Chapter Seventeen: An Unexpected Encounter with Rui Wang

  Fei Yan left the Golden Temple, originally intending to let things go and not get involved in Wan Ying's affairs again. However, as he lay in bed tossing and turning until the eastern sky gradually lightened with a fish-belly white hue without falling asleep, he thought it would be better to investigate further. At worst, if he found out that Yin Huan was the murderer, he wouldn't tell Yin Chen.

  Fei Dian got out of bed, thought for a moment and felt that Yin Sheng's words also made sense. Those people said that Yin Huan's guards might not be true, so they had to find the little butterfly again to ask about the specific situation.

  But where is Little Butterfly? Flying Electric patted his own head, blaming himself for not being careful enough in his thinking and missing many details. So he went to ask Yin Sheng first, where did he arrange Wan Xiang's maid and so on.

  Fei Yan hurriedly rushed to Yin Xiang's side, the gradually brightening sky cast a faint reddish glow over the entire imperial city, Fei Yan seemed to have not noticed that he hadn't slept all night.

  Arrived at the slightly deserted Golden Temple, still relying on the invisible token to ignore all of Yin Chen's guards, just in time to see what seemed like Yin Chen who had just gotten out of bed, and a black-clad man with flashing electricity whom he had never seen before.

  The man in black was facing away from Fei Dian, helping Yin Xiang get dressed. Yin Xiang was eating breakfast with one hand and cooperating with the movements of the man in black with the other.

  The feeling in Fei's heart suddenly felt a bit strange, as if something was vaguely blocking it... Maybe it was seeing Yin Chen letting someone else dress him up, or maybe it was the intimacy of dressing that made her feel uncomfortable.

  He walked towards Yin Sheng, just taking a step forward, the black-clad man flashed and immediately came to his side from Yin Sheng's side. The cold sensation on the back of his neck told him that this black-clad man had placed his sword on his neck.

  In order to maintain the noble and elegant demeanor of a high-ranking fox spirit, even if Fei Yan's heart was slightly afraid, her face remained calm and collected. She coldly glanced at the man in black, discovering that his eyebrows and eyes were full of heroic spirit, and he looked quite handsome.

  "How did you come again?" Yin Chen looked at Fei Dian, seeming somewhat impatient. "Mirror, don't kill him for now."

  Upon hearing Yin Sheng say this, Jing sheathed his sword and returned to Yin Sheng's side, asking, "Your Majesty, with his background unclear, is it really a good idea to keep him by your side?"

  "Before he disappeared, he gave him the token that I had given him." Yin Chen said without directly answering.

  "Since he's been left by your side without any worries, I suppose there's no threat." Jing replied, reaching out to fasten Yin Cong's belt.

  "I came to ask you..." Fei Yan approached Yin Cheng's direction.

  "Your Majesty," Mirror interrupted Fei Dian's words, "Fu Wu has returned from the border, and it is estimated that Your Majesty will be able to see Fu Wu after dismissing the morning court today."

  "Really?" Yin Chen was delighted, "That's great, does Huan Er know?"

  "Not yet," Jing replied, "Huan Shizi will also be very happy when he sees Master Fu."

  "Yin Sheng!" The ignored Fei Dian finally spoke up, "Can you listen to me now?"

  "Daring to call out His Majesty's name, even if you have an imperial pardon, it won't save you." Jing finished speaking, and with a flick of his right thumb, the sword shot out.

  "Mirror," Yin Sheng stretched out his hand and pushed the half-drawn sword back, turned around to Fei Dian and said, "What do you want to say, say it quickly."

  "After Wan Lian's death, where did you arrange for her former servants to go? Especially a maid named Xiao Die, who was the person I met last night."

  Yin Sheng glanced at Fei Dian and suddenly found that his face was slightly tired, so he threw a pastry to him and asked, "Didn't you sleep last night?"

  He... Is he worried about him? Fei Dian was slightly surprised, and then turned into a natural excitement. If he cared, it meant that Yin Chen was not far from loving him, and loving him was not far from completing his mission.

  Flying electric pastries, "Because I couldn't think of anything, so I couldn't sleep."

  "After Wan Lian's death, the servants in Yun Yi Palace should not have moved anything, as they had to wait for the next occupant of Yun Yi Hall."

  "Hmm, I see," Fei Dian said, turning to leave. He took two steps and then turned back to Yin Sheng, "Thank you."

  Yin Sheng almost blurted out a sentence "Don't be so tired", then felt inexplicably strange and didn't say it in the end. He also didn't know what Fei Dian was thanking him for, was it about telling him about Yun Yi Palace?

  After Fei Yan walked away, Jing asked, "Your Majesty, are you letting this man investigate the death of Consort Wan?"

  "I didn't force him, he was willing himself."

  "Should we stop him?" Jing asked with some concern, "If he finds out something and messes up our plan, alarming the King of Rui, what should we do?"

  "There's no need to stop him," said Yin Chen. "Whether or not he can find out is still a question, and besides, I also want to know who the murderer of Wan Guifei is, whether it's Guoshi, Ruyi, or someone else."

  "What about this man? Are you going to leave him behind?"

  Yin Sheng furrowed his brow, he was still unwilling to believe Fei Dian in his heart, but after all, it was a person that Ying Wu Zong wanted to keep, and even Ying Wu Zong expected him to replace his own position...

  "Let's keep it for now." said Yin Chen.

