The Young Swordsman of Dalu

News of Wen Fei's arrival in Yancheng quickly reached the Northern Dynasty's imperial palace.

"Your Majesty! What should we do next?" Eunuch Liu asked.

"Let's wait and see. Has everything been arranged at Yuxuan Palace?" Murong Bo said.

“Everything is arranged. Your Majesty, just wait and see the show,” said Eunuch Liu.

Wenfei had arrived outside Yuxuan Palace. After observing that no one was around, he leaped over the palace wall. The courtyard was quiet. Before leaving Yuxuan Palace, Jin Yuanying dismissed the palace maids and eunuchs, allowing them to choose to leave or continue serving in the palace. Those who went home were given travel expenses and retirement money. Those who stayed were asked by Eunuch Liu to make proper arrangements so that they would not have any worries.

Wen Fei was very familiar with Yuxuan Palace. He quickly arrived at Jin Yuanying's former bedroom. The moment he opened the door, many spears shot out from inside. Fortunately, Wen Fei reacted quickly and leaned back to avoid the danger.

"Take it!"

"Let's see if you have the ability to catch me."

Wen Fei didn't want to get entangled with them, so he used his lightness skill to fly out of Yuxuan Palace.

"That was close!" Wenfei said.

"They actually knew I was coming here, interesting!" Wenfei thought to himself.

Wenfei found a small food stall, sat down, and ordered a bowl of noodles.

"Have you heard? The Great Lu Kingdom is pressuring our emperor to release the prisoners again."

"Why should we? We won't let them go! We'll make them anxious."

"All you do is rant here and refuse to release them. Our Northern Dynasty is going to suffer the pain of war again. How can our common people endure fighting every day?"

"I heard they arrested five or six people and they're all locked up in Kyoto's jail."

"It seems these people are very important to the Great Lu Kingdom, otherwise they wouldn't have stationed 100,000 troops on our border."

"Sin!"

While eating his noodles, Wenfei listened to the conversation of the other diners. After finishing his noodles, he decided to go inside the prison to investigate.

Wen Fei arrived outside the Kyoto prison. After observing the surroundings, he decided to act that night.

"Your Majesty, Wen Fei has appeared outside the Kyoto prison," a guard reported.

“He’s quick on his feet! Give him a chance to break him out of prison,” Murong Bo said.

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Eunuch Liu asked.

"Just wait and see!" Murong Bo said.

At the third watch of the night, Wen Fei flew into the Kyoto prison. He successfully evaded the sentries and entered the cell.

Some of the jailers were asleep, while others were yawning or dozing off.

Wenfei felt something was amiss. He had already fallen into a trap once during the day, and this time he realized that someone had deliberately let him in, and their goal was to capture him alive.

"Oh no!" Wenfei shouted, about to turn around and leave.

"Since you're already here, there's no rush to leave!" Eunuch Liu appeared before Wen Fei with the imperial guards.

"Hmph! Who do you think you are?" Wen Fei said.

“No matter who I am, it’s harder for you to get out of here today than to climb to heaven. To tell you the truth, we’ve been waiting for you here for ages, and we’re exhausted,” said Eunuch Liu.

"Pah! You castrated donkey!" Wenfei cursed.

"Inappropriate! Seize him!" Eunuch Liu ordered.

Wenjie and the others heard the commotion outside, and Wenjie also heard that familiar voice.

"Wenfei is back, Sang Ziqi!" Wenjie said excitedly.

“I heard it,” Sang Ziqi said happily.

"Why did this kid force his way in? He still lacks strategy," Wenjie said.

"He must have been anxious to get us out of here, that's why he did this. Well done, Brother Wenfei!" Sang Ziqi shouted loudly outside.

"Brother Sang, is that you? Who else is with you?"

Wenfei heard Sang Ziqi's voice from outside.

"Wenfei, this is my second brother, along with Miss Li, Miss Liang, and Miss Shangguan," Wenjie said loudly.

"Second Brother, wait for me! I'm coming to save you!" Wenfei said, and then started fighting with the guards.

"A fight has broken out outside," Sang Ziqi said.

