The main palace of Xiafeng City.
The hundred-meter-wide backyard was silent. Ever since the two senior brothers and sisters from Wei Tianqi Nantian College came to Xiafeng City, everyone in the entire backyard was cleared out, and not even the responsible guard was left. This place has become an exclusive area for Ge Bing and Liu Yun. Except for Wei Tianqi, even his most trusted family member Wei Chao would not dare to set foot here easily.
At this time, Wei Chao only stopped when he reached the courtyard gate and said loudly inside: "Two teachers, our city lord has invited us to discuss important matters."
"Oh? Is there something important? We'll be there soon." Ge Bing's response came immediately from the courtyard. He and Liu Yun have not yet reached the point of teaching apprentices in Nantian College, but without the four major colleges, their strength is more than enough to serve as deans in many colleges. The people in the Xiafeng City Lord's Mansion treated them as "teachers", and both of them accepted it very calmly.
"Yes." Wei Chao responded at the door, but did not leave. As expected, Ge Bing and Liu Yun walked out of the courtyard quickly. They were very satisfied when they saw Wei Chao standing outside the door waiting respectfully, and gave Wei Chao a rare smile.
"Two teachers are invited." Wei Chao did not dare to neglect at all. The respect for these two people can be said to be the same throughout the City Lord's Mansion. If Wei Tianqi had anything to discuss with the two of them, he would definitely visit them in person. This time, Wei Chao was sent to invite them, but Ge Bing and Liu Yun didn't seem to care at all. Wei Chao led the way and soon arrived at the meeting hall.
"Senior brother, senior sister. If I have something to do here, I can't leave. I'd like to thank you both for your kindness." Wei Tianqi first explained why he couldn't visit in person this time.
"Junior brother, you don't have to be polite. I think something important happened." Ge Bing said.
"Yes." Wei Tianqi nodded.
Lu Ping is here, Chu Min is here. This is his enemy and a wanted criminal in the empire. Wei Tianqi naturally paid more attention to them than the other Nightingale members. Ever since the three of them swaggered into Xiafeng City, Wei Tianqi had been constantly listening to the reports.
First, three people were contacted by Nightingale’s infiltration personnel.
After that, the trackers were thrown away one after another.
Then and now, there is no more!
Six of Wei Ran's men were dumped one after another, leaving only Wei Ran staring at each other. However, some time has passed and there has been no information sent back by Wei Ran. The spies placed in Xiafeng City did not receive any reward.
After briefly explaining the situation, Wei Tianqi saw a trace of displeasure flash across his senior sister Liu Yun's face.
"Is this the so-called important matter?" Liu Yun said.
Although people like Chu Min and Lu Ping are famous in the Xuanjun Empire, regardless of their strength, in Liu Yun's eyes, they are just small figures and will not be taken seriously. At this time, she felt unhappy when she heard that Wei Tianqi was anxious to invite her and Ge Bing because such a little person had arrived.
"I think they act in a flamboyant way, as if they have something to rely on." Wei Tianqi hurriedly explained.
"Junior brother's worries are not unreasonable." Ge Bing said.
"Really? Then I would like to see how big a backstage he can have." Liu Yun snorted and said. On her side, she had the background of Nantian College as her backing. She didn't believe there was any backing that could be bigger than theirs.
"This...the first person wanted along with them was a man named Xi Fan, who seems to be a family member of Yan Qiuci." Wei Tianqi said. After much deliberation, he concluded that it seemed that this was the only thing that made Lu Ping and the others feel confident. But if this relationship really existed, Wei Tianqi knew that the involvement would be huge.
Northwest Yan Qiuci was one of the six powerful people back then. He was almost on an equal footing with forces such as the three major empires and the four major academies.
That day, the Zhiling District City Lord's Palace and the Hospital Supervisory Committee jointly issued a wanted order, with a total of five names: Lu Ping, Su Tang, Xi Fan, Mo Lin, and Chu Min.
However, the wanted order was quickly upgraded. It was actually ordered by the Central Committee and issued by the Imperial Criminal Division. The above five people were wanted nationwide, and another name was added after the five: Guo Youdao.
However, the update of the wanted order did not end there. Shortly after this version, the wanted order was released again. This time, one of the six people's names was erased.
Sivan.
Without any explanation, the name just disappeared.
Why?
The final guess of people who noticed this change was that most of them were captured or certified dead, so naturally they could be removed from the wanted list. And the only people who know the real reason, apart from the big shots in the empire's center, are those who have witnessed the incident in Xiafeng City. In addition, the people of Xiafeng City saw a mountain peak split in half and had no idea what happened.
Xifan was Yan Qiuci's family member, so he was let go without a word in the end.
Wei Tianqi was a little angry in his heart, but even with the backing of Nantian College, he did not dare to challenge Yan Qiuci. Just like the Xuanjun Empire knew about Yan Qiuci's relationship, it could ignore such crimes. Wei Tianqi was not even qualified to know whether the important figures in the central government had any communication or negotiation with Luo City.
He only knows that the name of the empire has been erased, and he can only forget it temporarily, unless one day he also has the strength that one person can equal a country.
