However, these two targets could only be attacked at night. There was not much to do during the day, so Yun Yang left leisurely. Today seemed to be the day to ease His Majesty's nerves again.
With his current cultivation that had advanced by leaps and bounds, he should be able to make the Emperor feel more comfortable. As for the poison, he should be able to suppress it a little more …
…
Shen Yushi's sudden disappearance and the strange secret chamber that appeared in his house had, of course, attracted the intense attention of Yutang's higher-ups.
However, His Majesty and Qiu Jianhan were well aware that the Nine Heavens Dictum's news had arrived.
"Shen Yushi, the Four Seasons Tower's Seven Moons Vice Hall Master; involved in the murder of the Nine Supremes, the evidence is conclusive …"
His Majesty sighed deeply.
"Old Qiu, what kind of organization do you think the Four Seasons Tower is? How … "
His Majesty was speechless, his fingers trembling as he counted them one by one. "Starting from Wu Wenyuan until now … how many has this been? My ministers in the imperial court find such a thing every few days … and then another one every few days … "
"Is this still my Empire of Yutang? It has become the Four Seasons Tower's word now! "
His Majesty was unprecedentedly frustrated and frustrated, about to go mad. "It would have been fine if I had found out about this myself … I would have beheaded these bastards in public and exterminated their families … but I didn't … If it wasn't for the Nine Heavens Dictum's help, who knows how long these people could have stayed hidden …"
Qiu Jianhan chuckled humorlessly and said, "Your Majesty, if we had found out about this … perhaps the trouble would have been even greater."
The wrinkles on his face deepened. "The martial world's affairs, the martial world's …"
His Majesty scoffed and said, "What martial world's affairs? Their murder of the Nine Supremes is equivalent to severing the Empire of Yutang's national destiny. How can this still be considered a martial world affair? Wu Wenyuan, Shen Yushi, and the rest are all important officials of the empire. Can they be considered martial world visitors? "
Qiu Jianhan sighed and said, "Your Majesty, the difference between the imperial court and the common people is no longer clear now. The forces of the martial world … have already grown …"
He sighed and didn't know how to comfort her.
All under the heavens belonged to the King, and all who lived on the land belonged to the King.
This was the foundation of a country, and it was also the most basic life creed of a king. And the principle of using martial arts to break the law was something that all those in power feared. However, after so many years, the various forces, sects, and gangs in the martial world not only refused to submit to the rule of the king, but also grew stronger and stronger. It was no longer just a matter of being too big to deal with, it was an unshakable character.
To the imperial power, this could be said to be a huge hindrance and a great threat. At the same time, it was a humiliation that was difficult to erase.
And now, the various countries were at war with each other, restraining each other. They didn't have the time to deal with this Jianghu matter.
There was something else that Old Marshal Qiu did not say. If this went on for a long time, there would be some behemoth that could control the succession of imperial power, the change of dynasties, the rise and fall of the world!
When that time came, the imperial power would be the true tragedy. It would be a situation that was sadder than the decline of the empire.
To change this situation, the emperors of the various countries could only work together to set up the martial sciences and recruit the world's talents for their own use. Then, they would have to spend a long period of time, perhaps even several generations of effort, to wear down the forces of the martial world bit by bit and bring them back under the imperial court's supervision.
Only then could the situation be reversed and the forces of the martial world be digested completely.
However, it was impossible for Yutang to carry out such a plan now.
Once such a measure was implemented, it would definitely be strongly resisted by the civil officials. Even if the civil officials did not resist, it would be an unsolvable problem to keep the martial people in check when there were more of them.
After all, all of this required a complete restructuring and reform to be possible.
Looking at it now, it could be said to be completely hopeless and impossible.
"Old Qiu, how many people from the Four Seasons Tower do you think are left in the imperial court?" His Majesty obviously knew that he was just grumbling. There was nothing he could do to change the current situation, so he changed the topic immediately.
Qiu Jianhan sighed helplessly and said, "Let's not talk about the Four Seasons Tower's ultimate goal of murdering the Nine Supremes. Let's talk about how the Four Seasons Tower could set up such a trap with accurate intelligence in all aspects. Not only did they need the help of the political higher-ups, they also needed the help of the military higher-ups. In addition, if there wasn't the middle-ranking military who passed the information and the participation of the royals in the process, it would be difficult to achieve such a seamless and seamless operation. Other than that, they probably needed the help of a considerable number of people from the lower ranks …"
Old Marshal Qiu sighed. "To complete such a huge plan, it's obviously not enough to just dig out a few people now. That's why …"
Before Marshal Qiu could finish, His Majesty had already sat down like a deflated ball.
