As Ye Fan was speaking, three people came in from outside the door. Each of them was riding a tall horse. The one in the middle was wearing a golden bullfighting suit, a white jade belt, and a gold-winged official hat. He looked to be in his forties and had a serious expression. The one on the left was wearing a red python robe, a white jade belt, and a white jade belt. He was in his thirties and had fair skin. He wore a long fake nail inlaid with gold and jade on his left pinky finger. He had thin eyes and a cold smile on his face. The one on the right was wearing a yellow flying fish robe, a golden crown, and two golden embroidered spring sabers, one long and one short, at his waist. He was in his thirties, tall and sturdy, and had a cold expression.
The three of them rode to the middle of the courtyard and stopped.
"Prime Minister Chen." The person in the yellow flying fish robe cupped his hands and said to the person in the middle, "This place has been heavily surrounded. We are just waiting for Prime Minister Chen's order."
"Yes." The person in the middle wearing a bullfighting suit said to the person in the red python robe on the left, "Eunuch Li, have the people of the Eastern Sect arrived?"
"Don't worry, Prime Minister Chen," the person in the red python robe said sarcastically, "I have ordered the Eastern Sect to set up an ambush outside this place. No one will be able to escape. It's just the Ye Family. It's enough to have the Left Commander. "He then said to the person in the yellow flying fish robe," Am I right, Left Commander? "
"Eunuch Li is too kind." The person in the yellow flying fish robe showed disdain and said with a smile, "But since Eunuch Li trusts us, the Brocade Guards, why did you let the people of the Eastern Sect set up an ambush outside? Eunuch Li's words are somewhat insincere! "
"Haha," the person in the red python robe said with a smile, "I was afraid that Left Commander would be careless. As the saying goes, people make mistakes, and horses stumble. I think Left Commander should understand this principle, right?"
"Hahaha …" The official in the yellow flying fish robe laughed and said, "If I, a seven foot tall man, can't do it, then Eunuch Li's incomplete body will be even more … Hahaha."
"How dare you make fun of me?" The sarcastic Eunuch Li immediately flew into a rage when he heard that.
"What a joke. I'm a third-rank official of the imperial court. You're just a fourth-rank eunuch. Hmph." The yellow flying fish official laughed. "Who's the bold one here?"
"You … you …" The man in the red python robe was so angry that his entire body trembled. He pointed at the official in the yellow flying fish robe eccentrically and shouted loudly, "The Emperor ordered me to take charge of the East Faction Depot and supervise your Brocade Guards. How dare you speak to me like this!"
"You only have the right to supervise, but you don't have the right to govern. Hmph." The official in the yellow flying fish robe sneered and said sternly, "I, Zuo Shangfeng, have not violated any rules. Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
"That's enough," said the man in the golden fighting clothes. "We're all working for His Majesty, so don't quarrel." He then turned to the man in the yellow flying suit and said, "Commander Zuo, I'll leave this to you."
"Yes, Minister Chen." As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a person in a dark green flying suit quickly walked in front of him.
"Order someone to light the torches. Take ten Brocade Guards and rush in to arrest them." Zuo Shangfeng ordered, "If anyone resists, kill them without mercy!"
"Yes!" The person in the dark green flying suit accepted the order.
The torches were quickly lit, and the entire courtyard was immediately illuminated as bright as day.
The person in the dark green flying suit led ten Brocade Guards to the door with shining embroidered spring sabers. He kicked open the wooden door and rushed in. After a while, all of them came out.
The person in the dark green flying suit went in front of the commander, bowed, and cupped his hands. "Commander, there's no one inside. It seems that they just left. The blankets are still warm."
"What? No one? "Zuo Shangfeng frowned.
"Hmph." Eunuch Li sneered. He waved his hand, and a person in brown clothes and black boots immediately came in front of him and knelt down on one knee.
"Pass down the order. Seal off all the roads within a ten-mile radius and search carefully. Don't let anyone from the Ye Family escape." Eunuch Li gave the order in a strange tone.
"Yes, Eunuch." The person in brown clothes and black boots immediately went to carry out the order.
"Immediately draw a picture and post it on all the roads." Zuo Shangfeng also gave the order. "Notify the authorities to cooperate with the Brocade Guards to capture the criminal. Anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded!"
"Yes, Commander." The person in the dark green flying suit quickly left with all the Brocade Guards to carry out the order.
"I've left the matter to you guys, so I have nothing else to do." Prime Minister Chen in his golden bulldog official robe gave a long yawn. "This Prime Minister is a bit tired. Immediately report to me after you catch the person."
"Yes." Eunuch Li and Zuo Shangfeng replied in unison.
"Mm." Prime Minister Chen turned his horse around and left the Ye Residence with a large group of people.
Eunuch Li and Zuo Shangfeng glared at each other, then also rode out of the Ye Residence.
The large group then left the Ye Residence.
"Alright, everyone's gone." Fujiwara No Chiko saw that everyone was gone from the roof, so she immediately said to Ye Fan, "Let's not hide anymore. Let's go down."
"You can't go down." Ye Fan lowered his voice and said, "Not yet."
"Why?" Fujiwara No Chiko asked in a small voice.
"You'll know in a moment." Ye Fan said, "The Brocade Guards and the Eastern Faction Guards aren't just for show. They've left this time, but they'll definitely secretly come back later to check again."
"What? They'll come back? "Fujiwara No Chiko felt that it was inconceivable.
Sure enough, in less than the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, two groups of people rushed into the courtyard. One group was from the Eastern Faction Guards, and the other group was from the Brocade Guards. After the two groups entered the courtyard, they directly rushed into the house and rummaged through the chests and cupboards. Then, they came to the courtyard and carefully checked every corner.
