Ye Fan first told the crown prince about Wu Qing's father, Wu Xiulin, being wronged. After the crown prince heard this, he immediately ordered the Supreme Court to thoroughly investigate this matter and arranged for Wu Qing to enter the imperial college to be treated the same as the other students.
When Wu Qing saw that his father's case was retried and that he had benefited from the disaster and entered the imperial college, he immediately burst into tears.
He first thanked the crown prince for his kindness, then thanked Ye Fan for his help.
Without Ye Fan, perhaps he would still be like a beggar, bullied by others, with no clothes to cover his body and no food to sustain his life.
After thanking him a thousand times, Wu Qing was taken away by a eunuch.
During the process of leaving, Wu Qing frequently looked back at Ye Fan, unwilling to part with him.
Ye Fan smiled at Wu Qing and nodded slightly, indicating that Wu Qing should work harder.
After Wu Qing left, Ye Fan told the crown prince about the military plans that Funakoshi Shinichi had told him.
When the crown prince heard this, he was immediately shocked.
Matsumoto Takeyoshi's ninja army was already enough to give him a headache. Now, there was the Black Feather Army, which was ten times stronger than the ninja army. Moreover, they were about to be equipped with top-notch military weapons.
With such a trump card army, no matter how many troops he had, it would not be enough for them to slaughter.
Now, he could only place his hopes on the Ye family's bronze men army.
As for Lu Yuanshan's corpse demon army, he did not have any hope.
Under the slashing of the top-notch military weapons, those walking corpses were completely useless.
"It seems that we can only rely on your Ye family's bronze men army." The crown prince said to Ye Fan with a solemn expression.
Bronze men army!
The crown prince's words instantly shocked Ye Fan.
The imperial court wanted to use the Ye family's bronze men to fight against Matsumoto Takeyoshi's trump card army.
When Akatsuki heard the crown prince's words, she was also shocked.
Using the bronze men army to fight against Matsumoto Takeyoshi's Black Feather Army, what a brilliant plan!
During the Demon Slaying Conference, she had seen those invulnerable bronze men with bronze armor with her own eyes.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed that there was such a complicated mechanism in this world!
"I've already discussed this matter with Headmaster Ye Yun. It's just that you don't know about it yet." The Crown Prince looked toward Ye Fan and told Ye Fan what had happened back then.
Ye Fan frowned when he heard that.
It is indeed feasible to use the Bronze Man Army to fight against Matsumoto Takeyoshi's Ninja Army, but it is unknown whether it will succeed or not in the fight against the Black Feather Army.
One had to know that the Black Feather Troop's combat power was extremely strong. Coupled with the divine weapon in their hands, it could be said that they were like tigers that had grown wings. It was hard to say whether the material of the bronze men could withstand their attacks.
"Mr. Ye, since you're here, I'd like to ask you for a favor," Prince said to Ye Fan.
"Your Highness, please speak," Ye Fan looked at the Crown Prince and said.
"I'd like to ask you to pass on this matter to Old Hero Ye and see if he can upgrade the bronze men's material and weapons to a new level to resist the high-grade sabers in the hands of the Black Feather Army," Prince said.
When Ye Fan heard this, he nodded with a serious expression on his face.
If he wanted to use the Bronze Man Army to resist the Black Feather Army, he had to upgrade the bronze men's material and weapons.
"As for the casting materials, you don't have to worry. As long as the imperial court has it, we'll definitely satisfy your needs," Prince said to Ye Fan.
"Your Highness can be like Matsumoto Takeyoshi and send people to secretly collect meteorites from the sky. The more, the better," Ye Fan said to Prince. "It will definitely be useful when casting the bronze men."
"Okay, I'll immediately issue an edict to handle this matter in secret," Prince said with a nod.
"In that case, I'll take my leave." Ye Fan cupped his hands and said to Prince, "Once there's news from the bronze men, I'll come and inform Your Highness."
"Okay," Prince said with a nod.
"Right, I'm returning this jade pendant to Your Highness now." Ye Fan took out the jade pendant that Prince had given him and held it in front of Prince.
"What are you …?" The Crown Prince asked in confusion.
The power of this jade pendant was as great as if the Prince himself was there! In this world, there was no one who didn't dream of obtaining this item!
Now, Ye Fan was returning it of his own accord. Prince didn't understand.
"This item has too much power, and I have too many enemies. It's not safe for me to carry this jade pendant on me. If it's taken by others, the consequences will be unthinkable," Ye Fan said to Prince. "I think it's better to return this item to its rightful owner."
Prince slowly took the jade pendant from Ye Fan's hands. His brow furrowed, and he fell silent.
Ye Fan wasn't speaking empty words. Eldritch had many enemies in the past. Those enemies at the Demon Slaying Conference might only be the tip of the iceberg.
If this item fell into the hands of others, there would be endless trouble.
But after a while, Prince's brows gradually relaxed.
He looked at Akatsuki with a slight smile.
"Mr. Ye has many enemies, but that's not the case for Miss Yue," Prince said with a smile. "Miss Yue is Mr. Ye's friend, and her knife skills are superb. In my opinion, this item should be given to Miss Yue. That way, if Mr. Ye needs it in the future, it'll be convenient for him to ask for it. "
As Prince spoke, he held the jade pendant in front of Akatsuki.
