The standard long sword in Ye Fen's hand that had been tempered for thousands of years broke apart, and then a soft zhenqi enveloped him, offsetting the powerful power coming from the sword.
"you?!"
Ye Fendeng took two steps back and said with a confused look on his face.
Shen Yian scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Father-in-law, we came here to give you a surprise."
He didn't expect things to develop like this, and his surprise turned into shock.
"Yes father, I'm sorry..."
Ye Liyan held a simple fireworks tube with her little hand, knowing that she had gotten into trouble and saying apologetically.
"surprise..."
Ye Fen's mouth twitched slightly, it was more of a shock than anything else. If Shen Yi'an hadn't been strong enough just now, he would have killed or injured both of them with his sword.
"Don't do this next time! Come to me openly. Aren't you afraid that my soldiers will arrest you as enemy spies?"
After the misunderstanding was resolved and the cause and effect were understood, Ye Fen sat on the chair and felt out of breath.
It's not that they were angry, but the method the two of them used was too dangerous. This kind of sneaky behavior could easily be mistaken for being accidentally injured by the enemy.
Shen Yi'an and Ye Liyan stood side by side with their heads lowered and submissive, saying repeatedly that they would never do this again next time.
"By the way, where are my two soldiers standing guard?" Ye Fen later asked after realizing it.
"Well, they are in the woodshed..."
Shen Yian smiled awkwardly.
Hidden Disaster struck too quickly when he arrived. Before he could say anything to stop him, the two soldiers on guard had been knocked unconscious and stuffed into the woodshed, all in one smooth move.
Ye Fen was silent for a few seconds and asked, "It didn't hurt them too much."
"Probably not..." Shen Yian said uncertainly.
"Oh, you must be exhausted from running all the way from Tianwu City." Ye Fen sighed and changed the subject. Thinking back to the fatigue he had put in on his way back, the two children might not be much better.
"It's okay, I'm not very tired."
Shen Yian and Ye Liyan looked at each other guiltily.
Especially Ye Liyan, whose little face was inexplicably ashamed. She had done almost nothing along the way, all her husband was busy with.
"To be honest, you actually went there. I was really afraid that you would get lost."
The "that" Ye Fen mentioned was naturally the ancestral land of the Gong family. Every time he went there, he needed to use a map and previously set markers, otherwise he might get lost in the vast mountains.
"By the way, did you meet that old man when you went up the mountain?"
"He is also a member of the Gong family. He was lucky enough to escape the disaster that night. After he came back, he has been willing to stay there and became the gravekeeper of the Gong family."
Speaking of Yin Tiansha, Ye Fen couldn't help but recall the past, and his eyes dimmed a bit.
Ye Liyan couldn't help but tighten her fists. If it weren't for her husband, she would have been kept in the dark by the Demon Cult like her father.
Shen Yian smiled unnaturally: "Yes, we had a great chat with the old man."
"It's just that he was not in good health. When we left, he went to the mountains to collect medicine alone."
"Poor health?"
Ye Fen was stunned. When he came back, he took a detour to visit the ancestral land of the Gong family and saw Yin Tiansha. He looked quite good and there was nothing unusual about him.
That's right, as you get older, any problem may become apparent overnight. When you have time, send someone to ask about the disease so that you can grab some medicine from the city and send it over. After all, you are a member of the palace family, so you should thank me for taking care of you.
Shen Yi'an and Ye Liyan paid attention to Ye Fen's expression changes at the same time, fearing that the other party had been given ecstasy by Yin Tiansha and would be confused when the truth came out in the future.
After ending this heavy topic, Shen Yi'an began to take out the things he had brought for Ye Fen, and soon there was no place to stay in the room.
"Why are you bringing so much stuff to me? I can't use it all by myself. It's such a waste..."
It was the first time that Ye Fen saw Shen Yi'an's magical storage method. His confusion was fake. He was too embarrassed to ask further, but the smile on his face overflowed from the bottom of his heart.
Especially when he put on the winter clothes sewn by his daughter himself, Ye Fen almost burst into tears because of the warm feeling.
"Father, does it fit?" Ye Liyan asked softly.
"It fits, it fits, it fits so well. I like it so much. Thank you for your hard work, Li Yan."
Ye Fen endured his sore nose and kept nodding his head in response.
"As long as father likes it, it won't be hard for Li Yan." Ye Liyan was also very happy. She was very happy that her father liked it.
The three of them chatted happily in the room, and the time soon reached evening.
Ye Fen did not announce the arrival of the two of them, and asked the adjutant to prepare a sumptuous table of wine and food before he dispersed the others.
"Your Highness, I have important things to do and I can't drink too much. I'll just take this bowl, and the rest is yours." Ye Fen held the wine bowl and smiled.
"Um..."
Shen Yian looked at the wine jar aside and responded in fear.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I have had the room tidied up. You will stay in the mansion tonight."
Ye Fen is very enthusiastic. Now that he has arrived at his home stadium, he must let Shen Yi'an have a good taste of their liquor. It may not be soft in the mouth, but it must be good, especially on a cold winter morning, drinking such a bowl of burnt wine The strong wine will keep you warm all day long.
Shen Yi'an sighed inwardly. In this case, he would rather obey orders than be respectful. Anyway, he was too advanced to get drunk. He was afraid that Ye Liyan would be worried, so he sent a message to explain his situation.
"Husband, you must act within your ability."
"Do not worry!"
While chatting while eating, Shen Yian and Ye Fen's topic gradually changed from family matters to the recent situation.
Now that the land of Liaodong has been completely integrated into the Daqian plate, it has not yet completely stabilized. Jin King Shen Junyan still has to guard there, always guarding against barbarian counterattacks.
In addition, the three state capitals adjacent to Northern Xinjiang have already begun a new round of recruiting troops and expanding their armaments in order to support Northern Xinjiang at all times and prevent barbarians from sneaking into Daqian territory from other places.
The most troublesome thing in real wartime is not the regular barbarian army, but the mercenaries and thieves groups that are often the most troublesome.
Their strength is generally stronger than ordinary soldiers and their mobility is very high. They will leave almost immediately after plundering a village. Their targets are small and their whereabouts are unpredictable. If they want to encircle and suppress them, they need to send out several times the force of the opponent, which is much higher than that of ordinary bandits. Also difficult to clean.
According to past experience, it is all solved by the Military Guard, or local sects are hired to hunt down these mercenaries and thieves gangs.
Needless to say about the former, the latter is a mixed bag, with many people trying to defraud people and doing whatever they can to defraud people of more money. In the worst cases, they may kill people and steal goods, and both the barbarians and gangsters take it all.
This method has advantages and disadvantages. It reduces the pressure on the Wuwei Department, but it can easily cause further chaos in the situation.
Unified management is not enough. After all, people in the world have almost zero favorable impressions of the Wuwei Si. It is simply impossible to expect them to listen to the Wuwei Si's orders.
Having said all that, Ye Fen really wanted to hear if Shen Yi'an had any clever solutions to add a backup plan for the future.
There are methods, but Shen Yian feels that they can't be brought to the table and it would be embarrassing to speak out.
Ye Fen suddenly became interested when he heard this: "It's okay, Your Highness, no outsider here dares to say it."
"Father-in-law, my method may be relatively simple and crude. Since we are afraid that they will cause trouble everywhere, why don't we take action first?" Shen Yian's tone was low.
"Shall we take action first?" Ye Fen was stunned.
Shen Yian nodded and said sincerely: "Let's kill them all first."
Ye Fen, who was drinking tea and thinking about the meaning of the first half of the sentence, trembled when he heard the second half of the sentence and almost spit out a mouthful of tea.
