As soon as Shen Qingfeng opened the door, a man wearing a deep purple robe leaned crookedly on the side pillar at the door.
The robe covered the man's face, leaving only a pair of eyes. After seeing Shen Qingfeng coming out, those eyes curved slightly, as if smiling.
Shen Qingfeng didn't know him, but his intuition told him that this man was very dangerous. He took a step back and just bumped into Lu Yan's arms who had also walked out of the door.
"My lord, don't you introduce me?"
Lu Yan glanced at him, stretched out his hand and tightly grasped Shen Qingfeng's shoulder, in a protective posture.
He pursed his lips. After a while, he said reluctantly: "...Lan."
Shen Qingfeng was like struck by lightning. He stiffened in place and stared straight at the man with wide eyes: "...What...what?"
What did Lu Yan just say?
Lan?
The person in front of him was Lan?
Didn't Yu Shuang tell him who Lan was? Why would Lu Yan keep such a dangerous person by his side? Moreover, Yu Shuang once said that Lan's whereabouts were strange. If he didn't want to show up, the world couldn't find him at all. That meant that he came to Lu Yan on his own initiative?!
What did he come to Lu Yan for?
In a split second, Shen Qingfeng was in a complicated mood. He stared closely at the purple-robed man and suddenly stretched out his hand to stand in front of Lu Yan.
"Your Excellency Lan, why are you here?"
Hearing this, Lan smiled softly and said, "Why does Young Master Shen have such hostility towards me? Could it be that my deputy told you something?"
"He is no longer a member of 'No Trace'." Shen Qingfeng said in a deep voice.
"What a joke." Lan shook his head and whistled, "Once you enter 'No Trace', you can never leave for the rest of your life."
Shen Qingfeng gritted his teeth. This person could kill hundreds of people with just a drop of lead and silver water. How could he feel at ease letting him follow Lu Yan? Moreover, the time he could accompany Lu Yan was already...
Shen Qingfeng was determined and shouted, "What on earth do you want to do!"
"Qingfeng." Lu Yan behind him suddenly patted his shoulder and said coldly, "Don't worry."
"A Yan..."
Lan smiled and suddenly stretched out his hands and clapped. A person walked out from behind the pillar. Shen Qingfeng took a closer look and was stunned on the spot.
It was Xia Yanhe who had been shot through the chest by Lu Yan in front of Shen Qingfeng. But now he was standing in front of him intact?
The Prince of Yu was not dead?
No. Shen Qingfeng saw Xia Yanhe's eyes. Although those eyes were open, they were completely devoid of spirit, just like... a dead person.
Shen Qingfeng was extremely shocked. He gritted his teeth and said, "He... is dead?"
"Naturally. The dead Prince of Yu is the real deal." Lan stretched out his hand and patted Xia Yanhe's shoulder. By the way, he also pinched his chin and twisted it, as if he wanted Shen Qingfeng to see more clearly, "You know about raising a body, right? When I raised Xiangcheng's body with diluted lead and silver water, he was still alive, so after Yu Shuang detoxified him, he could be almost the same as a normal person. It's a pity that when I found the Prince of Yu, the Prince of Yu was already dead."
No wonder Lu Yan would rebel in the name of "supporting a wise lord". Using Xia Yanhe's name was always more convincing than Lu Yan, a different surname king.
So Lan found Lu Yan to help him rebel? He didn't believe it! What on earth did this Lan want to do?
"Alright, that's enough for the idle talk." Lu Yan pulled Shen Qingfeng into his arms with a cold face, "Lan, you should come to see him less if you have nothing to do."
"Okay, okay. I can't make the lord angry. After all, everyone wants to live longer." Lan raised his hands, and his smile suddenly became strange. He looked at Shen Qingfeng who had poked his head out of Lu Yan's arms and said, "You say so, right? Young Master Shen?"
Shen Qingfeng's pupils suddenly shrank.
Inside the military tent, Lu Yan pulled Shen Qingfeng's hand and told him everything that had happened before.
Shen Qingfeng sat in his arms, and his eyebrows had never relaxed, "But this person is too dangerous after all. I'm worried..."
"I know. He has lead and silver water." Lu Yan kissed his hair and said, "But if he wants to cooperate with us now, it means that this cooperation is beneficial to him. If both sides benefit, why not do it?"
Shen Qingfeng tightened his hand and said, "But A Yan, this person has high martial arts skills and strange whereabouts. I'm worried that he will do something unfavorable to you in the end."
Lu Yan smiled, lowered his head and pressed his forehead against his and said, "Do you think your husband will be so stupid?"
Shen Qingfeng was stunned. This "husband" made his cheeks burn with embarrassment.
