After leaving the restaurant, Qi Fei wandered around the streets for a while and asked around before finally finding the “Five Flavors Inn” and meeting up with Feng Jianqing and the others.

　　Kazami Haru and the others had already eaten dinner. When they saw Qi Fei arrive late, they were speechless. When they heard that he had already eaten, they gave up and cleared away the food they had left for him.

　　Inside the inn, Feng Jianqing gathered everyone together. Qi Fei counted them and, noticing Leng Shuxue was not there, asked, “Where did my concubine go?”

　　Kazami Haru said, “She went to find out information.”

　　”Oh!” Qi Fei sat down. “I ran into Xia Yushu and Wang Hongyu while I was eating. Those two bastards are now in cahoots. Wang Wanru is indeed in the palace. It looks like I’ll have to break into the palace again.”

　　Kazami Haru pinched his ear and said, “Don’t do anything rash. Let’s wait until Mother arrives.”

　　”I understand…” Qi Fei reached out and grabbed Feng Jianqing’s chest, and she immediately let go.

　　As they were talking, Leng Shuxue walked in from outside the door. After closing the door, she sat down and said, “Wang Wanru should be in the palace, but the Great Xia Imperial Palace is now impregnable, so it will probably be very difficult to get in and out… Also, there is another matter. The new list of the top ten martial arts masters has been released.”

　　”Oh?” Upon hearing this, everyone looked curious.

　　Leng Shuxue took a sip of tea to calm herself before saying, “Bai Xiaosheng’s teahouse has closed down; he’s probably fled to avoid trouble.”

　　”Avoid disaster?” Ye Ruiyun was taken aback upon hearing this.

　　Leng Shuxue rarely showed a smile and said, “This time, Bai Xiaosheng not only included Her Majesty the Empress in the list of masters, but also Xia Yushu and others. Xia Yushu is the current Emperor Xia. Since Bai Xiaosheng is commenting on the Empress and Emperor Xia, he naturally dares not stay in the capital anymore, otherwise his old bones will definitely be torn apart.”

　　Li Yuyao said, “Sister Leng, who are the top ten masters now? Tell me quickly!”

　　Everyone showed curiosity and couldn’t hide their anticipation, eager to know how Bai Xiaosheng ranked them.

　　As is widely known, Bai Xiaosheng’s ranking is the most fair and authoritative.

　　The title “Bai Xiaosheng” has been passed down through generations, with each successor called “Bai Xiaosheng.” They have their own intelligence system and a unique standard for measuring a person’s martial arts prowess, giving them high authority and credibility.

　　Leng Shuxue said, “The tenth ranked person is Ye Jingyun. He received personal instruction from ‘Sword Master’ Ye Hongyi and is the successor of the divine weapon ‘Golden Crow Blade’. He has profound skills and exquisite swordsmanship. It is said that he has now received the inheritance of Jiang Yuangong and learned the ‘Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Demon Art’, which has further improved his martial arts. He is hard to beat in the martial arts world.”

　　”Jingyun…sigh!” Ye Ruiyun looked worried. Ye Taixuan and his son Ye Jingyun have now followed Xia Yushu and have unknowingly become an enemy force of Kun Kingdom. How can one not sigh?

　　However, Ye Jingyun is still Ye Ruiyun’s cousin after all, and it’s hard to know how they will face each other when they meet in the future.

　　”Ninth place is Wang Hongyu. He has successively cultivated the unique skills of Dachan Temple, as well as the Wang family’s Dragon God Skill, half of the Cihang True Scripture and half of the Wuwei Dao Scroll. Now he has also cultivated the Tiangang Disha Demon Skill. His martial arts are not to be underestimated. It is said that he has exchanged a few moves with Ye Jingyun. If Ye Jingyun did not have the Golden Crow Blade, he would be no match for him at all.”

　　Qi Fei said, “This guy’s martial arts are no good. I’ll beat him to a pulp sooner or later!”

　　Li Yuyao said, “Senior brother, don’t interrupt. Let Sister Leng finish speaking first!”

　　”Ranked eighth is Yao Ye. He was already a renowned master in the martial arts world with profound skills, and now he is even more terrifying.”

　　”Seventh place is Wei Dongxiang. There’s no need to say more about this old codger. He’s a veteran master. Now, together with Yao Ye, he has become Xia Yushu’s right-hand man.”

　　”The sixth place is a person named ‘Long Zhanye’. It is said that he is also one of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends. We don’t know how powerful his martial arts are, but there must be a reason why Bai Xiaosheng ranked him above Wei Dongxiang. At present, he is the Grand Commander of the Imperial Palace Guard of the Great Xia Dynasty.”

　　Upon hearing this, Qi Fei said, “I’ve seen him before. His martial arts skills are indeed very high! He also cultivates that kind of demonic art.”

