That night, in the mountains north of Luzhou Prefecture, two figures flashed across the mountain ridges at incredible speed and quickly approached a bandit’s village.

"Lu Chun, is this the stronghold you mentioned? It doesn't look very big, so there shouldn't be many people here, right?"

"Hush, keep your voice down. Aren't you afraid of exposing us? Failure is a small matter, but it will ruin the master's business. Let's see how you will explain it to the master when you go back."

When Chang Lin heard Lu Chun say this, he secretly curled his lips and muttered to himself: What a fuss! The guards here are so lax, they don't look as strict as those in the army.

However, although Chang Lin was muttering, he stopped talking and followed Lu Chun slowly inside.

The two walked around the village and found that there were not many people here, probably only a few dozen people. The two followed a small path behind the village and headed towards the back.

After walking along the path for half an hour without meeting anyone, Chang Lin discovered something unusual and hurriedly pulled Lu Chun into the bushes. Chang Lin's martial arts skills were superior to Lu Chun's, and Chang Lin had noticed something that Lu Chun had not yet noticed.

Lu Chun's advantage is that he is obedient. He knows that Chang Lin's martial arts skills are better than his, so when Chang Lin pulls him, he lies down in the grass without making a sound.

Sure enough, just as he lay down, he heard two people walking towards him while talking. Because the visibility was not good at night, and from the sound of the two people's footsteps, it was certain that these two people were not people with great martial arts skills.

So the two of them had nothing to worry about.

Only after the two men passed by did Chang Lin take Lu Chun and continue walking inside. It took them an hour to walk and they arrived at the entrance of a canyon. There were people guarding outside.

Chang Lin whispered a few words to Lu Chun, asking him to wait for him here, and walked inside without waiting for Lu Chun's consent.

Lu Chun was self-aware and nodded obediently, continuing to lie in the grass.

Relying on his kung fu, Chang Lin dodged the guards in a few moves and entered the canyon. When he got here, Chang Lin was also shocked.

He looked at the canyon at night. There were tents of all sizes scattered throughout. One look at the pattern of these tents told him that there was an army stationed here. Chang Lin didn't know how many people could live in this canyon, but based on Chang Lin's experience, with so many tents, there must be at least 60,000 to 70,000 people, no more.

Chang Lin knew that he had already broken in here and the danger was even greater. If he was not careful, he and Lu Chun might have to die here tonight, so he retreated slowly and carefully.

Lu Chun was getting a little impatient at this time. He was afraid that Chang Lin would be in danger, but he was also expecting him to discover something. This feeling was really hard to describe. Just when he was considering whether to go in and look for Chang Lin, Chang Lin came back, and he was relieved.

When Chang Lin saw that Lu Chun wanted to ask something, he simply put his finger between his lips, signaling him not to speak, and gestured as he walked back the way he came.

It took the two of them two hours to escape from the stronghold.

Lu Chun couldn't help but feel curious as he walked away from there.

"Chang Lin, what's going on? What's in there that's making you so careful?"

Chang Lin glanced at Lu Chun, but because it was dark, he couldn't see anything.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. Go back first and I'll tell you when I get back."

Lu Chun rolled his eyes and stopped talking. The two of them walked to the outskirts of the mountain, pulled two horses out of the woods, mounted them, and ran towards Luzhou Prefecture.

When they returned to Luzhou Prefecture again, it was already dawn. The two of them just happened to catch the city gate opening and entered the city smoothly.

After returning to Lu's residence in the city, Lu Chun couldn't wait to ask.

"Okay, can you tell me now? What's in there?"

Chang Lin glanced at Lu Chun.

"I don't know why the master asked you to come to Luzhou Prefecture. You are so impatient."

Lu Chun was so angry that he fell backwards, but then he thought that he might be a little impetuous, so he sat down, poured a cup of tea, and thought about what he had done during this period. He was indeed a little impetuous, so he bowed to Chang Lin.

"Thank you, Brother Chang, for your guidance. I will keep it in mind."

Chang Lin looked at Lu Chun and smiled.

"Okay, we are all brothers following the master, so it's natural for us to help and understand each other."

"Let me tell you about the situation in the canyon. When I entered, I found a large military camp. I've never been in the military, so I don't know much about these things, but I guess there are at least 50,000 to 60,000 people there. The tents are all military-style, so they must be stationed here. But I can't figure out where these troops came from, and they actually set up a stronghold in front to confuse us."

Lu Chun suddenly remembered that Xichang Hou Shen Laiqing had been defeated by the Tatars a few years ago. Later, Shen Laiqing disappeared, and 50,000 soldiers and horses also disappeared. At that time, Suzhou Prefecture was almost completely lost. In the end, it was heard that it was the Suzhou prefect who led the remaining troops to resist the attack of the Tatars, which prevented the Tatars from continuing to move south and held out until His Royal Highness King Jing led his troops to drive out the Tatars.

"Brother Chang, I think I know who those soldiers belonged to. The one leading them should be Shen Laiqing from Xichang Marquisate, who had his property confiscated and was imprisoned. However, Shen Laiqing had already disappeared, so all the other members of the Shen family were imprisoned in the capital."

When Chang Lin heard him say this, he remembered the rumors from previous years. Now that he thought about it, it really might be that Shen Laiqing.

Chang Lin said calmly.

"I'll write a letter to the master, you go and rest! For now, we don't need to take any other action. We should wait for the master's instructions. And I will inform you of any arrangements the master has."

Seeing Lu Chun's hesitant look, Chang Lin smiled and said, "I have a carrier pigeon here to contact the master. It's much faster than yours. Don't worry!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chun didn't say anything more. He nodded, left Chang Lin's room and returned to his own room.

Chang Lin sent Lu Chun away, and then contacted Lu Zifeng in his mind.

Lu Zifeng was monitoring Prince Qing and his subordinates at the time. He asked when he heard Chang Lin's voice.

"What's wrong? Did you find anything?"

Chang Lin told Lu Zifeng the news he had heard tonight. After listening to it, Lu Zifeng knew why Prince Qing came to Lianzhou Prefecture. Lianzhou Prefecture is located in the north of Luzhou Prefecture. Since there are 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers and horses of Shen Laiqing in the mountains, when Prince Qing rebelled, he only had two directions to leave the mountains, one to the south to Luzhou Prefecture, and the other to the north to Lianzhou Prefecture. Now that he has come to Lianzhou Prefecture, it is most likely that he will directly attack Lianzhou Prefecture, but Luzhou Prefecture must also be on guard.