Li Huowang's words caused the people around him to react in different ways.

They were indeed willing to help Lord Ji remember to deal with this guy, but that did not mean they were willing to get involved in this troublesome matter of succession.

"You!" Foyulu was so angry that she wanted to spit blood, but she couldn't do anything. It was taboo within the Monitoring Bureau to provoke the court.

It's not that it would be so bad if she did, but once she did, her future within the Bureau would be completely dim. This was a rather troublesome matter.

The other party continued to threaten, but when Li Huowang realized that the other party really feared this relationship, the initiative returned to his hands.

Half an hour later, the other party's blockade dispersed.

"Kid! Don't think about running! I will keep a close eye on you! The day the new emperor ascends the throne will be the day of your death! Let's go!"

The woman immediately turned around, angrily leaving with the others.

Just as Hong Da was about to leave, Li Huowang stopped him directly.

"Hong, it's been a long time. How can you leave like this? Why don't we sit down and have a drink together?"

Li Huowang understood that it was not difficult to temporarily force her to retreat, but it was not enough to completely resolve this trouble.

After half an hour, the number one room at the Yangquan Inn was silent as Hong Da sat in front of the exquisite dishes. Li Huowang poured himself a full glass of wine.

"Here, I'll drink three cups to Hong."

As the wine glass was brought to him, Li Huowang stared at the strong liquor in the glass and silently repeated to himself, "This is water! This is water!"

After three cups of wine, the smiling Li Huowang picked up his chopsticks and pressed down on some vegetables.

"Hong, don't just sit there, eat quickly. Don't be polite with me. If it weren't for your recommendation, I wouldn't have been able to enter the Monitoring Bureau."

Hong Da sighed lightly. He was not a fool. The other party invited him to drink for no reason, but he was the one caught in the middle. He also wanted to resolve the conflict between the two sides.

"Alright, I'll give you some face. I'll be the mediator. Since we know each other, return the Tai Xu Sword to her, and I'll put in a good word for you. Then this matter will be over."

"Return it to her?" Li Huowang touched the spine sword on the nearby stool and shook his head.

How could he return such a useful weapon? Besides, he couldn't tolerate Zhuge Yuan's body being desecrated by someone else.

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"Please tell that lady for me. We are both members of the Monitoring Bureau, and I don't want to make it too ugly. I can't return the sword, but I can exchange it for something of equal value."

Seeing Li Huowang say this, Hong Da frowned and put down his chopsticks.

"How will you exchange it? The Tai Xu Sword was refined by the Heart Coiling. Do you know how much it's worth in the internal treasury? Foyulu borrowed it in the first place!"

"If you keep this up, don't blame me for not remembering the old days. The Monitoring Bureau knows the ins and outs of this matter. Even if you escape to the ends of the earth, you won't be able to escape!"

Li Huowang picked up the wine glass again and placed it between himself and Hong Da. "A weapon refined by the Heart Coiling? What if I exchange it for a Heart Essence?"

"Heart Essence?" Hong Da leaned back slightly, paused for a moment, then regained his composure and casually asked, "A whole Heart Essence? Is it alive or dead?"

Hearing the other party's question, Li Huowang felt relieved, knowing that he had finally revived the dead end.

"Hehe, come on, eat the food before it gets cold." Seeing Hong Da loosen up, Li Huowang was no longer in a hurry.

After exchanging cups and testing each other, Hong Da finally agreed to go back and ask.

After all, this was the grudge between Li Huowang and Foyulu, and he could only be considered a middleman and couldn't decide anything.

But from Hong Da's attitude, Li Huowang felt that there was no big problem. If it really didn't work out, he would add another Heart Essence.

After discussing the main issue, the two began to chat about other things.

Their relationship was not particularly close, but under the influence of strong liquor, they began to talk intimately.

"Ear Jiu, how did you get involved with the royal family? You didn't even ask me before you did it. Let me tell you, this path is not easy to walk. Even if it seems good, it's not something you can handle."

Li Huowang smiled and didn't say anything. How could Hong Da know that he was forced by Dice? If he hadn't been forced, he wouldn't have come to the capital in his lifetime.

"It's a done deal. Hong, don't worry about me. How have you been during this time?""Heh, what else can I do? A whole heap of troubles. The Fa Sect causes trouble every day; it's so annoying. Thankfully, the rewards are pretty high. These past few months, running around from place to place, if it weren't for you, I might still be out there chasing the tails of the Fa Sect."

"Has the Fa Sect really spread so widely in Daliang now? Can the Si Nei handle it?" Li Huowang glanced at the satiated Autumn and asked with some concern.

Hong Da picked up a tender and smooth chicken mushroom with his ivory chopsticks and put it in his mouth, speaking in a dazed tone, "It's manageable. After all, the Si Qi Monitor Heaven Office has now merged into our Daliang, so we're a bit more relaxed with manpower than before."

"How did the Si Qi Monitor Heaven Office suddenly merge into our Daliang?" Li Huowang was very surprised by this news.

"Hehe, Brother Li, you don't know? Si Qi, it's gone. The country has fallen."

Li Huowang sobered up instantly. He knew that he had come from Si Qi, and although it was a smaller country, its sudden fall was too abrupt.

Li Huowang thought of the nuns he knew in Si Qi and the Zhengde Temple, and couldn't help but ask, "How could it just suddenly fall like that?"

"What do you mean suddenly? They've been at war for so long. Only Daliang is a bit more stable. Everywhere else is a mess, it's just that it's far from us, so we don't feel it."

"Why wouldn't the new dynasty want the Monitor Heaven Office? Isn't it said that any dynasty, no matter who is in power, must have a Monitor Heaven?"

The Monitor Heaven Office was there to deal with natural disasters. Unless someone was out of their mind, no ruler would dare to lay hands on it.

If no one managed the natural disasters, even the strongest dynasty would be no better than one made of paper.

Hong Da shook his head and took a sip from his cup. "I don't know about that. If I knew even that, I'd be the Monitor Heaven myself. Anyway, these recent years have been tough, with constant warfare."

For some reason, upon learning that Si Qi had fallen and the new dynasty did not establish a Monitor Heaven Office, Li Huowang felt an inexplicable sense of unease. This did not seem to be a good sign.

Glancing again at Autumn, who was continuously gnawing on the chicken meat beside him, Li Huowang thought to himself, "Is there a connection? I hope the events of Si Qi don't repeat themselves here."

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