After the ghost cang, along with the Gu worms in his body, were burned to ashes, Zhou Tianqi took the hidden soul, the darkness and the dark night to the Great Sealing Country. The hidden soul is good at tracking, and although it took a lot of time, he still chased the clues left by Chen Batian all the way to the capital.

After the gale filled the mountain road, he returned to the valley and met Lu Manyi and Lu Manman. learned that Lin Wan was taken back to the imperial palace of Xiling Kingdom by Ximen Yuqing, so he went all the way to the imperial city of Xiling Kingdom.

After arriving at the Imperial City, Gale did not rush into the palace, but went to the Shadowless Pavilion, transmitted Lin Wan's news to Zhou Tianqi, and waited for Zhou Tianqi's reply.

And Zhou Tianqi's side, chased to the capital, but did not find Chen Batian, and lost his trace. He didn't waste any more time, returned to the palace, and waited for the rabbit.

According to Zhou Tianqi's guess, Chen Batian must have wanted to enter the palace to find Lu Qishan when he came to the capital, because the old imperial doctor Feng beside Lu Qishan had been researching the elixir of life. The lone wolf has always been used by Lu Qishan, just to get the elixir in the hands of Old Imperial Doctor Feng.

Old Imperial Doctor Feng came from the Medicine King Valley, although he couldn't really develop the elixir of immortality, but he could also use his medical skills to help Lone Wolf, Ghost Cang, Chen Batian and others to delay aging and increase life expectancy as much as possible.

Now, the ghost cangs and the lone wolf are dead, and the thousand-year-old Gu King and the Little Gu King are also gone. It was impossible for Lin Wan to help Chen Batian, so he had no choice but to come to Old Imperial Doctor Feng in person.

Lu Qishan had long been disheartened by the Lu family and had been closed up, and Old Imperial Doctor Feng had also stayed in the Shouxi Palace and had never taken half a step out of the Shouxi Palace.

After Zhou Tianqi returned to the capital, he went to Zhou Changying first, and told Zhou Changying everything about Chen Batian and his own speculation.

Zhou Changying didn't say a word, immediately entered the palace, went to see Lu Qishan and Old Imperial Doctor Feng, and asked people to search the Shouxi Palace, but they didn't find anything.

So, Zhou Chang'an ordered the Yulin Army to surround the Shouxi Palace, and even a fly could not fly in. The palace has also strengthened its defenses, sending several times more people than before to protect the safety of the palace.

Zhou Changan's health is not as good as before, and in the past half a year, the affairs of the DPRK and China have been mostly handled by Zhou Tianzheng and Lin Zhihuai. After Liu Qingyuan resigned as prime minister, Lin Zhihuai was promoted to the position of left prime minister, and he shouldered the work of two prime ministers.

And the seat of the right minister is vacant, and many officials are speculating whether it is reserved for Mr. Qiu Ming. But after Qiu Ming returned to Beijing, although he often worked as an errand in front of the emperor, he was not interested in the position of prime minister.

After Zhou Tianqi returned to the court, Zhou Changan issued a decree to crown Zhou Tianqi as the crown prince and Qiu Ming as the prince and concubine. Moreover, the Ministry of Rites has been ordered to choose a date as soon as possible to let the crown prince Zhou Tianqi ascend the throne as emperor.

At the same time, Zhou Changan also named the second prince Zhou Tianming as the king of Ming, the third prince Zhou Tianzheng as the regent, the fourth prince Zhou Tiankai as the king of Northern Qi, the sixth prince Zhou Tianzhong as the loyal king, and the son of the king of Wu Zhou Chengkuan as the king of Wu.

The affairs of the DPRK and China are busy, Zhou Chang'an's energy is not enough, the disaster situation in the south of the Yangtze River, and the major change of officials in the capital have not yet been decided. As soon as Zhou Tianqi went back, he was very busy, but fortunately Zhou Tianzheng, Qiu Ming and Su Ziran helped. Otherwise, there really wouldn't have been time to write a reply to Gale.

Knowing that Lin Wan was taken back to the palace of Xiling Kingdom by Ximen Yuqing, Zhou Tianqi didn't think there was anything, if Lin Wan was ill, Ximen Yuqing would take her back to the palace for treatment first, and it would be understandable. Therefore, Zhou Tianqi's reply was only a few words, and he ordered Gale to take Lin Wan back.

