After these words ca out, Lin Yi was evidently startled as well.
Little Little was the sa, standing frozen on the spot, clueless about what was happening.
Soldiers from the Imperial Palace here to arrest Lin Yi? How could that be possible?
It was still the young Emperor who called the shots in the palace, so why on earth would there be an arrest for him now?
Could there be deceit involved?
Or were these people not from the palace?
Given Lin Yi’s close relationship with the young Emperor, it was only natural for him to think this way.
This event simply should not be occurring.
This led him to wonder first and foremost if soone was pretending to be the Emperor to cause trouble for him.
After all, there were quite a few who could be behind such an act.
Whether it was the Fourth Prince or the Sixth Prince, or whether the escaped barbarians still had spies left in the Capital City, was unknown.
And their hatred for him was as deep as that for a father’s murderer.
Because of this, he imdiately suspected the identities of these people.
And it was not just Lin Yi who thought this way, the Garrison soldiers of the Nanshan Guards harbored the sa thoughts.
This deadlock caused the scene to beco tense, with both sides facing off against each other.
However, at this mont, Lin Yi simply nodded his head.
"Let’s go, follow this General and have a look."
With a wave of his hand, he led his n out.
But upon reaching the standoff between the two forces, he couldn’t help but be taken aback, for he recognized the leader of the opposition.
The person was a mber of the Imperial Guards, and there were also many Shadow Guards present.
There were no dealings between the Nanshan Guards and the Shadow Guard.
That was why the n from both sides did not recognize each other.
But Lin Yi knew the Shadow Guard, and these Shadow Guard mbers likewise recognized Lin Yi.
Upon seeing Lin Yi step forward, the leading Shadow Guard looked sowhat helpless and gave a bitter smile, then bowed deeply to Lin Yi.
"Your subordinate pays respect to Lord Lin."
Seeing this exchange, the personnel of the Nanshan Guards also relaxed their vigilance slightly.
It was clear that their superior recognized them, and this allowed them to put their hearts at ease, even the tight grip on their sword hilts eased a bit.
Of course, they had not yet sheathed their swords but continued to stand opposed.
After all, who knew what their actual intentions were?
Even if they recognized Lord Lin, it did not an there was no danger. At Lord Lin’s command, they would charge forward without hesitation, ready to completely knock down these people.
Under such tension, Lin Yi waved his hand and addressed everyone:
"Alright, everyone put your weapons away. Guests should be welcod, not treated like this to our own people.
Prepare so good wine and food, let’s treat these old brothers well."
But no sooner had Lin Yi spoken these words, the faces of the Shadow Guard mbers showed a trace of bitterness, and helplessly, they shook their hands at Lin Yi, bowing as they said:
"Lord Lin, we are honored by your kindness, but we must obey the Emperor’s command, and with public duties at hand, we truly cannot tarry.
Lord, this is a Holy Decree from His Majesty for you. Please take a look first, then co with us."
As the Shadow Guard said this, he reached into his bosom, pulled out a bamboo tube, and handed it over to Lin Yi.
However, watching the bamboo tube, the guards by Lin Yi’s side instantly beca alert and reached out to take it.
Lin Yi, nevertheless, waved them off.
"It’s alright, these n are from the Shadow Guard, the most loyal to His Majesty, so there will be no problems with them."
Hearing this, the Shadow Guard mbers secretly admired Lin Yi in their hearts, also feeling warmly trusted.
This sense of trust indeed felt very good.
Yet as Lin Yi held the bamboo tube in his hand, despite saying that, he directed the opening of the tube to one side when opening it, not facing himself.
This clearly demonstrated his ticulousness.
However, as he opened it, the contents inside made him pause, for what it contained was not a Holy Decree, but a piece of paper.
The handwriting on the paper clearly belonged to the young Emperor.
It was apparent that this was not an official Holy Decree, but simply a personal letter.
But when Lin Yi looked at the words on the paper, his face couldn’t help showing a resigned bitter smile.
"You frivolous libertine, absolutely shaless.
I have dispatched the Shadow Guard to capture you! Surrender imdiately, let the Shadow Guard bind you and drag you here to see !"
Reading these words, Lin Yi could fully imagine just how displeased and infuriated the young Emperor must be.
The heavy force behind each character was evident, with so ink even seeping through the paper.
This clearly showed the young Emperor’s mood at the ti of writing.
And combining the content with considerations about whether he had recently provoked the young Emperor’s ire,
Lin Yi understood imdiately that the Emperor must have learned about his military inspection earlier that day.
Otherwise, the Emperor wouldn’t have taken such decisive action.
Knowing this, Lin Yi could only give a wry smile, then sighed:
"So, His Majesty invited over to reminisce, in that case, let’s go."
With that, he flicked his sleeve as if nothing was amiss and walked outside.
His nearby guards followed closely behind.
The Shadow Guards, however, looked at each other, wanting to say sothing but ultimately kept silent.
There was no helping it, with so many people watching. Lin Yi needed to save face; if the Shadow Guard bound him now, where would his pride be after this?
Thus, he simply walked to his carriage, the Shadow Guard following close, escorting him all the way to the Imperial Palace.
Eventually, the carriage arrived outside the Imperial City.
Just as they were about to enter the Imperial Palace, the leader of the Shadow Guard ca over with a bitter face, trying to smile at Lin Yi.
But before he could speak, Lin Yi had already jumped down from the carriage and extended his arms forward, speaking softly:
"Tie up then, tie up. Leave so dignity, make sure to cover the ropes so no one sees..."
... End of Chapter ...
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