It doesn't matter what the lord is.

The only thing he still had doubts about was Fang Yuan. He always felt that Fang Yuan was hiding something from him, but he couldn't guess it, and he was too lazy to guess. He didn't kill Fang Yuan, nor did he tell anyone that Fang Yuan had helped to recruit the dragon clan, because the north of Yuxi City still needed Fang Yuan to block Lord Zhaochen for him, and because he wanted to see what kind of ending Fang Yuan would have if he continued like this.

But there was only one strange thing, and that was the maid named Xi Que who followed Fang Yuan.

When Magpie saw Alayya for the first time, there was an obvious change in his eyes.

It was a look that was almost shocking.

Although it was just a flash, Reid happened to see it.

Maybe she would know something about Alayya. Because Alayya's memory was cut off at the place where she was being hunted, she couldn't remember much of the past.

However, even if Fang Yuan was asked to help ask Xi Que, Fang Yuan probably would not do it honestly.

Unless we completely break off relations with him and go to war.

After thinking about it, Lid decided to forget it. To him, it didn't matter what Alayya was like before. It was not worth it to mess up the development rhythm of Yuxi City for some insignificant things.

That's it. I've made enough money anyway, right?

In the Dragon's Back Inn, Alayya sat on the bed, carefully wiping the weapon box that the young master had brought back.

There was a strange staff and a bunch of iron rings inside, whose uses were unknown.

84. Today, the sky in the capital is clear and blue

King's capital.

There were footsteps in the dark prison.

There was not a single guard left, only the torches on the wall, swaying in the wind as the people passed.

Someone lit a lamp and entered the empty cell.

The iron key, shining with a cold light, opened the heavy lock. The sound of "creaking" continued to echo.

Inside the cell, the wounded Jin Ling slowly raised his head, his dark pupils reflecting the firelight.

When he saw the visitor, he smiled and said:

"Come and see me?"

The man took off his straw hat and untied his raincoat, revealing a snow-white robe.

The minister in white, Wu Mi.

Wumi found a place to put down the lantern, sat down on the wet straw, and answered:

"Yeah...you suffered."

Jin Ling wiped the half-dried blood from his forehead with his shackled hands. He didn't pay much attention to Wu Mi's concern, but suddenly said without any context:

"The king has his suspicions. Your life will not be easy from now on."

Wumi nodded:

"I know. He is now planning to take the credit for killing hundreds of dragons in Tianyue Mountain. Lid won't come out to argue, and I can't expose the truth. The people might really believe it. In this way, one of the three credits for this battle will fall on His Majesty the King. He can use this credit to earn back a lot of reputation and free up his hands to slowly deal with me."

Jin Ling twisted the chain like a Buddhist bead, closed his eyes, and said while thinking:

"Commander of the Royal Guards, Xige, you can try to win over this man. He seems to be dissatisfied with the king."

Wumi picked up a piece of straw and held it in her mouth, like a farmer sitting in the field:

"He will be dissatisfied, but more disappointed. I heard that when we were outside the city, the Royal Guards suggested going back to rescue the Queen and King Chao, and Sig suggested going to rescue Lana. His Majesty the King did not accept any of them and just ran away with the highest combat force in the capital. It is inevitable that Sig will be disappointed."

Jin Ling said:

"We should fight for him, not only because he is now the commander of the Royal Guards. You may not be able to tell, but Xige has been in the ninth level of perfection for a long time. This time Qingyun spread his sword energy and luck into the capital, and Xige is very likely to be the next great swordsman. The White Guards suffered heavy losses this time, and I am worried that someone will harm you. If Xige is willing to help you, then things will be much easier."

Wumi nodded:

"I will try my best. But I care more about Lid than Sig's matter."

Jin Ling asked:

"Leed?"

Wumi nodded, took out a handful of seeds from his pocket, threw them on the land in front of him, and said reluctantly:

"I was tricked. The rice grown from the seeds that Lid gave me was indeed much stronger than ordinary rice, but the results of continuing to cultivate the seeds from that rice were not satisfactory. At that time, time was tight, and I couldn't ask the magician Ninok to grow the remaining seeds into rice and check them one by one. By the time I realized it, it was too late."

