Xuanming, in a good mood, asked Yingzhu, "Where did the assassination force you initially investigated come from?"

Yingzhu thought for a moment and replied, "People from several other continents were involved. I didn't believe it at the time because the Junlin Continent wouldn't do such a thing. They always valued gentlemanly conduct and would never do something as absurd as an assassination at the city gate. Later, I found out that it was the Qiong family who did it."

Xuanming nodded. "That's right. No one is stupid enough to kill someone at the city gate and use their own power. So no matter whether the Crown Prince comes forward to investigate, he won't be able to find out the truth in a short time. Instead, it will delay their return journey."

Yingzhu understood.

"Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness." Yingzhu was secretly delighted. Since His Highness got married, his temper had really improved a lot.

Now everyone is willing to speak up and answer his questions.

Xuanming's voice turned cold, his tone leaving no room for doubt: "I suspect they will encounter more assassination attempts on their return journey. Immediately arrange for a thousand experts to catch up with them as quickly as possible and ensure their safe return to the Holy Sky Continent."

They knew that although the assassination at the city gate might not have involved other continents, once they were away from here, those forces would definitely take the opportunity to intervene.

"Yes, sir. I will make the arrangements immediately," Yingzhu replied respectfully, then turned and left the room.

"There's one more thing. Spread the word that the Enchantress is in the hands of the Qiong family. The Qiong family is overestimating themselves, daring to assassinate the Holy Crown Prince at the city gate, and attempting to frame other continents for the crime," Xuanming sneered.

Since that's the case, he might as well stir up the waters completely, plunging everyone into chaos.

A dark figure responded softly in the darkness and vanished instantly.

Upon learning that the assassination attempt had failed, Qiong Yi became furious and embarrassed, her face so dark it seemed as if water could drip from it.

He gritted his teeth and muttered to himself, "How could he be so powerful now? Could it be that that old geezer has already handed over the Imperial Guard to Sheng Chuyi? Impossible! Only the Emperor has the authority to mobilize the Imperial Guard. He's just an insignificant Crown Prince; how could he have that qualification?"

As Qiong Yi paced back and forth, she kept asking and answering herself, her heart filled with doubt and resentment.

However, what Qiong Yi didn't know was that the mysterious Golden Guard did not belong to Sheng Chuyi, but was sent to protect Sheng Chuhan.

Even Sheng Chuhan herself was completely unaware of this, because she hadn't expected the Golden Guard to be handed over to her so quickly.

Just then, Meiling gracefully walked in carrying a pot of hot tea, her face beaming with a bright smile.

She whispered to Qiong Yi, "Brother Yi, I recently learned how to make a new tea soup. It has a very unique flavor. You should try it."

Qiong Yi raised her head and looked at the smiling Mei Ling in front of her, her anger intensifying.

He replied coldly, "Everything's been messed up. What mood am I in for tea? These useless bunch have utterly disappointed me." With that, he angrily waved his sleeve.

Meiling stood there, watching Qiongyi's back as he turned away, a hint of loneliness and helplessness flashing in her eyes.

Meiling thought he was talking about the trouble she caused at the city gate, and her tone was apologetic, "I'm sorry, Brother Yi, I don't know what happened, but that person from Sumeru actually stood up and exposed me. But I didn't expose myself when I transformed into Mo Beichen. Brother Yi, how about I transform into Mo Beichen and go back?"

Qiong Yi turned and looked at Mei Ling seriously. Had he raised her too naively all these years?

Qiong Yi sneered, "They discovered that Yun Qingluo at the city gate was a fake, so does that mean that Mo Beichen, who sent them to the city gate to pick up Yun Qingluo, was the real one? Besides, I bet the moment you left Luo Chenxuan, they went inside to check, so you were exposed long ago, you idiot."

Qiong Yi held back for a long time, but finally couldn't help herself and cursed, "Idiot."

Meiling looked up at Qiongyi in disbelief. Qiongyi had never said anything harsh to her before, so why would she say such a thing about her?

But then I realized that I was really stupid. I hadn't accomplished a single thing I asked her to do, and I had even made Qiong Yi so angry.

She carefully tugged at Qiong Yi's sleeve and pleaded, "Brother Yi, don't be angry. I was wrong. I... I don't know why things turned out this way. Brother Yi, please don't be angry. I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

Seeing that Meiling was about to cry, Qiongyi's expression softened a bit. "Alright, I'm not blaming you. I'm not angry at you, I'm angry at those idiots. They tried to assassinate someone at the city gate, but they didn't even get close to Sheng Chuyi's carriage. They're really useless."

Qiong Yi wanted to continue cursing, but there was a rapid knocking on the door, followed by a voice.

"Master, a letter has arrived from Elder Qiong," the guard outside the door replied respectfully.

Qiong Yi was taken aback. "Bring it in."

Qiong Yi calmly opened the letter, glanced through it, and then her composure vanished.

"Useless, useless, utterly useless! I'm so angry! How could they be so stupid?" Qiong Yi took a few steps back in anger.

Seeing that Qiong Yi was quite angry, Mei Ling quickly asked with concern, "Brother Yi, what happened?"

Qiong Yi sat down on a chair and threw the letter on the table. "Look at this yourself, it's infuriating!"

After reading the letter, Mei Ling was also stunned for a while.

Is that how it is?

The people Qiong Yi sent to assassinate Sheng Chuyi were all killed, and they were killed by people sent by Old Qiong.

Old Master Qiong believed that the incident at the city gate was orchestrated by the Holy Family to frame the Qiong Family. The Qiong Family was furious, so they sent a large force to the Xuancang Continent overnight to ambush Sheng Chuyi on his return journey, determined to kill him.

However, several other forces at the city gate interfered with their plans, so they were killed.

The spirit stared wide-eyed, somewhat incredulous.

Did the people sent by Elder Qiong mistakenly kill Brother Yi's men?

Qiong Yi sneered, "Hmph, they didn't kill by accident, it was clearly intentional. I knew they had ill intentions. They're dreaming if they think they can cut off my power. The forces in the Black Forest should be ready by now, right?"

The spirit nodded, her tone tinged with pride, "It's been ready for a long time. With the blessing of my spirit clan's secret techniques, they will only become stronger."

Qiong Yi sneered, "Then let's go back and wipe out those old bastards all at once. They're always ruining my plans. If we don't deal with them sooner, they'll cause me even more trouble later."

Meiling hesitated for a moment, "Brother Yi, aren't we saving this force to deal with the Holy Family? Are we going to use it now?"

Qiong Yi looked coldly at Mei Ling, "What, are you questioning my decision?"

"Meiling wouldn't dare, then I'll send a message back right away. There will definitely be good news within half a month. Brother Yi, just wait." Meiling said to Qiong Yi ingratiatingly.

Qiong Yi nodded in satisfaction. "Yes, I'll wait for good news. I won't rush to take action against the Holy Family. Let's deal with this trouble first."