Peking City.

Prince Yan's Mansion.

In the main hall of the front yard, King Zhu Di of Yan was sitting on a chair, seeming to be thinking about something with his head lowered.

At this moment, footsteps were heard, and an old man wearing a gray cloth coat walked slowly in.

"Your Majesty, Prince Yan, the person you are waiting for has just entered Beiping City and is staying at the Chunfeng Pavilion Inn."

The old man bowed his hands and said respectfully.

Zhao Xinhuai, the steward of King Yan's residence in Beiping, was both a steward and a guard.

Upon hearing Zhao Xinhuai's words, Zhu Di's eyes lit up while he was meditating, and then he slowly raised his head.

"How many people are there in total?"

Zhu Di hesitated for a moment and asked slowly.

"Including Marquis Jiu'an, there are thirty-six people in total, and the Thirteen Golden Cavalry Guards are also among them. They all seem to have extraordinary skills."

Zhao Xinhuai thought for a moment and answered slowly.

"He only brought more than thirty people with him? It seems that he is still the same as before, he doesn't care about anything."

Zhu Di frowned, then shook his head and said with a smile.

"I have long heard that Jiu'an Hou is very skilled in martial arts and can easily kill masters at the level of protectors of Chunqiu Hall. I don't know what kind of person he is."

Zhao Xinhuai hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but said expectantly.

"For a person who cannot see through, no one knows what he is thinking, because he can always bring surprises to people. Perhaps, shock is a more appropriate word."

Zhu Di smiled bitterly and said slowly.

"When does Your Highness plan to receive you?"

Zhao Xinhuai paused and asked tentatively.

"Let's wait a little longer. After traveling for several days, let them rest first."

Zhu Di hesitated for a moment and said thoughtfully.

"yes."

Zhao Xinhuai agreed, bowed his hands, and slowly exited the main hall.

Zhu Di sat on the chair, lost in thought again, and frowned slightly.

…

at dusk.

Hu Fei, who was sleeping soundly, heard the knock on the door outside and struggled to open his eyes.

"who?!"

Immediately afterwards, Hu Fei looked at the door impatiently, stared at the figure outside the door, and asked fiercely.

"Master Jiu, Prince Yan's Mansion has sent someone here."

Pei Jie's slightly nervous reply came from outside the door.

Hu Fei frowned, paused, slowly got up from the bed, walked to the basin and washed his face, and then opened the door.

As the door opened, Pei Jie, who was standing outside, subconsciously took three steps back and looked at Hu Fei cautiously.

Seeing Pei Jie's scared look, Hu Fei shook his head angrily and smiled bitterly.

"Where are the people?"

Then, Hu Fei glanced outside the door and asked in a deep voice.

"Waiting in the main hall!"

Pei Jie hurriedly pointed to the main hall next to him and said timidly.

Hu Fei said nothing more and walked straight to the main hall.

Seeing that Hu Fei didn't get angry, Pei Jie patted his chest and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But at this moment, Hu Fei, who was walking towards the main hall, suddenly stopped and turned to look at Pei Jie.

"Young Master Jiu..."

Pei Jie was startled and hurriedly took two steps back. He was so nervous that he almost called out to the young master.

"Look at how bad you are, I just want to ask you if you have any information?!"

Hu Fei rolled his eyes helplessly and asked in a deep voice.

"Oh, I've already inquired about it. The Chief Secretary of Peking Chengxuan is not far from here. It's only separated by a street."

"However, we didn't find out anything about Li Yu's whereabouts. The Provost and Prosecution Bureau also went there, and there was no news about Zhao Quande. However, there are rumors that they did seem to have fled to the north."

Pei Jie breathed a sigh of relief and replied hurriedly.

After listening to Pei Jie's words, Hu Fei frowned and continued walking towards the main hall without saying anything else.

Soon, Hu Fei came to the main hall and saw an old man wearing a gray cloth standing in the main hall.

The person who came was none other than Zhao Xinhuai.

"If the villain guessed correctly, you should be the Marquis of Jiu'an, right?"

"The villain Zhao Xinhuai is the steward of Prince Yan's palace. He has met Marquis Jiu'an!"

Zhao Xinhuai looked at Hu Fei, quickly saluted respectfully, and said loudly.

"In this city of Beiping, just call me Jiu Ye."

Hu Fei glanced at Zhao Xinhuai, and as he spoke, he walked inside, sat on a chair, poured himself a cup of tea, raised his head and drank it all.

"Yes, I have met Master Jiu!"

Zhao Xinhuai hesitated for a moment and said respectfully again.

"Fourth brother sent you here?"

Hu Fei tilted his head, looked at Zhao Xinhuai, and asked tepidly.

"Yes, originally His Highness Prince Yan wanted to invite Master Jiu to the palace after he knew that Master Jiu had arrived in Beiping City."

"But thinking that Master Jiu was traveling all the way, he didn't immediately send someone to invite him. He planned to let Master Jiu rest first."

Zhao Xinhuai cupped his hands and said respectfully.

Initially, he didn't react when he heard the word "fourth brother", but then he remembered the sworn sworn relationship between King Yan and Hu Fei.

"My fourth brother is so considerate. After a good sleep, I feel much more relaxed."

Hu Fei smiled and said lightly.

"Now that Master Jiu has rested well, let's follow the villain to Prince Yan's Mansion. His Highness Prince Yan has been waiting for you."

Zhao Xinhuai said slowly with a smile on his face.

"Okay, just lead the way."

Hu Fei nodded, said something casually, got up and walked out.

In fact, the reason why he so happily agreed to Zhu Yuanzhang's arrest in the north was not only because he wanted to explain Guo Heng's death to Zhu Di in Peiping, but also because he wanted to keep the appointment.

Long before Zhu Di left the capital, they had agreed that one day Hu Fei would meet in Peking.

Zhao Xinhuai agreed and hurriedly led the way.

But there was a layer of doubt in his heart. He had heard about Hu Fei's name for a long time, but after seeing Hu Fei today, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, because no matter how he looked at it, Hu Fei didn't look like a first-rate master.

Soon, Hu Fei led Chundie, Pei Jie, and more than ten Jinyi guardsmen led by Qi Yun out of the Chunfeng Pavilion Inn, and followed Zhao Xinhuai toward the Prince Yan's Mansion.

But the moment they walked out of the inn, Hu Fei and Pei Jie discovered some suspicious people around the inn. These people were not around the inn when they first arrived.

After the two of them looked at each other, neither of them said anything and walked towards Prince Yan's Mansion in silence.

…

Prince Yan's Mansion.

Soon after, Hu Fei finally followed Zhao Xinhuai to Prince Yan's Mansion deep in Beiping City.

Looking at the heavily guarded Yan Prince's Mansion in front of him, with five steps, one post, and ten steps, Hu Fei couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and a trace of doubt flashed across his face.

"Master Jiu, please come inside."

Zhao Xinhuai bowed respectfully and signaled Hu Fei to go ahead.

Hu Fei nodded and walked in with his head held high.

In order not to offend King Zhu Di of Yan, Hu Fei left ten royal guards outside the palace, and only took Chundie and Pei Jie into the palace.

As soon as he entered the house, Hu Fei saw Zhu Di standing at the door of the main hall with his hands behind his hands.

In addition to Zhu Di, there was also a middle-aged man wearing armor standing respectfully aside.
To be continued...