C42

The plot of the country of Western Li was temporarily lifted after the assassination attempt by Zi Yuan, but Zi Yuan immediately rode his horse back to his home after the incident ended.

At this moment, he was healing his injuries. At this moment, the Violet Garden's father, Cheng Huaiye, rushed back after finding out that the Violet Garden had returned. He knocked on the door and said, "Violet Garden, why have you returned?"

After Zi Yuan left the house of the Marquis to become Helian Xuan Yi's personal guard, he never set foot inside the house again. When he heard his servant say that she was back, he was a bit surprised. He didn't understand why she had suddenly returned, but he found it even more unbelievable that she had actually returned. And from what he heard, he seemed to be injured. Thus, without any hesitation, she rushed to her embroidery building.

When the Violet Garden heard his voice, she put down the things in her hands and turned around to take a look. With a glance, she saw Cheng Huaiye standing not far away with an anxious expression on his face. She did not know what she was. After being injured, she did not return to the palace but to the manor.

There was no expression on her cold face, nor was there any emotion in her voice. She was only answering his question.

"Yes, I'm back."

As far as Cheng Zi Yuan was concerned, his worry didn't have any feelings. It was as if even this body could not get close to him. There were only some very complicated feelings. However, he had never experienced too much emotion and couldn't tell what these feelings represented. He just looked at the person in front of him with an expressionless face, his face filled with worry.

"Dad, I'm fine. If you're fine, then go rest."

As soon as her words left her mouth, Cheng Yi knew that she was chasing him away. His heart was filled with bitterness.

On the day he returned, he could not forget how she looked at him with that icy expression, as if he were a stranger to her. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but it was as if a stone was stuck in his throat and he could not make a sound. Finally, he could only sigh.

He gave her a deep look before shaking his head helplessly and leaving. Unexpectedly, as he was turning around, he heard someone say to him, "Dad, what's the situation in the imperial court?"

When Cheng Huaiye heard his daughter mention this, he also felt gratified. Although he didn't know what his daughter had done, he did know something about her disappearance. However, since his daughter hadn't mentioned it, he didn't want to ask. After all, his daughter had grown up.

Currently, the Emperor is overjoyed. Some people in the Northern Yue State do not dare to act rashly. However, this time, news of Mo Feng and the other two betraying men dying innocently caused the Emperor to be happy.

As he spoke of this, Cheng Ye looked at Zi Yuan, intentionally or unintentionally. After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth again, "Zi Yuan, if there's nothing else, let's head back to the palace. I think the emperor is definitely looking for you as well."

Who would have thought that he would suddenly say this to her? A strange feeling surfaced in his heart. She suppressed the unnecessary feelings in her heart and nodded emotionlessly at him.

"Yes, I understand, Father."

After hearing his answer, Cheng Huaiye did not say anything. He only nodded at her with a complicated expression on his face. Cheng Ziyuan did not notice, but after answering a question, he turned around, packed his things, and prepared to leave. She did not look back even when she heard the sound of Cheng's footsteps leaving.

As before, Cheng Zi Yuan returned to the palace without alerting anyone. Helian Xuanyin, who was in the midst of reading a memorial, suddenly felt another aura appear within the palace. He raised his head and saw Cheng Zi Yuan, who was standing nearby. Against the light, he couldn't see the expression on her face. He could only feel that her aura had become even colder.

"You're back?"

He didn't say anything, only nodded his head.

"Yes." Is there anything else to say? "

Indeed, there were some things that Zi Yuan wanted to say when he saw Helian Dao asking about the other side. He looked at Helian and said in an orderly manner, "Yes, I did gather some information there."

Seeing that Helian Lie was indicating for her to continue, Zi Yuan continued to speak, "After this assassination, something happened. Mo Feng, Xi Men Qing, and Xi Men Yuan were indeed behind this assassination, and they were being commanded by someone behind the scenes. Moreover, Mo Feng seems to have a certain amount of connections within the country of Bei Yue, and this person's network is some of the resources that belong to Mo Feng.

He seemed to be thinking of something. Then, Zi Yuan continued, "Also, the three of them are probably doing their jobs, and they all have certain amounts of information in their hands. But the three of them did not reveal this information to each other, and each of them handed it over to an adult they addressed as. And this man had been controlling all this.

When he heard Violet Garden mention the word 'master', Helian Lie thought to himself, 'to be able to be called an adult by these three people, and to be able to work for this person, there shouldn't be anyone else apart from the Regent, Murong Xiu.' Thinking of this, Helian Yin's eyes turned cold as he looked at Violet Garden.

