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Chapter 123 So simple?
"Father, is it really necessary for us to settle down?"

"Is it necessary? You like that girl called Nightingale, right?"

"Yes"

"But why would the Lu family rather use her to win over an outsider than give her to you?"

“Because we are not in the same camp.”

"That Zhang guy is not in the same camp as them."

"I"

"The reason is very simple. Whether it is the Lu family or the other families, they don't think highly of our An family. In their eyes, we are all supported by His Majesty. Our An family has a weak foundation and was forced to rise to power. This is a fact. Even with you and I, father and son, supporting us, there are not many first-class elders in our An family. Once His Majesty is gone, or even if he suddenly loses interest in us, our An family will be doomed!"

"Isn't the Wei family very supportive of us?"

"The Wei and Gong families were able to plot their way to the top after spending six hundred years accumulating wealth. They followed the orthodox route, and their children even became governors of the northern border during the reign of Taizu. How can they be the same? After hundreds of years of accumulation, although their foundation is not as good as that of old-established families like the Jiang family, it is not much different. What level is our An family at? Including your father and I, we only have a few first-grade warlocks? Once we lose the support of the royal family, those families will crush us like crushing an ant. Do you think the Wei family will offend the other families because of an ant?"

"Dad, do you mean there is no way out?"

"There is no way to retreat!" An Lusheng looked at his son desperately: "Ever since that person valued me 20 years ago, there has been no way to retreat!"
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"The commander-in-chief, that's him!"

Zhang Rui discovered it in time enough. He identified the target the moment An Qixuan looked up and answered. Both he and Hong Lie found this result incredible, but Hong Lie acted without any hesitation.

From the moment Zhang Rui opened his mouth, Hong Lie made a fatal move. Facing a first-grade sorcerer, even if he was such a young one, he would not be careless at all. Even if Zhang Rui was wrong, he would not leave any leeway. After all, it would not be his responsibility if he was killed.

But he still underestimated the other party's ability.

Hong Lie attacked with all his strength and his speed was as fast as lightning and thunder. He covered the distance of ten feet in almost an instant. The prince, who had learned martial arts, had no time to react before Hong Lie fell in front of him, but he was still a step too late.

Hong Lie missed!

"Commander Hong?" The prince was stunned, then turned his head suddenly and saw that his father, who was standing beside him and chatting and laughing with An Qixuan just now, was nowhere to be seen, and his Majesty the Emperor was also gone!

what happened?
All the candidates looked up suddenly and looked over here in surprise.

"quiet!"

Zhang Rui strode in with a sullen face: "Examinees, please continue answering the questions. The exam will continue!"

The prince and Hong Lie looked at Zhang Rui in surprise when they heard this, but they immediately reacted.

The candidates present had no idea what was going on. His Majesty's sudden disappearance was also unpredictable to them. If they panicked at this time, then the fact that His Majesty was in trouble would be unconcealed!

Thinking of this, the prince quickly coughed and said, "Continue to do the questions and don't be disturbed by other things."

Seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said so, many candidates were confused, but they finally looked at the test paper and almost subconsciously thought that it should not be a big deal.

Only a few descendants of sorcerer families looked at the place where the emperor disappeared in confusion.

The eldest son of the An family disappeared with His Majesty at this time. What's going on?
But no matter what the situation is, there is nothing they can do now and they can only wait quietly for the exam to end.

Zhang Rui gave the prince and Hong Lie a look, and the three of them slowly inspected the area before retreating outside the hall.

"Master Zhang!!"

As soon as he left the hall, the prince's face suddenly turned gloomy: "You promised that nothing would go wrong in the imperial examination. Now your father has been plotted against. What do you say?"

"Your Highness." Zhang Rui said slowly, "What I guarantee is that no one else among the examinees will die for no reason, but I cannot guarantee Your Majesty's safety. Moreover, I have reminded Your Majesty before that those three people might be in danger. Your Majesty insisted on doing it his own way, and I can do nothing about it."

"You mean it's still father's fault?" the prince said in a cold voice.

"It's your Majesty's fault." Zhang Rui said lightly.

"you"

"Alright, alright." Hong Lie quickly used his burly body to separate the two of them. He didn't care about Zhang Rui's treasonous words at this time, and asked directly: "Master Zhang, you have seen the emperor's current situation. Do you have any solution?"

"Not yet." Zhang Rui was straightforward.

