Imperial Cultivation

Xu Jingwen bowed deeply.

He then stood up and clasped his fist to Ma Tianhe and said, "Lord Ma, thank you for your trouble."

Ma Tianhe shook his head and sighed, "Lord Xu, you can still change your mind before the handover."

He really felt that Xu Jingwen was unwise, confused, and blinded by lust for a moment.

Xu Jingwen shook his head: "After so many years, I also want to rest. I am too tired and weary."

"Alright." Ma Tianhe said helplessly.

He didn't know whether the Prince could protect Xu Jingwen, or if there would be someone who would take the opportunity to attack him.

However, with Xu Jingwen's methods, once he left, it would be difficult for outsiders to find him if he wanted to live in anonymity.

Xu Jingwen turned around and bowed deeply to Chu Zhiyuan again, then turned and left gracefully.

He himself was a Grandmaster of the Perfect Realm, with extremely deep cultivation, and was also good at concealment techniques.

After Xu Jingwen's figure disappeared, Ma Tianhe looked at Chu Zhiyuan: "Prince—"

Chu Zhiyuan sighed: "A man of deep affection, and yet such a high official, is rare in the world."

As he grew older, his heart closed, and a layer of shell wrapped around his heart, making it difficult to be moved again.

Especially for court officials, who are constantly scheming against each other and entangled in negative emotions, the goodness and beauty in their hearts are almost worn away and extinguished.

"Old Xu is confused for a moment." Ma Tianhe said: "He will definitely regret it when he wakes up later."

"Confused for a moment?" Chu Zhiyuan glanced at him and shook his head.

Ma Tianhe was puzzled.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Do you think he really doesn't know the identity of his woman?"

"Old Xu already knew that woman was from the Phoenix Sword Sect?"

"What do you think?"

"This old Xu!" Ma Tianhe suddenly understood, shook his head and said: "Is he already planning to retire?"

"He had already made a choice. He pretended not to know before, which should also be a way to protect himself. If he was forced too hard, he might as well surrender to the Great Meng."

"Old Xu wouldn't do that." Ma Tianhe hurriedly said.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "A man of deep affection, what can't he do?"

He would never underestimate anyone, especially someone as powerful as Xu Jingwen.

Once he was pushed too hard, the damage caused would be devastating.

Instead, it was better to fulfill him.

Because liking a disciple of the Phoenix Sword Sect, and falling in love with a disciple of the Phoenix Sword Sect, would directly lead to arrest and punishment.

It would also chill the hearts of the Surveillance Division.

The law is inseparable from human feelings.

This kind of lenient approach seemed to cause endless troubles, but it could minimize the troubles. Dealing with it quickly and decisively, simply and rudely, would be truly endless trouble and would also cause a bad influence, leading to the Surveillance Division being disunited.

Ma Tianhe's expression was solemn.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Our Great Jing Dynasty must not chill the hearts of meritorious people."

"Yes!" Ma Tianhe said solemnly: "I will hand over to Old Xu properly."

"After handing over to Lord Xu, we must first find out the powerful figure in Ting Yu Platform." Chu Zhiyuan said: "Ting Yu Platform was already powerful, and with such a figure, it's like adding wings to a tiger, so we must be on guard."

"Yes." Ma Tianhe said solemnly.

The burden on his shoulders suddenly increased, but he was excited.

Chu Zhiyuan stood with his hands behind his back, silently looking in the direction of the manor.

A graceful middle-aged woman was sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard.

She frowned slightly and said softly, "Brother—"

Xu Jingwen smiled: "Xuan'er, it's okay."

"Did Great Jing come to your door?"

"Yes, it's the Fourth Prince." Xu Jingwen said: "The Fourth Prince is no ordinary person. He knew he couldn't hide it from him."

"Then—?"

"The Fourth Prince is kind and allows me to step down."

"Will they really let you go, brother?"

"The Fourth Prince wouldn't lie to me." Xu Jingwen shook his head and said: "The nobles are proud and arrogant. If they really didn't want to let me go, they wouldn't be so tactful."

"Even if the Fourth Prince lets you go, I'm afraid the Surveillance Division won't want to let you go."

