Chapter 405 First of all, I am just a guest of the Nangong Prince's Mansion
Tang Yuan grabbed Yuan Xi by the collar and woke him up. Yuan Xi was pale and looked like he was about to die.
"What happened?" he asked.
Yuan Xi said he was attacked as soon as he opened the door, and he doesn't know anything else after that.
After hearing this, Tang Yuan became even more convinced that everything that happened tonight was a scheme orchestrated against them, and that the other party was secretly watching their every move.
The enemy is in the dark while he is in the light. Now is not a good time to look for the enemy; we must first overcome the current difficulties.
"Bring out any medicine you have that can cure the Five Elements imbalance," Tang Yuan instructed Yuan Xi. At the same time, he announced to the other Xuan Kui members that they should search the city for a physician who could cure the Five Elements imbalance and bring the person to Miss by any means necessary.
Ever since Zhang Xiangyun expressed his doubts about the Wind Listening Ruler to Chu Jin, the people of Xuan Kui have stopped using it when going on missions or delivering messages.
Chu Jin endured the pain of administering acupuncture to herself in a civilian house in the city, but fainted several times.
When she regained consciousness, Tang Yingxiu couldn't help but advise, "Miss, why don't you tell the Prince..."
"Shut up," Chu Jin said, her eyes bloodshot and her voice cold and stern. "I will absolutely not allow anyone to go to the Prince about what happened tonight."
She cannot disappoint her father again!
Especially in contrast to Nangong Sui's high-profile return to the mansion, they couldn't allow themselves to lose to Nangong Sui, lose face, dignity, and pride.
Chu Jin closed her eyes, enduring the pain of the Five Elements being reversed, and continued, "Have Zhongli Xu's people take action and draw the commotion to the Zhongli family."
"If Wang Xun of Yulansi cannot resolve tonight's matter, then let his wife and daughters be buried with him."
Yu Sui stood in front of the Prince's Mansion gate, listening to the noisy sounds outside and watching the search teams pass by one after another.
The guards stopped her, saying they were on the prince's orders and could not allow the princess to leave.
Yu Sui laughed and said, "I'll just look from the doorway. I won't go out. There's no need to be so careful."
The guards exchanged glances, and seeing that Yu Sui really had no intention of breaking out, they stepped back slightly.
Yu Sui waited at the door for a while, and when she saw Su Feng circling around the door again, she waved to him: "Second Brother!"
Su Feng dismounted and walked towards Yu Sui: "What are you waiting for here?"
"Dad won't let me go out, so I can only watch the commotion from the doorway," Yu Sui shrugged.
Su Feng looked around and lowered his voice, "She hasn't come back?"
"No, not yet." Yu Sui smiled and said, "They're probably waiting around here, thinking about how to get back to the Prince's Mansion for refuge."
Su Feng said, "She was struck by the Tai'a Divine Sword Technique of the Zhongli family and needs treatment. The Imperial Guards have already gone to keep an eye on many clinics and doctors."
Yu Sui said, "It's not that easy to catch someone, but we can force her to reveal most of the cards in her hand."
"Is there any movement from Grandma's side?" she asked.
Su Feng shook his head: "I didn't see Yan Xiaochuan. My grandmother is still the same as before, and I can't see anything unusual about her. I think Yan Xiaochuan may have already been sent away by her."
After thinking for a moment, Yu Sui lowered her eyes and said, "I'll find some time to go there in person another day."
Su Feng raised an eyebrow and asked, "Have you figured out how to lift the confinement?"
Yu Sui waved to him and turned back: "How long the house arrest lasts is up to me."
Under the cover of night, Han Ziyang quietly sneaked into the courtyard of the princess of the royal palace. He walked through the corridor to the bedroom, but could not sense anyone there.
However, he was too curious at the moment, so he used his magic to enter the house. He looked around in the dark, but before he could figure anything out, he sensed someone approaching.
Han Ziyang disappeared into the darkness, but his dark eyes gleamed with golden light as he looked out through the door.
The mute woman stood alone in the courtyard, carrying a food tray. Her expression remained unchanged as she silently put down the tray, took out a white ceramic bottle from her sleeve, and poured the medicine from the bottle into her tea.
What is this for?
Han Ziyang raised his eyebrows.
