Wandering the Heavens

At light time, Miaoyinfang became lively. As soon as Yan Yujin and Xiao Jingrui entered the room, they met Prince Ji who was surrounded by people. They subconsciously raised their hands to cover their faces. This old and disrespectful guy was dissatisfied when he saw the two young people trying to hide.

"Jingrui, Yujin, you two brats, come here!"

"Uncle Ji, you're here to listen to the music too!" Yan Yujin greeted awkwardly.

"You two little brats, weren't you carefree in the past? Why are you so shy today?" Prince Ji waved his fan in a grand manner, probably meaning that I was angry and he should comfort me.

"Uncle Ji, what did you have for dinner?" Yan Yujin tried to get away with it by making a joke.

"Yu Jin! Is there anything you have done today that an old man like me cannot know?" Prince Ji was not going to let these two young people go.

"Gong Yu has met Prince Ji, Young Master Xiao, and Young Master Yan."

Gong Yu had already noticed the tug of war between the three people. As the top star, she couldn't avoid it even if she wanted to.

"Miss Gong Yu, look at these two young people. They don't know how to respect the elders at all. They want to hide when they see me. How can this be tolerated?" Prince Ji puffed his beard and glared, and the folding fan in his hand even made a shadow.

The three people in front of him are all uncles, especially Prince Ji, who is the oldest but acts like a child.

But they are the ones who are best at using their reputations. Gong Yu was able to avoid embarrassment time and time again thanks to the reputations of these few people. Otherwise, Miaoyinfang would have been eaten up by others without leaving anything left.

"Prince Ji is right. Prince Ji is here to listen to music today, so don't bother with Young Master Xiao and Young Master Yan." Gong Yu would stroke the whim of a person.

"That's right, you two little brats, follow me!" Prince Ji put away his folding fan and showed off to the two of them.

"Yes, Uncle Ji."

The two could only accept their fate and follow along, waiting for any chance to speak up.

In the largest private room of Miaoyinfang, a group of female musicians playing various instruments were performing. Prince Ji was listening with squinting eyes and stroking his beard, mesmerized. But then his mood was ruined by two young men.

Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin had been exchanging glances, and their expressions were quite anxious.

After the song ended, Prince Ji finally had some time to chat with the two young men.

"What's going on between you two? You might as well tell me so that you don't look so uneasy all the time."

"Uncle Ji, today we actually want to ask Miss Gong Yu about someone." Yan Yujin scratched his head and spoke.

"Mr. Yan, which sister do you want to find out about? Gong Yu will definitely tell you everything she knows." Gong Yu also became interested. The two of them were so shy, maybe they had taken a fancy to one of the girls.

"Ms. Gong Yu, you misunderstood. This person is not a girl from Miaoyinfang." Yan Yujin felt a little embarrassed.

"Then, is it Hong Xiuzhao or Yang Liuxin? Gong Yu still has some connections in this street and can also inquire for Master Yan." Gong Yu saw Yan Yujin's hesitant tone and felt that her guess was almost right.

"She is not a girl, but a killer. His nickname is Xiangsi." Yan Yujin blurted out.

"Mr. Yan is such a joker. Gong Yu is just a singer. How would he know anything about what's going on in the martial arts world?" Gong Yu replied with a smile.

"Jingrui, I said that the old man was lying. How could Miss Gong Yu know so much about the affairs of the martial arts world and even kill Xiangsi?" Yan Yujin picked up the wine that Gong Yu brought and drank it in one breath.

"That's right, I'll settle the score with him some other day." Xiao Jingrui was also very angry.

"You two young people have been hesitating all night just because of this matter!" Prince Ji was greatly disappointed with the result.

"What else? Uncle Ji, our family is not as useless as the son of Earl Ningyuan. A few years ago, he clamored to marry Yang Liuxin's pair of sisters, but was reprimanded by the emperor and now he can't even leave the house." Yan Yujin spoke with innocence.

When Prince Ji heard Yan Yujin's words, his face turned red. What he did was not much better...

Just when he was about to make amends, the musician adjusted herself and started playing again.

As long as there was no more spoiling the mood in the back room, the two of them followed Prince Ji to eat and drink, and finally got rid of the old man. They also left Miaoyinfang and walked aimlessly on the streets of Jinling.

For the first time, Xiao Jingrui felt like a complete outsider in this place.

"Jingrui, you noticed Miss Gong Yu's reaction when I mentioned the killer Xiangsi! She was smiling very stiffly when she was explaining." Yan Yujin said in a low voice.

