Under night.

Five Elements Division.

Leng Yue sat on the chair with a solemn expression, sword in hand, ready to go out at any time.

She has sent everyone from the Five Elements Department out.

The appearance of the remnants of the Ning Kingdom, even though they haven't done anything yet, has already made the capital restless.

"Sir, I just received news that the Golden Dragon Guard has also been dispatched!"

A Lanying appeared at the door, bowed respectfully and said.

"The Marquis of Li'an came forward in person?"

Leng Yue frowned and said in a deep voice.

"No, after leaving the palace, Marquis Li'an went back directly to his home. He just sent one of his subordinates to take the token and go directly to the Golden Dragon Guard to give the order. The person leading the team was the captain of the guard, Jiang Shang."

The subordinate shook his head and said respectfully.

"Huh, captain of the guard?!"

"The dignified deputy commander actually turned into a mere captain of the guard based on a word from Marquis Li'an, and yet His Majesty turned a blind eye to this and was so conniving!"

"Don't be afraid..."

Leng Yue snorted contemptuously, with a dissatisfied look on her face, but as soon as she was halfway through her words, she felt that she had made a mistake and hurriedly closed her mouth.

The subordinate stood respectfully at the door, pretending not to hear anything, but a trace of nervousness inevitably flashed across his face.

"The people who informed us must hurry up and find out where the remnants of the Ning Kingdom are hiding before the Golden Dragon Guard. We can't let them get there first!"

"Otherwise, let's stop hanging out in the capital in the future!"

Leng Yue gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice.

"yes!"

The subordinates respectfully agreed.

"In addition, send someone to secretly monitor Li'anhou's mansion. I want to know the next move of Li'anhou at any time and see how he can fulfill his promise to His Majesty before noon tomorrow!"

Leng Yue continued to speak with a sullen face.

"clear!"

The subordinates agreed and immediately turned around and left.

"This time, it's finally time for you and me to compete. Let's see who is faster, the Golden Dragon Guard, who is at odds with you, or my Five Elements Division!"

Leng Yue squinted her eyes, revealed a disdainful sneer at the corner of her mouth, and said something sinister.

...

An hour later.

Leaving Anhou Mansion.

In the backyard study, Li Wuji stood in the secret room, looking at the Red Dragon Seal placed on the shelf, frowning, silently thinking.

Recalling what happened in Yunxiao Palace tonight, Li Wuji quickly understood that the empress clearly mentioned the so-called quelling the chaos in front of him at that time.

As far as he knew, there had only been one turmoil in the capital in the past fifteen years, and that was the Donggong Incident!

Obviously, the empress was secretly reminding him that Jin Pengyu was also one of the people who participated in the suppression of the East Palace back then!

What is her purpose for doing this?!

Of course it’s still a trial!

It seems that even though I personally killed Pang Xun’s former subordinate who the empress sent someone to pretend to be, I still failed to gain the empress’s trust!

But he didn't expect that in order to test him, the empress was willing to push out the highly prestigious King Xuan of the East!

It seems that the identity of the former emperor's grandson is what makes the empress most uneasy!

However, after thinking about these things, Li Wuji's mood gradually calmed down and he was no longer as excited as he was at the beginning.

At this moment, there were three clear knocking sounds from outside the secret room door, one long and two short.

That was a secret code, only Cao Zian, Di Long and Lu Yuan knew it.

Li Wuji took a deep breath, closed the lid of the box containing the Red Dragon Seal, and turned around to open the secret room door.

Cao Zian stood respectfully outside the door. When he saw Li Wuji coming out, he immediately saluted.

He had discovered that the strong murderous intention in Li Wuji had disappeared, and he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

"how?"

Li Wuji glanced at Cao Zian, walked to the side and sat down, drinking tea and asked lightly.

"The news came back from Di Long that the whereabouts of the remnants of Ning Kingdom have been found!"

Cao Zian raised his hands and said seriously.

"Where?!"

Li Wuji's eyes lit up and he asked in a deep voice.

“Ruyan Inn.”

Cao Zian replied without thinking.

"Ruyan Inn?!"

After hearing Cao Zian's answer, Li Wuji couldn't help but frown, showing a hint of surprise.

Because the current Ruyan Inn has long been taken over by Li Wuji, and all the people living there are opera troupes invited from all over the world!

"That's right!"

"Among the troupes invited to the capital this time by the prince's orders, there is a troupe called Chunfeng Pavilion, which is quite famous in the world!"

"According to the informant's report, the remnants of the Ning Kingdom are hiding in this Chunfeng Pavilion troupe!"

Cao Zian nodded and answered affirmatively.

"Spring Breeze Pavilion?!"

After hearing Cao Zian's answer, Li Wuji couldn't help showing a hint of surprise again. He felt that these three words were very familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere.

"Sir, there is one more thing..."

"Regarding Jin Pengyu's past, my subordinates also found out some secrets..."

Cao Zian didn't notice the confusion between Li Wuji's brows at this moment, he hesitated and looked at Li Wuji nervously.

"explain!"

Li Wuji hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice.

"According to the investigation, we learned that this Jin Pengyu was just a deputy general at the time of the East Palace Incident. Later, he suddenly rose through the ranks and achieved outstanding military exploits!"

"After the Empress ascended the throne, this man led the troops to put down the chaos in the Eastern Territory, and suddenly became a king with a different surname. This man was cruel by nature. During these years in Mo City, he did almost all evil and killed many innocent people in vain..."

"Tell the important point!"

Cao Zian was speaking slowly and slowly, but he was interrupted by Li Wuji in the middle of his words and gave a cold order.

"Fifteen years ago, among the people who led troops to suppress the East Palace, he was..."

Cao Zian swallowed his saliva and said with some fear.

After hearing Cao Zian's answer, Li Wuji's face instantly darkened, and the teacup in his hand shattered!

"Sir, please don't be anxious. Although my subordinates don't know how the master noticed it, this matter needs to be considered in the long run. Jin Pengyu does not need anyone else. He is highly regarded by the empress and has the backing of 200,000 Dongling troops from the east.

."

"If it is not handled properly, it may cause trouble for the young master."

Upon seeing this, Cao Zian said hurriedly and anxiously, trying to calm down the furious Li Wuji.

He knew that with the young master's character, once it was confirmed that Jin Pengyu's hands were stained with the blood of more than a thousand people in the East Palace, he would probably do something impulsive, causing all previous plans to fail.

"Are you teaching me how to do something?!"

Li Wuji had a gloomy face, looked at Cao Zian coldly, and asked word by word.

"My subordinates dare not!"

Cao Zian was stunned for a moment, then knelt on the ground and said with a look of fear.

"Get up!"

"I'm not a young boy. I know my current situation and what I should do!"

Li Wuji stared at Cao Zian for a while, took a deep breath, and said calmly.

It's not that he is broad-minded, but because he has determined that the empress is deliberately tempting him to take action!

Cao Zian hesitated and stood up slowly, not daring to look at Li Wuji, his face full of nervousness.
To be continued...