"It's settled. This is the decision! Next year, let's see if Hui Niu can accompany me." After several days of deliberation, Ye Lang finally finalized his route. According to his plan, he would visit the most worthwhile places to see on the whole continent, taking a very long time, far beyond what anyone could imagine.
According to Ye Lang's plan, it would take him five or six years to complete this route, and that didn't even include the time spent at those locations.
Is this too much, perhaps even excessive?
Certainly, if the people of Ye's family found out, they would definitely cancel his plan, or require him to return home periodically before continuing his journey.
If that were the case, Ye Lang's route map would lose its significance, and the route would have to revolve around the Empire.
But that was a problem for later. Ye Lang could only cross that bridge when he came to it!
For now, Ye Lang felt that it would be best not to let them know about this plan first, maintaining it as a surprise...
"Younger brother!" Ye Lanyu suddenly appeared behind Ye Lang.
"Ah, what's the matter?" Ye Lang hurriedly put away his map into his ring, thinking that his secret had been discovered.
"What are you hiding?" Ye Lanyu asked suspiciously.
"Nothing...," Ye Lang whistled and pretended that everything was fine, but his actions clearly raised suspicions.
"You dare to lie to me! You wag your butt, and I know what you're up to. You want to deceive me?" Ye Lanyu said angrily.
"Really?" Ye Lang looked at Ye Lanyu with confusion, then made a move—wagged his butt!
"..." This kid must be...
"Do you know what I want to do now?" Ye Lang asked.
"Do you have an itchy butt and want to get a beating?!" Ye Lanyu fiercely smacked Ye Lang's waggling butt.
"You're really lying, I want to run, not because of an itchy butt!" Ye Lang laughed and seemed pleased that his sister had not guessed his intentions.
"..." Ye Lanyu felt a headache coming on, once again witnessing her brother's foolishness.
You've already revealed your thoughts, even if I didn't understand, even if I was wrong...
Oh, wait, are you trying to escape?
After saying that, Ye Lang immediately took off, and now he was at the library's entrance!
"You little rascal, stop right there!" Ye Lanyu chased after him and shouted.
"Don't catch me. If you do, you'll ask me about going on a trip again." Ye Lang shouted back, practically confessing without being asked.
"... I already know, you don't have to run," Ye Lanyu fell silent for a moment, then stopped and calmly smiled.
"Why do you know that I plan to leave and not come back for several years?" Ye Lang also stopped and asked in bewilderment.
"..."
"I didn't know before, but now I know! You little rascal, how dare you think of leaving for several years without coming home?!" Ye Lanyu grabbed Ye Lang's collar and scolded him.
"I just want to have some fun, and I will write back. Is that okay, sister?" Ye Lang put on a pitiful look, appealing to his sister and causing her anger to disappear instantly.
"No, unless you promise to go with me," Ye Lanyu firmly held her ground, as it was a matter of principle.
"I don't want to. You always do strange things, and it will be troublesome to go with you." Ye Lang also refused, citing this as a matter of principle. He had been traumatized since childhood and rarely went shopping with Ye Lanyu, let alone travel with her.
"Do you remember that incident? Come on, that was something from our childhood. I won't do that again. Besides, even if I want to, your current state is not suitable," Ye Lanyu held Ye Lang's hand and said with a smile.
"I don't believe you!" Ye Lang said firmly.
"..."
"Hmph, if you don't agree, I won't let you go. If you try to escape, I'll send people across the whole continent to find you and spoil your fun!" Ye Lanyu threatened, glaring at Ye Lang.
"... Alright, if you have time, I'll let you play with me for a while." Ye Lang, afraid of his sister's determination, knew she was capable of anything.
"Oh, I didn't think of that. You won't come home, but I can find you anytime and play with you. Alright, it's settled!" Ye Lanyu said with a smile.
"Because you're silly!" Ye Lang said.
"Bang!" Ye Lanyu punched Ye Lang's head.
