Dance Of The Phoenix
154. Game

"Are you really going to stay at Duke Elberg's residence?" ask Bai Youzhe. They are currently on their way to Wyvernia using a flying ship owned by the Duke. This flying ship was previously parked under the mountain so as not to be flashy.

"Presidential only. I have a premonition that the Queen of Linghun Palace will appear soon. Think of Duke Elberg as a stepping stone."

"So you've planned something."

"It wasn't Gu Yuena's name if it didn't have any other intentions." Gu Yuena nodded.

"There are so many princes in Wyvernia. What are you going to do with them?" Bai Youzhe asked again.

"What do you think I can do?"

If it was Bai Youzhe, he would definitely remove all the princes who sided with Alfonso and kick the emperor from the throne. Duke Elberg's goal was to make Gu Yuena a female emperor, but Gu Yuena did not want to become emperor. Gu Yuena must have found another suitable candidate to become emperor after the coup.

It seemed like he had to get rid of the emperor first lest they take too long in Wyvernia. In this way, Gu Yuena could get rid of the other princes as well as Alfonso without any problems.

"Youzhe, you actually have a good thought. But let me have fun." Gu Yuena seemed to be reading Bai Youzhe's mind. In fact, the intrigue on Bai Youzhe's head was visible to him only through facial expressions.

Bai Youzhe pursed her lips. "Can I just watch from afar?"

"Not really. You can do something that can make my way easier, but don't ruin my plan—like it was."

"Good." Bai Youzhe according.

"We'll stay at Duchy as guests. I'm not going to reveal my identity to the public to be safe, let those who find out for themselves. Actually, you only need to prepare the popcorn to watch the show until the Queen of Linghun Palace appears."

I don't know what popcorn is, but it doesn't seem like a bad thing. Bai Youzhe simply nodded without protest. As long as Gu Yuena remained by his side, he did not care how the world went.

Arriving at the Duke Elberg Residence, Gu Yuena and Bai Youzhe were very welcome and welcomed. Duke Elberg introduced the Elberg family members to him, they all greeted Gu Yuena enthusiastically. Especially when looking at the handsome man standing behind Gu Yuena.

When Gu Yuena explained that she was her husband, the women in the residence instantly went limp. Let alone looking at the sweet interaction of Bai Youzhe and Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena could not linger in Duchy so immediately prepared everything that needed to be done. They held a meeting in the afternoon to discuss the plan with the representatives of each member of the noble faction. At that moment, Gu Yuena revealed her dangerous plan.

As it was known, Duke Elberg disliked the current emperor and wanted to overthrow him. The current emperor was extremely greedy and greedy, similar to Alfonso who was morally minus. Even the people lost faith because of that bad guy.

Gu Yuena was very young. At first the nobles did not trust Gu Yuena too much. But when they heard of Gu Yuena's perfect bold plan, they were a little stunned.

Previously Gu Yuan also had such abilities. Genes are beyond doubt. Between the cunning Elberg gene as well as the ruthless Linghun Palace, the two were put together.

Gu Yuena's plan was structured in such a way as to cause and effect that would occur in the future. Before proceeding with the plan, he needed the detailed information of each member of the empire. The nobles immediately gave a lot of information regarding the imperial family in order for Gu Yuena to be able to research it.

Throughout that time, Gu Yuena became busy. He did not have much time with Bai Youzhe, whereas Bai Youzhe became a good 'father' of the household in Duchy. Bai Youzhe understood how busy Gu Yuena was, because she had experienced it.

The information obtained was very detailed and made Gu Yuena hold the weakness of the imperial family members in a short period of time. Like the Ye Clan, he would not spare a single one in the future.

These princes were extremely incompetent. In addition to gambling and playing women, at least spend money to collect good items and exhibited. That's his only job. While the princesses only knew how to prank and flaunt themselves, then married the nobles who were in the emperor's faction for political matters.

Gu Yuena did not care about those emperor factions. That would be Duke Elberg's business. He only focused on the members of the imperial family roughly and determined the exact day of death.

During festivals, hunting, as well as pernting events. Gu Yuena made targets at such events and put them away in the shadows.

He doesn't have to do it himself. Basically, there were very many people who hated members of the imperial family. Gu Yuena only helped through a letter containing someone's personal information, then waited for news. Sometimes Bai Youzhe helped him find a competent person to execute orders.

After reviewing the files and writing many letters, he relaxed again.

"You can kill them yourself." Xiao Hei appeared and immediately laid himself on Gu Yuena's lap.

"If it's like that, I'll get caught."

"There's a lot of conflict out there. The people you provoked to kill the imperial members have gone into action. They don't know that you've controlled them, only know that they're killing for revenge." Xiao Bai said as he sat down at the table and ate dried fish.

"Basically the members of the imperial family did not have sufficient strength. Other than Alfonso, the others were inconspicuous. I don't need to intervene directly to get rid of the pests." Gu Yuena sighed when she thought of something. "Uncle hasn't told me what you left behind. It's been almost a month."

