Conceptual melting pot, the fusion of all realms starting from the Qin Dynasty.

Bang bang bang~~!

"Little Chenhao, have you woken up yet?" Zi Nu's charming voice came from outside. "Young Master Han Fei has come to visit. He has some questions he would like to ask you."

"I'll get up right away, Sister Zi Nu!"

Chen Hao responded to the door, then glanced helplessly at Yan Lingji, "I was hoping to spend more time with you today, enjoying the sound of the rain, but I didn't expect someone to come and disturb us so soon."

Yan Lingji chuckled and shook her head, then sat up, leaning against Chen Hao's chest. "It's alright, we'll have plenty of opportunities in the future."

The brocade quilt slowly slid off Yan Lingji's body, revealing her fair and graceful figure.

If it weren't for the time constraints and the inconvenient timing and location, Chen Hao would have loved to have some fun with Yan Lingji. Even so, Chen Hao's "043" hands still roamed and played with Yan Lingji's jade-like body for a while.

Then, with Yan Lingji's help, Chen Hao got dressed and left the room.

...

When Chen Hao was led into a room by Zi Nu, he unexpectedly saw someone.

"Good morning, Young Master Han Fei, Master Zhang Liang, and Nongyu!" Chen Hao greeted the acquaintances first, then looked at a beautiful woman beside him with some surprise and exclaimed, "Madam Hu is here too?"

Madam Hu quickly stood up and bowed, "Greetings, Mr. Chen Hao!"

Then she looked up and thanked Chen Hao gratefully: "I also want to thank Mr. Chen Hao for helping me and my daughter recognize each other. Otherwise, I don't know when I would have been able to find Nongyu."

"No~ No~!"

Chen Hao quickly waved to Madam Hu, "It was just a coincidence that Nongyu was able to meet you, Madam Hu. You don't need to take it too seriously."

Chen Hao dared not be too presumptuous in front of Madam Hu, after all, she was Nongyu's mother, and even the only confirmed mother-in-law among all his many confidantes.

If he offends Madam Hu, how will Chen Hao explain himself to Nongyu later?

Afterwards, Chen Hao quickly changed the subject, looking at Han Fei with some surprise:

"It seems you've found out quite a bit, Young Master Han Fei, otherwise Madam Hu would never have shown up here today."

Han Fei awkwardly touched his nose. "Mr. Chen Hao, you're always one step ahead. You've almost turned this case upside down."

Chen Hao said with a laugh:

"If I tell Young Master Han Fei the final outcome of this case, won't you investigate the cause and effect behind it?"

"Of course not!" Han Fei looked at Chen Hao seriously. "After all, I am now the Minister of Justice of Han. How could I possibly determine the entire outcome of a case based on just one person's words?"

"And even if I already know all the causes and effects, I still need to collect all the corresponding evidence."

"in addition..."

Han Fei then stared intently at Chen Hao. “This time, Liu Yi’s death has brought up many old stories, not just the superficial ones that you asked Zi Nu to relay to me, Mr. Chen Hao.”

"It seems that you've learned a lot in just one day, Brother Han Fei!" Chen Hao shook his head helplessly. "However, since this involves the old affairs of the Baiyue people more than ten years ago, Brother Han Fei, if you investigate so extensively, you may soon touch upon the taboos of the King of Han and displease your father."

"The Baiyue again?!"

Han Fei frowned and couldn't help but glance at Zhang Liang beside him.

Zhang Liang's family had served as prime ministers in the state of Han for generations, and there must be records in the family about the Baiyue people from ten years ago. Therefore, Han Fei hoped that Zhang Liang could give him an answer.

However, to Han Fei's surprise, Zhang Liang shook his head with a troubled expression and gave him a blank look.

"Hahaha~~!" Chen Hao couldn't help but burst into laughter upon seeing this scene. "Young Master Han Fei, please don't make things difficult for Zhang Liang."

"The old story about the relationship between Han and Baiyue happened more than ten years ago, and King An of Han has been trying to eliminate the impact of that incident since he ascended the throne, so Zhang Liang, at his age, may not have even heard of it."

Han Fei's eyes flickered slightly, "It seems there are many deeply hidden stories behind this!"

After hesitating for a moment, Han Fei did not continue to ask Chen Hao for details, but instead talked about what happened last night.

Han Fei raised his wine cup to Chen Hao, then said with a wry smile:

"Last night, a phoenix's cry startled the entire city of Xinzheng. I heard that many people have perished at the hands of Mr. Chen Hao and Miss Yan Ling Ji!"

"Young Master Han Fei has also received the news?!" Chen Hao picked up his wine cup and downed a mouthful of the Hundred Flowers Wine. "Last night, Yan Lingji broke through a cultivation barrier, creating the Vermilion Bird phenomenon, which attracted quite a few greedy individuals..."

"If it weren't for Sister Zi Nu and Brother Wei Zhuang going there to help, we would probably have had to work much harder."

As Chen Hao spoke, he looked around and then asked with some confusion, "Where is Brother Wei Zhuang? Why hasn't he appeared here today?"

Whenever Han Fei came to Zilan Pavilion, Wei Zhuang would always be there beside him.

Chen Hao and Han Fei have been chatting here for so long today, but they haven't seen him at all.

Glug glug~~!

Zi Nu picked up a long-necked jade wine pot and elegantly refilled Chen Hao's cup. She parted her red lips slightly and said softly, "Recently, someone who had been lingering near Zi Lan Xuan suddenly disappeared, so Wei Zhuang went out to investigate and search for him."

"Oh?!"

Chen Hao turned his golden eyes to look at the drizzling rain outside the room. A hunched figure in tattered clothes suddenly appeared in Chen Hao's mind: 'Mo Ya has been captured by me now, so Li Kai still can't escape being caught?'