"Ah..."
"How dare you call me silly! Let me tell you, you're not allowed to speak ill of me for the rest of your life!" Ye Lanyu pinched Ye Lang's face, warning him.
"Why not?" Ye Lang asked casually.
"Because I'm your sister!"
"..."
That reason is pretty strong and convincing!
"Sis, why did you come to find me? You rarely come to the library at this time to find me." Ye Lang suddenly remembered that Ye Lanyu's visit today was a bit strange.
"That's right, I almost forgot the real reason. Little Seven and I are looking for you. It seems that the emperor has encountered something difficult, and he wants you to go." Ye Lanyu patted her head, saying.
"...I don't want to go!" Ye Lang had a headache. If even the emperor couldn't solve the problem, why should he go? No matter what the situation, it was going to be very troublesome and burdensome.
Moreover, if they continued to rely on him after solving this issue, it could cause problems in the future.
"Don't worry, they said this is something that requires a special person, not that the task itself is difficult. If they're lying to us, we'll just leave," Ye Lanyu said, knowing what was on Ye Lang's mind.
Ye Lang nodded and said, "In that case, let's make the trip. Um, what about Little Seven?"
"Don't worry about her. She'll go back on her own," Ye Lanyu said decisively, then took Ye Lang away.
The two of them still didn't get along, and whoever found Ye Lang first wouldn't wait for the other. So, if Seven Princess found Ye Lang, she would also take him away without hesitation, without waiting for Ye Lanyu.
"Oh..." Ye Lang was just taken away like that.
"Hmph! Ye Lanyu, just you wait for me!" When Seven Princess arrived at the library and heard that Ye Lang had been taken away, she stamped her foot and then hurriedly chased after them, hoping to catch up.
In the imperial palace, in the study room, the emperor mentioned today's matter to Ye Lang, and there were only a few people present, all of whom were the emperor's most trusted, including Ye Lang's father, Ye Chengtian.
"..., Emperor, is this your problem?" After hearing the whole story, Ye Lang frowned and asked.
"Yes, it is. We feel it isn't appropriate for us to handle this matter ourselves, and we believe that you are the most suitable person for it!" The emperor nodded seriously.
"What's so inconvenient about this? You already know the answer. Let's just do it bluntly. What's there to be afraid of?" Ye Lang said.
"You don't understand. There are many things involved in this, but it's just a matter of formality. Even if they know that we asked you to do this, it won't matter. Just like how we can't do this ourselves right now!” the Emperor said to Ye Lang, without explaining the reasons.
For them, explaining it to Ye Lang would be troublesome, and it's also irrelevant and not necessary for him to know!
"If that's the case, you could have just found anyone, why did you have to choose me?" Ye Lang didn't want to care about anything else, he was just curious about this.
"We chose you because, if it's you, there will be a reasonable explanation. You might come across this matter unintentionally, and also be able to handle it, and you also have reasons to not let people investigate this matter," the Emperor said with a smile.
"You political players are truly not good people!" Ye Lang directly expressed his inner thoughts, leaving the Emperor and others speechless.
"…."
"Ahem, you can go ahead and do the task now. You can handle this matter however you want, as long as the result comes out," the Emperor coughed a few times and then waved his hand to dismiss Ye Lang.
"Got it! I’ll let it go this time, but don’t come to me for such things in the future, otherwise don't blame me for not giving face!" Ye Lang said confidently, with no sense of the relationship between ruler and subject.
"…Alright, since this kid is now the master, let him go."
"Younger brother, what did they ask you to do?" as soon as Ye Lang emerged from the study, Ye Lan Yu and the Seventh Princess crowded around him. They had been waiting outside the door because the Emperor and others said they could do the task together, but couldn't listen together.
"They asked me to release some people, kill some people, and imprison some people. It's quite straightforward," Ye Lang shrugged and said.