　　Kazami Haru asked, “Then can you beat him?”

　　Qi Fei thought for a moment and said, “I’m only 70% sure.”

　　”That’s enough.” Kazami Haru nodded. “Continue.”

　　“The fifth-ranked one is the current ‘Emperor Xia’, Xia Yushu.” Leng Shuxue frowned slightly. “I wonder why Bai Xiaosheng ranked him so high. Is it because of his current noble status?”

　　Zuo Meihong shook her head and said in a sweet voice, “It shouldn’t be. Bai Xiaosheng would never confuse martial arts with his identity! I estimate that Xia Yushu has been diligently cultivating demonic arts during his time in hiding, and has already left everyone far behind.”

　　Leng Shuxue nodded and continued, “Third and fourth place are you two, respectively.” She looked at Feng Jianqing and Qi Fei.

　　Kazami Haru laughed and said, “I’m ranked ahead of Xia Yushu? That Bai Xiaosheng has good taste, otherwise I wouldn’t let him off the hook.”

　　Upon hearing this, Qi Fei panicked: “No… I, Qi the Great Hero, am the number one martial artist in the world, how can I only be third? No, no…”

　　The others ignored him, and Leng Shuxue continued, “The second-ranked one is ‘Demon Lord’ Jiang Yuangong, the leader of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends. It is said that he lived for more than three hundred years, which is unimaginable. This shows how high his power was and how terrifying his demonic arts were. Under heaven, I’m afraid only Her Majesty the Empress can contend with him.”

　　Ye Ruiyun said, “Then the number one ranked person is Her Majesty the Empress?”

　　Leng Shuxue nodded and said, “That’s right. Her Majesty the Empress defeated Bai Xifeng, one of the four Grandmasters, and Wang Tianlong, the Emperor of the Dry Realm. Even in the Heavenly Realm, she is an outstanding person with extraordinary skills and looks down on the world. Because of her unparalleled battle record, she ranks first.”

　　The four great masters of the world have now become history. Hua Zhenbei and Wang Tianlong are also dead. Currently, only Feng Liyao and Jiang Yuangong have reached the Heavenly Realm. They are ranked first and second on the list of the top ten masters in the martial arts world, and no one dares to object.

　　As for veteran martial arts masters such as Snow Mountain Nun, Red Lotus Granny, Suyin Abbess, Fang Huaxian, and Haoyun Hermit, they have all been squeezed out of the top ten, but they still have a place in the top twenty.

　　At this moment, Miaoyu said, “I wonder if you sisters have noticed that although Her Majesty the Empress is ranked first, and the Princess and Prince Qi are also ranked high, seven of the top ten experts are in the opposing camp, which is extremely disadvantageous to us.”

　　Upon hearing this, everyone’s hearts sank.

　　Indeed, seven of the top ten masters are enemies. Although Feng Liyao, Qi Fei, and Feng Jianqing are ranked higher, it is impossible for them to win in a three-on-seven fight.

　　Fortunately, Kun Kingdom also has a group of experts such as Qi Tingqin, Gu Yinzhang, Fang Huaxian, and Leng Shuxue. Overall, they should not be weaker than the Great Xia side.

　　However, this is on the premise that the fighting strength of the Great Xia side will not increase further, but everyone knows that this is impossible, because there are 108 Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Demon Gods, but only two have appeared so far.

　　In other words, in the near future, the strength of Kun Kingdom will definitely be surpassed by Great Xia.

　　Kazami Haru said, “It seems our strength is still insufficient. We must also win over the Snow Mountain Nun and Granny Red Lotus.”

　　Ultimately, we’re back to the present. The most important thing right now is to win over Wang Wanru and the Snow Mountain Nun, or rather, to rescue them from the Great Xia Imperial Palace.

　　”Although they have many experts, I, Qi Fei, am the number one in the world…” Qi Fei stroked his chin, “If they come one, I’ll kill one; if they come two, I’ll kill them both…”

　　”Go to sleep, go to sleep!” Zuo Meihong nudged Qi Fei.

　　”Oh, let’s go to sleep then! Do you want to take a shower first?” Qi Fei began to undress.

　　The women glared at each other. Miaoyu looked away, while Feng Jianqing kept pushing Qi Fei towards the door, saying, “Get out! You sleep yours, we’ll sleep ours!”

　　”Aren’t we supposed to sleep together?”

　　”Who wants to sleep with you, you idiot!”

　　”Hey, no…”

　　With a loud bang, Qi Fei was slammed out of the door.

　　…………

　　The main hall of the imperial palace.

