The consequences of Ye Qiu's anger were indeed very serious.
Chu Xiaoling was finally freed at noon that day.
"Brother Ye, you're not human."
Chu Xiaoling pointed weakly at Ye Qiu.
"Still trying to provoke me?"
Ye Qiu glanced at Chu Xiaoling.
"No, no, you should go to the Empress Dowager's palace. I'm not going with you."
Chu Xiaoling hurriedly waved her hand.
"You should come along, I'm afraid you'll get curious," Ye Qiu said with a half-smile.
"No, no, no, I'm not curious, I'm not curious at all, you go quickly."
"Won't something happen if you're too far away from me?" Ye Qiu asked.
"No, absolutely not," Chu Xiaoling said. "Actually, I was lying to you, Brother Ye. Shadow Technique is powerful, but it doesn't have any distance limitations. I just wanted to stay close to you, so that's why I said that."
"Oh..." Ye Qiu said meaningfully, "It seems that you still need to be taught a lesson."
"Brother Ye, it's really not going to work." Chu Xiaoling was almost in tears.
"Haha, just kidding. I'm off now."
Ye Qiu waved and left, feeling refreshed.
Chu Xiaoling breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking about everything that had happened, Chu Xiaoling felt both sweet and scared.
...
Outside, Ye Qiu did not go to the Imperial Tutor Yin's palace, but went straight to Lin Xuanye's study.
Lin Xuanye informed Ye Qiu that he had searched and confiscated the Wu family and the Xuanyuan family overnight.
Huge amounts of wealth were seized from both of these families.
The Xuanyuan family, in particular, had 1.8 billion Dalong coins found in the search.
There are also numerous antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and so on, too many to count.
In a fit of rage, Lin Xuanye imprisoned many of the high-ranking members of the Xuanyuan family in the Heavenly Prison.
As for the Wu family, Lin Xuanye didn't go too far.
Because the Wu family is divided into two branches, one of which controls the Wu Family Sword Pavilion, and the other is the Wu Dynasty.
Wu Chao and Wu Family Sword Pavilion are bound by blood, but Lin Xuanye is hesitant to take action against Wu Family Sword Pavilion because of the fact that the leader of Wu Family Sword Pavilion has not been obviously involved in Wu Chao's corruption, and Wu Family Sword Pavilion is backed by Sword Immortal Sect.
Because if a large-scale conflict were to actually occur, the consequences would be unpredictable.
"Teacher, I let the Wu Family Sword Pavilion go. Do you think this action might leave any hidden dangers?" Lin Xuanye asked.
“You did nothing wrong,” Ye Qiu said. “You can’t take a big bite out of a small one. You can’t rush things when dealing with these forces. If you rush, the enemy will become desperate and do something rash.”
They're desperate and might do something drastic. If you're not fully prepared, things could get really bad.
After all, they have the Seventh and Eighth Princes behind them, so it's best to be cautious. My suggestion is to first try to subdue the Seventh and Eighth Princes, so that those hostile forces lose their backbone. After that, perhaps we won't need to deal with them; they will surrender on their own. This tactic is called "capture the king first to catch the thief."
"To catch the thief, first catch the king! Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!" Lin Xuanye clapped his hands excitedly, "Teacher, you've taught me another trick."
"The principle is not difficult to understand, but it is difficult to put into practice. That's for you to figure out yourself." Ye Qiu smiled and said, "Let's finish explaining Sun Tzu's Art of War today. After that, I don't think I'll be able to come and teach you for a while."
"Huh? Why?" Lin Xuanye asked, puzzled.
"The Empress Dowager has a cultivation technique that she can't comprehend, and she wants me to go and study it with her. Alas, I don't want to go, but how dare I disobey the Empress Dowager's order? So I can only suspend your lessons for now." Ye Qiu smiled bitterly.
"I see." Lin Xuanye didn't think much of it and immediately smiled, "Teacher, then you can go without worry, I'll be fine here."
The Empress Dowager has actually treated me very well, so you can trust her; she certainly wouldn't harm you.
"I hope so," Ye Qiu replied.
But Ye Qiu felt a strange sensation rising in his heart.
Xuan Ye, Xuan Ye, you have no idea that your mother has already killed your teacher.
"Okay, teacher, let's begin now..."
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened."
Just then, the young eunuch rushed in.
"What's the matter that you're so panicked?" Lin Xuanye frowned. "How many times have I told you not to panic and to stay calm? Why won't you listen?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me." The little eunuch hurriedly knelt on the ground and stammered in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the sect leader of the Sword Immortal Sect has come to visit. He has arrived outside the Imperial Palace and said he wants to see Mr. Ye. General Long just came in to report and asked for Your Majesty's opinion."
"The Sect Master of the Sword Immortal Sect?" Lin Xuanye's expression hardened. "How did he know that Master was in the palace?"
"Well... there are bound to be spies from those two princes in the palace," the little eunuch whispered.
“That’s true.” Lin Xuanye clenched his fist, then looked at Ye Qiu and said in a deep voice, “Teacher, I’ll go and send him away.”
"No," Ye Qiu stopped him. "Since he's already here, let's go see him. Only by seeing him can we know his intentions."
"Teacher, the Sword Immortal Sect Master's cultivation level is extremely high; he's hailed as the number one expert in Dragon City. If a conflict arises, I'm afraid..."
He didn't continue speaking.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen. You don't need to come out; I'll go alone."
Ye Qiu took a step and walked towards the outside of the palace.
Seeing Ye Qiu leave, Lin Xuanye immediately said to the eunuch, "Go quickly and invite the Empress Dowager, lest something unexpected happen. Our teacher cannot be allowed to suffer any mishap."
"yes."
The young eunuch wiped his sweat and ran quickly out of the study.
At this moment, Ye Qiu was already close to the palace gate.
Outside the palace gates, an old man with white hair stood in mid-air, riding a flying sword, with his arms crossed.
His white hair flew in the wind, his robes billowed, and he exuded an otherworldly air, like a hermit, transcending the mundane world.
Upon seeing Ye Qiu from afar, he called out loudly, "Are you Ye Qiu?"
"Yes," Ye Qiu replied. "May I ask what brings you here, senior?"
"Out of curiosity, I came to take a look. Young Master Ye, your demeanor is indeed extraordinary." The white-haired old man stroked his beard, his smile gentle.
Ye Qiu could not sense any hostility from him.
But Ye Qiu knew very well that this old man was definitely not here with good intentions.
"Senior, please speak frankly." Ye Qiu didn't want to beat around the bush.
"It's nothing else, I just wish to invite Young Master Ye to visit my Sword Immortal Sect sometime. Would that be alright?"
"I will definitely visit you when I have time in the future," Ye Qiu said.
"I think we don't need to wait until you have time. Why don't you come over now or tomorrow, Young Master Ye?"
"I'm not free now or tomorrow, so I'll have to find some time later," Ye Qiu said with a smile.
"Young Master Ye, what if I insist that you go now?" The old man narrowed his eyes slightly.
At the same time, an extremely terrifying aura emanated and locked onto Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu shuddered, feeling as if he were being stared at by a prehistoric beast.
This feeling made Ye Qiu extremely uncomfortable, yet he couldn't avoid it.
Seeing that Ye Qiu remained silent, the white-haired old man smiled slightly: "Young Master Ye, does this mean you agree? Very well, then come with me."
Having said that, the old man suddenly reached out, his hand transforming into a large, aged hand in mid-air, reaching out to grab Ye Qiu from afar...
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