  ……

  Beyond numerous difficulties arrived at Yunyigong, compared with other places slightly desolate place even the people here are more idle than elsewhere.

  Found Xiaodie, Feidian opened the door and asked, "Do you know if those guards we saw that day were really under Yin Huan's command?"

  After finishing speaking, Little Butterfly just stared blankly at Fei Dian and didn't respond.

  Fei Yan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, "What, so useless humans will indeed space out for no reason, or is it when talking to others?"

  After being asked by Fei Dian, Xiao Die finally came back to her senses. Last night when it was dark, she didn't get a clear look at Fei Dian's appearance. Now seeing such a handsome man, she couldn't help but stare for a while, lost in thought. Xiao Die immediately blushed and softly said, "What did you ask just now, sir?"

  Fei Dian sighed in frustration and repeated, "I'm asking you, were the three guards you saw that day really under Yin Huan's command?"

  "If it were anything else, I wouldn't be so sure, but those three guards are indeed under the command of Prince Huan's mansion, because Prince Huan had brought them to Yun Yi Palace before, seemingly to cause trouble for the Imperial Consort..." Little Butterfly's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke.

  "Heh heh," Fei Dian sneered coldly, "That kid is really vicious."

  "Adults mustn't say such things," Xiaodie hastily looked around, "If this gets to the Emperor or Prince Huang's ears, it won't just be a matter of looking for trouble."

  Fei Yan didn't say anything else to Yin Huan, after all, Yin Sheng's words last night made him decide to bother Yin Huan less in the future.

  "What about Guoshi?" Fei Dian thought of Yin Chen's initial suspect, but it seemed that he was not mentioned at all in Xiao Die's words.

  "This slave doesn't know, but it seems to be someone from Your Majesty's side who spread the word that they saw the National Master lingering in the palace so late at night and even appearing by the pond."

  "Is that just a rumor from the other side? I don't know if it's true or false?" Fei Dian thought of Yin Cheng always wanting to strip Gu Shi of his official power, and designing a trap for him wasn't impossible.

  "It seems to be the case..."

  "Uh-huh, I see." Fei Dian nodded and didn't ask any more questions, turning around and leaving directly.

  "Sir, you must find out who killed our young mistress!" Little Butterfly shouted loudly behind him.

  Fei Yan turned his head and said coldly, "I didn't agree that you must find the murderer, don't ask me, foolish human."

  The little butterfly was stunned on the spot.

  ……

  Fei Yan felt it was still necessary to visit Guoshi again, but now he was no longer Guoshi.

  He carried the token in and out of the imperial palace without any hindrance, searching for the location of Guoshi Fu within Xuchang City according to his memory. However, except for the imperial city, he circled around for a long time, only to find himself back at the starting point where he first left.

  Fei Dian glanced at the main gate of the imperial city, then looked at the bustling streets and said with his hands clasped behind his back, "You mortals who think you're so clever, must have gone mad to build your own front doors so complicatedly. If it were in Yun You, there wouldn't be such a thing as getting lost!"

  Fei Yan thought to himself whether he should return to Huang Cheng and look for Yin Sheng... No, he should be attending court at this time.

  Helplessly, I still have to look for it by myself.

  Fei Yan rubbed his chin thoughtfully. Since it was the National Master's residence, it definitely wouldn't be very poor and should be located in a bustling area with many people for convenience. In that case, let's head towards where there are more people!

  Walking along the street in front of the Imperial City for a long time, there are more and more people, but the farther you walk, the less it looks like a place where wealthy families live, with ordinary houses lined up neatly all around.

  He walked while looking at the vendors selling various things by the roadside, this kind of person also exists in Yunyou, but the fox demons in Yunyou are not as numerous and it's not as lively.

  He continued walking like this, and suddenly the flying electric light bumped into a soft and hard wall. He turned his head in annoyance to see a white-clothed man standing in front of him, half a head taller than himself, looking at him with interest.

  "Sheng Nan?" It was the man in white who had left at noon that day, also known as Rui Wang, whom Yin Sheng had been talking about all along. He asked with a hint of a smile on his lips.

  "Bad memory or bad ears?" Fei Dian said coldly, "I seem to have told you that my name is Fei Dian."

  "Lightning speed." Rui Wang smiled slightly, "I didn't think that my nephew would still not have killed you after three days. It seems you're quite formidable."

  "It's too much," Flying Electric said indifferently, "Shouldn't you be attending court at this time?"

  "My nephew pitied me and I rested for half a month."

  "In my opinion, Yin Cheng should be very disgusted with you." Fei Dian had been staying by Yin Cheng's side for the past two days and what he heard most was how great Rui Wang was, how inviolable Rui Wang was. So based on his inference, Yin Cheng not only disliked him but also feared him.

  "Haha......" Rui Wang burst out laughing, "You actually called out his name in Xuchang City, and told me that he dislikes me. Are you trying to provoke a war between him and I?"

  "Is it necessary to frame me as a scapegoat?" Fei Yan said, "What kind of relationship do you have with each other, are you pretending to be harmonious but actually distant, or are you secretly fighting each other? Don't you know that yourself?"

  "Haha……" Rui Wang seemed particularly happy, continuing to laugh. His white clothes and Fei Dian's white clothes were strikingly contrasting, and the faces of these two people seemed familiar. The people passing by on the road seemed to be attracted by the two breathtakingly handsome men, and they gradually slowed down their pace.

  "Are all of you people who fell from the sky as straightforward and lovely as you?"