The next day, the Zhenxi Hou Mansion moved its entire family.
Three days later:
Late at night, dark clouds covered the sky, and the streets were cold!
The residence of Ye, the Grand Marshal:
In the study, the candlelight flickered slightly.
A figure of iron and blood sat upright at the desk, his body straight like a pine tree, but his brows were furrowed with deep worry.
He clenched his fists, his veins popping out, as if trying to crush the anxieties in his heart.
His battle armor was still not taken off.
The cold armor reflected a dim light in the candlelight, like a reflection of his heavy mood.
The surrounding bookshelves were filled with military books and battle strategies.
But they could not offer him a solution to his current predicament.
“Alas!”
The sigh echoed through the silent study, filled with helplessness and worry.
“General Ye, you sigh in the dead of night. Have you encountered an unsolvable problem? Tell me, perhaps this prince can help you with your troubles!”
“Who?”
The sudden voice startled Ye Yu, who was sitting in the chair. He immediately stood up.
A chilling aura of iron and blood, like that of a thousand horses and soldiers, instantly enveloped the entire study. A power of heaven and earth confined the surroundings, making it suffocating.
Under the gaze of Ye Yu's hawk-like eyes, ready to devour his prey.
A figure that made Ye Yu's pupils shrink to the size of needles appeared in the study.
“Tenth Prince? What are you doing here?”
Seeing the figure of Xiao Cheng Xuan, Ye Yu felt his heartbeat skip a beat.
First, he was shocked that this youngest prince, only seven years old, already possessed the cultivation of the Zidi Realm. Furthermore, he could evade the detection of his own Xiāoyáo Tiān Jìng cultivation and appear silently in his study.
Secondly, in this turbulent time, the arrival of a prince left Ye Yu with a sense of uncertainty.
“General Ye, when the birds have flown, the good bows are stored away; when the cunning rabbits are dead, the good hounds are cooked.”
“This prince is here today to make a deal with you, General Ye, to save your life and the life of Mrs. Ye!”
Xiao Cheng Xuan's words seemed to have a unique magic, making Ye Yu's eyes widen and his heart tremble.
The Zhenxi Hou Mansion was forced to leave Qian Dong City.
And in recent days, the accusations and attacks against him in the court had been like a mountain and a sea.
Ye Yu had long sensed the jealousy and malice of the nine-five-supreme emperor, as well as a sense of crisis that the Ye family was like a leaf floating on a stormy sea.
Now, the Tenth Prince had revealed all this, how could Ye Yu not be shocked?
“General Ye is a pillar of the imperial court, but now you are in mortal danger. I’ll tell you a top-secret message. His Majesty has already issued an order, in two days, your mansion will be completely wiped out by the royal family!”
“His Majesty, is he really so cruel and merciless?”
Ye Yu asked blankly, his fingers turning white from the force he was using.
“General Ye, you must understand. You are much younger than the Zhenxi Hou. If the Zhenxi Hou is a leopard setting towards the sunset, then you are a mighty tiger in your prime.”
“The imperial court can tolerate a Zhenxi Hou whose blood is fading and who could fall from the Fuyáo Realm at any moment, but it cannot accept a sword-wielding military god who controls a vast army and is in his prime, ready to break through to the Great Xiāoyáo Realm at any moment!”
“The intimidation of a Great Xiāoyáo Realm sword-wielding military god, controlling hundreds of thousands of troops, is enough to be your unpardonable crime. What's more, you oppose the imperial court’s unification, which has already touched the interests of too many people, including His Majesty!”
“Actually, from the day the Zhenxi Hou Mansion was forced to leave Qian Dong City, you already understood everything!”
Hearing Xiao Cheng Xuan's words, Ye Yu fell silent, his expression solemn.
If others said these words, it might be meant to sow discord.
But these words came from the mouth of a prince.
It was impossible not to believe him.
Can I escape?
I can’t!
Although I am a Fuyáo Realm, the Xiao royal family has deep roots.
One Fuyáo Realm is not enough to make a whole empire powerless to kill.
The National Master, the Five Monitors, the Dark River, the intelligence network spread throughout the empire…
Furthermore, even if I could escape, what about my family?
