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Xuanyuan Po did not speak for a long time.

The afterimage continued to wait quietly.

After another half incense stick of time, Xuanyuan Yun spoke with an indifferent but unfathomable tone.

"Go and answer the letter. Tell me that you will definitely facilitate this matter."

To make this happen?

Could it be that the prince wanted to marry Duanmu Yan?

The figure looked at Xuanyuan Yun in shock.

Seeing the afterimages, Xuanyuan Wentian gave a shallow smile, "If you go back like this, Yun Shan's side will only be at peace for a few days."

The blurry shadow let out a sigh, "Then, will the prince marry Princess Duanmu Yan of Nanxuan?"

Hearing that, Xuanyuan Wentian deeply inscrutable squinted his eyes, but he did not answer Mirage.

The afterimage silently stared at Xuanyuan Wentian for a moment, speaking slowly after that.

"Actually, marrying Princess Nanxuan would be of great benefit to the entire Eastern Han Dynasty."

"Oh?" Xuan Yuan smiled at the afterimage, "Tell me, what benefits do you think there are?"

Shadow pursed his lips.

"First, by marrying Princess Nanxuan, you will have the support of the Nanxuan royal family. At this point, both in the imperial court and in private, the Emperor will take care of you and will not do as he pleases."

"Second, when Nanxuan opens her territory and expands her lands, Donghan can sit and reap abundant benefits without having to pay too much."

"Third, after Nanxuan and Donghan become neighbours, they can look after each other. Naturally, the people at the border don't have to suffer from harassment."

"These are all the benefits of marriage."

After listening to Shadow's explanation, Xuanyuan Po began to chuckle, and tapped his fingers on the armrest of his high chair.

"You're right. From the looks of it, an alliance between this duke and Princess Nanxuan is a hundred profits without any harm. But once EastHan and Nanxuan join hands and swallow up the surrounding small nations, dividing up the city and eventually becoming a neighbouring country, do you know that Yun Shan will completely rise in power?"

Yun Shan rising?!

This!

Shadow looked at Xuanyuan Yun in confusion.

How could the marriage between the two countries be related to Yun Shan?

Seeing the blurry face of Shadow that was filled with confusion, Xuan Yuan laughed coldly.

"Yunshan is located in one of these small countries. When the city and nation are divided, Yunshan will definitely become the territory of Donghan. When that time comes, Yunshan will become the name of this duke and they will be separated by the city and the emperor will be far away. Then, this duke's master will truly become a local emperor."

"This …" The afterimage's body froze.

"If at that time you say that the Emperor decreed that I should go and subdue the traitors, would I go or not? If I did, I would be deceiving my teacher and exterminating my ancestors. If I did not, I would be a traitor to the nation."

Hearing this, the afterimage couldn't help but widen its eyes.

So that's how it is, no wonder the Profound Spirit Child was so determined to actively promote the marriage between the prince and Princess Xuan. He actually had this kind of plan, and he even had this kind of ambition.

"But Your Highness, this subordinate still doesn't understand one thing. Why did Asgard Master insist on marrying Princess Nanxuan? Isn't it the same for the current Emperor Donghan?"

Xuanyuan Yun slowly shook his head.

"It's different. This king's master is planning two things. If Yun Shan is accidentally assigned to Nan Xuan's side, what should he do when he takes action?"

"This …" The figure was startled once more.

Xuan Yuan continued to slowly narrate.

"If at that time this duke had married Princess Nanxuan and gotten married to her, Nanxuan would naturally forgive Yun Shan on account of this duke's face. However, according to what you said, Princess Nanxuan's marriage to Xuanyuan Hongxi was very different, because Xuanyuan Hongyi would not care about Yun Shan's life and death."

"Oh." The afterimage suddenly realized.

He really did not expect that Cloud Mountain's Palace Master Xuan Lingzi was such a rogue. He had already thought of all the ways to retreat.

"Then, Your Royal Highness, why did you agree to marry Princess Nanxuan!"

Hearing this, Xuanyuan Yun's long and narrow eyes quickly but indifferently stared at the afterimage.

"When did This King agree to marry the princess?"

If he didn't agree, then the contents of the reply …

Seeing that Shadow still had a look of confusion on his face, Xuanyuan Yun waved his hand and was too lazy to explain anything to him.

"You go and answer the letter first. Don't worry about anything else."

The afterimage naturally felt Xuanyuan Wentian's impatience and lightly replied, "Yes." Then, he retreated.

The moment Shadow walked out of the study, he walked in like the wind.

"Your Highness, we have already prepared the Ruyi Mansion. Prince and Princess Sun Nan Xuan can take up residence in the future."

"Right."

Xuanyuan Yun replied expressionlessly.

After reporting everything, Ru Feng stood at the same spot for a moment. After a moment, he saw that Xuanyuan Yun didn't seem to have any more instructions, so he turned around and left the study.

However, just as Ru Feng turned around, she heard Xuan Yuan speaking in a cold voice.

"After Prince Mo resides in the Ru Yi Hall, send someone to follow him around 24 hours a day from the shadows. If there's anything strange, report it to me immediately."

Swift as the wind, he quickly turned to look at Xuanyuan Yun, his eyes gradually revealing a look of understanding.

He felt that there must be a reason why the Prince was able to allow Prince Mo and the princess into his estate.

He also felt that there was something wrong with that Prince Mo. Just by the way he looked at the wangfei, he already felt that there was something off. It would be strange if his prince didn't investigate him.

"Your Highness, don't worry. Your subordinate will handle this matter."

After that, he left the study like the wind.

After everyone had left, Xuanyuan Wentian's long and narrow eyes slowly fell onto the pine and cypress outside the window. Not long after, his eyes flashed with a light that was as deep as the abyss.

After a moment, Xuanyuan Yun suddenly stood up and walked out of the study. The guard at the entrance of the study saw Xuanyuan Yun and was about to bow, but Xuanyuan Yun suddenly disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The guards looked at each other with wide eyes.

He didn't expect that with his calm nature, the prince would start to play and disappear into thin air. No one knew what had happened.

Xuanyuan Yun, who had disappeared at the door of the study, suddenly appeared within the orchid garden.

Within the inner room, the fragrance that had observed Xiao Lan for the entire day had long since reached its limit, and it was beginning to grow drowsy.

Xuanyuan Wentian didn't disturb anyone as he walked to the edge of Xiao Lan's bed before standing still.

Today, after hearing the ice-cold news about Xiao Lan, he had arrived at the Orchid Garden in the blink of an eye.

But when he arrived inside the room, Xiao Lan was already completely fine. No matter how hard he searched, he was unable to find anything odd about Xiao Lan. However, he knew that Xiao Lan was impossible to lie about.

His entire body was ice-cold. That was the inner strength of the extreme coldness.

Xuanyuan Feng thought back to the palm that Xiao Lan had used all her strength to strike at his chest that day.

If he wasn't mistaken, her internal energy should be the Heaven and Earth Flash.

But how could that be?

The Heaven and Earth Shaking Art was a cultivation method passed down between the previous Yama Minamiya's pavilion masters. It was impossible for others to obtain it, not to mention that it was a woman.

According to what he knew, the Qi of the Heaven and Earth Flash was an extremely cold thing, and when a man gets used to it, it would be extremely painful, but it was even more impossible for a woman. It was said that once the Qi of the Heaven and Earth Shaking was contaminated, the woman's blood would freeze and she would die.

But how could it be possible that she had used the Heaven and Earth Shaking Art on that day when she was called "Ulan Yi"?

Xuanyuan Yun stood beside Xiao Lan's bed for a very long time, so long that it looked like he was about to become a statue.