Chapter 174 Dragon Bird

Two days later.

Daning Palace.

There are white marble pillars at the four corners of the magnificent room, and the surrounding walls are made of carved white jade bricks.

Ning Yongnian stood up from behind the huge desk, and his long sleeves accidentally knocked over a pile of memorials.

"What?!"

He looked at Li Huaizhong in disbelief as he stood in front of the table with his head down, his tone filled with shock to the extreme.

"Say it again!"

"emperor."

Li Huaizhong quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and replied tremblingly, "I, this old servant, would never dare to speak nonsense."

"Wei Changtian really killed Chang Shuan with just one move."

"A sixth-rank master kills a second-rank master with one move?"

Ning Yongnian glared angrily: "Do you really think I'm a fool?!"

“Plop!”

Li Huaizhong did not have the demeanor of a second-rank master at all. He bent his knees and fell directly to the ground.

"Your Majesty! I dare not believe it, but I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Lord Wei Zhaohai and Lord Liang Zhenliang were also present at the time. The emperor will know the answer once he asks!"

“.”

Looking at Li Huaizhong with his forehead pressed against the ground, Ning Yongnian was stunned for a long while before he slowly calmed down his breathing.

He slowly sat back in his chair, and after the shock wore off, all that remained was worry and confusion.

"Come to them? How should I explain to them how I know this?"

Glancing at Li Huaizhong, Ning Yongnian shook his head and asked:

"And then? What happened after Chang Shu'an died?"

"Then they had a big fight on top of the Smoky Mountain."

Li Huaizhong raised his head, but still did not dare to stand up. He knelt down and recounted in detail what happened next.

The more Ning Yongnian listened, the more his brows furrowed.

Because all this is really unbelievable.

No matter it is Xiao Feng who can mobilize five second-grade masters.

Or Wei Changtian’s scabbard that can hide thirty long swords.

Or maybe it was the earth-shattering fight between the two of them. Everything was beyond the understanding of the Emperor of Daning.

"So, those five second-rank ones are all dead?"

"Yes, all dead."

Li Huaizhong answered truthfully: "After Qin Zhengqiu killed Wu Tianqing, the situation was irreversible. The remaining three masters of the other side did not flee either, and finally died in battle on the top of Yanyun Mountain."

"Five second-class ones."

Ning Yongnian seemed to be a little distressed, and asked in a deep voice: "Where are the people on Wei Changtian's side? Are there any casualties?"

"They all suffered some injuries, but I don't know if they are serious."

Li Huaizhong shook his head: "But no one died."

“.”

The sandalwood incense was lingering. This time, Ning Yongnian remained silent for a long time and did not ask any questions.

Or maybe I don’t know where to start asking.

However, as a king, the ability to think calmly seems to be innate.

This matter involves serious consequences and he must figure it out.

One of the two "parties involved" has died, so the only one who can explain everything clearly is Wei Changtian.

It’s Wei Changtian again.

It had been less than three months since Liu Yuanshan's death, and Ning Yuke's affair hadn't been fully investigated, but the only son of the Wei family had done such a thing again. Ning Yongnian wished he could immediately send someone to capture Wei Changtian and torture him severely.

But due to the power of the Wei family, and even Wei Changtian's own power, this method is bound to fail. "Old Li, get up."

His face regained its composure, and while Ning Yongnian sorted out the memorials on the table himself, he said softly, "Let Longque come to see me."

“.”

Not long after, a woman covered in black veil appeared in front of Ning Yongnian.

"emperor."

"Um."

Ning Yongnian didn't even raise his head. While reviewing the memorials, he casually said, "You still have to go to Shuzhou again."

"But this time you'll be going alone, and I'm afraid it will take a long time."

“.”

Shuzhou, Wei’s residence.

Just as Ning Yongnian was planning a huge conspiracy against Wei Changtian, the courtyard was quite lively.

Wei Changtian went to release lanterns with Yang Liushi and Liang Qin in the afternoon, and took Achun with him.

Others stayed home to prepare dinner.

Today is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Logically, every household should drink Laba porridge.

However, Wei Changtian came up with an idea and suggested eating hotpot.

He was the "head of the family", so others certainly didn't dare to object, so Yuan'er, Li Suyue, and several cooks in the family were busy all afternoon.

"Sir, light the charcoal quickly. The master will probably be back soon."

Putting a plate of mutton on the table, Li Suyue smiled and said, "There are also pancakes in the oven. Go and turn them over. I'm too busy to get away."

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"Okay, got it."

Zhang San, who was fiddling with the copper pot, was very obedient. He turned around and hurriedly left the house, and almost bumped into Yuan'er who came in from outside.

"Ah! Brother Zhang San, please slow down."

Yuan'er pouted with some dissatisfaction, and Zhang San quickly apologized.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see it just now."

"You, clumsy guy, go quickly."

Li Suyue came over and smoothed things over. She pushed Zhang San out of the house and pulled Yuan'er in.

"Yuan'er, can you help me check if there is any shortage of food that the master ordered?"

"Um"

Looking at the porcelain plates that almost filled up the table, Yuan'er counted them one by one.

"Mutton, beef, duck intestines, cabbage? I remember there were fifteen kinds, why is one missing?"

"Um?"

Li Suyue was stunned, and stood in front of the table with Yuan'er and began to recall what was missing.

The two girls thought for a long time but still couldn't remember it. It was Zhang San, the "human card recorder", who reminded them outside the house: "Tofu, there is still one tofu missing!"

"Yes!"

Li Suyue and Yuan'er's eyes lit up.

How could I have forgotten this?

The young master loves to eat tofu the most! Just as night fell, Wei Changtian and his companions came back.

Yang Liushi and Liang Qin both looked extremely happy. Ah Chun was equally excited, holding a candy figure that was bigger than her face in her hand.

Only Wei Changtian looked uninterested, as if he had suffered a great punishment.

To be honest, shopping with a woman is more tiring than fighting.

After quickly washing their hands with Yuan'er's help, the group immediately sat at the table to eat hotpot.

Hot pot was not a rare thing in ancient times, in fact it was quite common.

Of course, it is definitely different from the previous life, but after several "improvements" by Wei Changtian, it is not much different.

“Gurgle gurgle~”

The copper basin was steaming. The fresh meat and vegetables were quickly taken out of the pot by Yang Liushi and Liang Qin and thoughtfully placed in Wei Changtian's bowl.

Others who didn’t get this “good job” could only eat their own food while chatting. The small room was filled with steam and laughter.

The cold winter months are the best time to eat hotpot.

It would be perfect if it snowed a little more.

The bright moon was hanging high outside the house, and the lively and harmonious scene in the Wei residence was being played out in every household in Shuzhou City.

After all, today is Laba Festival. Even if your family is poor and cannot afford hot pot, a bowl of hot Laba porridge with a few plates of pickles is still something that everyone can afford.

There were not many people on the deserted street. Some were people rushing home, while others were poor homeless people.

In such an environment, a young woman seems a little out of place.

The woman was wearing an ordinary cotton robe, carrying a package on her back, and her cheeks were red from the cold.

She is very pretty, and if there weren't so few people around, she would have been teased by some hooligans on the street.

But that's not necessarily the case. After all, the long sword in her arms looks quite extraordinary.

She should be a female knight roaming the world.

(End of this chapter)