Being an emperor is not something he can do, so he can only rely on his connections.

Ningxiang's head was buzzing from the sudden roar, and she froze in place for a moment, completely bewildered. She had originally wanted to speak to comfort the agitated man in front of her, but before she could say anything, she felt a huge force suddenly hit her, and she was unexpectedly thrown to the ground by Zhang Jingwei without any preparation.

Zhang Jingwei's face was filled with rage, his eyes red as he pointed at Ningxiang and shouted viciously, "You murderers! Ningxiang, I don't care about your background. The only person I want to see right now is Chen Jianxiong!"

"Zhang Lang..." Ningxiang struggled to get up from the ground. She had just uttered two words when she felt a black screen in front of her eyes and fell down again.

The maid standing behind Ningxiang looked at Zhang Jingwei with anger. This woman was the maid who had always been by Ningxiang's side, serving her closely. She looked at Zhang Jingwei calmly and asked in a neither servile nor arrogant manner, "Why is Young Master Zhang so eager to find my senior brother?"

Zhang Jingwei's eyes widened, staring intently at the seemingly weak maid in front of him, gritting his teeth and saying, "I didn't expect that you are also a person of the School of Mind!"

The maid smiled slightly and said softly, "People often judge others based on appearance, but rarely can they truly see into people's hearts."

Zhang Jingwei snorted coldly and interrupted her impatiently, "Stop giving me these big talk! I don't want to hear your so-called theories of the heart. I'll say it again, where is Chen Jianxiong?"

The maid still had a faint smile on her face. She slowly shook her head and said, "Master Zhang, although you were once a disciple of our Xinxue lineage, I can clearly sense a strong hostility emanating from you now. Therefore, I am sorry that I cannot tell you about Chen Jianxiong's whereabouts."

Zhang Jingwei flew into a rage upon hearing this. He raised his hand, pointed at the maid, and threatened, "Well, since you're not going to accept my toast, don't blame me for being ruthless! Believe it or not, if I report this to the authorities, you won't be able to escape justice even if you have three heads and six arms!"

Facing Zhang Jingwei's threats, the maid not only showed no fear, but instead raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a sneer of disdain: "Haha, if it is really as Master Zhang said, then there will probably be another soul in this world who was tortured into confessing and died unjustly."

Zhang Jingwei's eyes widened in anger as he pointed at the maidservant in front of him and shouted, "You! You are a bunch of heartless people. How dare you kill innocent people? If this is what you call the Way of the Heart, then I truly regret having been in cahoots with you!"

The maid responded calmly, "Master Zhang, your words are too harsh. Our sect has always been based on benevolence and people-oriented. How can we harm innocent people? There must be some misunderstanding."

Zhang Jingwei was so angry that he was shaking all over. He clenched his fists and said with gritted teeth, "I can't explain this to a little maid like you. I want to see Chen Jianxiong immediately and make him explain it to me face to face!"

The maid smiled slightly and said softly, "It's not difficult to see Master Chen, but... you have to tell her the codeword set by the dean first."

Zhang Jingwei was furious when he heard this and couldn't help cursing: "Fuck you! Stop talking to me!" After cursing, he suddenly shouted: "Wood!"

There was a loud bang, and the door was flung open. A burly man rushed in like an iron tower, shouting, "Master!"

Zhang Jingwei pointed at the maid and shouted, "Wooden, quickly tie up this ungrateful girl and take her back to the mansion!"

"Yes!" Mu Tou rubbed his hands, wanting to subdue the little maid in front of him.

Suddenly, a voice boomed from the rooftop, seemingly out of nowhere: "Wait a minute, Zhang Xiaolian, why is he being so aggressive? Let's talk it out nicely."

Hearing this sudden voice, Zhang Jingwei was startled. He reacted instantly and rushed to the window like an arrow from a bow. He shouted angrily upwards: "Chen Jianxiong! You despicable villain, get down here if you have the guts!"

Before he finished speaking, a scholar in green robes slowly stood up from the roof. He stood with his hands behind his back, a faint smile on his face, and said with a slight smile, "Since you want to see me so much, then, let's talk it out."

Zhang Jingwei stared at the blue-robed scholar in front of him with wide eyes, gritting his teeth and demanding, "Li Yi, he's clearly an innocent man, why are you trying so hard to frame him?"

Upon hearing this, the blue-robed scholar raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a hint of disdainful sneer, and asked in return, "Him? You actually still think he's innocent? How ridiculous!"

Zhang Jingwei was trembling with rage, veins popping out on his forehead. He roared, "He said it himself, you instigated him to harass the army, which led to his unjust imprisonment! Now he's being treated as a sympathizer of the School of Mind. All of this bad consequence is because of you!"

Facing Zhang Jingwei's angry rebuke, the blue-robed scholar remained calm and composed, responding, "Hmph, if he hadn't had evil intentions, how could he have easily been instigated by me? Besides, don't you have a dog by your side? You could go ask him and find out what kind of person Li Yi is."

After hearing this, Zhang Jingwei's face grew even gloomier. He turned to a burly man behind him and shouted, "Mu Tou, immediately capture this evil thief and bring him to justice!"

Upon receiving the order, Mu Tou didn't hesitate. He flashed and pounced on the green-robed scholar like a tiger descending from a mountain. However, the green-robed scholar seemed to have anticipated Mu Tou's attack, simply shifting his body and easily dodging it. Then, with a lightning-fast swing of his arm, he pinned an incredibly sharp spike firmly to Mu Tou's neck in the blink of an eye.

The blue-robed scholar looked at Zhang Jingwei with disdain, his lips curled up slightly as he sneered, "Hmph, you think you can capture me with just a big, strong-limbed, simple-minded guard like you? You're just dreaming! The court sent so many henchmen before, but they were helpless against me, weren't they? Who do you think you are?"

At this moment, Zhang Jingwei on the side hurriedly shouted: "Chen Jianxiong! Don't be impulsive, you must not hurt him!"

Then, the blue-robed scholar turned to look at Zhang Jingwei and said righteously, "We, the Xinxue lineage, have always been people-oriented. We will never harm innocent people! Zhang Xiaolian, our fate ends today. Let's say goodbye." After speaking, he gently turned his head and instructed the maid beside him, "Xiaoying, Master has ordered us to relocate our base immediately. I heard that the Central Command has sent people down. The situation is urgent. You quickly pack your things and evacuate with me."

Before he finished speaking, the blue-robed scholar flashed like a ghost, darting out the window and disappearing into the night. The maid quickly lifted her skirt and followed him lightly, disappearing in the blink of an eye. Zhang Jingwei and Mu Tou were left standing there, staring blankly in the direction they had left, unable to recover for a long time.