Tomorrow is Princess Crescent's coming-of-age ceremony, but that festive atmosphere was broken by martial law throughout the city. As the capital of the Tianhuo Empire, there were so many powerful enemy countries, which was simply a slap in the face.

Zhu Yan sat upright in the hall. He was furious and exuded a powerful fire fighting power all over his body. His whole body seemed to be a proud fire god, and his anger made him lose his mind.

"Bastard! How could those guys appear in Fire City? This is what is called strict defense? Where is the commander of the Guard? Get out of here!"

"Return... Go back to Your Majesty, Wei... I am..." A timid voice came from Your Highness, and a middle-aged man fell out of the officials and lay directly on the ground.

Everyone looked at him with disdain, as if they were looking at a dead person. Indeed, it is so difficult to not be able to die of dereliction of duty?

"Come, drag it out and behead it!" Zhu Yan was very direct. With a wave of his hand, the commander was shaken away, and then he was grabbed by two guards and held down. After a while, a scream cut through the sky and echoed in the palace.

Hu Yihu's face was heavy, and walked out of the ministers and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I guess there is something strange about this matter. Although the commander of the Guard has an unshirkable responsibility for this matter, the old minister speculated that there would definitely be someone behind this matter, otherwise those people would not have been involved so easily!"

When Hu Yihu said this, his eyes subconsciously swept Situ Aoyun and Xu Shizhong. Their faces remained unchanged, but their breathing and heartbeat showed obvious slight changes.

Hu Yihu was naturally very happy. He didn't expect Hu Mo's plan to go so smoothly. He took the initiative in the entire battle situation in just one night. Looking at Situ Aoyun and Xu Shizhong's anxious look, he was in a very happy mood.

Zhu Yan and Hu Yihu had already secretly passed through their anger and naturally knew what they were thinking. Zhu Yan was originally a little suspicious of Hu Yihu, but what happened last night proved the correctness of what Hu Yihu said. As a result, he immediately became wary of the Situ family and the Xu family. At the same time, his concern for the Hu family also reached a higher level.

He thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Hu Aiqing's analysis is reasonable. This matter is definitely not that simple. This matter will be handled temporarily. However, the way to deal with it is not more than fire. Just investigate it secretly. Tomorrow, the five major sects and the envoys from the Tiansheng Palace will come to the Fire City. I will ask them for advice at that time."

Zhu Yan's face showed a hint of coldness, and his eyes glanced at Situ Aoyun and Xu Shizhong slightly. With this glance, the two old guys seemed to understand something, and their hearts skipped a beat and secretly screamed.

"Did Your Majesty already know?" Situ Aoyun and Xu Shizhong thought at the same time, and cold sweat soaked their underwear.

"Situ Aiqing, Xu Aiqing, you must also assist Hu Aiqing. If there are spies from the enemy country in the Flame City, your safety will definitely be threatened, so you must not be careless in this matter! Do you understand the two of you?" Zhu Yan said softly, his original anger suddenly decreased a lot, and they saw this change, and their hearts were even more ups and downs.

"I understand that I should assist Marshal Hu and find out the spies. I will definitely cut them off! No one left!" Situ Aoyun said seriously. The righteousness emanated, almost making Hu Yihu laugh out loud.

Xu Shizhong also walked out and bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty's will, I will naturally obey it. The old minister also has a few words to say, but I wonder if Your Majesty allows it."

"Xu Aiqing, please say, you have always made your name for your loyalty, so what can you say in the court?" Zhu Yan said with a smile. If it weren't for someone like Hu Yihu and the others, you wouldn't feel what Zhu Yan said.

Xu Shizhong calmed down slightly, straightened his back and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister suggested that the investigation of this matter should be carried out after the envoy of the Tiansheng Palace left. Now, just strengthen the defense. The envoy of the Tiansheng Palace came to the Flame City for the first time. If everyone in the Flame City looks like they are in danger, the face of the Empire may be difficult to hold back. If they accidentally bump into the Tiansheng Palace, the Empire will definitely be suppressed by the Tiansheng Palace. Also, the Tiansheng Palace has already been in charge of the Flame City, so what force does there dare to be presumptuous? Therefore, the old minister suggested that this matter be temporarily suppressed and make a long-term plan."

On the surface, there was no problem with what Xu Shizhong said. Everything was for the Tianhu Empire without any selfishness. After he said this, Situ Aoyun and everyone in their sect responded immediately, only Hu Yihu and several generals from the military headquarters did not respond. Hu Yihu narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was watching a good show, and sighed in his heart: "Your Majesty, you should fully understand this time. Mo'er's inference is really accurate, and everything went smoothly."

