Volume 1, Chapter 85: The palace soldiers surrounded Shangyunju, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

A thousand armored soldiers, led by Sun An, marched towards Shangyunju.

The man in black robe looked at the soldiers leaving, his eyes full of worry.

He never knew what the point of Zhou Fengming's actions was, trapping his troops in Shangyunju.

And he is the commander-in-chief of the military in Shangyun City, so he will definitely not be able to escape the responsibility.

Not to mention that there is the Dongfang Qingzhu in Shangyunju, this will definitely offend the Dongfang family, and even the Chu family may not be able to afford to offend.

If we hold them accountable, wouldn't that be cutting off their own path?

He spoke in a deep voice, his tone showing confusion and worry.

"Sir, is this really okay?"

Zhou Fengming glanced at him and felt confident of victory.

He replied, "Don't worry, I have made all the arrangements. This matter will definitely not involve you or me."

The man in black robe raised his head, his tone revealing determination.

"I am grateful for your kindness, sir. I am not afraid of being implicated by you. Even if you ask me to die now, I will not frown. It's just..."

How could Zhou Fengming not know what Hei Pao was thinking? Naturally, he trusted Hei Pao.

All his life, ever since he entered the officialdom, he had lived in calculations and intrigues, and he would not trust anyone about anything.

He only sees interests and weighs the pros and cons of everything.

If I must find someone I can trust in this world, it must be the man in black robe in front of me.

He whispered, 'I know what you're worried about, but I've got plans for it.'

As he spoke, he looked up at the backs of the thousand soldiers.

He continued in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "The soldiers besieged Shangyunju. It was Sun An who did it. He used public power for personal gain. He wanted to avenge the humiliation Ye Tingmu suffered at the city gate that day. So, he took the name of killing the assassin to retaliate against Ye Tingmu."

He paused here.

"As for the fire in the City Lord's Mansion, it was also the chaos created by Murong Bo and Li Xuan in order to conceal their tracks..."

The man in black robe was puzzled. How could this explanation make sense?

He fell into deep thought.

Then he said, "Sir, this doesn't make sense. Will Murong Bo admit it?"

Zhou Fengming looked at him, with a sinister and cold smile on his face.

"Dead people will not have a chance to speak. Not only Murong Bo, but Li Xuan will also die..."

The voice was cold, extremely cold.

Even the man in black robe felt a chill on his back.

He didn't know Zhou Fengming's specific plan, but he had vaguely guessed it.

Shangyun is in the middle, and people are in panic at this time.

Although the City Lord's Mansion caught fire, it had nothing to do with Shangyunju.

However, the sound of fighting in the private room on the twelfth floor attracted their attention.

What’s worse is that the entire Shangyunju has been surrounded by the palace troops.

Naturally, this caused panic, except for a small number of people who could still sit still.

The lobby on the first floor was already filled with people.

The bustling noise filled the entire Shangyunju.

Ye Tingmu walked to the second floor and couldn't help but frown when he saw such a chaotic scene.

At the end of his sight, at the entrance of Shangmen Yunmen, there were actually several corpses lying, covered with feathers, obviously shot to death.

Of course, Chu Yiyi also saw all this.

She also frowned her beautiful eyebrows.

At this moment, a maid was coming towards her. When she reached her, she said in panic, "Oh no, miss, we are surrounded by soldiers..."

Her tone was hurried and her expression was panic-stricken.

Chu Yiyi seemed much calmer, and just asked coldly: "What's going on?"

"It is said that the assassin who wanted to kill the city lord has entered Shangyunju. No one in Shangyunju is allowed to leave. Otherwise, they will be shot."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yiyi slapped the carved railing with her jade hand.

Bang.....

The solid wood guardrail was smashed to pieces.

Chu Yiyi said angrily, "This is outrageous. They even dare to surround Shangyunju. Gather all the thugs and rush out. I want to see who dares to go against my Chu family in Shangyun City."

Looking at the furious Chu Yiyi, the people from the Ye family behind her couldn't help swallowing.

Especially the little ones, they were very curious about Chu Ruoyi.

In their hearts, Chu Yiyi and Dongfang Qingzhu in front of them were as beautiful as Hua Zhilu.

But why is it so powerful?

Jinghong was even more amazed.

"Wow, you have so much strength."

Upon hearing the order, the maid hurriedly got up and left.

After a while.

In the panicked Shangyunju, thugs dressed in Shangyunju uniforms kept pouring out.

In a short while, they gathered in the hall on the first floor. There were hundreds of them, most of whom were at the first level of the Tenth Body Tempering Realm.

Chu Yiyi looked around at everyone.

He ordered, "Charge out! Anyone who dares to stop you will be killed. I will bear all the consequences."

As soon as she finished speaking, a strong man in the hall raised his arms and shouted.

"Brothers, the eldest lady has spoken, follow me and kill them. If they dare to surround me in Shangyunju, we will fight them."

"Yes, fight them..."

Several people looked at this scene and looked at each other with amusement.

Ye Tingmu, in particular, felt sad in his heart, thinking that Shangyunju seemed a bit like a bandit’s den, daring to go against the government.

Especially the group of reckless men in front of him, they were really reckless. Chu Yiyi just said one word and they did it?

Haha, this guy is so generous. It seems that Chu Yiyi also has a background.

I think she must have some tricks up her sleeve, otherwise so many people would work so hard for her.

Chu Yiyi saw Ye Tingmu staring at her, with a teasing look in his eyes from time to time, and felt a little displeased.

Originally, this matter was caused by you, but now seeing you are not willing to help at all.

Are we just going to sit back and watch? And reap the benefits?

I suddenly felt very unhappy.

"Scholar, are you just going to watch like this?"

Ye Tingmu shrugged and said, "What else?"

"Come out with me!"

Ye Tingmu shook his head repeatedly.

"No, no, no, I can't do that."

Chu Yiyi's eyebrows were furrowed even tighter.

"Why not? Who are they coming for? Do I need to tell you clearly?"

When Ye Tingmu heard her say this, he immediately put on a confused look.

"I really don't know. I'm just a guest. Besides, he's a government official. Killing a government official is against the law. I'm just a poor scholar, so I don't dare to do that."

Chu Yiyi's cheeks turned red with anger at his words, and she clenched her fists and raised them above her head.

"You.........." He couldn't utter a word for a long time.

She really had never seen such a scholar before, didn't you know?

Are you kidding me?

And there’s that sentence: killing government officials is against the law. Do you really think I don’t know what you did in Jinzhou?

You were not breaking the law when you killed the Jinzhou County Magistrate.

I was so speechless that I wanted to kick him twice.

"Hmph... whatever you want, I don't care about you anymore, you can do whatever you want."

After saying that, she left angrily and strode towards the door. She passed by the wine jug scattered on the ground and kicked it hard.

Muttering in my heart.

Damn it, you dead scholar, go to hell...

Ye Tingmu couldn't help but laugh when he saw her like this. She had quite a bad temper.

Qingfeng poked his head out, with a trace of snot hanging on his round face.

"Brother, what's wrong with this sister? She's so fierce."

Ye Tingmu spread his hands.

"I guess some relatives are here..."

Jinghong in his arms said: "Her relatives are on the same side as us..."

Ye Tingmu rolled his eyes at him and said lightly: "Guess."

Feng He's eyes were filled with worry as he asked:

"Brother, are we going out?"

Ye Tingmu looked outside the door.

Lowered eyebrows.

"No hurry, wait a minute."