"If that happens, I won't be able to fight."
Old Prime Minister Zhang smiled nonchalantly, stretched out his hand and patted Lin Wangbei's shoulder, "Marshal Lin, it's better not to be too unfounded."
"Besides."
Old Prime Minister Zhang changed the subject, "That little guy from Prince Yan's Mansion is the only variable in this overall situation. Counting the days, he will be back soon."
Hearing Old Prime Minister Zhang mention Lu Li, Lin Wangbei's expression changed slightly, "Hasn't His Majesty already terminated that plan?"
"The termination of the plan means that this matter has nothing to do with the Heaven-Swallowing Holy Kingdom. No matter what that kid does, it is his own decision." Old Prime Minister Zhang put his hands behind his back and walked slowly outside the hall. He left a sentence lightly: "Even if he kills the wedding messenger, what does it have to do with our Heaven-Devouring Holy Kingdom?"
Lin Wangbei was startled, then turned back to look at the empty imperial chair, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty...are you going to give up the entire Prince Yan's Mansion?"
Old Prime Minister Zhang did not answer his question.
At this point, not to mention Lin Wangbei, not even Old Prime Minister Zhang is sure of His Majesty's thoughts.
In other words, at this moment, His Majesty actually gave up all ideas and let Mu Hongxiu do what he wanted.
No matter what the final outcome is, as long as the Devouring Heaven Holy Kingdom is taken out, even if the Jitian Demon Kingdom wants to launch an attack, they will have a certain chance to deal with it.
At least this result is much better than bowing to the Jitian Demon Kingdom, letting Mu Hongxiu run to assassinate the Jitian Demon King, losing his life in vain, and passively starting a war between the two countries.
Lin Wangbei's expression flickered, and he finally suppressed the questions in his mind and quickly left the hall.
…
Deep in the palace, in front of a gorgeous palace door, several maids in white clothes walked out with extremely cautious expressions.
Behind them, there were two old eunuchs, one was thin and the other was extremely tall.
These two people are obviously extremely powerful immortals. However, the clothes they wore did not have any rank symbol, but the color was different from that of ordinary ministers. They were dark green and extremely simple.
After the palace maids left, a dark golden exotic bird flew from a distance and landed on the tall old man's shoulder.
The tall old man was still concentrating with his eyes closed. When he noticed the strange bird flying, he slowly opened his eyes, took out the jade slip it was holding, placed it between his eyebrows and read it, then touched the strange bird's head and let it fly.
"Did something happen to the meeting?"
The other skinny old man looked at him.
The tall old man who read the jade slip said calmly: "The envoys have begun to attack. Although King Yan has not expressed his position, something should happen soon."
"Do you want to inform the princess?" The skinny old man heard this and asked immediately.
"No need for the moment. According to the information from the spies, King Yan still has a backup plan." The tall old man shook his head and said: "And the princess is at a critical moment. If the breakthrough of the Heart Sutra of Immortality is interrupted, it will be a great obstacle to the improvement of the realm in the future. .”
"But if something happens to King Yan, after the princess comes out of seclusion, you and I will be held accountable."
The skinny old man looked troubled: "Since the queen's death, the relationship between the princess and King Yan has been more like mother and daughter than mother and daughter. If the princess knows this news... "
"That can't disturb her!"
The tall old man said solemnly: "What the princess is now responsible for is the future of the entire Holy Kingdom of Swallowing Heaven! Even if King Yan dies, the Holy Kingdom will only lose a Grandmaster Mingyou. But if something goes wrong with the princess, today you will I am equivalent to killing a heavenly being with my own hands!"
After hearing the tall old man's words, the skinny old man's face changed drastically, and finally he shook his head: "You and I are just slaves responsible for protecting the princess. When encountering such a thing, the princess should make the decision."
After that, the skinny old man turned around and entered the palace regardless of the dissuasion.
The tall old man's eyes narrowed slightly, but he did not stop him.
He just crushed the jade slip in his hand and sighed inaudibly.
After a long time, the skinny old man who entered the palace came out. Seeing this, the tall old man whispered: "What do you mean, princess?"
The skinny old man looked strange and shook his head, "The princess said, let us send Xuanniao to deliver a message to a young man named Lu Li."
"Lu Li?" The tall old man was also stunned for a moment.