　　Xia Yushu glanced at the group of capable subordinates below: Long Zhanye, Wei Dongxiang, Yao Ye, Wang Hongyu, Ye Taixuan, Ye Jingyun, Haoyun Jushi, and the Four Elders of Qiankun. Each of them was a rare master in the martial arts world, but now they had gathered together and become the subordinates of the same person.

　　”My esteemed ministers, what are your thoughts on the matter of Kun Kingdom’s experts infiltrating the capital?”

　　”Your Majesty,” Wei Dongxiang stepped forward, “I’ve heard that Wang Wanru and Feng Jianqing hit it off immediately. They’re most likely here to demand people back. We can use this as bait to lure them in, and then capture them all in one fell swoop!”

　　Xia Yushu nodded: “That’s what I think too, but how exactly should we arrange the manpower? After all, the experts from Kun Kingdom are not to be underestimated, and we can’t follow in Da Gan’s footsteps.” He glanced at Wang Hongyu.

　　Yao Ye chuckled and said, “Your Majesty, the reason for Da Gan’s defeat was our carelessness and underestimation of the enemy, which led to our forces being scattered. As long as we concentrate our strength, we will surely defeat Kun Kingdom!”

　　Ye Taixuan also said, “Not only that, we can also disperse their forces, preventing them from concentrating their power in one place, making it easier to defeat them!”

　　Xia Yushu’s eyes lit up, and he asked, “Uncle Ye, what brilliant plan do you have?”

　　Ye Taixuan said, “This requires everyone to discuss it together. With collective wisdom and effort, we will surely come up with a good solution.”

　　Layman Haoyun casually remarked, “That’s right. Since they want to save people, let’s let them save a few more.”

　　Xia Yushu said, “What the Emperor’s father-in-law means is…”

　　With an air of refined elegance and a smile on his face, Layman Haoyun said, “Your Majesty, didn’t Abbess Suyin of Cuiwei Nunnery defect to the Kun Kingdom? Could we use Cuiwei Nunnery as a pretext?”

　　”Wonderful!” Everyone nodded in approval upon hearing this.

　　Xia Yushu said, “Alright! In that case, let’s keep the women of Kun Kingdom busy! However, we also need to send some people to Cuiwei Nunnery. And who will guard the palace?”

　　At this moment, Long Zhanye said lazily, “Don’t worry, with me here, nothing will happen in the palace.”

　　Xia Yushu smiled and said, “With my martial uncle here, I am naturally at ease!”

　　Xia Yushu had no temper at Long Zhanye’s arrogance and rudeness. He knew very well that Long Zhanye’s status was similar to Jiang Yuangong’s, and both were people worthy of his respect and trust.

　　…………

　　Since Feng Liyao had not yet arrived, Qi Fei and the others did not dare to make any rash moves. They strolled around the streets every day, and before they knew it, several days had passed.

　　That afternoon, as everyone was discussing martial arts in the inn, Miaoyu suddenly rushed in from outside, saying, “Something terrible has happened!”

　　”Don’t panic, what happened?” Everyone looked at her.

　　Miao Yu’s face was filled with worry as she said, “Something’s happened at Cuiwei Nunnery! Just now, a message came from Cuiwei Nunnery by carrier pigeon, saying that yesterday, soldiers from the Great Xia Dynasty came to Cuiwei Nunnery drunk and caused trouble. My master and senior sisters held back and didn’t intervene, but the other side went too far and harassed my senior sisters. Finally, a fight broke out, and now the Great Xia Dynasty has sent a large number of experts to hold them accountable…”

　　She recounted everything that had happened at Cuiwei Nunnery, and everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Why did this have to happen at this crucial juncture?

　　Leng Shuxue said, “The people of the Great Xia Dynasty are truly shameful. This is clearly a deliberate attempt to cause trouble. Xia Yushu knows that Cuiwei Nunnery is on the side of Kun Kingdom, so he plans to wipe Cuiwei Nunnery out of Yunzhou. We cannot let him have his way.”

　　Kazami Haru nodded: “This might be their scheme, but even so, we have no choice but to jump in.”

　　Miaoyu sighed and said, “This is a matter for my sect, so I’ll handle it myself. I feel really bad about putting all the sisters in danger.”

　　”What are you saying?” Feng Jianqing gently grasped her snow-white hand. “Why should we sisters be so formal? Don’t say such things again.”

　　Miao Yu blushed slightly and nodded, saying, “I’ll do whatever you say, sister.”

　　Kazami Haru said, “Our Kun Kingdom’s experts haven’t arrived yet, but we sisters are not to be trifled with. Let us take the lead and go to Cuiwei Nunnery to see just how powerful these experts from the Great Xia Dynasty are!”

　　”What about Wang Wanru…” Ye Ruiyun looked at Feng Jianqing.

