At the same time, in the imperial palace.

Ling Yu held a grey sparrow tightly in his hand. The grey sparrow struggled in Ling Yu's hand and wailed. It was especially mournful in this cold and silent palace.

Ming Sha hid in the shadows and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty."

Ling Yu suddenly laughed. His laughter was very sick, as if he had gone mad. "Ming Sha … Seventh Brother is not dead. Seventh Brother is back … Hahaha, he is back … He is back to take my life …"

Ming Sha was silent. Then he said, "Your Majesty, I will not let you die."

Ling Yu suddenly stopped laughing and muttered absentmindedly, "Yes, you are a madman. I am also a madman."

"Only you can take my life. Only I can end you with my own hands."

Still silence.

"I … I like Seventh Brother the most. So … he can only be killed by me with my own hands!"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Ming Sha said.

Ling Yu calmed down. The grey sparrow in his hand had already been crushed to death. Blood flowed from its beak and dripped down the gaps between Ling Yu's fingers. It dripped onto the beautiful golden carpet and dyed it the color of flames.

In the Lu Mansion in Qing City, the explosion shocked the four people in the distant pavilion. The leader touched his chin thoughtfully and said, "Nan Tian, why does this scene seem a little familiar?"

The man in black called Nan Tian was stunned and did not speak. Instead, the eyes of the younger man behind him lit up and then dimmed. He muttered, "It is very similar to Young Master."

When he said this, the atmosphere between the four people suddenly became cold. It was silent for a while and no one spoke.

The leader of the group let out a long sigh and ordered, "Xi Yue, Yun Chen, go investigate."

"Yes."

In the mansion, Lu Qi and Ling Mu Zuo 'er were busy cleaning up the mess. Bai Chen, Ling Fan, and Han Xing set up a strong spiritual barrier in the room. The three of them began to study the black iron box.

"The curse on this Black Iron Chest is very advanced. Only something that fits the groove on the chest can open it." Han Xing checked it many times, but he could not think of any other way.

Ling Fan said, "This thing is so important. Lu Chengfu must have it with him, but how do we get it? Lu Chengfu is heavily guarded, and it's not easy to get close and take it."

Bai Chen stared at the groove and felt that this shape was inexplicably familiar. He tried to recall where he had seen this shape before.

She suddenly recalled the first time she met Lu Qilian …

"Ah, I got it!" Bai Chen slapped the table and said happily.

"What's wrong?" Ling Fan asked curiously.

Bai Chen quickly reached out his hand and took out the jade pendant engraved with the patterns of the sun, moon, and stars.

In fact, the jade pendant had been thrown into Dan Lu's space by Bai Chen. He had just pretended to reach into Dan Lu's space to take the jade pendant.

Bai Chen handed the jade pendant to Han Xing and said, "This is the jade pendant I took from Lu Chengfu in the carriage."

Without another word, Han Xing placed the jade pendant into the groove. The jade pendant perfectly fit into the groove.

The moment it was embedded, the jade pendant flashed with a trace of light, and mysterious silver patterns suddenly spread out around the Black Iron Chest. The chest was finally opened.

Han Xing opened the Black Iron Chest and took out two slightly yellowed scrolls.

Ling Fan and Bai Chen took the scrolls and flipped through them.

A roster?

Bai Chen was puzzled.

There were two simple words written on the cover, and in the corner was a complicated seal of the sun, moon, and stars. It was the Imperial Seal.

Flipping through the book, there were countless names and their corresponding identities neatly listed in it.

However, every name was mercilessly crossed out with a red brush.

Ling Fan's expression became uglier and uglier as she read. Her hands actually trembled slightly as she flipped through the roster.

"Your Highness?

Do you know what this is? "Bai Chen asked.

Ling Fan closed her eyes and calmed herself down. Her voice trembled slightly as she said, "Some of the people on the roster are my loyal subjects. The rest are the loyal subjects of the Imperial Court who are loyal to Father."

"This list lists all the loyal officials and their relatives. Crossing them out in red means that they have either passed away or been executed."

At this point, Ling Fan's eyes were already brimming with tears, and her handsome face was filled with sorrow.

"Minister Li, Uncle Mu … they … are all gone …"

Han Xing and Bai Chen were speechless. The atmosphere was silent.

They all knew that Ling Yu was not a good ruler and was tyrannical and tyrannical, but they really did not expect him to be so cruel and bloodthirsty. He actually slaughtered all the loyal subjects of the Imperial Court, from the big ones to the small ones, to the small ones. He showed no mercy and angered everyone!

Bai Chen's heart was filled with suppressed anger. The two rosters were filled with bloody human lives and wronged souls!

Such a bastard who treated human lives like grass must be killed!

Bai Chen flipped through the rosters in silence and found that there were two names on the last two pages of the roster that were not crossed out.

"Zuo … Huixin, Lu Cheng 'en," Bai Chen read softly.

He immediately showed it to Ling Fan. Ling Fan calmed herself down and said, "Military Officer Lu, Lu Cheng 'en is not dead. It's just that we don't know where he is now. This Zuo Huixin … I only remember that there was an assistant minister with the surname Zuo."

Bai Chen muttered, "I think this Zuo Huixin is a key figure. She escaped from Ling Yu's evil hands, so she might still be alive. She might be the key figure to unraveling the truth of the palace coup."

Ling Fan thought for a while and carefully put away the jade pendant carved with the sun, moon, and stars. She said, "I remember that Assistant Minister Zuo's home is in the southeast of Qing City. There is a bamboo forest there."

