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After a moment of silence, Bai Yutang seemed to realize that the Qi King wasn't going to speak and said, "The Crown Prince's legs may be inconvenient, but his footwork is nimble. Even the black-clothed man's lightness skill failed. It has to be admirable. "

Of course, the Qi Wang did not think that he was praising them wholeheartedly. He only tidied up his clothes a little before interrupting, "Alright, let's not talk about useless things. "Did you use Mo'er as bait to fish out the identity of those two fish?"

"I have never seen the movement technique of the person who fought Hao'er, and I have no way of knowing his identity. As for the other person, I think I have already guessed it. "

King Qi asked, "Was Hao fighting with the man I fought with?"

Bai Yutang nodded, "That's right."

The expression on the Qi King's face sank. After a moment, he replied, "I have not seen his swordplay, but that internal force seemed familiar to me."

Bai Yutang was astonished. "Your Highness recognizes this person?"

The Qi King shook his head, "I have no impression of him, but when he struck that palm, his internal energy was much richer. The feeling of movement is very familiar. "

"Do you remember what kind of inner strength it was?"

The Qi King glanced at him, "Do you think I'm someone who knows how to remember martial arts?"

Bai Yutang changed the topic, "To be able to receive a blow from the prince without suffering any injuries, you must not be a nameless person."

The Qi King laughed coldly, "It sounds like a compliment to me."

"If I don't take this opportunity to pay my respects, wouldn't it be too late to curry favor with His Highness when he's in a bad mood and wants to punish me?"

The Qi King replied, "But to me, it sounds like I'm just an average person."

"Your Highness misunderstood. I mean, after fighting with Hao Yun for so long, you can still empty-handed receive a palm from the prince without using much effort. If I am not a nameless person, why is it that I have never even seen a single sword movement technique? "

Qi Wang said, "You are not the only one who knows about the Hundred Family Martial Arts. It's not worth it."

After thinking deeply for a moment, he slowly said, "But I feel that this person should be acquainted with me."

The Qi King raised an eyebrow. "Why do you say that?"

Bai Yan Tang didn't answer directly, but asked, "What does Your Highness think of Ran Hao's martial arts?"

The Qi King said nonchalantly, "Among those of the same generation, he should be the best. Even among the martial arts world, there are only a few hundred who can defeat him."

"Then what kind of person would dare to be distracted by a fight with him?"

The Qi King thought for a moment, "Either his martial arts are much higher than Hao Wen's, or he is overconfident."

"He looks arrogant, but he did it on purpose."

The Qi King did not understand, "What's the point of doing this?"

"Guessing a person's identity depends not only on their martial arts, but also on their character," he said. If this person is unfamiliar with me and you do not know me, then there might be a possibility for you to intentionally disguise your martial arts personality. "

Prince Qi said, "More than just people with similar personalities …" As he was speaking, he suddenly remembered something and abruptly stopped.

He could not help but shrug his shoulders. "Even though people are anxious about all this, they still want to barge into the mansion late at night. If it wasn't for our old friends from back then, why would we have taken such a risk? "

The Qi King nodded silently, "That's true."

"If Your Highness ever finds out where that person's Qi came from, I hope you can let me know."

The Qi King nodded in agreement, not wanting to say more, "If you find out their identities, don't forget to tell me."

"I know."

After muttering to himself irresolutely, the Qi King reminded, "Bai Zhen walked too close to Cyan Wings, so don't forget to remind him."

"Oh?" "Could it be that the Residence of Duke Xin will be implicated as well?"

Prince Qi said, "Ninth Brother has always avoided politics and politics, so it's fine if he doesn't cause trouble for himself. Now that you know the situation better than me, it is inevitable that the House of the Duke Xin is involved in this dispute, do you still need me to explain it to you? "

With a slightly absent-minded expression, Bai Yutang replied, "That's right. Not only is the Residence of Duke Xin unable to avoid this dispute, even the Duke Huai Palace and the Eastern Palace Manor would find it hard to avoid it."

Prince Qi flicked his sleeves and put his hands behind his back. He said lightly, "That's why I hope that you can break away from the imperial court and become a little cleaner."

"No one wants to leave the Imperial Court as much as I do."

The Qi King remained silent for a while, then said slowly, "You and I have known each other for some time, and the events of that year could be considered to have occurred because of me. If there is anything that I can help you with, just open your mouth and say so.

"Your Highness is too courteous. I only know Your Highness and that's all. I am just a piece of cloth, how would I dare ask for the help of Your Highness? "

King Qi said, "I did not make it clear, so I will repeat it again." With your identity, if there's anything you need Thirteenth Brother and Qingyi's help with, they won't be able to refuse. The events of that year started because of you and me. I hope that you and I can resolve it and not involve any more people. "

The Prince's gaze shifted slightly. "The Prince thinks too lowly of me."

The Qi King shook his head, "I am not looking down on you. I am just reminding you. After all, as a father, you have to give up on something that you were willing to sacrifice your life for. "

He gazed at him for a moment, then suddenly asked, "If one day I really need your assistance, will Your Highness be able to help me?"

