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Upon hearing this, Zeng Chenhua raised an eyebrow and withdrew his gaze. "Let's go."

"yes!"

When Jiang Chaoyu turned around, Zeng Chenhua and the others had already disappeared from sight.

However, she was not in a hurry to return to the manor. There were more important things to do at the moment. She needed to find out why Xie Yunyin knew about the Crescent Moon Sect. However, Xie Yunyin was injured so badly that he probably wouldn't cause any trouble recently.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Zeng Chenhua appeared at the residence of the eldest prince, Zeng Yiyang.

Unlike Zeng Chenhua, Zeng Yiyang began faking illness ten years ago.

Zeng Yiyang was the same height as Zeng Chenhua. Perhaps because he had been feigning illness for a long time, there was a hint of sickness in the corners of his eyes. He was frail, but his face was angular and his long, narrow phoenix eyes seemed lifeless.

Even the best imperial physicians said there was nothing they could do to save him; they could only take it one day at a time.

All of this was largely due to Zeng Yiyang having a physician relative or friend from Yaoyan Valley. Speaking of Yaoyan Valley, it was a place that many physicians dreamed of entering, where both medical and toxicology skills surpassed those of ordinary physicians.

Legend has it that it can heal bones and save the dead. Once, the emperor heard of this and sent people to inquire about it, but they never returned.

They assumed the people of Medicine Rock Valley disregarded the royal family and sent troops to attack, but unexpectedly, they discovered a dense fog outside, filled with poison. Within that fog, they found the people they had sent out. Even the imperial physicians themselves were unable to create an antidote for the fog.

From then on, the emperor abandoned the attack, leaving only Medicine Rock Valley as a legend. Everyone said that Medicine Rock Valley was fake, how could anyone have lived there? From then on, no one believed that anyone existed in Medicine Rock Valley.

However, to everyone's surprise, there really were people in Medicine Rock Valley, and every five years Medicine Rock Valley would send disciples out of the valley for training.

Ten years ago, Zeng Yiyang, who was being hunted down, was rescued by Jiang Ciyi. The two hit it off and became friends. During their conversation, Jiang Ciyi revealed that Zeng Yiyang had come from Yaoyan Valley for training. Before leaving, Jiang Ciyi gave Zeng Yiyang some useful medicine.

"This is the Nine-Bend Soul-Clearing Powder. No matter how outsiders diagnose it, they will think that he only has one breath left. The other bottle is the antidote." Zeng Yiyang held two bottles of medicine in his hands, listening to Jiang Ciyi's careful instructions.

Looking at the nearly empty medicine bottle, I recalled the words of my former friend, but sadly, we haven't been in touch since.

This emperor was quite anxious; every year he would send someone to check on his condition, but each time the answer was the same: he wouldn't live much longer. His medicine was almost gone, and he couldn't hide it for much longer.

Zeng Yiyang put down the medicine bottle, looked up at Zeng Chenhua, and said, "My men have already found the token that Jiang Yunxin colluded with Xie Yunyin. How about your side?"

"When does Your Majesty intend to make your move?" Zeng Chenhua asked, not in a hurry to answer Zeng Yiyang's question, but instead posed other questions.

Zeng Yiyang took a sip of tea and said, "No rush. The enemy hasn't come out yet. It wouldn't be good to alert them."

Zeng Chenhua had long ago transported his army to the island, something no one could have predicted, not even Jiang Chaoyu, who had personally gone there. Moreover, his army had been trained for a long time, excelling in both naval and land warfare, and was sure to have the upper hand in combat.

"I am just waiting for my brother's order."

If it weren't for the memories of two lifetimes, Zeng Chenhua would never have believed his own elder brother. But after getting to know him, he realized that there was no blood feud between brothers.

"So, the old man believed the wizard's words."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Chenhua recalled that the emperor had sent people everywhere to search for the elixir of immortality, and Zeng Yiyang had interfered after hearing about it, making the emperor believe the sorcerer he had arranged. If he weren't blinded by greed, why would he believe a fake sorcerer who fabricated a story of living in seclusion deep in the mountains in such a short time?

If the sorcerer hadn't been about to complete the elixir of immortality, why would the emperor have been in such a hurry to kill his own son?

In his eyes, he wanted to be an immortal monarch, and his offspring were nothing more than obstacles in his path.

When will the medicine be ready?

"Whether it's a deal or not is just a matter of a word. Do you really believe in the existence of an elixir of immortality?" He glanced at Zeng Chenhua, his younger brother was quite interesting. He had inexplicably come to him earlier, saying he wanted an alliance, claiming he didn't care about anything but one person, and even gave him the military seal to show his sincerity.

After all this, Zeng Yiyang naturally trusted Zeng Chenhua. Ten years ago, when the imperial physicians all said he was beyond saving, it was Zeng Chenhua who found many doctors and said he wanted to save him. To outsiders, this seemed like a foolish move, but this action moved Zeng Yiyang.

Zeng Yiyang readily accepted this alliance because he felt that Zeng Chenhua was a trustworthy person.

"I wonder if Your Majesty has found out anything else about Xie Yunyin?" Zeng Chenhua was testing Zeng Yiyang, wanting to know if what Jiang Chaoyu had said was true.

Hearing Zeng Chenhua's words, one could tell that he knew something. In that case, why not share it?

"You mean Xie Yunyin's collusion with the Chu Kingdom, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Chenhua was startled; it seemed that what Jiang Chaoyu said was true. "What evidence do you have?"

Seeing Zeng Chenhua, I still had some doubts, it seems that this matter was told to me by someone else.

He instructed his subordinates to bring out a letter and then handed it to Zeng Chenhua.

"This is a token intercepted by my subordinates. However, in order not to arouse Xie Yunyin's suspicion, we made an exact copy of the letter and left it here."

