"Your Majesty, why do you ask this?" Shen Yu turned his head in surprise.
"I feel that you seem to like this place very much." Shang Jun Lin looked ahead. He would ask this question only because Shen Yu had a feeling that he was at ease living in the Ji Clan during this period of time.
"No way. Even if I like this place, it's because Your Majesty is with me. If I'm alone, it doesn't matter where I am. "
Shen Yu saw a stall selling snacks specially made by the Ji clan not far away. He pulled Shang Junlin over and said, "Your Majesty, I want to eat that."
"Okay." Shang Junlin said in a pampering tone.
As they walked and strolled, Shang Junlin would agree to whatever Shen Yu wanted to buy without hesitation. Here, they were just themselves. They didn't have any shackles on them.
At the stall selling sugar figurines, Shen Yu asked the stall owner to make two figurines of himself and Shang Junlin. He took one for himself and gave the other one to Shang Junlin.
"Your Majesty, look. Do these two sugar figurines look like the ones we ate before?" Shen Yu was talking about the first New Year he spent in the palace. At that time, he didn't know that he would have such a relationship with Shang Junlin in the future. He asked the man to let him go out of the palace to play.
Perhaps, from that time, he could see some clues about some things.
For example, the man's indulgence towards him.
The sugar figurines were very sweet. When he took a bite, it was crisp and sweet.
"Very similar." They were all made according to his and Shen Yu's appearance. Naturally, they were similar. Recalling that time, Shang Junlin's eyes were also smiling.
After eating the sugar figurines, the two continued to walk forward.
Shen Yu took a fancy to the novelty. He left Shang Junlin and went to see it alone.
"Brother, buy a bunch of flowers."
A little girl's sweet voice sounded. Shen Yu looked for the source of the voice. He saw an eight or nine-year-old girl blocking Shang Junlin's way and persistently asking him to buy flowers.
"Brother, buy flowers for the person you like."
The two of them looked at each other across the crowd. Shen Yu smiled.
Who would have thought that the dignified emperor of the Great Huan Kingdom would one day be stumped by a little girl?
Shen Yu stood in place with his arms crossed, watching the scene in front of him with great interest.
The tall man squatted down and whispered something to the little girl. The little girl held the flowers in her hand and walked towards Shen Yu. Shang Junlin followed behind her.
"These are for beautiful brother." The little girl walked in front of Shen Yu and gave the flowers in her hands to Shen Yu.
"Why did you give it to me?"
"It's a gift from this big brother to the beautiful big brother. I wish the two big brothers a hundred years of bliss and love is stronger than gold." The little girl's eyes were very big, and they were filled with pure joy.
Shen Yu took the flowers: "Thank you."
After selling the flowers, the little girl skipped away.
In a nearby attic, the white-haired man sat opposite Ji Wuwang and looked down. "He's very happy now."
"Yes, the emperor of the Great Huan Kingdom treats him very well." Ji Wuwang said.
"That's good too. He found his home. After going around in circles, they still ended up together." The white-haired man had a complicated look in his eyes.
"Two years ago, you said that you found him and wanted him to stay in the clan. Now it seems that this place won't be able to keep him." Ji Wuwang picked up his teacup and took a sip.
"Now that he has found a better home, he naturally doesn't need to stay here."
"I don't understand."
"You don't need to understand. Heaven and earth are reversed. The trajectory of fate will eventually return to the right track. Cough —" The white-haired man covered his mouth and coughed out blood.
"Why did the situation get worse after this closed-door training?" Ji Wuwang looked worried.
"It's fine." The white-haired man waved his hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
Shen Yu faintly felt that someone was looking at him. He looked back but didn't see anything.
"What's wrong?" Shang Junlin noticed his sudden movement.
"Someone seems to be watching us." Shen Yu expressed his feelings.
Shang Junlin held his hand. "Let's go back first."
The two returned to the place where they lived. Shen Yu didn't feel that he was being watched again.
Ever since they arrived at the Ji clan's land, Shen Yu was no longer as sleepy as before. It seemed to prove Ji Wuwang's words.
After returning to the room, Shen Yu asked a maid for a vase and put the flowers he brought back in it.
Their days in the Ji clan's land were very comfortable. The Ji clan's library was open to Shen Yu and Shang Junlin was allowed to read it together. During this period of time, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin's understanding of the Ji clan increased a lot.
In the afternoon, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin sat in the courtyard. Because the entire clan's land was in the mountains, the temperature wasn't too high. Compared to the capital, it was really like a summer palace to avoid the summer heat.
"Your Majesty, is there any movement outside?" Shen Yu leaned in the man's arms and asked.
In the Ji clan's land, it was inconvenient to communicate with the outside world, but it wasn't completely impossible. Every once in a while, the Hidden Dragon Guards would send in news from the outside world and bring out Shang Junlin's orders at the same time.
"There are some movements. A Yu's guess is right. Some people can't hold it in any longer."
After Shen Yu and Shang Junlin entered the clan's land, Gu Huai, who stayed outside, sped up. He already had someone in his hands, so he asked for clues and acted recklessly. As long as the person behind this wasn't a fool, he wouldn't be able to detect it.
He did this to make the person behind this feel pressured. He wanted to tell them that even if they could still hide now, they wouldn't be able to hide for long. Once everything was exposed, there was only one path waiting for them.