After checking everything, everyone looked at the roof at the same time!
Sure enough, it was like this! Fujiwara No Chiko inwardly exclaimed that it was a close call. Just now, it was very obvious that they had deliberately created an illusion and left in a hurry after a rough search. In reality, they were deliberately lulling them into thinking that they were already safe, and then they would come back for a surprise attack!
What a treacherous scheme!
Ye Fan, who was on the roof, had already expected this. Just as the two groups of people were carefully searching the courtyard, Ye Fan had already carried Fujiwara No Chiko with his spiritual power and soared into the air. Taking advantage of the pitch-black night, he directly soared into the sky and hovered there!
Looking at the two groups of people, they used their movement techniques to jump up onto the roof with shining blades in hand and searched back and forth.
"I was right, wasn't I?" Ye Fan, who was hovering in midair, said with a smile.
"These people are really cunning. However," Fujiwara No Chiko, who was in Ye Fan's arms, said with a smile, "you're even more cunning than them."
Ye Fan smiled but didn't say anything.
When the two groups of people on the roof saw that they couldn't find anyone, they jumped down one after another. After another round of careful searching, they finally left the Night Residence.
"We can go down now," Ye Fan said as he slowly withdrew his spiritual power and slowly descended with Fujiwara No Chiko in his arms.
"What do we do now?" Fujiwara No Chiko asked after they landed. "Do we go to the ancestral residence?"
Ye Fan shook his head. "Something must have happened at the ancestral residence. Father and the others are definitely not at the ancestral residence right now."
"Then what do we do?" Fujiwara No Chiko asked.
"I'll take you back to Phoenix Cry Mountain's Lingyun Cave first. That's the safest place right now," Ye Fan said. "Then, I'll go and find out where Father and the others are."
"I'll go with you," Fujiwara No Chiko said. "My eyelids have been twitching these past few days. I'm afraid that there will be some kind of disaster. You can't leave me alone and go into danger alone. You and I are husband and wife. If we have to go, we have to go. If we have to go, we have to go. If we have to go, we have to go."
"Fool, you're dreaming about what you think about during the day," Ye Fan said as he stroked Fujiwara No Chiko's long hair. "You can't fly. It'll be inconvenient for me to bring you along. Once there's an enemy, I'll have to take care of you. In addition, Matsumoto Takeyoshi is still sending people to hunt you down. You're in more danger than I am. The Lingyun Cave has Brother Kim's barrier, so it's the safest place. I can only rest assured if you wait for me there."
"I don't want to," Fujiwara No Chiko hugged Ye Fan. "I want to go with you. I also have a cultivation base. I won't distract you."
"Listen to your husband," Ye Fan patted Fujiwara No Chiko's back. "Be good and stay in the Lingyun Cave. I'll find you as soon as I'm done with this matter."
Fujiwara No Chiko had no choice but to nod and agree.
"That's more like it," Ye Fan said as he scratched Fujiwara No Chiko's nose.
"In that case, take this with you." Fujiwara No Chiko said as she took off the Blood Jade Phoenix Necklace from her neck and handed it to Ye Fan. "This way, I'll feel more at ease."
"That won't do," Ye Fan hurriedly blocked Fujiwara No Chiko's hand. "This is your family's heirloom. Father-in-law left it for you. I can't take it. Besides, this is your protective treasure. What will you do if you give it to me? Be good and wear it well."
"You're the closest person to me now. I can't lose you again," Fujiwara No Chiko insisted on wearing the Blood Jade Phoenix Necklace around Ye Fan's neck. "If you want me to feel at ease, wear it."
Ye Fan had no choice but to wear the Blood Jade Phoenix Necklace obediently.
"Isn't it just returning to Lingyun Cave?" Ye Fan said. "Why do you make it sound like we're parting forever? At most, it'll be half a month. No matter what happens, I'll go back to find you. At that time …" Ye Fan said as he whispered a few words into Fujiwara No Chiko's ear. Fujiwara No Chiko's face instantly turned red all the way to her neck.
"Pervert." Fujiwara No Chiko punched Ye Fan.
"Hehe," Ye Fan said with a smile. "There's no time to lose. I'll send you back to Fengming Mountain now." As he said that, he picked up Fujiwara No Chiko by the waist and prepared to fly into the air.
"Fan Er!" The two of them were about to leave when a familiar voice came from outside. In the blink of an eye, Ye Kong had already walked in from outside.
He held his right arm with his left hand, his face pale. His right arm was dark red. It looked like he was injured.
"Father!" As Ye Fan spoke, he immediately put down Fujiwara No Chiko and hurriedly ran to Ye Kong to support him. "How did you get injured? What the hell happened? Where's Grandfather? "
"Don't say so much first," Ye Kong said with a pale face. "We can't stay here for long. If you have anything to say, say it on the way. Come with me first …" As he spoke, his face revealed a pained expression. Blood flowed out from his right arm again.
"Father, who hurt you?" Ye Fan's heart ached for his father. He hurriedly said to Fujiwara No Chiko, "Chiko, quick. Go to the room and get some medicine for wounds. Quick!"
When Fujiwara No Chiko heard this, she immediately turned around and ran into the room to get the medicine.
"Your grandfather, your Uncle Ye Chen, and I received a secret edict from the emperor. We were to meet the emperor in secret on the fifteenth of the first lunar month. Who would have thought …" When Ye Kong said this, he suddenly looked behind Ye Fan and cried out involuntarily, "Behind you!"
Did someone sneak attack them from behind? When Ye Fan heard his father's words, he immediately turned around!
But what surprised him was that there was no one behind him. There was no one!
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