“I managed to infiltrate, but if I want to go any further, I need to take medicine,” Dorgon said, frowning. “I really dare not take those pills, so I made an excuse to leave.”
Startled, he asked, "Pills?"
“Yes, Seventeenth Master, why don’t we call that Magistrate Lou in and mention this matter to him? As the magistrate of this place, has he never heard of such a strange thing before?” Duolong said.
The Seventeenth Prince nodded and ordered someone to call Magistrate Lou in.
After Magistrate Lou entered, the Seventeenth Prince Yunli expressed the imperial court's condolences and made proper arrangements for disaster relief.
He recalled the old man's memorial during the day and said, "My lord, on my way here, I encountered an important matter. I heard that there is a cult in Ganzhou that is inciting the people, and that disaster victims are disappearing one after another. Do you know the details of this, my lord?"
Lord Lou paused briefly, then bowed and replied, "This... I do not know, but I have heard a little about it."
Duolong shouted, "How dare you! You are in charge of this land, yet you allow cults to spread evil, people to go missing, and you claim ignorance! Lord Lou, do you know your crime?"
Lord Lou hurriedly knelt down, "This humble official is guilty, and I will certainly investigate thoroughly and report back to you, Your Excellency."
"Report back to this Imperial Envoy within three days." The Seventeenth Prince glanced at Duolong and waved for Lord Lou to leave.
After Lord Lou bowed and withdrew, the Seventeenth Prince slowly turned to Duolong and said, "Does this Lord Lou really seem to know nothing?"
Duolong bowed and replied, "What Your Highness says makes sense, but I wonder if Your Highness noticed that Lord Lou looked flustered when the topic of cult activities and missing persons was mentioned?"
Upon hearing Duolong's words, the Seventeenth Prince also recalled Lord Lou's flustered expression. Was he afraid of the Emperor's might, or was he trying to hide something? The Seventeenth Prince, Yunli, fell into deep thought.
Seventeenth Prince Yunli was filled with doubt. He couldn't help but recall his fourth brother's summons and secret order before his departure.
Is the situation in Ganzhou really so perilous? Fourth Brother was not overthinking it.
Even though the Seventeenth Prince Yunli had realized that the situation in Ganzhou was not peaceful, he never imagined that he would almost be assassinated on his first trip to Ganzhou for disaster relief, let alone how thrilling his encounter with the White Lotus Sect would be.
"Seventeenth Prince, let's discuss this matter again tomorrow. You must be tired from your journey, so please rest early tonight." Duolong rose to take his leave, "I'll stay in the outer room. This Magistrate Lou is truly considerate!"
Seventeen smiled and said, "Go ahead, everyone is indeed tired. Let them rest first."
When the eunuch who was in charge of the Seventeenth Prince brought him water and helped him wash up, he noticed that the Seventeenth Prince's collar was covered in dust.
"Master, let me serve you your bath! The dust on the pipes is really too thick," the little servant said in a high-pitched voice.
With his mind on disaster relief and the sudden disappearance of people, Seventeenth Master had no time to worry about these things and said, "Alright, let's fetch water."
After the servants helped Seventeen bathe and change, a wave of weariness washed over him. The years of traveling and hardship had indeed left Seventeen feeling somewhat depleted.
So Seventeen went to bed and slept. He slept until the third watch of the night. Seventeen was half asleep when he woke up and found that it was already completely dark outside.
"Chen Guo, go invite Duolong. I'll have dinner with him first." Seventeen sat up and stretched. The room was quiet, without a sound.
"Chen Guo!" Seventeen called out again when no one responded.
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