The mute woman shook the tea to mix it, put it down, and carried the food tray into the house.
The mute woman had barely put down the food plate when she heard a young girl calling from outside: "Grandma."
Yu Sui returned from outside, looking relaxed: "Are you still busy? Go and rest. I don't have anything to do here. It's very lively outside tonight, but I can't go out."
"Grandma, go outside and see what's going on. They're out there trying to catch the wanted criminal Xuan Kui. Go and see if they can catch him."
The mute woman replied, "Okay."
After entering the house, Yu Sui saw the food plate on the table and asked the mute woman who was already leaving, "Is this for me?"
“Yes.” The mute woman turned to look at her. “While it’s hot.”
"Thank you, Grandma," Yu Sui said with a smile that crinkled her eyes.
The mute woman bowed her head and retreated. Yu Sui waited quietly for her to leave before suppressing the smile in her eyes. Her fingers twitched slightly in her sleeve, and the golden word spirit butterfly instantly transformed into a curved blade, held horizontally in front of Han Ziyang's neck. He grabbed it with one hand, and the second golden word spirit butterfly behind him materialized into a curved blade again, forcing Han Ziyang out from behind the screen.
Yu Sui was surprised to see the man emerge from behind the screen. "It's you! Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"
Han Ziyang then felt the curved knife in his hand stop; otherwise, it would have continued to move forward and slash his palm.
"Don't you know there's someone behind there?" Han Ziyang flung away the Spirit Butterfly and looked back at Yu Sui speechlessly.
Yu Sui looked innocent: "I knew there was someone, but I didn't know it was you, Mr. Han."
Han Ziyang's eyes twitched slightly as he listened. The little girl in the Fire Spirit Ball was sincere and gentle, so why did she seem so sarcastic now?
Yu Sui gestured for him to sit down casually, walked to the table, picked up the teapot, poured him a cup of water, and handed it to Han Ziyang as an apology.
Han Ziyang said coldly, "I dare not drink it, what if it's poisoned?"
Yu Sui sniffed the teacup and said, "Why would I poison you? If you're worried, I'll drink it first."
Seeing Yu Sui tilt her head back to drink, Han Ziyang reached out and stopped her: "I just saw that woman put something in your tea."
"Really?" Yu Sui asked, "What did you put in?"
Han Ziyang couldn't answer for a moment, so he snatched the teacup from her hand and smelled it; it had a sweet aroma. He looked up at Yu Sui, and the girl said, "Sweet syrup, I like sweet tea."
"..."
It was all for nothing.
Han Ziyang handed her the teacup with a blank expression.
Yu Sui took two sips of sweet tea and laughed, "Mr. Han, are you that afraid of me dying?"
"Count how many times you've died yourself?" Han Ziyang sat down at the table. "Your life seems more fragile than paper. The agricultural sorcerers of Yan want you dead, and I bet there are quite a few others in the royal palace who want you dead too."
Yu Sui held the cup in both hands and nodded as if she understood something: "Yes, they are really no good. I didn't even want to burn them to death, but they wanted to kill me."
Han Ziyang had never been interested in the princess of the Nangong Prince's Mansion before, until he discovered that Nangong Sui was the Destroyer of Worlds, at which point he spent an afternoon inquiring about information related to this princess.
He asked Han Bing many questions, to the point that Han Bing began to suspect that he had fallen in love with his younger sister at first sight and was eager to become the son-in-law of the Prince's mansion.
"I don't have time to care about your life or death. Where is Yin Yang Monster?" Han Ziyang said. "We agreed before that you can't trigger the Fire Spirit Orb recently. I have things to do."
"I wonder if he's finished yet." Yu Sui threw the Listening Wind Ruler on the table, and then tried to scare Han Ziyang. "But you have to be careful. Yin Yang Monster was once a famous general who killed countless people with his sword. But he has a grudge against Qingyang, especially against the Nangong family."
Han Ziyang frowned at Yu Sui: "You are a princess of the Nangong Prince's Mansion, and I am just a guest of the manor. Shouldn't it be you who needs to be careful?"
Yu Sui said, "I also have a grudge against the Prince's Mansion. My father and mother both want to kill me. If this doesn't count as a grudge, then what does?"
Han Ziyang was speechless for a moment after hearing this.