"Are you going to charge him?"

Gu Yuena smiled obliquely. "Of course."

The woman went out of the study room to look for Duke Elberg. When he entered without knocking on the door, he saw Bai Youzhe who seemed to be looking at an object given by Duke Elberg.

He didn't know they were talking seriously. What's the problem?

"Valentina, are you looking for me?" Duke Elberg was aware of Gu Yuena's arrival and immediately greeted her warmly.

Here, Gu Yuena is known as Valentina Elberg. He was a member of the Elberg family, just like Gu Yuan at the time. Since Duke Elberg was his uncle, Gu Yuena had already asked not to call him with the princess frills.

Bai Youzhe put down the thing he had snatched from Duke Elberg just now, then walked towards his wife. "You looking for me?" Bai Youzhe instantly cut off the sight of the two right in front of Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena slightly smiled. "What are you doing here?"

"look around."

Gu Yuena was sure it wasn't just looking around. The proof, his uncle was depressed half to death. Bai Youzhe still had a chance to show an innocent smile.

Looking towards Duke Elberg, Gu Yuena was straight at the point, "I came to ask about my brother's matter. You said you'd tell me what he left for me."

Duke Elberg smiled, then moved out of his chair. "It's an old thing."

The man went to the closet and took something from the inside. He approached Gu Yuena with a wooden box in his hand.

"In it is a seal that can only be opened by the original recipient. James said it had to do with Wyvernia's future."

Gu Yuena took it straight away. Before opening it, his gaze was directed at the two men taking turns. They also wondered what the box was.

"You're so curious?" ask Gu Yuena.

Duke Elberg looked doubtful, but Bai Youzhe immediately nodded. Gu Yuena let out a sigh, then placed it onto the table and opened it in front of the two of them.

The box has a very powerful magic. Gu Yuena used spiritual power to open.

When the box opened, what he saw was a jet-black stone the size of a palm with pressing force. It is a soul stone.

Gu Yuena's frown furrowed, Bai Youzhe and Duke Elberg were the same as well. They did not understand why Gu Yuan left such a dangerous thing in the place of kni.

"Three soul stones you should have gotten, right?" gu Yuena asked looking at Bai Youzhe. Bai Youzhe nodded in response.

Soul stones are rare. Repeatedly Yang Xinyuan tried to give it to Gu Yuena, but failed because of Bai Youzhe. Now, Gu Yuan alone left this for him.

Not just because of the power within.

Gu Yuena took the soul stone fearlessly, then stored it away. He turned towards the two men, "Maybe my brother is trying to tell me something through this. I'll investigate. If I have to, I'll tell you." His eyes were fixed on Duke Elberg.

Duke Elberg nodded. "alright. I hope it's not something dangerous." Then he remembered something. "We still have to discuss the next plan with the other nobles tomorrow morning."

"I understand." Gu Yuena also left with Bai Youzhe who was following.

"What are you talking about with the Duke?" gu Yuena asked Bai Youzhe.

"Some nobles are targeting you, I'm just giving you a warning?"

"Targeted me?" Gu Yuena was surprised.

Bai Youzhe smiled wryly, unable to hide it any longer. "You know, there's a lot of killers infiltrating to find you. Looks like your arrival was announced by someone from the noble faction. Alfonso knew it too."

Gu Yuena remained silent for a while while thinking. It seemed like there were small rats among the noble faction.

"You got rid of those intruders?" ask Gu Yuena.

Bai Youzhe smiled, then pulled Gu Yuena's chin and kissed her lips. He said, "I don't like those people watching you sleep."

He was jealous of the intruder. Hasn't he lost his mind? Gu Yuena did not know she wanted to laugh or cry.

"Don't fight for a long time, I feel stiff. Looks like I'm gonna have to go out tonight." Gu Yuena thought about finding the mastermind behind it and having some fun.

"I'll keep you playing."

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The game Gu Yuena did was never an ordinary game. That night, Gu Yuena slipped out in the shadows and met the umpteenth time intruder. Gu Yuena took the opportunity to search for their errand boy and came to a deserted crossroads in the capital.

At that moment, he was in this situation. He was surrounded by people dressed in black and carrying two swords. They are assassins.

"It's a pity that you don't have the qualifications to enter the assassin guild." Gu Yuena sneered, then dealt with them quickly and caught one of them.

With just a single flash of magic, all of them died without bleeding. Gu Yuena brought one of them to their master and smashed the front door using a murderous corpse.

The people inside were scared to death. Gu Yuena approached a man who was roughly the same age as Gu Shan. It was the man from the noble faction who became the emperor's spy.

"Truly a loyal person."

The man had no idea who had come carrying killing intent because the other party was using a beautiful black veil. He didn't even know how to die, because his death was very fast. His head was displayed on the wall of the residential building at that very moment.

It was a warning to the emperor from him.

"You think the Emperor will notice my message?" ask Gu Yuena. He was in the shadows with Bai Youzhe by his side, looking at the chaos going on down there.

