Another hour passed, and Peng Erlang and the others came up.
The path inside was blocked by huge rocks, and Gu Nian had nothing left; she had used it all up when she blew up the cave.
Peng Ze and his men followed. He had originally planned to lead his naval troops to swim out of the underground river, but after swimming a short distance, they discovered that there were iron gates in the underground river, as if they were embedded in the surrounding stone walls. The water could pass through, but people could not.
Stones still block the path people walk on.
General Peng sent men to chisel the stone, while Gu Nian rode back to get a few more things to blast. She needed two days to get them ready, as she had used up all the ones she had made before.
No one expected that the bottom of that pool would be like this.
...
By the afternoon, Lu Zheng was still feeling uneasy, as if something had happened.
He told Peng Sanlang and Meng Meng what he had said and then returned to the city.
He took a shortcut back, passing through a cave. When he passed by, he noticed something was wrong and stopped. Someone from the Peng family was guarding the area.
Upon hearing what was happening, he immediately went down and passed through the secret passage.
Peng Liulang!
In the previous life, the only living grandsons of the Peng family were Peng Ze and Peng Liulang.
So, could Peng Liulang be the one who almost caused Kuncheng to fall?
Lu Zheng came out, rode his horse at full speed back to the yamen, and found Gu Shouxin.
It was already dawn. Gu Shouxin hadn't slept all night and had finally managed to calm Cai Xiaolian down.
Last night, Gu Shouxin had a long talk with the Emperor and General Peng and his son. The Emperor sent a message directly, ordering people to arrest Peng Liulang and bring him to Kuncheng. The operation was to be carried out secretly so that Peng Liulang would not find out.
The person behind this is definitely not targeting Gu Xin, because Yin Yueli not only paid attention to Gu Xin, but also to Gu Si. So, as long as she is a daughter of the Gu family, that's fine.
If it were Gu Si who was arrested this time, Yin Yueli would definitely say that Gu Si was targeting her and Cheng Huaiyu, which caused Peng Liulang to hold a grudge.
Therefore, people are definitely alive.
Lu Zheng had been traveling and hadn't slept. His eyes were red, and he carried the chill from outside.
Gu Shouxin met Lu Zheng at the yamen.
Lu Zheng saw Gu Shouxin, but didn't say anything; he just stood to the side.
Gu Shouxin asked, "You knew everything?"
Lu Zheng clenched his fist: "How long until Niannian can make that thing?"
Gu Shouxin: "As early as tonight. Bai Er and the others have already started helping out."
Lu Zheng looked at Gu Shouxin: "Second Uncle, I need to request the Emperor's decree to send troops to Langge Kingdom!"
Gu Shouxin was taken aback and asked, "Why Langge Kingdom?"
Lu Zheng replied, "They have the greatest ambitions; they are the most difficult opponent for the Great Zhou. This matter is absolutely related to the Kingdom of Lang! Within the Peng family, Peng Liulang has definitely been bribed to work for them, and who knows how many others are involved!"
After a pause, Lu Zheng looked at Gu Shouxin with bloodshot eyes: "Second Uncle, I have already lost Xinxin once, and I don't want to lose her a second time! Please help me persuade the Emperor to let me lead the troops!"
After saying that, Lu Zheng knelt down.
Seeing him like this, Gu Shouxin felt bad too. He helped Lu Zheng up and said, "Let's talk about this after we open that secret passage. With our current strength, attacking Langge Kingdom rashly would only be suicide. Besides, Xinxin might not be there. Calm down. I finally had a daughter too, and I'm not feeling any better than you."
Lu Zheng slammed his fist on the ground: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault. I'm useless, I failed to protect Xin Xin!"
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