Yuan Jing followed the direction of the wind. It was not very convenient to move in the forest as there were many bushes in this area. He just watched a black shadow flying in front of him at the speed of wind. He could not catch up with it no matter what he did. The black shadow could run so fast with Tang Ruozhi. It seemed that its lightness skill was very good.
The black shadow circled the forest several times and then shook off Yuan Jing.
Yuan Jing punched the tree beside him, scaring away a flock of birds, and a faint smell of herbs lingered at the tip of his nose.
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"I failed in my duties and let Tang Ruozhi escape. I am guilty. Your Highness, please punish me!"
Yuan Jing knelt in front of Helan Ruizhe with his head lowered. Normally, if he failed to complete the tasks assigned by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he would definitely be punished.
There was no expression on Helan Ruizhe's face. He just wrote on the rice paper stroke by stroke. He had no intention of doing anything now. He was only thinking about how to get Jin Suting's forgiveness.
After all, it was his first time to fall in love, his first time to make his beloved girl sad, and his first time to please a girl, and he was at a loss as to what to do.
Helan Ruizhe ignored Yuan Jing. He needed to calm down and think of a way to explain why he had kept his identity a secret from Jin Suting and a way to win Jin Suting back.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
It was only when Yuan Jing called him a second time that Helan Ruizhe finally reacted and put down the brush in his hand. He thought that he should put aside all the romantic things for now and talk about business. "Oh, what did you say?"
Yuan Jing gritted his teeth and recounted the story. Seeing Helan Ruizhe's brows tightening and the cold sweat on his forehead increasing, he had already thought about how to accept the criticism.
Helan Ruizhe said, "Next time you go to do business, avoid the spies of the Prime Minister's Mansion. This matter may very well implicate Mu Han Pavilion."
"Muhan Pavilion?" Yuan Jing asked, "How is it related to Muhan Pavilion?"
The Prime Minister's Mansion is the confidant of the court, how could it be possible to stay with an anti-court organization like Mu Han Pavilion.
Even if Tang Ruozhi alone was connected to Mu Han Pavilion, that was impossible. Tang Ruozhi had lived in Funing City for a long time. Mu Han Pavilion's headquarters was obviously far away in the Western Regions. Although they also had activities in Jiangnan and Funing, it was impossible for them to have any connection with a young lady like Tang Ruozhi who was raised in seclusion.
"You just said that the person who rescued Tang Ruozhi was very skilled, with first-rate Qinggong skills, and was able to rescue Tang Ruozhi right under your nose." Helan Ruizhe seemed to smile, a sarcastic smile, "Except for the people from Mu Han Pavilion, no one else could possibly have such skills."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "If there is, it can't be in Funing."
The reason why Helan Ruizhe was so sure was that Yuan Jing's skills were the best among the guards in the entire Funing City.
"In that case, I will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and investigate thoroughly!" Yuan Jing volunteered, hoping to make up for his previous mistake.
"No need," Helan Ruizhe rubbed his brow, a little tired, "You are in the open, so there is no need to continue the investigation for the time being."
"But Your Highness, why can't we continue the investigation? Young Master Yu has found out that there may be people from Mu Han Ge in several shops in Funing, but there is no solid evidence. These shops happen to be run by the Tang family. However, due to insufficient evidence, the investigation has been stagnant." Yuan Jing asked. This might be a breakthrough to push for the extermination of Mu Han Ge's forces lurking in Funing!
Helan Ruizhe shook his head and said, "These are just our guesses, aren't they?"
"But Your Highness, didn't you say that it's better to kill a thousand people by mistake than to let one go?" Yuan Jing didn't understand.
Helan Ruizhe sighed and said, "I did say that, but in Funing, catching someone from Mu Han Pavilion is not as easy as it seems. Mu Han Pavilion has been established for many years and has trained countless experts. There are countless assassins, death squads, and killers with a huge age range. Children as young as three are trained to raise poisons and kill people, and those as old as eighty are still reporting. We have captured countless sixty-year-olds over the years. Mu Han Pavilion is a huge force, unmatched by any organization today. If such a powerful organization existed, it would naturally not be a cause for concern if it was loyal to the court. However, it is an anti-court organization, and its mission is to kill court officials, disrupt public order, kill and burn people, form cliques for personal gain, and even want to overthrow the rule of this dynasty. It is a deadly danger to the court."
"Such an organization must be eradicated." Yuan Jing continued.
"That's right," Helan Ruizhe continued, "Although Mu Han Pavilion is powerful, the imperial court is equally powerful. They have elite troops capable of pacifying the northwestern barbarians, but they have been unable to eliminate Mu Han Pavilion for so many years. Do you know why?"
"This..." Yuan Jing was unable to answer for a moment. After thinking for a while, he said, "Mu Han Pavilion's power is complex and intertwined. Is it difficult to take action?"
"You're right," Helan Ruizhe nodded, put down the brush in his hand, and continued seriously, "Although there are many elite soldiers, the people of Mu Han Pavilion are always in the dark. Funing City is not a battlefield, and brute force alone will not work. To eliminate the people of Mu Han Pavilion in one go, we must use our wits and capture their leader to solve the problem at the root. This is also the purpose of our investigation for so many years. They have been planning a rebellion for many years. This is known to everyone in the government and the country. A group of people lurking in Funing City have been arrested, and there will be another group. Mu Han Pavilion's purpose is to cultivate talents for rebellion. This is their real intention. They do things that harm the world and morality in public, and indulge in them in private for many years. If we want to catch them all in one fell swoop, we must be more patient and cautious than they are."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince wants to play the long game and catch the big fish?" Yuan Jing understood what Helan Ruizhe meant.
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