After midnight

Lu Xian stood in front of the glass window of the study. From this angle, he could see his own garden was so quiet in the dark. Looking further away, the iron gate stood there silently.

In this walled place, he could not feel any storm.

The West Capital was already in chaos, and everyone was in danger amidst the panic. He didn't know who was sneaking in and taking advantage of the situation. It was best not to be the one he had in mind, Lu Xian sighed slightly.

Taking advantage of the night, Ye returned to a hidden small building and handed the report in his hand to Yin. These were all the transactions or conflicts that had occurred in Xidu recently. In the chaos, he and Qing were exhausted and could not figure out a clue.

Yin read it carefully and threw it on the table, feeling uncontrollably annoyed.

"Send them to Xindu and give them to He. He knows how to sort them out. The current situation cannot be controlled by one or two people."

"Yes." Ye took the report back, feeling quite heavy-hearted.

"Have the people who attacked Lu Xian been found?" When you have no clue, it's best to trace the source.

"Found it." This is why Ye Mo remained silent.

Ye took a deep breath and said, "Just as we originally thought, it was Song Hongtian who did it. We caught them in Xindu but they escaped again. Qing has already gone after them. But it is probably difficult to get any valuable information."

Yin nodded. "Song Hongtian did set up a good game and got himself into it. Does Lu Xian know about this?"

"I don't know yet. Once we catch him and the evidence is solid, I'll tell him."

"Now that Lin Xuanfeng is gone, we have to contact him in person." Yin said in a troublesome tone.

"After all, the situation in Xindu has also been affected and has become somewhat tense."

"Speaking of which, I also plan to go back to Xindu. Sometimes you need to step out of this circle to see things clearly. I will stay here to assist you after Qing sends the people over."

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on Xidu."

"Yin, there is one thing I don't understand." Ye asked him, "Why did Song Hongtian choose Xidu? Internal friction is not a wise choice."

"That depends on his real purpose. The three major clans of Lu, Lin and Song have a long history and have even evolved special abilities that only appear in their heirs. I'm afraid they no longer care about who is in charge of the Jiu Kingdom. Song Hongtian's actions are not only to cut off the Lu family's support, but also to destroy the arrogance of other elders of the Song family. What he wants to consolidate is his own position."

"Sure enough, what he really wants to do is to prevent the Lu and Lin families from getting together."

"Yes, I have to set off as soon as possible." Yin thought secretly that he must take a detour to Jiudu.

Outside Xidu Hospital, Zhao Yunqi didn't know why he came to Song Yu's ward again. He had only been in Xidu for three days, but he was already deeply involved in the incident. Everyone knew that he came to Xidu, and everyone knew that he came on behalf of Song Hongtian, but no one knew what he had done.

Even he himself didn't know why he had designed his own people to provoke a dispute. He didn't want to live in a small place, and in a blink of an eye he was standing outside Xidu Hospital.

Zhao Yunqi stood outside Song Yu's ward. He didn't knock on the door. After opening the door, he didn't say hello. He walked to the sofa in the corner and lay down.

Song Yu was surprised for a second. This person came here inexplicably without even saying hello. He had never seen Zhao Yunqi so rude. The person lying on the sofa did not move, so Song Yu just pretended that this person did not exist. Just like that, an afternoon passed.

"Last time you said you wouldn't use me. Why?" In the end, Zhao Yunqi couldn't help but speak first.

"Because we share the same pain." Song Yu hesitated for a long time before giving this answer.

Zhao Yunqi was very surprised. He had never expected the words "sympathy for each other". In his opinion, he and Song Yu were completely different. From the first time he saw Song Yu after being adopted by Song Hongtian, he instinctively rejected him. In the subsequent contacts, he gradually disliked him with the animal instinct of a child. Song Yu was not someone who could be provoked.

It can be said that Zhao Yunqi thought he understood him, but he also didn't understand him.

After giving the answer, Song Yu kept observing Zhao Yunqi. But from his angle, he could only see the little bit of black hair sticking out from the sofa.

Zhao Yunqi remained motionless. After a while, he stood up and walked to Song Yu and said expressionlessly, "I hope you can recover soon."

After Zhao Yunqi left, Song Yu sneered. He wanted to leave this hellhole as soon as possible and return to Xindu. Return to the home where everyone except Song Xin felt suffocated.

In a grand wedding dress shop in Jiudu, after the curtains were drawn aside, Lin Nuan came out in a red dress. This was a wedding dress specially made for her.

The wedding dress was designed in the style of a cheongsam, with a small blue jewel dotted on the inverted triangle neckline. The gold thread was twisted into a tight arc at the buckle, which was delicate and meticulous. The cuffs were cut off, leaving seven points of length, so that Lin Nuan could show her jade-like thin white arms. At the hem, the one-meter-long skirt was fan-shaped and properly attached to the ground. The finely embroidered auspicious phoenix pattern extended from the right side of the lower body to the left side of the upper body, which was the most dazzling.

The back of the wedding dress is dotted with floating clouds, which makes it look less monotonous. Even the large area of ​​red is so smooth and low-key. The perfect fusion of layering and three-dimensionality directly shows Lin Nuan's graceful figure.

Lin Nuan didn't do any styling when she came to try on the dress this time. She had beautiful black hair and no makeup, just a simple foundation. But even with this, the wedding dress brought out her temperament to the fullest, and she looked stunning.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Lin Nuan curled the corners of her lips. Perhaps a beautiful wedding is really the most beautiful way to get married.

"A Nuan." Jiang Yu walked forward and tidied Lin Nuan's hair, which didn't need to be tidied.

"Mom." Lin Nuan called in a low voice.

"It's so beautiful! My daughter is finally going to get married." Jiang Yu said with a smile, her gentle eyes full of reluctance.

