The second floor is still near the window.

However, it was cold and windy today, so the windows were not opened, and a small stove was set up in the middle of the table to warm the wine.

Lu Yan first poured a glass of warm wine for Xie Zhuoyan and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Xie Zhuoyan shook his head and said: "Your horse runs very fast, which is not bad."

Lu Yan turned to ask: "Is the matter confirmed?"

Xie Zhuoyan nodded and said: "There are indeed old ministers in the royal family, but they are already old and frail and no longer as brave as they used to be."

Lu Yan nodded slightly when he heard this. This result was reasonable and not beyond his expectation.

He took a sip of wine and said: "When Ximen Chuixue and I made an appointment to fight at the top of the Forbidden City, the emperor must have been very angry when word spread about it. According to common sense, he should have directly sent royal ministers to eradicate me with thunderous means.

Righteous atmosphere.”

"But the emperor did not do this. He gave the task of eradicating me to Cao Zhengchun and Tietan Shenhou."

"However, Cao Zhengchun and Tiedan Shenhou each had their own agendas and did not take action against me for various reasons."

"I was happy for this situation to happen before, but after Master Jie died and someone framed me, I finally wanted to understand one thing."

"Cao Zhengchun and Tiedan Shenhou have not taken action against me for a long time. It is not because they have no chance, but they have been using me to constantly test the emperor's bottom line!"

"And ending the master's death is a further temptation!"

"If the emperor still doesn't take action against me under such circumstances, it means that the royal family's worshipers have most likely become paper tigers!"

When Xie Zhuoyan heard what Lu Yan said, he nodded slightly and said, "That Huang Jiuyin was a person who once followed Emperor Yongle. Today, he is at least 140 or 50 years old."

A person who is 140 or 50 years old, no matter how powerful he was back then, how much strength does he still have left now?

Of course, with the exception of Master Zhang from Wudang Mountain, martial artists cannot be equated with those who cultivate immortality.

At this point, Xie Zhuoyan added: "By the way, before I left the capital, I saw that the Tianlao was blown up by gunpowder. I think Tiedan Shenhou and the others must have been killed, and Cao Zhengchun should be the winner."

Lu Yan shook his head. Others didn't know what was going on. How could he not?

Seeing Lu Yan shaking his head, Xie Zhuoyan asked with some doubts: "Do you think Tiedan Shenhou is still alive and there is still a chance for a comeback?"

Lu Yan nodded and said, "Zhu Tiedan will not die so easily."

Lu Yan took two quick dishes and said, "You didn't say a word about the emperor's response after you came back. It seems that the emperor didn't respond."

Xie Zhuoyan was a little surprised and asked: "How do you know that the emperor did not respond, instead of agreeing or rejecting?"

Lu Yan smiled and said, "You should have followed my words and not said my request."

Xie Zhuoyan nodded.

When she left the inn, Lu Yan had told her that if the emperor was willing to accept his overtures, then he would take the opportunity to make a request to settle the trouble of the appointment at the top of the Forbidden City and make it legal.

If the emperor does not accept his overtures, or is ambiguous, then he should keep silent about the invitation to fight.

Seeing Xie Zhuoyan nodding, Lu Yan said with a smile: "Our emperor is very smart. He knows that I cannot show favor to him for no reason. I must have interests to pursue."

"And my interests are nothing more than legalizing the fight on the top of the Forbidden City and eliminating the grudges between me and the royal family."

"And the reason why he didn't agree or refuse is because he has a big appetite and great ideas."

"He doesn't want to let me go, nor does he want to let Cao Zhengchun go. He also thinks that the iron-hearted God Hou Gui is the emperor's uncle. He is already an extremely human minister and should not rebel."

"In short, he sees the potential danger, but he will not make a decision until the danger actually appears."

"In that case, let's just wait and wait for him to ask us!"

At this point, Lu Yan laughed softly, with a little helplessness on his face.

This is the world of martial arts after all. Although the power of one person is powerful, it is the ultimate to be able to defeat a hundred people. If faced with an army of ten thousand people, even Wudang Master Zhang may not be able to kill him before his true energy is exhausted.

If it were a fantasy world where personal force was supreme and the continent could be wiped out with one punch, there would be no need for him to show favor to the emperor, he could just do it and be done with it.

When Xie Zhuoyan heard Lu Yan's words, a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

At this time, a person suddenly walked downstairs. She looked around, and when she saw Lu Yan, she walked over quickly!

"Mr. Lu! Where is Pingzhi? You didn't do anything to him, did you?!"

Lu Yan looked at Yue Lingshan, who suddenly appeared with a haggard and nervous expression. He pointed to the fourth floor and said, "Lin Pingzhi is staying in the D-shaped guest room for the time being. You can go find him there."

When Yue Lingshan heard Lu Yan's words, she turned around and walked upstairs without saying a word.

Xie Zhuoyan looked at Yue Lingshan's hurried away figure, and seemed to have thought of something, and said: "Do you think the person who stabbed Master Jiejie with the sword could be Yue Buqun?"

Xie Zhuoyan once had a fight with Yue Buqun. Yue Buqun's swordsmanship was extremely ghostly, and his speed was as fast as thunder. He had every chance of striking out twelve swords in an instant.

Lu Yan took a sip of wine and said with a smile, "Did you just think of Yue Buqun?"

As soon as he heard the news, Lu Yan had already thought that Yue Buqun might have done it.

It is most suitable to use evil-proofing swordsmanship to do this kind of thing to frame him.

Lu Yan reached out and pushed open the window, revealing a small crack. He looked at the snowflakes outside the window and said, "It's almost the Chinese New Year, and the snow has finally fallen."

Xie Zhuoyan also opened the window and looked out at the wind and snow. Before she knew it, the New Year was coming.

Lu Yan glanced at Xie Zhuoyan and asked, "It will be Chinese New Year in half a month. Don't you plan to go home to reunite with your family?"

Xie Zhuoyan thought for a moment and replied: "I should go back."

When he didn't mention going home, Xie Zhuoyan didn't miss home much, but when he mentioned it now, he felt a little homesick.

Lu Yan stood up and said, "I'll see you off."

Xie Zhuoyan was stunned for a moment and said, "I didn't say I was leaving immediately."

Lu Yan smiled and said, "The expression on your face says it all."

As he said that, Lu Yan couldn't help but be curious about Xie Zhuoyan's true appearance. The quality of this human skin mask was also very good, and his expression looked very natural, not stiff at all.

Outside Seven Heroes Town.

Xie Zhuoyan took Li Feisha and said, "This horse of yours is very fast. I'll borrow it again. I'll leave early and come back early."

Lu Yan smiled and touched the flying sand and said, "Poor horse, it has just rested for a long time and is forced to go on the road again. You have to take good care of it and don't let it die of exhaustion on the road."
Chapter completed!