The Lord is angry, and the consequences will be severe.
That handsome man was indeed quite good-looking and strong. However, it was a pity that he had to offend the Lord of all people.
The problem is, if he directly offends the Lord, it wouldn't be a big problem.
He insisted on provoking Miss Liu, whom the Lord cared about most; death was no longer the solution.
Peng Zhen left the Liu residence and quickly arrived at a secluded corner of the royal city, sending a signal to summon An Yi and the others.
Soon, thirteen shadowy figures appeared before Peng Zhen like ghosts.
"Steward, what is the matter that is so urgent?" An Yi asked nervously.
Aside from the time when the Venerable One swept through the Three Realms, there has never been a situation where all thirteen of them were summoned at the same time.
So when they received Peng Zhen's message, An Yi and the others were so frightened they almost went crazy. They rushed over as fast as they could without stopping for a moment.
"The Lord has ordered you to investigate someone," Peng Zhen said, trying to remain calm.
"Who is it?" An Yi asked hurriedly.
The person who is so important to the Lord must be no ordinary person.
“It was a man…” Peng Zhen described the handsome man’s appearance, demeanor, and how he used his power.
After listening, An Yi frowned and looked at his companion.
After hearing what Peng Zhen said, this person is indeed very capable, but it's not to the point where we need to mobilize all of them, is it?
Could it be that the Lord has already seen through the handsome man's hidden strength, which is far more complex than he appears?
"Actually..." Peng Zhen decided to tell An Yi and the others what had happened, so that there wouldn't be any bad situations when they investigated later.
"Actually?" An Yi looked at Peng Zhen strangely. What else could it be?
"Actually, that person's strength is probably just so-so. Even if he's hiding something, he hasn't really. It's just that the man seems to be very close to Miss Liu." After Peng Zhen finished speaking, he was not surprised to see the faces of An Yi and the others suddenly turn pale, as if they had seen a ghost.
"Understood." An Yi nodded solemnly.
They had all seen what the Demon God was thinking about Liu Lanyan. Since that man dared to contact Liu Lanyan like this, and the Lord was taking it so seriously, they were not surprised at all.
Actually, what the Lord was most concerned about was not where this man came from, but why Liu Lanyan was so intimate with that man.
Just as Peng Zhen saw, Liu Lanyan didn't struggle at all, and showed no aversion to the man's actions.
Therefore, it is perfectly reasonable that the Lord attaches such importance to this matter.
“There will be a result within an hour,” An Yi said to Peng Zhen.
They will surely find out the results of this matter very soon.
An Yi and the others turned and left, their faces solemn, even more so than when they faced the chaos of the Three Realms back then.
An San took two steps, then suddenly turned back and asked the question that had been on his mind: "Steward, is the Lord jealous?"
Before he could finish speaking, An stumbled and nearly fell.
Peng Zhen stared at An San with a grim expression, his face shifting between light and dark.
"Shut up, get to work!" An Yi slapped An San on the back of the head, cursed under his breath, and pulled An San away quickly.
They also heard An San muttering complaints in his voice about why An Yi hit him, which, of course, earned him two slaps from An Yi, immediately silencing An San and making him obediently follow An Yi and the others away.
Thirteen figures quickly disappeared into the darkness. Peng Zhen's brows twitched. Didn't this An San know that some things can be thought in one's heart but must never be spoken aloud?
Peng Zhen shook his head helplessly, turned around and quickly returned to the courtyard where Liu Lanyan used to live. He gently knocked on the door and went inside.
"How long?" The demon god didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.
“One hour.” Peng Zhen truthfully reported An Yi’s answer to the Demon God.
"Hmm." The demon god nodded, slowly closing his eyes, seemingly unconcerned about how things were unfolding and simply waiting quietly for news.
Peng Zhen's lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but after thinking for a moment, he didn't know how to start.
Just then, there was a gentle knock on the courtyard gate.
The demon god didn't even move. Peng Zhen frowned, turned around and went out. He saw Liu Jinli standing outside the courtyard gate and asked impatiently, "What is it?"
It's so late, yet they still dare to disturb the Lord's rest. Liu Jinli is incredibly audacious.
Moreover, the Venerable One is currently in a very bad mood. Don't be fooled by his calm sitting posture; heaven knows how chaotic his mind is.
"Someone sent a letter to Your Excellency..." Liu Jinli said, looking embarrassed.
"Letters?" Peng Zhenyue found Liu Jinli increasingly displeasing. Since when could anyone send letters to the Lord?
"Yes..." Liu Jinli didn't know what to say, so he stepped aside to let the person behind him pass, urging impatiently, "Say it yourself!"
"This letter is for the Lord." A young man, dressed as a waiter, clearly a waiter from some inn, respectfully presented a letter with both hands.
Peng Zhen was about to close the door when he noticed the simple drawing on the envelope. He stopped, took the letter, nodded to the waiter, and slammed the gate shut.
Upon seeing Peng Zhen's reaction, Liu Jinli hurriedly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Just now, this waiter had come into the mansion and brazenly said that he wanted to see the Lord. He almost kicked this arrogant waiter out.
Unfortunately, this waiter was extremely arrogant, even saying that if he wasn't allowed to see the Lord, the Liu family would be in big trouble.
So, with a "better safe than sorry" mentality, Liu Jinli took the waiter over, and now it seems that his actions were absolutely correct.
