After finishing these words, the old Ling Shu Master was still not relieved of his anger, continuing: "At this time, unlike two hundred years ago, when the imperial court levied aggressively and lost the hearts of the people, only then did the people on all four sides rise up. But now it is a foreign enemy who entered the country, the Emperor... although some measures and decrees of the Emperor are too fierce, he is still a hardworking man who loves the people, he cannot be blamed.

"In this troubled world, if the Lin Yuan Emblem falls into someone else’s hand, who can guarantee that he will not grow ill intent? His Royal Highness Yan Wang was originally of high nobility. He could have succeeded the throne in this crisis and fled to the east of the capital, yet he did not go to Luoyang, he was on the city tower instead. If such a person is not worth entrusting the Lin Yuan wooden emblem to, who else could be?"

Du Wan Quan was long used to being keen and flexible, he did not argue with him. He only laughed and said, "I truly believe that His Highness Yan Wang's personality and talent are beyond reproach, but matters concerning the body, we outsiders are not very well-versed, are we? Let's all listen to Miss Chen. First, order some wine and food, we will then make a decision after Miss Chen's letter arrives. alright?"

Zhang Feng Han's face eased up a bit. He shook his head and mocked himself: "Already so old but still so hot headed, Master Du, please do not take it to heart."

Before he finished, the three of them heard a flutter of wings coming from the window at the same time.

Du Wan Quan laughed and said: "Speak of the devil."

Du Wan Quan pushed open the window, a lively little wooden bird came in and gently pecked two times on the table, then laid down motionlessly. This wooden bird was even more special than General Zhong's. The latter was sent over by trusted people, while Chen Qing Xu's bird flew from where she was accompanying the army to the Northwest.

The wooden bird's abdomen was sealed by special means, unlike General Zhong's seal that was only for show, but by a series of closely seamed secret locks with 27 holes which needed to be penetrated in the right sequence with a fine needle. Otherwise, it would ignite the Ziliujin left in the wooden bird's abdomen, and those who did not know the key to unlock it would not be able to obtain anything.

This special wooden bird's craftsmanship was extremely complex, Lin Yuan Pavilion only had a few, even Chang Geng did not know of them - when the Westerners besieged the city, he had been concerned about the safety of wooden bird communication.