In a dense forest on the outskirts of the capital, three figures were quickly moving through the forest.
"Father, it's about time," Ye Kong said to Ye Yun as he used his movement technique, "We're already safe."
Ye Yun, who was charging at the front, thought for a moment and then steadied himself. Ye Kong and Ye Chen behind him also stopped.
"We'll rest for two hours," Ye Yun said, "After two hours, we'll continue on our way."
Ye Kong and Ye Chen nodded.
The bonfire was lit and the three people gathered around it. It was strangely quiet and only the crackling of the dry wood could be heard.
"This is all my fault," Ye Chen broke the silence, "I didn't think that Xuanji, that old fox, would set a trap for us!" Ye Chen said as he angrily broke off a branch and threw it into the fire.
"This isn't your fault," Ye Yun said as he shook his head, "No matter what you do, it's wrong. If you don't go, you're going against the imperial edict. The Emperor will definitely suspect the Ye Family. If you go, they've set up an inescapable trap for you. "
"Fortunately, Father, you ordered the clan to move out of the Great Ming Dynasty in advance. Presumably, tomorrow morning, the court will punish you. Attacking the Imperial Palace at night and passing on a fake imperial edict, this is a capital crime punishable by the extermination of the entire clan!" Ye Kong said.
"It's clear that the Emperor doesn't know about this matter," Ye Chen said, "Otherwise, why would he make a fake imperial edict to trick us?"
"You mean …" Ye Yun heard Ye Chen's words and asked with a frown, "The State Preceptor purposely passed on a fake imperial edict behind the Emperor's back and then set up a trap for us to take the bait? But only the Emperor and the three of us know about this. There's no fourth person who knows. How did the State Preceptor know? Could it be that the walls had ears that night? "
"Impossible," Ye Kong said, "I checked carefully that night. No one was eavesdropping."
"Then how did the news leak out? Could it be that the Emperor told the State Preceptor?" Ye Chen said.
"It shouldn't be Your Majesty," Ye Yun said, "If Your Majesty wants to kill us, he doesn't need to go through so much trouble. He only needs to send a large number of soldiers to surround us. Why lure us to the Imperial Palace?"
As soon as he said this, the three of them immediately fell into deep thought. The more Ye Chen thought about it, the angrier he got. Irritated, he stood up and looked up at the starry sky. He had a habit of watching celebrities at night whenever he was upset.
At this moment, the sky was filled with stars, and the sea of stars was vast. When he saw a few of the stars, he immediately cried out in shock, "I see!"
Ye Kong and Ye Fan were confused by Ye Chen's words. They looked at Ye Chen in confusion.
"It's the Emperor," Ye Chen said excitedly. He returned to the fire, "It's the Emperor who leaked the news."
"How can you be sure it's the Emperor?" Ye Yun asked Ye Chen.
"Master, Brother Ye, look," Ye Chen said as he pointed at the stars in the sky, "The Emperor Star is dim, the Auxiliary Star is bright, and the Thief Star is in the Imperial Palace. This means that someone is holding the Son of Heaven hostage and ordering the world. Moreover, this person is someone close to the Emperor."
"Xuanji?" Ye Yun said.
"Yes, it must be him," Ye Chen said, "The current Emperor is fond of the Dao. This is something that everyone knows, and Xuanji is well versed in the Dao. He pleases the Emperor in every way, so he was made the State Preceptor. Now it seems that he is the one holding the Emperor hostage. "
"You mean to say that the Emperor is currently being held hostage by Xuanji?" Ye Kong asked.
"Yes," Ye Chen said, "Xuanji must have used some unknown method to control the Emperor and forced him to reveal this matter. Then he forced the Emperor to secretly summon us, and then captured us in order to achieve his unspeakable goal."
"What do you mean by the Thief Star entering the Imperial Palace?" Ye Kong asked.
"Someone wants to take the throne and replace the Emperor," Ye Chen replied.
"Matsumoto Takeyoshi!" Ye Kong said with a frown.
"It seems that the truth of the matter has already surfaced." Ye Yun stood up and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. "From the current situation, it seems that Xuanji and Matsumoto Takeyoshi have already joined hands. Perhaps Xuanji is one of Matsumoto Takeyoshi's people. He is holding the Emperor hostage to order the officials, forcing him to secretly summon the three of us into the Imperial Palace for a secret discussion. Then he is setting a trap to capture us and obtain what he wants from us."
"What can he obtain from us?" Ye Chen asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" Ye Kong said. "The reason he secretly summoned the three of us is to obtain the Ye Clan's' Weaponsmith Manual ', my' Ethereal Sword Technique ', and your' Crouching Dragon Book '."
"Fortunately, other than the three of us, the rest of the Ye family has already moved out of the Great Ming Dynasty. Otherwise …" Yea Chen did not finish his sentence.
"Father, there is actually one thing I haven't told you," Ye Kong said.
"What is it?" Ye Yun asked.
"Fan Er and Chiko didn't leave." Ye Kong's tone softened. "They are still at home."
"I know even if you don't say it." Ye Yun patted Ye Kong's shoulder and said, "I understand what you are thinking. You want to keep them outside. If something happens to us, Fan Er and Chiko can still find out about our whereabouts. With his current abilities and Chiko and Jinchan, it shouldn't be difficult to save the three of us. Am I right?"