"Your Highness, this … this can't be …" When Akatsuki heard this, her beautiful eyes widened, and she turned pale with fright.
"Just take it." The Crown Prince grabbed Yue Hongji's hand and shoved the jade pendant into her hand.
"Thank … thank you, Your Highness …" Akatsuki said in fear and trepidation.
She didn't think that Prince would give such an important item to her.
Ye Fan looked coldly at everything in front of him and didn't say anything.
The old eunuch holding the horsetail whisk frowned, seeming uneasy.
"Your Highness, we're leaving." Ye Fan cupped his hands and said goodbye to Prince, his tone calm.
"Mr. Ye, take care. Miss Yue, take care." Prince said to the two of them.
When he said this to Akatsuki, Prince's gaze was fixed on her beautiful eyes.
"Your Highness, take care." Akatsuki lowered her head and said.
"Goodbye." Ye Fan said and turned to leave.
Akatsuki followed closely behind with Baihu in her arms.
"This woman should only exist in heaven. Where can I find her in the human world?" Prince said in a daze as he watched Akatsuki gradually disappear into the distance.
"Sigh …"
The old eunuch shook his head and sighed …
After leaving the palace, Ye Fan took out the white jade mask and put it on his face, then walked toward the capital's main street without saying a word.
Akatsuki followed Ye Fan with Baihu in her arms.
"Where are we going?" Akatsuki asked Ye Fan.
"Didn't I promise you to go shopping?" Ye Fan said without turning his head. His voice was neither cold nor warm.
"What … what's wrong?" Akatsuki asked Ye Fan in a small voice.
"Nothing." Ye Fan replied.
"Did … did I make you angry?" Akatsuki said to Ye Fan. "Should I have taken off my mask …"
Ye Fan stopped and turned to look at Akatsuki.
"Your appearance is your own. It is your freedom to not show it to others. Why would I be angry?" Ye Fan said to Akatsuki.
Ye Fan's words were not said to Akatsuki, but to himself.
"But now you …" Akatsuki hesitated.
"My mood is not very good. It has nothing to do with you." Ye Fan said and continued to walk forward.
Under the mask, Akatsuki pursed her lips and lowered her head to follow Ye Fan.
At this time, the sky was already bright. The capital's main street was bustling with people coming and going. There were people selling kites, making sugar figurines, performing arts, selling candied haws. There were people from all walks of life.
Ye Fan stopped in front of a stall selling candied haws and bought three sticks of candied haws.
"Don't you love eating candied haws? Here you go. "Ye Fan said as he turned around and handed a large stick of candied haws to Akatsuki.
Akatsuki silently took the stick of candied haws. She lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong.
"Xiao Zhao, this stick is yours." Ye Fan said as he turned around and picked up a piece of oil paper from the stall. He placed a dozen or so candied haws on the oil paper and handed it to Baihu.
Baihu's eyes lit up. She opened her mouth and took two large pieces of candied haws. She began to chew on them.
Akatsuki took the oil paper from Ye Fan's hand and continued to feed Baihu.
"Oh my, I didn't think that this white haired beast would also like to eat candied haws." A fat middle-aged man in a silk gown with a Beijing accent saw Akatsuki feeding Baihu candied haws. He was curious and stopped to watch.
"If you call her a beast again, I'll break your tongue," Ye Fan said calmly as he turned around to look at the fat middle-aged man.
The fat man's foul mouth made Ye Fan feel disgusted.
"Oh, what's the matter? Are you trying to scare me with that stupid mask of yours?" The fatty lifted his chin and sneered at Ye Fan, "I'm telling you, I, Lord Fatty, am going to say it today. What's the matter? Beast, beast, beast …"
Pfft …
Before the fat man could say the word 'live', Ye Fan extended his hand and stuck the bamboo skewer into the fat man's mouth, which was filled with a foul stench!
His speed was as fast as lightning, and no one could clearly see how he made his move!
"Ouch …"
Feeling the pain, the fatty began to wail loudly!
Ye Fan's move directly pierced through the fat man's tongue and went straight into his throat!
From now on, the fat man would not be able to speak again.
Ye Fan had already shown mercy to this scoundrel.
If the bamboo stick went in another inch, it would have pierced through the fat man's entire neck!
By then, the fat man would not only be unable to speak, but he would also lose his life.
Puff …
Ye Fan pulled back his hand and pulled out the bamboo stick.
Chi …
Blood spurted out from the fat man's tongue!
"Ouch …"
The fat man fell and rolled on the ground in pain.
This fat man was really unlucky to provoke Ye Fan when he was in a bad mood.
Ye Fan threw away the bamboo stick dripping with blood and took a piece of oil paper from the stall behind him. He wrapped the stick of candied haws and put it in his sleeve.
The candied haws stall owner was so scared that his face was drained of blood. He didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
The fat man's howls attracted many busybodies to surround him.
Ye Fan looked at the crowd with a bone-chilling gaze.
The crowd shuddered and dispersed in an uproar.
"Let's go." As Ye Fan spoke, he started walking forward.
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