"The Fourth Prince now has a high reputation. Since he promised to let me go, the Surveillance Division won't mess around."

"Alas—" The beautiful woman sighed softly: "I hope so."

Xu Jingwen smiled and said: "Xuan'er, you don't have to worry. Just pretend you don't know anything."

The beautiful woman said: "Great Jing is not important anymore. I'm just afraid that I can't hide it from the sect."

"There is no problem with my identity. The Phoenix Sword Sect can't find anything abnormal."

"A powerful figure has emerged from the Wuxiang Sect. I'm afraid he will find out about you, brother."

"Once I step down, they won't be able to find me even if they want to."

"Then it's better to step down quickly."

"It'll be these two days," Xu Jingwen smiled and said, "With the Fourth Prince around, I feel much more at ease."

"Once that guy from the Wuxiang Sect catches up, what can the Fourth Prince do?"

Xu Jingwen said: "If I hide with the Fourth Prince, everything will be fine."

"Then shall we return to the city?"

"Yes, we can't stay here. Let's get closer to the Sifang Pavilion."

"Okay."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head when he saw this.

This Xu Jingwen is really deeply in love, and so is that female disciple of the Phoenix Sword Sect.

Two infatuated people.

In fact, the wisest thing to do is to separate and forget each other.

There are more important things in the world than just love.

But the two of them are obsessed and insist on going all the way.

They are not young people, they are both middle-aged, with sound minds and experienced in the world.

They can still see through the world and choose this path. It's like an old house on fire.

"Let's go back." Chu Zhiyuan said: "Tomorrow, I will find Xu Jingwen to hand over the errand."

"Yes." Ma Tianhe agreed solemnly.

In the evening, Chu Zhiyuan and Xiao Ruoling left the Sifang Pavilion and walked on the streets of Tianjing City.

This Ruyi Street runs from east to west, similar to Phoenix Street in Yujing City.

Shops lined up on both sides of the street, displaying various goods, and pedestrians were bustling with activity, making it very lively.

Chu Zhiyuan and Xiao Ruoling walked slowly.

Guo Chi and the four guards were in the innermost layer, with the Great Jing guards in the outer layer, and the Great Meng imperial guards in the outermost layer.

Chu Zhiyuan was wearing a blue robe, while Xiao Ruoling was wearing a white dress as white as snow, with a white veil covering her beautiful face.

The two often stopped to buy small things.

When Chu Zhiyuan was buying things, he smiled and said: "It's amazing that the two of them can resist not following us."

Shen Hanyue and Xu Yingying both like to join in the fun, but they didn't come out to go shopping today.

The two of them have made great progress. They know how to read the situation and know that they shouldn't disturb the world of the two of them.

"They resisted and resisted again." Xiao Ruoling smiled and said: "I guess they can only resist this once."

Not joining in this kind of fun is more uncomfortable than killing them. They will definitely not be able to resist next time.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Then let's take this opportunity to have fun and go back later."

"Okay." Xiao Ruoling chuckled.

The later they went back, the heavier their resentment would be. If they went back after dinner, they would definitely be full of resentment.

The two of them walked along the street, and the setting sun was about to set, with the afterglow filling the sky.

The tall restaurants on both sides of the street were already lit with lanterns.

This made the street even more lively.

The two of them turned around and chose a restaurant, sat on the liveliest floor, ordered food, and listened to the discussions of the people around them.

This is the closest to the life of ordinary people, and they can feel the real life of the Great Meng people.

At the same time, they can also hear some gossip, and even some major court events.

One of the news items caught Chu Zhiyuan's attention.

"Have you heard? Today, thirty-two scholars from Da Lie entered the Imperial College."

"Da Lie? That small country in the east? Can people from Da Lie actually enter our Imperial College?"

"The Da Lie scholars recruited by the Imperial College are either rich or noble, and in the future, they may even become officials in the court."

"Is it necessary to do this?"

"To win over Da Lie and deal with Da Jing."

"Da Jing doesn't care about a small place, right?"

"It must be useful. The methods of our new emperor are even more powerful."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned after hearing this.