But now, it is very likely that the trees want to be quiet but the wind is not stopping. Xuanjun Empire let Xi Fan go so quietly, and he didn't dare to bother Xi Fan anymore. But what if he wants to stand up for Lu Ping and the others and fight back to Xiafeng City in his father's name?
What Wei Tianqi is most worried about right now is how things will develop. The reason he came to discuss with Ge Bing and Liu Yun was actually aimed at this possibility.
And the name Yan Qiuci was enough to make Ge Bing and Liu Yun put away all their inner and outer pride.
Liu Yun stopped talking, while Ge Bing frowned.
Wei Tianqi's heart suddenly skipped a beat. In fact, he had hesitated whether he should clarify this to Ge Bing and Liu Yun. He was a little worried. After knowing that Yan Qiuci might be involved, Ge Yun, Liu Yun, even the teachers, and Nantian College's attitude towards him would change. But then I thought, if this possibility came true, Ge Yun and the others would naturally discover his deliberate concealment, and he would also lose his biggest supporter at the moment. So he simply told the truth and looked at Ge Bing's attitude before making any plans. Nantian Academy is also one of the forces in the world that can compete with the six powerful ones. If you have scruples, don't show excessive fear. Just like the Xuanjun Empire, they could block the news and let Xi Fan go quietly, but they would never say it was Yan Qiuci's fault.
There was a slight silence in the meeting hall. After a while, Ge Bing smiled again and said, "Junior brother is still too worried."
"Senior brother, what are your suggestions?" Wei Tianqi asked hurriedly.
"If there is such a powerful person to rely on, the other party should come directly to the door, instead of suddenly hiding their heads and tail after entering the city." Ge Bing said.
Wei Tianqi was startled, then nodded and said, "Senior brother is right."
"Besides, they came into contact with Nightingale after they entered the city. They were all the way there. If Nightingale had someone to rely on, they wouldn't be in this situation." Ge Bing further analyzed.
Wei Tianqi nodded and said, "It's not that I haven't thought about what senior brother said, but I just don't understand why they entered the city so blatantly. This is inconsistent with the actions of any Nightingale members before."
"It's just a mystery. If you are so suspicious, you are playing into their hands." Liu Yun said.
"These guys must still have some strength. They didn't pay attention to the deployment at the north exit, so they seemed bolder." Ge Bing said.
"These guys are indeed quite bold." Wei Tianqi felt a little relieved when he heard what Ge Bing said. Think about it last time, didn't Lu Ping and the others break in like this? Breaking through the North Exit to rescue Mo Sen, breaking into the city lord's palace to kidnap him, how could he have any support? Maybe the north exit was not blocked this time, but they were still muttering in their hearts! With this thought, Wei Tianqi really guessed what Lu Ping and the others were thinking.
"Junior brother, don't worry! No matter what conspiracy they have, we will crush them with our own strength. Even if the two of us are not enough, there will be a teacher coming in person in three days. Junior brother, what else is there to be unreliable?" Ge Bing said.
"With senior brother and senior sister here, I am already very at ease." Wei Tianqi said, and the three of them were in a happy mood again. The atmosphere that had been cold when Yan Qiuci was mentioned before was now tacitly understood and not mentioned again. .
The three of them immediately started chatting, but Wei Tianqi still kept pretending that there was no news from Wei Ran. At this moment, one of his subordinates finally came to report in a hurry.
"Is there any news from Wei Ran?" Wei Tianqi asked.
"Master Wei Ran... was caught by the other party." said the subordinate who came to report.
"What?" Wei Tianqi stood up immediately after hearing this, and even Ge Bing and Liu Yun immediately looked at the person.
"Did anyone else take action?" Wei Tianqi asked. Although Yan Qiuci's existence has been analyzed as unrealistic by them, they still have some shadows in their hearts. Wei Tianqi was still concerned about this possibility when he first came up. Ge Bing and Liu Yun are also very concerned about this issue.
"It's...it's unclear how Sir Wei Ran was caught. It was sent back by the brothers who were monitoring Nightingale's whereabouts. Sir Wei Ran was taken back there by them. There was no one else with him," the subordinate said. .
Hearing that there was no one else, Wei Tianqi breathed a sigh of relief, waved to his subordinates and said, "Continue to confirm the situation."
"Um... the brothers over there said that they have been exposed, do you want to continue to monitor them like this?" the subordinate said.
"Exposed?" Wei Tianqi was startled, but then he thought of Wei Ran being captured alive, and his face suddenly became cold.
"Send the order and adjust the city's deployment." Wei Tianqi turned to Wei Chao and said.
"Yes." Wei Chao took the order and left.
"Over there, let them continue to monitor until the other party starts to move. If there is any news, report it immediately!" Wei Tianqi then ordered to his subordinates.
"Yes." The subordinates left, and new news came back quickly.
"Lu Ping and the others left first, and Nightingale then began to evacuate."
"Continue to monitor their whereabouts."
"yes."
It’s not a big meeting again, new news is coming.
"The three of them, Lu Ping, were eating noodles in Yulin Alley," the new news said.
"Anyone they come into contact with will be recorded for me and investigated clearly," Wei Tianqi said.