Countless examples were telling them what would happen if they went against the imperial court and Shang Junlin.
The last person who did this was already beheaded and his power was uprooted.
Gu Huai announced the news that he had found. The imperial court was in an uproar. They never thought that the epidemic in Lin County was caused by someone.
The culprit was still locked up in prison.
"This matter must be reported as soon as possible and let His Majesty make a decision."
More than one official thought so. After the news was sorted out, it was sent to the temporary imperial residence and Fang Jun took over.
Shang Junlin already knew about this before he left. Fang Jun followed Shang Junlin's instructions and gave the imperial court a reply.
Every step was going according to plan.
After the news was published in the civilian newspaper, it caused a huge uproar among the people.
"No wonder the imperial court didn't announce it at the beginning. It's because they didn't find the culprit."
"How can there be such a vicious person? That's hundreds of thousands of lives. If His Majesty didn't react in time, the area affected would be even larger. Lin County might not be the only one affected. "
"I heard that the two people who were caught were instructed by someone. I don't know who that person is. No matter who it is, they should be sentenced to death."
"Am I the only one who suspects that this isn't the first time? Last year in Subei, as well as the disasters that happened in other places before that, were there also the shadows of people behind them? "
"Now that you mention it, it's very likely."
Not only in the capital, but everywhere in Dahuan was talking about this matter. Although the people weren't very knowledgeable, and many of them hadn't even been to school, they knew how disgusting it was to not take human lives seriously.
"Master, are we going to let the people outside talk about it?"
The imperial court didn't intend to suppress the news at all. They allowed it to spread to every corner of Dahuan. Perhaps they wanted to spread the news to some people.
"What else can we do?" The person who spoke had a hoarse voice. It was impossible to tell his identity or age. "Think of a way to deal with those two people."
"Master, don't worry. They won't know anything that they shouldn't know. Our people have already infiltrated. I guarantee that they'll be dealt with before they reveal more information."
"That Gu Huai, I don't know where His Majesty found him. He's quite capable. Give him a little more time, and he might really be able to dig something out."
"He seems to be related to the Lin family. But didn't the Lin family die?"
"No matter what relationship he has with the Lin family, this person can't be left alive. Isn't he looking for the whereabouts of the Lin family's armor? Give him some clues and lead him there."
"But … our people haven't found the mechanism there yet. What if they get the thing after we lead him there?"
"If he can open the mechanism, it'll be a great help to me. You don't need me to teach you how to take advantage of others, do you?"
"I understand."
Shang Junlin received news from the Northern Desert.
Shen Yu was in the Ji family's territory. "Ying Huo" people couldn't come in for the time being. Shen Yu's source of information came from Shang Junlin. Sometimes, he could get some information from Ji Wuwang.
Shang Junlin: "The civil strife in the Northern Desert has reached its climax. Jiang Huaiqing is now in the middle of several forces. Yan Zheng has also established a relationship with one of the forces. We just need to consume some of their strength and then we can take action."
Shen Yu: "It'll be great if we can directly solve the problem of the Northern Desert this time."
Except for the Northern Desert, other small countries were not a threat to the Dahuan Kingdom. As long as the ruler of the Dahuan Kingdom didn't seek death, they wouldn't be bullied by others.
Shang Junlin: "Even if we can't do it this time, the Northern Desert won't become a big force in a short time. We have plenty of time to slowly wear them down."
Shen Yu: "Indeed. After this time, the Northern Desert will need a lot of time to recuperate. During this time, the Dahuan Kingdom can do a lot of things."
Under the night sky, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin walked side by side on a path. A crescent moon hung high in the night sky, surrounded by stars. Occasionally, a cool breeze would blow, and the temperature was pleasant.
The wind blew the young man's long hair, which fell into Shang Junlin's hands and slipped from his fingertips.
The two of them walked along the path. Recently, Imperial Physician Gu would come every day to take Shen Yu's pulse and adjust the medicine according to his physical condition. Because the process of removing the "Withdrawal Guide" was dangerous, his body must be adjusted to the best state before it was carried out.
After a period of recuperation, Shen Yu's complexion recovered a lot.
"Why is the" Withdrawal Guide "suppressed here? What exactly is it?" Shen Yu still couldn't figure it out.
He flipped through many books in the Ji Family's collection, but there was almost no introduction to the "Withdrawal Guide". When he asked Ji Wuwang, he said that it was because the "Withdrawal Guide" was a forbidden technique of the Ji Family. Other than the chosen people, no one else knew about it. Even he didn't know much about it.
Shang Junlin held Shen Yu's hand. The young man's body temperature was still cold. Only after holding his hand for a long time could he feel some warmth.
"I have already asked the Hidden Dragon Guards to investigate. In this place, there are very few people who know about the existence of the" Withdrawal Guide ". In the end, we might have to ask the people who removed the" Withdrawal Guide "for you. I have also asked Imperial Physician Gu to find out. When there is news, he will inform us."
Unknowingly, the two of them walked on a path that they had never stepped on before. When they reacted, a dark door appeared in front of them.
Shen Yu stopped walking. He didn't know why, but his heart was beating faster.
"What is this place?" They had lived here for so long, but they had never seen such a place.
"Creak —"
The door opened in front of the two of them.
"Since you are here, why don't the two of you come in and have a seat." A low cough came from inside the room.
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