Qiu Jianhan's words were logical, straight to the point, and he had even given the conclusion that His Majesty did not want to hear – it was definitely not just these few people.
There must be many more people!
However, so what if he knew this? Even if he knew that there were many spies, he did not know who they were, let alone eradicate them.
"Your Majesty only needs to wait now. Now that the Nine Heavens Dictum is on the move, I believe that many of the targets have already been exposed. When someone from the Nine Supremes shows up, it'll be more than halfway through this matter."
"Everything will be clear by then," Qiu Jianhan comforted him.
"I, the emperor, am actually so useless that I can only wait passively, unable to help at all?" His Majesty murmured.
Old Marshal Qiu could only sigh in response to His Majesty's self-deprecation.
Help?
How do you plan to help?
We don't even know if the people we're sending are from the Four Seasons Tower. How can we even talk about helping?
For a moment, both of them were speechless. It was not that they did not want to speak, but they really did not know what to say. They could not even find the right words to comfort the emperor.
Therefore, when Yun Yang arrived, he was greeted with such an unusually depressing scene.
However, he did not say anything. There were some things that he could not ask as Marquis Yun's heir on the surface.
Supreme Cloud could ask and even make decisions.
However, Yun Yang did not have the right to intervene.
…
Twenty thousand miles away from Tiantang City.
On top of a steep mountain, Ji Lingxi and Yue Rulan were walking down with their guards.
However, at this moment, only 18 of the nearly 100 guards who had returned from the Heavenly South Region were left.
Almost all of them were injured as well.
As for their maids, not a single one of them could be seen.
Yue Rulan was pale, her white robe stained with blood while Ji Lingxi was panting, her face unnaturally flushed.
Suddenly, the sound of flowing water came from the front. Everyone's eyes lit up.
"There's a mountain spring!"
Ji Lingxi cried out in surprise, licking her chapped lips.
Everyone walked forward in a spurt of energy and found a small stream in the mountain. The water was extremely clean and clear.
The group cheered, forgetting to keep their guard up as they pounced forward and drank the water in big gulps.
"I can't walk anymore …" Ji Lingxi sat down on a small tree, gasping for air.
After drinking the water, she felt energized but at the same time, she felt extremely exhausted.
Yue Rulan's body swayed before she slowly sat down on a rock beside her. She was obviously exhausted as well.
Of the 18 guards, except for the two leaders who forcefully supported their bodies and called out to the others to gather their water sacks and fill them with spring water one by one, the rest of the guards all sat on the ground and panted heavily.
A few of them rested for a while before going downstream to wash their necessities. It was unrealistic to wash them completely at this point, so they could only wash the important items first.
At this time, everyone's bellies were full of water. When they walked, they felt their stomachs shake.
"Sister Lan …" Ji Lingxi's mask was long gone, revealing the dark face she had when she was in Tiantang City.
Only her eyes were still as bright as snow.
"I keep feeling that something isn't right along the way. It's really not right."
Ji Lingxi panted and said, "Ever since we set off to search for my brother, we've traveled almost half of the continent in these few years but we've never encountered such a situation …"
"Such a relentless pursuit … it's not normal."
Yue Rulan pondered for a moment. Just as she was about to speak, she coughed, a trickle of blood trickling down the corner of her lips but she wiped it away quickly as if nothing had happened. She said, "It's not just not right. There are too many strange things along the way."
Yue Rulan said, "Ever since we were separated from our sisters, we've been being pursued, ambushed, ambushed, all sorts of traps and ambushes …"
"We've sent a message to our families for help but they haven't come even after such a long time!"
"However, these people who've been pursuing us obviously don't want to kill us directly. They have another goal in mind. I wonder what their real purpose is? "
Yue Rulan said, "There's always a way for us to escape each time we're in a hopeless situation but the losses we suffer each time are unavoidable …"
"Every time we're lucky enough to escape, we'll suddenly realize that the direction we've been heading in isn't right."
"As long as we head towards Tiantang City or even its surroundings, we'll be pursued immediately!"
"It's not a coincidence that the cycle repeats itself!"
Yue Rulan said, "There's obviously someone manipulating us from behind the scenes …"
"If there's no other purpose, then they're toying and torturing us on purpose."
A cold glint flashed in Yue Rulan's eyes. "This is very strange!"
Ji Lingxi said, "What Sister Lan means is that someone doesn't want us to return to Tiantang City?"
Yue Rulan pondered and said, "Not necessarily. Perhaps there's some other reason behind this that we don't know about yet. "
There was a deep worry in her eyes.
Suddenly, she asked thoughtfully, "Lingxi, how old is your younger brother this year?"
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