Shen Li looked at the vast crowd in front of her without the slightest reaction. She had experienced such scenes too many times, and it seemed that nothing could stir the slightest ripple in her heart.
Suddenly, she smiled at Wu Sixi. "You've done all this just to bring down the Western Yue Kingdom? But I'm sorry to tell you that I don't know any secrets. All this was just a scheme to expose your identity."
Wu Sixi suddenly felt as if he had met his match. They were just scheming against each other. He took out a gilded token and threw it to Shen Li. "Here. To be honest, I quite admire you. If you ever change your mind, you can come to me. I'd be willing to take you under my wing."
Wu Sixi didn't want to waste any time on useless things. Since killing Shen Li was of no use for restoring his country, there was no point in doing so. He turned around and was about to leave with his large entourage.
Just then, Xuan Yuanjue and He Lianyun arrived. He Lianyun naturally saw Wu Sixi. His lips trembled as he called out, "Uncle!"
Wu Sixi turned around in disbelief. He Lianyun dismounted and the two rushed towards each other and hugged tightly. After they separated, Wu Sixi punched He Lianyun. "Good boy! I thought you had been killed by that shameless He Liancheng! I really didn't expect..."
He Lianyun covered his chest in pain. He pointed at Shen Li. "Uncle, could you spare her?"
Wu Sixi began to size up Shen Li. Shen Li turned her head away. He awkwardly scratched his nose and smiled. "I just said I was going to spare her! You rascal. When you saw your uncle, why didn't you care about me but only about others!"
He Lianyun's face darkened a bit. It seemed that his uncle must have misunderstood the relationship between him and Shen Li. He decided to pull his uncle aside to talk.
Xuan Yuanjue glared at Shen Li and then turned around and walked away. Shen Li was a bit surprised, but she quickly reacted and caught up with him, grabbing his hand. Xuan Yuanjue held her hand tightly. "Don't do this again, okay?"
Shen Li shook Xuan Yuanjue's hand and smiled brightly. "I know! Didn't I send someone to inform you to come this time? And nothing happened at all."
As she said this, Shen Li twirled around to show that she was okay. Xuan Yuanjue could only helplessly pull her into his arms. "Okay, I'll forgive you this time. But you've really helped a great deal."
Shen Li looked confused. She didn't think that finding out the mastermind this time was of any use.
Xuan Yuanjue patted her head. "I just found out that Wu Sixi is actually He Lianyun's uncle. He Lianyun himself has a lot of influence. With our support, we'll surely be able to push He Liancheng out of power!"
Shen Li remembered the way Wu Sixi had been wearing the dragon robe just now. She shook her head. "But doesn't Wu Sixi want to be the emperor himself? He's always been wearing the dragon robe."
It was Wu Sixi who answered her. He swaggered over, followed by He Lianyun, who looked very obedient, which surprised her.
"I want to restore the Tuyuguo Kingdom, not this troublesome Western Yue Kingdom. Now that my nephew can inherit the Western Yue Kingdom, it's like restoring our Tuyuguo Kingdom directly. As long as it's our royal bloodline that inherits, why should I care about those things?"
Wu Sixi suddenly looked up at the sky. There seemed to be a look of vicissitude in his eyes. He touched his chin and found that his beard had already been shaved off. He couldn't help but shake his head. "Besides, I'm old. This is the world of you young people. I just hope that my sister and father in the sky can be happy to see all this."
He Lianyun lowered his head and clenched his fists tighter. He secretly swore in his heart that he must make the Western Yue Kingdom better so as not to let his uncle down.
Wu Sixi suddenly looked at Xuan Yuanjue and Shen Li. He understood everything. It seemed that the two in front of him were a couple. He smiled. "Since you're all my nephew's friends, everything is easy to talk about. We'll send your parents back to the Eastern Ling Kingdom as soon as possible. I believe that with your support, the Western Yue Kingdom will soon be in our hands."
Shen Li couldn't help but admire Wu Sixi's shrewdness. He even had to negotiate in such matters and would never let himself suffer. She immediately nodded. "Naturally. I'll definitely do my best to support you. I just hope that after I return to the Eastern Ling Kingdom, you can send my parents back as soon as possible."
Wu Sixi waved his hand boldly, indicating that it was no big deal. She then looked at Han Yue. Han Yue looked at He Lianyun, and finally, Han Yue still followed Shen Li.
Han Yue waved her hand. "I'll accompany her back to the Eastern Ling Kingdom." Shen Li looked at Han Yue sadly, but she also understood that people always had to part. Just like this, Shen Li and her group set off on their journey back to the Eastern Ling Kingdom.
Although Shen Li didn't know what had happened between Han Yue and He Lianyun, she could only hope that Han Yue would live a better life in the Western Yue Kingdom in the future and that He Lianyun wouldn't treat her badly. That would be enough...
Han Yue was not a maid. She was a friend!
...
In the Eastern Ling Kingdom.
Not long after Xuan Yuanjue and Shen Li returned, unexpectedly, an envoy from He Liancheng of the Western Yue Kingdom was sent.
One day, after the morning court, Xiao Huaishi returned to his palace and was about to take off his dragon robe and have a good rest when Eunuch Li came in in a hurry, knelt down and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty. I have urgent news to report."
Xiao Huaishi waved his hand. "Why are you so flustered, Xiaoli? What's the urgent matter? Hurry up and say it."
Eunuch Li immediately stood up, put the whisk on his hand and said, "The envoy from the Western Yue Kingdom suddenly requests an audience. He is now waiting outside the palace."
Xiao Huaishi squinted his eyes. He was also a bit confused. Although the relationship between the Eastern Ling Kingdom and the Western Yue Kingdom had always been in a delicate state, the private salt incident had completely made Xiao Huaishi determined to take action against the Western Yue Kingdom.
Logically speaking, since the spy from the Western Yue Kingdom had returned, it meant that their plot had been exposed. He Liancheng shouldn't have sent an envoy so soon. Xiao Huaishi really couldn't figure out the purpose of the envoy from the Western Yue Kingdom, but he would know after seeing him.
So he slightly tilted his head and looked at the chief eunuch. "Summon him. I'd like to see what he has to say."
The envoy was led in by Eunuch Li. As soon as he came in, he began to look around at the decoration of Xiao Huaishi's palace. Xiao Huaishi was naturally unhappy when he saw this, but he still suppressed his emotions and said with a slight smile, "I wonder what the envoy from the Western Yue Kingdom has come to our court for. Could it be just to admire the grandeur and luxury of our palace? It seems that our palace is quite unique. The Western Yue Kingdom can only observe ours so carefully."
After hearing this, the envoy coughed twice. He realized that his gaze had been too blatant. So he withdrew his gaze, bowed to Xiao Huaishi and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty. If I only came for this, I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the Western Yue Kingdom in the future. I haven't even seen all of our own palace in the Western Yue Kingdom. How could I have the heart to do this here?"