Ye Kong smiled after hearing this. No one knows a son better than his father. He was absolutely right.
"The earliest would be tonight, the latest would be tomorrow morning." Ye Chen said with some worry. "There will definitely be a large group of people rushing to the various branches of the Ye Clan. Nephew Ye Fan will be fine, right?"
"Nothing will happen. You can rest assured." Ye Yun said, "It's been a while since you've seen Fan 'er. He's no longer the same as before."
Ye Chen looked at Ye Kong after hearing this. Ye Kong nodded.
"Master, what should we do next?" Ye Chen asked.
"I will take you to a place," Ye Yun said. "Let's settle down first. There is no time to lose. We should hurry. "Ye Yun flicked his sleeves and the raging bonfire was immediately extinguished.
"Where?" Ye Chen asked.
"You will know when we get there." Ye Yun said as he used his movement skill again.
The three of them continued to fly in the dense forest...
That night. Night House.
Ye Fan and Fujiwara No Chiko had already gone to bed. However, Ye Fan tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. He put his hands behind his head and stared at the ceiling in a daze.
He didn't know what was going on at the ancestral house. Ye Kong only told him to transfer the family wealth on the note. He didn't explain what had happened. He also didn't ask him to go to Tubo with Chiko. Instead, he told him to wait and see. What had happened? What couldn't be explained in a note? Was he afraid that he would act recklessly after knowing the truth?
He had a premonition that this matter wasn't normal. The more Ye Fan thought about it, the more he couldn't fall asleep. Thus, he simply got up and went to the table to pour a cup of herbal tea.
Just as he put the teacup to his mouth, he heard a dull sound enter his ears.
Right now, his five senses were different from ordinary people. Without using his spiritual power, he could hear the sound of embroidery needles falling to the ground from dozens of feet away. He put down his chopsticks and teacup and pricked up his ears. He circulated his spiritual power to his ears and carefully listened to the sound that entered his ears. However, once he heard it, his expression changed greatly.
"Why aren't you sleeping?" Fujiwara No Chiko felt that Ye Fan wasn't by her side. She sat up in bed in a daze.
"Quick," Ye Fan suddenly pulled Fujiwara No Chiko's hand, "Don't sleep. Come with me." As he spoke, he pulled Fujiwara No Chiko off the bed.
"What's wrong? It's the middle of the night." Fujiwara No Chiko was confused, "What are you doing?"
"A large group of people is coming. Quickly put on your clothes." Ye Fan said as he picked up Fujiwara No Chiko's clothes and stuffed them into her hands, "Don't just stand there. Quickly."
"A large group of people?" Fujiwara No Chiko woke up with a start. She quickly put on her clothes and asked. She saw that Ye Fan was so nervous. She knew that Ye Fan's five senses were very sharp. He must have heard something unusual.
"Don't ask first. Come with me." Ye Fan said as he carried Fujiwara No Chiko's knife case on his back. Then, he pulled Fujiwara No Chiko's hand and directly opened the door. They went outside the room.
"Let's go to the roof." Ye Fan said as the tip of his foot touched the ground. He pulled Fujiwara No Chiko up to the roof.
The roof had a Yin side and a Yang side. After the two of them went up, they immediately went to the Yin side and squatted down.
"What happened?" Fujiwara No Chiko asked in a low voice.
"Shh." Ye Fan put his finger to his mouth and made a shushing gesture. He whispered, "Listen."
Fujiwara No Chiko immediately pricked up her ears and carefully listened to the movement outside. Her cultivation was not low. Although her five senses were not as sharp as Ye Fan's, they were still several times sharper than ordinary people.
After listening, Fujiwara No Chiko immediately understood why Ye Fan was so nervous. From the sound, not only did she hear heavy and rhythmic footsteps, she also heard the chaotic sound of horse hooves.
Outside the door, there were at least a thousand heavily armored soldiers and over a hundred war horses marching towards them!
"So many people have come. What are they going to do?" Fujiwara No Chiko asked in a low voice.
"With such a large formation, and coming at night, it can't be anything good." Ye Fan said.
"Then why are we hiding here? Can't we just leave?" Fujiwara No Chiko asked doubtfully. Although there was a large group of people coming, with the couple's cultivation, it was not difficult for them to leave quietly.
"Don't you want to know what's going on?" Ye Fan turned his head and whispered, "They are definitely here because of Father. It won't be too late for us to leave after we figure it out.
Fujiwara No Chiko nodded after hearing that.
The heavy footsteps were getting closer and closer. They had already arrived at the door.
"They're here." Ye Fan said as he and Fujiwara No Chiko lowered their heads.
"Clang!" The vermillion door was directly knocked open from the outside!
After the door was knocked open, a large number of heavily armored soldiers immediately rushed in. In an instant, the house that Ye Fan and his wife were in was surrounded by three layers. The outermost layer of soldiers was holding a thick and solid shield that was taller than a person. The second layer was soldiers holding long spears. Countless long spears made of fine steel stretched out through the gaps of the shield, shining with a cold light. The third layer was a dense group of archers who were lying in ambush on the walls of the courtyard. Not only that, with his sharp eyes, Ye Fan also saw dozens of people wearing green flying clothes and holding spring embroidered sabers. These people were expressionless, but their eyes were sharp. They were valiant and capable, and their temples were slightly bulging. At a glance, one could tell that they were experts in both internal and external cultivation.
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