After muttering to himself, Lin Xuanye turned around and busied himself with reviewing memorials.
In Lin Xuanye's view, breaking through to the Cave Realm is not something that can be accomplished overnight.
But as dusk approached, the young eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, Mr. Ye has arrived. Shall we invite him in now?"
"Hmm?" Lin Xuanye put down the memorial in his hand: "Could it be that Teacher failed in his breakthrough?"
"Your Majesty, this servant does not know." The little eunuch smiled bitterly.
"Go and invite the teacher in quickly." Lin Xuanye said seriously, "From now on, when the teacher comes to the Yangshen Hall, there is no need for any announcement. He can come in directly."
"yes."
The young eunuch was secretly shocked.
He hadn't expected His Majesty to value Ye Qiu so much.
As Ye Qiu entered the Hall of Nourishing Spirit, Lin Xuanye immediately inquired about Ye Qiu's cultivation progress.
Ye Qiu laughed and said, "It's just opening up a magic cave, there won't be any problems."
If it weren't for the lingering hidden dangers caused by the attack of the God-Slaying Needle, Ye Qiu could have completed the opening of the Wind Path Cave in half a day.
But Ye Qiu didn't realize that his words had a great mental impact on Lin Xuan Ye, overturning Lin Xuan Ye's normal understanding of opening up the Dharma Cave.
"Teacher, you truly are a teacher. It takes others at least ten days to open up a magic cave, but you completed it in just one day. That's truly amazing." Lin Xuanye gave a thumbs up.
"It's nothing, no need to worry about it. Xuan Ye, let's begin today's lesson. Today I'm going to teach you a special lesson that will be very useful to you in the future," Ye Qiu said.
Lin Xuanye was slightly taken aback, then hurriedly said, "Teacher, please sit down and have a cup of tea before we continue."
Lin Xuanye personally poured tea for Ye Qiu, his attitude respectful.
Ye Qiu did not refuse Lin Xuanye's respectful attitude.
Respecting teachers and valuing their teachings is a tradition that Ye Qiu will emphasize passing down later.
A moment later, Lin Xuanye inquired about today's lessons.
Lin Xuanye was taken aback when he heard Ye Qiu utter the words "The Art of War".
He had read many books on military strategy, all kinds and all sorts of them.
So when he heard that Ye Qiu was going to talk about military strategy, Lin Xuanye was a little disappointed and said with a wry smile, "Teacher, I have studied the art of military strategy extensively, so it is hard to find anything new here."
"You might as well listen to it first; it might open the door to a new world for you."
"This military strategy can be applied not only on the battlefield, but also in all aspects of life," Ye Qiu said.
"Teacher, rest assured, no matter what, your disciple will listen attentively."
Lin Xuanye said respectfully.
"Alright." After a moment's thought, Ye Qiu began explaining Sun Tzu's Art of War: "War is a matter of vital importance to the State; a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected..."
As soon as Ye Qiu started speaking, Lin Xuanye instantly became respectful.
He already sensed that the military strategy Ye Qiu was about to discuss would likely surpass his understanding.
...
At this very moment, outside, the Xuanyuan family and the Wu family are still frantically searching for Ye Qiu.
These two great clans rarely joined forces. Not only did they send out their own experts to search for Ye Qiu, but they also offered a huge reward, showing their willingness to do so.
But no matter how frantically they searched, they could not find Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu was like someone who had vanished into thin air; they simply couldn't find him.
They could not have imagined that Ye Qiu would enter the Imperial Palace and transform into the Imperial Tutor.
At this very moment, within the Xuanyuan clan, Xuanyuan Zhandao clenched his fists, his face dark as he stared at his subordinates before him: "Still haven't found it?"
"Patriarch, we have searched almost the entire city, mobilized many connections, and offered huge bounties to many people, but... but we still can't find Ye Qiu."
"Has anyone left the city?" Xuan Yuanzhan asked.
“Absolutely not.” The subordinate said cautiously, “We have people at all four city gates, and we’ve checked all the surveillance footage, but we haven’t found Ye Qiu. It’s like he’s vanished into thin air. We can’t find him.”
"As long as he's still in the city, there's no way we can't find him. Investigate him thoroughly, no matter the cost, we must find him."
Xuanyuan Zhandao shouted loudly.
"Yes, sir." The subordinate turned and left.
"Wait a minute." Xuan Yuanzhan said in a deep voice as if he had thought of something, "You mentioned surveillance footage, which is an extremely crucial point. You must immediately check the surveillance footage at all the major and minor intersections. You will definitely find Ye Qiu's whereabouts. I will give you two hours to give me an answer. You can contact the Wu family to investigate together."
"yes."
...
Two hours passed in the blink of an eye, and the people from Xuanyuan Mansion returned to report the situation.
"Master, we have news!" the subordinate said excitedly. "After reviewing surveillance footage from multiple sources and analyzing it carefully, we found that Ye Qiu disappeared near the Imperial Palace."
Because the surveillance cameras covering a radius of two miles around the Imperial Palace can only be viewed within the palace itself, we can't access them. But we can at least confirm one thing: Ye Qiu is within that area.
"Good, good!" Xuan Yuanzhan said excitedly. "Immediately mobilize troops to surround that area and conduct a thorough search. We must capture Ye Qiu."
"Master, isn't this inappropriate?" the subordinate whispered. "If we organize troops to blockade that area, it would be tantamount to surrounding the Imperial Palace. Wouldn't that cause some unnecessary problems?"
"What's there to be afraid of? Even the current Dragon Emperor has to respectfully call me Uncle. If he can't understand my grief over losing my grandson and misunderstands me, I'm not afraid. He won't do anything to me."
Moreover, the Wu family is backing us up; we must contact them and act together.
Xuanyuan Zhandao's voice was deep.
"yes."
His men said no more and immediately turned to prepare for action.
In the imperial palace, Ye Qiu explained the three strategies from "The Art of War" to Lin Xuanye, and for each strategy, Ye Qiu used many examples to prove it.
After fully understanding the ingenuity of the three strategies, Lin Xuanye clapped his hands in amazement: "Teacher, at first I thought this military strategy was not much different from the ones I had read, but after listening to your explanation, I realized how foolish I was. Thank you for your instruction, teacher."
"There are thirty-three more strategies to come. If you can master them, you will be invincible," Ye Qiu said with a smile.
"Teacher, I'm even more excited now." Lin Xuanye said excitedly.
"Alright, it's getting late, get out of class is over."
Ye Qiu stretched.
"Teacher, this is for you."
Lin Xuanye stood up and treated Ye Qiu with utmost respect.
"No need. If others see you personally seeing me off, it's like putting me on the hot seat. Haha, you should think about that."
Ye Qiu waved his hand, intending to leave.
But just then, the young eunuch rushed in, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.
Lin Xuanye frowned: "What is it? Speak plainly."
"Your Majesty, the Wu family and the Xuanyuan family have somehow gotten wind of this and have gathered a large number of men to surround the Imperial Palace. They want to...want to arrest Mr. Ye," the eunuch said.
"They have some nerve!" Lin Xuanye roared in fury. "Surrounding the Imperial Palace shows they completely disregard me. If we don't teach them a lesson, they'll really think they can run rampant in the Dragon Capital..."
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