"That makes sense!" Chen Hao thought for a moment, "Now that Right Sima Liu Yi has been killed, Ji Wuye and the King of Han's attention have been drawn there, and the former Left Sima Li Kai, who has been hiding nearby, will inevitably be noticed."

Whether it's to conceal the hidden treasure of Fire Rain Manor or to hide the events of ten years ago, no one wants to let someone who has already been confirmed dead reappear before the public.

Thinking of this, Chen Hao couldn't help but glance at Nongyu and Madam Hu, who were intimately cuddling beside him: 'If we want Nongyu, Madam Hu, and Li Kai to be able to recognize each other and reunite, I'm afraid the only way is for Li Kai to disappear from Xinzheng City.'

'I just wonder, after all these years, are Li Kai, or rather Madam Hu, still willing to stay together forever?'

With the passage of time, no one knows whether bringing their family together was the right or wrong decision.

More than a decade ago, Li Kai went from a spirited and handsome young man to a scarred man whose face was disfigured and crippled by the rebels. This kind of drastic change is not something that everyone can accept.

Perhaps for Li Kai now, simply glancing at his wife and daughter from the sidelines before leaving alone and hiding away would make him feel better.

...

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Chapter 97 Ji Wuye's Thoughts at the General's Mansion

At the residence of General Ji Wuye of Korea!

Bang~~!

Ji Wuye angrily slammed the wine cup onto the table and asked in a deep voice, "Has Mo Ya not returned yet?"

"Yes!"

Now kneeling before Ji Wuye is another leader of the Hundred Birds, Yingge. She said calmly, "After Moya accompanied the Luo Wang's top assassins Jingni and Xuanjian to investigate the strange phenomena outside the city last night, there has been no news since."

Yingge is a rare female leader among all birds. She has long, ice-blue hair, a cool gaze, and wears an ice-blue tight-fitting outfit that accentuates her graceful and slender figure.

However, at this moment, she calmly took Mo Ya's place and reported the information to Ji Wuye with a blank expression: "According to the members of the Hundred Birds who were watching from a distance, the strange phenomenon last night should have been caused by Yan Ling Ji's breakthrough in cultivation."

"As for Jing Ni, Xuan Jian, and Mo Ya, they should all have been captured by Chen Hao."

"Useless!" Ji Wuye cursed Mo Ya angrily, then asked Yingge with some seriousness, "Chen Hao is just a brat who runs Qingpingzhai. How could he possibly have such cultivation and be able to deal with 27 top-tier assassins from Luowang at the same time?"

"..."

Yingge remained silent and did not respond to Ji Wuye.

Because she understood that Ji Wuye had already known about Chen Hao's extraordinary abilities, otherwise she wouldn't have let Mo Ya accompany two top-tier assassins from the Luo Wang organization to test Chen Hao.

It's important to know that Ji Wuye has been keeping a close eye on the fact that Chen Hao has only made a few moves in Xinzheng City.

"Go down!"

Ji Wuye frowned and glanced at Yingge, then waved her away. "Have someone search for Chen Hao's whereabouts and find a way to rescue Mo Ya."

"Yes!"

Yingge's clear, cold voice rang out, and then her figure vanished like the wind.

Clearly, to become the leader among all birds, Yingge's skill in lightness and agility is not much inferior to that of Moya.

After Yingge left, Ji Wuye somewhat dejectedly downed the bright red wine in one gulp, then asked the fat man who had been silent beside him, "Tiger, you said two top-tier assassins got into trouble with us. How are we going to explain this to Luo Wang?"

It makes me so angry just thinking about it!

Ji Wuye only allowed Mo Ya to follow them and obey their orders because of the two Grandmaster-level experts from Luo Wang. However, he did not expect that in just a few days, the two top-ranked assassins of Luo Wang would fall into the hands of the same enemy, and his own capable subordinate would also be killed.

How could this not make Ji Wuye feel grief, anger, and heartache?

With a forced smile, Emerald Tiger said, "The two top-tier assassins from Luo Wang were arrested because they acted on their own initiative. What does that have to do with Nightfall?"

"Besides! Didn't the Marquis already return to Xinzheng City today?"

"If we reveal to the Marquis the unique qualities of Chen Hao and Yan Lingji, as well as the fact that they come from Baiyue, he should be very interested."

“Bai Yifei?!” Upon hearing the name Blood-Clad Marquis, even Ji Wuye showed a look of apprehension. “If it is him, he is indeed capable of fighting Chen Hao to a standstill.”

Blood-Clad Marquis Bai Yifei's ability to manipulate cold air and ice out of thin air, along with Yan Lingji's ability to manipulate flames and Chen Hao's ability to use golden light and lightning, are all types of abilities that are most troublesome for ordinary martial artists.

Furthermore, given that Blood-Clad Marquis Bai Yifei's cultivation level is almost at the Grandmaster realm, he can easily defeat both of Luo Wang's top-tier assassins, Jing Ni and Xuan Jian, even when facing them simultaneously.

Therefore, in Ji Wuye's opinion, Bai Yifei could still easily defeat Chen Hao.

However, Ji Wuye himself was not entirely confident of victory when facing Xueyi Hou Bai Yifei, which made him very wary of Bai Yifei.

Just then, Ji Wuye suddenly asked Emerald Tiger, "How's the research on the technology we exchanged with Chen Hao going? Can we immediately put it into a money-making industry?"

Ji Wuye initially wanted to use force to obtain the papermaking and printing techniques from Chen Hao, but instead, he suffered a loss at Chen Hao's hands.

Not long after, they learned that the technology in Chen Hao's possession could be acquired through a transaction.