Lu Yanluo sneered, "You really won't cry until you see the coffin. Do you believe us now? I told you long ago that Lu Chenghong had betrayed us. But it's too early to tell whether Wang Jun can be relied on. The prince will enter Fenglan City soon. You should rest here and recuperate. Everything will be decided after the prince sends a message back."
Aleshilan was surprised by Lu Yanluo's words: "Your Highness Ye Wang wants to enter Fenglan City? Why? Didn't he say he was going to the border market to seek help from the prince's friends?"
"Because the prince thinks that although Lu Chenghong has betrayed, it does not mean that the royal army has also rebelled. Now think about it, why is Lu Chenghong so concerned about the jade seal in the hands of the third prince? He must get it."
Alesilan was not stupid, and understood immediately: "He needs the imperial seal to stabilize the army's morale and drive the royal army to obey his orders to attack Duoze!"
Seeing Aleshilan was a little excited, Lu Yanluo smiled and said, "That's right, otherwise he would have led the royal army to fight for the eldest prince. Why would he stay in Fenglan City? You know, although Duoze usurped the throne and it's not legitimate, but since ancient times, victors have been kings and losers have been bandits, and history books are written by the victors. If we don't send troops, it will be difficult to fight Duoze once he sits firmly on the throne."
Aleshilan was born intelligent and was raised by his family as the next head of the family. Apart from the third prince, he seldom admired anyone. But now he had to admire the meticulousness and resourcefulness of the Night King and his wife.
"Moreover..." Lu Yanluo looked at Aleshilan meaningfully and said, "Although the situation was urgent at the time, your king still thought of passing the throne to the third prince. I guess he would have time to arrange things for the third prince. The king is wise, he would not just entrust the cause of restoring the country to a young prince and a fledgling companion, right?"
Alesilan felt inexplicably ashamed when he heard this and lowered his head a little uncomfortably.
Lu Yanluo smiled and said, "Don't get me wrong. I don't mean to belittle you. It's just that the restoration of the country is such a big thing, the king will definitely not just let it go with a jade seal. The prince and I guessed that there should be people left by the king for the third prince in Fenglan City, so the prince thought again and again and decided to take the risk of disguising himself and go into Fenglan to find out what's going on."
Aleshilan nodded, then sighed: "You two are right. I am stupid. Now I just hope that His Royal Highness the Night King can bring us good news."
Fenglan City on the other side.
Chu Xuan rode in front, followed by a team of horse-drawn carriages loaded with goods and a group of servants.
The group stopped outside the gate of Fenglan City with normal expressions. They were about to enter the city.
But the Fenglan City today is very different from when Lu Yanluo first came here. The guards at the city gate check the identities of everyone entering the city one by one, and if they find any suspicion, they will arrest the person for interrogation.
Chu Xuan sneered secretly in his heart: "It seems that Lu Yanluo's leaving Fenglan City without anyone noticing has made Lu Chenghong and the eldest prince start to panic."
There was a long queue of people waiting to enter the city at the city gate. Chu Xuan waited calmly, moving forward little by little. After about half an hour, it was finally Chu Xuan and his group's turn.
This time, Chu Xuan was disguised as a tea merchant, and his carriage was loaded with all kinds of tea. After the soldiers guarding the city checked and found nothing wrong, they raised their hands to signal for him to pass.
But at this moment, a figure came from the city on horseback, looked down at Chu Xuan, and said, "Wait! This prince thinks this man is a little weird, arrest him!"
Upon hearing this, the city gate guard immediately flattered the man on horseback, "Yes, Second Prince has a good eye. I will send someone to capture them all!"
It turned out to be the second prince of Fengxi. Chu Xuan frowned unconsciously, thinking he was in the way.
The Second Prince spoke personally, so how could the soldiers guarding the city dare to disobey? They all surrounded Chu Xuan with unfriendly looks on their faces.
Chu Xuan and his group remained calm, waiting for the soldiers to come. In fact, where no one noticed, the secret guards disguised as servants had already grasped their hidden swords, waiting for the soldiers to come and hit them with one blow.
Just when chaos was about to break out, another person rushed in from the city gate.
The man hurriedly headed straight for Chu Xuan and the Second Prince, shouting as he walked, "Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! Second Prince, spare their lives!"
The Second Prince looked in the direction of the voice. He had some impression of this man. He was a wealthy man in Fenglan City. Lu Chenghong had brought him and his eldest brother to meet this man once before, at a banquet when they first arrived in Fenglan City.
"Boss Wang, what are you going to do in such a hurry?"
The man called Manager Wang chuckled, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his rapid running, and explained, "Excuse me, Second Prince. My servant told me today that Mr. Lin Zhishu from the border sent me several carts of tea that I had ordered in advance. I thought that since the city gates are under martial law, it would be difficult for the convoy to enter the city, so I hurried over to meet them."
Shopkeeper Wang smiled and pleaded, "I hope the Second Prince will show some mercy and let this batch of goods in."
The second prince naturally had to give him face.
On that day, Lu Chenghong took them to meet the merchants in Fenglan City so that these merchants could give them money in the future when the war breaks out.
For them now, these merchants are people who cannot be offended.
The second prince smiled faintly and raised his hand to signal to release the person: "Why bother Manager Wang to come all this way for such a small matter? Just send someone to pass on the message."
Shopkeeper Wang looked flattered and thanked Chu Xuan profusely. He then led Chu Xuan's convoy into the city.
The carriage drove all the way to Wang's shop. Manager Wang looked around mysteriously and took Chu Xuan into a room.
"It was a close call that we were caught by the Second Prince and his men this time. However, after this, everyone at the city gate knows that you are from my Wang family's shop, and they will definitely not investigate you strictly when you leave."
Chu Xuan was confused and didn't understand what the man was saying, but he soon found out.
Shopkeeper Wang took out a package from a box nearby, handed it to Chu Xuan, and whispered, "I came out specially this time to save you. In return, you can take this back to Tianji to sell. This is a good thing, worth a fortune!"
Chu Xuan opened it and carefully looked at the thing in his hand. After a long time, he confirmed that it was actually a banned drug, the Rejuvenation Pill.
Eating this thing makes people feel like they are back to youth, and many wealthy families buy it on the black market and use it for sex.
But this thing is addictive. Once used once, it is difficult to quit. This drug has become a banned drug in Tianji.
Chu Xuan slowly put down the things, looked at Shopkeeper Wang and asked, "You saved me just to let me help you sell this kind of stuff?"
Shopkeeper Wang smiled cunningly: "Of course, otherwise you think I have nothing to do and specially go to rescue you, then tell me whether you want to cooperate with me or not?"
Chu Xuan didn't even think about it and replied directly: "No."