Are you kidding? I don't know much about these so-called spells. What can I do? Asking Hong Lie to cooperate with me at any time is already a very targeted method, but the other party still kidnapped the emperor. "Really?" Hong Lie was anxious. It was not only to avenge his daughter. If the emperor died in public, wouldn't the world be in chaos immediately?

The prince also looked at the other party, but there was a complicated expression in his eyes.

The emperor was indeed on his side, but he was in his prime and his health was getting worse. If the emperor was gone, perhaps
"I need time." Zhang Rui sighed, "But at least we have to control the situation immediately and prevent it from getting worse. It has been confirmed that the An family is behind this. No matter what, we have to control Lord An Lusheng immediately."

Hong Lie nodded when he heard this. No matter what the An family wanted to do by attacking the emperor, at least it would not be wrong to control An Lusheng first.

Thinking of this, Hong Lie hurriedly called his guards and headed towards Suzaku Gate.

Only the prince and Zhang Rui were left there.

The prince frowned as he watched Hong Lie's departing back. Hong Lie said that he was loyal to the royal family, but in fact he was only loyal to his father. Now the situation is unclear, and he didn't even mention sending someone to protect his safety.

"Sir Zhang, how confident are you that you can rescue our father?" The Crown Prince looked at Zhang Rui and asked.

Zhang Rui: "I can't say I'm sure, but I can say I'm doing my best. Your Highness the Crown Prince has also made preparations. If, I mean if, Your Majesty encounters misfortune, Your Highness the Crown Prince will hold up the overall situation."

"Nonsense!" the prince said angrily, "Father, it is God's will, nothing will happen!"

Having said this, he almost walked away, leaving Zhang Rui standing there speechless.

Your Highness' acting skills need to be improved. His lips are like AK and can't be controlled.
"But this method is a bit scary, don't you think?" Zhang Rui looked up.

Many people could not see that a huge shadow had actually covered the sky above the hall. It was the Suzaku who arrived at the first moment.

There was no problem with the royal relative Zhu Liang who was suspected before. An Qixuan's action would naturally attract the Four Spirit Warlocks, but he was too fast and took the emperor away from this space in almost an instant!
Zhang Rui was very sure that it was the art of space.

Only this kind of thing can make the powerful Four Spirits helpless, just like the Painting Spirit Space. However, the great talent An did not use the Painting Spirit Space, but some other things. He could not be completely sure what they were, but he had some guesses.

The space technique was a rare commodity in my draft. It was set up so that it could only be used in three situations. The opponent was very likely to be...
"Master Zhang!"

Just as he was thinking, a familiar figure approached quickly. Zhang Rui saw the person and hurriedly went to greet him. It was Shen Yuan.

As the actual controller of the Dali Temple, when faced with such an important case, he would definitely come to inquire first. He was probably sent by the crown prince.

"Master Shen."

"How did it happen?" Shen Yuan didn't waste any words and asked directly about the situation.

Zhang Rui quickly recounted the situation at that time, which immediately made Shen Yuan frown.

"What did Lord Shen think of?"

"I'm wondering about their purpose." Shen Yuan whispered, "According to our previous speculation, the best use of that evil spirit is to replace important people in power. Your Majesty is naturally the best candidate, but if it is so blatant, what's the point?"

Zhang Rui nodded in agreement upon hearing this. It was indeed true. To replace a person in power, it was best to do it silently. It would be too obvious for the other party to act in public. Even if His Majesty showed up afterwards, everyone would be wary and might even be controlled directly.

The method of identification is actually very simple. Let the returning Majesty use the Four Spirits Warlock once to distinguish the true from the false.

The Four Spirits ritual is a contract and cannot be used by anyone other than the emperor. Even if one performs it as close to the real thing as possible, one cannot deceive the Four Spirits.

So what is An Jia trying to achieve?
"Where is Lord An Lusheng?" Zhang Rui asked.

"When Lord Hong Lie led his men over, Lord An surrendered without any resistance."

"Surrender?" Zhang Rui was stunned and became even more confused.

He could understand not resisting, but he should at least hide for a while, right? Just surrendering?
Could it be that he was waiting for his son to replace the emperor and then pardon him?

If this is the level of intelligence, this would be too easy, right?
Something is wrong!
Zhang Rui and Shen Yuan looked at each other, and for a moment neither of them could guess what was going on.

With the background of the An family, if they did not directly control the emperor, they really had no qualifications to control the court. But now doing it so blatantly is obviously not a wise move.

"Lord An is unfathomable. Even my father has praised him several times. He would never be so foolish." Shen Yuan shook his head: "This matter is definitely not that simple. I'm afraid there is another trick!"

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