The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 185

Chapter 185 Jiang Shan Beauty
After leaving the courtyard where Xiao Xiwei lived, he turned left and saw a quiet forest. At this moment, there was a dusty man standing in the forest.

The man was dressed in an ink cloak, and the black fur around his neck made his face even colder and more handsome. However, it was Lu Haiyang who was about to rush back from Wu City.

“Your Highness.” Seeing Chu Yanzhi come over, Lu Haiyang raised his hand and bowed.

“Why are you back? Did I ask you to investigate everything?” Chu Yanzhi strode in front of Lu Haiyang. Although his face was filled with joy, a trace of doubt flashed through his heart.

He suddenly returned to the capital, but he did not hear a word of it. It could be seen that he was deliberately hiding it from him.

“If you return to your highness, the coffin on the other side of Wu City has already been buried.” Lu Haiyang said.

“Did you find out if it was him?” Chu Yanzhi said anxiously.

He didn’t see Chu Xizhi die with his own eyes, and he always felt that there would be deceit in this. From the beginning, he had treated Chu Xizhi as his opponent. They had fought so many times, and he still understood his methods. Even he himself couldn’t believe that such a cunning and skilled person would fall for his trap so easily.

“I personally went to the burial troop and saw it clearly. There is no doubt that Chu Xizhi is in the coffin.”

Not only did he see that the person lying in the coffin was Chu Xizhi, he also saw that the ninth princess, Chu Zuizhi, who had been sent to the Northern Desert and died in the chaos, was crying heartlessly while supporting the coffin.

“Are you sure?” Chu Yanzhi was still somewhat worried.

Lu Haiyang smiled as he looked at Chu Yanzhi and calmly analyzed, “Your Highness, you know how powerful a poisonous scorpion is. There are very few people in this world who can match it. Even if they are poisoned, they can seriously injure a poisonous scorpion. Other than him, I’m afraid it’s hard to find such a person in Wu City.”

After hearing Lu Haiyang’s words, the darkness in Chu Yanzhi’s eyes dimmed a bit, and the sharp sword that had been hanging on his chest was instantly pulled out.

He looked up at the gray sky above his head with a smile on his face.

After hearing the news that Chu Xizhi was indeed dead, his entire body suddenly felt lighter. However, after that, an inexplicable emptiness appeared again.

Among the princes, only Chu Xizhi had the qualifications and ability to compete with him. Unfortunately, he still lost to him in the end.

Chu Xizhi, Jiang Shan, you lost to me.

Then, beauty, you will lose to me.

“One more thing.” Lu Haiyang looked up at Chu Yanzhi and spoke again.

Chu Yanzhi turned around and looked at Lu Haiyang, his thick eyebrows slightly raised.

“King Qin sent someone to Wu City.” Lu Haiyang paused for a moment before continuing, “More than once.”

The corner of Chu Yanzhi’s lips curled up slightly, and his smile carried a trace of disdain, “So what?”

Lu Haiyang also curled his lips, “Your Highness, if the first time he came to inquire whether King Yan was really dead, then what do you think his purpose was the second time?”

Chu Yanzhi’s eyes narrowed. He lowered his head and looked at the jade ring in his hand. A cold light suddenly flashed through the corner of his eyes. “It seems that he is afraid that I will be too lonely.”

He couldn’t tell that his normally playful and smiling eighth brother actually had this kind of ambition.

“Xiao Xiyang agreed to him?” Chu Yanzhi raised his eyebrows and looked at Lu Haiyang.

Lu Haiyang smiled and said, “Not really. Xiao Xiyang made a condition.”

“Oh? What conditions?”

Lu Haiyang curled his lips and said, “Princess Yan.”

As soon as these three words were spoken, Chu Yanzhi’s eyes suddenly sank.

At this point, everything was connected.

