Lu Chengze's eyes flashed: "Your Excellency, Mr. Lu has had many contacts with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I'm afraid this matter is not easy to handle."

The messenger's exposed jawline tightened, and he was obviously unhappy.

Yan Jinchang was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his back. He hurriedly said, "Messenger, don't listen to his nonsense. He just suffered a loss in front of the Crown Prince of Qi, so he said this. I will send someone to convey the decree of the Heavenly Palace. Even the emperor will obey it if he hears it."

The messenger finally relaxed, a satisfied smile on his face: "That's great!"

Lu Chengze rarely seizes the opportunity, so how could he give up? "The envoy doesn't know that the Crown Prince of Qi and the current emperor are at odds with each other. He may not listen to the emperor's words. Moreover, this prince grew up in Xuantian Palace and studied under Taoist Ziyun. He is quite capable."

The messenger became more serious when he heard this: "Is he from Xuantian Palace?"

Lu Chengze quickly replied: "Yes, a true disciple of Xuantian Palace."

The messenger paused for a moment before saying, "It's indeed difficult!"

Lu Chengze felt that his chance had come: "This matter is not difficult to handle. If the envoy trusts me, please hand it over to me. I will offer the coal mine to you soon."

The messenger considered for a moment and said, "Since you know the Crown Prince so well, I will definitely leave this matter to you. You must not antagonize the Crown Prince. You must persuade him kindly and tell him that the Heavenly Palace will give him some compensation. His Highness will definitely not suffer any loss."

Lu Chengze hurriedly obeyed, and Yan Jinchang was secretly anxious, but he was powerless to refute. He was about to step forward to stop him, but was quietly stopped by Wei Ting behind him. Yan Jinchang glanced at Wei Ting's calm face, and although he was puzzled, he finally gave up the idea of ​​stopping him.

After the messenger finished his instructions, he left gracefully.

Lu Chengze was feeling proud again. He walked up to Yan Jinchang with an arrogant attitude, stretched out his hand to tug at Yan Jinchang's shirt, and said viciously, "Old bastard! How dare you, a villain, attack me while Lord Mingyuan is away? Fine! Then I, Lu, will show you who will be the first to suffer!"

Lu Chengze swung his fist towards Yan Jinchang's face. Yan Jinchang screamed in fear, but after a long wait, the fist didn't fall. He opened his eyes and saw that Lu Chengze's fist was caught by Wei Ting. Even with all his strength, it didn't move at all. Lu Chengze was shocked. He had never expected Wei Ting's martial arts skills to be so unfathomable.

Lu Chengze felt a chill in his heart. He let go of Yan Jinchang, and Wei Ting immediately let go of his hand and retreated behind Yan Jinchang.

"Hmph! I won't bother with you today. When Lord Mingyuan comes back, I will talk to him myself." After saying that, he turned around and left.

When the elders saw that Lu Chengze had left and there was nothing exciting to watch, they quickly found excuses to disperse.

Yan Jinchang tidied up his messy clothes and looked at Wei Ting with gratitude.

"Thank you, Brother Wei, for saving me. What was your intention in stopping me just now?"

Wei Ting was tall and slender, always standing straight no matter where he was. It was impossible to ignore the majestic aura emanating from his slender frame.

Looking at his face again, his cheeks were slightly thin, and his cheekbones were slightly protruding, giving him a sense of determination. However, the most striking thing was the thick black beard that almost covered most of his face, making it difficult to see his true appearance.

But the eyes above the beard were like cold stars twinkling in the night sky, always emitting an extremely sharp light that could penetrate everything in an instant.

"There's no need to stop him. He can't win at all. He's just courting his own destruction. Why bother?"

After saying this simple sentence, Wei Ting left without looking back.

Yan Jinchang stroked his beard, a sinister smile on his face. "Hmph! That's right! Lu Chengze is courting his own destruction!"

Before dawn, at the moment of breaking day, the entire sea was shrouded in endless darkness, as if a huge and heavy black curtain was spread out before the eyes. Aside from the incessant sound of the tide, everything was silent, and not a single light could penetrate the deep night.

