Su Mo used his power as the eldest brother to pressure Su Li, forcing him to stay where he was and grow mushrooms again. He then used his Qinggong skills to catch up with the other party with Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Li squatted on the ground and drew circles with resentment: "Obviously my Qinggong is better, so I don't need you to lead me... You are biased!"

The two quickly caught up with each other.

He was a man wearing a bamboo hat and a gray robe.

This attire does not resemble that of any official or envoy who entered the hunting ground today.

It has a bit of the style of the White Lotus Sect.

The man came under an old banyan tree covered with vines, looking around as if he was waiting for someone.

Not long after, the person he was waiting for appeared.

Su Xiaoxiao was slightly surprised. Zhao Kangning? But this was not the most surprising thing. When the man took off his bamboo hat, Su Xiaoxiao saw his face clearly.

Mo Guiyuan's guardian - Zhang Feng! Su Xiaoxiao and Su Mo lowered their bodies slightly and hid themselves behind a bush of flowers.

"Is it Zhang Feng?" she asked silently.

Su Mo nodded slightly: "It's him."

Mo Guiyuan is dead, Zhang Feng's whereabouts are unknown, and along with him also disappeared the late emperor's edict.

Xiao Chonghua was almost turning the capital upside down when he was looking for Zhang Feng, but who would have thought that he would come to him on his own and meet Zhao Kangning? Was it the eldest princess's order? Su Xiaoxiao's mind flashed with countless doubts. Just as she was thinking about it, the two people under the banyan tree spoke.

Zhao Kangning asked calmly, "You asked me out. Does your master want to see me for something?"

Mo Guiyuan is dead, so the master Zhao Kangning was talking about cannot be him.

It seems that their previous guess was correct. This Zhang Feng was a spy planted next to Mo Guiyuan.

Zhang Feng said solemnly: "It was not the master who asked me to come here. I wanted to make a deal with Princess Kangning myself. If Princess Kangning is unwilling, then I think your sister Princess Changle might be very happy to do it."

Princess Changle was the princess who married into the Western Jin Dynasty.

Zhao Kangning glanced at him coldly: "Are you threatening me?"

Behind her, two masters stepped forward, pushed the scabbard with their thumbs, and pulled the sword out an inch.

Zhang Feng calmed himself and said, "I dare not. I am just offering Princess Kang Ning a choice."

Zhao Kangning looked at him with a mocking look and said, "You came alone to meet me. I admire your courage, but you should also understand that it would be easy for me to kill you."

Zhang Feng said: "Princess Kang Ning, if you think my deal is worthless after listening to it, it won't be too late to kill me."

Su Xiaoxin said carefully: This Zhang Feng is a good negotiator, but what kind of deal does he want to make by coming to Zhao Kangning without telling the princess? Zhao Kangning said casually: "Okay, I'll give you this chance. Remember, if I'm not interested, I'll kill you just now for your disrespect!"

Zhang Feng said solemnly: "I have in my hand a will left by the late emperor before his death, which concerns the legitimacy of the Great Zhou royal family."

Su Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes: The late emperor's edict is in this guy's hands! Zhao Kangning's eyes flashed, and he seemed to be interested.

"Where is the will?" she asked condescendingly.

Zhang Feng smiled and glanced at the expert behind Zhao Kangning who might kill him at any time: "I'm not that stupid to carry such an important thing with me."

Zhao Kangning smiled coldly: "What do you want from this princess?"

Zhang Feng said bluntly: "A sum of money and a pass to the Western Jin Dynasty."

"Why don't you go to Beiyan?" Zhao Kangning just finished asking, then he thought of something and said with a smile, "Ah, your master has spies in Beiyan. I'm a little curious, why did you betray your master?"

Zhang Feng didn't let her lead him by the nose: "This is my own business. Princess Kang Ning, just tell me, do you want to make this deal with me?"

Zhao Kangning smiled and said, "What if I disagree and report you?"