"Yes, after that Mo Feng was killed, Xi Yuan and Xi Men Qing discussed how they should accept the Northern Yue matter. However, due to the lack of time, I had no choice but to kill them." Speaking to that point, Zi Yuan also felt helpless. Originally, he could have inquired about the person behind them, but due to the lack of time, if he didn't kill all three of them, the one who died would likely be him! However, what Zi Yuan did not know was that Helian already knew in his heart.

"Are you saying that there are some people in the Northern Yue Sect who belong to Xi Men Qing and the rest, and Mo Feng is the leader here?" After hearing this, Helian asked with a frown on his face.

"That's right. However, they seem to have a list. If they had that list, they would be able to obtain it. However, even Ximen Qing and the others do not know about that list."

"If you go investigate, do you think you can find out?" When Helian heard this, he smiled meaningfully at the Violet Garden and said.

"This, if the Violet Garden were to investigate, although there should be some trouble, we should be able to find some clues." He was a killer himself, and killing was his instinct. However, when it came to investigating, he might not be the leader, so Zi Yuan did not dare to be too complacent.

"Haha, Zi Yuan, you're becoming more and more adorable now. I was only joking around." Helian's sudden change in attitude caused Zi Yuan to be stunned for a moment before feeling incomparably embarrassed. She had never heard anyone praise her as adorable. Yet when Helian said this, Zi Yuan's face turned red. Soon after, Helian noticed Zi Yuan's distress and blurted out.

"Let me tell you this, if you were to investigate now, you wouldn't even be able to find a single clue, much less any clues. Murong Xiu is a decisive person, and since this matter has already been exposed, the people in the Northern Yue State need to immediately give up. If you just killed Mo Feng, then perhaps Murong Xiu won't do this."

"However, we can't say that we're able to take back the people from the Northern Yue State. At most, another person would be able to take over. But now that the three of them are dead, Murong Xiu won't come back no matter what." As Helian said this, Zi Yuan, on the other hand, was filled with admiration towards Helian's analysis. Murong Xiu and Helian were both talented people, and Helian Xiu could have imagined this.

The reason why Helian could be so sure of himself was because, ever since the three of them had died and Zi Yuan had rushed back, Murong Xiu had launched a coup and was now gradually suppressing the Western Li Army. This was also why Helian was able to immediately determine that the Northern Yue State was on the verge of settling the matter, but the problem he had to face now was how to deal with the Western Li Country's army.

"Do you want to know why I'm so sure?" Helian still smiled as he looked at the Violet Garden. At this moment, Helian felt that the more he looked at the Violet Garden, the more he liked it.

"Your subordinate doesn't know." Zi Yuan answered honestly as well.

"That's because a few days ago, the army of the Western Kingdom had already headed towards us. I believe that they will be sending troops to the Northern Desert soon."

"Ah, how can he be so fast?" He had come all the way from there without hearing the news. Now that he suddenly heard Helian said this, he also felt somewhat caught off guard.

"Hmph, that Murong Xiu is indeed a ruthless and decisive person. As soon as that chess piece dies, he'll immediately act. He's a great enemy." Although Helian Helian hated Murong Xiu for his speed, he still admired him from the bottom of his heart. Murong Xiu was truly a ruthless man; since the chess piece was dead, there was no need for him to plan anything.

"Then what should we do, your majesty?" Zi Yuan suddenly asked.

"I'm going to send your father to kill that western army! "Resume my Three Thousand Rivers and Mountains of the Northern Yue!" Helian Helian focused his eyes, and the aura of an emperor suddenly emanated from his body. Even the Violet Garden felt a wave of fear when she saw this.

When Violet Garden came to her senses, she knelt down on one knee. "Your Majesty, I am willing to represent my father in the war. I hope that Your Majesty can fulfill my wish." When the Violet Garden heard that the Emperor was going to send her father to be the vanguard, she instantly became anxious. She absolutely could not allow her father to fight on the battlefield at his age.

"Sigh, how can a girl like you replace father?" Seeing the Violet Garden acting in such a manner, Helian Lie heaved a sigh of relief. However, the instant the sigh left her lips, the injuries on her left hand were triggered.

"Ah," Zi Yuan exclaimed softly.

"Are you hurt? Let me see, why didn't you say anything just now, you girl. " He wanted to use a hand to help her up, but she dodged. Soon after, Zi Yuan took three steps back, once again kneeling on one knee with an indescribable resolve in his eyes. "I beg Your Majesty's permission."

It was rare to see such a woman nowadays, but Helian's heart softened when he saw how close she was to Zi Yuan. However, when he saw that Zi Yuan was injured, Helian really didn't want her to leave the battle, but the look in her eyes was so resolute that Helian actually hesitated for a moment.