Jin Ling picked up a seed from the ground and said calmly:

"If he has a seed, it means he has a way to cultivate it. Is he planning to do business with us? He has a big appetite. He is only seventeen years old this year, and he was driven out of Yunyang. Even if he is strong, it will be too easy for us to deal with him."

Wu Mi held the hay in his mouth, stared into Jin Ling's eyes, and said:

"This time he came and stayed in Lingwu's house in a swaggering manner. That house has not been occupied for many years."

Jin Ling frowned immediately.

"Lingwu? Is he involved with Lingwu?"

Wumi sighed, lay down on the hay, and said:

"I hope not. But this is just my hope. I asked Xiaolu to split the White Guards into two groups. One group went to Yunyang's main city [Lingyun City] to find out about Chalid's background, and the other group went to Yuxi City to find out about his background. Guess what the result is? Now it is more troublesome for the White Guards to infiltrate Yuxi City than to infiltrate Lingyun City. The Anbu organization in Yuxi City is quite powerful. Although it cannot be compared with the White Guards, their style of doing things has some shadows of Lingwu, so it is not easy to deal with them."

Jin Ling asked:

"So he is Lingwu Lord's man? It feels a bit strange."

Wu Mi turned her head and said firmly:

"He is not. If he was a Lingwu Lord, he wouldn't be in such a mess now. I guess he is planning to do business with many families."

Jin Ling said doubtfully:

"Even so, he could have talked to us in a gentler way. His current attitude is almost like he is dissatisfied with us."

Wumi smiled and said:

"How many people died in Tianyue Mountain? How many people died in the capital? Even Her Highness Lana almost lost her life. How can he have a good attitude towards us?"

As soon as the words fell, the sound of the iron chain falling to the ground could be clearly heard.

Jin Ling widened his eyes and didn't say anything for a long time.

After a while, Wu Mi coughed twice and said:

"He probably figured it out. When I made a deal with him, he said I owed him a life. When he scolded the king and the ministers in front of me, he didn't exclude you and me. Jin Ling, do you know? The White Guards can't find out Lid's background, except for his identity as the [Fourth Young Master of the Yunyang Lord]. They can't find out how high his realm is, or who he learned his martial arts from."

Jin Ling looked away, blinked, and looked serious:

"What did the deer say?"

"Lidd's mother was executed the night Lidd was born. Lord Yunyang did it himself, and no one except him knows the reason. If we want to continue investigating, we can only ask Lord Yunyang, but now we can't question a lord in person, so the clues are all cut off here. But there is one thing I can be sure of -"

Wumi paused and said:

"To kill hundreds of dragons by one's own strength... even if all the resources of Yunyang were concentrated on one person, that person would not be able to do it."

Jin Ling agreed with this.

After a moment's silence, Jin Ling said:

"The capital has suffered a lot of losses this time. If Lide really has a large amount of this high-quality rice seeds, we can buy them earlier and resume production and accumulate strength earlier. Now that the troublesome guys in the royal family have basically disappeared, it is time for you to show your strength. Don't let your subjective likes and dislikes make mistakes."

Wumi nodded and said:

"That's what I thought. I'll write to Lid soon and try to make this deal happen. Since he didn't forcefully take Lana away but chose to keep her in the capital, it means he still wants to cooperate with us."

Jin Ling sighed and said:

"Lingwu's recent movements might be related to him. If this person can be used, then use him. If not, remember to kill him as soon as possible."

Wumi smiled and said:

"It shouldn't be a big problem. If he doesn't cooperate, I can just propose changing Yuxi City to Yuxi Territory, and everything will be solved."

Jin Ling thought about it for a while and laughed:

"You, it's no exaggeration to say that you have an iron fist. But it's good this way, His Majesty the King will definitely approve it by then. Once his strength is exposed to others, no matter how powerful he is, he will be quickly devoured. After all, Lingwu Lord cannot save him."

The two were silent for a while.