"Kill people? No, you can't do that. Why did dad even ask you to do such a thing!" Ye Lan Yu and the Seventh Princess almost simultaneously said the same thing, each referring to a different person in the room.
"It's not like I'm the one killing. The plan is theirs, and the people are theirs to kill. I’m just a bystander, but it still involves me to a certain extent. So, I'll feel uneasy for a while, but luckily, they aren't good people anyway," Ye Lang said calmly.
"Then just don't do it, let someone else do it," Ye Lan Yu said.
"Since they asked me, then no one else will be more suitable," Ye Lang shook his head. In fact, the reason he didn't refuse was that he understood that he was the best choice.
"If that's the case, you don’t have to do it! Don’t be afraid of what they might do. I’ll bear the consequences for anything!" Ye Lan Yu protected Ye Lang, willing to take on any responsibility for him.
This was Ye Lan Yu’s protective love for Ye Lang that would never change in a lifetime!
When Ye Lang entered the inside, he found that the outer hall was not bad, similar to the other palaces in the imperial palace, very clean and tidy.
Apart from a table and accompanying chairs, there was nothing else in the outer hall, just like a yamen from the past!
Without hesitation, Ye Lang went straight to the only chair, sat on it comfortably, and then, without thinking, he brought out a square object from somewhere and banged it heavily on the table—
"Bang!"
"Hey, bring the defendant to court!"
"..."
This kid really thinks of this place as a yamen, but who in this world knows what he means? Everyone stared blankly at him, silently wondering if the thirteenth young master of the Ye family had gone crazy again.
But even so, everyone understood Ye Lang's meaning and prepared to bring out the prisoners.
Wait a minute!
"Thirteenth young master, who are you going to interrogate? Why do you have time to come here today?" The person on duty quickly realized that this thirteenth young master was not his superior, and this matter was not under his jurisdiction.
Naturally, these people would not know about the arrangements of the emperor and others. If they knew, it would be for nothing.
At this moment, inside a dark room, people were watching and praying that Ye Lang would not forget what they had just given him. Due to Ye Lang's earlier remarks, they had forgotten to tell him how to start!
"Am I here to play? I'm very busy, I don't have time to play with you. Quickly bring the person to me! This is the imperial decree, and I have full authority to handle this matter!" Ye Lang produced an imperial decree.
"Hey, when did I give him an imperial decree?" The emperor was puzzled. What he had just given was only a token, and what happened next left everyone speechless.
"Thirteenth young master, there is no writing on your decree..." The duty person was embarrassed. It was the first time he had seen a blank decree, but the seal on it indicated that it was genuine.
A decree, even if it's on a piece of paper with a seal, is authentic! But is there a decree that has a seal first and then the content is written? This seems impossible, right?
Does this mean that the emperor has such absolute trust in him, believing that he would never do anything against the emperor?
It seemed that the thirteenth young master of the Ye family was indeed highly favored by the emperor, so they had to be careful not to offend him in the future.
No, who knows where he got this decree from! If the emperor heard the thoughts of these people, he would definitely shout...
"Oh, it's not there? Then I'll write it myself, just wait!" Ye Lang prepared to write on it but couldn't remember what to write. "How should I write this?"
He had never written these things before!
Forget it, write it like this—
Ye Lang's words are the imperial edict! As if personally decreed by the emperor!!
Damn, this kid is too outrageous. He dared to write such a decree! The emperor was speechless. He really wanted to know where Ye Lang got this decree from.
But this is even better, as it makes it clear that what this kid did has nothing to do with them!
"Alright! Bring the convict to me, and bring me a pot of tea and some snacks." Ye Lang put his legs on the table, leaned back in the chair, and looked very comfortable.
"This..."
"Why are you still standing there? Be quick, take this disobedient person away!" Ye Lang shouted directly, and the guards outside rushed in and took the reluctant duty person away.
These guards were different from those inside. With the decree and Ye Lang's situation, they would naturally listen to Ye Lang and choose to believe him completely.