News of Chu Xi’s death spread throughout the court. People from the former King Yan Sect, especially those who had fought against him in the court, were very afraid that his ascension would be detrimental to them, so they threw themselves at Chu Muzhi and wanted to take a risk. And Chu Muzhi definitely felt that this was an opportunity for him, so he sent people to Wu City again to get Xiao Xi Yang’s support. As early as the moment Xiao Xiwei married Chu Xizhi, Loyal Marquis Mansion had already stepped onto the boat of Prince Yan’s Mansion. Besides, Xiao Xiyang and Chu Xizhi had always been good friends. Chu Xi had died. It was not surprising that he had joined Chu Mu Zhi, who was on Chu Xizhi’s side. However, the only thing he was worried about was his sister, Xiao Xiwei, in his hands. Therefore, he wanted Chu Mu Zhi to think of a way to bring Xiao Xiwei to Wu City. That was why Chu Muzhi had sent his hidden guards to lurk in the Chao An Temple to serve the mobile hand.

“Your Highness, this is an opportunity.” Lu Haiyang looked at Chu Yanzhi with a strange light flashing in his eyes.

Chu Yanzhi’s eyes widened as he looked at him.

“Your Highness, the Prince of Qin will definitely find another opportunity to take action. At that time, we only need to plan. Then, take this opportunity to get rid of the Prince of Qin and the Marquis of Zhongyong. At that time, the Swallow King’s Yu Clan will no longer be able to afford any splashes of water.” Lu Haiyang looked at Chu Yanzhi excitedly.

If he wanted to quietly send Xiao Xiwei to Wu City, the only way was to find a fake corpse to replace Xiao Xiwei. As long as the news of Xiao Xiwei’s death spread out, and they discovered that Xiao Xiwei was still alive in Wu City, then they would be able to convict Chu Muzhi and one of the Zhongyong Marquis of deceiving the monarch and plotting against him, then the Swallow King’s party would be completely finished.

Compared to Lu Haiyang’s excitement, Chu Yanzhi was exceptionally calm. There was even a trace of coldness in his eyes as he looked at Lu Haiyang.

“Your Highness, do you think there is something wrong with this method?” Lu Haiyang put away the smile on his face and looked into Chu Yanzhi’s eyes.

Chu Yanzhi curled his lips and said with a faint smile, “Hai Yang, why didn’t you inform this king when you came back this time?”

“I came back in a hurry. I didn’t have time to inform Your Highness. It was indeed my fault. Please forgive me, Your Highness.” Lu Haiyang raised his hand and bowed to Chu Yanzhi.

“Hai Yang, although we are not brothers, we are better than brothers. If you ask me who I trust the most in this world, needless to say, that person must be you.” Chu Yanzhi stared fixedly at Lu Haiyang’s eyes and said word by word.

Lu Haiyang was stunned, and an indescribable feeling surged in his heart, “Your Highness …”

He and Chu Yanzhi had known each other since the end of the last few years. They had been hiding their strength together and conspiring together for a great cause. It was true that they had feelings for each other, but in the end, one was a monarch and the other a minister. Therefore, Chu Yanzhi’s words just now had truly caught him by surprise, but they were more touched.

“So, I thought that you should also be the person who understands me the most in this world.” Chu Yanzhi looked at Lu Haiyang and his deep voice slowly sounded again.

The excitement in his heart gradually subsided.

Lu Haiyang looked at Chu Yanzhi and his eyes gradually calmed down. “Your Highness, it is precisely because I am the person you trust the most that I cannot betray your trust. In the end, Your Highness, do you know what you want? Is it really just that kind of woman?”

A deep meaning gradually gathered in Chu Yanzhi’s ink-colored eyes. He silently stared into Lu Haiyang’s eyes and did not say anything.

“Your Highness, since ancient times, there have been many calamities on your face. You need to figure out what is most important to you.” Lu Haiyang’s gaze was burning as he stared into Chu Yanzhi’s eyes. His gaze was deep, “Jiang Shan, beauty, there are many times when you can only choose one. Your highness, I believe that you should have already made a judgment in your heart.”

A cold smile gradually condensed on his lips.

“Ruo Ruo, I want both of them.”

