yefeng, then exclaimed in a low voice, "There's actually such a thing?"

Ye Feng immediately glared at Zi Jing, who shrank back and shut her mouth, no longer daring to speak recklessly.

Zhu Yunfeng took a deep breath and said, "King of Nanling, what you say makes sense, but at that time we all thought you were dead. Who would have thought that after seven hundred years, you would reappear in the world?"