"I also noticed her back. It was a little stiff at that moment, but it soon returned to normal." Xiao Jingrui knew that when Yan Yujin was talking nonsense to attract Gong Yu's attention, he was creating opportunities for himself.

"So, what are you going to do?" Yan Yujin was worried about his good friend.

"After the imperial edict is issued, I will go to the southern border peacefully. That's also good. Maybe I can even meet Yue Xiu Ze's talented disciple." Xiao Jingrui said softly.

After that, the two of them stopped talking until they went home, because someone followed them as soon as they left Miaoyinfang.

"Yan Yujin asked Gong Yu about the killer Xiangsi! How did they talk?" Mei Changsu was shocked by Mr. Thirteen's report.

After Gong Yu sent Prince Ji and others away, he immediately sorted out the conversation and handed it over to Mr. Thirteen. The matter was of great importance, so Mr. Thirteen came to see Mei Changsu overnight and arranged for people to follow Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin.

"This is the conversation recorded by Gong Yu. Those present are Prince Ji, Xiao Jingyan from the Ningguo Marquis' Mansion, and Yan Yujin." Thirteen unfolded a piece of paper and handed it to Mei Changsu.

Mei Changsu wrote down the paper on which the conversation was recorded.

"Uncle Thirteen, do you think the extermination of the entire Lin family was really ordered by the emperor?" Mei Changsu was already a little shaken.

"Young master, what was said in the flyer is all false rumors. When the case happened, the emperor had been on the throne for many years and it is impossible for him to do such a thing. It's just that the treacherous officials deceived his ears." Thirteen can be said to have watched Lin Shu grow up. Even though he has become Mei Changsu now, he can still say what Mei Changsu wants to hear.

"I think so too, but Xia Jiang is dead now and there is no evidence. The road to redress is full of difficulties. Uncle Thirteen, was there anyone in the Lin Mansion back then who could accomplish these things?" Mei Changsu was very unconfident.

"Young master, when the entire Lin family was executed, in fact, among the people they met, there was no one who was capable of such a rebellious thing." Thirteen thought for a long time. Among the guests of the Lin family who escaped that year, there was no one who had such a capability.

"So, where did this guy come from? He seems to know everything about the actions of the Jiangzuo League, and he always manages to sabotage our plans before I do." Mei Changsu's words revealed a deep sense of powerlessness.

"Don't worry, young master. As long as he is a human, he will always be exposed when he does things." Thirteen comforted.

After the master and servant exchanged a few more polite words, Thirteen left the Su residence and returned to Miaoyinfang, leaving Mei Changsu frowning as he read the dozens of words of conversation. He didn't even notice Xiao Jingyan coming out of the tunnel.

"What are you thinking about, sir?"

"Your Highness!" Mei Changsu put away the paper and stood up to salute.

"Today in the palace, my father asked Mu Qing to return to the southern border. Mu Qing asked for Xiao Jingrui from the Ningguo Marquis' Mansion and Yan Yujin from the Yan Mansion to go with him." Xiao Jingyan said as he sat down opposite Mei Changsu.

"Your Majesty agreed?" Mei Changsu was a little surprised.

"I agree, but my father asked Xia Dong to go with him." Xiao Jingyan was also very disdainful of the emperor's way of employing people.

"Why is Your Majesty so anxious?" Mei Changsu had no idea about Mu Qing's return to the southern border.

"When the Chu State heard that Prince Mu's siblings were imprisoned in the capital, they gathered their troops and will be heading north to attack Daliang in the near future." Xiao Jingyan also sighed.

"Isn't the alliance between Daliang and Chu still there?" Mei Changsu was a little surprised.

"But now the army in the southern border is in a panic because Princess Nihuang and the young prince have not returned from Nanjing. In addition, the leaflet has spread to various countries, and they are afraid of following the fate of the Red Flame Army." Xiao Jingyan also knew about the leaflet and was skeptical about the description in it.

Mei Changsu's face suddenly turned ugly. He didn't expect that this leaflet would actually shake the morale of the Daliang army. If the situation continued to develop, who knows how bad it would get.

"Has the Xuanjing Division still not found the culprit of the flyer case?"

"There is no progress. We have looked for all the pens, ink, paper and inkstone, but there is still no clue. In addition, Xia Jiang died tragically and Xie Yu was frightened into amnesia. Xia Chun is now hesitant, and I'm afraid this case will become an unsolved case." Xiao Jingyan sighed.