It's just a simulation game, how did the fairy become real?

In this situation, succeeding as the head of the family is undoubtedly putting one in a precarious position.

One wrong move and you'll be killed.

How could he, as the second uncle, possibly watch Pei Yichen do such a thing?

"Yichen, show off your skills to your second uncle."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yichen brandished his longsword a few times.

As the saying goes, an expert can see the details. Pei Hanliang was confident in his swordsmanship, but he probably wouldn't last a single move against Pei Yichen.

He had the privilege of seeing such a being within the Imperial City Guard.

Upon realizing this, Pei Hanliang's breath hitched, and he looked at Pei Yichen with a questioning expression.

"You...have become a Grandmaster?"

Only a martial arts master could use such methods!

Pei Yichen nodded.

Pei Hanliang gasped.

A martial arts master at the age of fifteen!

This is a state that so many people dream of.

A realm that many people cannot reach even at fifty years old.

With these abilities, Pei Yichen fears no one.

Compared to a seasoned veteran, Pei Yichen, a fifteen-year-old boy, naturally makes others lower their guard when he succeeds as the head of the family.

No wonder my brother suddenly changed his mind.

After that, even Pei Hanliang stopped saying anything more.

The two briefly explained their plan to Pei Yichen in the study.

After listening to his father and second uncle's plan, Pei Yichen asked, "Father, is there no other way?"

"The Zhou family won't let me come back unharmed."

They've been plotting for so long, they're bound to take something with them.

The imprisonment is probably just a facade; what they really want is my life.

If all goes well, the Pei family can survive in this precarious situation.

Pei Hanming didn't mention the consequences of the plan not going smoothly. Given the Zhou family's methods, the Pei family wouldn't be able to withstand it and would likely be completely wiped out.

"Alright, since we're going to make a sacrifice, it has to be worthwhile. I'll go to the palace and see if we can come up with a solution."

"Draw more blood from the Zhou family."

Pei Hanming had long foreseen his fate.

The Zhou family came with great force and would not let him go.

Since that's the case, let's find a way to break two teeth out of the tiger's mouth.

"Here, take this. Go to a few teahouses in the city, use certain phrases, and you'll be able to contact the current emperor."

Along with the family head's seal, Pei Hanming took out a small token.

This was given to Pei Hanming by the late emperor before his death.

This is tantamount to entrusting one's orphan to another in disguise.

Now, this task will fall on Pei Yichen's shoulders.

"There's no time to lose, Second Brother, you take your men and make your move. I'll head to the palace now."

That very night, the father went to the palace to discuss countermeasures with the young prince.

At the same time, my second uncle led a large group of people to conduct a thorough search of the family members, making no attempt to conceal their activities.

The Zhou family remained completely silent; perhaps in their eyes, this was merely the Pei family's desperate struggle.

As predicted, the Zhou family began to exert increasing pressure during the court session the following day.

Even though Second Uncle purged the traitors from within the family, the Zhou family's meticulous planning still caused a blunder for the Pei family.

[Given the overwhelming circumstances, even if the emperor wanted to protect Pei Hanming, he couldn't do everything in his power.]

The Grand Secretary was forced to personally go to the riverbank to direct the dredging.

Everyone knew that the dredging was just a pretext; the moment he left the capital would be the moment the Grand Secretary died.

[Once Pei Hanming falls, no matter who succeeds him as head of the Pei family, they will be no match for the Zhou family.]

You are extremely anxious, desperate to find a way for your father to survive.

What are you preparing?

1. Stay close to your father and provide protection at all times.

2. Contact the Emperor to see if she has any solutions.

3. Leverage the Pei family's connections to seek assistance.

[4. Personal intervention, 3 attempts remaining]

Su Chen fell into thought. Given the Zhou family's scheming, this was definitely a situation where they were bound to kill him.

Only his father and second uncle knew that he had become a grandmaster.

It's a trump card.

The Zhou family couldn't possibly send just one Grandmaster to assassinate them; to ensure their safety, at least two Grandmasters would be needed.

In addition, there may be other arrangements.

If you're all alone, you might not be able to protect anyone.

As for the third option, the Pei family is already in dire straits.

Many will add flowers to brocade, but few will offer charcoal in the snow.

What's needed now are grandmasters. Not to mention that no one in any of these families has one, even if they did, they probably wouldn't come.

Choose 2!

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse!

Even if the royal family is weak, surely there are still a few masters at the grandmaster level?

With your father about to leave the city, you arrived at the teahouse he had mentioned, carrying the late emperor's token.

After hearing the secret order and checking the token, the innkeeper calmly led you into a secret room in the teahouse.

After waiting for about half an hour, the door to the secret room opened again.

[You paused for a moment upon seeing the person, then softly uttered the person's name: Cuiping.]

Chapter 4 Is this guy treating me like a child?

Jiang Li looked at Pei Yichen calmly.

She was well aware of the Pei family's situation.

Pei Zhongshu had already explained everything to me clearly the night he entered the palace.

She wanted to save the Grand Secretary, but was somewhat powerless to do so.

The royal family has only four grandmasters in the palace, three in the open and one in the dark.

If the Grand Secretary is to be protected, at least two Grand Masters are needed.

In this way, one's own safety cannot be guaranteed.

The powerful families might take advantage of this to do something outrageous.

The Grand Secretary tried his best to dissuade him from getting involved in the matter that very night.

He was prepared to die.

There's no need to take risks for yourself.

Jiang Li felt a deep sadness in her heart.

After Pei Zhongshu's death, there will probably be no one in the court to speak up for him anymore.

Given the attitude of these powerful families, my life will definitely become even more difficult in the future.

It's not impossible that one day in the future, the prince might be replaced by a fox spirit.

"What brings you to the Emperor?"

Jiang Li spoke first, as she also knew about the secret order.

My father had mentioned to me that the Grand Secretary had also spoken about the secret order that night.

However, she did not expect that Pei Yichen would contact her so soon.

If he begs me to save the Grand Secretary, should I agree?

Jiang Li was conflicted, as the Grand Secretary was trying his best to stop her from sending people to protect him.

But Jiang Li couldn't bear to see the Grand Secretary die.

Protecting the Grand Secretary meant that she herself would also be exposed to danger.

This is a difficult choice...

"Can you send someone to protect my father?"

Sure enough, that was exactly what he wanted.

Jiang Li sighed inwardly.

Also!

A young nobleman contacting the emperor at this time shouldn't lead to any other trouble.

"In exchange, I can enter the palace to protect the emperor."