Chapter 142: Shen Chengfeng's Worry-Free

  Yang Yu Xi heard this and didn't show any surprised expression. In fact, the answer was almost what he had expected in his heart.

  The Ministry of War, one of the six ministries, is a very important department in the imperial court, responsible for managing all military affairs within the country. The Vice Minister of War, second only to the Minister of War, is the second-in-command of the Ministry of War.

  Yang Yu Xi was thinking about the problem in his mind, while Shen Cheng Feng was observing him.

  Up to now, Shen Chengfeng was shocked in his heart. This young man seemed to have no surprise at all about his own identity. For a young man who suddenly appeared in this place and had such excellent martial arts skills, Shen Chengfeng would not think that he did not know what the Minister of War was.

  So he was so calm, there is only one explanation - he had already roughly guessed his own identity.

  This young man is very sharp!

  Shen Chengfeng's age is not very large, only in his thirties. For a Minister of War, this age is already quite young, which shows that Shen Chengfeng himself is not simple either.

  He is not the kind of person who would look down on Yang Yuxi because of her young age, in his heart, Yang Yuxi has already been elevated to a position equal to his own.

  Moreover, after Yang Yuxi took away the object from his own mouth, he did not help himself untie the knot, so it won't be to rescue himself. However, at least Shen Chengfeng has not detected any hostility from him yet.

  "How could you be kidnapped? As an official like you, there should be many guards around you." Just as Shen Chengfeng was still sizing up Yang Yu Xi, Yang Yu Xi's calm voice had already come over again.

  Shen Chengfeng looked at him for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and did not directly answer Yang Yuxi's question, but instead asked: "Who are you?"

  Although he was tied up, his voice did not show any signs of weakness or depression. At a glance, you could tell that he had a strong sense of justice in his heart.

  Yang Yu Xi had a youthful temperament and had some respect for this official in front of him. At least this person was not a useless person.

  "My name is Yang Yuxi, I don't have any identity, I just happened to be passing by here and saw a fight earlier, so I came over."

  Shen Chengfeng nodded, but it was unclear whether he believed Yang Yuxi's words. However, this didn't matter, as at that moment, intense battle sounds came from outside the cave.

  "Huh?" Shen Chengfeng looked at Yang Yuxi with a puzzled expression, his eyes very vigilant.

  Yang Yu Xi glanced sideways, sensing the fluctuations outside, and then furrowed his brow, saying: "It should be those two people who were staring at you earlier and a... a female ghost fighting." When he said the words "female ghost", Yang Yu Xi's expression was still quite unnatural.

  "Female ghost?" Shen Chengfeng was also somewhat astonished.

  Yang Yu Xi nodded and shrugged, saying: "It should be, right? It suddenly appeared just now, this place is indeed a bit eerie."

  "Where is this?" Shen Chengfeng raised his head to ask Yang Yuxi, thinking that he had been kidnapped and brought here in a daze, without even knowing where this place was.

  "It's called Fenghui Town."

  Shen Chengfeng murmured the place name softly to himself, and then his face suddenly changed color. He opened his mouth and asked: "Is it full moon today?"

  Yang Yu Xi thought of the full moon she had seen before and nodded slightly.

  Shen Cheng's eyebrows furrowed even tighter, then he said in a low voice: "It's actually true..."

  "What?" Yang Yu Xi asked, "What is real?"

  Shen Chengfeng tidied up his thoughts and retold the legend of Fenghui Town, unexpectedly this high-ranking official in the imperial court actually knew about the legend of this small town.

  "What?! Is this for real?! I'm done, I've really encountered a ghost! If only I had stayed in the inn!" Yang Yu Xi wailed loudly, completely losing her previous sharp instincts.

  Shen Chengfeng looked at Yang Yuxi with some surprise, his meticulous mind was somewhat unaccustomed to Yang Yuxi's jumping nerves.

  "Cough, cough..." Yang Yu Xi felt Shen Cheng Feng's gaze and deliberately cleared his throat twice, saying, "Never mind them, you still haven't told me how you ended up here. Where are your bodyguards?"

  Shen Chengfeng looked at Yang Yuxi with interest, as a high-ranking official, he was quite good at reading people. At this moment, he had already confirmed that Yang Yuxi and the two previous individuals were not in cahoots, and his guard against Yang Yuxi had decreased significantly. Moreover, he had a feeling that whether he could escape or not depended on this fourteen- or fifteen-year-old boy in front of him.

  In this mood, Shen Chengfeng could say some true words. He sighed and his expression was somewhat melancholy and serious: "I was hijacked, naturally all the bodyguards were killed."

  Although Yang Yu Xi had already guessed the answer, he was still somewhat shocked to have it confirmed. He felt that the two people outside definitely did not have a simple background.

  Dare to hold high officials hostage, and even dare to kill the bodyguards, this kind of thing has probably never happened in the Great Zhou Dynasty since its founding.

  Wait...

  Yang Yu Xi's mind suddenly had some memories that surged up from deep within, vaguely connecting to this matter.

  This matter of abducting important figures from the imperial court seems like something I've encountered before!

  A few years ago, when I first met Zhou Yuxiao!

  If it weren't for the intervention of Nan Gong Zuan and Luo Xuan, Zhou Yu Xiao's fate would have been the same as that of this Minister of War.

  Yang Yu Xi thought this way, and suddenly felt a chill run up from the soles of his feet.

