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Don't you want to find him? Come on, come on, all of you, come to him!

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"What about people?"

"I clearly saw him walking towards this place just now!"

"We've been searching for so long and still can't find him. He must have changed his appearance. That guy just now is very suspicious. Let's split up and search!"

"Yes!"

"Are you looking for me?" A teasing voice came from a dark alley nearby.

Several masked men stared at the dark alley, "Who are you? Come out!"

"Aren't you the one looking for me? Don't you know who I am?"

The dim candlelight illuminated Luo Yao's face, and several people from the martial arts world looked at each other in confusion.

The masked man in the lead gave a look and several people nodded.

"I'm looking for a prisoner. Sorry for the offense!"

One man pulled out a dagger and stabbed it towards Luo Yao's face, but Luo Yao dodged it easily by tilting his head.

"Criminal? I wonder what crime this criminal has committed. Why don't you report him to the authorities? Wouldn't it be better to have a wanted warrant from the government?"

"Don't waste your time talking to him! Go!"

Are they afraid of causing public outrage? How ridiculous!

There was a shallow cut on his cheek. Luo Yao touched the scratched skin and stared at the masked gangster who attacked him.

The masked man looked at the wrinkles on his face and asked, "Have you changed your skin, sir?"

"You really want to know?"

A vicious look flashed in the eyes of the masked man in the lead.

"on!"

The moon was obscured by thick clouds, and the sounds of fighting in the dark alley lasted for a while before falling silent.

Someone was talking in the darkness.

"Young Master, what should we do with these people?"

"No need to deal with it, someone will come to collect their bodies."

Four bodies lay twisted and turned in the alley. The moon rose higher and reached the sky, and the white glow made the originally dark alley clearer.

A black cat jumped down from a great height, landed on the lower eaves and licked its fur. Suddenly, the cat's ears moved, and it stopped licking its fur, tilting its head to look at the dim alley.

A pigeon rushed out from the darkness of the alley. The cat was so scared that it bent its body and let out a terrifying growl like a baby crying at the pigeon flying towards it.

A pigeon flew over his head. The kitten stepped back, jumped up, stretched out its claws to grab the air, but caught nothing. A few thin down feathers fell off, and the cat fell off the eaves and landed on an upside-down dustpan.

"Meow." The kitten got up, shook off its messy fur, and tilted its head to look at its prey, but the prey had already flown away...

"Killed?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"This is the first time we've met face to face. Do you think it's him?"

"Your Majesty, the body was already cold when our people arrived, and the shape of the wound doesn't look like it was done by the Luo family..."

"Wound?"

Bei Zhenming took the letter from Zhu Shengyuan's hand and carefully studied the shape of the wounds drawn on the letter. It was indeed not caused by the Luo family's kung fu. They were just a few messy and ordinary wounds with no obvious characteristics.

Zhu Shengyuan poured a cup of tea and offered it with both hands, "Your Majesty, the rumors about Princess Yong'an a few years ago have dissipated. Now Dacheng is thriving everywhere. I think Princess Yong'an is very talented. Why, Your Majesty..."

Bei Zhenming glanced at Zhu Shengyuan, took the tea and set it aside, a gloomy look flashing across his eyes. "I have to thank him for helping me manage this country so well. Speaking of which, the imperial kitchen made a dish called spicy crayfish yesterday, and I thought it tasted very good..."

Bei Zhenming's voice sounded very casual, but Zhu Shengyuan broke out in a cold sweat. "If Your Majesty likes it, I will ask them to do it again today."

Hearing his words, Bei Zhenming's face fell, and Zhu Shengyuan, realizing what he had said, fell to his knees.

"Your Majesty... this old servant... you've dismissed everyone from Longxin Palace over the past year, and you've been so busy with state affairs that you've barely even thought about eating or drinking. This old servant... this old servant is truly worried about your health... This old servant deserves to die! This old servant deserves to die!"

Bei Zhenming was annoyed when he saw him kneeling on the ground and kowtowing. He shouted sternly, "Get up!"

Zhu Shengyuan didn't dare to get up. Bei Zhenming rubbed his brow and stood up. "How's the thing I asked you to do half a month ago going?"

Hearing him talk about what happened half a month ago, Zhu Shengyuan quickly stood up and followed him.

"It's done."

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Yongan Palace.

"How's things going in Lin'an County?"

"Your Highness, there's news from Lin'an County that several people have died. It's probably the Princess's doing."

"Has Yaoyao taken action? Can you find out where he is hiding now?"

"No, the person had already left when our people went there, but it must be the princess's. Also, in the Hundred Diseases Forest, our people eliminated the herbalists who entered the middle layer of the Hundred Diseases Forest, but our subordinates didn't notice that someone had sneaked into the inner layer..."

Seeing Bei Zhenting's increasingly gloomy face, Li Qingyun's voice became increasingly quiet. "When our people found that person... he... he had already died of poisoning..."

Bei Zhenting's sharp gaze swept across Li Qingyun, and his voice sounded like a rope from hell, "Watch both sides carefully. If anything goes wrong on either side, you won't have to worry about your heads!"

"Yes!"

Waving Li Qingyun away, Bei Zhenting returned to his throne. Ye Qing, who was standing beside him, propped up his head and said seriously, "I heard a month ago that the border victims were evacuated... Your Highness has been staying in the capital for a month. Is that really okay?"

Bei Zhenting's face was half dark and he didn't say anything.

Ye Qing sighed, "I know you're worried about the princess's safety, but being on guard against that person like this isn't a good idea. Can you keep doing this forever?"

Bei Zhenting's face turned even worse.

Ye Qing sat up straight and continued, "Something seems to have happened to the Yuan family recently... The Yuan family..."

After saying this, the two fell silent for a long time. Ye Qing stood up and left. "No matter what, Qingye Valley cannot be put in danger. Since the prince has given me a promise, I must keep it."

Bei Zhenting was the only one left in the huge hall. After a long while, Li Qingyun landed beside him quietly, "Your Highness, the things you instructed have been done. You...Your Highness, let me help you to rest!"

The quilt gradually became warmer, and the faint fragrance of soap grass in the east wing relieved the headache. In a half-asleep state, Bei Zhenting thought of Ye Qing's words.

Defense is never a wise choice, but taking the initiative...

Is he going to be the second person after the traitor Bei Zhenqing?

Memories of my youth came to mind.

The high-spirited young man made a solemn oath at the Zhaixing Tower, the highest point in the imperial palace.

*When you become emperor, I will be your general and guard your territory!

*Okay! Then I'll make you General Zhenbei! Just like your father!

The Yong'an Palace has always been a strong backing for the royal family and has remained loyal to its original aspirations for a hundred years. All his abilities are for defending his country and being loyal to the country. One day, when his father is old, he will take over his father's shift and fight on the battlefield on his father's behalf to guard Dacheng!

just now……

Maybe he shouldn't ignore his brother...

He should go see his brother... After returning to the capital, he used the excuse of being busy investigating a case... He hasn't seen his brother yet...