Chapter 268: Wind Breathing Man



Unfortunately, the facts proved that Chu Xuan was not overthinking.

The next morning, Shen He left home and went to the street where he had met the group of beggars yesterday. As expected, the group of people were still there.

The beggar who had fought with Shen He yesterday still remembered Shen He. Seeing Shen He coming towards him, he quickly stood up, protected the rest of the people behind him, and looked at Shen He with vigilance.

"You...what are you doing here? I didn't mean it yesterday. Please...let us go." There was pleading in the beggar's eyes, and he spoke in not very standard Tianji dialect.

Shen He looked carefully at the other beggars around him. It was obvious that more than a dozen of them were homeless and simply slept on the street.

"Are you all Fengxi people?" Shen He went straight to the point and did not mention what happened yesterday.

The beggar didn't understand and nodded hesitantly: "Yes, we are from Fengxi."

"Well, my master has something to ask you. If you come with me, I promise to provide you and your companions with food and water. How about that?"

Shen He planned to take the man back and hand him over to Chu Xuan for interrogation personally.

The beggar didn't even think about it. Just hearing the words "food" and "water" was enough to make him excited. Even if there were mountains of swords and pots of oil ahead, he would not hesitate.

"Really...really? I'll go with you!" The beggar hurriedly turned back and explained to the other beggars, then followed Shen He under everyone's worried gaze.

After returning to the Night King's Mansion, Shen He took the man to the servants' room. In order to avoid polluting the master's eyes, he specially cleaned up the beggar before reporting to Chu Xuan.

In the study, Chu Xuan sat behind the desk, looking at the person brought in by Shen He, and asked, "What's your name?"

The beggar knelt on the ground in a hurry. Although he didn't know who was sitting there, just by looking at the exquisite decorations around and the servants coming and going as he walked in, he knew that the director in front of him must be of noble status and a big shot whom he could not afford to offend.

Thinking of the little boy whom he had been bewitched and wanted to rob yesterday, the beggar suddenly felt uneasy. He was afraid that this noble man was here to settle a score with him.

"My name is Aleshilan. Yesterday, I was really hungry, so I had bad thoughts about those two kids. I beg you to forgive me and spare my life!"

This was a saying he learned in the market after coming to Tianji. At first he didn't understand what it meant. But slowly, when hunger and cold attacked him and forced him to steal and rob in order to survive, he understood.

This is begging for mercy, begging others not to beat him, not to kill him, and to give him a way to live.

Chu Xuan remained silent. Seeing this, Shen He explained, "I brought you here because my master has something to ask you. It's not about what happened yesterday. Just tell me the truth. After that, I'll take you to dinner."

Alesilan was skeptical, looked at Chu Xuan with fear in his eyes, and nodded slowly.

Chu Xuan asked: "You are from Fengxi country, why did you come to Tianji? How long have you been here, how did you become a beggar?"

Aleshilan tried his best to understand Chu Xuan's meaning, and replied little by little: "My country is experiencing war. The second prince killed your majesty and started a rebellion. The whole country is plunged into war. We ordinary people have no choice but to flee our homeland and come to Tianji."

Aleshilan had tears in his eyes. He was furious when he talked about his experiences during this period. "We came to Tianji and wanted to go to the government to explain the reason. But because there were so many of us, the government refused to take us in. We had nowhere to go and no money, so we had no choice but to beg on the street, hoping to survive."

There was a civil war in Fengxi? Why didn't Tianji receive any news?

"How many of you have escaped to Tianji?"

Aleshilan shook his head: "I don't know. We were dispersed by the rebels in Fengxi. Now only a dozen people came here with me. The others are gone."

Upon hearing this, Shen He bowed and said, "I will order people to search along the capital. If these people come to Tianji, they will definitely be found."

Chu Xuan nodded and looked at Aleshilan: "You can take your companions and live in the capital temporarily. I will send someone to find a place for you to live. Don't beg on the street anymore, and don't have any bad thoughts."

This was undoubtedly a great thing for Aleshilan, and he kowtowed to Chu Xuan repeatedly to express his gratitude.

But man proposes, God disposes. Just when Chu Xuan took Aleshilan back to find his companions, a group of people had surrounded the Fengxi people, holding spears and forcing everyone to follow them.

Aleshilan saw this from a distance and hurried over to stop them: "What are you going to do? Why are you arresting us? Didn't you promise to give us food as long as I obey you? You went back on your word!"

Alesilan asked in the direction of Shen He, but Shen He was nowhere to be seen at the moment.

Shen He had a feeling that something was wrong when he first saw the government officials. He was too late to stop Aleshilan and had to hide.

The government's intervention showed that the emperor already knew about the matter. At this time, no one could know that the Night Palace was involved, otherwise it would bring trouble upon itself.

Shen He watched Aleshilan and his group being taken away by the soldiers, and then quickly returned to the Night King's Mansion to inform Chu Xuan of the incident.

Chu Xuan went to the palace immediately after receiving the news. He had a feeling that something was wrong. The emperor was fine, so why did he arrest these Fengxi people?

It was not until he entered the palace that he realized that all this was the work of Kong Chenyang.

Kong Chenyang knew about the civil strife in Fengxi almost at the same time as Chu Xuan, and then he had evil intentions. He went to the palace to talk about the matter with the emperor, and instigated the emperor to arrest Fengxi people in Tianji on a large scale, using this as a threat to negotiate with the leader of Fengxi to seek benefits.

Chu Xuan listened to the secret agent in the palace reporting the whole story to him and couldn't help but feel it was extremely absurd. He didn't want to wait a moment and went straight to the Taiji Hall.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Night King is requesting an audience outside the palace." The eunuch walked quickly into the inner hall and said to the emperor with his head bowed.

The emperor held the map of Fengxi Kingdom in his hand, thinking about what benefits he could gain from these captives.

The eunuch's sudden report interrupted his good mood. The emperor looked a little unhappy and said unhappily: "What is he doing here? Let him in."

The young eunuch quickly got up and went out to welcome Chu Xuan in.

"Your son greets His Majesty." Chu Xuan looked at the emperor as he entered the room and bowed. The moment he raised his head, he noticed the blueprint of Fengxi Kingdom on the table.

The emperor hummed and asked, "What's the matter?"

Chu Xuan went straight to the point and asked about the capture of Fengxi people.

"Today, I saw government officials arresting Fengxi people on the street. Was it an order from the emperor?"


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