CHAPTER 524: CHAPTER 281: LEAVING HOME AGAIN

Walking far from Chengguang Hall, Hu Yanping suddenly stumbled a few times and then fell to the ground. Wuwei, who was walking beside him, was startled when he saw him fall, and quickly helped him up.

"Lord Zuo Daanhu, what’s wrong with you?" As Wuwei helped Hu Yanping up, he noticed that Hu Yanping’s face was covered in sweat, "Lord Zuo Daanhu, are you okay?"

Hu Yanping waved to Wuwei and said, "I’m fine..."

Wuwei saw that Hu Yanping was still leaning against him without straightening up, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"Lord Zuo Daanhu, you are sweating so much, are you really okay?" Could it be that Lord Zuo Daanhu has some serious illness that suddenly acted up.

"I’m really fine." Hu Yanping straightened up and took a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and face.

"Are you sure you’re okay?" Wuwei was still a bit worried, "When we get to the hostel, I’ll call a doctor to take a look at you."

"I’m not sick, it’s just..." Hu Yanping said hesitantly, "It’s just that I was..." At this point, he noticed that Wuwei seemed completely fine, and asked in surprise, "Wuwei, why aren’t you affected?"

Wuwei was taken aback by Hu Yanping’s question. He showed a puzzled and strange expression: "Should I be affected?"

"Aren’t you afraid of seeing the Emperor of Great Zhou?" Just thinking about the Emperor of Great Zhou’s gaze made a fear rise unbidden in Hu Yanping’s heart.

When Wuwei heard Hu Yanping say this, he understood why Hu Yanping had stumbled earlier.

"Afraid, of course, I’m afraid." Wuwei didn’t lie, he too was intimidated by the majesty emanating from the emperor when they paid their respects earlier.

Hu Yanping said with lingering fear, "I didn’t expect the Emperor of Great Zhou to be so frightening!" There was something he didn’t dare to say. The majesty of the Emperor of Great Zhou surpassed even that of the Chanyu. "You’re absolutely right; the Emperor of Great Zhou is not to be underestimated."

"Lord Zuo Daanhu, what are your plans next?"

Hu Yanping saw that they were still within the Imperial Palace of Great Zhou, not a place to talk, and shook his head at Wuwei saying, "We’ll talk about it when we get back."

Wuwei nodded lightly, then followed Hu Yanping to leave the Imperial Palace.

At the hostel, Yitu and the others were anxiously waiting, and seeing Hu Yanping and Wuwei return safely, they felt relieved.

Just as Yitu was about to inquire about something, Liu Wu came over with a few people.

"We have been ordered by the Emperor to take away the bandits who harmed the Great Zhou border citizens."

Hu Yanping glanced at Wuwei, who immediately understood, smiled slightly at Liu Wu and said, "This way, please."

Liu Wu and the others were a bit surprised at how straightforwardly Wuwei handed over the five Xiongnu bandits. He had expected that it would take a while to negotiate with them before taking the five bandits away.

Wuwei walked up to Liu Wu and whispered to him, "General Liu, the Virtuous King does not support the Chanyu’s attack on Great Zhou."

Upon hearing this, Liu Wu looked at Wuwei in astonishment.

"I am a man of the Virtuous King." Although he was summoned by the emperor earlier, Wuwei did not have the opportunity to speak to the emperor in private and could not report what he just said to the emperor, so he had to ask Liu Wu to convey it. "The Virtuous King does not wish to be an enemy of Great Zhou, please trouble General Liu to report this to the Emperor."

Liu Wu looked sharply at Wuwei, then said expressionlessly, "I will report your words truthfully to the Emperor."

Wuwei clasped his fists and bowed to Liu Wu, "Thank you, General Liu."

Liu Wu did not let his guard down around Wuwei just because he looked like a Central Plains person; instead, he remained wary of him.

"Your words better be true."

Wuwei said with an honest face, "I wouldn’t dare lie to General Liu; these are the Virtuous King’s exact words." Currently, the Virtuous King indeed does not agree with the new Modu Chanyu attacking Great Zhou. The purpose is naturally not to allow the new Modu Chanyu to gain prestige by attacking Great Zhou. Of course, he also doesn’t want the new Modu Chanyu to become stronger.

Liu Wu glanced at Wuwei without saying much, then turned and left the hostel with the five Xiongnu bandits.

Wuwei went to Hu Yanping’s room and raised an eyebrow in surprise, seeing that Yitu and the others weren’t jumping in rage.

Hu Yanping motioned for Wuwei to sit down; they now needed to discuss what to do next.

Before coming to Great Zhou, Hu Yanping had already figured out how to demonstrate power to Great Zhou, but after meeting the Emperor of Great Zhou, he felt that his previous plan was not feasible and needed to reconsider what to do next.

Liu Wu first escorted the five Xiongnu bandits to the death cell at Jingzhao Mansion and repeatedly instructed Jingzhao Mansion to keep a close watch on the five bandits. If anything happened to these five bandits in the death cell at Jingzhao Mansion, everyone at Jingzhao Mansion would face severe punishment.