　　”Wow!” Before Feng Jianqing could speak, Qi Fei interjected, “I, Qi the Great Hero, have been to this imperial palace countless times. I know it like the back of my hand! Saving a few people is a piece of cake for me!”

　　”Senior brother, are you sure you can do it?” Li Yuyao asked.

　　”Just kidding, I, Qi Fei, am now ranked third in the world, how could I not be good enough? Don’t worry, Wang Wanru is in my hands.” Qi Fei patted his chest and assured him.

　　Kazami Haru thought for a moment and said, “Wang Wanru has been in the palace for quite some time now, so it won’t hurt her to stay a few more days. Even if we can’t rescue her for the time being, it shouldn’t be a big problem. Let my brother go. We’ll go to Cuiwei Nunnery first to help Abbess Suyin.”

　　None of the women objected upon hearing this.

　　That evening, as darkness fell, everyone immediately set out.

　　Kazami Haru and the other six women rode their horses toward Yunzhou, heading straight for the Cuiwei Nunnery.

　　Qi Fei, dressed in black, swiftly swept across the rooftops of Beijing’s residential buildings, quickly arriving outside the high walls of the imperial palace.

　　Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Qi Fei leaped up, maneuvered in mid-air, and nimbly jumped into the high wall, successfully entering the palace.

　　On a spring night, the bright moon hangs high in the sky, a gentle breeze blows, and the night is alluring. In the darkness, the magnificent buildings of the palace resemble terrifying beasts crouching on the ground, ready to devour anyone at any moment.

　　Only when you get a little closer to the building can you see the lanterns hanging in the corridor and the palace lanterns at the entrance, which barely illuminate a small area around you. But compared to the vast area inside the palace, this small area seems insignificant.

　　Footsteps sounded, and Qi Fei hid behind a large pillar. In his mind, he saw a group of golden-armored soldiers. Each of them was tall and had a steady gait. They exuded the aura of martial arts masters and were obviously not to be trifled with. They must have been recruited from various places.

　　After the soldiers had gone far away, Qi Fei appeared, darting nimbly among the pavilions and towers like a wildcat. His target was Wang Wanru, so he headed straight for the inner palace.

　　Qi Fei vaguely remembered the layout of the palace. Although he had never been to Wang Wanru’s palace, logically speaking, men were in the east and women in the west, so Wang Wanru should be in that small area in the west.

　　Qi Fei’s martial arts skills are now superb. Not only is his internal strength profound, but his lightness skill and movement technique have also been personally instructed by Feng Liyao. He has made great progress in this period of time. After passing through several palaces and pavilions, he indeed heard the familiar girl’s voice.

　　”If you call me Imperial Concubine again, I will become very rude to you.”

　　”This was all ordered by His Majesty. We hope Your Highness will not take your anger out on us…”

　　”Get out! Don’t disturb my calligraphy practice!”

　　”Yes, Your Highness…”

　　Qi Fei closed his eyes slightly, circulated his divine skill, and concentrated his power. His senses immediately became clear, allowing him to hear the surrounding sounds. At the same time, a series of images flashed clearly in his mind: a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in a pale yellow palace gown, standing aloof in an exquisite palace, spreading out Xuan paper and writing with a brush…

　　”Found it.”

　　Qi Fei withdrew his power, opened his eyes, and quickly headed towards the palace where Wang Wanru was.

　　Before long, Qi Fei arrived at the roof of Wang Wanru’s palace. He lifted the tiles, looked into the room, and found that it was indeed Wang Wanru. Overjoyed, he flew down, pressed the pressure points of the two palace maids at the door, and gently knocked on the door.

　　Wang Wanru, who was inside, had already heard the commotion outside. She put down her brush and asked, “Who is it?”

　　Qi Fei pushed open the door and swaggered in, saying, “Princess, it is I, the great hero Qi!”

　　When Wang Wanru saw Qi Fei, she was slightly taken aback. She naturally recognized Qi Fei, but they had never met before. Due to the hostile relationship between Da Gan and Kun Guo, she had even regarded Qi Fei as an enemy. Now that she was staying in Da Xia, she was somewhat at a loss when facing Qi Fei. This was mainly because of her relationship with Feng Jianqing and Qi Tingqin, and she could not directly turn against Qi Fei, even if he broke into her boudoir late at night.

　　Wang Wanru had no liking for Qi Fei, nor did she dislike him. She simply said in a cold tone, “So it’s Young Hero Qi. May I ask what brings you here so late at night?”

　　Qi Fei gazed at her pretty face and said, “Princess, I’m here to take you away. Come with me and leave this place quickly. Xia Yushu is no good person. Don’t fall for his tricks. What kind of damned imperial concubine is he?”

　　Wang Wanru glanced at him, turned slightly to the side, and said, “Are you, Qi Fei, a good person?”