"How to punish him? Make him sing outside, and he must not stop unless I say so!" When the guards asked about the punishment, Ye Lang proposed a speechless method.
"..."
After some commotion, Ye Lang finally began to do his work...
"You are all thirteen people, and you don't recognize each other?" Ye Lang glanced at the people below, who looked somewhat inhumane. They must have been tortured.
"We're innocent! Thirteenth young master, we are all law-abiding citizens, we are innocent!" The people seemed to see hope when they saw Ye Lang and were very excited.
"You all know me?"
Of course, who in the imperial city doesn't know you? Even ordinary people know, let alone them being spies!
Perhaps because of this, they thought Ye Lang might let them go, because he represented foolishness and recklessness. Either way, they saw an opportunity for themselves.
"Yes, we know you. You are our favorite thirteenth young master. We all know you are kind-hearted and a good person." They showered Ye Lang with praise.
Can I really be fooled by these false words? Who do they think I am!
Ye Lang looked disdainfully at them, then said, "Well, continue, continue to praise me..."
"..."
After a moment of silence, those people immediately began to vie to praise Ye Lang, turning his shortcomings into virtues, making Ye Lang doubt himself if it was really himself they were talking about.
"We don't know each other, we've never met!" The thirteen people immediately shook their heads in denial.
"Smack!" Ye Lang slammed the table, startling everyone.
"Still trying to argue! If you don't know each other, then how were you all arrested together, and even sucking up to each other? Clearly, you're in cahoots!" Ye Lang falsely accused them, now casually framing people, "You are plotting a rebellion, deserving of death!!"
"Wronged! This is absolutely not true, how could we dare!" The thirteen people were shocked, realizing that Ye Lang, the Thirteenth Young Master of the Ye family, was not their savior this time, but their doom!
At this moment, if anyone had been paying close attention, they might have noticed a few people showing a hint of difference...
"From the looks of you, it's written on your foreheads, 'I dare to be a rebel!' Okay, this case is clear, take them out and execute them!" Ye Lang said casually.
"..." This kid, what's the point of this?
The Emperor and others wanted to intervene, but at this point, they couldn't easily show themselves!
"Thirteenth Young Master, you're playing with lives here, we are not citizens of the Empire of Xiang Kong. Even if we were rebelling, it wouldn’t be here!" one man exclaimed anxiously.
"Oh, I see. So, you're rebelling in your own country, then it's none of our concern. But, you just said you didn't know each other, right? How do you know they are not citizens of the Xiang Kong Empire?" Ye Lang smiled as he looked at the man.
"This is..."
"We met here for the first time," another person lied.
"That still counts as knowing each other. You dare lie to me, now I represent the Emperor, deceiving the Emperor is a capital offense. You must die!" Ye Lang smiled as he said.
"..."
"If you don't want to die, then tell me the truth, I don't have time to play with you!" Ye Lang casually flicked his finger, appearing nonchalant.
"What do you want us to say?"
"It's simple, explain the purpose of your visit here. People from different countries gathering here and uniting, it's not just for leisure!" Ye Lang stated.
"I don't know what you're talking about. In Xiang Kong's imperial city, people like us from foreign lands are a dime a dozen," the man said.
"Yes, one can find them. But resolute people like you are not so common! You have not revealed your identities, but you have forgotten that even ordinary people, after undergoing such severe torture, would confess to selling out their country for glory!" Ye Lang observed them.
"One person might be a coincidence, but thirteen people all the same way, that is definitely not a coincidence!"
"..."
"Alright, we all know that you are spies, but being a spy is not a capital offense. So, I want to see how much of our secrets you actually know. If it's too much, then I’m sorry, you must stay!" Ye Lang said indifferently.
"We don't know anything, even if you ask, it's the same!" one person said.
"Oh, really? Then let me ask you a question, what is one plus one?" Ye Lang smiled as he asked.
