Chu Li smiled and said, "Moreover, I can also lend you a hand and help you sit in that position."
Lu Yurong frowned at him. "How are you going to help me?"
"What if I recommend myself to be the commander now? What do you think?" Chu Li smiled.
Lu Yurong replied, "How can the Emperor agree?"
Chu Li replied, "I'm actually very suitable. Everything else aside, just my ability to solve cases is enough for me to be the commander, right? If I take over the Secret Guardians Hall, no place in the Fairy's Capital can escape from the Secret Guardians Hall's control! "
"That's true." Lu Yurong nodded.
Lu Yurong knew that she was good at planning and strategizing. However, Chu Li was not only good at planning and strategizing, but he was also very perceptive. No case could escape his detection. If he really took over the Secret Guardians Hall, the Secret Guardians Hall would have astonishing development.
"You're biased towards King Ping." Lu Yurong shook her head. "The Emperor won't agree."
"Then I can use the power of the imperial court." Chu Li smiled. "I'm sure many courtiers want me to take the commander's position."
Chu Li had always been a straightforward person, especially when he went against the Emperor and was banished to the Imperial Mausoleum, which made people gasp in admiration and caused his reputation to soar. If he were to take over the Secret Guardians Hall, the courtiers would no longer have to worry about being wrongly accused.
Lu Yurong remained silent.
Chu Li smiled. "What do you think?"
Lu Yurong scoffed. "No matter how loud the courtiers are, it depends on whether the Emperor listens to them. You have no hope of taking that position."
Chu Li replied, "That's not necessarily true. Heroes are created by circumstances."
"… Alright, if I become the commander, we can work together." Lu Yurong scoffed.
Chu Li smiled in satisfaction. "If you become the commander, you can't betray my people. You can't hide the news from each other."
"You're greedy." Lu Yurong scoffed. "How is that possible!"
Chu Li replied, "Mei Er Courtyard will listen to you."
Lu Yurong frowned. "If I'm the commander, they should listen to me."
Chu Li smiled without saying a word.
Lu Yurong scoffed. "Alright, what else?"
Chu Li replied, "Nothing else, I just got some news. But let's make this clear. If you purposely hide anything from me, our collaboration will be over."
"No problem." Lu Yurong nodded. "I won't go so far as to do such a thing."
"That's good. Just wait for the Commander's throne," Chu Li said with a smile.
Lu Yurong pursed her lips and chuckled. "You talk big. Don't be happy for nothing in the end. You'll have to compensate me!"
"Don't worry," Chu Li said.
Lu Yurong tilted her head and said, "I'm even more certain now that you killed him."
Chu Li replied, "You're imagining things. By the way, how's the investigation on Zhu Lieyang going?"
Lu Yurong stopped smiling and said seriously, "He's not famous, so it's hard to find him. However, I found some clues. It seems that he's hiding in Zheng Dynasty."
"Which part of the Zheng Dynasty?" Chu Li quickly asked.
Lu Yurong thought for a moment. "I'm not sure if it's accurate, but it seems to be at Ascending Dragon Mountain."
Chu Li raised his eyebrows as he was secretly surprised. It couldn't be such a coincidence, right? Heavenly King Palm was hidden in the Ascending Dragon Mountain, and Zhu Lieyang was also hiding in the Ascending Dragon Mountain?
If that was really the case, it was very likely that this Ascending Dragon Mountain had some profound secrets that he did not understand. It seemed that he would have to make another trip to Ascending Dragon Mountain.
"Why are you asking about Zhu Lieyang?" Lu Yurong was puzzled. "He's a person from more than a thousand years ago. Although he's an Enlightened Master, he should have ascended to the Grandmaster's Boundary long ago. What connection do you have with him?"
Chu Li said, "I found out that Zhu Lieyang was a disciple of Green Deer Cliff, but he later betrayed the sect."
"Hmm …?" Lu Yurong was shocked.
She really did not know about this.
She spent a lot of effort to look through the books in the Crown Prince's Residence. She even used the Crown Prince's connections to enter the Imperial Library. After searching for a long time, she finally found information about Zhu Lieyang. It was found in an anecdote.
However, there was no record of him being a traitor of Green Deer Cliff.
It seemed that very few people knew about his identity back then. It made sense when she thought about it. Green Deer Cliff would not make it public, and Zhu Lieyang would not make it public either. Hence, it was difficult for others to know about it. The disciples of Green Deer Cliff had always been secretive.
"How did you know?" Lu Yurong asked.
"Fa Yuan helped me." Chu Li smiled.
Lu Yurong said, "Why did you go through so much trouble to find out about this person? To obtain the martial arts of Green Deer Cliff? "
"I'm a little interested." Chu Li replied.
Lu Yurong shook her head. "I advise you to give up. It's impossible for him to keep the martial arts of Green Deer Cliff. Even if he did, it would have decayed long ago. It's been more than a thousand years!"
Chu Li smiled. "I'm just curious. Alright, we'll go our separate ways then."
He got up and fist saluted before turning to leave.
Lu Yurong scoffed. "What's the hurry? Aren't you going to eat first?"
Chu Li said, "I'll go back and eat."
"Xiao Qi is really good at taming her husband." Lu Yurong smiled faintly.
Chu Li glared at her before turning to leave.
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When Lu Yurong returned to the Crown Prince's Residence, it was already the next morning. She went straight to the backyard to cultivate. When Leng Jinghua slowly walked into the backyard, Lu Yurong knew that things were not going well.
"Yurong, I'm afraid things won't go as you wish." Leng Jinghua was dressed in a luxurious robe. He sighed and sat in the gazebo. He shook his head at Lu Yurong who was holding a sword. "Father is quite angry. He's a little suspicious of you."
Lu Yurong said, "No matter how suspicious he is, it shouldn't be me."
"If it wasn't for that, I'm afraid father would've already chosen you." Leng Jinghua shook his head. "Fortunately, you're from the High Duke's Public House."
No matter how much trouble the High Duke's Public House caused, their loyalty was guaranteed. Therefore, no matter how angry the Emperor was, he would not want to kill them. He would only ignore them and give them the cold shoulder.
Lu Yurong asked, "Then who's going to be the Commander?"
"Father is still hesitating." Leng Jinghua said.
Lu Yurong nodded thoughtfully.
Leng Jinghua said, "Yurong, let's forget about it this time. Maybe next time, there'll be a chance … If it doesn't work out, I'll promise you after ten years. Once I'm crowned, I'll make you the Commander of the Secret Guardians Hall!"
"Thank you, Uncle-in-law." Lu Yurong smiled. "But after you're crowned, I won't be the Commander anymore."
Leng Jinghua understood what she meant.
She wanted to be the Commander because she was worried that King Ping and the others would overthrow him. Based on her personality, once she was crowned, she would retire and return to the High Duke's Public House.
Lu Yurong asked, "Did you find the murderer?"
"Where can we find him?" Leng Jinghua shook his head. "The Holy Church of Light is the most troublesome. If he hides in the crowd, it's impossible to find him!"
Lu Yurong pondered. "Don't the two Protectors recognize him?"
"With just the two of them, even if they watch him all day long, how many people can they see?" Leng Jinghua sighed. "The most important thing is to be on guard."
"This is too demoralizing," Lu Yurong said. "If anyone else dares to be the Commander, the Holy Church of Light will probably try to assassinate them."
"There'll be people fighting for it." Leng Jinghua shook his head.
Lu Yurong smiled.
The position was indeed very tempting. It was the Emperor's confidant. Once they took the position, they only needed to answer to the Emperor. There would be no one above them and they would only be under one person. It was really impressive.
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard hurried footsteps.
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