Qin Zhentian raised his hand, and a gentle force helped Wei Xiuyuan up.

"Come here, give Prince Wei a seat."

Qin Zhentian ordered.

Immediately, a eunuch brought over a brocade stool.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wei Xiuyuan bowed and sat down with a calm expression.

Qin Zhentian looked at the two eunuchs beside him. They immediately left the imperial study and closed the door.

"Prince Wei, are more than a dozen of your subordinates missing?"

Qin Zhentian asked.

Wei Xiuyuan nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. I suspect that the Black Flame Empire was responsible, so I put pressure on them."

Qin Zhentian seemed to be thinking about something.

Wei Xiuyuan ordered his troops to gather at the border. Qin Zhentian was worried that Wei Xiuyuan would directly defect to the Black Flame Empire or deliberately suffer a crushing defeat.

But Wei Xiuyuan came over after receiving the imperial edict.

The chances of him rebelling are greatly reduced.

"Prince Wei, it is not appropriate to declare war on the Black Flame Empire for the time being."

Qin Zhentian spoke.

Wei Xiuyuan nodded. "Your Majesty, I understand. I am simply applying all my strength to pressure the Black Flame Empire to release the prisoners."

"If the Black Flame Empire didn't capture the person, they probably wouldn't want to take the blame and would want to keep the situation quiet."

"We can also benefit from it then."

Qin Zhentian nodded slightly: "Prince Wei, it's good that you have such a plan. Be careful not to make it a reality."

"We have to deal with the Black Flame Empire, but not now."

Wei Xiuyuan said respectfully, "Your Majesty, if you do not have my order, I will definitely not go all out against the Black Flame Empire."

Qin Zhentian nodded.

"Prince Wei, please don't take the rumors from a while ago to heart. There is no evidence to support them."

"It's just that the rumormonger hasn't been found yet."

Wei Xiuyuan said, "Your Majesty, I know you have the Demon-Suppressing Pot. The demons inside will suffer greatly."

"I would like to stay inside for a while."

"Um?"

Qin Zhentian looked at Wei Xiuyuan in surprise.

"Prince Wei, I have no intention of letting you enter the Demon-Suppressing Pot."

Wei Xiuyuan said calmly, "Your Majesty, this humble servant volunteered. I heard that ministers in the court have also entered."

"Although I am a prince, it's no big deal for me to go in."

Having said that, Wei Xiuyuan stood up and then knelt down.

"I beg Your Majesty to grant this."

Qin Zhentian pondered and said, "Prince Wei, since you said so, you should stay in the Demon-Suppressing Pot for a while."

Wei Xiuyuan nodded.

In an instant, he put Wei Xiuyuan into the Demon-Suppressing Pot.

Wei Xiuyuan entered the Demon-Suppressing Pot. This is what Xiao Fan told him.

There is only one word difference between the Demon-Suppressing Pot and Xiao Fan's Demon-Refining Pot, but the difference between the two is quite large. The Demon-Suppressing Pot is just a powerful imperial weapon.

Xiao Fan’s Demon Refining Pot is a god-level treasure.

Wei Xiuyuan stayed in Xiao Fan's Demon Refining Pot for a month, and all his hostility was refined away, so the Demon Suppressing Pot had very little effect on him.

"Your Majesty, since you have nothing to do, how about we play a few games of chess?"

Wei Xiuyuan said with a smile.

"Okay."

Qin Zhentian's spiritual clone appeared in front of Wei Xiuyuan.

Wei Xiuyuan took out the chessboard.

Soon the two began.

The two players had similar chess skills and the game was very close. At the end of three games, Qin Zhentian led Wei Xiuyuan 2 to 1.

After three rounds, more than an hour passed.

"I forgot the time while playing chess."

Qin Zhentian smiled.

The next second, Wei Xiuyuan arrived outside the Demon Refining Pot.

"Prince Wei, you were so relaxed in the Demon-Suppressing Pot. If anyone calls you a demon in the future, I will definitely help you scold him."

Wei Xiuyuan said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. How about I sleep inside tonight and go back tomorrow morning?"

Qin Zhentian looked out the window.

Night begins to fall.

"Prince Wei, you should go back. There are millions of people on both sides of the border. If a real fight breaks out, we will suffer heavy casualties."

Qin Zhentiandao.

Wei Xiuyuan said, "Your Majesty, I would like to go to Xiao Shidu's place. My mother often talks about wanting to listen to the zither at home."

Qin Zhentian frowned secretly.

Wei Xiuyuan performed well in the Demon-Suppressing Pot, and his suspicion was greatly reduced, but he also didn't want Xiao Fan to leave Shengjing City.

"Of course you can go, Prince Wei."

"But you have to tell Xiao Fan about the current situation over there. If he is willing, you can take him away."

"He has done General Jiang and others a favor, so I can't force him."

Qin Zhentian spoke.

"No problem."

Wei Xiuyuan said hurriedly.

He went to Xiao Fan not to invite Xiao Fan over, but to hand over the dozen or so strong men he had captured to Xiao Fan first.

"Your Majesty, I will take my leave."

Wei Xiu left.

It wasn't long before he arrived at the Prince's Mansion.

After meeting Qin Xuan, Wei Xiuyuan arrived at Xiao Fan's villa.

"Master, I captured more than a dozen people."

In the study, Wei Xiuyuan released a dozen or so people he had captured.

Among them are two Martial Emperors and five Martial Kings.

These people have high cultivation levels and high official positions. If the Death Legion kills them, Xiao Fan can gain a lot of the empire's luck.

"receive!"

Xiao Fan immediately received these dozen people into the system space.

"Master, His Majesty just saw me—"

"Emperor Xuanyin Wu's trust in me has also increased a lot."

Wei Xiuyuan told Xiao Fan some important news.

Xiao Fan said, "You can find a way to trick a few of the Wolf Tribe's strong men when the time comes, and capture those from the Black Flame Empire if you can."

"If it's inconvenient, forget it."

Wei Xiuyuan nodded and left quickly.

Less than a quarter of an hour after Wei Xiuyuan left, Qin Zhentian appeared in Xiao Fan's villa and called Xiao Fan into the study.

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