"..." At this moment, everyone was stunned, not understanding the purpose of Ye Lang’s question. Was he trying to test them, to make them relax their guard?
"You don't know even this?" Ye Lang's face slightly darkened.
"We don't know..." The person was very cautious, even though he was overdoing it, at this point he thought, even if Ye Lang asked whether he was a man or a woman, he couldn’t answer.
Otherwise, who knows what Ye Lang would do!
Ye Lang looked at the person, then straightforwardly said, "You don't even know this, are you trying to make a fool of me! Guards, take him out and execute him!"
"..." The whole room was stunned.
At this moment, the Emperor and others understood that Ye Lang was casually finding reasons, although the reasons were not very substantial, they just needed to achieve their goal, so they understood.
But those people didn't understand, to just execute people like this, wasn’t that treating lives as grass and straw?
"What are you standing around for? Take them out and execute them, bring back their heads to show them, don't think I'm joking!" Ye Lang flicked his finger, saying coldly.
"Yes!" After the guards received the order, they took the man, who shouted for help and pleaded his innocence, away, and then...
The sound suddenly stopped, and then the guards returned with the man's head, but Ye Lang didn't even look at it, perhaps because he couldn't bear to, or perhaps it wasn't necessary!
When faced with the reality, the remaining twelve people began to be afraid, they had thought Ye Lang was joking, and had never heard of him being so indifferent to human life.
"Now, I'll ask you again, what are you here for? This is your last chance, I won't ask again!" Ye Lang said.
"We..." Some of the people were hesitating.
"We won't tell you, you can forget about it!" Some were unafraid of death, as they had undergone special training.
"Oh really? Then let's go back to the previous question, answer this, what is one plus one?" Ye Lang smiled at the person.
"It's two, don't ask such childish questions." The person said arrogantly.
"You know too much! Guards, execute him too!" Ye Lang waved his hand.
"..." Silence again.
Damn, knowing this much counts as knowing too much? Who doesn't know that answer...
"Hmph..." The person snorted, assuming a cold and arrogant attitude.
"Could you not bring back his head, and also take away the previous one, it's too disgusting," Ye Lang added.
"You... know what one plus one is?" Ye Lang asked with a smile.
"Ah..." Some of them started scratching their heads, going crazy. They realized that facing Ye Lang's smile and this question, might drive them insane.
Not just these people, even those present in the dark room, did not want to hear Ye Lang ask this question!
"I will talk, I was ordered to come here, but only to observe, they said there would be someone telling me what to do, and anyone who knows the secret signal is that person." One person started to confess, but his words had little useful value.
"And what about you?" Ye Lang continued to ask.
"We are the same!" some people said.
"Humph, cowards, are you worthy to be scouts?" a few people said arrogantly.
"Very well, I admire your integrity. You may leave!" Ye Lang unexpectedly let these arrogant people go.
"You're letting us go?" the few people asked in astonishment.
"Yes, hurry, don't make me change my mind!" Ye Lang frowned, as if making a difficult decision.
Without a word, the few people left. Everyone knew that this Thirteenth Young Master was not normal. It was good enough to save their lives, there was no need to delve into the reasons, otherwise it would make themselves collapse.
"What about us?" those who had already compromised asked.
"Since you admit that you are spy scouts, I cannot let you go like this. Our imperial prison treatment is not bad, you can peacefully spend the rest of your lives in there!" Ye Lang said, and then had these people imprisoned.
"Ah..." everyone did not understand. Ye Lang was performing in an unexpected way, completely off script.
He let those who should be imprisoned go, but those who should be let go were jailed again!
"Alright, take them away!" Ye Lang tapped the table and let the guards take away the unfortunate spy scouts. The entire hall was left with only him.
At this point, he did not leave but just sat still in his chair.
"What is this kid doing? Why is he staying here?" The Emperor and others originally wanted to leave as the matter at hand was already considered complete. However, they now found Ye Lang's behavior very strange.
