Joy of Life: Starting by clinging to the eldest princess's coattails!

Chapter 143 Grandmaster? My blade is not without its flaws!

"Ugh—boring."

Li Yunrui's soft but somewhat impatient voice rang out.

"Is there anything else? If not, you can leave."

Hearing this, Chen Huizu and the others slowly came to their senses.

The group exchanged glances, all sensing the gravity in each other's eyes.

Chen Huizu took a deep breath, stepped forward, cupped his hands in a salute, and said, "Your Highness, He Wenyuan's words just now were indeed inappropriate, but—his crime does not warrant death."

"Even if they are guilty, they should be handed over to the imperial court for handling."

"After all, he is the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, which is one of the three judicial departments of the imperial court."

"Your direct order to kill them weakens the laws of my Qing Kingdom and will cause serious problems."

"Lord Chen, you are mistaken."

Lin Ruofu spoke slowly.

"Now everyone in the world knows that Lord Wu is Princess Huang's father. Your Highness's matter is a matter for the royal family."

"He Wenyuan is merely the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. His Highness's affairs are matters of the royal family. How dare a mere Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review interfere?"

"Your Highness's order to kill He Wenyuan is a way of upholding the dignity of the royal family. I believe His Majesty will not blame Your Highness if he knows about this."

Chen Huizu was stunned. He didn't expect Lin Ruofu to contradict him so blatantly. Had he forgotten their mission in Suzhou?

He was about to argue when Li Yunrui's voice rang out again.

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Li Yunrui's voice was no longer gentle; it was cold.

"I don't care about any of what you're saying. A mere Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review—if I kill him, so be it. Who can do anything about it?"

She waved her hand.

"Alright, I'm tired. You may leave now."

Chen Huizu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but when he met Li Yunrui's indifferent eyes, he swallowed his words back.

The group looked at each other, and finally could only bow and take their leave.

"We take our leave."

The footsteps gradually faded into the distance.

Lin Ruofu, however, did not leave.

He stood there until Chen Huizu and the others disappeared outside the moon gate before speaking again.

"Your Highness, I have some other thoughts regarding His Majesty's dispatch of us to Suzhou for this investigation."

Li Yunrui looked at him, her gaze indifferent.

"explain."

Lin Ruofu glanced at Wu Feng, then said, "Your Highness, His Majesty probably already anticipated that our trip to Suzhou would be fruitless. Therefore, besides sending us imperial envoys to Suzhou this time, he may have other methods."

"Other methods?"

Li Yunrui frowned.

"That's right." Lin Ruofu nodded. "Your Highness, by ordering the purge of Suzhou, you may have already sent a message to His Majesty: no matter how many imperial envoys he sends to Suzhou, it will likely be to no avail."

"Therefore, in order to completely control the three major workshops and Qingyutang, His Majesty will probably start from other aspects. I hope Your Highness will make preparations as soon as possible."

"Furthermore—I have learned some information that His Majesty has always wanted to kill Lord Wu."

Wu Feng and Li Yunrui exchanged a glance.

A few breaths later, Li Yunrui spoke, her voice still gentle: "I understand."

Lin Ruofu bowed with his hands clasped in greeting.

"Then I shall take my leave."

He turned around, strode away from the pavilion, and his footsteps quickly disappeared outside the moon gate.

The pavilion fell silent.

A lake breeze blew in, carrying moisture, gently ruffling the stray hairs on Li Yunrui's cheek.

"What other means could it be?" she murmured to herself.

Wu Feng walked to her side, squatted down, and held her hand.

Those slender, soft, and warm hands, like the finest mutton-fat jade, gently rested in his palms.

"Things will work themselves out, Your Highness. Don't forget, the hearts of the people of Suzhou and Jiangbei are on our side. As long as we don't leave Suzhou now, Li Yunqian can't do anything to us."

Li Yunrui looked at him, and a beautiful smile slowly spread across her face.

In those alluring eyes, that sticky, dependent look resurfaced.

"It's good that Your Highness understands," Wu Feng said softly.

Li Yunrui withdrew her hand and stroked Wu Feng's cheek.

Warm fingertips gently brushed across his face.

A sickly blush tinged her beautiful face.

"It's only because I can't control the Qing Kingdom right now that I would want to cripple Li Yunqian."

"My princess, you must be patient." Wu Feng gently lifted Li Yunrui's voluptuous body and carried her to the nearby recliner. "Crippling him now would be of no benefit to us. Besides, I have another suspicion—"

Li Yunrui wrapped her arms around Wu Feng's neck, her captivating eyes glued to him, as if they were soaked in water.

"What guess?"

Wu Feng placed Li Yunrui on the recliner and lay down next to her.

"I suspect that Li Yunqian's martial arts skills have now recovered and he has broken through to a completely new level."

He explained some characteristics of cultivating domineering true qi, such as how breaking through to the Grandmaster realm after one's meridians are shattered.

After hearing this, Li Yunrui's expression became serious.

"Grandmaster————"

She looked at Wu Feng, her voice lowering.

"Speaking of Grandmasters, Little Wuzi, I also recall something."

"What is it?"

"The Ye family, Ye Liuyun of the Flowing Clouds Technique," Li Yunrui said in a deep voice. "The three great masters in the world today are Ku He of Northern Qi, Si Gu Jian of Dongyi City, and Ye Liuyun of our Qing Kingdom. But I discovered something before: this Ye Liuyun seems to have a close relationship with Li Yunqian."

Wu Feng calmed down.

"Your Highness, are you worried that the imperial envoy group is only in name, and that Li Yunqian might secretly send Ye Liuyun to Suzhou?"

"Hmm." Li Yunrui nodded. "If it really is Ye Liuyun, then we're in trouble."

"Although I have never witnessed the methods of a Grandmaster, Huang Yi has always said that there is an insurmountable gap between the Ninth Rank and the Grandmaster."

Wu Feng remained silent for a few moments.

He knew the original story, but he didn't fully understand why Ye Liuyun would help Emperor Qing in the original story.

Is it really just because of the Ye family?

He didn't believe that such a thing could make a grandmaster compromise.

"What? Scared?"

Li Yunrui turned to the side, her breath sweet as orchids, and gently stroked Wu Feng's cheek.

That beautiful face was so close, with slightly upturned eyes and full, luscious lips.

Her slightly protruding belly pressed against his, the warm touch coming through the fabric.

Wu Feng looked at her and reached out to put his arm around her voluptuous waist.

"The Grandmaster's methods are indeed very powerful," he said, "but—I am not without ways to deal with it. Your Highness, please don't worry, my sword is also very long."

[Ding~ Mood value +500!]

Li Yunrui was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, a sickly smile appeared on her beautiful face.

A satisfied smile spread across those wet eyes.

"Mmm—" she let out a low moan, her voice incredibly seductive, "Then I and the child are entrusted to your protection—"

Wu Feng embraced her and said earnestly, "Your Highness, rest assured."

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