Chapter 167 Qing, Qing Qianyang?!
Qing, Qing Qianyang?!

The Qing Kingdom's First Imperial Prince, Qing Qianyang?

Is this the guy in front of me?

Fang Yue's eyes widened, and he stood there, stunned, his brain racing.

He never expected that the first imperial prince he would meet upon returning to the capital would be this guy.

Qing Qianyang is involved with the Phoenix Organization. What is the purpose of his visit?

"Don't be so nervous."

In contrast to Fang Yue's tense expression, Qing Qianyang was clearly relaxed.

Ignoring the sweating Butler Ke who was standing beside him, he went to the gazebo in the courtyard, sat down directly, and beckoned to Fang Yue.

"The sunset is beautiful, shall we enjoy it together?"

"..."

Fang Yue didn't say anything but gave Lin Ling, who looked tense, a look, and silently walked to Qing Qianyang's side.

He couldn't judge whether the visitor was good or bad, and he couldn't even see through Qing Qianyang's strength.

But there was no doubt that he was at a disadvantage, and the other party had taken the initiative.

But how much does this Qing Qianyang know about my affairs? Does he know that the letter has been leaked?

Under the sunset, the young man's exquisite face had a hint of frivolity, as if everything in the world was insignificant and not worthy of his attention.

This guy… is dangerous.

Butler Ke was very sensible and hurriedly had people bring up wine and place it on the stone table.

The wine cup seemed to be wrapped in gold and jade, carved with dragons and phoenixes, extremely extravagant, and with a faint glow flowing back and forth on the surface.

In Fang Yue's words, it was… upscale.

Another level of upscale, low-key luxury, understated upscale.

Faced with Qing Qianyang's visit, Butler Ke had obviously brought out his best stuff.

In terms of guest level, any one of the nine imperial princes was a top-tier guest, and he dared not neglect them.

Don't look at the nine imperial princes, with undercurrents surging between them, but on the surface, they were all amiable and wouldn't publicly fall out.

As if seeing Fang Yue sizing him up without saying a word, Qing Qianyang had someone pour out two glasses of wine, raised his small wine glass, and smiled, "I've come here unannounced, Night brother may be very confused, right?"

"I wouldn't dare. Your Highness, just speak your mind."

"Let's have a drink first. We have a lot to talk about."

Looking at the wine glass held up by Qing Qianyang, Fang Yue hesitated for a moment, then raised his glass and clinked it against his, and drank it all in one gulp after Qing Qianyang drank his.

"Night brother is so straightforward! I've admired Night brother for a long time. I wonder if Night brother's journey to the capital was smooth?"

"..."

Fang Yue didn't speak. With the First Imperial Prince's intelligence and his relationship with the Phoenix Organization, it shouldn't be a problem for him to obtain information about himself.

This question was probably just a deliberate inquiry.

But listening to the First Imperial Prince's meaning, it seemed that he had noticed himself quite early on.

"Night brother's personality is unexpectedly different from the information in the files. I thought you were the more talkative type. How about this, let me guess, looking at Night brother's route to the capital, changing from land to water, arriving in the capital in such a disheveled state, the process in between must not have been easy..."

Before the First Imperial Prince could finish his words, Fang Yue suddenly said, "Your Highness, I don't like beating around the bush. Just say what you have to say."

"Alright, straight to the point. Actually, I'm just here to say hello and tell you something."

"What is it?"

Fang Yue felt a little annoyed. Were all the members of the royal family so troublesome? Just say what you have to say.

"When Night brother left Chu Nuan City, do you know who launched the attack against you?"

Fang Yue had thought about this question before, but he had no clue.

The Emperor's decree had already been issued, who would be so bold as to try to take my life? This was simply defying the Emperor's decree! If the person behind the scenes was caught, they would never leave the Qing Kingdom alive!

Seeing Fang Yue fall into silence, Qing Qianyang smiled lightly without hesitation, "It's the You family."

You, the You family?!

Fang Yue frowned.

"Impossible, it doesn't make sense, they have no reason to kill me! I have no connection with them at all, and even..."

Even, I don't even know why the Emperor summoned me.

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Fang Yue originally thought that it was because he had repeatedly made military achievements that the Emperor wanted to meet him.

But later, he realized it.

In history, there have never been people who were stronger than him and had more illustrious military achievements who were specially summoned by the Emperor. Why would he be so special?

Therefore, this summons must have a deeper meaning.

"No reason? It seems you know too little about the four great families of the capital. But it doesn't matter, when you meet the Emperor tomorrow, you will meet someone who will tell you everything. What I want to ask you is something else."

Fang Yue frowned, "What is it?"

"When you changed to the waterway, the one who helped you was Tian Ruichi, the disciple of Tian Jian, right?"

"Yes."

"Do you know that his master, Tian Jian, is a man of my fourth brother?"

"Is there anything wrong with that?"

"Wrong? Hehe, that's because you don't understand my fourth brother. He wouldn't do such a kind thing. But judging from the results, you arrived safely in the capital, so I think, did something happen on this Cold River journey?"

"..."

"It doesn't matter if you don't say it. With my intelligence, I can probably guess it. The Cold River waterway is very special, and there are not many docks that can accommodate Cold River giant ships. It's not that the docks are difficult to build, but that not many organizations are qualified to build docks with the Qing Kingdom's approval.

Judging from your starting point, the most reasonable explanation is that you were originally supposed to go to Lie Huo Sect, which is controlled by my fourth brother.

There is no one special on the ship except you, so what he wants should be you."

"Me? What's so special about me?"

"I don't know much about what's so special about you, but… Tail is very special!"

Tail?!

Fang Yue's expression froze slightly.

"Why would you mention her?"

"Don't underestimate our imperial princes' intelligence system. From the moment Tail entered our field of vision, we have already investigated her background, and she obviously has a close relationship with you. Controlling you can restrain Tail, and restraining Tail is extremely important for whether we can defeat the Jibing Sect."

Tail, Jibing Sect, Lie Huo Sect, Tian Jian, Fourth Imperial Prince...

All of this seemed to suddenly connect.

Fang Yue suddenly raised his head and stared at the First Imperial Prince.

"So that's how it is! The Fourth Imperial Prince wants to use me to threaten Tail, so that his controlled Lie Huo Sect can defeat the Jibing Sect! That's why he took the opportunity to have Tian Jian send his disciple by waterway to send us to the Lie Huo Sect's territory! But, if he operates like this, how will the Fourth Imperial Prince deal with the Emperor's side?"

"Hahahahaha!"

The First Imperial Prince suddenly burst out laughing upon hearing this.

After laughing, he said to Fang Yue, "That's where my fourth brother is stupid. He doesn't even know how much Father Emperor values you, yet he dares to reach out. He has no brains at all. If you are important enough, and this matter angers Father Emperor, then there will only be eight of us siblings left competing from now on."