He couldn't even imagine what kind of person would be so unlucky as to have their own parents plot against them and take their life.
"Which country's general is he?" Han Ziyang asked before the telepathic connection was established. "Let me see if I recognize him."
Yu Sui said, "The Grand General of Yan is Gongsun Qi."
Han Ziyang: "..."
He had actually heard of this lunatic.
Han Ziyang's master was the patriarch of the Han clan in the Legalist land, an old venerable man who lived to be over a hundred years old. Because of the rules of the Legalist land, when the Han clan patriarch was selected, he entered the Yan state and even served as the prime minister of Yan for a period of time. However, he left his hometown at the age of sixty and returned to the Legalist land, where he no longer cared about worldly affairs.
The clan chief claimed to be detached from worldly affairs, but Han Ziyang felt that although his master stayed in the Legalist territory and did not go out, he still knew about the affairs of the world.
Han Ziyang occasionally saw people from the Yan Kingdom coming to see his master, but he didn't know what they talked about. Every person from the Yan Kingdom who came to see his master eventually left with a dejected expression.
He believed that the people of Yan wanted to ask their master to come out of the mountains to save Yan.
Han Ziyang once asked his master, "What do you think of the Yan Kingdom, which is now in decline and fighting amongst itself?"
Master laughed and said, "Everyone has their own destiny. Ziyang, remember this: we Legalists are the ones who can see to the end and know who will win or lose."
Later, a military strategist barged into the Legalist territory, rudely injured others, and demanded to see the Han clan patriarch.
Han Ziyang was only six years old that year when he saw a man covered in blood, holding the Jinghong Sword, burst into the house and point the sword at his master.
The intimidating presence of military strategists, the flashing swords, and the bloodshed left a deep impression on young Han Ziyang.
The master also told him that the other party was a pitiful person, and that the people of the Legalist land felt guilty towards him. If fate allowed them to meet again, then he should just bear with it.
Looking back now, it seems that Master had foreseen what would happen in the future long ago.
Was my being chosen by the Strange Flame also within his foresight?
Han Ziyang was momentarily distracted when he was awakened by the glowing wind-listening ruler on the table. Gongsun Qi's voice came through the ruler: "What is it?"
Yu Sui said, "The serial killer wants to have a chat with you."
Gongsun Qi: "Speak."
Han Ziyang asked, "Are you really Gongsun Qi, the great general of Yan?"
Gongsun Qi said expressionlessly, "It's not anymore."
After listening, Han Ziyang's expression turned solemn, and he said, "First of all, I am just a guest of the Nangong Prince's Mansion."
Gongsun Qi: "?"
Yu Sui couldn't help but turn her head and burst out laughing.
Han Ziyang seemed to be seriously trying to distance himself from the Nangong Prince's Mansion in order to avoid dying under Gongsun Qi's sword.
He said, "But I can't leave the Nangong family yet. I need to find the remaining people who killed my master, and I also need to find the children who were kidnapped from his family."
"Children?" Yu Sui looked over thoughtfully. "Your master is the patriarch of the Han clan, and I heard he's an old man over a hundred years old. How could he have children?"
Her eyes, filled with curiosity and doubt, revealed something unspeakable, yet their excessive innocence and clarity prevented Han Ziyang from getting angry. After a moment of silence, he explained, "He is a grandson of some unknown generation."
Yu Sui: "Aren't you one?"
Han Ziyang said expressionlessly, "I'm not."
"Then how do you possess the bloodline of Heavenly Punishment?" Yu Sui asked in surprise. "Aren't you a member of the Han family?"
"It might be caused by the strange fire." Han Ziyang paused and said calmly, "My master said to others that I was adopted and not a member of the Han family, but his disciple, so I am also investigating my background."
Gongsun Qi then spoke up, "Are you the disciple of the Han clan patriarch?"
Han Ziyang said, "I am."
Gongsun Qi: "Then it's not because of the strange fire."
[Author's Note]
Sorry everyone, I've been trying to get back to a healthy sleep schedule lately, which has been quite tiring. I usually finish writing by 11 PM, and if I don't finish on the same day, I let it slide and postpone it to the next day. So, I'm still not posting daily, and my schedule isn't very regular. Because I don't want to keep posting sick notes, I'm letting you know now o(╥﹏╥)o
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