"I've discussed with Yu Shuang. Lan has high martial arts skills, but now he's in the military camp. He can't fight against so many people with his two fists. So, his greatest advantage is lead and silver water. Lead and silver water will cause sudden death as soon as you smell it. Although this poison has no solution, it can be defended against." Lu Yan took out a special spinning mask from his arms and handed it to Shen Qingfeng, "This is soaked in the juice of velvet flowers as Yu Shuang said. You take it. As soon as you find something wrong, put it on immediately."
In the afternoon, Lu Yan had to give up his time of being intimate with Shen Qingfeng and walked to the drill ground to train the soldiers. According to Lu Yan's plan, they would launch an attack on Mingxiao tomorrow. That was the last and most difficult defense line in front of Li Ge City. Mingxiao City was located between Fengyue and Taiyue Mountains, facing the Yellow River to the south. The geographical location was excellent. If they wanted to attack the city, it would definitely be a fierce battle. Lu Yan had to ensure the morale of the entire army first.
The roars of the soldiers came from not far away. Shen Qingfeng waved his entourage away and walked along the corridor to a yard where there were not many people living.
He closed the courtyard door behind him and walked to the center of the yard. He looked around and said in a deep voice, "You've been following me for a long time, right? Lan."
"Haha." After a while, Lan's voice suddenly sounded behind Shen Qingfeng. Shen Qingfeng was startled and quickly dodged back. But because his body was weak, his steps stumbled a few times and he almost fell to the ground.
Lan looked at him playfully and said, "Young Master Shen, you're looking for me?"
Shen Qingfeng was a little angry, "Wasn't it you who were looking for me?"
Lan stroked his chin and paced in front of Shen Qingfeng and said, "It seems that Young Master Shen is still aware of his own physical condition."
"Can you do anything?" Shen Qingfeng's eyes glowed secretly.
Lan got closer to him and took a look. He laughed a few times in Shen Qingfeng's slightly impatient eyes and said, "No."
"You—!"
Lan waved his hand and shrugged, "I'm a person who plays with poisons. I don't know how to treat people. Instead of looking for me, you might as well look for my deputy."
Shen Qingfeng paused and said, "Yu Shuang?"
"He knows how to treat people." Lan said, "But in your situation, I'm afraid you can only hang on to your life for a few more days."
The light in Shen Qingfeng's eyes was like a meteor falling, disappearing in an instant. He lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly.
That's right. He had been in the Bian Palace for a year. So many imperial doctors couldn't cure him. What could Yu Shuang do?
Although he had already been mentally prepared, the tiny glimmer of hope still gave him a brief moment of light. Even after the light, he fell into a deeper and darker hell again.
Forget it. Since his life was already doomed, he might as well use this incomplete body to help Lu Yan clear obstacles as much as possible.
He looked up at Lan steadily and said, "I have something to ask you."
Lan looked at him and seemed to be interested, "Please speak."
Shen Qingfeng's eyes were black and shiny, "When A Yan was fighting with the Donghu before, was that mysterious military advisor who accompanied Yuwen Qian to negotiate with the Xirong you?"
Lan paused. After a while, a trace of admiration appeared in the pair of eyes that were only revealed, "You're really sharp... That's right. It was me."
"The person who killed Yuwen Qian was also you."
This was not a question. Shen Qingfeng's fists slowly tightened in his sleeves. He stared at Lan's eyes without blinking, as if he didn't want to miss any subtle expression on his face. Until those eyes curved again.
"That's right."
"You..." Shen Qingfeng gritted his teeth. He was excited and couldn't help but take a step forward, "Before the Donghu attacked, the border area had been peaceful for quite some time. But three years ago, Qimen suddenly had civil strife and the seven northern states began to riot. These... are they related to you?!"
Shen Qingfeng's body began to tremble slightly. In front of him, Lan stood alone. The breeze blew his robe, revealing the dark purple exquisite belt around his waist.
The civil strife in the north and Qimen...
The disputes between the Donghu and Lixia...
The death of Lu Jiang and the Lu family army...
And a series of grievances caused by the Princess of Glass...
And the love and hatred that he, Lu Yan and Xia Chuli couldn't erase even after two lifetimes...
In an instant, it seemed as if countless cobwebs began to slowly appear. Gradually, they were densely spread around Shen Qingfeng.
Suffocating and depressing.
In every corner and every shadow, almost the terrifying spider silk that emitted a dark purple light could be seen.
His pupils trembled slightly. In a trance, he saw the expression that he least wanted to see in Lan's eyes.
The person behind the scenes was in control and looked at the people in front of him as if he was giving alms. He smiled slightly.
"You... Sure enough..." Shen Qingfeng's feet were soft. His mind was in a mess. But in the dark, he was little by little, almost instinctively putting those things that seemed to have no connection together. And when those things were put together, Shen Qingfeng clearly saw that in the dark of those things, the dark purple light was slowly emerging.
"Shen Qingfeng." Lan suddenly said and called out again, "Oh no, Young Master Ruwei."
"You're really a person." Lan smiled, "Who makes me look at you with new eyes."