Bai Chen immediately stood up and said, "I will go and look for it. Maybe I can find some clues."

Han Xing also stood up and looked at Bai Chen. "I will go with you."

Bai Chen shook his head. "No, Han Xing, you stay behind to protect His Highness and Ling Mu. Nothing must happen to them. This Lu Chengfu is not trustworthy. If something happens, it will be easy to deal with him."

"It's more convenient for me to go alone."

Han Xing hesitated for a moment before finally agreeing.

Ling Fan, on the other hand, instructed Bai Chen to investigate safely and retreat immediately if there was any danger.

"Sorry to disturb you, Sir. This servant is here to deliver some tea and snacks …"

At this moment, Zuo 'er pushed the door open and entered with tea. When she saw that Bai Chen and the others were discussing something, she hurriedly put down the tea and snacks and left.

Bai Chen did not waste any time and immediately set off.

Zuo 'er trotted all the way and hid in a dark corner. She panted softly and sat silently hugging her knees, rubbing the jade bracelet on her wrist.

Her thoughts ran wild, but in the end, she made up her mind and encouraged herself. She stood up and walked straight to the room where Ling Fan and Han Xing were.

Elsewhere …

At this moment, Bai Chen was standing in front of the high wall that he had climbed over when he first entered the Lu residence.

Bai Chen couldn't help but sigh. He really lived up to his father's words. He never took the ordinary path.

He had feelings for climbing over this wall.

White Dust did not stay for long. He nimbly jumped up and down in one breath, and he landed on the ground without a sound.

Bai Chen tried his best to shake off the spies of the Lu residence and rushed east of Qing City.

At the same time, the two masked men were monitoring the Lu residence at all times. They noticed Bai Chen almost the moment he climbed over the wall. They hid their auras and hid in a corner, watching as Bai Chen shook off the spies and sped away.

Yun Chen asked, "Brother Nan?"

Nan Tian thought for a moment. That person was wearing a white cloak and his face could not be seen clearly. However, since he came out of the Lu residence, he was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Go after him!"

After that, he followed Bai Chen's route and rushed all the way.

Bai Chen, who had been spreading his divine sense all the time, had long felt that something was wrong. First, the spies of the Lu residence were following him, but they were obviously exposed. Bai Chen shook them off casually.

However, his intuition still told him that he was being followed, and he couldn't get rid of it. The other party was like a sticky candy sticking not far away from him. No matter how he went around, the other party would immediately catch up with him.

Tut, it was really difficult to deal with.

Bai Chen was not happy, but he was still very patient and quickened his pace. He went all the way into the bamboo forest.

On the other side, Nan Tian and Yun Chen were also confused and disoriented. They didn't know how many times they had cursed the man in white in front of them in their hearts.

In a moment of anger, Nan Tian's aura leaked, and he screamed in his heart.

In a flash, a silver-white sword light slashed in their direction at lightning speed. The overbearing sword light cut through many green bamboos, and the cuts were neat.

"Your Excellency, you have been following us for a long time. Is it necessary to continue?"

Bai Chen activated the Nine Arts of the Fallen Immortal, but the clothes of the two people could block his divine sense. Bai Chen didn't completely see who they were.

Nan Tian and Yun Chen narrowly avoided it. The man had already discovered that they were following them, so he decisively stopped hiding and walked out with a short blade in his hand.

The aura of this man was only at the second stage of the Divine Throne Realm, but he wielded such a terrifying sword aura. He was not a guy who was easy to fool.

Nan Tian's sharp eyes saw Bai Chen's hand holding a broken sword vaguely exposed under his sleeve. It was hard to imagine that the terrifying and swift sword light just now was only a

It came from a broken sword.

Bai Chen saw that the other party had taken out a weapon. Although his cultivation was higher than his, he still attacked.

Nan Tian and Yun Chen didn't hesitate to fight. They were obviously two masters with profound cultivation, but they fought with a man who only had a broken sword for half a cup of tea.

During the fight, Bai Chen's cloak was knocked off during the fight. His silver hair was like a waterfall, and his red eyes were shining.

After Yun Chen saw Bai Chen's appearance, his breathing stagnated and his movements slowed down. In an instant, Bai Chen had the upper hand. Bai Chen's short blade cut a wound on Yun Chen's right arm. Blood dripped down. He pulled away from the two people and retreated not far away.

Nan Tian immediately stopped and asked, "What's going on?"

Yun Chen stared at Bai Chen. He was stunned and said, "Don't kill him. We will only suffer losses. Let's go."

Nan Tian turned his head and glanced at Bai Chen, who was also injured. He trusted Yun Chen. The two of them activated their concealment skills to the extreme and disappeared in an instant.

Bai Chen was a little confused by the inexplicable situation, but he still decided to retreat to the Lu mansion first. He had been targeted by someone from an unknown force, and he was afraid that something would happen.

He put on his cloak and rushed back.

Nan Tian and Yun Chen were very fast. It didn't take long for them to return to the pavilion. The leader immediately saw the wound on Yun Chen's arm. He frowned and said, "How did this happen? Didn't I ask you to keep an eye on him?"

Nan Tian had no choice but to tell him the details.

The leader hurriedly treated Yun Chen's wound. He calmly looked at Yun Chen. With his understanding of Yun Chen, he wouldn't do such a thing. He asked, "Why don't you want to attack that man?"

Yun Chen said quietly, "He really looks like the Young Master."

The leader's hand that was treating Yun Chen's wound paused and he reprimanded, "Nonsense!

Don't be soft-hearted in the future. "