Chapter 193 Imperial Envoy

Fang Yue was instantly dumbfounded.

How could the Qing Country's First Prince be involved with the Phoenix Organization?

Fang Yue keenly grasped the gravity of the situation.

As others craned their necks, trying to see the contents of the letter, Fang Yue had already inconspicuously put the letter away.

Some things, if Dou Hongyi, Yang Hongxia, and others knew, it would only harm them.

"Qing Qianyang, the Qing Country's First Prince… so my enemy is in the Qingcheng Imperial Palace! Sitting in that high and mighty position, looking down on all living beings!"

Fang Yue clenched his fist, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

He had some understanding of the situation in Qing Country.

The emperor was in his twilight years, and the nine dragons were vying for the throne!

From the First Prince to the Ninth Prince, they were all fighting tooth and nail for the position of crown prince, engaging in both overt and covert struggles, with undercurrents surging.

He just didn't expect that the current First Prince could stoop so low as to be involved with a dark organization like the Phoenix Organization, which trafficked [medicine people], and might even be the mastermind behind it!

After dismissing the others, Fang Yue called Jing Yan and the others together to share the news.

Jing Yan and Qing Chen were only shocked by the strength of the opponent.

But Lin Ling was instantly filled with anger.

"In today's world, the bizarre run rampant. Instead of seeking welfare for the people, the princes are involved with the Phoenix Organization. If this kind of prince ascends to the throne and becomes the current emperor, how can the people have a good life!"

Fang Yue glanced at Lin Ling in surprise, not expecting him to be so concerned about the country and the people.

Fang Yue and Qing Chen were thinking about how difficult the enemy was, and didn't think the First Prince was anything special, let alone feel indignant.

As players, they had no reverence for the local emperors and nobles.

If it were the old-fashioned games, where they dared to show their health bars and they had the ability to resurrect infinitely, and the resurrection point was set next to them.

With such complete conditions, let alone the First Prince, they would dare to rush up and chop the current emperor.

Unfortunately, in this game, dying once meant complete failure.

Life was precious, so they could only plan slowly.

"Actually… it's not necessarily the First Prince who is the mastermind," Jing Yan said thoughtfully at this time.

"You have that feeling too?" Qing Chen said with some surprise.

Then the two exchanged glances, leaving Fang Yue a little confused.

"What's wrong with you two? Are your eyes okay? Stop blinking and talk. Why do you think the First Prince isn't necessarily the mastermind?"

Qing Chen and Jing Yan then stopped their weird eye contact.

"Ahem!" Qing Chen said politely, "Should I say it?"

"Okay." Jing Yan took over, analyzing, "Brother Ye, did you notice the four words on the envelope?"

"Niu Xiong qin qi (Respectfully opened by Brother Niu)?"

"Yes. Brother Ye, imagine, if you were the mastermind of the Phoenix Organization, would you need such a polite address for a mere head of the twelfth seat, Niu Zuo (Ox Seat)? The words 'Brother Niu' are more like an intimate address between partners, rather than a superior-subordinate relationship."

Fang Yue said depressedly, "Maybe the First Prince doesn't want to reveal his identity as the mastermind, and doesn't want others in the Phoenix Organization to know about him."

"That's a possibility, but if we combine it with the eight words in the letter, it doesn't make sense. Wanshi ju bei zhi qian dongfeng (Everything is ready except for the east wind). We don't know what the First Prince and Niu Zuo have planned, but from these eight words, the First Prince is waiting for Niu Zuo to give a signal, to gather the final 'east wind' conditions. And this is also the communication tone of a partner."

Combining the two, Fang Yue was convinced by their analysis.

But at the end, Jing Yan didn't forget to add.

"Of course, this is just our current analysis. Maybe the First Prince is playing the fool, pretending to be a partner, but in fact he is the mastermind."

Fang Yue rolled his eyes. He wanted to praise them, but they went back to the original point. What was the point of all that analysis?

"In short, the First Prince is in Qingcheng. If we want to know the truth, we can only go there ourselves. And this is the only clue we have about the Phoenix Organization."

As for disguising the First Prince's handwriting or faking the letter, Jing Yan and Qing Chen had thought about these possibilities, but they could only wait until they arrived in Qingcheng to investigate in all aspects.

Next, Fang Yue and the others continued to search for information about the Phoenix Organization.

Because they had to search carefully, not letting go of any details, the progress was relatively slow.

After a day, they had only made progress on one-third of the area.

They returned with supplies, rested for one night, and continued the same way the next day.

After a busy work, until the third day, things took a turn for the better.

It wasn't that they found anything from the Phoenix Organization, but… the special envoy arrived.

"Looking, looking for me??"

Fang Yue was dumbfounded.

Looking at Dou Hongyi, who ran over to report the news in a hurry, he pointed at his face with his right hand finger wrapped in a handkerchief, and then looked blankly at the equally blank Jing Yan and the other two around him.

What's going on?

The imperial palace's special envoy was specially dispatched to Chu Nuan City to find me to convey the imperial decree?

I don't have any connection with the current emperor.

Fang Yue thought that he had only killed the Wu Yu clan and saved Qing Si County.

It seemed that the achievements were bigger than the other, but at most, it would only be spread within the Qing Si.

Being given the position of Hongyi internally would be considered a promotion beyond the norm. How could it be possible for the emperor to know?

Fang Yue frowned. Could it be… that the First Prince made a false accusation first? As a suspect in being the mastermind of the Phoenix Organization, did he want to eliminate me first?

That's not right. It's only been three days since the incident here broke out. Is the news in the capital so well-informed? Moreover, the current emperor is only in his twilight years, not senile. How could he listen to the First Prince?

If that were the case, the position of crown prince would have long been the First Prince's.

Since he couldn't figure it out, he could only meet him in person.

After all… that was a special envoy sent by the Qingcheng Imperial Palace. He had no choice but to see him, otherwise, he would be disobeying the imperial decree.

Taking Jing Yan and the other two back, Fang Yue asked Dou Hongyi on the way if he could reveal any information, but the latter just smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Don't look at Dou Hongyi's prestige in Chu Nuan City, with a detached position, but facing the special envoy from the imperial palace, he didn't even have the qualification to fart, let alone ask what was going on.

"The special envoy said that he will only announce the imperial decree when he sees you in person."

Although he hadn't seen the person himself, judging from Dou Hongyi's depressed tone, he seemed to have suffered a lot.

However, the person who can convey the imperial decree on behalf of the emperor, with special imperial permission, must be a favorite by the emperor's side. Who would dare to offend him? It's normal for him to be arrogant.

To put it bluntly, people don't even look down on a place like Chu Nuan City. Qingcheng is the core of the entire Qing Country, the only designated imperial city. It's just like people from a big place coming down to inspect a small place.