The people sent by Chu Xuan quickly brought back the news that the rebels, led by Duoze, had occupied the imperial city. The ruler of Fengxi was no longer there, and now the ruler of Fengxi was Duoze, who was neither legitimate nor lawful.
The so-called loyalist army mentioned by Aleshilan had been labeled as rebels by Duoze and all retreated to the north of Fenglan City.
Now these armies are leaderless and can only choose to lie dormant for the time being and wait for the day.
"The king... is dead?" Aleshilan's face turned pale and he murmured in disbelief.
When he left that day, the king was still confident of victory, how could he be gone in such a short time...
Lu Yanluo was a little reluctant, but she had to let him face the reality: "Since the king has already thought of sending several princes out of the imperial city to accumulate strength for a comeback in the future, I believe he has already made preparations and expected the result today, so you don't have to be too sad."
Aleshilan raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face, her eyes full of forbearance and unwillingness: "I must find the third prince, so that I can live up to the trust of the king! You two, I will set off immediately to Fenglan City to join the army."
Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo naturally would not object. After all, the purpose of their coming here was to find the royal army. However, obviously not everyone could go together. In order to prevent any fraud, Lu Yanluo decided to go to Fenglan first to make sure everything was fine, and then Chu Xuan would take Alesilan with him.
"No." Chu Xuan refused. How could he let Lu Yanluo take the risk alone? "You stay, I'll go."
Lu Yanluo smiled suddenly, holding Chu Xuan's hand and whispering, "I am in disguise and will not attract the attention of the rebels. It will be easy for me to sneak into Fenglan City. But you are different. You are the Night King. There is no guarantee that people here have seen you. If your identity is exposed, we will be like sheep walking into the tiger's mouth. The gain will not make up for the loss. Believe me."
Silence spread between the two. Lu Yanluo could feel Chu Xuan's struggle. After a long time, Chu Xuan hugged Lu Yanluo and said in a deep voice: "Be careful, I'll let Shen He protect you in secret. If anything happens, don't act stubbornly. Everything should be done based on your own safety."
"Okay." Lu Yanluo disguised herself as a man and headed towards Fenglan City.
After secretly sneaking into Fenglan City, Lu Yanluo secretly found out the location of the residence of Lu Chenghong, the leader of the Fenglan City garrison, and bribed a little beggar on the roadside, and quietly delivered the totem given to her by Alesilan to Lu Chenghong.
Then he found an inn in the city and stayed there.
Half a day later, Lu Chenghong indeed sent someone to look for Lu Yanluo and took her into the Lu Mansion.
Lu Chenghong is a man in his forties. He is the commander of the Fengxi Kingdom's imperial guards and General Huaiyuan.
When Duoze rebelled, Lu Chenghong led his troops to resist, but was ultimately defeated and forced to retreat to the north. Finally, he confronted Duoze's rebels across the Ceylon River and stationed his troops in Fenglan.
In the banquet hall of the Lu Mansion, Lu Chenghong fell into deep thought as he looked at the silk cloth with the Wind Breath Totem painted on it in his hand.
When leaving the imperial city, the king told him that he would divide the totem into three parts and give them to the eldest prince, the second prince, and the third prince respectively as evidence for future identification.
Now this totem has finally come to light.
The soldier knocked on the door gently and brought Lu Yanluo in. Lu Chenghong came to his senses, raised his head and looked at Lu Yanluo who walked in, his expression stunned.
"Who are you? Where did you get this thing? Where is the third prince?" Lu Chenghong kept asking.
Lu Yanluo smiled and secretly looked at Lu Chenghong. This man had a serious face and a gleam in his eyes. He was indeed the confidant of the Lord of Fengxi. Just by looking at him, it was clear that he was not an easy person to get along with.
"Lord Lu, to be honest, I am from Tianji. By chance, I met the third prince's companion Aleshilan. He entrusted this item to me, hoping that I could help him contact the royal army. The third prince was dispersed by the rebels when he left the city that day, and his whereabouts are still unknown. General Lu, please send someone to find him as soon as possible."
"Alesilan? Is he still alive? Where is he now? Why didn't he come to see this general in person?" Lu Chenghong looked at Lu Yanluo secretly and obviously did not believe everything she said.
Lu Yanluo smiled apologetically and explained, "General Lu, please forgive me. Fengxi is facing internal and external troubles right now. It is really not a peaceful place. Aleshilan is carrying the king's instructions. For safety reasons, I will go ahead and come here to confirm. Once it is confirmed that it is safe, Aleshilan will come to meet the general in person."
Lu Yanluo had already made a plan. From the moment she entered Fenglan City, she had no intention of hiding her purpose. Instead of going around in circles and testing each other, it would be better to lay everything out in front of everyone and be straightforward.
Lu Chenghong sneered: "You don't hide it, aren't you afraid that I will kill you in anger and leave you with no chance of return?"
Lu Yanluo had no doubt at all because she saw murderous intent in Lu Chenghong's eyes.
"I have to be loyal to the trust of others. My life is nothing."
"Okay!" Lu Chenghong stood up, looked at Lu Yanluo and said seriously, "You are brave. Aleshilan did not make a mistake. Now send a message to Aleshilan and ask him to come to see me immediately. We need to make a long-term plan and discuss finding the third prince. The outside world is uneasy. The third prince will be in danger every day he is out. We can't wait any longer."
Lu Yanluo nodded and agreed: "Okay, General Lu, please wait for good news. I will send a message to Alesilan immediately."
After coming out of the general's mansion, Lu Yanluo paused slightly, looked back, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and disappeared in an instant.
Returning to the inn where they were staying in the city, Lu Yanluo walked slowly to the door of the room. Just as she was about to push the door open, her hand stopped. Lu Yanluo's expression turned cold, and the sword in her sleeve instantly fell into her hand.
In a flash, the door opened from the inside and two blades flashed by. Lu Yanluo raised her hand to block, leaped into the lobby, and looked up.
I saw dozens of men in black pouring out of the house where I lived, followed by two men in fancy clothes.
"Are you the one who sent the letter to Lu Chenghong on behalf of Aleshilan?" One of the nobles said, "If you know what's good for you, tell me the whereabouts of the Third Prince. I can spare your life and let you go back to Tianji."
Prince? Lu Yanluo recalled the other two princes that Alesilan had mentioned, and she immediately understood that these two were probably the eldest and second princes.
Lu Yanluo put away her sword and said, "The Third Prince is missing. I am here to ask General Lu to find him."
"Stop talking nonsense. Do you think this prince doesn't know? Li Ruo, that fellow, holds the imperial seal of my father's succession in his hand. He hides in the dark and watches the fight between tigers. He wants to catch the cicada while the oriole is behind! He is dreaming!"
Lu Yanluo was secretly surprised that the third prince was actually the next ruler of Fengxi Kingdom. No wonder Aleshilan and Lu Chenghong were so anxious to find the whereabouts of the third prince.