The next day, there was a festive atmosphere everywhere in the palace. Ye Zhen got up early and did not let Mo Rongzhan continue to torment her. She still had a lot of things to do today.
Mo Rongzhan rarely had free time. He did not intend to read the memorials these days. He let Shen Yi continue to look for Zhong Yue while he took Ming Xi and Ming Yu to the hunting ground.
Yan Xiaoliu was anxious about his uncle's whereabouts. After asking Mo Rongzhan for instructions, he followed Shen Yi out of the palace to look for him.
Tomorrow, there will be a banquet in the palace. Ministers above the fifth rank will enter the palace with their wives. Because this year was different from previous years, the venue had to be rearranged. Ye Zhen was busy all day.
Everyone in the palace was busy with the New Year's festivities. The outside of the palace seemed to be full of joy, but there was also a trace of unrest.
"Lord Shen, is there any news of my uncle?" Yan Xiaoliu had been out for half a day and had walked all over the capital, but he still did not meet Zhong Yue.
"No, maybe he has left the capital." Shen Yi said.
Although there was such a possibility, Yan Xiaoliu felt that Zhong Yue should not have left yet.
"Lord Shen, I want to separate from you to find my uncle." Yan Xiaoliu whispered. His uncle may be hiding, but if he was alone, maybe he would come out.
"Well, be careful." Shen Yi and Yan Xiaoliu had the same idea. No matter why Zhong Yue was hiding, he should at least want to see his nephew.
With Shen Yi's consent, Yan Xiaoliu separated from them to find Zhong Yue.
"My lord, do you want to follow him?" Xue Lin asked Shen Yi in a low voice.
"No." Shen Yi shook his head gently. "If Zhong Yue finds out, he will not come out again."
Xue Lin said, "What happened to Zhong Yue? Didn't he come to the capital to find Xiaoliu? Why is he still hiding? "
"Haven't you noticed? While we are looking for Zhong Yue, someone is also looking for him. "Shen Yi said in a low voice, his eyes not looking around." He is being followed. "
"Who is following him?" Xue Lin was shocked. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there were indeed a few familiar figures who appeared yesterday. He saw them several times today. He thought it was a coincidence.
Shen Yi shook his head gently. "It's hard to say now. Let's wait and see. You go and cover Yan Xiaoliu. Don't let those people follow him."
"Yes, my lord."
Zhong Yue was indeed hiding, he was not hiding from Yan Xiaoliu, but from the people who had been following him. He knew that there were people who wanted to silence him, and did not want him to continue investigating. Now that he knew the secret, he absolutely had to … The couple who took Yan Xiaoliu away knew about it.
He had always wondered who they were, and only after arriving at the capital did he vaguely guess their identities.
Perhaps they were the only ones who had the ability to resolve such a major incident in the Martial Arts World.
Zhong Yue took a deep breath and opened the window slightly to look out. Suddenly, he saw his nephew's figure appear downstairs. He looked around and didn't see anyone else.
Right now, he was disguised as an old man and was hiding in an inn. Originally, he wanted to meet with Little Six, but he was surrounded by people. He did not trust those people, and now, he did not know how many people in this world had been won over.
Yan Xiaoliu went to every inn to look for Zhong Yue. Since there was no sign of Zhong Yue outside, she might be hiding in an inn.
This was the last room, and it was the most remote room in the capital. Usually, no one would come here.
He knocked on the door one by one, pretending that he was looking for his lost father.
When he found the last room, it was an old man who opened the door. Yan Xiaoliu turned around in disappointment, but the old man grabbed his arm and pulled him into the room.
"Don't make a sound." Zhong Yue warned him in a low voice.
"Uncle!" Yan Xiaoliu's eyes lit up, he finally found him.
Zhong Yue looked down at him, and saw that Yan Xiaoliu's expression was filled with joy. It was completely different from the confusion and unfamiliarity he saw in Zhong Xing Prefecture. He asked in a low voice, "Xiaoliu, you've recovered your memory?"
"Yes, uncle, I remember who I am." Yan Xiaoliu nodded. "How … how did you become like this? I've been looking for you for a long time."
"I know." Zhong Yue lowered his voice. "Xiaoliu, someone is following me. I can't show myself. Do you remember what happened that night?"
Pain flashed across Yan Xiaoliu's face. "I just don't remember what happened that night."
Zhong Yue caressed his head. "It's okay. Listen to me. What happened that night has something to do with the Thousand-hand Spider. Recently, many people in the pugilistic world have changed. Those who were supposed to be dead suddenly came back to life. They were led by a man wearing a mask, and they went around killing those who went against the Thousand-hand Spider. I secretly investigated for a long time before I found out that those people were poisoned. As for the specifics, I couldn't find out. I was originally following a hall master of the Thousand-hand Spider, but he disappeared after arriving at the capital. If I'm not wrong, he should still be in the capital, but my whereabouts have been exposed. If I'm caught, it will be dangerous for the Zhong Clan, so I can't show myself."
"What kind of poison could be so powerful?" Yan Xiaoliu asked in shock.
"I don't know. Those who were poisoned not only had their martial arts increased by several folds, but even their temperaments changed. If I'm not wrong, someone in your Yan Clan must have been poisoned …" Zhong Yue said in a low voice.
Yan Xiaoliu didn't know what to think, but his brain started to hurt.
"Xiaoliu, are you okay?" Zhong Yue saw her nephew's face suddenly turn pale and hurriedly supported him.
"I'm fine." Yan Xiaoliu shook his head. As long as he didn't think about what happened that night, his head wouldn't be clear.
Zhong Yue helped him sit down. "The couple that saved you, are they … living in the palace?"
Yan Xiaoliu glanced at his uncle and lightly nodded.
"That's great." Zhong Yue let out a sigh of relief. Her guess was right. "Tell them what I told you today. This is something I obtained with great difficulty. The blood of those who were poisoned was not red, but black."
Zhong Yue handed Yan Xiaoliu a bloodied handkerchief.
Yan Xiaoliu put it into his arms. "Uncle, what do you plan to do next?"
"Continue to investigate." Zhong Yue said in a low voice. This matter was no longer a problem of the Yan Clan, but concerned the entire pugilistic world. There was another guess that he didn't dare to make. He felt that if that person in the palace investigated this case, he would know.
"Uncle, you have to be careful." Yan Xiaoliu said worriedly. He took out a porcelain bottle from his arms. "This is the medicine that Her Ladyship gave me. I get injured when I cultivate, so Her Ladyship gave this to me. I've taken it once, and it's several times better than normal injury medicine. Take it with you."
"Okay." Zhong Yue didn't stand on ceremony with Yan Xiaoliu. "Hurry up and leave. I'm leaving the capital too."
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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