The Qi King was stunned and fell into silence. After a long time, he shook his head, "I don't know where the Dragoncry Sword is."

Bai Yutang was somewhat taken aback. "Isn't that your sword?"

King Qi said, "Maybe you don't believe it, but I do not know where it is. All I know is that it's in the palace. "

"If even you don't know where it is …"

The king of Qi sighed, "Then only the Sixth Brother knows its location."

"This is really bad news."

The Qi King laughed, "Think carefully, no one will know the secret behind the Dragoncry Sword."

"But I cannot allow Zhen`er and the others to live in fear for the rest of their lives."

King Qi said, "If I can still help at that time, I will help you save your family's lives."

The corners of his lips curled up, but he still wasn't able to smile. "Although I really want to thank you, I'm afraid that the prince's current situation isn't any better than mine."

The Qi King smiled. "That is the truth. We will thank you in the future."

Bai Yan Tang raised his head to look at the pale crescent moon in the sky, his gaze unhurried, "With Prince's words, I can finally sleep in peace."

The Qi King agreed, "If you send more guards, I can probably sleep in peace."

"If Your Highness didn't come out in the middle of the night, you and I would probably be able to sleep in peace."

The Qi King laughed involuntarily, "It's a pity that my son isn't as obedient as Bai Zhen."

He could only give her a helpless look.

— —

Ran Hao poured out a cup of hot tea, held the teacup and tested the temperature. He turned around and handed it to Zhao Qingyan: "Young Master, would you like some hot tea?"

Zhao Qingyan took a while to regain her composure, she reached out her hand to take it, looking at Ran Hao's shoulder as she asked, "Are you heavily injured?"

Ran Hao said, "It's just a small wound. The medicine has stopped the bleeding." His damaged clothes had already been changed, so there wasn't much of a difference.

Zhao Qingyan drank half a cup of hot tea and then put it aside. "Give it to me."

Ran Hao was surprised for a moment, and then extended out his hand.

Zhao Qingyan felt his pulse and then released it, "Are the internal injuries that you brought with you still there?"

Ran Hao nodded, "There is still more than one bottle."

Zhao Qingyan pulled up the thin blanket covering his knees and said, "Take your medicine on time. Be careful not to use any inner Qi for the next few days."

Ran Hao said: "But young master …"

Zhao Qingyan raised the teacup again and looked down at the teacup. "I'm fine. It's just that I have to circulate my inner qi in the daytime to have this nightmare. Resting for a while is fine."

Ran Hao asked, "What about tomorrow's agreement with Young Master Wen?"

Zhao Qingyan said, "There should be nothing to worry about. "I was going to go over to take a look when I got back, so I didn't obstruct her."

Ran Hao seemed to be worried, "Then, young master, can we rest for a while?"

Zhao Qingyan was silent for a moment before nodding his head. He stood up while supporting himself on the table, "Alright. Call for me early tomorrow morning."

Ran Hao agreed and took the long fur off of him.

"Right." Zhao Qingyan turned around and looked at him, "You've already fought against those two. Do their kung fu skills have any similarities?"

Ran Hao shook his head: "Nothing in common."

Zhao Qingyan muttered, "Then he isn't someone from the Crippling Feather Sect. Where did his martial arts come from?"

Ran Hao stood quietly on the side. After a while, he saw that Zhao Qing was not thinking anymore, so he asked, "Master, do you think the box that that that person asked for might be the one that Master Bai mentioned?"

Zhao Qingyan nodded. "Master Bai said Master Hou asked him to pass a box to the Grand Scholar. That should be the one he mentioned today."

Ran Hao hesitated: "That box, could it have something to do with young master?"

Zhao Qingyan walked to the side of the bed and sat down. With a slightly exhausted look, he lowered his eyes and said, "I don't know. If there is any relationship between us, the Grand Scholar would probably come to tell me."

Ran Hao acknowledged softly and did not say anything else.

"Right." Zhao Qingyan suddenly raised his head to look at him, "If you're not injured, what's your chance of winning if you go all out against him?"

Ran Hao asked: "Young master, who do you mean?"

Zhao Qingyan said, "Both of you, tell us."

Ran Hao pondered for a moment: "If I were to go all out for the first person, I would have a 50% chance of winning, but if I were to fight to the death, I will have a 70% chance. Second... I have a fifty percent chance of defeating him.

Zhao Qingyan raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"

Ran Hao knew what he was puzzled about and answered truthfully: "Young master must have also discovered that the person I was fighting with tonight was hiding his martial arts skills. Or it could be said that he is not good at using swords, but still chose to use them. Thus, it wasn't difficult to defeat him. But there's no way to know how many moves he has, so I can't kill him. "

Zhao Qingyan lowered his eyes and asked, "Is this your full strength?"

Ran Hao replied, "If Young Master does not allow me to lose, then I will not lose."

Zhao Qingyan smiled but did not answer. After thinking for a long time, he opened his mouth again, "In a few days, I will circulate my energy to help you recover. Your internal injuries are not going to continue like this."

Ran Hao was stunned for a moment: "The young master's injuries have not fully healed yet, I don't know when Zhu Yan will suffer a backlash. How can I use inner force to help me recover?"

