"Tonight, let's laugh and talk about our grudges over a cup of wine, and lay down our armor and swords to return to our hometown."
"Do not raise your eyes, for in the dim light a beautiful woman gazes upon you, while on the cold river, a lonely figure stands, and you should not pity her."
Letting out a long breath, Shen Zhao walked into the dense forest without looking back, humming a folk song as he did so:
"...In the world of martial arts, there's a saying: put love aside. Flowers are too fragrant, too alluring beneath them; flowers die, flowers are fleeting. Leave without a trace of sorrow, walk with a clear conscience."
...
Meanwhile, inside the Imperial Palace in the capital, Yu Xiyan, who had heard that Shen Zhao had brutally beaten hundreds of people from the Jing'an Division and then fled, became even colder on her already icy face, and even Shangguan Qiuyue beside her couldn't help but shiver.
After a long silence, Yu Xiyan finally spoke up and asked, "You mean, Shen Zhao, he ran away?"
His tone carried an air of disbelief.
Shangguan Qiuyue bowed her head and said, "Your Majesty, I have already ordered the gates of Chang'an to be sealed off and the Ministry of Justice to send people to search the entire city. We will definitely bring Shen Zhao to justice."
"No need." Yu Xiyan gently rubbed her aching forehead and said calmly, "I know him. Those people from the Ministry of Justice alone cannot catch him. Let's put this matter aside for now. You may leave. I will handle it personally."
"yes!"
Shangguan Qiuyue was puzzled, but she still responded.
After leaving the palace, she couldn't help but think, "His Majesty has never had a good impression of Shen Zhao, so why does she seem to care about him this time? No, I must be overthinking it."
Yu Xiyan sat in the room in deep thought for a moment, then softly called out, "Elder Mu."
The next moment, a dark cloud moved behind Yu Xiyan, and after a few turns, an old man dressed in a black robe and wearing a bamboo hat knelt on one knee in front of her.
What are your orders, Your Majesty?
Without turning her head, Yu Xiyan said directly, "I beg Elder Mu to do me a favor and find Shen Zhao's whereabouts. Remember, you must not harm him."
Elder Mu's cultivation level is the sixth rank of the Soul Sea Realm. He is also one of the court officials of the Yintian Dynasty. He is loyal only to the emperor of the Yintian Dynasty, protecting their personal safety. At the same time, he also obeys the tasks issued by the emperor and handles some things that are difficult to do openly.
"I obey!"
Without any doubt, Elder Mu transformed into a cloud and prepared to leave the palace gate.
"Wait a moment!"
Yu Xiyan seemed to have thought of something and called out to Elder Mu again.
"Does Your Majesty have any further instructions?"
"Never mind, I will handle Shen Zhao's matter myself. You may leave."
"Yes, this old minister takes his leave."
After everyone left, Yu Xiyan fell into deep thought again: "Logically, this shouldn't be the case. What went wrong? Why did he leave the imperial capital for no reason?"
Recalling the scene from her previous life when Shen Zhao didn't hesitate to crush his own heart, Yu Xiyan couldn't help but feel a strong sense of regret and heartache.
Yu Xiyan could imagine the despair and pain Shen Zhao must have felt when he faced the scene of her plotting against him; it was beyond words.
"Lin Feng! You sowed discord, causing me to misunderstand my husband, and even more so, you caused me to accidentally kill the love of my life. In this life, I, Yu Xiyan, will make you pay a heavy price!"
At that moment, a chilling aura suddenly erupted within the palace, and the oppressive force that swept through turned the walls and pillars into a blanket of frost...
In my previous life, which eye of mine was blind? I actually went against Shen Zhao for Lin Feng's sake, and as a result, my country was destroyed and my family was ruined.
Upon closer reflection, if it weren't for his own actions, Lin Feng at that time, in terms of both cultivation and strategy, would likely have been no match for Shen Zhao.
The reason Shen Zhao died was not because Lin Feng was so strong, but entirely because of his own interference. If he hadn't threatened to kill himself to force Shen Zhao to stop all his actions against Lin Feng, Lin Feng and his so-called power would not have been able to withstand Shen Zhao's thunderous attack.
In other words, Lin Feng gradually revealed his wolfish ambitions under his protection, and in the end, he did not hesitate to drag Shen Zhao and himself down with him to their doom.
To put it another way, it was precisely because of Shen Zhao's feelings for him that he repeatedly indulged Lin Feng.
In this life, she not only wants to make up for her love for Shen Zhao, but also wants to make Lin Feng, that hypocritical and selfish ingrate, pay a hundredfold or a thousandfold price.
"Old Lu!"
At another command, a figure in black robes appeared behind Yu Xiyan once again.
What are your orders, Your Majesty?
"Find me a man named Lin Feng, and report back to me immediately after you have seen him!"
"Yes, sir!"
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