She didn't expect Xiaoyu to act so quickly and persuade Wanyan Lie in just a few days.
Luckily, even if she didn't leave the palace today, Lady Jingrou would still hide in Phoenix Plume Court for the whole day. After tidying up a little, she followed behind Xiao Yu and sneakily walked towards the palace gates.
Although there were many people coming and going in the palace, no one dared to go near the palace gate.
Given Xiaoyu's status, it wouldn't attract anyone's attention if she brought someone out of the palace.
Moreover, even the palace guards were nervously checking on the preparations to welcome the High Priest and the others.
Seeing this scene, Lin Mengya could somewhat understand why the king was so mentally and physically exhausted.
Two tigers cannot live on the same mountain. Although the position of the Chief Elder of the Pavilion of Herbs in the Nation of Lintian didn't surpass his, it was just a spiritual symbol. Given his magnanimity, he wouldn't be able to tolerate it.
Moreover, in Lieyun, those aristocratic families not only held real power, but also had power and strength that couldn't be ignored.
If he wanted to eliminate them and take back the power in their hands, it would probably be even more difficult.
It was hard to imagine how the king and his wife had persisted for the past decades.
She also understood that if it wasn't for the king and his wife's accumulation of power over the years, she wouldn't be able to overturn the rivers and the seas no matter how capable she was.
"Humph, what priest. They are just some ambitious people."
Xiaoyu sneered as she walked out of the palace gate, glanced at the soldiers who were sweeping the road, and said in a low voice.
"Indeed, keeping them here will only cause more trouble in the future. But this time, there will be a good show to watch. "
Lin Mengya's lips curled up into a seemingly kind smile, but in fact, the coldness in her smile was no different from Xiaoyu's.
"This is not the place to talk. Sister, come with me."
In the past six months, he had grown from an unsociable young man to a young master of a powerful force. Not only had he improved in terms of scheming, but he had also developed a calmness that didn't match his age.
Putting on a cloak that could hide most of her appearance, Lin Mengya followed Xiaoyu and shuttled through the streets outside the palace. After secretly meeting up with a few people, the two of them made a detour into a courtyard with high walls.
Seeing how cautious Xiaoyu was, Lin Mengya felt relieved.
In the end, this child didn't need her guidance everywhere. Being forced to grow up wasn't all bad.
"Who is it? Young Lord, go and immediately inform the Great Commander that the Young Lord is here! "
The two of them had just entered the door when they were stopped by a sturdy figure.
However, Xiao Yu calmly nodded at the man. The man immediately lowered his voice and respectfully made way for the two of them.
Lin Mengya's gaze lingered on that figure for a moment before she retracted her gaze in puzzlement.
Although that person was wrapped in a black robe, his limbs were extremely developed. The proportions of his body were somewhat uncoordinated, making him look like a sturdy chimpanzee.
Moreover, she smelled an extremely familiar scent from that person.
Back then, when the copper slaves' arms were licked/kissed by the flame tongues, they would emit an extremely strong smell. Now, this person was somewhat similar to Tong Nu.
The only difference was that Tong Nu had no ability to think at all, and all the characteristics of human beings had been obliterated, like a walking corpse.
But that person just now was only a little strange in his limbs, but his mind was clear, just like a normal person.
However, this was the crooked method created by the Candle Dragon Cult. How could Xiaoyu also have such a thing?
As soon as she came in, her mind was full of questions. Lin Mengya could only suppress her worries and first walked into the courtyard with Xiaoyu.
The courtyard was not big, but with Lin Mengya's keen perception, she could sense that there seemed to be a lot of people lying in ambush.
Even with her eyesight and observation, she couldn't find many people on the surface.
She couldn't help but secretly praise that this disguise was professional. It was completely different from the group of people in the imperial capital of Dajin who were just there to make up the numbers.
Perhaps it was because a little carelessness here would lead to total defeat.
Years of turmoil and strife not only brought about people's paranoia, but also made these people more and more honed the willpower and ability of soldiers.
Compared to Lie Yun, although Dajin also had the fight between the Crown Prince's party and the royalists, it mostly stayed at the political and economic level.
Except for the team led by her father, who could still go through the bloody tempering, it was afraid that other teams had long lost their original spirit, and were just paper tigers.
When it came to fighting for power, it was the safest to stay in the hands of the military power.
If it weren't for the fact that the surrounding countries had been unable to invade their territory because of various civil conflicts in the past decades, the army of Dajin would have been wiped out.
If even the army of a country lost its fighting power, it would be like a flock of sheep that was targeted by a group of hungry wolves without any protection.