  In addition to these...

  Is the champion also considered an important figure in the imperial court?

  "Hmm..."

  Yang Yu Xi tried his best to calm himself down, thinking that the background of this group of people was definitely not to be underestimated.

  "Yu Xi, are you okay?" Shen Chengfeng didn't know what Yang Yu Xi was thinking about, but he saw Yang Yu Xi's body suddenly tense up, her fists clenched tightly, and her expression became agitated.

  "It's okay, it's okay," Yang Yu Xi tried to appear calm and asked, "A high-ranking official like you has been kidnapped, but the imperial court doesn't seem to have made any moves, hasn't anyone come looking for you?"

  Shen Chengfeng shook his head, but in the instant he did, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. As soon as this thought appeared, even with his calm temperament, he felt a chill run down his spine!

  His face, which had been calm and unchanged all along, finally changed, and his tone was also more urgent: "Yu Xi, can you help me with something?"

  "What?" Yang Yu Xi had not yet reacted.

  Shen Chengfeng's expression was extremely solemn, each word seeming to be stamped with a seal of formality: "Get me out of here."

  Every word seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, slowly emerging from Shen Chengfeng's mouth.

  Yang Yu Xi furrowed his brow. He now single-mindedly wanted to find his two elder brothers and didn't want to stir up more trouble, but if he didn't take care of this matter it seemed not quite right either.

  "Uh, this... actually I just wanted to find the two top scorers of this year..." Yang Yu Xi scratched his head and said with a very embarrassed tone. He was considering how to tactfully decline, but Shen Cheng Feng's next sentence made him immediately decide to help Shen Cheng Feng.

  Shen Chengfeng said: "I know about the two zhuangyuan..."

  It was as if someone had suddenly grasped her heart, Yang Yuxi felt her breathing quicken: "You, you know?"

  "Yes, I know." Shen Chengfeng nodded firmly, looking at Yang Yuxi's expression, guessing that this person's relationship with the two champions was probably not shallow.

  However, at this moment his mind was completely occupied by the thought he had just now, and he couldn't concentrate on thinking deeply about this matter. He looked at Yang Yu Xi and said in a voice that was almost commanding: "Get me out of here, then I'll tell you both about the news of the two zhuangyuan."

  "You tell me their news first." Yang Yu Xi slowly shook her head and said.

  Shen Chengfeng's eyes sparkled with a sharp light, and the glow of the small bonfire in front of him shone on Yang Yuxi's face, making it impossible for him to see his expression clearly. However, from the tone of voice, Shen Chengfeng knew that he couldn't force this young man.

  This boy is very stubborn.

  Shen Chengfeng, having been in the official circle for a long time, naturally knew how to deal with all kinds of people. At this moment, he said again: "Alright, I can tell you first that the two Zhuangyuan and I are also being hijacked by these people. As for the specific situation, I'll tell you after you rescue me."

  "I can also choose not to save you and just take those two people down for questioning." Yang Yu Xi said.

  Shen Chengfeng shook his head slightly disdainfully: "If you think you can get anything out of these fugitives, then go ahead and try."

  Yang Yu Xi didn't say a word. At this time, the fighting sounds outside the cave had already weakened somewhat, it seemed that the outcome was about to be decided.

  "Alright, I'll help you." Yang Yu Xi wasn't a hesitant person, after thinking it through he immediately made his decision.

  Then Yang Yu Xi quickly cut off the hemp rope that bound Shen Cheng Feng, and casually asked: "How can you be a Ministry of War attendant and have such weak cultivation?"

  Shen Chengfeng cooperated with Yang Yuxi, hearing this he bitterly smiled and said: "The people in the Ministry of War are also divided into literary and martial, my responsibility is only to issue various orders, belonging to a civil official."

  "Alright, let's go." Yang Yuxi patted the dust off her hands and walked out of the cave with Shen Chengfeng side by side.

  Outside the cave, that pale white moon was still hovering in the sky, casting a pale light.

  The fierce battle outside seemed intense, all the trees on this small platform were cut off, limbs scattered everywhere. At this moment, those two men had the absolute upper hand, the female ghost was forced to her last stand, and she would definitely be captured within ten moves.

  Yang Yu Xi originally had an attitude of reverence and caution towards the female ghost, but now seeing her struggling to resist in desperation, he recalled her expression from before and was somehow moved in his heart.

  He turned his head to Shen Chengfeng and said, "You wait a moment, I'm going to rescue that woman."

  He said "woman", not "female ghost".

  Shen Chengfeng slightly furrowed his brow, naturally hoping that Yang Yuxi would take advantage of this opportunity to hurry and leave with him. However, seeing Yang Yuxi's determination, he couldn't say anything else and could only nod in agreement.

  "Whoosh"

  Yang Yu Xi's right hand suddenly appeared with a thunderbolt, and the purple electric arc under the moonlight was so dazzling. The Thunder Gun was majestic and awe-inspiring.

  A hint of sharpness flashed in Shen Chengfeng's eyes.

  Yang Yu Xi let out a long whistle and flew straight into the sky, then shot towards those two men like a meteor.

  A purple arc of electricity streaked across the sky in a perfect curve, dazzling and resplendent, like the most beautiful rainbow!

  The female ghost suddenly lifted her head, and in an instant, a young man's pupil enlarged, her heart slightly trembling.

  How much like him, deep in memory...