Back then, Deng Weixian's approach to Wang Suyue was arranged by Zhao Bugao.
It seems this matter was likely Zhao Bugao's scheme from the very beginning.
But if Deng Weixian continues to follow the plan now, wouldn't that still be continuing Zhao Bugao's scheme?
Li Xuan voiced his doubts, and Zhao Feng laughed heartily after hearing him out:
"Li Xuan, you're overthinking this."
"Now, under the Internal Affairs Bureau's strict surveillance, my unfilial adopted son can't cause any more trouble."
"Moreover, he himself no longer has the will to fight on."
Zhao Feng sighed, unconsciously touching his chest.
That spot was exactly where his scar was. Li Xuan didn't know what Zhao Feng was thinking at that moment.
"Li Xuan, don't worry."
"Deng Weixian's danger comes from the upcoming Great Desert Envoy Delegation."
"But they don't yet know that my unfilial adopted son has already been exposed, and we also have a considerable advantage."
"If you're still not at ease, when the time comes for the operation, you can just follow along from the side."
Zhao Feng said, then gave a sly smile.
"Oh, so you were waiting for me here all along."
Li Xuan rolled his eyes.
Zhao Feng had previously told Deng Weixian to confess to Yu'er, firstly to test his resolve, and secondly to invite Li Xuan to pay attention to this matter.
Yu'er's younger brother acting so abnormally, Zhao Feng believed Li Xuan wouldn't be indifferent.
And just as he expected, Li Xuan appeared before him very quickly.
This was also why he wasn't surprised earlier.
"When he makes his move, let me know."
"With me watching from the shadows, the success rate of the mission will be higher, won't it?"
Zhao Feng clasped his hands and said with a smile, "Then I'll trouble Li Xuan."
After Li Xuan and Zhao Feng settled the matter, they parted ways.
Neither of them were idle people.
After parting with Zhao Feng, Li Xuan went directly to the Imperial Garden.
The weather was nice today, and the area around the Black Dragon Statue in the Imperial Garden was full of Little Cats playing.
Li Xuan immediately spotted Cat Overlord and the others gathered beneath the Black Dragon Statue.
Cat Overlord was messing with the Black Dragon Statue, just like Li Xuan used to, hitting and swatting at it.
However, the current Cat Overlord was different from before; it no longer relied solely on instinct for wild attacks, but rather its every move and style had a lot of order to them.
"It seems that martial arts imitating the tiger form are really suitable for them."
The Tiger Form Ten Styles and the Bloodthirsty Tiger Claw had relatively low learning thresholds for them.
After all, not every cat had Li Xuan's exceptional talent.
Cat Overlord and Fat Orange had both successfully broken through to the Ningxue Realm earlier, and had also begun cultivating the Bloodthirsty Tiger Claw, even absorbing some of the Linhu Essence Blood that Li Xuan had purified.
However, when Li Xuan was staying in Xingqing Palace, he had them temporarily stop their cultivation of the Bloodthirsty Tiger Claw.
Without him watching, Li Xuan truly wasn't at ease letting them cultivate on their own.
When Li Xuan practiced the Bloodthirsty Tiger Claw, he almost severely damaged his foundation because he didn't know he needed to absorb Linhu Essence Blood.
From the moment Cat Overlord and Fat Orange broke through to the Ningxue Realm, Li Xuan noticed that the impurities they expelled from their bodies were much less than his own.
But this was normal; after all, Li Xuan's Tiger Form Ten Styles had reached the perfect realm, while Cat Overlord and Fat Orange were still some distance from this realm. If it weren't for the help of Linhu Essence Blood, they probably wouldn't have broken through so easily before.
Li Xuan didn't know if he was the first to let beast races try cultivating human cultivation methods, but he knew that based on his own cultivation experience, it was absolutely feasible.
And right beside Cat Overlord, Fat Orange was lazily basking in the sun, spread out into a large furry patch, its fluffy big tail swaying back and forth.
Near Fat Orange's tail, two figures were chasing each other relentlessly, constantly pouncing on Fat Orange's tail, but they couldn't catch it.
One of them was, as Li Xuan expected, the fellow Niu Niu.
As for the other, it was a much smaller figure, its color quite similar to Fat Orange's tail.
"Meow~ Meow~"
The little guy's meows were strong. It kept pouncing on the tail without success, making it meow anxiously.
This little guy was the kitten Cat Overlord and the others had found earlier. At the time, its eyes weren't even open, but now it was already so lively.
Li Xuan had even personally given it a name: Cheese.
Suddenly, Fat Orange's tail dodged Niu Niu's pounce, and by chance, it bumped right into Little Qi Si's embrace.
The little guy excitedly hugged Fat Orange's big tail tightly with all four paws, and even its own tiny tail became stiff and straight, and it started meowing even more happily.
Niu Niu, seeing that he had actually lost to Cheese, let out a mournful "Meow!"
Li Xuan couldn't help but smile knowingly at this scene.
It seemed they had been doing very well during his time away from the palace.
Li Xuan jumped down from the wall and walked towards Cat Overlord and the others.
Cat Overlord was the first to notice, turning its head towards the direction Li Xuan was coming from. Its single eye immediately brightened, and with a leap, it came down from the Black Dragon Statue to Li Xuan's front.
Li Xuan couldn't help but marvel at Cat Overlord's current physical prowess.
At this moment, Cat Overlord lowered its head in front of Li Xuan, silently greeting him.
Fat Orange and Niu Niu also noticed Cat Overlord's movements, and then seeing Li Xuan, whom they hadn't seen in a long time, they immediately ran over excitedly, rubbing against Li Xuan's body non-stop.
