kvmb Chapter 179 Returning to the Capital
Chapter 179 Returning to the Capital
Chapter 179 Returning to the Capital
The dog probably never dreamed that the person it was greeting was the very person it had been painstakingly hunting down.
If he knew that the person he was supposed to kill was right beside him and he had missed him, he would probably regret it so much that he would chop off his own head.
"Of course I won't force you to do it. You can go find that kid slowly!" Lin Fei suppressed his laughter, watching Xu Gou's figure slowly walk away and eventually disappear from his sight.
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Lin Fei slept soundly that night, sleeping straight until dawn. The Twelve Fiends of Zi-Wu, who posed the greatest threat to him, had slipped away right before his eyes.
The absence of the twelve evil spirits was incredibly good news for Lin Fei.
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Soon, Lin Fei returned safely to the capital and went directly to the yamen of the Southern Prefecture of Tianmen Prefecture.
"Your subordinate greets Your Excellency!" Lin Fei stood below and bowed to Su Wuming, saying, "Your subordinate has completed the mission in Xijiang County and has come to report back."
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!" Seeing Lin Fei return unharmed, Su Wuming was obviously relieved: "Captain Jiang has already told me about your mission. Although that monster got away, it's not a big deal."
Lin Fei glanced at Jiang Zhilan standing to the side. After returning to the capital this time, Jiang Zhilan was not immediately sent out to carry out missions, but stayed in Tianmen Prefecture for the time being.
At this moment, Jiang Zhilan stood below the hall, eyes downcast and seemingly oblivious to what Su Wuming was saying.
"It seems she didn't report the matter of that skeleton demon to Su Wuming," Lin Fei thought to himself.
It seems Jiang Zhilan didn't report the matter of the skeletal demon and the Demon Saint's dying wish to Su Wuming, but instead concealed it from Lin Fei. Lin Fei was very grateful for Jiang Zhilan's actions.
"That demon was too cunning and quite resourceful. I was careless and it escaped." Since Jiang Zhilan had covered for Lin Fei, Lin Fei naturally wouldn't expose himself, so he continued on the topic.
"It's alright if I say so. If anyone investigates, I will help you defend yourself." Su Wuming waved his hand, clearly not taking the case in Qinghe County to heart, because at this moment, a much bigger problem was troubling Su Wuming.
Su Wuming wanted to speak several times, but hesitated each time before finally saying, "A lot has happened since you left the capital."
The matter that was causing Su Wuming such a headache was clearly no small matter, so Lin Fei couldn't help but ask, "What is it?"
“I’m telling you something that’s not really appropriate,” Su Wuming said. “You should go back to the Marquis of Shenwei’s residence first. I’m sure the old Marquis will tell you about it.”
Lin Fei didn't get any useful information from Su Wuming, so he had no choice but to return to the Divine Might Marquis's residence.
Su Jie was very excited to see Lin Fei: "Young Master, you're finally back safe and sound! I was so worried about you these past few days!"
Lin Fei offered Su Jie a few words of comfort, then asked, "During my absence from the capital, has anything significant happened?"
"Nothing major has happened in the capital, so this old servant is unaware. I'm just a servant in the Marquis's mansion; how would I know so much?" Su Jie said. "However, the old Marquis went to the palace a few days ago and returned home in a rage. Young Master Wen has been confined by the old Marquis, and he hasn't been in a good mood these past few days."
"Oh?" Lin Fei frowned. Su Xuewen running into Su Lie's line of fire wasn't something to worry about. However, anything that could enrage Su Lie so much couldn't be trivial. Combining this with Su Wuming's earlier words, Lin Fei deduced that something major must have happened in the court during his absence from the capital. However, he didn't know the specifics since Su Wuming hadn't told him.
"In that case, I'll go ask my grandfather myself." Lin Fei asked directly, "Is he at the Marquis's residence now?"
"The old Marquis is in his study," Su Jie replied.
Lin Fei nodded, exchanged a few more pleasantries with Su Jie, and then headed straight for the study.
Just as he reached the door, before he could even knock, Su Lie's voice came from inside the study: "Since you're back, come in!"
Su Lie didn't ask Lin Fei a single question about the mission or what happened on the way back to the capital, seemingly not worried at all that anything might happen to Lin Fei.
When Lin Fei entered, Su Lie was engrossed in writing something at his desk.
Seeing this, Lin Fei didn't dare to disturb Su Lie and could only stand aside and wait.
After a long while, Su Lie put down his pen, picked up what he had been writing, and handed it to Lin Fei: "This is the memorial I'm preparing for tomorrow's court assembly. Take a look at it first."
Lin Fei then realized that what Su Lie had just written was actually a memorial to the throne. Lin Fei took a look and was astonished.
Su Lie's memorial was lengthy, but its core message was the same: he requested the Tang Emperor to restore Lin Fei's status as a prince and, in accordance with ancestral laws, to establish Lin Fei as the crown prince of the Southern Tang.
After reading the memorial, Lin Fei thought to himself, "Such a major matter, how come Su Lie has already written the memorial without waiting for me to return and discuss it?" Besides, Lin Fei had absolutely no interest in the position of Crown Prince of the Southern Tang Kingdom.
“Grandfather, I have no interest in the position of Crown Prince of Southern Tang.” Lin Fei held the memorial in his hand and said thoughtfully, “Besides, there are many people eyeing this position, and I’m afraid it will cause a lot of trouble.”
"Trouble? Yuan'er, do you think the trouble will lessen if you give up this position?" Su Lie sneered, "Even if you don't care about this position, I'm afraid those people won't be at ease!"
Su Lie narrowed his eyes slightly, a strong killing intent brewing within them: "If they were willing to let it go, they wouldn't have not only sent people to intercept you on the road when you left the capital, but also secretly carried out schemes in the capital."
"If they don't show their power, do they really think I'm a sick cat?" Su Lie sneered. "Since that's the case, then don't blame me! Not only will they end up with nothing, but no one but you will be able to get the position of crown prince!"
It seems that quite a lot has happened during the time he was away from the capital. Otherwise, Su Lie wouldn't be so angry.
What kind of situation hasn't Lord Su seen? Yet he's still so angry. It seems some people have indeed overstepped their bounds.
Lin Fei, unaware of what had transpired in the capital during this period, inquired with Su Lie.