“No matter what you say, that’s the truth,” Night Wind said.

Zhu Yunfeng looked troubled and hesitated before saying, "King of Nanling, your Luo family's title was revoked a hundred years ago, and even your Luo family's territory has been distributed to officials of all ranks in the Southern Territory."

"That's also a fact, and it's very difficult to change now..."

Night Breeze laughed and said, "So you're trying to renege on your promise?"

Zhu Yunfeng didn't know what to say. He stood there like a wooden statue, remaining silent for a long time.

Ye Feng suddenly laughed a few times and waved his hand, saying, "Don't be so nervous. I'm not the kind of person who values ​​titles more than anything else. Since my unworthy descendants have ruined the Luo family's titles and territories, I won't insist on them. Besides, I didn't come to the capital for this in the first place."

"Is this true?" Zhu Yunfeng asked hurriedly.

"Why would I need to lie to you?" Night Wind retorted.

Zhu Yunfeng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Prince of Nanling, you really scared me just now."

"He's a prince, after all. How can he not handle this little fright?" Ye Feng laughed.

Then Ye Feng waved his hand and said, "It's getting late, Your Highness, you should go back. Please give my regards to your father, the Emperor, and you can also tell him that I came to the capital for the glory of the Luo family in the past."

Thank you.

Zhu Yunfeng said in a firm and powerful voice.

After Zhu Yunfeng left, Zijing asked curiously, "Old Deng, you had just left Prince Zhu Yunfeng speechless, so why did you suddenly back down?"

"Although Zhu Yunfeng couldn't argue with me, what he said made a lot of sense. The Luo family's territory has already been distributed to officials of all ranks in the Southern Territory. It won't be easy to take the territory back from them now. Besides, territory is not important at all."

Before Ye Feng could finish speaking, Luo Qing couldn't help but say, "How can territory not be important? Territory is..."

Night Wind said earnestly, "Qing'er, haven't you heard this saying? For martial artists, strength is fundamental; strength is everything!"

"Let me ask you, if you were a Saint Realm expert, or if our Luo family had a Saint Realm expert a hundred years ago, would the royal family reclaim our Luo family's territory and title?"

There's no need to even think about the answer.

If the Luo family had truly had a Saint Realm expert a hundred years ago, even if the head of the Luo family had committed a grave mistake, the royal family would certainly have only punished him personally and would not have revoked the Luo family's title and territory.

After all, reaching the Saint Realm already makes one a top-tier expert in the Spirit Luo Great World.

If Emperor Hongwu were not mentally unstable, he would never have done such a stupid thing!

"So you understand now, right? Status, position, wealth and glory—these are all fleeting. Only strength is fundamental! Strength is a martial artist's greatest asset!" Ye Feng said heavily.

"Yes, Ancestor, I understand. I will definitely cultivate diligently from now on," Luo Qing nodded.

Night Breeze smiled and added, "Moreover, I can also resolve territorial issues."

"Really? Ancestor, how do you plan to resolve this?" Luo Qing asked immediately.

"Do you know why Emperor Hongfeng, the founding emperor of the Hongtian Empire seven hundred years ago, divided the four vast territories of the East, South, West, and North among us four vassal kings?" Ye Feng asked with a smile.

“That goes without saying, because these four territories were conquered by you four old men!” Zijing exclaimed.

“That’s it. I was able to conquer this territory in the South back then, and I can conquer another territory now. It’s just a matter of time,” Ye Feng said.

Luo Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "But now, there are basically no unclaimed territories left. Even if you, Ancestor, have the strength to enter the Saint Realm, you cannot attack other lords and seize their territory without a legitimate reason."

"Is there really no more unclaimed land?" Night Wind said with a half-smile.

Luo Qing racked her brains, thinking hard, when suddenly, Zijing's expression changed slightly.

The next moment, Zijing darted out the window and disappeared.

A hint of satisfaction appeared on Ye Feng's face; he knew what Zi Jing had been up to.

Since just now, a hidden presence has been emanating from the outer courtyard, clearly indicating that someone has infiltrated the Red Maple Pavilion.

Zijing is rushing out now to catch the intruder.

However, Ye Feng did not believe that Zi Jing was capable of capturing that person. After all, Zi Jing's fighting strength was comparable to that of a goose, or at most much stronger.

But unexpectedly, not long after, Zijing returned to the reception room carrying an unconscious man.

"You actually managed to bring him back?" Ye Feng was genuinely surprised this time.

He was already prepared to rescue the intruder and protect Zijing, but Zijing actually captured the intruder. How could this not surprise him!

"Hehe, I'm pretty awesome, right?" Zijing said smugly.

Luo Qing crouched down, grabbed the intruder's hand, and channeled his true energy to examine him. After a short while, he said, "This person is a True Essence Realm martial artist!"

"What the heck? True Yuan Realm?" Zijing was immediately startled.

"You didn't fight him? Then how did you manage to knock this True Essence Realm martial artist unconscious?" Luo Qing asked, completely bewildered.

Zijing was only at the peak of the Separation and Union Realm, and she even spent a short time putting all her skill points into the escape skill. So, if things had gone normally, she would have been no match for this True Essence Realm martial artist. It shouldn't have been this unconscious guy who was captured, but Zijing!

Zijing said with a look of surprise, "I don't know. I saw him using Shadow Escape Technique, hiding in the shadows outside, so I also used Shadow Escape Technique to sneak over and kicked him from behind. Then this guy just fainted with a 'ga'."

"Shadow Escape Technique?" Night Wind asked with curiosity.

"You don't know about the Shadow Escape Technique?" Zijing asked.

"I really don't know, let me see," Ye Feng said.

Zijing then took out a small booklet and handed it to Yefeng, saying, "Be careful when you read this. This booklet is a keepsake left to me by my adoptive father, and it's also the only piece of clothing I own. You mustn't damage it."

After browsing through the Shadow Escape Technique for a while, Ye Feng understood what kind of technique it was.

Shadow Escape Technique is an escape technique that combines body movement and teleportation.

For this reason, the Shadow Escape Technique is very flexible and versatile. As long as there is a shadow on the ground, one can use the shadow to perform that unpredictable movement technique.

However, the Shadow Technique also has a significant drawback: it is difficult to use when there is no shadow.

Moreover, the weaknesses of the Shadow Escape Technique are also quite obvious.