Li Xuan also greeted them one by one. He had originally wanted to urge Niu Niu to cultivate, but meeting its clear eyes, all the words of criticism he had prepared couldn't be spoken.
"Forget it, as long as this guy is happy."
Li Xuan shook his head and chuckled, giving up on the idea of lecturing Niu Niu.
And just as the few of them were catching up and being affectionate, a few timid, faint meows came from behind Fat Orange.
It turned out that Little Qi Si had also followed along, but perhaps because it didn't recognize Li Xuan, it didn't dare to approach easily, hiding behind Fat Orange's rear, peeking out its small head, constantly observing Li Xuan with curious eyes.
Little Qi Si was at most two months old now, a time when it was full of energy and curiosity.
However, in front of Li Xuan, Little Qi Si was still very shy.
Fat Orange nudged Little Qi Si's rear with its tail, directly pushing it in front of Li Xuan.
With the encouragement of Fat Orange and Niu Niu, Little Qi Si finally let out a soft meow towards Li Xuan, considering it a greeting.
After greeting, Little Qi Si immediately scurried back behind Fat Orange, hiding itself again.
Li Xuan found Little Qi Si's reaction simply adorable.
When he asked Cat Overlord and the others, Little Qi Si had adapted very well recently and was growing very fast.
It was especially close to Fat Orange, almost treating it as its mother.
It was a pity that all three of these fellows were male cats, but in terms of personality, Fat Orange was the most suitable to be this cat mom.
If Fat Orange hadn't adamantly denied it, Li Xuan would have long been convinced that this guy was Little Qi Si's biological father.
Then, Li Xuan told them that the Cat Cafeteria was reopening, and to bring Little Qi Si to Jingyang Palace for meals later.
Moreover, Cat Overlord and Fat Orange could continue their cultivation.
While Li Xuan was staying in Xingqing Palace, he took the time to thoroughly purify a jar of Linhu Essence Blood he had previously obtained from Chief Steward Shang.
After he gained Yin Yang True Qi, the purification level of the Linhu Essence Blood was even higher than before, which should make it easier for Cat Overlord and Fat Orange to absorb.
Hearing that they could continue cultivating, Cat Overlord's single eye lit up.
Lately, it had just been practicing on the Black Dragon Statue every day, and it was almost bored to tears.
Cat Overlord and Fat Orange were happy to be able to continue cultivating, while Niu Niu drooled, knowing that with the Cat Cafeteria reopening, there would be good food again.
Only Little Qi Si, hiding behind Fat Orange's rear, looked utterly bewildered.
Li Xuan took this opportunity to give Cat Overlord and Fat Orange some more pointers on their cultivation.
Cat Overlord's paws itched, and it sparred with Li Xuan.
Li Xuan naturally indulged Cat Overlord.
He suppressed his speed and strength to the same level as Cat Overlord, then crushed Cat Overlord with more exquisite moves and combat wisdom.
Such a battle brought even greater shock to Cat Overlord.
Li Xuan saw Cat Overlord reflecting on its battle with a serious expression, then began to communicate with Fat Orange.
Unlike Cat Overlord, Fat Orange preferred verbal consultation, asking about some problems it encountered in its cultivation.
With Li Xuan's current cultivation, answering these questions was a piece of cake.
And through his communication with Fat Orange, Li Xuan also gained a clearer understanding of the difficulties they faced in their cultivation.
Due to their different physical structures from humans, the cultivation methods Li Xuan taught Cat Overlord and the others were all simplified.
Li Xuan, relying on his talent, could optimize the cultivation methods into a form suitable for his own cultivation while recording them.
However, even the optimized cultivation methods were quite complex for Cat Overlord and Fat Orange.
The initial Tiger Form Ten Styles were fine, as they primarily involved imitating movements.
But the further they went, the more complex the cultivation methods became.
The Bloodthirsty Tiger Claw they were currently cultivating was a simplified version of the cultivation method by Li Xuan.
Although the cultivation method was simplified, it did not affect its cultivation purpose, merely reducing some of the variations in its combat moves.
This was also thanks to Li Xuan having cultivated all these methods to perfection, otherwise, such simplification would have been impossible.
Currently, the biggest limiting factor for Cat Overlord and Fat Orange's cultivation was still their bodies.
Because their physical bodies were not yet strong enough, cultivation was fraught with difficulties.
But this problem, in Li Xuan's view, could be gradually improved as they grew stronger and their physical fitness improved in the future.
However, in the initial stages of cultivation, they could only accumulate slowly.
Besides this, the most effective method was still to absorb Linhu Essence Blood.
Before Li Xuan left, he fed Cat Overlord and Fat Orange a few more drops of Linhu Essence Blood, telling them to absorb it while practicing later.
Although Niu Niu was also greedy, Li Xuan wouldn't be soft-hearted and clearly told him that he wouldn't get any until he broke through to the Ningxue Realm.
After all, with Niu Niu's current strength, consuming Linhu Essence Blood would be harmful rather than beneficial.
Upon hearing this, Niu Niu immediately worked harder, practicing the Tiger Form Ten Styles.
But before Niu Niu could even reach the fifth style, he started playing with Little Qi Si again, which made Li Xuan shake his head.
"Forget it, it's already giving face that Niu Niu can remember this many moves."
Li Xuan instructed them to cultivate well and to come find him if anything happened, then he proceeded to patrol the palace.
The palace was still the same. Li Xuan strolled around, finally making his way to Yan Qu Hall, where he enjoyed the song and dance practice of a new batch of talented women who had entered the palace for a while, before reluctantly preparing to return to Jingyang Palace for dinner.
"Alas, another simple, unadorned, and boring day."