Although Zhu Yan had a smile on his face, he was extremely surprised. He had only now completely believed Hu Yihu's words. The power of the Situ family and the Xu family in the court and the people had reached this level. He even felt the decline of imperial power, as if Situ Aoyun and the others were the emperors in the court.

He let out a secret breath, calmed his restlessness, and said calmly: "Xu Aiqing's words make sense, so let the worship hall be responsible for safety matters. As for the investigation, the three Aiqing will be responsible. There is no need to make a big fuss, try to prevent it as much as possible. I hope to follow Xu Aiqing's words and do not make any mistakes."

Everyone hurriedly said that they had to retreat and left. Zhu Yan and Hu Yihu looked at each other, shook their heads helplessly, and left the hall.

Hu Yihu's face changed slightly, he sighed lightly, turned around and walked out of the hall. He could no longer predict what would happen next. Everything was in chaos, no one could see clearly, and no one could figure it out thoroughly.

In the palace, a lonely figure stood beside the pond with her hair hanging down her shoulders, and the reflection in the water rippled with the waves, and her heart could not be calm.

"Are you really not me in your heart? Haha, it turns out that it has always been my wishful thinking." The girl said to herself, two tears fell into the pond, causing a circle of ripples.

"Little sister, what are you thinking? Can you talk to the eldest sister?" Zhu Shila walked from behind with a smile and stood side by side with her.

These days, Zhu Xinyue has been standing here and never going out. Even Hu Mo was named General, she seemed to have not heard of it. It was not that Hu Mo had no longer had Hu Mo in her heart, but that she did not dare. She did not dare to face all this again. Since everything was explained clearly, what could we do to continue?

"Sister, why are you free to come to the palace today? You look happy, is there something happy happening?" Zhu Xinyue reluctantly smiled, her face obviously very pale.

Zhu Silla waved his arm happily and said with a smile: "Of course there is a happy event. My little sister is going to marry the prince of the Shenmu Empire. This is not a big happy event? Sister, are you thinking about your future husband just now? Hehe, sister, I have already inquired about you. The prince of the Shenmu Empire is called the most beautiful man in the Shenmu Empire. Not only is he handsome, but he is also a genius in combat power cultivation. He is already a first-level war king at the early twenties, and he is also good at everything in literature and martial arts. Sister, if you marry this time, you will definitely envy the women in the world. Even I am a little jealous of my elder sister!"

Zhu Shila licked her lips, looking greedy. Seeing her like this, Zhu Xinyue couldn't help but shake her head and smile bitterly, and said lightly: "Sister, don't be jealous. If you want it, just give it to you. Haha, but this is just a joke."

"Did you fall in love with Hu Mo?" Zhu Shiluo's tone changed and he suddenly said.

Zhu Xinyue's expression changed slightly, she shook her head and said, "Sister, don't need to mess with me, I have accepted my fate. Since my fate should be like this, what's the use of doing useless struggles? What's more sad, I don't know if all the things I want to do is meaningful. Since this is the case, why should I do the so-called pursuit? Haha, it's really boring."

Zhu Silla's face immediately dimmed, and she sighed, "Little sister, marriage is determined by heaven, and I can't force it. Compared with my elder sister, you are much happier, aren't you? Be prepared to marry, everything will be pacified after marrying into the Divine Wood Empire. This is how a woman will be like in her life. If she finds a good support and marry, that is the greatest happiness. Others... haha, they are just empty."

Zhu Silla looked at Zhu Xinyue with deep meaning, hugged her gently, and then turned around and walked towards the distance. After taking ten steps, her steps suddenly stopped and did not turn around, and said softly: "However, if there is a reason to let you fight, don't wait for death. Sometimes miracles will happen, I don't believe it, but I hope you believe it, my little sister."

After the words fell, Zhu Silla's figure slowly moved away. Zhu Xinyue stood by the pond and murmured: "Reason? Who gave me the reason?"

In the Hu Mansion, Hu Mo's chess piece suddenly fell, disrupting the four or five nearby chess piece. He held his forehead in a panic, looked at Uncle Fu who was kindly staring at him, and said with a smile: "I didn't sleep all night last night, and I was a little in good spirits, haha..."

Hu Mo explained, and it was hard for him to believe it. Uncle Fu still looked at Hu Mo with a smile on his face, picked up the few white pieces he had eaten, sighed, and said, "After these pieces are lost, the old slave really misses them very much. What a pity, the ones that have been lost will not come back."

As Uncle Fu said, he began to pack up the chess pieces and said while packing them up: "Young Master, have a good rest. Tomorrow, your mental state is very important!"
Chapter completed!