Based on their understanding of Ye Lang, after finishing his work, he would be the first to leave, definitely not staying still like this. Unless the matter was not yet resolved!
Not yet resolved?
Yes, it was not resolved. Soon, the guards brought in two people, making everyone understand that the matter was not over.
However, these two people were not the arrogant ones, they were the two who were supposed to have been beheaded. In theory, everyone had seen their heads.
These two were the ones who had just been taken away by Ye Lang to be executed!
"How is this possible? I clearly saw that person's head, it was him, but now how is it completely intact?" The Emperor and the others found it strange. The head was not blurred or obscured, they had even seen it clearly.
"Put them both in separate solitary confinement, absolutely no one is to have contact with them!" Ye Lang said. "Sigh, I still can't bring myself to kill, I'll let someone else take care of you!"
In the end, Ye Lang felt that even if it was just for show, killing made him feel bad. He had used some clever tricks to make it seem like he had killed these two people, and it had the desired effect.
Of course, he had arranged some secret royal guards in advance to follow his instructions.
"It must be this kid using some alchemical technique to create a fake head, but the effect is so lifelike!" Ye Chengtian chuckled, full of pride.
"Yes, it must be so!" everyone concurred.
At this point, everyone should have finished their business. However, they discovered that Ye Lang had another unexpected and fascinating twist to the story.
After those two people were taken away, after a while, the guards brought one of them back. This person seemed to be the first to object and was the second one that Ye Lang had taken out to "beheaded."
"Who says I'm toothless, with a mouth full of nice teeth!" Ye Lang opened his mouth to show off his perfectly white teeth.
"......"
After completing the task, Ye Lang returned to the study, made some arrangements, and then got ready to leave. Of course, the emperor and others had not yet figured out the situation, so naturally they wouldn't easily let him go.
"Ye Lang, how did you know that person would have something to say?" This was the emperor's first doubt.
"It's very simple. I had just chopped off a person, and even under the circumstances of having ten other companions, he still reacted so positively. This indicates that he is either very loyal, or he wants to negotiate privately. So I just casually tried it, and it turned out as I thought," Ye Lang said indifferently.
"So you were just testing him. I thought you knew. But that person is also strange. If you really killed him, wouldn't he be in trouble?" the Seventh Princess asked.
"Who knows what he was thinking. He's probably the kind of person who cares more about money than his own life!" Ye Lang was also uncertain about this, something only that person himself could know.
However, this seemed unimportant. Who cares about his reasons!
"Then let me ask you, why did you release those who shouldn't be released, and keep these people?" This was the emperor's second doubt.
"What do you mean by 'shouldn't be released'? Weren't you saying it didn't matter? I saw those people had such high integrity, so I let them go. There aren't many people like that!" This was Ye Lang's response.
"......" The emperor and others fell silent, thinking to themselves that they should have thought of this earlier. This kid wouldn't be concerned about who should or shouldn't be released, he only cares about whether he likes them or not.
This question was, in fact, pointless to ask!
However, what followed became very interesting. Those who were released, although they had high integrity and were loyal to their country, were all put to death one by one. Suspicion also began to emerge among the various nations.
The reason was simple. Although they spoke the truth, the situation was so absurd that everyone thought they were lying and believed they had betrayed their own country by spreading false information for the Shengxiong Empire.
If they had stayed here, perhaps after some time, their countries might have negotiated their release under certain conditions, as they were all rare talents.
However, by casually letting them go, Ye Lang made them lose the trust and instead they faced suspicion!
On the other hand, those who were imprisoned received attention from their countries, considering them good spies and scouts.
Loyal people were put to death, while these disloyal ones might rise to power, indirectly leading to a decline in their country's strength, which in a way was weakening the strength of various nations.
This situation made many people suspect, was this Ye Lang's initial purpose?
"The head you had before, was it one of your alchemical items?"