“Tenth Prince, you are the first martial arts genius of the royal family. However, I want to know why you are risking angering His Majesty to save my Ye family, and what means do you have to save my Ye family?”
Hearing Ye Yu's question.
A smile appeared on Xiao Cheng Xuan's face, he said:
“A true man who exists in the world between heaven and earth, how can he be content to be forever under the control of others? Saving General Ye can gain the favor of a Xiāoyáo Tiān Jìng military god, and can also lay a foundation for this prince to participate in the power struggle in the imperial court in the future.”
“As for how to save you, General, please feel it. This prince possesses a mysterious secret realm, hidden here. In all of heaven and earth, no one but this prince knows about it.”
As Xiao Cheng Xuan spoke.
A thought approached Ye Yu, and a strange pulling force appeared.
“General Ye, there is no need to be wary, relax. You must enter this secret realm voluntarily.”
Ye Yu heard this, his heart relaxed. Then, he found himself in a strange and wonderful space.
It was Xiao Cheng Xuan's Infinite Space!
Then, with a thought from Xiao Cheng Xuan, Ye Yu was expelled from the Infinite Space.
At this moment, Ye Yu stood frozen in place, as if under a petrification spell. His eyes bulged, his pupils dilated sharply, filled with disbelief. His mouth opened slightly, but no sound could be made, his throat felt like it was choked by something.
Secret realm?
This Tenth Prince is absolutely using divine powers!
Ye Yu, a veteran soldier all his life, was also a resolute man.
His mind raced.
He “thumped” to his knees before Xiao Cheng Xuan!
“Please, Tenth Prince, save my Ye family. Your great kindness will be repaid with my loyalty for the rest of my life!”
Xiao Cheng Xuan helped Ye Yu up.
“General Ye, this prince still needs you to confirm the fate of Ye Yun.”
“This prince can certainly save him, but from then on, he will be like a flower in a greenhouse, hidden in this secret realm like you, unable to be seen by the world. Moreover, he will have to stay in the most dangerous Tianqi City, isolated from the world, facing hardships.”
“If you let him escape, this prince can guarantee that Ye Yun will not die. However, he will face many crises and trials!”
Hearing Xiao Cheng Xuan's words, Ye Yu's eyes flickered with thought and struggle.
After a long time:
“Jade cannot be made into an artifact without being polished. I am willing to be nameless and nameless, isolated from the world. But Yun is still young, he has not yet seen the colors of this world. Let him go, life and death are in the hands of fate! Wealth and honor are in the heavens!”
Hearing this, a trace of admiration flashed in Xiao Cheng Xuan's eyes.
Then, he whispered something to Ye Yu.
Hearing Xiao Cheng Xuan's words, Ye Yu's pupils shrank suddenly, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
Finally, under Ye Yu's astonished gaze.
Xiao Cheng Xuan quietly left.
Soon after, rumors spread throughout Tianqi City that General Ye Yu had become arrogant and self-important, using his power for personal gain and disrespecting the emperor.
Some people even reported that he was guilty of treason.
The leader of the Five Monitors, Zhuo Qing, and the Second Prince, Qing Wang Xiao Xie, personally led the Imperial Guard to surround the Ye Mansion and searched for evidence of Ye Yu’s treasonous correspondence with enemy countries. They immediately announced the emperor’s decree.
Ye Yu was summoned to the palace for an audience, but everyone knew that he was to be ambushed and killed in the palace.
But something happened that shocked everyone.
That night, Ye Yu, the Northern Li military god, and his wife committed suicide together in a fire.
Their bodies were burned beyond recognition, their features twisted and deformed, their scalps were burned and cracked, revealing their pale skulls.
Emperor Tai An personally ordered people to examine the bodies and confirm the identity.
He gave Ye Yu a state funeral with the honor of a king, and the couple were buried together!
As for the rest of the Ye family, to show Emperor Tai An's benevolence, and in consideration of the military god Ye Yu's hard work and meritorious service.
They were all exiled to the barren lands!
It was called exile, but it was a pursuit and extermination all the way!