The Young Swordsman of Dalu

Li Wei was heading to the Northern Dynasty, and Li Chaoyang was extremely anxious. News from the Northern Dynasty said that Li Wei had been targeted by the Northern Dynasty's imperial guards, and they had not yet taken action to arrest him because they did not understand what Li Wei's purpose was in going to the Northern Dynasty.

Li Chaoyang needed to return to the capital as soon as possible to submit an imperial edict to His Majesty the Emperor. If he stayed too long, he feared the Emperor might have some thoughts about it. However, Li Weishi was, after all, his granddaughter, and he couldn't let her be harmed. In the end, Li Chaoyang decided to entrust the important task of finding Li Weishi in the Northern Dynasty to Wenjie. Shangguan Xingyun and Liang Feiyan also asked to stay and go to the Northern Dynasty together. Before leaving, Li Chaoyang gave them many instructions before he and Wentao embarked on their journey back to the capital.

Changsheng pestered Wenjie to take him along, but Wenjie refused repeatedly, saying, "Changsheng, your young master is not here, and this journey is fraught with danger. You should return to the capital with my father, and I will definitely bring your fourth young master back to you safe and sound."

Changsheng cried and said, "Second Young Master, you must take Fourth Young Master home. I will wait for you at home."

Wenjie and his group left Beijiang City and saw Sang Ziqi and Ayiguli at the city gate.

“Wenjie, I’ll go with you,” Sang Ziqi said.

“Sang Ziqi, Ayiguli needs you,” Wenjie refused.

“Wenjie, just let him go. He’s been grumbling about it all night. If you don’t let him go, he’ll be sad. I’ll wait for you to return safely at home,” Ayiguli said.

"Thank you, Ayiguli!" Wenjie said.

"Let's not delay, let's go!" Shangguan Xingyun spurred his horse and rode away.

"Ayiguli, wait for me to come back!" Sang Ziqi and the others left.

Aygul stood at the city gate, gazing in the direction they had gone until she could no longer see them, before reluctantly heading into the city.

"Your Excellency, several more people from the Great Lu Kingdom have arrived within our Northern Dynasty's borders," the guard reported.

"Who is it?" Wang Xiao leisurely sipped his tea, while a palace maid fed him pastries.

“Two men and two women, I assumed they were after Li Wei,” the guard said.

"Got it! Keep a close eye on them!" Wang Xiao took a sip of tea.

Li Wei had been in the Northern Dynasty for more than half a month. She searched everywhere for Wen Fei, but couldn't find a trace of him. Li Wei was extremely anxious. Not long after she stepped into the Northern Dynasty, she realized that she had been followed. They hadn't made a move against her for so many days because they didn't know why she had come to the Northern Dynasty.

Li Wei didn't expose them, and let them follow her around as her free bodyguards.

After the guards left, Wang Xiao suddenly remembered something. He sat up straight and shouted, "Someone come here! Someone come here quickly!"

"What are your orders, sir?"

"Which inn is Li Wei staying at now?" Wang Xiao asked.

"Shengfeng Inn!"

"Send more people to keep a close eye on her and arrest her at any time!" Wang Xiao said.

Li Wei searched outside for a day and returned to Shengfeng Inn in the evening. She found that there were more people watching her outside the inn. Li Wei let out a soft "humph" from her nose and strode into the inn.

"Waiter, bring me a pot of your best wine and all your signature dishes to help me relax!" Li Wei shouted loudly on purpose.

The waiter quickly brought out the wine and dishes, and Li Wei began to eat and drink heartily as if no one else was around. The imperial guards of the Northern Dynasty watched Li Wei eat with relish, constantly swallowing their saliva.

"Look how greedy you are, haven't eaten in ages!" The head guard picked up his chopsticks and tapped his subordinate on the head.

"Boss, I'm really hungry, let's eat something." The guard said in a low voice.

"Waiter! Three bowls of clear broth noodles, please!" the head guard shouted.