Dajin had been stable for too long. The sleeping lion would either wake up and roar to the sky, or be replaced by a new lion.
Lin Mengya had a lot of feelings, and for a moment, she didn't realize that Xiaoyu had led her to an extremely hidden secret room.
By the time she regained her senses, she was already standing in an airtight secret chamber.
Looking around, it should be surrounded by extremely thick stone walls. Not to mention someone eavesdropping, even if it was hailing outside, no one would be able to hear anything inside.
Although it was already early summer in Lie Yun, she could still feel a trace of coldness.
At this moment, she realized that Xiaoyu had prepared a cloak for her in advance, and it was really prescient.
"This is the place where I discuss important matters with Uncle Lie. The outside is all made of seven-foot thick rocks, so it's absolutely safe here."
Xiaoyu raised his eyebrows and said in a casual tone, but there was a faint hint of pride in his words.
Lin Mengya reached out her hand and touched Xiaoyu's head with a lot of feelings.
This child had really changed so much when she wasn't around.
If she didn't work hard as an elder sister, sooner or later, she would be surpassed by her younger brother.
It was not because she was competitive, but she knew that if she didn't work hard, sooner or later, she would drag down the group of people she cared about.
In any case, she couldn't lose.
"What's wrong?"
Although she really enjoyed the gentle little hand stroking the top of her head.
But Xiaoyu felt that her elder sister was a little strange at this moment.
"Nothing, I'm just sighing that time flies. Even our Xiaoyu has matured to this extent. As an elder sister, I seem to be a little useless."
Looking at her silly younger brother with a smile, Lin Mengya was still naughty, and pinched that little face which was still considered to be moist. Really, it didn't feel as good as before.
Although Xiaoyu was thin in the past, it was still more or less the smooth feeling of a child.
She didn't know what he ate here, but his face was a little puffy, but it felt a little hard.
Taking a closer look, the childish face of the young man had unknowingly gained some sharpness.
Xiaoyu frowned slightly, but still let her elder sister's hand keep rubbing his face.
It was not until a light cough came from behind that Lin Mengya let go of the mischievous hand. Turning around, the smile at the corner of her eyes and the tip of her eyebrows had already disappeared, and turned into an extremely polite look.
"We haven't seen each other for a long time, how is the King of Nanshao?"
Wanyan Lie had a very serious expression on his face. As a general who was in charge of a region, all women could do was tremble in front of him. None of them had ever been as rude and rude to him as she was.
The first time, he could let it go. After all, she had saved the young master's life.
But now, she was really too tactless.
After letting out a cold snort, a pair of sharp eyes carried some killing intent.
However, his aura which seemed to have evolved from the Nine Serenities of Hell didn't seem to have any effect on her.
With a smile, Lin Mengya turned from guest to host, and took the lead to sit on the seat in the secret room.
Her gaze fell on the King of Nanshao, Wanyan Lie, as if it was nothing. Her smile deepened, and her eyes became colder.
"It seems that you should be fine. That's right, the person who fed the venomous insects with your flesh and suffered the pain of being bitten by tens of thousands of venomous insects isn't you. Of course you have nothing to be sad about, right? "
Lin Mengya sat on the chair, but her eyes were firmly fixed on Wanyan Lie.
Their gazes collided invisibly.
One was decisive and oppressive, while the other was cold and arrogant, aggressive.
This invisible fight was evenly matched, and it was hard to tell who would win.
After a long time, the two of them had a tacit understanding, and their gazes eased at the same time.
However, compared to Lin Mengya's calmness, Wanyan Lie's heart was in turmoil.
He only knew that Lin Mengya came from a family of generals, and he originally thought that she was just a young girl with a slightly stronger will than ordinary girls. He didn't expect that her aura was actually not at a disadvantage in front of him.
If it was her famous father who was here at this time, Wanyan Lie would only feel proud.
But now, she was clearly a young girl who was not even 20 years old. Why did she have such a strong will?
Lin Mengya seemed to know the doubts in his heart, and she rubbed her sore eyes with her fingers.
This staring contest was really exhausting.
However, her father and brother had taught her since she was young that the most important thing in a fight was to not lose in aura.
Even if she couldn't beat him, she could always scare him. Otherwise, he wouldn't treat her as an evenly matched opponent.
This was called losing, but not losing in spirit!
"Uncle Lie, it's better for you to sit down and talk."
After feeling the strong hostility between the two of them, Xiaoyu only felt a little awkward.
Of course, he did not hesitate to stand on his sister's side, but from the moment he came back here, Uncle Lie had risked his life to protect him.
He definitely couldn't be ungrateful for such kindness.
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