The capital city.

The Lu family.

Lu Zhaoming frowned slightly as he looked at the phone that had been hung up.

"I hadn't even finished speaking, why did this kid hang up on me?"

Muttering something under his breath, Lu Zhaoming dialed the number again, only to be told that the other party was temporarily out of service.

"What happened?"

Lu Zhaoming was completely bewildered.

We were just having a perfectly good call, how come Lu Yuan suddenly became out of service?

A sudden pang of heart palpitation struck Lu Zhaoming, who instinctively clutched his chest and prepared to call Lu Yuan again.

Just then.

The butler suddenly rushed in from outside in a panic.

"Sir! Sir!"

Lu Zhaoming frowned.

"Speak slowly, what's with all this panic?"

Upon hearing this, the butler took a deep breath, paused for two seconds, and then continued, "Sir, it seems something has happened in Yandu!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhaoming's heart skipped a beat.

"What did you say?!"

The butler was startled by Lu Zhaoming's terrifying expression. He shuddered and then shakily handed over a tablet computer, which was broadcasting the latest news.

"Yandu is now under complete lockdown. Not only are all communication signals blocked, but all modes of transportation are also prohibited from passing through."

Lu Zhaoming reached out and took the tablet computer, his expression gradually becoming serious. He then took out his phone and began searching.

Just as the butler said.

All trains and planes to Yandu have now been suspended.

Not only that.

Even buses and bus routes have disappeared.

All transportation related to Yandu, whether entering or leaving, has been cancelled. Even making phone calls is impossible, and social media is completely unavailable.

It was as if the entire capital of Yan had been isolated from the world.

The outside world received no news from inside Yandu.

I don't know what the situation is like inside Yandu, or whether they know about these things.

Lu Zhaoming wanted to tell Lu Yuan about these things, but he couldn't get through on the phone.

His unease grew stronger, and Lu Zhaoming disregarded everything else, immediately giving instructions to the steward.

"Immediately send people to Yandu to investigate what exactly happened there. Most importantly, you must ensure my son's safety!"

Seeing Lu Zhaoming's solemn expression, the butler dared not make a mistake and immediately did as instructed.

After the butler left, Lu Zhaoming sat alone in a chair and sighed.

"Yuan'er, you mustn't get into any trouble!"

...

"Breaking news: The signal tower in Yandu is malfunctioning due to some special reason and is currently unavailable. If you find that you cannot use the Internet or make or receive calls, this is normal and there is no need to panic."

"Please note separately."

"Recently, some citizens have discovered dangerous and aggressive monsters in the forests around Yandu. Please pay attention to your safety and stay at home unless there are special circumstances."

"..."

Lu Yuan was having a meal in the front hall when he heard a news broadcast coming from Zheng Meng's phone next to him.

"No wonder I couldn't make calls or play games yesterday, it turns out the cell tower was broken!"

Wu Mingxu stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth and mumbled something.

"It's either dangerous monsters appearing or signal towers malfunctioning. What's going on lately?"

Zheng Meng's tone was filled with unease.

For some reason, she always felt uneasy.

Lu Yuan sat quietly eating beside him, without saying a word.

He was still wondering why his phone call with Lu Zhaoming that morning had suddenly been cut off; it turned out there was a problem with the cell tower.

But they share the same idea as Jung Mong.

Lu Yuan always felt that something was amiss with these events.

"I'm done eating."

After swallowing the last bite of rice, Lu Yuan put down his chopsticks and prepared to return to his room to continue his cultivation.

Just then.

A loud air raid siren suddenly sounded.

"What's going on?!"

Zheng Meng was startled and almost dropped the bowl in her hand.

Wu Mingxu was also quite startled by the sudden noise. He looked up and peered outside, but after a long time, he couldn't see anything.

Only Lu Yuan remained calm.

He turned and walked outside the store, only to find that the pedestrians on the street were just as bewildered as they were, standing there looking around.

The blaring sirens continued to blare overhead, and no one knew what it meant.

Just as Lu Yuan was about to turn around and go back into the store, someone in the crowd suddenly cried out in surprise.

"Look! What's that?!"

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing and saw thick black smoke rising in the distance, as if a major fire had broken out.

Lu Yuan frowned.

If he remembered correctly, the smoke was coming from a regular residential area, and it was impossible for such a large fire to have started there.

Moreover, judging from the distance, the location should be outside Yandu.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan subconsciously connected it to the armored convoy he had seen that morning, and he felt inexplicably that there might be a connection between the two.

Before he could think it through, he heard a loud, explosive sound.

The source of the smoke was directly from the spot where it had just started to rise.

Immediately afterwards.

Several men dressed in Shenwu Pavilion patrol uniforms were seen running quickly toward the direction of the smoke, their expressions grave and their faces showing urgency.

While on their way, they were also evacuating the surrounding crowd.

"Go home! Everyone, go home right now!"

"It's dangerous outside!"

Lu Yuan immediately recognized the man leading the group as Liu Chuang, the patrol captain who had taken him to the Divine Martial Pavilion earlier.

Liu Chuang had obviously noticed Lu Yuan standing at the entrance of the Divine Beast Pavilion, and immediately jogged over.

"Mr. Lu, please go back inside immediately, it's dangerous outside!"

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow, but instead of moving, he pointed to the billowing smoke in the distance and asked, "What exactly happened?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Chuang paused for a moment, then hesitated.

Finally, for some unknown reason, he gritted his teeth and spoke.

"The monsters in the surrounding forest have gone on a rampage and are all rushing towards Yandu!"

Even Lu Yuan was shocked to hear this.

Monster?

riot?

Everything was fine yesterday, how could this suddenly happen?

Liu Chuang didn't give Lu Yuan a chance to continue asking questions. He turned around, chased the pedestrians who were still standing on the street back home, and then quickly ran towards the place where the riot had occurred.

Watching their retreating figures, Lu Yuan's expression turned serious, and he turned back into the shop.

"Manager, what's going on outside?"

Zheng Meng held the pet cub she was keeping in the exhibition area in her arms to comfort it, and asked Lu Yuan curiously.

Wu Mingxu also looked puzzled.

Having grown up in Yandu, this was the first time he had ever heard such a loud noise!

Lu Yuan did not answer Zheng Meng's question, but simply looked at them intently.

"Mingxu, you must go back to the Wu family immediately and tell everyone to go home and hide. There may be danger in Yandu!"

After saying that.

Without looking at Wu Mingxu's reaction, he turned to look at Zheng Meng.

"Stay in the shop and don't go out!"

The three were completely bewildered by Lu Yuan's tense expression and the sudden order.

"Brother Lu, what exactly happened?"