However, within two days, Zhou Tianqi received a message from the flying eagle of the gale, saying that Ximen Yuqing would not let go, and Lin Wan also decided not to come back for the time being. Moreover, Ximen Yuqing also said that let Zhou Tianqi personally pick up Lin Wan, otherwise Lin Wan would be crowned the queen of Xiling Kingdom at the enthronement ceremony on August 15.

After Zhou Tianqi got the news, he immediately went to ask Zhou Chang'an to issue an edict to cancel the marriage contract between Princess Wan of Dafeng Guowan and the prince of Xiling Kingdom, and the letter of state immediately set off and sent it to Ximen Longao, the emperor of Xiling Kingdom.

He also ordered Li Ping, the new deputy commander of the Yulin Army, to personally lead the 3,000 Yulin Army to set off immediately, with the princess's guard of honor, and went to Xiling Kingdom with great fanfare to welcome Princess Wan back to Beijing.

Ten days later, Zhou Changan received a reply from Ximen Longao, in which Ximen Longao said that he was very satisfied with Princess Wan, the future daughter-in-law, and that the prince Ximen Yuqing also had a soft spot for Princess Wan. It is hoped that Zhou Changan can keep his promise and fulfill the marriage contract between the two countries, and promise to make Princess Wan the queen of Xiling Kingdom when Ximen Yuqing ascends the throne.

Ximen Longao naturally knew that this matter was reluctant, and such a reply was just to get some more benefits in the process of peace talks with the Great Feudal State.

Zhou Changan immediately wrote a letter back to Ximen Longao, in which he explained the deep relationship between Zhou Tianqi and Lin Wan. And thanked Ximen Longao and Ximen Yuqing for their help to Zhou Tianqi and for taking care of Lin Wan. The words are sincere, expressing a loving father's love for his children vividly.

He also explained in the letter that he would send the crown prince Zhou Tianqi to personally attend the enthronement ceremony of Ximen Yuqing and discuss the agreement on trade and peaceful coexistence between the two countries. And, personally welcome Princess Wan back to China.

In addition, the Ministry of Rites also selected a few auspicious days and asked Zhou Chang to settle down. Zhou Changan chose October 10 to let Zhou Tianqi ascend the throne as the emperor, and at the same time, it was also the day of Zhou Tianqi and Lin Wan's wedding, which meant perfect.

The generals of Eastern Qi, the king of Northern Qi, the general of Pingnan and the general of Xiping all sent letters to congratulate them, and said that they would rush back to the capital on time to participate in the grand ceremony. Even the Dongli Kingdom, the Nanyue Kingdom, the Xiling Kingdom and the Northern Chen Kingdom also immediately stated that they would definitely come to participate in Zhou Tianqi's enthronement ceremony.

Zhou Changan and Zhou Tianqi acted so high-profile this time, but they also wanted Xiling Kingdom to understand that for Lin Wan, they would never give up no matter what.

And what reassured Zhou Tianqi the most was that Chen Batian never appeared. In this regard, Zhou Tianqi was very worried, not only worried that after he left the capital, Chen Batian would be unfavorable to Zhou Changan and Lu Qishan. He was worried that Chen Batian would not be able to see Old Imperial Doctor Feng and not get what he wanted, so he went to Xiling Kingdom to find Lin Wan instead.

Su Ziran suggested that the additional guards in the Shouxi Palace be removed, turn the light into darkness, watch the Shouxi Palace, and order someone to secretly protect Lu Qishan and Old Imperial Doctor Feng. Prepare bows and arrows and secret guards, not afraid that Chen Batian will come, but afraid that he will not come.

Zhou Tianqi agreed to Su Ziran's suggestion, and arranged for the darkness, dark night, Xiao Wu and hidden souls around him, as well as the masters in the Feng clan, to go to the Shouxi Palace, just waiting for Chen Batian to throw himself into the net.

However, the plan was a good plan, but it still didn't stop Chen Batian, the ancestor of the Chen family. He infiltrated Old Imperial Physician Feng's medicine room and stole some pills, although he was discovered by the hidden spirit, no one could stop him.