Although Lu Qingshuang was by Lu Chenguan's side, she had no idea how to comfort him.
Seeing Ye Feng and Luo Mengxuan return together, Lu Chenguan was overjoyed and quickly stood up to ask, "Where did you two go?"
"We're just going out for a stroll to relax. It's our first time in the capital, so it would be a waste not to see the sights of the capital," Ye Feng said with a smile.
"That's true."
Lu Chen nodded, then pulled Ye Feng to sit down and began to talk about the situation in the imperial court.
Finally, Lu Chenguan asked, "Now that the old emperor is suffering from many illnesses and his health is failing, and the princes are all ambitious, I wonder what your opinion is, Mr. Ye?"
Ye Feng smiled and said, "General Lu, you don't need to rush. Whether the old emperor recovers or a prince ascends the throne, he will need you. So you don't need to rely on a prince. Just wait patiently."
Before Lu Chenguan could say anything, Lu Qingshuang nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Luo Mengxuan chimed in, "Yes, General Lu, the court can do without anyone but you. You are of paramount importance. In that case, there's no need for you to be anxious. Just wait for the arrangements from above."
Lu Chenguan shook his head with a wry smile, pondered for a moment, and finally said, "Actually, it's not that everyone who becomes the new emperor will need me. If any prince, for the sake of stability, secretly reaches an agreement with the foreign tribes and the situation eases, then I'll be idle again."
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng's brows furrowed slightly.
Lu Chenguan's view does indeed have some merit.
The court is currently facing two major problems: foreign invasion and internal instability. It is not impossible that one of the princes might secretly reach a reconciliation with a foreign tribe.
Nowadays, external forces have become a major factor influencing the succession to the throne!
This foreign land was the Chaozhen clan in the Northwest.
The fact that the envoy from the court has now entered the capital is a clear signal.
So, which prince actually had such thoughts and would secretly join forces with the Chaozhen clan?
With this in mind, Ye Feng had already secretly made a plan.
He plans to go over there tonight to find out what's really going on!
Hongyan Pavilion was the temporary residence of the Joseon envoys in the capital.
Ye Feng and Luo Mengxuan were hiding in the canopy of a large tree next to Hongyan Pavilion. They quietly observed the movements inside Hongyan Pavilion and did not immediately sneak in.
It was already late at night, and most people had already gone to bed, so Hongyan Pavilion was very quiet, with only occasional patrolling guards passing by in the courtyard.
Under these circumstances, Ye Feng naturally couldn't see anything wrong, so he planned to sneak into Hong Yan Pavilion later and use the Soul Searching Technique to obtain information directly.
Of course, it's not impossible to obtain intelligence through other means.
In short, all that matters is preventing the peace talks from succeeding.
The second main quest involving Ye Feng, Luo Mengxuan, Chen Yiluo, and Cao Gang is to restore Lu Chenguan's control of the military.
If the envoys of the Chaozhen tribe succeed in negotiating a peace, the war will end, and Lu Chenguan, the former general of the Blood God Army, will naturally have no chance to regain military power.
If things escalate to the worst possible point, Ye Feng plans to eliminate the Chaozhen clan envoy directly.
If the envoy of the Asahi clan dies in the capital, all hope for peace talks will be lost!
"Junior Brother Ye, over there."
Luo Mengxuan suddenly spoke up to remind him and looked in a certain direction.
Luo Mengxuan was currently looking in the direction of a small alley to the northwest of Hongyan Pavilion.
Ye Feng immediately turned his head to look and listened carefully, and soon heard the sound of weapons clashing.
“Let’s go take a look,” Ye Feng said.
Although I don't understand what happened yet, it's necessary to go and take a look.
After saying this, Ye Feng unleashed his movement technique, swooping down like a large bird towards the alley to the northwest.
In a city as large as Beijing, it's not unusual for people to fight in the middle of the night, but the fact that it happened so close to Hongyan Pavilion was quite surprising to Ye Feng.
Ye Feng and Luo Mengxuan quickly approached the alley. When they arrived, Ye Feng stopped, and Luo Mengxuan immediately stopped beside him.
Suddenly, a dark figure emerged from the shadows ahead, resembling a vicious wolf or a tiger descending from the mountain, its imposing and aggressive aura overwhelming.
Ye Feng immediately drew Zhou Xing Sword and slashed at it.
Faced with the sword strike from Ye Feng, the man's face showed fear. He hurriedly dodged and weaved, trying to avoid Ye Feng's attack, but the sword light emitted by Ye Feng seemed to come alive, locking onto the man and getting closer and closer to him!
The man in black retreated repeatedly until he had nowhere left to go, at which point he finally drew a long sword to try and block Ye Feng's sword strike.
The sword energy clashed with the longsword, producing a clanging sound.
The long sword in the black-clad man's hand trembled violently, blood began to flow from his tiger's mouth, and his already pale face became even paler.
Although Ye Feng's sword strike just now did not unleash its full power, it was still not something that just anyone could withstand.
This person had fought with all his might to finally block the night wind's attack, and naturally suffered considerable damage.
Night Wind rushed forward and pierced the throat of the man in black with a sword. Bright red blood immediately gushed from the wound on his neck, staining the ground red.
Night Wind showed no mercy, for the sounds of clashing weapons coming from the depths of the alley were almost gone, leaving only faint footsteps and panting.
If we don't catch up with them soon, those people will escape.
Therefore, Ye Feng has no time to interrogate the man in black, so he might as well just kill him.
Ye Feng pulled Zhou Xingjian from the black-clad man's corpse and casually tossed the body into the shadows nearby before chasing after the fleeing man deep in the alley.
Luo Mengxuan also caught up and stayed close to Ye Feng without making a sound.
The two fleeing men suddenly stopped, their breaths coming in gasps, clearly indicating that they had exhausted their inner energy.
"Stop and see what they're discussing."
Ye Feng transmitted his thoughts and used a concealment technique to hide with Luo Mengxuan on the wall of the alley.
Thus, their conversation was clearly heard by Ye Feng and Luo Mengxuan.
"Young Master Wang, you must leave quickly! Mad Blade has laid a trap; we can't escape together! You leave here, and I'll cover your retreat!"
One of them spoke urgently, and his tone was weak, suggesting that he might be injured.
Before the other person could speak, the man continued, "As long as you can spread the word that the peace talks are a trap, I don't care if I die!"
The other person immediately retorted, "What nonsense are you spouting! I would never do anything treacherous!"
"How could you be so stupid!" the man exclaimed, jumping up and down in frustration.
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