After finishing her meal, Li Wei stood up, stretched, and instructed the waiter to bring some hot water to her room before lazily returning to her own room.

Once Wenjie and his group entered the territory of the Northern Dynasty, Sang Ziqi immediately activated his powerful intelligence-gathering ability. They soon learned that Li Wei had been under the watchful eyes of the Northern Dynasty's imperial guards for a long time.

"Wenjie, it's getting late. Let's find an inn to stay in first, and then we can discuss things further," Sang Ziqi said.

“Okay!” Wenjie said.

“Let’s go to the largest inn in Yancheng. There are many people coming and going there, and we can gather a lot of information,” Sang Ziqi said.

"Which inn?" Shangguan Xingyun asked.

“Shengfeng Inn,” Sang Ziqi said.

Soon Wenjie and his group arrived at Shengfeng Inn and quickly checked in.

"What should we do? They're staying at the same inn as Li Wei. Should we report this to Eunuch Wang?" the guard said.

"I'll go report this. You all keep a close watch here and don't slack off!" the head guard said fiercely.

"I obey, little one!"

Inside the Northern Dynasty's imperial palace, Wang Xiao was carefully attending to Murong Bo when a young eunuch entered and reported, "Your Majesty! The imperial guards have something to report!"

"Let him in!" Murong Bo put down the book he was holding.

"Your Majesty, the two men and two women from the Great Lu Kingdom have now been identified. The leader is Wen Jie, the second son of Wen Tao from the Great Lu Kingdom, and his friends. They have already checked into the Shengfeng Inn where Li Wei is staying."

"When did Wen Tao's second son arrive in the Northern Dynasty?" Murong Bo asked Wang Xiao.

"Your Majesty! This servant has made progress in thinking and is reporting to Your Majesty." Wang Xiao knelt on the ground.

"What are your thoughts? Tell me!" Murong Bo gave Wang Xiao a chance to perform.

"Your Majesty, Wenjie and his group have come to the Northern Dynasty, surely for Li Weishi. She is Li Chaoyang's granddaughter! If she were to get lost, it would be the death of Li Chaoyang. Once they enter our Northern Dynasty's territory, wouldn't they be at our mercy?" Wang Xiao said smugly.

"Foolish! Our Northern Dynasty has just gone through several major battles, and our national strength is still recovering. If we offend Li Chaoyang, our Northern Dynasty will face annihilation," Murong Bo said.

“Your Majesty is right, but we can’t let Li Chaoyang get away with this. Since we can’t get anything from him, let’s do something with his granddaughter and get our revenge,” Wang Xiao said.

"Don't go too far!" Murong Bo said as he went to the back of the hall.

Wang Xiaosheng arrogantly ordered, "Immediately arrest Li Wei and his group!"

As night fell, a murderous aura enveloped Yancheng. The few pedestrians on the street gradually returned home, and the street vendors prepared to pack up.

The imperial guards of the Northern Dynasty arrived at Shengfeng Inn in a procession and surrounded it. There were still customers eating in the lobby. When the waiter saw that the inn was surrounded, he quickly called the owner to come out and deal with the situation.

"Gentlemen, what's going on? My shop is operating legally and has never done any illicit business!" the shop owner said.

"We're arresting people, and they'll be staying at your inn. Go and call all the guests down here," the head guard shouted.

"Sir, this isn't right! The guests have all gone to bed," the shop owner said.

"If you won't go, send our men!" the head guard shouted.

The imperial guards were about to rush into the room when the shopkeeper, seeing this, said helplessly, "Can't I just go and call them?"

Li Wei heard the commotion in the lobby from her room. She knew they were about to attack her, and she prepared herself to deal with them.

Wenjie and the others gathered in a room: "Are they going to attack us? Why are they so easily angered?"

"What should we do?" Sang Ziqi asked.

"Start the fight, then escape when the opportunity arises. We need to get out of here as much as possible," Wenjie said.

"I wonder where my sister is?" Liang Feiyan said worriedly.

“She’ll be fine,” Shangguan Xingyun said.