<h4>Chapter 530: Under House Arrest</h4>


    Since Mu Qing wasn''t sick, there was naturally no need for treatment. Ye Zhen had only given her a few decoctions to recuperate her body and make herplexion look better.


    On the fifth day on Zhao Jia Ind, everything seemed different. Ye Zhen discovered that there were many guards outside their courtyard. They didn''t look like they were here to protect Zhao Tianji. Even the Ind Lord was stopped from going out.


    They had been ced under house arrest in disguise. It was only now that Ye Zhen realized that the person with ambition was not Zhao Tianji but Zhao Mingxiao.


    "Zhao Jia Ind has be a country? Could it be that Zhao Mingxiao wants to be the emperor? He''s crazy!" When Ye Zhen came to know the real reason Zhao Mingxiao put them under house arrest, she felt that this person was too crazy. Now, she wasn''t worried about being imprisoned on Zhao Jia Ind. If Zhao Mingxiao dared to im the title of emperor, she believed that it wouldn''t be long before Mo Rongzhan would send troops here.


    "He''s not crazy. He''s been preparing for many years," Zhao Tianji said indifferently.


    Ye Zhen suddenly looked at Zhao Tianj''s legs. “So, you couldn''t walk before because your own big brother hurt you?"


    Zhao Tianji pursed his lips, reluctant to admit it in front of outsiders, nheless, it was the truth.


    "You are the Ind Lord. You won''t be put under house arrest just like that, right?" Seeing Zhao Tianji mum, Ye Zhen could not help but ask. She did not believe that a person who could be the Ind Lord really could not do anything.


    "I''ll contact the old elders and find a way to send you off first," Zhao Tianji said nonchntly. He raised his eyes to look at the girl before him. “Especially you. You are the Princess of Jin Kingdom. If Zhao Mingxiao were to be the emperor, he would definitely use you as a hostage to threaten Mo Rongzhan."


    Ye Zhen was stunned for a moment before shaking her head andughing. “Isn''t Zhao Mingxiao thinking too highly of me?"


    Mo Rongzhan had probably forgotten about her long ago. With his beloved by his side, how could he care about her life and death, let alonepromise with Zhao Mingxiao because of her?


    "Yaoyao, listen to Ah Ji. No matter what, you must leave Zhao Jia Ind first anyway,” Huangfu Chen said softly. He was a bystander and knew about Mo Rongzhan''s feelings for his little apprentice better than anyone else.


    "Master—" Ye Zhen frowned. “Now that everyone is Zhao Mingxiao''s people, how can I go out?"


    Zhao Tianji stood up from his wheelchair. "Didn''t you just say? In any case, I''m still the Lord of the Ind"


    "Even so, you haven''t been on the ind for many years. People are unpredictable. How many people you can trust?" Huang Fuchen asked.


    "Since I can be the Ind Lord, there is naturally a reason for it too. Besides, the elders on the ind are not all that easy to deal with. Although Zhao Mingxiao has reced half a dozen elders, each elder represents a family. And unless he has killed all the people of the original six families, the six elders he reced can still help us," Zhao Tianji said.


    “You''ve been back for so long, but those elders haven''t looked for you. Are you sure they''ll still help you?" Ye Zhen asked.


    "There should be very few people who know that Ah Ji has returned. The six elders may not know." Huangfu Chen said in a low voice, “Zhao Mingxiao deliberately hid the news of your return."


    Zhao Tianji smiled faintly. “No matter how much he hides it, I''m still the Ind Lord. I still have the ability to let the entire Zhao Jia Ind know that I''m back and that I can stand up again."


    "The two of you are truly different.” Ye Zhen looked at Zhao Tianji and said, “Are you really biological brothers?"


    If Zhao Mingxiao really treated Zhao Tianji as his younger brother, how could he have done something so heartless? If he hadn''t met her, Zhao Tianji probably wouldn''t have been able to move his entire body today. He would only have been able to speak.


    Zhao Tianji''s entire body would have been destroyed. If it weren''t for his deep-seated hatred, would he have done such a thing?


    Zhao Tianji probably knew the tragic consequences that he might encounter. He had long suspected that there was a problem with the internal strength secret manual that Zhao Mingxiao had given him. This time, he came back to Zhao Jia Ind with thest bit of affection for his brother. Unfortunately, he was still disappointed.


    "Do you think we look like blood brothers?" Zhao Tianji said.


    If he was a blood brother, why would his father give him the Ind Lord position? Unfortunately, he had kept this matter a secret from Zhao Mingxiao. He was afraid that it would create a rift between them. However, he did not expect that the moment he became the Ind Lord, an irreparable barrier would appear between them.


    "Liang Yin, ring the ind bell tonight. I want to light the holy fire of the Ind Tower personally.”


    Only by bing the Ind Lord could one enter the Ind Tower. The Ind Lord would ignite the fire on the tower whenever he left and returned. The entire ind would be able to see it. At the same time, they would know that their most respected Ind Lord had returned.


    Zhao Jia Ind had a history of over 100 years. The master of Zhao Jia Ind held a sacred and noble existence in everyone''s heart. It could not be reced by someone bent on recing it.


    "Yes, Ind Lord!" Liang Yin shouted excitedly.


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    At this moment, in the imperial pce on the other side of the vast ocean, Mo Rongzhan was starting to be more and more restless.


    "You haven''t found the princess yet?" His dark and cold eyes stared at the secret guards kneeling before him. He had already sent all the secret guards to look for his little girl, but there was still no sign of her. <i>Could it be that Zhao Tianji had really taken her to Zhao Jia Ind?</i>


    "Replying to the emperor, we parted ways with Shen Daren* to look for the princess. We didn''t find any trace of her," one of the secret guards kneeling on the ground replied.


    [*<i>Shen Yi, MRZ’s shadow guard. Daren is a title of respect toward superiors.</i>]


    Mo Rongzhan let out a sigh of relief. “Keep looking!"


    He had almost dug up the ground in the Jin Kingdom, but he still could not find her. It seemed that she had really gone to Zhao Jia Ind…


    <i>His Yaoyao… Nothing must happen to her!</i>


    Mo Rongzhan panicked. He had never been afraid of losing her, but now he was scared witless by just the thought of losing her.


    <i>Afraid? </i>He didn''t expect that one day he would feel such emotions. He had never been afraid of anything before.


    "Your Majesty, there is a letter from Shen Daren." Xue Lin panted as he came in from outside. He held a secret message, knelt on the ground, and offered the letter with both hands.


    Eunuch Fu hastily took the letter and handed it to Mo Rongzhan.


    It was a secret report from Shen Yi. They had already found the location of Zhao Jia Ind, but there were maze formations outside the ind. They needed to think of a way to enter. As for the whereabouts of the princess, they would need to enter the ind before they could know.


    Mo Rongzhan stared at the letter in his hand and did not speak for a long time. In the end, he only waved his hand and signaled Xue Lin to leave.


    Eunuch Fu looked at his master worriedly. “Your Majesty?"


    As Mo Rongzhan''s personal eunuch, he had clearly witnessed first-hand his master''s worry and loss of appetite these past few days. He had never seen the emperor eat and sleep this badly for any girl before. <i>For the princess, how long had the emperor not visited the inner pce?</i>


    <i>Even Xu Xianfei… Oh, no, she should be called Concubine Xu*, she had the title Consort abolished a long time ago. Now, she wouldn’t dare to be as arrogant as before.</i>


    [*She is Xu Pin now, a lower-ranked concubine… for ease of conversation, we will stick to Concubine Xu for now.]


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