Zhao Qingyan lightly said, "Everyone knows that I am injured. It is no wonder that I am so sick all over. What about you? A single mistake can mean that your situation isn't good to get away with. Two failures can mean that you've suffered some minor injuries en route to the Wind Cloud Pavilion with me. What about next time? "Your internal injuries have been going back and forth for several months. If you continue to drag on, you will eventually be detected."

Ran Hao said, "Young master, why don't you bring Chen Huayi here as per the prince's instructions. My internal injuries have already mostly healed. As long as I don't meet such a powerful enemy again, I should be safe."

Zhao Qingyan glanced at him before lowering his eyes, "There has never been anyone around to protect me. Even with your martial arts skills, you don't need anyone to protect me. If you really call Chen Huayi over, do you think royal father will feel that I am cowardly or that you are useless? "

Ran Hao said: "Naturally, it's my incompetence …" Halfway through his sentence, his voice suddenly stopped.

Zhao Qingyan knew that he was right and smiled, "That's right. Royal Father will of course think you are incompetent. A person who could even stagger backwards after receiving a sixty percent of father's strength would actually be able to force you to retreat step by step, or even cause you to be injured. Is that possible? "

Ran Hao pursed his lips and said: "But at this time, I can't let young master channel his power to heal my wounds."

Zhao Qingyan lay down and closed his eyes, "In a few days, I will treat Mu Qinghan's injuries, and you will be there as well. After I used up all my inner force and fainted after I was healed, you who were protecting me also used up a lot of your inner force. In this way, even if your internal injuries are unable to heal, the obstruction caused by the circulation of your internal energy can be considered to have a reason. Afterwards, it won't be too late to wait until we return to the Duke's Mansion to carefully recuperate. "

Seeing that the young master had finally taken a step back, Ran Hao knew that this was the best way, so he could only agree. Zhao Qingyan had already rested for a while, so he retreated and extinguished the candles.

— —

Yin hour, is the deep of the night, quiet when all sound.

But tonight, not only was the Bai residence bustling with noise and excitement, even the marquis' residence that had turned into ruins had become bustling with activity.

Nearly a hundred guards surrounded the manor, some holding torches, some holding the hilt of their sabers, while others holding their breath.

Chen Huayi, who had just finished handling a bunch of reports and had been woken up, scratched his messy hair and grumbled in dissatisfaction, "Are you sure that the person is still inside? Why is there no movement after so long? Could he have run away? "

The guard at the side quickly said: "We have surrounded the place as soon as we saw someone. The people inside should not be able to escape."

Chen Huayi yawned as he complained, "It's just a pile of ashes, what's there to see? One from the left and one from the right, are you tired? "

Xia Fan said, "The people this time should not be ordinary people."

Surprisingly, Chen Huayi did not choke him. He only laughed out loud and said, "I'm afraid that they have already run away. We have waited here for such a long time for nothing."

Han Yan looked at the guards who were mumbling to themselves. He frowned and said, "Stop chatting and just wait for another fifteen minutes. If no one comes out, then go back to sleep." Now, all of you better keep your spirits up, if anyone gets tired, I will kick them out. "

Chen Huayi hurriedly stifled his yawn and pinched the air. "Mister Han has a temper."

Han Yan glared at him and said, "I woke up earlier than you did and ran far away. If you call me tired, won't you let me have a temper?"

Chen Huayi rolled his eyes. "Don't bullsh * t. Even if I'm tired, I'm still tired. I'm wearing the body of a criminal and am in a hurry to make amends, so I'm not as idle as you are."

Han Yan nodded his head teasingly. "That's right. It's not easy for the lazy Master Chen to move his butt."

Chen Huayi curled his lips and was about to counterattack when he suddenly heard Xia Fan shout loudly, "Everyone pay attention!"

Han and Chen immediately held their weapons in their hands. They followed Xia Fan's gaze and saw a corner of clothing behind the half-fallen pillar.

Han Yan raised his hand to attract the attention of the guards, but did not give the order to attack. Instead, he raised his voice and asked, "Who are you? Can you show yourself? "

No answer.

"Let me take a look." Chen Huayi and Xia Fan spoke at the same time, then looked at each other and shut their mouths. Pausing for a moment, Chen Chengyi said, "It's fine to let Leader Xia go as well."

Han Yan's expression slightly darkened as he said in a low voice, "Both of you, go together. Be careful, you can injure but not kill."

Chen Chengyi smiled and said, "Understood." He raised his chin towards Xia Fan and said, "If you have more people, we can split it equally. If you have less people, you can fight."

Xia Fan's hand that was holding the saber tightened a bit, slightly nodded, and then quietly dashed out. Chen Huayi followed behind him, his toes tapping lightly on the uneven ground. As he moved back and forth, he did not make a sound.

Han Yan waved to the people on both sides, indicating that they should not act rashly and slowly. Shen Yi Fan also gave the same order, signalling for the Seven Deadly Warriors to remain on their guard and not move an inch. Half of them were moving in while the other half remained in their original position. They adjusted the positions left and right to make up for the missing parts. Their movements were actually swift and orderly, and only a few sounds of shattering could be heard.