Looking up at the night sky, the Ziwei Star had already dimmed. However, in this silence and darkness, Wei Ting walked along the coast towards the fishing village.

Walking towards the fishing village, you have to pass a rocky beach. The black rocks are of various shapes and appearances. Suddenly, a few heads appeared from behind the rocks.

"Master Wei, are you here to see the young master?"

A thin young man stood up from behind a massive reef. Following his movement, several more figures emerged from behind different rocks. Some were sitting, some were standing, their postures varied, but their faces all wore the same carefree expression. These were the young master's new guards and attendants!

Wei Ting uttered a soft "hmm," then swiftly leaped onto the reef, gazing into the distance, searching for something. Soon, he spotted two figures on the beach: one tall and handsome, the other petite and delicate.

Wei Ting is the young master's martial arts master. Every day at this time, he would come here to find the young master and teach him martial arts to strengthen his body.

But! Wei Ting clearly didn't want to disturb the couple. For their young master, accompanying Miss Lingzhu on a daily fishing trip was far more interesting than studying or practicing martial arts. This was fine; he didn't like studying, and Wei Ting never forced him.

A young man among his followers yawned and said, "Young Master runs to the fishing village before dawn every day, forcing us to get up early every day!"

Before he could finish his words, another young man sighed and said, "Alas! The young master is really pitiful. He has only left the island once in his life. Where else can he go here besides the fishing village?"

"Indeed, apart from going to the fishing village to find that Lingzhu girl, the young master has no interest in other beauties."

At this time, a slightly older attendant curled his lips and interrupted, "It's really strange. We tried our best to find so many beautiful girls for the young master, but not one of them could catch his eye."

Others echoed this, expressing their confusion about the matter.

The young man who spoke first pretended to be profound and said, "You guys are so superficial! Our young master is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty. He likes Miss Lingzhu because they grew up together and are childhood sweethearts. This kind of relationship can't be easily replaced by others."

After saying that, the teenagers smiled at each other, then sat down on the beach again bored, leaning their backs against the hard rocks behind them, and looking towards the distant beach.

There, a young pair was running and playing happily, as if the whole world belonged to them alone.

Wei Ting leaped a few times, leaving the rocky beach and flying over the highest rock on the cape. In the distance, several young men looked at his back with envy, all praising him!

Wei Ting stood on a high rock, the waves under his feet splashing against the stone wall. He looked down at his surroundings, taking in everything.

There was a trench under the rock, and the surging sea water hit the cracks, making a rumbling sound.

Suddenly, a dark figure emerged from the gap. He was dressed like an ordinary local fisherman. Except for Wei Ting, no one could see him.

"This subordinate greets the young commander!"

Wei Ting did not lower his head to look at the person who came, because he had known who the person was for many years.

"Someone from the Heavenly Palace came today, and it involves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Send someone to Yongkang in Jiangzhou and make sure he is well protected."

The figure trembled slightly: "Why did the people from the Heavenly Palace suddenly attack His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Wei Ting's face darkened slightly. "We don't really want to deal with him. Humph! It's just those greedy flies who have set their sights on his treasure!"

Upon hearing this, the man gritted his teeth and said, "This group of despicable and shameless people are absolutely despicable! But, Young Marshal, the people in the Heavenly Palace are greedy by nature. They will do anything to get what they want. If they really want to make a move, I'm afraid we won't be able to protect them."

Wei Ting stood firmly against the sea breeze, and no matter how strong the wind and waves were, they could only ruffle his beard.

"We have to protect him even if we can't. The prince can't get into any more trouble. Compared to the Drunken Dream Poison, we still have a chance of winning this time."

The man remained silent after hearing this, but he clenched his fists, showing his determination.

"Don't worry, Marshal. I and others will do everything in my power to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Wei Ting looked up at the sky to the south, a trace of tenderness suddenly appearing on his face. He murmured, "Don't worry, Yue'er! He is your only relative. I will definitely protect him."

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