Zhang Feng said fearlessly: "Then both sides will suffer. I will not survive, and the princess will not be able to obtain the imperial edict to deal with the Great Zhou."

One can imagine how much turmoil an imperial decree that could overthrow the imperial power would bring to the Great Zhou.

Zhao Kangning wouldn't want it.

This is the confidence that gave Zhang Feng the courage to come and see her alone.

Zhao Kangning hesitated for a moment, and finally made a decision in his heart: "Okay, I'll give you what you want in three days."

Zhang Feng said: "When I get the money and the pass, I will tell Princess Kang Ning where I hid the imperial edict."

Zhao Kangning was not afraid that he would cheat and used the guide she gave him to go to the Western Jin Dynasty, which would make it too easy to track him.

She would not silence Zhang Feng after the fact. She is a trustworthy person, otherwise Zhang Feng would not have come to her.

The master on Zhao Kangning's right suddenly spoke.

Su Xiaoxiao and Su Mo looked stern.

Discovered?

The next moment, several masked men in black rushed out from behind the bushes opposite and rushed towards Zhang Feng without saying a word.

It wasn’t that she and Su Mo were exposed...Su Xiaoxiao’s expression eased a little.

But soon, she realized that it would be better if she and Su Mo were exposed.

Because the group of men in black were coming for Zhang Feng, they wanted to capture Zhang Feng.

Su Xiaoxiao whispered, "It's the Grand Princess's people. She wants to take back the imperial edict!"

Zhang Feng hid from place to place and never showed up. The Grand Princess might have guessed that Zhang Feng wanted to betray her, and also guessed that Zhang Feng would come to the Northern Yan delegation to trade, so she secretly sent people to follow the Northern Yan delegation, and sure enough, she waited for Zhang Feng.

Beiyan and the master behind Zhang Feng are in cahoots with each other, but this relationship is not unbreakable.

In the face of absolute interests, everything is insignificant.

Zhao Kangning ordered: "Stop them! Don't let them take Zhang Feng away!"

Two masters drew their swords and started fighting with the group of men in black.

Zhang Feng took the opportunity to escape.

"Do you want to take action?" Su Mo asked.

Su Xiaoxiao nodded: "Yes. The imperial edict cannot fall into Zhao Kangning's hands."

It should be said that she needed the imperial edict. She didn't want Dahu, Erhu and Xiaohu to hide anymore. She wanted them to live openly in the sun.

The two of them took a detour from the other side to block Zhang Feng.

When the leading man in black saw Zhang Feng escape, he gritted his teeth and shot out a flying knife!

The flying knife cut Zhang Feng's neck on the spot.

Zhang Feng fell to the ground.

Su Mo hurriedly helped the man up and covered the wound on his neck.

Blood kept gushing out.

Su Xiaoxiao's eyes darkened. She squatted down, opened the first aid kit, took out the hemostatic powder and sprinkled it on his wound: "Where is the imperial edict? Tell me quickly! I will save you now!"

"Here...here..." Zhang Feng spat out blood, "Fly..."

Su Xiaoxiao leaned over to listen: "What are you flying for?"

Zhang Feng died.

"He's dead." Su Mo said.

Su Xiaoxiao frowned.

The clue that had just been obtained was broken just like that.

But on the bright side, the imperial edict did not fall into Zhao Kangning's hands, nor was it taken back by the Grand Princess.

"Check his body to see if there are any clues left."

"I'll do it."

He didn't want his sister to touch the body.

Su Mo searched Zhang Feng's entire body, even taking out his underwear. He endured injuries that a person of this gender should not endure.

But if he doesn't touch it, his sister will touch it.

Then he was the one who touched it.

Fortunately, they got something in return. They found a pair of playing cards, a letter, and a key to the inn.

I had a good meal today. Now I am going to have a good sleep. Good night everyone.

(End of this chapter)