Huanzhu Time Travel: Yan Luo's Unbreakable Love in the Yong Dynasty

Little Swallow's eyes widened, and she asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, what huge conspiracy? What exactly does the Shadow Society want to do?"

Hongli's expression was stern as he briefly recounted the contents of the letter: "They intend to use the treasure as bait to spread rumors between the court and the martial arts world, inciting suspicion and conflict between the two sides. When the world is in chaos, they can take the opportunity to seize control of the situation."

Hongzhou said angrily from the side, "These treacherous villains! Your Majesty, we must first keep these letters and secret manuals safe, lest the Shadow Society find out that we have discovered their conspiracy."

Consort Ling also said, "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Should we summon the key officials of the court to discuss countermeasures?"

Hongli shook his head slightly: "It's not advisable for now. The Shadow Society has many spies in the palace. If we rashly summon the ministers, we risk leaking information. I need to discuss this carefully with Xiaoyanzi and Hongzhou."

Little Swallow nodded and said, "Your Majesty is right. But where should we begin? This conspiracy involves both the imperial court and the martial arts world, and its scope is so vast."

After a moment's thought, Hongli said, "Let's start with this manual. It may contain the key secrets of the Shadow Society's martial arts or operations. If we can decipher it, it will be of great benefit to us."

Hongzhou picked up the manual and looked through it, frowning as he said, "The words and patterns on this manual are quite peculiar, like some kind of ancient martial arts secret language that I have never seen before."

Little Swallow leaned over to take a look and suddenly said, "I think I've seen a similar pattern in the Prime Minister's library! Although it's not exactly the same, it seems to be related."

Hongli's eyes lit up: "Little Swallow, do you still remember the specifics?"

Little Swallow tried hard to recall: "I only glanced at it briefly at the time, and I only remember that the book seemed to be placed in a corner, covered by many other books."

Hongzhou said, "Then let's return to the Prime Minister's residence immediately to search. Perhaps we can find a way to decipher this secret manual in that book."

Hongli agreed, "Very well. Xiaoyanzi and I will return to the Prime Minister's residence. Hongzhou, you will stay in the palace and continue to keep an eye on the Shadow Society's movements, especially those suspicious individuals who have dealings with the martial arts world."

Hongzhou replied, "As you command, Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Xiao Yanzi and Hongli arrived at the Prime Minister's residence and went straight to the library. Xiao Tao and A Zhu saw them and quickly bowed.

Xiao Tao said, "Miss, Your Majesty, why did you suddenly return?"

Little Swallow said, "We're looking for a book. Little Peach, do you remember a book with strange patterns in the library?"

Xiao Tao thought for a moment and said, "Miss, there are many books in the library, so I'm not sure. But I can help you look for them."

The group carefully searched through the library. A-Zhu found a dusty book on the bottom shelf and exclaimed, "Miss, Your Majesty, is this the one?"

Little Swallow hurriedly took it, flipped through a few pages, and excitedly said, "This is it! Your Majesty, look, the patterns on this are very similar to those in the secret manual."

Hongli carefully compared the two books and said, "It seems there is indeed a connection between them. However, the writing is still obscure and difficult to understand, and we still need to study it carefully."

At this moment, Prime Minister Lin, having heard that Xiao Yanzi and Hongli had returned to the mansion, came to pay his respects.

After bowing, Lord Lin asked, "Your Majesty, is there any important matter that brings you here?"

Hongli said, "Lord Lin, Xiaoyanzi and I are investigating a mysterious organization whose conspiracy threatens both the court and the martial arts world. We found a book in this library that may be related to it, and we need to stay here for a while to study it."

Lord Lin hurriedly replied, "If Your Majesty requires it, I will do my utmost to cooperate."

During their time at the Prime Minister's residence, Xiao Yanzi and Hongli studied the two books day and night. One day, Xiao Yanzi suddenly exclaimed, "Your Majesty, I think I understand a little! This secret language seems to convey meaning through a specific combination of symbols, just like the symbols we saw in the dark cave before."

Following Xiao Yanzi's train of thought, Hongli gradually began to understand: "It seems that we are about to uncover a corner of the secret of the Shadow Society."

However, their commotion at the Prime Minister's residence also attracted the attention of some people. Outside the Prime Minister's residence, several shadowy figures were constantly spying.

Hongzhou also noticed something amiss in the palace. Some eunuchs and palace maids, who were usually unassuming, were behaving suspiciously. He wondered to himself, "Has the Shadow Society already discovered my brother and sister-in-law's activities at the Prime Minister's residence?"

Hongzhou found Consort Ling and said, "Your Highness, I've noticed something amiss in the palace. It seems the Shadow faction might be aware of this, and we need to find a way to inform my brother, the Emperor."

Consort Ling said worriedly, "What should we do? What if they harm the Emperor..."

Hongzhou clenched his fist: "I won't let them succeed! I'll arrange for people to go to the Prime Minister's residence to meet my brother and sister-in-law, and at the same time strengthen the security in the palace. I will not give Shadow any opportunity to take advantage of us."

Meanwhile, at the Prime Minister's residence, Xiao Yanzi and Hongli were still focused on deciphering the secret code, completely unaware of the impending danger. Could they completely decipher the code and grasp the crucial information before the Shadow Society launched their attack? Could they escape unscathed amidst the numerous crises? How would their actions alter the fate of the court and the martial world? Everything was fraught with uncertainty in this tense situation, like an invisible net slowly tightening.

This chapter concludes here. Stay tuned for the next chapter.