"I hope Wenfei can escape," Wenjie said.

Wen Fei fought for an hour before Murong Bo entered the prison from outside.

"Stop! His Majesty is here!" said Eunuch Liu.

"You are Wen Fei?" Murong Bo asked, looking at Wen Fei.

“I am who I am! What do you want?” Wenfei said.

“Ever since I entered Yancheng, people have been constantly mentioning you, so I’ve been very curious about you and have wanted to meet you for a long time,” Murong Bo said.

"I don't have three heads and six arms, what's there to be curious about? Don't make a fuss!" Wen Fei said dismissively.

"Do all people from the Great Lu Kingdom speak so bluntly?" Murong Bo said.

“We’ve already been very polite!” Wenfei said.

"To tell you the truth, I originally wanted to do you a favor by letting you rescue them, but I was just curious about you and couldn't resist having them attack you," Murong Bo said.

"Curiosity killed the cat! Haven't you heard that saying?" Wenfei said.

"How dare you! You're being disrespectful to His Majesty!" Eunuch Liu shouted.

"You'd better release them, or I, Wenfei, will raze your prison to the ground," Wenfei said.

"Give him a chance!" Murong Bo turned and left.

Wenfei fought with the imperial guards again, trying his best to rush inside.

"Don't let him get any closer!" someone shouted.

Wen Fei didn't care. He used his fists and feet to beat the guards to a pulp, and then he rushed into the prison door of Wen Jie and the others.

"Wenfei!"

"Second Brother! Brother Sang! I've come to rescue you!"

Wenfei chopped open the lock on the cell door with his palm, and Wenjie and Sang Ziqi came out of the cell and joined the battle. Wenjie ran to the front and quickly released Li Wei and the others, and everyone joined the battle together.

Soon, the imperial guards were at a disadvantage, and Wen Fei and his men pressed their advantage, forcing the guards out of the prison.

Outside the prison, the Imperial Guards were lined up with bows and arrows and spears, waiting for them to come out.

“They’re waiting for us here!” Wenjie said.

"Everyone, I will not make things difficult for you, and you should not make things difficult for me either," Murong Bo said.

"What do you mean?" Wenfei asked.

“Now your Great Lu Kingdom has amassed 100,000 troops on the border of our Northern Dynasty. To be honest, we don’t have the strength to fight you again. I’m just using you to exchange for some benefits that are good for our Northern Dynasty. Isn’t that reasonable?” Murong Bo said.

"Shameless! We would never harm the interests of the country for our own sake!" Wenjie said.

Wen Fei remembered the brocade pouch Jin Yuanying had given him before his departure, which could save his life in a critical moment. He immediately took the pouch out of his pocket, opened it, and found a small military tally inside, along with a few lines of text: "Wen Fei, if Murong Bo is hostile to you, you can take out this military tally to intimidate him. If he lets you go, hand the military tally over to him, after all, the Northern Dynasty still needs him to revitalize it."

"Murong Bo! Look what this is!" Wen Fei held up the military tally high.

“Your Majesty! This is the military tally of the Jin family army of my Northern Dynasty. It has always been in the hands of the Empress Dowager. How did it end up in his hands?” said Eunuch Liu.

"Grandmother! You still don't trust your grandson! I've given my whole heart to the Northern Dynasty, and yet you treat me like this!" Murong Bo cried out in sorrow.

"Murong Bo's fate depends on human effort. Murong Xuan is a cautionary tale for you. If you continue to act recklessly, your fate will be the same as his," Wen Fei said.

"Your Majesty! We cannot let the tiger return to the mountain!" said Eunuch Liu.

"Let them go! I will send a special envoy to Beijiang City to request the withdrawal of the Great Lu Kingdom's troops!" Murong Bo said dejectedly.

"Let them pass!" said Eunuch Liu.

Wen Fei told Wen Jie and the others to go first, while he followed behind. He walked up to Murong Bo and handed him the military tally.

"This was instructed by Senior Jin. Please accept it!"

After Wenfei finished speaking, he turned and left.

Murong Bo gripped the military tally tightly in his hand, his heart churning with turbulent emotions.

"I will avenge this one day!"