The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

In the blink of an eye, Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu's group had already left the capital.

Before leaving the capital, they also did a lot of work in secret.

Now, the power of Emperor Zhongyue and Empress has been weakened to an increasingly smaller extent, and they are also mutually restraining each other in their development.

Meanwhile, in addition to her fierce battle with the Empress, Consort Yu also began to dislike Ye Chufeng and started fighting with him.

Not to be outdone, King Di joined the chaotic power struggle.

In addition, regarding the progress of the various factions' investigation into the spiritual veins, apart from the Night King and his wife, the other factions have made no progress whatsoever.

The Emperor discovered that Ye Xiaohan had led troops through the deep mountains on the western battlefield, and then the imperial army went to search the mountains.

However, what they didn't know was that Ye Xiaohan had already destroyed all the clues the Eastern Empire had used to search for the spiritual veins, even blowing up the caves dug by the Eastern army. In the end, the emperor's subordinates found nothing.

Furthermore, in the matter of various factions following up on the bounty on Young Master Yuanxi, none of them made any progress, and they were shocked to hear that "someone has already found Young Master Yuanxi, and the bounty has been completely closed!"

The Emperor, Empress, Consort Yu, and others were heartbroken and regretful that they hadn't been the ones to successfully obtain the bounty! They were also wondering who had gotten such a great deal?

"Quick! Go and find out who succeeded. No matter what, we must find this successful person."

What no one knew was that the Night King and Queen had already solved the wanted case that the whole world was eagerly anticipating.

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After Ye Xiaohan returned to the capital in triumph, the soldiers in the imperial army who had committed treason were all severely tried. A group of people, led by Marquis Zhang Kang of Xixiang, were severely punished, dismissed from their posts, and beheaded.

In addition to purging a group of corrupt soldiers from the army, Ye Xiaohan also launched another heavy financial counterattack against the emperor.

Previously, he had already instructed Wei Bai to suppress the emperor's assets and to teach the emperor's lackey, namely Minister Lu of the Ministry of Revenue, a lesson.

Now, he has also taken swift and decisive action.

Firstly, the government intensified its crackdown on the emperor's faction and abolished the court's unilateral monopoly on salt, iron, tea, and other commodities.

Secondly, he strictly controlled tax collection and dismissed a group of corrupt officials, including Minister Lu. Then, his confidants and other capable people were appointed to important positions in the Ministry of Revenue, intercepting a large amount of taxes that local governments paid to the emperor each year, which ultimately severely reduced the emperor's sources of wealth and support.

Meanwhile, on the day before leaving the capital, Yun Mujiu and Ye Xiaohan convened a meeting with some of their trusted generals.

Yun Mujiu handed over a batch of weapon blueprints she had retrieved from the upgraded system, along with some key raw materials for their production. She made some initial modifications, and then, after discussing with Ye Xiaohan, they jointly revised the designs.

Ultimately, they finalized the blueprints for many weapons.

The couple smiled slightly: "When we return to Zhongyue next time, we'll have a whole bunch of secret weapons..."

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The delegation from the Eastern Empire that came to Zhongyue this time did not include any important figures. It was mainly composed of a few ministers from the Eastern Empire, and there was not even a prince who could be considered important.

However, the Eastern Empire is the strongest country, and sending ministers to welcome princes and princesses from other countries is quite a grand gesture.

Nevertheless, the Night King and his wife always displayed an air of self-importance, domineering and aloof demeanor when facing these Japanese.

Throughout the journey, the Japanese envoys treated the Night King and his wife with even greater courtesy than they had shown to Emperor Zhongyue. Faced with overwhelming power, they had no choice but to bow their heads!

In this group heading to the Eastern Empire, Ye Xiaohan held a completely dominant position, and he was responsible for making all the arrangements.

He also intentionally arranged for his team to go to some places, especially those connected to the route Yun Mujiu's birth mother took when she left the capital, to secretly investigate why Meng Shi left back then, why she suddenly returned, and where the man Meng Shi was looking for was, which was the information about the black-robed man that Yun Mujiu found.

Ten days passed, and Ye Xiaohan led his team to Xuewo County. Several months ago, Doctor Fu returned home to visit his family and heard in Xuewo County that a man in black robes was searching for a person with a mark on his body.

Therefore, Yun Mujiu sent people to Xuewo County to investigate, but they could no longer find any trace of the man in black. Thus, Ye Xiaohan also kept his promise to Yun Mujiu and took her to Xuewo County on this trip.

Taking advantage of the recent torrential rains, Ye Xiaohan dismissed the members of the Japanese envoy delegation and took Yun Mujiu on a tour of Xuewo County.

Xuewo County is not large, and the bustling central area is just a few large blocks with nothing particularly special about it. However, the scenery of the entire county is exceptionally lush, serene, and elegant.

Yun Mujiu visited some local people and also received a piece of news.

No man in black robes has come looking for someone for the past few months.

Yun Mujiu felt a little disappointed and said, "As expected, after he came once and couldn't find it, he never came again."

Ye Xiaohan comforted her, "It's alright, as long as he's still alive, we'll find him eventually."

The heavy rain stopped, and the weather cleared up. However, autumn has arrived, and the temperature drops further north, so everyone needs to wear an extra layer when going out.

Ye Xiaohan continued his journey with the Japanese envoys along the pre-arranged route.

One night, they were too late to reach the next small town and had to camp at the foot of a mountain. Unexpectedly, a torrential rainstorm in the middle of the night washed away their camp.

The Japanese envoys and Zhongyue's team were stationed in separate areas, and they lost contact with each other.

What the Japanese envoys were unaware of was that the accident had been predicted in advance.

Ye Xiaohan drugged the Japanese and then blasted rocks in the mountains overnight, causing signs of flash floods and landslides. He then took the opportunity to completely part ways with the Japanese delegation, leading his own people.

They continued north for two days and finally arrived at a large mountainous area in the northeast.

Ye Xiaohan ordered everyone to stay put, and then he led Yun Mujiu on horseback into the mountains.

Yun Mujiu knew in her heart that Ye Xiaohan had found out the whereabouts of the spiritual vein and wanted to explore it with her.

It turns out that the legend of the hidden spiritual veins of the previous dynasty was actually true!