“Your Highness” Lu Haiyang frowned and was about to take another step forward to persuade him, when he was suddenly stopped by Chu Yanzhi.

“I want rivers and mountains, but I will never let go of beauties.” Chu Yanzhi’s eyes were wide open, and his voice was as cold as the thick layer of ice on the marriage pool.

Lu Haiyang was unwilling to accept this and wanted to persuade him again. He did not want to, but before he could speak, he was interrupted by Chu Yanzhi’s cold voice.

“I hope it will be the last time we exchange pills.”

Even though he knew that he couldn’t hide anything about the pills when he received Nurse An’s letter, he still didn’t expect that Chu Yanzhi would actually warn him in front of him.

Or for a woman.

Someone else’s woman.

Lu Haiyang’s chest froze, and an inexplicable undercurrent suddenly surged in his eyes, “Your Highness, if I insist …”

“Hai Yang, I hope that our brotherhood will not be buried here.” Chu Yanzhi’s eyes were cold.

At that moment, Lu Haiyang felt a chill in his heart. It was as if someone had reached out and stuffed a handful of snow particles into his chest, causing his entire body to tremble uncontrollably from the cold.

After so many years of support, I didn’t expect that I wouldn’t be able to compare to a woman in the end.

Haha …

Lu Haiyang suddenly raised his head and sneered.

Chu Yanzhi looked at Lu Haiyang, his eyebrows moved, but he did not say anything.

He didn’t think anything was wrong with him.

Since he could obtain Jiang Shan, then he must have a beauty. There was no need to choose between the two. Furthermore, Chu Xizhi was already dead, and the resistance that existed for him to obtain the rivers and mountains and the beauty was no longer there. As for Chu Muzhi, he was nothing more than a clown in his eyes.

“Xiaguan will firmly remember what His Highness said.” Lu Haiyang took a deep breath and calmed down the expression on his face. He took two steps back and raised his hand to salute Chu Yanzhi. “It was just that Xiaoguan had exceeded the rules. Please forgive me, Your Highness.”

“Hai Yang, do you have to be like this?” Chu Yanzhi stared at Lu Haiyang and said with a heavy face.

“Xiaguan doesn’t dare.” Lu Haiyang curled his lips slightly. “Your Highness can even send Nurse An away for that woman. Xiaguan knows his weight. How dare he disobey Your Highness?”

“Hai Yang, one day you will understand.” Chu Yanzhi looked at Lu Haiyang and his voice sounded faintly.

Perhaps everyone had an unavoidable calamity, then he thought that Xiao Xiwei was his calamity. Or perhaps, he owed her in his previous life, so he was destined to have no other way to deal with her in this life.

Lu Haiyang did not accept Chu Yanzhi’s words. Instead, he calmly changed the topic, “What does the prince of Wu City plan to do?”

If it was really Chu Muzhi and Xiao Xiyang working together, it would also be a big trouble for them. Unexpectedly, Xiao Xiyang held the hundred thousand troops of Wu City in his hand. Chu Yanzhi wouldn’t let this hidden danger go unnoticed because of Xiao Xiwei, right? If that was the case, then he would really be mistaken about him, Chu Yanzhi.

Chu Yanzhi raised his eyebrows, and the corner of his mouth curved into a faint smile. “Didn’t you say that the Ninth Princess was in Wu City?”

Lu Haiyang imitated his eyes and immediately understood, “Your Highness intends to use the Ninth Princess to coerce Xiao Xiyang? This is not impossible, but Xiao Xiyang is not trustworthy.”

Chu Yanzhi looked up at Lu Haiyang and said, “Do you think he has a better choice? The only reason he chose Chu Muzhi is because he feels that he has already lost face with me. If I am willing to give him this chance, he is a smart person. He knows how to choose to treat him, loyal Marquis Mansion, and even Xiao Xiwei better.”

He would let Xiao Xiyang know that if Chu Xizhi could give them the Marquis of Loyalty, he could also give them the same.