"By the way, I know there is a mountain road that can lead to the capital. It can save a lot of time, right?" Yue Xiuming asked.
"There is a mountain road, but that road passes through the Longyan Mountains, and I'm afraid it's not very safe. You are a member of the royal family, and now you have been ordered to escort Envoy An. It's better not to take risks easily, so as not to disappoint His Majesty." Li Dingfeng guessed what he was planning when he heard his words. Since he left the capital, this guy has been talking about the banquet with Miss Yue'er in Zuixianlou. He can't wait to take a shortcut back to the capital, so he can only persuade him earnestly.
"Do you look down on my strength?" Yue Xiuming frowned again.
"Of course I have no doubt about the general's ability, but His Majesty has specifically instructed that escorting Envoy Anyun is a matter of great importance and there can't be any mistakes on the way. I'm afraid..." Li Dingfeng said worriedly.
"What are you afraid of? Do you think they are really envoys? They are just here to cause trouble in our Royal Sword Sound Academy. If they don't even have this little bit of strength, they might as well go back home as soon as possible." Yue Xiuming glared and shouted.
"Go tell Zeng Wenxin that we are returning to the capital from Longyan Mountains." Yue Xiuming ordered.
"Yes, sir." Li Dingfeng thought for a moment and left.
They knew Mu Hanyan and her group's purpose for coming to Shangyue, and they harbored a certain amount of hostility. They could let Yue Xiuming mess around as he pleased. And he was right. If they couldn't even handle navigating the mountain trails, how could they possibly challenge the Royal Sword Sound Academy? They might as well just go back home and be done with it.
"It's not right, it's not right. When we came here, His Majesty repeatedly reminded us that Envoy Anyun must be escorted to the capital without any harm, and there must not be any mistakes." After hearing what Li Dingfeng said, Zeng Wenxin shook his head repeatedly.
"It's just a matter of changing the mountain route. Besides, there are many villages along the way. What danger can there be? Lord Zeng, you don't think that the elite troops in our Shangyue army are not as good as ordinary mountain people, right?" At this time, Yue Xiuming also rode over and said to Zeng Wenxin.
Zeng Wenxin was choked. Although this mountain road passed through the Longyan Mountains, it was not in the heart of the mountains. There were many villages along the way, and even ordinary mountain people could reproduce and thrive here. They were escorted by hundreds of elite imperial guards, so there was really not much danger. What's more, Mu Hanyan and his party were not weak scholars who could not even tie a chicken, but elite disciples of Longyan Academy. If they were not worried about conflicts with the people of Shangyue and arousing public resentment, they would not need their escort at all.
But thinking of His Majesty the Emperor's repeated warnings, he still didn't dare to take the risk easily.
"In my opinion, we should take the official road?" Mu Hanyan said at this time.
The violent stone monster that was seriously injured just now always made her feel a little strange.
"Hahaha, Mu Hanyan, are you scared of this? With your guts, you dare to cause trouble in our Royal Sword Sound Academy? I think you'd better stay in Anyun Country and be a coward." Yue Xiuming laughed wildly.
"I heard that someone dared to come to our Royal Sword Sound Academy to challenge us. I thought he was such a powerful person, but it turns out he is just a coward." The other soldiers also followed suit.
Zeng Wenxin frowned secretly. He didn't even know the purpose of Mu Hanyan and her group coming to Shangyue this time. He just heard a little rumor, but after Yue Xiuming, the big mouth, spread it, it became known to everyone.
"What did you say!" Hua Yue and others grasped the hilts of the sword at the same time, with a strong murderous intent emanating from their bodies.
Li Dingfeng and his Imperial Guards looked serious as they drew their swords. Although they were not as strong as Hua Yue and the others, they were the Imperial Guards after all, and when it came to killing and ruthlessness, they were no less than them.
To be honest, although they were hostile to Anyun Kingdom, they did not dare to offend Mu Hanyan and others because they had the emperor's order. However, if Yue Xiuming fought with the other party, they naturally would not help outsiders.
"Don't do it, don't do it." Zeng Wenxin was so scared that her heart almost jumped out of her throat.
The emperor's order was not to let Envoy Anyun make any mistakes, but he had just set out when the envoy and the escorting imperial guards drew their swords against each other. If a fight broke out, he didn't know how to explain it when he returned.
Unfortunately, the one leading the army was the prince of the royal palace, and he didn't dare to scold him. While wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he looked pitifully at Yue Xiuming and then at Mu Hanyan.
"Forget it, I'll just listen to you and take the mountain path." Mu Hanyan waved her hand and said.
She had long seen the hostility of Yue Xiuming's soldiers towards them, even Zeng Wenxin was no exception, but they concealed it better because they had the emperor's order.
Judging from the situation, their presence in Shangyue had likely already spread widely throughout the kingdom. If they had taken the official route, who knows how much trouble they would have gotten into. Shangyue is known for its martial arts culture, and its people are far more ruthless than those of Anyun. With the strength of her, Huayue, and the others, they weren't afraid of ordinary people, but if they started fighting, it would be difficult to stop.
The Nine Netherworld Prison had reappeared on the continent, and a catastrophe was about to befall. Mu Hanyan didn't want to cause another war between Anyun and Shangyue at this time because of her own faults. On reflection, taking the mountain path was much more peaceful.
"Haha, you are worthy of being an envoy. You really know how to behave." Seeing that Mu Hanyan "dared not" take action, Yue Xiuming was very proud. He laughed and said sarcastically.
After saying this, he led his imperial guards into the mountain path.
"With such little courage, you actually dare to challenge our Shangyue Kingdom. You really don't know how to live or die."
"Even the elites of Longyan Academy are such cowards, let alone everyone else. No wonder they were beaten so badly by our Shangyue Kingdom in that great battle that year."
"I don't know what His Majesty is thinking. He actually restored diplomatic relations with Anyun Kingdom. In my opinion, it would be better to just destroy them directly."
"Hush, don't say that. It will be terrible if it gets out."
"What are you afraid of? General Yue is the young prince. With his support, who dares to say anything?"
The imperial guards talked in low voices as they walked, mocking Mu Hanyan and the others while also praising Yue Xiuming.
The more Xiuming listened, the more proud he became, and he almost felt like he was floating in the air.
Their voices were not loud, but not small either, and every word fell into Mu Hanyan's ears.
Mu Hanyan smiled faintly, but was too lazy to argue with them. Hua Yue and the others were originally filled with righteous indignation, but when they saw Mu Hanyan's smile, they changed their minds and felt relieved.
After all, this future prince is nothing but a useless dandy. Why bother to argue with him? If you really take action, you will only be bullying him.
Thinking about how the Fifth Prince was bullied by Mu Hanyan and finally left the capital silently and in disgrace, they no longer took this dandy little prince seriously.
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