Wu Mi spat out the straw in his mouth and asked:

"You really don't want to come with me? I've already sent the jailer away. Although it will be a little hard to keep it a secret, there is still a chance for you to survive."

Jin Ling said seriously:

"The truth cannot be hidden. You know this better than I do. I have told you many times not to be soft-hearted."

Wumi slowly clenched her fists.

Jin Ling began to twist the iron ring again, and as he did so he said with some nostalgia:

"You are twenty-five years old this year, and I am thirty-five, ten years older than you. But when you first came to the capital, I knew that this chaotic situation was only possible for you to break through. In the end, it was inevitable... Wumi, don't even think about rescuing me. If I don't die, no one will take the blame, and this matter will never end! Look forward, there are still so many things you need to do."

Wu Mi's eyes were a little red.

Jin Ling said lightly:

"I help you not because of you, Wumi, but because you are more capable than me. You can do what I can't do and save this country! If someone else with ability were in your position, I would help you as well, so you don't have to feel guilty about anything. You have to drag this country forward, and no matter how tired you are in the future, you must not let go. Even if your palms are rubbed bloody, even if your body is covered with dust from the wind and snow, you have to endure it."

Umi nodded.

When the White Guards first picked him up, he was ostracized in the royal capital.

A peasant with nothing can do nothing in the royal capital.

The people below him didn't listen to his command at all, and he had no experience in managing people. At that time, he was extremely anxious and didn't know where to find a breakthrough. Every day, people laughed at him for being a waste.

When he felt lonely and cold as if he was sinking to the bottom of the water, it was Jin Ling who held his hand.

It allowed him to calm down and start manipulating the world situation step by step, turning into reality what he had planned in his spare time on the ridge of the field.

I thought the relationship between teacher and friend would last for a long time, but after such a short time together, the moment of farewell came.

Wu Mi put on his raincoat and hat. When he was about to leave, Jin Ling suddenly opened his eyes wide, held his arm, and said in a loud voice:

"The Eternal Kingdom is now entrusted to you. The King is wise, and when he inherits the throne, your future will be limitless. I will be waiting underground...waiting for the day when our Eternal Kingdom will be unified and last for thousands of years!"

Wu Mi lowered her head, choking with sobs.

Jin Ling laughed. He let go of his hand and sat back in the haystack. His chest was heaving violently as he said with difficulty:

"Go ahead. Don't be too sad."

Wu Mi held the lantern, with his back to Jin Ling, and uttered two words after a long while:

"Thank you."

Jin Ling closed his eyes with a smile.

Wu Mi raised his head, took a deep breath, and strode away.

That night, General Jin Ling of Tian Ce Palace committed suicide in prison.

His body was drowned in endless accusations and ridicules, and the indignant people demanded that his body be torn apart by chariots to punish him for his mistake as a general of Tiance Palace but doing nothing and allowing King Xi to destroy the formation.

The king personally spoke and called him the shame of all the generals in the Tiance Palace, leaving a prominent mark on him in the history books.

Let him be infamous forever.

From then on, the subsequent disturbances and impacts of the dragon invasion incident officially disappeared.

1. Don’t stop

Alayya said that the two butterflies beside her were transformed from Qingyun and the Queen.

Because these two butterflies are very close to her, I plan to get close to them as well.

Unexpectedly, the two snow-white butterflies had no intention of paying any attention to me.

Every time they saw me, they would show obvious disdain and flap their wings to fly back to Alaya. Although I have privately nicknamed them "Fluttering Moths", I still can't completely let it go. Looking back on the time in the capital, I don't think I offended Qingyun or the queen, and during the journey, they clearly showed a very obvious affection for me.

But after returning to Yuxi City, everything was different. Our friendship went from heaven to hell in just a few days.

I am very confused about this problem and have been thinking about it for several days.

As Fileta lay on my legs and rubbed her soft cheek against my belly, I stroked her head and thought about this question.

He Yue brought a pile of documents to my desk, sat next to me, and told me what had happened in Yuxi City during this period. I was also thinking about this question.