Chapter 41 Of Course, This Idea Is Correct

Of course, this idea was correct, but the process was probably different from what they thought.

"Brother Ye, the carriage is here."

"Okay, let's get on."

Taking a glance at the crowd watching the commotion, and the Blue Guards who were pushing through the crowd but blocked by the Green Guards, Fang Yue and Tian Ruichi and others filed into the carriage.

Hai Dongye immediately mounted his horse and led the way for Fang Yue and the others.

Qing Si’s status in the capital was quite good, as one of the four major official organizations.

Even the white-robed Green Guards possessed extremely high prestige among the common people, and no one dared offend them easily.

With Hai Dongye leading the way, the carriage carrying Fang Yue and the others proceeded smoothly.

Inside the carriage, Jing Yan and Tian Ruichi would occasionally lift the curtains to look at the scenery outside.

Fang Yue wasn't as interested. He stared at the Soul-Summoning Jade Pendant in Tian Ruichi's hand and said, "There's something wrong with what your master gave you."

"Yes."

"...You don't plan to investigate further? With Helmsman Lao's death and the destruction of the Cold River Giant Ship, the blame will fall on your head."

"...Master wouldn't harm me, and the Seventh Prince will protect my life."

"But if you tell the truth about what happened..."

Hearing this, Tian Ruichi suddenly looked up, stared into Fang Yue's eyes, and slowly shook his head.

"Master is more important than me."

"...Alright, then I won't mention this again. Let's discuss something else. Suppose, just suppose, we used the Soul-Summoning Jade Pendant as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Helmsman Lao. According to your master's plan, we would probably have gone to the Liehuo Sect (Blazing Fire Sect) to seek support from the Fourth Prince. When we arrived, Helmsman Lao would have been deceived by the Soul-Summoning Jade Pendant and killed.

Without the Cold River Giant Ship, and being trapped in the Liehuo Sect, what do you think our situation would be?"

"...I believe in Master's arrangements."

Good grief, I have nothing to say then.

Fang Yue felt a little depressed.

From interacting with him, Tian Ruichi didn't seem like someone blindly loyal, so why was he being so stubborn?

Fang Yue sighed. Since Tian Ruichi himself had said this much, there was naturally nothing for him, an outsider, to say.

After giving some instructions to Lin Ling and the others about gathering information, Fang Yue also began to look out the window.

The capital was far more prosperous than Chu Nuan City.

On the streets, people came and went, an endless stream of people.

Some were noisy, some arguing, some fighting, some cursing... the atmosphere of life washed over him.

Silently retracting his gaze, Fang Yue closed his eyes to rest.

What he didn't notice was that, as he withdrew his gaze, a young boy setting up a game stall near the capital city gate, who had been dozing off, suddenly opened his eyes.

"The thread is approaching... chaotic, thin... very weak..."

The young game stall owner closed his eyes and muttered to himself. After a while, he suddenly smiled slightly, packed up his stall and walked back.

Just as he took a few steps forward, an old beggar quickly followed him, maintaining a certain distance, and lowered his voice.

"Master, breaking news, the Cold River Giant Ship that just arrived at the capital's wharf has sunk. According to reports from the scene, [Maple Needle Sword] Tian Ruichi, the special envoy for this assignment, was at the wharf at the time!"

The Cold River Giant Ship sunk??

Qing Qianyang, who had just been walking, suddenly stopped, a look of shock on his face.

"How could that be? That old fellow has lived for so long, how could he die so easily?"

"The specifics are unknown, but the ship did sink."

"Investigate what happened, and... help me see where Tian Jian (Heavenly Sword) is now?"

"Yes!"

The old beggar suddenly quickened his pace, surpassed the First Prince Qing Qianyang, walked forward, and disappeared into the crowd.

"Night Dusk Dawn... Tian Ruichi... things are getting interesting."

After turning a few corners, the First Prince suddenly stopped, looked up at the sky for a while, his eyes empty, as if his consciousness had entered another space.

After a while, he suddenly regained consciousness.

"So that's how it is, Fourth Brother really has some good tricks, but isn't he a little too impatient?"

"He's only just arrived in the capital, and you're already going to deal with him. As the host, isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Seeming to be thinking about something, the First Prince paused in place for a long while. A little girl who passed by him suddenly lowered her voice at the moment of passing: "Master, Tian Jian is in the wilderness, in the Ling An (Zero Peace) rice field area, and is now rushing back to the capital, presumably for his disciple."

Disciple? No, I think he's coming for that guy.

Fourth Brother, Liehuo Sect, Tian Jian, Night Dusk Dawn... When I just entered the fate chart, there were faint threads of fate connecting them. What is the relationship between them?

Wait! Liehuo Sect, Jibing (Extreme Ice) Sect, tail, Night Dusk Dawn, refugees... could it be...

His brow furrowed, the First Prince smiled faintly, changed direction, and walked directly towards the You family.

According to his subordinates' reports, the You family's youngest daughter, You Sisi, had already awakened, and things might become interesting.

"You Sisi, do you want to save your beloved? Then you must listen to me obediently."

The corners of his mouth slightly raised, the First Prince felt that good things would happen in the next two days.

……

The Seventh Prince's Residence.

The Seventh Prince usually lived in the palace, but that didn't mean that the Seventh Prince didn't have his own residence in other parts of the capital.

This Seventh Prince's Residence was the Seventh Prince's main place of rest when he was active within the capital, outside the palace.

Like the Seventh Prince, the other princes naturally had residences as well, and even more than one.

However, like the Seventh Prince, who frequently lived here, rather than in the palace, was in the minority.

Even the First Prince, who usually liked to tinker with things, lived in the palace.

However, today, when Fang Yue and the others' carriage stopped at the Seventh Prince's Residence, the news they heard was that the Seventh Prince was not there.

"How could that be? Doesn't the Seventh Prince usually stay at the Seventh Prince's Residence?"

"These days are a bit special, you should be aware of that."

Tian Ruichi immediately remembered that the Seventh Prince had been going to the You family very frequently recently, and to be closer to the You family, he had occasionally stayed in the palace.

However, in the days before he left, the Seventh Prince's main residence was still the Seventh Prince's Residence outside, rather than the Seventh Prince's Hall in the palace.

"The Seventh Prince isn't here?"

Fang Yue was a little disappointed. He was quite curious about this Seventh Prince.

Also, if he wanted to find the Phoenix organization, finding a prince to help gather information would be a good choice, but whether these princes were trustworthy was unknown.

Fang Yue still remembered the note with the Phoenix organization, which read 'All is ready, only the east wind is lacking', and the signature was Qing Qianyang.

As for the Seventh Prince who sent Tian Ruichi to pick him up, he felt relatively more favorable towards him.

But offering courtesy for no reason is either a trick or a theft.

Of course, the Seventh Prince certainly hadn't reached that level, but what was the purpose of sending his confidant Tian Ruichi to escort him to the capital? There was obviously some reason behind it.