When I stopped licking, the lady panicked.

The head eunuch said, "Lin Xuan is still just a child. In terms of cunning and shrewdness, he is naturally no match for Your Majesty. Your Majesty only needs to do this..."

He leaned close to the emperor and whispered something in his ear.

Upon hearing this, the emperor smiled and said, "Interesting. Then let's do as you say."

"Yes." The chief eunuch bowed.

Xiao Zhan quietly looked up and said, "Father, let me handle this matter. I want to make amends for my mistakes."

"Does he want to make amends for his mistakes, or does he want to settle personal scores?" The emperor saw through Xiao Zhan's thoughts at a glance.

Xiao Zhan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately lowered his head.

The emperor snorted and said, "You will stay in the palace for the time being and not go anywhere else."

Xiao Zhan's heart skipped a beat again.

Is Father Emperor confining me to my quarters?

"But Father, I caused this, shouldn't I be the one to deal with it?" Xiao Zhan stammered.

The Emperor said, "The one who is most angry about this incident is the Left Chancellor. I think it would be most prudent to let the Left Chancellor handle the arrangements."

Seeing the emperor say this, Xiao Zhan knew he couldn't say anything more and had to shut up.

The news quickly reached Luo Qingxue, and the choice of who would go to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion fell to her.

"What? You want me to go to the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion?" Luo Qingxue looked at the eunuch who was delivering the message in disbelief.

"That's how the Left Prime Minister arranged it," the little eunuch said.

The thought of going to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion to see that scoundrel Lin Xuan made Luo Qingxue's feelings incredibly complicated.

Just thinking about that name makes her heart race.

After all, it was the first time she had ever felt that strong masculine aura from a man, which intoxicated her like fine wine.

After delivering the message, the young eunuch left.

Luo Qingxue looked at the secret letter on the table, her mood becoming increasingly conflicted.

……

The Nalan family.

Lin Xuan, led by Nalan Qinghan, sat down in the main hall.

This was not Lin Xuan's first time here. Moreover, when Lin Xuan came last time, he used his soul power to survey the entire Nalan Mansion. Therefore, Lin Xuan was already very familiar with the layout of the Nalan Mansion.

"Please sit down for a while, I'll go back to my room," Nalan Qinghan said.

"I'm going to Master Xiaoxiang's room," Lin Xuan said.

Nalan Qinghan nodded and said, "Go ahead, but be careful. I'm afraid the Master of Xiaoxiang has set some kind of trap."

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "Master Xiaoxiang is already dead, what's there to be afraid of?"

"Dead?" Nalan Qinghan exclaimed in surprise. "Really?"

"Consciousness is gone, soul power is scattered, isn't that considered death? It's just that the body is still intact," Lin Xuan said.

Nalan Qinghan asked, puzzled, "He's a soul cultivator; his soul power should be very strong. How could it have been dispersed?"

"There are always people better than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding," Lin Xuan explained succinctly.

Nalan Qinghan looked at Lin Xuan with suspicion, thinking: This Lin Xuan also knows some soul skills. Could it be that he scattered the soul power of Xiaoxiang Shangren?

But upon further reflection, Nalan Qinghan felt it was impossible.

That's impossible! No matter how powerful Lin Xuan is, he's just a kid in his early twenties. Even if he cultivated his soul power from the womb, he couldn't possibly be comparable to Master Xiaoxiang!

How was Master Xiaoxiang's soul power scattered?

Nalan Qinghan's curiosity about Lin Xuan deepened.

"Why are you staring at me?" Lin Xuan asked.

Nalan Qinghan snapped out of her daze, hastily averting her gaze, and said with a flushed face, "Who was looking at you? Shameless..."

Afraid that Lin Xuan would tease her again, she left after saying a few words of farewell.

Watching Nalan Qinghan's retreating figure, Lin Xuan almost burst out laughing.

I never realized that Nalan Qinghan is actually quite cute.

Moreover, her constitution complements mine. Even if I were to lick Nalan Qinghan's boots in my past life, I should have done so!

After Nalan Qinghan returned to her room, Lin Xuan went to Xiaoxiang Shangren's room.

He gently pushed open the door, and as soon as he entered, he felt that the room was filled with a foul atmosphere, as if countless wronged souls were crying out in anguish.

"What an evil cultivation method! The entire room is filled with residual soul power, and every piece of residual soul power carries resentment," Lin Xuan said.

On the floor in the center of the room, Lin Xuan saw the corpse of Master Xiaoxiang.

His body was stiff, his eyes were lifeless, and he was just an empty shell.

Lin Xuan searched his storage pouch and found many soul skills and pills to repair soul power.

"It's a pity you're a pure soul cultivator and don't have the pills for martial arts cultivators," Lin Xuan said, taking the storage pouch and putting the corpse of Master Xiaoxiang into it.

"You can keep your physical body to make a puppet."

After packing everything up and taking it with him, Lin Xuan left Master Xiaoxiang's room.

After returning to the main hall, Lin Xuan had just sat down when Nalan Qinghan arrived with Nalan Xiao.

Nalan Xiao smiled and said, "Young Master Lin, it's been a long time."

Lin Xuan stood up, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Uncle Nalan."

Although he knew Nalan Xiao was no pushover, Lin Xuan still had to maintain appearances.

Although Nalan Xiao wore a smile, he was inwardly surprised: The assassins I sent failed to kill you, and were wiped out. It seems that although Lin Jiangxian is dead, the Lin family's foundation is still intact. This Lin Xuan is not to be touched for the time being.

"Please sit down," Nalan Xiao said with a smile, and slowly sat down in the chair.

Lin Xuan also sat down.

Nalan Qinghan glanced at Lin Xuan, snorted, and sat down next to Nalan Xiao.

"It seems that Young Master Lin and the daughter of City Lord Yun have had some conflicts lately," Nalan Xiao casually remarked.

Lin Xuan said, "It's just minor squabbles between husband and wife."

"Oh? But Lord Yun doesn't seem too happy. I met with him a few days ago, and he said he wanted to pay a personal visit to Prince Lin on a chosen day. I wonder if Prince Lin knows about this?" Nalan Xiao said.

Lin Xuan said, "I don't know that. I haven't heard Xi Yue mention it."

Nalan Xiao smiled and said, "Although the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion is a large and powerful family, it has changed beyond recognition. Therefore, Young Master Lin should be more tactful in handling certain matters."

The implication is that your Lin family is finished, so behave yourself and keep your head down.

If it were the old Lin Xuan, he probably wouldn't have been able to hear the sarcasm and contempt in Nalan Xiao's words at all.

Unfortunately, Nalan Xiao is now facing a reborn person who has lived a hundred years longer than him.

"There are no cowards in the Lin family. The people of the Lin family can only fight to the death, not retreat."

"If we lack even this much courage, how can our Lin family, with its generations of loyal officials, protect the Great Qing Empire and safeguard the common people?"

Lin Xuan's words completely stunned Nalan Xiao.

I was just mentioning it casually, and you're taking it so seriously?

Lin Xuan, I really underestimated you.

Nalan Qinghan covered her mouth, looking at Lin Xuan with a surprised expression.

Unexpectedly, this spoiled brat has such a broad vision and a heart that can encompass the whole world.

Was he really just pretending to be stupid to protect himself?