Chapter 2626 My plan may fail
Yan Ye slowly raised his head and glanced at him.
However, he did not answer Zhu Feng's question immediately. Instead, he remained silent for a long time before saying in a low voice, "I thought no one would notice."
Zhu Feng curled the corners of his lips and said, "If I hadn't met you that time before in the deserted city, it would have been difficult for me to discover it."
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"It's just that that night was too long."
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"It looked so strange to me that I didn't even know how to spend the night."
Nan Yan sat aside, looking at him and then at Yan Ye.
Although the two people seemed to be playing a game of charades, she vaguely remembered that night at Yumen Pass, when Zhu Feng entered Yumen Pass to explore the way and brought back the Wen family's grandfather and grandson the next day.
It was also on that night that she met Arslan.
She whispered, "Brother Ye, did you also go to Yumen Pass that night?"
Yan Ye said "hmm" in a deep voice.
Nan Yan turned to look at Zhu Feng again, only to see Zhu Feng slowly say, "At that time, I knew that the person in the deserted city had also arrived at Yumen Pass."
Yan Ye said: "Well, it has nothing to do with her."
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"Your Majesty should fully believe that I went to Yumen Pass because of you."
"Of course that's possible, but if your target was me, why did you just leave like that without doing anything?"
“…”
Yan Ye frowned.
Zhu Feng continued, "So from that time on, I had already guessed that the person who trapped me in the deserted city for a night might have some connection with Xue Yun."
"This is just speculation."
"Of course, but there is another piece of evidence, which is your slight mistake."
Yan Ye frowned again.
You know, he is very rigorous in his work - after all, he has been in Huxue for so many years, and his every word and action is related to his life. If he takes a wrong step, he may ruin himself and all his plans. Therefore, he has always been very careful in doing things.
How could there be a single mistake?
So he asked, "Where is the place where there is a loophole among a hundred precautions?"
Zhu Feng said, "Lianxin Guild Hall."
“……!”
Upon hearing these four words, Yan Ye's expression suddenly darkened.
Zhu Feng said, "You are the owner of the Lotus Heart Hall, right?"
Yan Ye looked at him: "How did you know?"
Zhu Feng said, "Originally, your identity was hidden very well. Even when I was going to meet with the Parthian envoy there, I conducted a thorough investigation for so long, but I still couldn't find out the true owner of the Lotus Heart Hall. However, one thing revealed your relationship with Xue Yun."
"What?"
"Your concern for her."
"I--"
Yan Ye frowned and glanced down at Xue Yun in his arms. Zhu Feng said, "Do you still remember when I brought her to the Lotus Heart Guild Hall? She had just been rescued from the mire. Her clothes, along with all her luggage, were soaked. The people in the guild hall immediately brought her some clothes to change into."
Yan Ye said: "So what?"
“…”
"That just means that the servants I arranged are very capable."
Zhu Feng said, "But why do the clothes you sent fit her so well? They must have been tailor-made for her."
Yan Ye was stunned when he heard this.
Zhu Feng said, "Perhaps you'll say it's a coincidence. But most men in the Northwest are tall. Xue Yun's ancestral home is in the South. With her stature, even if she were dressed as a man, she would be smaller than many Northwest women. Even if the Lotus Heart Club prepared clothes for its guests, why would they prepare such small men's clothing?"
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"Unless, the owner of this place has already prepared it for her."
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"However, Xue Yun told me when he went to the Lotus Heart Hall that although the wealthy merchants in Bailong City like to host banquets here, her family has never been there."
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"That shouldn't be the case."
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"But she also told me that she likes the scenery there and often goes there secretly to see it."
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"Let me ask you, a courtyard so heavily guarded that even the bandits from Hot Moon Bay who wanted to murder me could only set fire and take advantage of the chaos of the guards to break in. How could a weak little woman like her easily climb over the wall and get into that place?"
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"The only explanation is that she has a special connection to the Lotus Heart Hall."
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"The scenery there is prepared for her, and the clothes there are also prepared for her."
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"It's just that she doesn't know it."
Nan Yan sat next to him and was stunned by what he said.
Looking at Yan Ye, whose expression was indifferent but his eyes had softened, yet still revealed a hint of pain, he said softly, "Brother Ye, did you prepare those for her?"
Yan Ye still didn't say anything, but the hand that was around Xue Yun's shoulder seemed to be exerting a little force.
Zhu Feng continued, "Xue Yun just told me that the man who saved her was once with her for a while. I think, given her mother's personality, she would never allow you to meet at her home. In fact, if she knew of your existence, she might not allow you to meet at all. And given your status, you can't bring him to the Kingdom of Dan."
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"So, the only place you can meet is in Bailong City, a place the Xue family can't find."
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"You set up the Lotus Heart Club for her, right?"
“…”
Yan Ye was silent for a long time, and finally he exhaled a long breath and said, "Your Majesty is indeed... wise."
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"In the Kingdom of Deng, every day and every night, every moment, I walk on the edge of a knife. Every word I say is a lie, every expression I make must be false, even in my dreams, I cannot relax."
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"Because once the truth is revealed, it will mean death, and my plan will all be ruined."
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"But if this goes on for too long, people won't be like humans anymore."
As he spoke, he slowly lowered his head and looked at Xue Yun, who was sleeping peacefully in his arms. He whispered, "Only when I'm with her do I feel like I'm still a human being."
“…”
"But--"
He looked up at Zhu Feng and said slowly, "In a false world, truth sometimes cannot exist."
Zhu Feng frowned slightly: "You——"
Yan Ye said: "I can be 'Yan Ye' when I am with her, but more often than not, I need to play the role of the State Master of the Neng Kingdom."
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"One day, I discovered that an assassin had followed me to the Lotus Heart Hall and even kidnapped her."
Nan Yan suddenly opened her eyes wide: "Then——"
Yan Ye said: "Of course, I took care of it."
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"But at that time, I realized that I couldn't be both 'Yan Ye' and 'Nengguo Imperial Preceptor' at the same time."
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"The longer these two identities intersect, the more dangerous I become."
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"She is more dangerous."
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"Most importantly, my plan may be completely ruined because of this danger."
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