Ju Nanyi was surprised inside. So, this beast that the Commander-in-chief Ling ntioned was once an Evil Cult? Ju Nanyi even recalled that this cult had a na, probably called sothing like Ghoul Ravine.
"Lord Ju, it seems that the n under Commander Ling Ge were killed by this monster," Qi Ling, following behind, now slowly spoke up. "We currently do not know how many such monsters have infiltrated Zheng Capital and whether it might cause... like in the past..."
Qi Ling suddenly shut his mouth, stepped quickly forward, and opened a door hidden at the foot of the mountain within the dense forest.
"Who’s there?" A voice quickly ca from the darkness.
This place was the Royal Hunting Area, normally off-limits, and the voice emanating from the darkness sounded fierce and bitterly cold, as if it could strike at any mont.
"It’s the Crown Prince—" Qi Ling imdiately answered, followed by the rustling noise of branches, and a person swiftly appeared in front of Zheng Congyuan and two others.
"Your subordinate pays respects to the Crown Prince—"
"Lead the way—" Zheng Congyuan commanded, and the person imdiately got up and walked out.
Seeing this, Ju Nanyi quickly followed. He had arrived at the Criminal Investigation and Prison Departnt early, and he had even pondered over the Crown Prince’s intentions, but it was only a guess that the Crown Prince wanted him to slowly infiltrate the powers of those people for gradual dissolution.
Therefore, his guess on the carriage was probably right, if not for the sudden ergence of these Evil Cult mbers, the Crown Prince would not have brought him here so quickly.
However, Ju Nanyi always harbored a half-believing, half-skeptical attitude toward Qiandao Temple and the Evil Cult, and at his level, he could not possibly co into contact with miraculous beings like Master Huo Yi or Master Yu Sheng. The only ones that had been made known to him also doubted the existence of spirits and ghosts; he was not accustod to attributing unexplainable things to ghostly beings and spirits.
For instance, regarding the death of Commander Ling Ge’s subordinates, although Ju Nanyi was initially shocked, once he cald down, the first thing that ca to mind was a type of poison that was not found in Nanzheng and he had not heard of before, capable of creating such effects.
Ju Nanyi always believed that there must be a specific reason for the occurrence of everything in this world, a reason he might not be aware of, but he did not agree with attributing it to ghosts, spirits, or divine beings.
And here was the Crown Prince, still keeping the original team and secretly fostering new strength. Did this an that the Crown Prince believed in these things?
After walking about a few hundred ters, a lush jungle appeared before their eyes, where nothing resembling a house could be discerned in the darkness.
The guide suddenly took sothing out of his bosom, put it to his mouth, and then a sharp sound that echoed through the forest ca from a whistle blow.
"Click, click, click—" In the darkness, Ju Nanyi still saw the bushes in front of him slowly part, revealing a wide clearing.
"Your Highness, Your Highness—" A row of guards kneeled uniformly on the ground.
"All rise."
One of the guards stepped forward and approached Zheng Congyuan.
"Your Highness—"
"Nanyi, this is Yu Yuan, the current commander of the Fire Order Squad. From now on, he will be your man," said Zheng Congyuan.
In the darkness, the person upon hearing this imdiately bowed to Ju Nanyi.
"Lord Ju, myself and the Fire Order Squad will follow your commands at any ti," Yu Yuan imdiately responded.
"Commander Yu, we’re all serving His Highness," Ju Nanyi quickly replied, the other person knowing his identity showed that the Crown Prince already had plans in place.
"Yes—"
"The matter of those monsters from the Evil Cult, I’ll leave it to you. Within five days, you must catch the three monsters that escaped into Zheng Capital. Moreover, be mindful of the impact, and do not cause panic."
Ju Nanyi imdiately bowed to accept the command, three, not just one?
Yu Yuan was also startled, clearly surprised; those monsters had co to Zheng Capital again? Why?
...
When Mu Qingfeng woke up, it was already noon. He slapped his forehead as he suddenly rembered last night’s events. Seeing him awake, the servant was very affectionate, hurrying to bring him hot water, and even his outer robe had been washed and ironed clean.
Mu Qingfeng was filled with sha and, blushing, inquired about the previous day’s events.
The servants imdiately thanked Mu Qingfeng for saving their general’s life.
"Young Master, we owe you a lot for last night. Madam Xia has already co to see you twice and, upon your awakening, she wanted to thank you in person," the servants enthusiastically handed Mu Qingfeng a towel and poured him water.
Mu Qingfeng beca even more ashad upon hearing that the servants had already inford Madam Xia of his awakening.
After Mu Qingfeng had grood himself, he only wished to leave promptly, fearing that his drunken state from yesterday might have caused trouble for others, feeling both ashad and embarrassed.
"Young Master Mu, thank you for yesterday," Madam Xia said very courteously to Mu Qingfeng before her, and on finding out that this young master was currently at the Youchun Workshop, and even more, that he was the top winner at this year’s Siyan Lake Poetry Conference, she looked at him with increasing satisfaction.
"Madam Xia, I am truly ashad. Yesterday I had drunk so wine and conducted myself improperly; please forgive my indecorous behavior," Mu Qingfeng said as he bowed with cupped hands, not wishing to engage in much conversation.
"Young Master Mu is too modest. We are truly indebted to you for yesterday’s events. In such a situation, you still managed to bring the person to us; this shows Young Master Mu’s innate sense of justice," Madam Xia replied with undue praise.
"Madam Xia flatters . It was but a small effort on my part. Now that the person has arrived, if there is nothing else, I shall take my leave," Mu Qingfeng said.
"Young Master Mu—" Madam Xia, feeling a bit anxious and also realizing that her eagerness was sowhat improper, added, "We have prepared a al. Even if you have to leave, Young Master Mu, please have lunch with us before you go..."
"Thank you, Madam Xia, but I have duties today, and since it is not my day off, I am already half a day late. I must hurry back at once."
"Oh, of course, that was inconsiderate of ," Madam Xia said sowhat disappointedly, but still with a smile, "In that case, please proceed, Young Master Mu, without any burden."
Uncle Li personally escorted him out, even arranging a carriage, insisting on sending Mu Qingfeng back. Seeing this, Mu Qingfeng found it hard to delay any further.
"Did you see that?" Madam Xia asked her daughter, pulling on her sleeve after the visitor had left.
"See what?" Xia Zhiqian was suddenly snapped back to attention by her mother.
"Of course, that Mu Qingfeng. When you went to Siyan Lake for a visit, you saw his poetry with your own eyes, didn’t you?"
Xia Zhiqian nodded and looked at her mother; what about it?
"I’ve made inquiries, this Mu Qingfeng is a young man of great promise, a rare talent. You’ve seen him just now; he’s also quite handso..."
"Mother..." Xia Zhiqian said, not waiting for her mother to finish, she imdiately stood up; she didn’t want to hear any more.
"There, there, are you getting shy?" Madam Xia said, her face beaming with a smile. She had liked the look of the young man as soon as she saw him and upon learning of his identity, was even more pleased.
It wasn’t that they in Jiumu Mansion needed a son-in-law with a grandiose background; this one was perfect. Although this Mu Qingfeng’s family circumstances were a bit poor, a small family background, once married, she was naturally willing to help them pick out a good piece of property in Zheng Capital. As long as the young couple lived a good life and since he was a civil official, he would not need to fight and kill in the future. This was exactly what Madam Xia wished for.
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