"He'll realize if he's not stupid."

Gu Yuena sneered. "Even the Ye Clan was unaware of the threat from me."

"They're stupid."

Gu Yuena laughed lightly. "If the emperor is just as stupid, do I have to come say hello?"

"no need. The emperor was indeed a fool, but he knew there was a threat around him. He must be freaking out right now and deploying a lot of guards."

Bai Youzhe was not wrong. The emperor was someone who craved power. If someone were to come bearing a threat, he would definitely be frightened and hide while giving the order to hunt down the threat as much as possible.

Gu Yuena smiled coldly. "If I could make a plot twist in this power struggle story, it would be very exciting."

Duke Elberg would also agree, the noble factions would also agree. Besides being able to clear their names from targeting, it can also trick the emperor into ravaging his own territory.

The next day, Duke Elberg's meeting room was filled with representatives of each family. Gu Yuena sat next to Duke Elberg, watching the nobles who were agitated over the death of an earl last night.

His head was hung on the gate of the residence. There was not a single eye sanction left to explain what happened. It all happened in one night. Such a threat is terrible.

Their gaze was directed at Gu Yuena. A person who could make a terrible death without anyone knowing, must have something to do with Gu Yuena. After all, that earl was part of the noble faction.

"Why see me?" ask Gu Yuena.

Duke Elberg himself was puzzled as to why they looked at Gu Yuena with such a strange look. Between fear and suspicion.

Gu Yuena sighed. "Some time ago there were so many intruders in Duchy targeting me. The emperor faction seems to have already known of my arrival. Among the members of the noble faction, there must have been someone who deliberately leaked it."

Duke Elberg looks resigned today. Because of that intruder, he got a threat from Bai Youzhe. He had been searching for the mastermind behind all this, but there was no trace after Bai Youzhe's threat was thrown out yesterday.

He thought Bai Youzhe might have gotten rid of them all in the shadows.

Gu Yuena continued, "But take it easy. The traitor has been cleanly overcome."

The nobles finally understood what happened last night. Although not wanting to believe, but the earl lately did look strange. It turns out he's a two-way knife.

No one dared to comment. Clearly the incident that befell the earl was a threat. If he dared to betray, his head would be cut off and displayed at the gate of the residence. His entire family will not be released.

Gu Yuena's way was extremely cruel. But if he didn't do it, I don't know how many families would fall worse than that. The world is very harsh, considering life is something unimportant. Follow the rules of the world like that.

"Is the case being handled by the government?"  ask Gu Yuena.

"Yes. Many lay people assumed that this was a threat to the emperor. However, since Earl Mandey was from a noble faction, many also thought that this was the work of the emperor who wanted to commemorate the noble faction."

Gu Yuena smiled with satisfaction. "Let the story be like that."

"But this would make the emperor wary. Although Earl Mandey was on the side of the nobility, he had worked for the emperor. The emperor did not feel like killing him, then he would uncover it."

"Isn't that easy? I didn't say I wanted to target the emperor first. Let someone else do it." Gu Yuena said calmly.

They look confused. Who else is being targeted besides the emperor?

Seeing that everyone looked wondering, Duke Elberg sighed. No one understood his nephew. If he were to become Gu Yuena, he would also not target the emperor blatantly. Too dangerous.

Finally, Duke Elberg explained, "Valentina intends to pit the Emperor and Prince Alfonso. The prince hasn't been seen lately, I don't know what he's doing. It seems the emperor is also still unaware of Valentina's whereabouts, considering there are still no summonses from the palace. Sooner or later he'll find out. But before that, we have to clear Valentina's name from the emperor's suspicions."

"Do you mean Duke ... want to encourage Prince Alfonso to be suspected?"

Duke Elberg nodded, then turned his head towards Gu Yuena. "Isn't it like that?"

Gu Yuena smiled. It was his uncle who could understand his way of thinking. It seems like this is indeed a cunning family gene.

"Is that not very bold?" One of the nobles hesitated.

Gu Yuena said, "We have managed to mess up some princes and princesses, why not Prince Alfonso? The emperor trusted him very much, but he did not tell him that Earl Mandey was working for the emperor. We just need to show even Prince Alfonso who had killed Earl Mandey both intentionally and unintentionally."

They all finally understood what Gu Yuena was planning. Although this plan was too bold and dangerous, those noble factions could be detached from the emperor's attention for a while.

The assassination of Earl Mandey was a complex matter between two factions. Killing him was like breaking the emperor's trust, as Earl Mandey worked secretly for the emperor. Prince Alfonso knew that. If he was accused of murder after getting information from the Earl, the Emperor would suspect him of conspiring with the noble faction.

"For the time being, Prince Alfonso must have known of my whereabouts. That's why he asked the Earl to send assassins. We announce my presence to the emperor before Alfonso precedes. Then stir up everything you know about Earl Mandey's murder."

Of course, by scapegoating Alfonso. Gu Yuena could not wait to hear from the palace.