They control the intelligence organization in the palace, so they naturally know who Lu Li is. He had some understanding of this young man who had frequently appeared in the sight of the Holy Kingdom's senior officials recently, and he also knew about the adversity-ridden friendship between Lu Li and the princess.
"This Lu Li is now the fourth leader of the Earth Tribe. He is a real member of the King of Yan faction. Do we really want to listen to the princess? Is this a waste of time?"
The skinny old man had a very strange expression.
He really didn't expect that after asking for instructions, the princess actually asked them to ask King Yan's confidant for help.
"After all, the princess doesn't know what Lu Li has been doing during this period..." The tall old man smiled bitterly and said, "But there is no reason for us to disobey the master's orders, so send him away."
When the skinny old man heard this, he didn't say anything more. He immediately recorded a 'letter' on a jade slip, called Xuanniao and sent it out.
But they didn't realize that this process was completely watched by the little figure hidden in the corner of the palace wall.
The little figure was silent, its whole body shrouded in black mist, hidden in the shadow of the palace wall, and could even become one with the darkness.
Unless you walk in front of him, even a warrior in the Immortal Realm cannot detect the slightest breath.
"Land from?"
The short figure hidden in the corner muttered the name silently in his heart. After a moment, he slowly sank into the shadow on the ground and disappeared as if diving into water.
When he appeared again, he had already appeared in the residence arranged by the Ministry of Rites for the envoy.
When he had just turned away from the black mist and revealed his true body, a pleasant female voice sounded faintly.
"What news did you find out?"
Looking back, it was the female envoy.
The short figure turned out to be an ordinary-looking young man. He was wearing the same black cloak as the envoy. He bowed and said, "Miss Third, your guess is right. King Yan does have a back-up plan."
The female envoy who was called the Third Miss had already taken off her cloak. Her delicate but indifferent pretty face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost. She said in a cold voice: "This is not unusual. If the Holy Kingdom Swallows Heaven If there’s no action, that’s weird.”
After that, she asked in a deep voice: "Besides, do you have a retreat close to Mu Ningqiu's?"
The young man shook his head and said: "The place where Mu Ningqiu is retreating is guarded by two immortal warriors. Moreover, there are many formations arranged there. Even with the secret method given by the eldest princess, they cannot approach it silently."
"But... things are just as the eldest princess said. Mu Ningqiu has indeed mastered the secret of the Heart Sutra of Immortality. According to the conversation between the two ministers, they even think that Mu Ningqiu is expected to become a heavenly being."
"Heaven?" The third lady sneered: "If seeing gods is such an easy state to achieve, the eldest princess should have broken through years ago."
After saying that, she showed murderous intent in her eyebrows: "But Mu Ningqiu's Holy Demon Martial Spirit is indeed a trouble. If she masters the Heart Sutra of Immortality and cooperates with the power of the Holy Demon Martial Spirit, her cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds, and she will soon reach the level of enlightenment." Deep in the deep…”
She looked at the young man and said in a dissatisfied tone: "Apart from these, you didn't find any other information? For example, why did she go to Xuanjian Sect? What is there there that is worthy of her condescension as the princess of the Holy Kingdom?"
The young man's body trembled slightly, he lowered his head, and said guiltily: "I don't have a clue about this matter yet... However, I found out some interesting news."
"Um?"
The third lady's fingers on the table moved and tapped on the table.
This is a sign of her interest.
Seeing this, the young man quickly said: "The two immortal warriors before seemed to have asked Mu Ningqiu for instructions and wanted her to help King Yan tide over the difficulties. However, Mu Ningqiu had no intention of leaving seclusion and just asked them to inform them. A man named Lu Li."
"Land from?"
The third young lady stopped tapping her hand on the table and asked, "Is there such a person in the Heaven-Swallowing Holy Kingdom?"
"I have heard about this person before. It is said that he is a guard of Prince Yan's Mansion. But the strange thing is that he seems to have disappeared recently. No one knows where he went."
When the young man said this, his expression gradually became excited: "You can hide a person silently, and even our eyes can't detect it. Only one force in the entire imperial capital can do it!"
"Shenwei Department, Tianbu!" The third lady suddenly stood up and said in surprise: "You mean, this Lu Li is probably from the Shenwei Department?"
The young man nodded immediately.
Even he himself did not expect that by such an accident, he would discover such a hidden secret. Although it was a bit of a mistake, he felt that if he continued to investigate along this line, he would definitely find something useful.