"Lord..." After Peng Zhen returned to his room, he saw that the Lord did not react at all. Sure enough, the Lord was only outwardly calm.
Peng Zhen didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point: "Miss Liu has delivered a letter."
Surely the Lord has some reaction to this statement?
Before he finished speaking, the letter in his hand suddenly disappeared. Looking up, he saw that the letter was now in the Lord's hands, and he was reading it carefully.
Looking at the back, the thin letter paper contains only a few words.
After reading those few simple words, the demon god actually smiled.
This smile was completely different from the murderous smile from before; it was the kind of gentle smile that he would only show to Miss Liu.
"Let An Yi and the others go back. There's no need to investigate anymore," the Demon God instructed with a smile, his tone unusually relaxed.
"Yes." Peng Zhen immediately went out and relayed the message to An Yi and the others.
An Yi and the others were naturally puzzled by the order, but since the Lord had given such instructions, they didn't think about any other issues and all withdrew.
"My Lord, is Miss Liu alright?" Peng Zhen asked curiously after returning.
"Yes, Lanyan told me not to worry, nothing will happen," the Demon God said casually, the oppressive atmosphere in the room having completely dissipated.
Peng Zhen looked at the envelope placed on the table. The pattern on it was something unique to the Wuchen Palace, and only those who had been to the Wuchen Palace could recognize it.
Therefore, he could tell at a glance from the waiter's hands that this must have been made by Liu Lanyan.
"Where is Miss Liu now? Should we go and pick her up?" Peng Zhen was still a little uneasy, worried that the person's relationship with Liu Lanyan was not simple.
"It's alright." The demon god didn't care at all. "If Lanyan says it's alright, then it's alright."
"Hmm." Peng Zhen responded silently. The Lord really trusts Miss Liu too much.
Why didn't Liu Lanyan resist that man when they were in the mountains?
She even left with that man?
Now you've just dismissed the Lord with a simple "it's nothing"?
Isn't that a bit too hasty?
“Peng Zhen, Lan Yan would never lie to me.” The Demon God naturally understood Peng Zhen’s thoughts, but the relationship between him and Lan Yan was something that others could not imagine.
He was indeed very angry and jealous when he saw Lan Yan being so intimate with that man.
It wasn't because he was angry that Liu Lanyan "betrayed" him, but because there was someone else in the world who was so close to Liu Lanyan, which made him very unhappy and uncomfortable.
He could tell that Liu Lanyan cared a lot about that person, and leaving with that man was really beyond his tolerance.
That's why he was so furious and angry, even prompting the Thirteen Fiends of the Night to investigate.
However, the letter sent by Liu Lanyan was like a clear spring, extinguishing all the anger in his heart.
The letter contained only a few words, simply stating: "The matter is complicated, I will let you know later, don't worry."
These few simple words immediately cleared up the knot in his heart.
He could glean something from this letter, but what he cared about wasn't the words on the letter, but rather the meaning it conveyed.
Even after being taken away by that man, Lan Yan didn't forget to send someone to deliver a message to him. What does this mean?
This shows that Lan Yan cares about him and came to comfort him because she was afraid he would be unhappy.
There must have been a reason why Liu Lanyan left with that person. She had no choice but to leave. Even under those circumstances, she didn't forget to send him a letter. It seems that he holds a very high position in Lanyan's heart.
As for how easily the message could be delivered, that person probably had no ill intentions towards Lanyan.
He was naturally relieved.
Thinking of this, the demon god finally relaxed his tense mind and waved to Peng Zhen: "Rest."
"Yes." Peng Zhen responded, looking at the Demon God with a strange expression. He was increasingly unable to understand the way the Lord and Miss Liu interacted.
Before dawn, the streets of the royal city began to commotion as squads of soldiers searched house to house, and even the city gates were closed, putting the entire city on high alert.
As the Grand Elder, Liu Jinli was naturally awakened and hurriedly sent people to the streets to inquire about the situation. The servants quickly returned to report.
"Master, the Prince has been beaten. The whole city is searching for the culprit. They've searched every inn, restaurant, and even private residence." The servant told Liu Jinli what he had learned, which startled Liu Jinli so much that he almost jumped up.
"What? The prince has been beaten?" Liu Jinli shouted, ordering the maid, "Quickly help me change my clothes."
The maidservant quickly tidied up Liu Jinli, who then ran at full speed to the Prince's mansion to request an audience with Yu Jinshuo.
Yu Jinshuo rested in the inner room, while Liu Xinrong received Liu Jinli.
"What's wrong with Rong'er?" Liu Jinli didn't see Yu Jinshuo, but when he saw Liu Xinrong, he quickly grabbed her and asked.
"The prince went out of the city on business last night and was beaten up." Liu Xinrong spoke without any expression on her face, as if the injured man lying in the inner room was not her husband at all.
"Are there any clues?" Liu Jinli asked anxiously. Yu Jinshuo was not just his son-in-law, but also his powerful backer.
He had already lost Qin Ming, his son-in-law, as a powerful backer, and he couldn't afford to lose Yu Jinshuo as well.
“No,” Liu Xinrong said calmly. “The prince has already given the soldiers their portraits, and they are searching the city.”
"Is there anything wrong, Your Highness?" Liu Jinli was genuinely worried that Yu Jinshuo's injuries were too severe.
"They're just superficial injuries, nothing serious," Liu Xinrong said blankly.