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Zhu Liuyue did not answer, but simply looked up at the sky.

The moonlight was dim and desolate.

The night was deep.

More like his name, whether it's the moon or the night, it appears in the darkness and then quietly dies when the light comes.

A hint of sadness lingered in Zhu Liuyue's gentle smile.

The maple leaves and snow were also looking at the sky.

Heaven? The Emperor? The World?

Is the ruler Heaven? Is the father Heaven? Or is fate Heaven?

What exactly is hidden behind this clear night sky and gentle night?

He suddenly asked, "Your Highness Prince Xin, are you well?"

Zhu Liuyue withdrew his gaze and replied politely, "My father is well, thank you for your concern, Brother Xuese." He then smiled and said, "Brother Xuese's guess is meaningless."

"Oh?" Feng Xuese raised an eyebrow and said, "So, Your Highness, you accept this whole affair, whether it's a knife thrust into the open or a hidden hand behind the scenes?"

Zhu Liuyue nodded and said, "Even if it's on my head, it won't make a difference! I can give you an explanation for everything!" He paused, then continued, "Brother Xuese knows that the current emperor is very suspicious of my father and has tried to kill him several times. After I came of age, I naturally refused to let it go. To eliminate future troubles, I wanted to assassinate the emperor for revenge. After years of planning, I reached an agreement with Fusang to borrow troops. In order to make the tyrannical emperor lose his support, I first brought down Generals Yu and Qi. The two were unjustly imprisoned, and their families were exiled thousands of miles away. I then sent people to secretly kidnap the families of the two generals, mixing more than a hundred people into the cargo and transporting them overseas. However, with so many people, it was inconvenient, so I secretly executed the rest, leaving only the generals' blood relatives alive. But man proposes, God disposes, and Huihui and his crew stumbled upon it. Because the matter was of great importance, they had no choice but to kill them to silence them. You know what happened after that."

Feng Xue said, "With your own power, Young Prince, you can influence the Emperor and imprison two important officials?"

Zhu Liuyue smiled and said, "Some things cannot be brought to light. If we insist on getting to the bottom of things, it will result in corpses stretching for miles and rivers of blood."

He glanced at Feng Xuese and laughed, "The small country of Fusang won't amount to much in the short term. The two generals were released from prison yesterday, donned their armor once more, and will be on the front lines with their own army and the Qi family army. The day they arrive will be the day the Fusang pirates are annihilated. Under these circumstances, even with the power behind me, it will be difficult to achieve anything. Therefore, let's settle this matter here. What do you think, Brother Xuese?"

Feng Xuese remained silent. After a long while, she finally asked, "How are the families of the two generals?"

"They are both well, not a single hair is missing. It's just that General Qi's mother is old and frail, but thanks to the care of excellent doctors, she is still very energetic. Soon they will be found somewhere and returned to the residences of the two generals. That should be the end of it!"

Feng Xuese said coldly, "Is that the end of it all? What about those who were killed?"

"The success of one general is built on the bones of ten thousand soldiers; this has always been the case!" Zhu Liuyue sighed. "Some things, even when we know they are wrong and that we will regret them in the future, we still have no choice but to do them."

Feng Xuese pondered for a moment and said, "Alright! The affairs of the imperial family are none of our business. However, those who died innocently because of this should not be allowed to die with their eyes wide open in disgrace!"

Zhu Liuyue laughed desolately: "That's only natural! These people, whether they died at my hands or not, are all related to me, so naturally the blame should fall on me."

The play is about to end, the mystery will be revealed, and he will sing the final song alone!

Feng Xuese stared at him as he slowly drew his sword.

Under the moonlight, the sword's edge was as cold as snow.

Zhu Liuyue gently unfolded her folding fan. The fan had yellow jade ribs, an autumn leaf-colored surface, and peach blossoms slanted across it.

Maple Snow raised an eyebrow slightly: "You use a fan?" Autumn Leaf Cicada Wing Fan, the weapon that made Young Master Liu Yue famous with "Bright Moon and Flowing Clouds".

Zhu Liuyue said calmly, "If you want to see Kazama Yoru, I can use the Cloud-Piercing Moon-Locking Flute. Actually, there's no difference!"

Fengxue smiled. Indeed, the flute and the fan are both unusual short weapons, and they are quite similar.

He suddenly added, "I've always been puzzled by how Gray can have such a lucky life. Every time he appears in a dangerous place, he always manages to escape danger. So, you must have been deliberately letting him off the hook?"

Zhu Liuyue said, "This child is my only concern in this world!"

Feng Xuese paused for a moment, then said in a very soft voice, "She is also someone I care about!"

That day, he escorted Miss Mu home, and then went back to look for her, but the troublesome child had disappeared again.

Zhu Liuyue narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze as cold and clear as the moon. She leaped into the air, landing on one foot on the blue lotus flower. Her yellow robes fluttered, but the lotus petals only dipped slightly.

"Brother Xuese, your eyes have regained their sight. I can fight you fair and square. Whether I win or lose, I will be satisfied!"

Maple Snow Colors held his sword horizontally to his chest: "Alright! Make your move!"

It snowed suddenly on a summer night.

The snow falling heavily brought a chilly, crystalline atmosphere, seemingly imbued with a Zen-like tranquility.

Amidst the swirling snowflakes, a strange peach blossom suddenly bloomed.

The peach blossoms are in full bloom, like blood—a gentle, melancholic, and profound blood.

Peach blossoms drift like snow; in this battle, who will survive?

Golden courtyards and jade walls, brocade curtains hanging low.

This is an exquisite and luxurious room, but unfortunately Zhu Huihui can't see it.

When she woke up, she found herself lying on a soft bed. When she opened her eyes, all she could see was a heavy brocade curtain above her head.

The apricot-colored curtains were adorned with intricate patterns, but she had been looking at them for so long that her eyes were blurry.

Actually, she didn't want to be like this, staring at one spot endlessly. But all she could choose was to look, or close her eyes and not look. She had tried very hard to turn her head to see what was next to her, but now, let alone turn her head, she couldn't even open her mouth or move her voice to shout!

She didn't know where she was or how she ended up in her husband's place. She only remembered being grabbed by a man in black. At first, she thought she had been strangled to death and wondered why the underworld was treating her so well, even giving her a bed.

If it weren't for the lingering sensation of her neck being gripped, she would have thought it was all a dream.

Thinking of the man in black, and the face she saw after she pulled off his mask, Zhu Huihui felt like she had been struck by lightning—she never expected, she really never expected, that the man in black who wanted to strangle her was actually Steward Qin!

The head steward of Prince Xin's mansion, that damned eunuch, Chief Steward Qin Mu!