Upon hearing Zeng Yiyang's words, Zeng Chenhua looked at the contents of the letter and found them indeed true. However, the letter seemed to indicate that they had already colluded.

Xie Yunyin probably thought no one knew about this, so he made no attempt to conceal it.

"But how do you know that?"

He only found out by intercepting the letter, while Zeng Chenhua already knew. Judging from his suspicious attitude, he must have heard it from someone else.

"I met an old friend today, and I learned about it from him." Zeng Chenhua didn't want to say that it was Jiang Chaoyu who told him, as it was better for as few people as possible to know Jiang Chaoyu's identity.

Since they were old acquaintances, Zeng Yiyang didn't bother to inquire further.

Suddenly remembering something, she changed the subject and asked, "It seems your marriage is imminent. Could the person you mentioned before be the legendary second young lady of the Jiang family? But I've heard she hasn't left the manor for a long time. How did you two meet?"

It's not good to ask too many questions about other things, but the love between men and women is the most interesting, especially since this clueless younger brother in front of me actually has someone he likes, which is quite amusing.

Seeing the curiosity filling Zeng Yiyang's phoenix eyes, Zeng Chenhua felt a little embarrassed.

He lowered his eyes as if he was thinking about something, then looked up and met Zeng Yiyang's teasing eyes. Seeing his elder brother's curiosity, he said, "Her name is Jiang Chaoyu. She is the one I love most, not just in this life. If you, my brother, were to meet her, you would surely praise her too."

These words made Zeng Yiyang even more curious. Unfortunately, because he was pretending to be sick, he had never met her. If it weren't for the news that his younger brother was about to marry the second young lady of the Jiang family, he probably wouldn't even know who Jiang Chaoyu was.

However, when people were sent to inquire, they didn't even know what she looked like. It seems that the second young lady must be in very poor health to have not left the house for so long.

"I'm sure your decision is good. I'll definitely attend your wedding."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Chenhua showed some worry, his expression hardening as he asked, "But what about your illness, Your Majesty?"

Zeng Yiyang waved his hand, a smile on his face dispelling any trace of his illness, "It's alright, what's wrong with pretending again?"

"As for Xie Yunyin and the others, we will wait and see. If the enemy doesn't move, we won't move either."

"good!"

"Achoo! Achoo~" Perhaps Jiang Chaoyu sensed someone talking about her behind her, her nose itched and she sneezed incessantly.

Seeing Jiang Chaoyu sneezing repeatedly, Li Yuanxiu asked with concern, "Perhaps you caught a cold recently?"

After sneezing, Jiang Chaoyu waved her hand, "There must be someone talking about me behind my back."

Instead of rushing back to her residence, she teleported directly to Li Yuanxiu's side. She thought she had rested a lot, but she almost lost her balance and fell to the ground when she landed. Fortunately, Li Yuanxiu caught her in time.

"Xiaoyu, are you alright?"

She looked up and met Li Yuanxiu's worried gaze. After regaining her balance, she said that she was alright.

"It's good that you're alright."

The decoration of the crescent moon gate is still the same as when the master and his family were there, but seeing the old things inevitably brings sadness to my heart.

After calming down, Jiang Chaoyu voiced her doubts. "Today I almost entered the Chu Kingdom."

"Ah!" Hearing Jiang Chaoyu's words, Li Yuanxiu felt worried and quickly asked, "Why?"

"Do you remember Xie Yunyin? That's him!"

"Why?" Li Yuanxiu was very puzzled. In his usual view, the young master of the Xie family only pursued poetry and wine. Why was he like this?

"Senior sister, perhaps you've been busy lately and don't know some things, but it's necessary to investigate Xie Yunyin. I overheard their conspiracy in Jiang Yunxin's room that day, but a few days later, that person tricked me into going outside the city by carrier pigeon."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanxiu frowned, his eyes darkening. "Where did he find this carrier pigeon?"

Even Li Yuanxiu felt something was wrong. That was something that the Crescent Moon Sect cultivated on its own, and no one else could possibly get their hands on it.

"That's why I came to ask you, Senior Sister, since I don't know."

The carrier pigeons were managed by his trusted confidants, and it was impossible for anyone else to handle them. However, he heard some time ago that one of them had gone missing. He thought it was dead, but unexpectedly it ended up in Xie Yunyin's hands.

"Perhaps it was because a few days ago, I thought that the homing pigeon had run away and died, but now that I think about it, how could a homing pigeon that I have spent so much effort raising run away?"

That makes sense now, but what puzzled Jiang Chaoyu even more was how he knew the carrier pigeon belonged to the Crescent Moon Sect and was able to contact her. "But Senior Sister, don't you think it's even stranger that he used a carrier pigeon to contact me?"

The people in Flying Pigeon Feathers know the addresses of everyone in Crescent Moon Gate, but each person only knows a little bit, so it's impossible for them to know everything. If that's the case, then we can find out who betrayed us.

"It is strange, but only a few people know your address. Come with me to Flying Pigeon Feather and we will find out the truth."

"good!"

A lone pigeon emerges from the crescent moon gate, deep in the mountains, a place rarely known to others.

This confidant was named Li Yan, and he was a close friend of Li Yuanxiu. The two knew each other very well, so Li Yuanxiu would not believe that Li Yan was responsible for this. It must have been someone who knew Jiang Chaoyu's address who informed on him.

When Li Yan saw Li Yuanxiu and Jiang Chaoyu arrive, he quickly led his men to greet them.

"Greetings, Sect Leader!"

"Master Yu, I've found the pigeon you lost the other day. Let's talk somewhere else." Li Yuanxiu's words were loaded with meaning. What exactly was that pigeon? It would be easier to discuss it in a different setting.

"good!"