A secret plot

Emperor Kaide largely agreed with his daughter's words.

After thinking for a moment, she suddenly laughed and said, "It's not even a done deal yet, and you're already thinking about him?"

Upon hearing this, Princess Jin'an blushed and retorted, "There are not many capable people in the court these days, and I am only trying to ease Father's worries."

Knowing that his daughter was easily embarrassed, Emperor Kaide stopped teasing her, but he had already made up his mind.

Fang Weiyan had already returned to his small courtyard.

Qiao'er, who had followed, came in as well, knowing that she couldn't leave without giving the other party a book.

Looking around the room, Fang Weiyan noticed a sewn-bound copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms and, after a moment's thought, picked it up.

Fortunately, Fang Weiyan had been worried that someone might see the books he brought, so all the books he bought were sewn-bound.

Fang Weiyan picked up the book and walked out of the room, handing it to Qiao'er was waiting. "I obtained this book by chance; it's a unique copy. Please ask Her Highness not to give it to anyone else."

"The events in the book are fictional; Your Highness, please do not speculate."

In short, let's distance ourselves from this situation first.

Qiao'er glanced at Fang Weiyan, took the book, nodded, and left.

Fang Weiyan breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the other person leave.

He then summoned Cheng Feng and his companion, saying, "Go out and inquire about some information; see if you can find out about any experts."

I came to this capital city specifically for this matter.

Fang Weiyan had not forgotten this matter.

As for his request for a prefecture from the emperor, it was mainly because he had nowhere else to go, and he felt it was too dangerous to stay in the capital.

According to previous information, the area surrounding Jiang Kingdom is the territory of demons and monsters. It's not feasible to leave the peaceful Jiang Kingdom and go to join forces with demons and monsters.

We're all Human Race after all, so we should help each other if we can. Besides, it's also a way to contribute some of our own strength.

A solid foundation is still necessary.

Fang Weiyan pondered to himself, wondering if the old emperor would agree to his request.

If he agrees, that would be better than nothing; at least he could go back. Besides, his fortune-telling skills all rely on the divine power of the local earth god.

Staying in the capital, Fang Weiyan worried that once he used up his divine power, he wouldn't have any left.

Cheng Feng and his companion received Fang Weiyan's orders and went out to gather information.

Meanwhile, Qiao'er returned to the palace with the books she had obtained from Fang Weiyan.

He then presented the books to Princess Jin'an.

"Princess, Lord An said that this book is a unique copy, and he requests that Your Highness not give it away to others. Also..."

Qiao'er was very honest and relayed everything she had heard from Fang Weiyan to Princess Jin'an.

Jin'an found this rather strange. A rare copy? Was he being given a rare copy as a gift?

This person is quite generous to himself.

According to Princess Jin'an, such a rare copy was extremely important to someone as well-read as Fang Weiyan.

Thinking of this, Princess Jin'an carefully took the book and wrapped it in a handkerchief.

He then returned to his room, intending to carefully examine what the other party had written in the ancient book they had given him.

In a secret room in Yanhuai City.

The flickering candlelight cast elongated shadows of those around them, which, when projected onto the walls, resembled menacing ghosts.

"It seems the Emperor has no intention of sending the Underworld Administration to suppress the Dragon King."

The person on the right picked up a teacup, blew on the tea leaves, and said something.

"His Majesty is merely ill, not mentally unstable. He would never do something so absurd. We already knew about this beforehand, didn't we?"

"What should we do now? I've heard that the Emperor has a life-saving spirit medicine. If we keep going like this, these old bones of ours will be worn out."

Upon hearing this, the old man on the right coughed and said that they never expected the other party to have this spirit medicine. If they didn't, the Jiang Kingdom would probably have already changed hands.

There was a brief silence in the secret room before the elderly man at the head of the group spoke.

"I heard that the Dragon King's offspring is about to face Human Tribulation?"

"Hiss..."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people around them all changed instantly, and they looked at the other person in horror, asking, "How did you know that?"

The Dragon Prince's heir is about to Human Tribulation, and the other party already knows? This is serious.

"Heh, it's not surprising that you know about this. What we need to do now is figure out how to kill this Dragon King's offspring. Once this Dragon King's offspring is dead, there will be a good show to watch. Even if the Emperor doesn't want to fight, how could the Dragon King possibly give up?"

As the largest and best-preserved tax-generating territory in the Jiang Kingdom, there is absolutely no way the Emperor would give it up.

Those who heard this turned to look at the elderly man at the head of the group and shuddered.

Enraging the Dragon King like this is probably...

"Young Master!"

As evening fell, the sun gradually set in the distance.

The two who had gone out to inquire about the news returned. Seeing Fang Weiyan still waiting for them in the courtyard, they immediately bowed and greeted him.

Fang Weiyan had just had some food delivered from a nearby restaurant. Seeing the two return, he nodded and gestured for them to sit down.

"Tell me, have you found out anything useful?"

Fang Weiyan asked the question with great eagerness, after all, this was a very important purpose of his trip to Yanhuai City.

"Young Master, we've inquired with many people, but we've only heard rumors of some highly skilled individuals in the past. We haven't actually seen any of them recently."

Cheng Feng listened to Fang Weiyan's question and said with some shame.

Fang Weiyan's expression stiffened upon hearing this.

No?

"What kind of rumors are these about the experts you've heard about?"

If there aren't any in Yanhuai City, then it's probably impossible to find any experts anywhere else in the Jiang Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Fang Weiyan couldn't help but rub his forehead; his plan had failed.

"I've heard that those masters can predict the future and slay demons. That's roughly the kind of rumor I've heard. But when I asked them for details, they started to stammer, so the news is probably false."

Lin Liyun took over the conversation and replied.

Fang Weiyan sighed inwardly. If that was the case, it really wouldn't be good to ask whether it was true or not.

"I've prepared some wine and dishes for you two; please eat them while they're hot."

Fang Weiyan waved his hand, turned around, and went back into the house.

Since the information he had gathered was of little use, he had to go and attend to other matters.

Fang Weiyan returned to the house, locked the doors and windows, and then went back to the Daoist temple.

As darkness fell, Fang Weiyan arrived outside the main hall and, noticing that the incense and candles had dwindled, added some more.

Then we went to the wishing well and saw that five koi carp had run to the surface of the water, lazily turning over as if they were sunbathing.

However, the sun had very little light left by now.