"Yes, I can replicate an identical item in an instant, not just the head, but other things as well," Ye Lang nodded.
Indeed, this kid has all sorts of peculiar things, he even has a royal edict... Right, the royal edict...
"Let me ask you another question, how did you get the royal edict, and it's blank?" This question was very serious, and had to be asked clearly.
"I bought it..." Ye Lang gave a surprising but probable answer because he often managed to buy some strange things.
"Where did you buy it?" the emperor and others were speechless.
"I bought it on Baker Street, where there are many interesting things. This blank royal edict caught my eye, so I took it, thinking it might come in handy. It turns out it did," Ye Lang replied, sounding casual and calm, as if unaware of how serious his actions were.
"Is this royal edict genuine?" the emperor asked seriously.
"It's fake!" Ye Lang replied straightforwardly, without any hesitation.
"Fake?" The emperor and others looked at the royal edict, feeling that something was off, but unable to immediately pinpoint what was wrong.
"Can't you see? The seal of the imperial jade seal on this royal edict is intact!" Ye Lang pointed out.
"Right, that's it. The real national jade seal has a small missing corner at the bottom left, with a slight notch, but this one is intact." Everyone suddenly realized this overlooked detail, as if waking from a dream.
Although they saw the imperial jade seal every day, seeing it every day sometimes made them overlook some small details.
And no one dared to impersonate the imperial jade seal, so they paid even less attention to it!
"Who made this, daring to carve the national jade seal!" the emperor said solemnly. He was definitely going to investigate this matter.
"I don't know. At that time, this was the only one. Besides, even if I knew and told you, there's no way to investigate anymore," Ye Lang waved his hand.
"Why?" the emperor asked.
"Although this royal edict looks very new, it's actually two hundred years old. The paper used for this royal edict is Huixue paper, which disappeared two hundred years ago," Ye Lang explained. Just as he was about to continue, someone interjected—
"This might be the use of the remaining Huixue paper by later people."
"Hmm, that's possible. However, there's a small proof on this, the person who made this royal edict left a signature on it, along with his name and the date. I know you can't see, it's hidden within these patterns, covering his words. Apart from him, no one else could do such a thing..."
"The world's most crafty person, Hongye, on a certain day of a certain year..."
"......"
"Royal edicts made by Hongye, truly worthy of being the world's most crafty person, can truly blur the lines between real and fake! This has high value as a collector's item. Ye Lang, just casually writing on it is blasphemous and wasteful!" some people felt it was a pity.
"Tsk, my handwriting is more valuable than his! In the future, this royal edict will have higher value because of my handwriting!" Ye Lang shook his head and ignored everyone, leaving!!
"......"
Ye Lang left, the two girls left as well, but the emperor and his entourage couldn't leave. They still had to investigate who the person behind this invitation was, and for what reason...
Although they weren't certain about this, they knew something would happen, so they had to strengthen their defenses without anyone noticing, to avoid arousing suspicion.
However, they were currently troubled about who to find for these defenses, someone they could have absolute trust in. It seemed very likely that someone from within was behind this.
Ye Lang?! Everyone initially thought of Ye Lang, but immediately dismissed the idea, as it was completely unsuitable. He would never be capable of such a task.
And then, what everyone naturally thinks of is their children, no matter when, children are always the most trustworthy people. Even an emperor would think of his own children first.
Of course, the emperor also goes through a process of elimination, selecting those children who are least likely to betray him, yet are capable of completing tasks successfully...
Ye Lang is eliminated, Ye Lanyu is also eliminated, and the Seventh Princess is the same!!
The three are not untrustworthy, but because these three are not suitable. Compared to the struggle with darkness, their hearts are too pure, perhaps anyone who is with Ye Lang will be slowly purified by his spirit.
No matter what others say, it won't affect the feelings of these three. From childhood to adulthood, the three have always been together, never apart. Although quarrels are frequent, the bonds between the three are getting deeper...