At night, all the lights in the Night King's Palace were turned off, and patrolling guards walked through the palace with torches.

A group of men in black jumped in from outside the wall like big birds and landed silently outside the gate of Yun Yayuan.

The palace guards were unaware of what was happening and left without even looking back.

The man in black held his breath, staring at the surrounding environment, and quietly pried open the door of Yun Yayuan.

There was silence all around. The men in black looked at each other. The leader waved his hand, and everyone went straight to the main room where Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo were.

The journey was extremely smooth. The man in black walked lightly to the bed, suddenly opened the curtain, and stabbed at the ** with a knife.

Unexpectedly, the knife missed. The man in black immediately lifted the quilt vigilantly and was dumbfounded. There was no person anywhere.

"We've fallen into a trap! Retreat quickly!" The man in black immediately ordered his men to retreat, but it was too late.

A large number of secret guards suddenly rushed into the originally empty yard and surrounded the men in black. The men in black immediately gathered together and tried to break through a gap.

At this moment, the secret guards slowly made way for them, and Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo came in from outside the courtyard and stood side by side at the door.

"Now that you are here, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Do you really think that the Ye Palace is a place where you can come and go as you please?" Chu Xuan's face was slightly cold, and he shouted loudly: "Attack! Don't leave anyone alive."

The secret guards moved at the sound and instantly engaged in a melee with the men in black. Chu Xuan stood still and watched quietly as the secret guards of the palace reaped the lives of the men in black.

The secret guards were well-trained and had great martial arts skills. Within a quarter of an hour, all the men in black were dealt with, leaving no one alive.

"Master, everything has been resolved." Shen He brought his men over to report, waiting for the masters' orders.

Chu Xuan looked at Lu Yanluo, only to see that Lu Yanluo's expression remained unchanged. She said calmly, "Let's bury them all in the mass grave."

"Yes." The secret guard acted quickly and moved the body away quickly. He even cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground, as if nothing had happened.

Lu Yanluo had anticipated early on that Kong Chenyang would never give up and would send someone to kill Chu Xuan sooner or later, so she was well prepared. The Night Prince's Mansion was tight inside but loose outside, and although it seemed calm on the outside, the secret guards in the mansion were actually on standby, waiting for these people to fall into her trap.

The Confucius Mansion on the other side.

Kong Chenyang's face was tense. He had been waiting for the person who went to the Night King's Mansion to send back news, but there was no news from that person for the entire night.

At dawn, Kong Chenyang looked at the rising red sun with a gloomy face. He had failed, failed again. Those people did not return all night and must have died in the Night King's Palace.

When one plan failed, Kong Chenyang came up with another one. Having carried hatred for so many years, the only two words he didn't know were "give up". Since he couldn't kill Chu Xuan, he would kick him out of the court completely.

Kong Chenyang began to secretly contact court officials, and the "evidence" he had collected over the years began to play a role.

That was evidence of the guilt of every court official who registered their names with him. Just one of them was enough to bring eternal damnation to those seemingly righteous villains.

However, when he opened the secret compartment and tried to take out the evidence, he discovered that all his years of painstaking efforts had disappeared.

"Chu Xuan!" If Kong Chenyang was just afraid of Chu Xuan before, now he began to hate him.

Without evidence, Kong Chenyang could only choose to lobby the ministers and ask them to agree to work together to deal with the Night King.

However, the ministers who had the power in Chu Xuan's hands did not have the courage to do so. When they heard Kong Chenyang's request, they all hid as far away as possible.

One of the Hanlin Academy seal-masters who thought he was on good terms with Kong Chenyang found Kong Chenyang in private and advised him earnestly, "Brother Kong, the Night King is of noble status, and it is impossible for ordinary people like us to fight him. You should stop being so stubborn and just bear with some personal grudges."

Kong Chenyang naturally could not tell everyone his real purpose, so he just attributed it to a personal grudge, using the excuse that Chu Xuan accepted bribes and took human lives in Pingzhou.

It’s a pity that no one dared to confront Chu Xuan openly. Kong Chenyang’s persuasion was futile, so he had to give up and look for other ways.

Night Palace.

Chu Xuan's injuries were healed. Lu Yanluo came in from outside with a smile on her face: "I heard that Kong Chenyang is lobbying ministers to report to the emperor about you, Your Highness the Night King. Why aren't you in a hurry and drinking tea here?"

Chu Xuan snorted and laughed, picking up the teacup and pouring tea for Lu Yanluo: "Who cares? If he has the guts, he can really report me to the emperor. Otherwise, in my eyes, he is just a clown and there is no need to pay attention to him."

Lu Yanluo was amused when she heard this and pulled Chu Xuan to stroll outside. Well, if Kong Chenyang really had this ability, why would he jump up and down and wander around everywhere?

Just when Kong Chenyang was getting extremely worried and secretly planning how to deal with Chu Xuan, many unfamiliar faces suddenly appeared in the capital.

At first, Shen He accompanied Chu Yao and Chu Yuan in strolling around the capital. A beggar, seeing that the two children were young and well-dressed, became malicious and wanted to rob them on the street. Unexpectedly, Shen He, who was following behind the two children, was a ruthless character and knocked the man down in a few moves.

Seeing that he was no match for his opponent, the beggar quickly begged for mercy. It didn't matter that he started begging for mercy. As soon as he opened his mouth, Shen He could tell that the man spoke with the accent of Fengxi Country and couldn't speak Tianji language at all.

Originally, this matter did not attract Shen He's attention. On the way back home, Chu Yao suddenly pointed to the street and said, "Uncle Shen, look at that man, is he the one who just robbed us?"

Shen He looked in the direction Chu Yao pointed, and it was indeed that person. Although he was dirty and unkempt, it was obvious that he had tried his best to make himself look decent.

There were more than a dozen beggars like him surrounding the beggar. They all looked dejected and were pointing at the wounds on his body and muttering something.

They were all speaking Fengxi language, and they were all Fengxi people. How come Fengxi people gathered in large numbers in the capital, and became homeless beggars?

You have to know that exchanges between citizens of the two countries need to be registered with the government and state their identities and reasons. How could these Fengxi people come to Tianji to beg for food for no reason?

Shen He had a feeling that something was wrong, and after returning home he reported to Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo what he saw on the street during the day.

Chu Xuan frowned upon hearing this and asked, "But there are only this group of Fengxi beggars?"

Shen He was not sure: "Today is too busy, the streets are not safe, I am in a hurry to escort the young masters back, and I have no time to confirm it. I will go to confirm it immediately and report back to the master."

[Alas, Master Chu Xuan is so strict. It's already so late, why are you leaving? ]

Chu Xuan glanced at Lu Yanluo, coughed lightly and said, "Forget it, it's late tonight, it won't be too late to go tomorrow. I hope I'm just overthinking."