"Mother."

Lin Nuan sighed and turned back to re-examine herself in the mirror. She was a little dazed but there was nothing she could do about it. The person she married was Lu Li, the one who understood her and accompanied her. Wasn't that good?

She sighed again. Okay, this is good for everyone. Since she parted with An Yan under the tree on the bank of Jiudong Bridge last time, she has no contact with him. It's time for her to let go. She once occupied the position beside An Yan unilaterally, and now, neither of them can go back to the past.

In the dead of night, Yin climbed over the wall and entered the Lin residence like a petty thief. He found his way to Lin Yaoyue's study, where he had said he would visit at 11 o'clock tonight.

Lin Yaoyue's study was dark, with only a vague and soft light and shadow. Yin knocked on the door and went in. Lin Yaoyue was sitting by the desk lamp waiting for him.

"Uncle Lin."

When he saw that it was Yin, Lin Yaoyue immediately put down the pen in his hand, quickly stood up and said to him kindly: "Come on, come and sit down."

"Please sit down too. How is your uncle doing recently?" Yin sat down and could just see Lin Yaoyue's face clearly under the light.

"It's good, just a little busy."

"To be honest, I'm worried about you."

"Hey, you're just like Ah Nuan, always looking at me cautiously, wanting to say something but not saying it, as if you're going to do something to me." Although Lin Yaoyue said this, he was still very happy in his heart. "Don't worry about me, Lin's current situation is very good, just do what you should do."

"But Song Hongtian had bad intentions, and what he did was particularly strange..."

Lin Yaoyue interrupted Yin. "A few days ago, Lu Lang and I discussed countermeasures. No matter what Song Hongtian does, the wedding will go on as usual. I am not afraid of anything that happens."

"No, I'm still worried about your safety. I have to send someone to protect you secretly." Yin explained his purpose.

"No, don't do that! With so many things happening, you are in great need of people." Lin Yaoyue waved his hand and said meaningfully. "The choice of you young people is the most important."

"Yes, thank you for your teachings, uncle."

Under the light, Yin's face looked gentle. But even so, Lin Yaoyue could see his sharp edges and determination from his face. He recalled the first time he met Yin. At that time, Yin was not as calm as he is now, and he was not as secretive as he is now. He felt a little emotional.

"Please don't say that. I am really relieved to see you two brothers grow up safely. Back then, I was the one who let your father, mother, and you down."

"Uncle, you are the one. Please don't say that. My brother Su Ziling was able to grow up safely in another world only because of you. If not for you, my brother and I would probably not have escaped your clutches."

Speaking of the Guardian, Lin Yaoyue said: "Son of God and Guardian have always been the most unpredictable and promising cards. I hope they can become the most critical opportunities in the future."

"Yes, they will."

After Yin left the Lin residence, he headed towards Xindu alone on the dark road without anyone noticing.

The next morning, in a red house with a row of poplar trees, a man was walking leisurely with his hands behind his back. He looked no longer young, but his posture was still upright, and he was full of energy and wisdom.

"Jiu Xiang, so you are here."

The Red House, also known as Jiumen, is the political center of Jiuguo and the government agency of Jiudu. Jiu Xiang Yang Runzhong looked at his assistant walking towards him in a hurry and said strangely, "Why are you in such a hurry? The person won't be lost."

"Prime Minister Jiu, you are really not in a hurry. With the current situation in Xidu, I am afraid many people will hold you accountable."

"Accountability? What right and face do they have to hold me accountable?" These words sounded sharp, but they were just bluffs. Yang Runzhong was not angry at all. On the contrary, he smiled slightly, with a gleam in his eyes.

"Ashi, do you still remember why I had to fight so hard to get to this position?"

Ah Shi didn't dare to respond, so Yang Runzhong continued, "It's not necessarily a bad thing for Jiuguo to be in the hands of the revolutionary army. I don't care about my current position. I just want to remove a cancer that has been around for thousands of years, even if it means letting it loosen the soil and slowly die."

"But...are the three major families so easy to get rid of?"

"What do you think?" Yang Runzhong glanced at A Shi.

Ah Shi immediately shook his head like a rattle in fear.

"The destruction of a thing is always caused by two factors. The chaos in the Western Capital and their killing each other are internal factors. As for the external factors..."

"Revolutionary Army." A Shi quickly replied.

Yang Runzhong snorted with a smile, "I said a long time ago, before I climbed to this position, that Xindu has long been out of control, so it is better to fully support its development to ease the conflict. Originally, this is a win-win situation and a great thing to promote the development of Jiuguo. But Song Hongtian also saw the impact of that development model on the three major families, and he wanted to curb the development of Xindu and become an enemy of it. Now, it has become like this, as if Jiuguo has two capitals."

Yang Runzhong seemed extremely dissatisfied, and Ah Shi nodded in agreement.

"In addition to these, there is also an indispensable ignition line. Guess what it is?"

Ashe shook his head.

"Like the three great families, what else has been passed down for thousands of years?"

"'Son of God' and 'Guardian.'" Ase understood.

Song Hongtian must be afraid of the 'Son of God', otherwise those things wouldn't have happened to An Yan.

Yang Runzhong chuckled as he thought about it, and couldn't help but sigh. "Ashi, we have encountered such a good opportunity. Among the three major families, two families have formed an alliance for the first time in thousands of years, there is a revolutionary army that can't be ignored in just a hundred years, and there is also a 'Son of God' with the most unfortunate and dark fate. It's really interesting, and this drama has just begun."

"Yes, Jiu Xiang."

"However, the marriage of Lin Nuan and Lu Li can indeed be regarded as an exquisite appetizer, right?" Yang Runzhong smiled mysteriously and walked back slowly.

As the head of Jiu Country, he stands highest and sees the farthest.