Pei Suifeng and Yan Lifeng's Conspiracy

The crowd turned their gaze and, upon seeing who had stopped Lin Xiao, they all knelt on one knee and respectfully said, "This humble subordinate greets Pacification Envoy Pei."

The person who had arrived was none other than Pei Suifeng, the Pacification Envoy of the Jinyiwei in Ding Province.

Lin Xiao retracted his arm, glanced at Pei Suifeng with slight surprise, and bowed, cupping his fist. "This subordinate, Lin Xiao, greets Pacification Envoy."

Yan Lifeng glared at Lin Xiao with a sinister look. He had lost all face today, and he would definitely avenge this humiliation in the future. However, he still saluted Pei Suifeng.

"This subordinate, Yan Lifeng, greets Pacification Envoy."

Pei Suifeng nodded slightly, his expression calm. "Alright, both of you are Thousand-Household Commanders of my Ding Province Garrison Command. If you continue to make such a scene, won't it become a laughingstock if it spreads outside?"

"Let's end this matter here."

"Squad Leader Yue Qi does indeed have the suspicion of betraying his own people. It's good for Thousand-Household Commander Lin to investigate thoroughly. If he is innocent, he will naturally be proven innocent in the end."

Yan Lifeng was somewhat dissatisfied. Why was Pei Suifeng helping Lin Xiao?

However, he knew that Pei Suifeng had his own thoughts. He wasn't a mindless person, so he didn't flare up on the spot. He would ask him privately what he was thinking later. Then, he said in a muffled voice, "Understood, sir. If there's nothing else, this subordinate will go back to rest."

After saying that, he turned and left with a gloomy face.

"Rest assured, sir. This subordinate will definitely handle this matter impartially. If Squad Leader Yue Qi is truly innocent, I will definitely give him justice."

Lin Xiao cupped his fist.

Pei Suifeng glanced at Lin Xiao and nodded. "Well then, I'll have to trouble Thousand-Household Commander Lin."

With the matter settled for the time being, everyone left.

However, the conflict between Lin Xiao and Yan Lifeng became a topic of conversation within the Jinyiwei.

There were countless people gossiping about Lin Xiao and Yan Lifeng in private.

Crack! Bang!

After returning to his room, Yan Lifeng began to smash things.

Just then, a figure walked into the room, and a teacup shattered right in front of the person's feet.

Seeing the person who had come, Yan Lifeng's expression changed, and he coldly said, "Pacification Envoy, what exactly do you mean?"

"Why are you favoring that Lin Xiao?"

Pei Suifeng smiled and said, "Thousand-Household Commander Yan, don't be angry. Today's matter isn't about me favoring Lin Xiao, but rather, I had no choice but to favor him."

"In front of everyone, Yue Qi was caught by Lin Xiao, and it was even recorded in the Book of Impermanence. Even I need to follow the procedure and interrogate Yue Qi first."

"Since that's the case, I might as well go along with Lin Xiao's wishes."

"Moreover, Thousand-Household Commander Yan also knows that Lin Xiao is currently a favorite of His Majesty. If this matter blows up and Lin Xiao reports today's events, you and I will both be in some trouble."

After hearing Pei Suifeng's explanation, Yan Lifeng calmed down slightly.

"Lord Pei, I've already told my uncle about your matter. He has agreed to recommend you to His Majesty."

"You can choose the next position to be transferred to, Lord Pei. This opportunity only comes once, so you must seize it."

"Oh? Grand Secretary Yan has agreed?"

Pei Suifeng was overjoyed.

He had been the Pacification Envoy of Ding Province for so many years, and he didn't want to continue like this. He also wanted to move up.

Ding Province was the most barren land among the nineteen provinces of Wu Kingdom. Although his rank was similar to the Pacification Envoys of other provinces, his actual power was vastly different.

For example, those prosperous lands like Jiang Province, Yun Province, and Ning Province, had far more benefits and future development than Ding Province.

Now that he had the opportunity to move, he was naturally very happy.

"Haha, then I really have to thank Thousand-Household Commander Yan. If there's nothing else in the future, I will definitely visit Grand Secretary Yan to thank him properly."

Yan Lifeng sneered. "There's no need to visit, but if Lord Pei wants to sincerely thank me, how about helping me with something?"

"Thousand-Household Commander Yan, please speak."

Pei Suifeng said without thinking.

"Find a way to get rid of Lin Xiao for me."

Yan Lifeng said each word clearly.

Pei Suifeng was stunned for a moment, his eyes rolling, and he said seriously, "Thousand-Household Commander Yan, it's not too difficult to kill this Lin Xiao, but the difficulty lies in his identity being too sensitive."

"Lin Xiao is currently deeply favored by His Majesty. If he dies here, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape responsibility."

Yan Lifeng sneered. "There's no need for Lord Pei to worry about that. A dead person represents a loss of value. As long as Lord Pei can kill Lin Xiao, I will take care of the subsequent problems."

In fact, Yan Lifeng's suggestion was exactly what he wanted.

He had long had the idea of killing Lin Xiao, but he had always been worried about the trouble after killing Lin Xiao.

Now that he had Yan Lifeng to help him clean up the mess, he certainly wouldn't mind.

"Alright, then it's a deal, Thousand-Household Commander Yan."

Inside a dark, damp underground chamber.

The sound of flesh tearing filled the air.

Chang Le lashed out with a leather whip, striking Yue Qi repeatedly.

"Still acting tough, huh? Keep it up."

"I'm telling you right now, once you're in here, you can forget about ever getting out alive."

Yue Qi was already unconscious, barely clinging to life.

At that moment, Xue Shan stepped forward.

"Alright, enough playing around. Finish him off quickly."

"Fine, let's just kill him then."

Pfft!

A flash of steel, and Yue Qi's life slowly ebbed away.

Leaving the chamber, Chang Le said to the Jinyiwei jailer guarding the entrance, "Squad Leader Yue Qi committed suicide out of guilt, confessing that he was a spy sent in by the martial arts world of Ding Province. Dispose of the body, and I'll report back to the commander."

The Jinyiwei jailer quickly replied, "Yes, sir."

As they passed a cell, a figure covered in blood lay motionless.

Xue Shan saw the bloody figure and sneered.

The bloodied man was none other than Zhang Hua, whom he had captured the previous night and spent the entire night torturing.

He had used most of the hundred-plus forms of torture on Zhang Hua.

Zhang Hua was now barely clinging to life.

Next to Zhang Hua's cell was the cell of a notorious flower thief.

The flower thief didn't dare to act presumptuously at all. Upon seeing Chang Le and Xue Shan, he shouted, "I can tell you a secret! Please, spare me!"

Chang Le approached, asking with interest, "What secret? If it's significant enough, letting you go isn't impossible."

"This secret will definitely satisfy you. I can find the place where the Erotic Sovereign died."

"The Erotic Sovereign?"

Chang Le and Xue Shan were startled to hear that name.

They knew that in this world, only those in the Shattered Realm could be called Sovereigns.

They had heard of this Erotic Sovereign, an incredibly terrifying powerhouse. It had taken five or six Shattered Realm experts to join forces to kill him.

"Are you telling the truth, kid?"

Chang Le asked in a low voice.

"At this point, how would I dare to deceive you?"

Seeing the flower thief's response, Chang Le exchanged a look with Xue Shan, instructing him to stay and watch while he went to report to Lin Xiao.

Meanwhile, around a distant corner.

A Jinyiwei jailer quietly slipped away.