Chapter 2742 - 2741: The Duke of Wu in Peril

Chapter 2742: Chapter 2741: The Duke of Wu in Peril

After the fish was roasted, Little Qingdou obediently cut a piece for Long Fei and handed it over on a plate.

She ate with her hands directly, feeling braver with Long Fei around, no longer glancing around nervously like earlier.

Long Fei took a bite; the doneness of the fish was just right.

The outer skin was tender while the inside remained incredibly fresh.

The texture was ninety percent cooked; the heat control was excellent.

Little Qingdou, full of anticipation, stared wide-eyed at Long Fei and eagerly asked, "How’s the taste?"

"Very good!"

Long Fei nodded, feeling somewhat comfortable in his stomach after swallowing a bite of fish.

He asked Little Qingdou, "How’s your father doing recently?"

Little Qingdou replied, "There was a message before, saying he went to the Capital City, but I don’t know if he’s back yet."

She cut some meat for Long Fei, took a piece for herself, and pointed to Long Fei’s wine jug, saying, "Master, let me have a sip of wine, okay?"

Long Fei knocked on her head with a lesson, "You’re still young, drinking is bad for your brain!"

Little Qingdou pouted, raised a finger, and coyly said, "Just one sip, didn’t you say my body is different from others?"

"True!"

Long Fei handed her the gourd.

She chuckled, took a swig from the gourd, and immediately stuck her tongue out due to the spiciness, "This, this wine is way too spicy!"

Long Fei lightly chuckled and took the gourd back, "You’ve always drunk the Yang Realm’s wine, naturally it’s not spicy. This wine is Meng Po Soup, inherently conflicting with you, so it feels like it’s burning."

"Meng Po Soup?"

Little Qingdou shivered regretfully, "I won’t lose my memory after drinking it, will I?"

"No!"

Long Fei shook his head, laughing softly with her, "Ordinary people lose memory after drinking it. Cultivators experience cooling of the flesh and Divine Sea due to the Qi of Lunar, reducing desires; it’s a good thing for refining the spirit."

"Oh!"

Little Qingdou breathed a sigh of relief, only feeling dizzy.

She didn’t expect this wine to be so potent, making one a bit dizzy with just one sip.

Just as she and Long Fei were eating fish, a boy in the distance shouted, "Song Yuchan, you’re stealing food again."

Little Qingdou looked up to see Yan Qing approaching on his sword. Upon seeing Long Fei, he hurriedly descended and paid a formal salute, "Yan Qing greets the Sect Hierarch."

Long Fei waved his hand, "I’m just here for a meal, no need for that."

Only then did Yan Qing stand up, anxiously saying to Little Qingdou, "Yuchan, your father is in trouble."

Little Qingdou’s eyes widened immediately, "Ah?"

Yan Qing said, "My father just sent a message, saying that Your Majesty has imprisoned your father and brother, and plans to execute them!"

"Why?"

Little Qingdou exclaimed in panic.

Yan Qing said, "I heard it’s because of the Empress’s abolition. The old Emperor wants to replace her with a new consort from the Western Regions. Your father led the officials to oppose, and the Emperor wasn’t happy, so he locked your father up."

"Foolish Emperor!"

Little Qingdou ground her teeth in anger and immediately pleaded with Long Fei, "Master, Father is in trouble; I can’t sit idly by. Let me go to the Capital City to rescue him, please?"

Long Fei pressed his hand down, "Sit down first!"

He had Yan Qing sit down as well, continuing to eat fish, "You’re still young; do you understand the stakes? How will you save someone in the Capital City? Who will you turn to? Do you even know where the gates of the Capital City are?"

Little Qingdou felt her head, panicking, "Then what should we do?"

Long Fei said, "Let’s eat the fish first! Fill your belly, and I’ll take you both for a trip to the Capital City."

"Alright, alright!"

Little Qingdou nodded repeatedly.

Yan Qing was excited, thinking, finally, he could go out beside the Sect Hierarch.

If Long Fei casually imparted a few moves, it would be enough for him to benefit greatly.

He truly envied Yuchan, who usually got along so well with the Sect Hierarch, even roasting fish with him without a word of reproach.

He didn’t usually eat much, but this time, he seized the opportunity, enjoying a feast, consuming all the tails and heads that Long Fei and Little Qingdou didn’t eat.

After finishing the meal, Long Fei called over the Chaos Beast to take the three of them to the Capital City.

It was the first time Little Qingdou and Yan Qing had sat on such a thing; the Chaos Beast seemed like a balloon.

Chubby and white, with limbs.

It had no neck or head, and its face was directly on its body.

Featuring only a large mouth, without visible eyes.

Its entire body was streamlined; Yan Qing understood that spacecraft used this design to break speed limits.

Both he and Little Qingdou were excited, touching and looking around.

Despite her earlier concern for her father’s safety, Little Qingdou’s childlike nature soon made her joyous.

Once the Chaos Beast set off, they intuitively heard a buzzing in their ears.

The surrounding space became blurry, as if they entered a tunnel, with light and shadows on both sides.

Little Qingdou nervously clung to one of Long Fei’s arms and curiously asked, "What are those lights?"

Long Fei smiled and explained to the two, "It’s because the Chaos Beast’s speed is too fast, like entering a spatial passage. Once we exit the other side of the passage, we’ll be at the Capital City."

"Uh!"

The two little ones were incredulous, surprised that such a speed was attainable by a creature.

When they usually flew on a sword, the rapidly reversing scenery felt fast enough.

Today they realized, this was true speed.

In the blink of an eye, the Chaos Beast popped its head out with a ’poof,’ like squeezing out of something enveloping it.

The two heard the hustle and bustle of the crowd below and looked down to see they were over Bianjing City.

"Is this the Capital City?"

Both were visiting for the first time, their eyes wide in astonishment.

This city was vast; even from a thousand meters up, they couldn’t see its borders.

A large river meandered through the city, with streets and houses on both the north and south sides.

Once Long Fei brought them down, they coincidentally saw soldiers escorting condemned prisoners through the main street.

Executions took place outside the Imperial City, with crowds lining both sides of the street.

Posters adorned the city walls, depicting a man’s visage, stating, "Duke of Wu Lin Chong, disrespectful of imperial decree, scornful of the law, plotting rebellion. Now wanted by imperial command. Anyone aware and not reporting will share the criminal’s fate. Those assisting the arrest of said criminal will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver."

The watching crowds discussed, shaking their heads and sighing.

Someone said, "The Emperor lacks insight, wishing to replace Consort Lin, conferring the Westerner as the new Empress!"

"Truly unlucky for the Duke of Wu, fighting life-and-death battles for Great Song, only to end up like this!"

"That’s right, the Duke of Wu is our first fierce general, commanding eighty thousand Imperial Army troops. I’ve heard Fang La in the South Yangtze just rebelled fiercely, seizing over a dozen southern prefectures. Now the Emperor doesn’t think to destroy rebels, but rather turns his blade on his own?"

"I think that Western Regions Consort must be a Fox Demon, otherwise how could she captivate His Majesty’s soul?"

"Watch what you say, watch it!"

"Refrain from discussing state matters, don’t bring trouble upon yourself!"

"..."

The people called for justice for the Duke of Wu, seemingly aware that he was wrongfully accused.