Chapter 700: The Zhao family goes back on their word
"Let's put this matter aside for the time being. Don't bring it up again. Although everyone in the East Palace is one of our own, no one knows if there will be another person like Shen Xiangning." Wu Yuan said.
When everyone heard this, they also kept silent. Shen Xiangning's extraordinary talent also really gained a few people's knowledge.
"It's still early, let's take a rest. We will go to the Peacock Palace later." Wu Yuan said and turned back.
The women all noticed that Wu Yuan was in a bad mood and did not bother him.
When Wu Yuan returned to the room, he unexpectedly discovered that Bai Aoxue had been waiting here for who knows how long.
Wu Yuan's expression changed. He wondered if Bai Aoxue had bumped into Shen Xiangning. When Akano Hanako was away, Bai Aoxue could come and go freely.
"When did you come here?" Wu Yuan asked casually.
Bai Aoxue responded naturally: "When I came here, I knew you didn't want me to move around, so I waited in your room as soon as I came here."
Wu Yuan looked at Bai Aoxue for a long time and finally determined that Bai Aoxue was not lying.
Wu Yuan also nodded with satisfaction, "You did a good job today."
Bai Aoxue now roughly understood Wu Yuan's intention of asking her to kidnap prisoners. While admiring her, she couldn't help but say: "I heard that you have captured all the people who escaped today. Next, you will convict them." ?"
Wu Yuan just sneered when he heard this, "Why, do you also want to avenge them?"
Bai Aoxue shook her head, "I don't mean that. I'm just curious. Aren't you afraid of being criticized by others in the future?"
"What's the point of being accused by a thousand people? It's better than being assassinated without incident."
After saying that, Wu Yuan was too lazy to continue chatting with Bai Aoxue.
Bai Aoxue also snorted softly when she saw this, "I have done as you said, and we are now settled."
After saying that, Bai Aoxue was about to leave, but was stopped by Wu Yuan, "Stop, why are we so different? What we said before was that you were going to help me catch those elders. It was just a prisoner. You don't think Only you can do it, right?"
"How can anything be so cheap in this world?"
Bai Aoxue's face turned blue and red after being told by Wu Yuan, but it was undeniable that if it ended like this, she would indeed have taken advantage.
"I just thought you didn't have anything else for me to do. If you did, just say it. There's no need to be so sarcastic." Bai Aoxue said angrily.
"Didn't your fifth elder and third elder look for you?" Wu Yuan asked.
"No, I also find it strange. With my behavior today, it stands to reason that they should find me soon." Bai Aoxue also looked puzzled about this.
Wu Yuan frowned slightly, the more the opponent kept his composure, the more difficult it would be to deal with him.
"It doesn't matter. We will continue to parade tomorrow. I just want to see if they can keep their composure."
When Bai Aoxue heard this, her expression suddenly changed, "You still want to parade on the street? Do you still want me to rob prisoners?"
"Of course not. You have a more important task tomorrow. I want you to pay attention to the movements of your two elders. If you find any trace of them, you must tell me as soon as possible."
Bai Aoxue frowned slightly, and when Wu Yuan saw this, he asked: "What? You don't want to do it?"
"No, I just want to tell you that the Fifth Elder is okay. As long as he appears, I will definitely be able to find him."
"But as for the Third Elder, if he intentionally hides, even I won't be able to find him."
Hearing what Bai Aoxue said, Wu Yuan also felt heavy.
Bai Aoxue is a rather arrogant woman, and it is not easy for her to take the initiative to admit that she is inferior to others.
But when Bai Aoxue talked about the third elder, there was obvious fear in her eyes, even some fear.
Is this person so strong? It seems that it is necessary to make a careful plan against this third elder.
"I want to know, does your behavior today count as betrayal? Will the Guiyuan Sect punish you in any way?" Wu Yuan suddenly asked.
Bai Aoxue was stunned for a moment, and an unspeakable emotion welled up in her heart.
"What do you mean, does he care about me? But why does he care about me? Does he like me?" Bai Aoxue thought a lot at once.
Wu Yuan only saw that Bai Aoxue's face was a little red, but he didn't think much about it. He just coughed lightly to remind Bai Aoxue to answer the question.
But suddenly I found that the way Bai Aoxue looked at him seemed to be much softer than before.
Wu Yuan was a little confused, "What's wrong? You're not going to be hunted down by them, are you?"
Wu Yuan guessed that Bai Aoxue might be afraid because she knew she was going to be hunted down.
But from what Bai Aoxue heard, she really thought that Wu Yuan was caring about her. This sudden concern made Bai Aoxue feel warm and touched. She couldn't remember how long it had been since she had experienced the feeling of being cared for.
"Don't worry, this is not a betrayal. The Guiyuan Sect has never had any restrictions. Whatever they want to do depends on their own will. Even if it is the Presbyterian Church, as long as they don't say not to do it, they can do it."
Wu Yuan was a little speechless. Why was he worried? He thought to himself that it would be best if all the masters of the Presbyterian Church fought.
"Have you told them about the Zhao family?"
Speaking of the Zhao family, Bai Aoxue frowned again.
"I have already spoken to Zhao De, but he doesn't believe it and says that he will not fulfill his promise until he sees the imperial edict."
Wu Yuan sneered in his heart, the Zhao family was obviously using Bai Aoxue and had no intention of actually fulfilling their promise.
But Wu Yuan didn't point it out. Even if he told Bai Aoxue this now, Bai Aoxue might not believe it.
"So you want to ask for an order this time?" Wu Yuan looked at Bai Aoxue with a smile.
Bai Aoxue was a little embarrassed. Although she didn't care about the emperor or not, she also knew that forcing an emperor to formulate a decree was unjustifiable.
But the Zhao family's attitude also gave her a headache.
"Wu Yuan, if I ask you to issue an edict, do you have any conditions?" Bai Aoxue asked tentatively.
"It's impossible to give an order. The Zhao family is not worthy of me giving them a special order. But you can tell them and either choose to believe it, or our imperial guards will go there and tell them in person, so they don't have to believe it."
When Bai Aoxue heard what Wu Yuan said, her eyes suddenly lit up.
She had long been unhappy with Zhao De's back-biting attitude. After Wu Yuan's words, she wanted to see what Zhao De's reaction would be.
"I'm going to say thank you now." Bai Aoxue said and left.
But Wu Yuan clearly saw that the moment Bai Aoxue turned around, her ears were already red.
"Could this woman be completely released after being unsealed by the rope?" Wu Yuan couldn't help complaining.
But what Bai Aoxue said just now also reminded Wu Yuan that the Zhao family and the fifth elder, the old man with white eyebrows, were colluding together and plotting something together, so they had to be on guard against it.