At daybreak, two carriages were already waiting at the entrance of the General's Mansion. The children rode in one carriage, while Tang's mother and Tang Jian rode in the other.
After the group rested for a while at the manor, the Cheng family also arrived.
Since it was inconvenient to take a horse-drawn carriage into the mountains, they abandoned the carriage idea and instead rode horses.
Prince Cheng rode on horseback with his wife, while his son, Wei Yu, was led by the head of the guards of Prince Cheng's residence.
As for the children at the General's Mansion, they were naturally taken care of by Sun Ding and Tian Bu'er, along with two guards, one for each of them.
As for Lin Zao, she had Tang Jian take Tang's mother with her while she rode a horse.
Although she had never ridden a horse in modern times, with her skills, riding a horse would be easy for her.
Since it's a mountain path, you can simply ride a horse slowly and there's no need to worry about safety at all.
Tang Jian had no choice but to agree to let Lin Zao ride the horse herself.
The two did not bring Gale and Black Wind with them this time, since there were too many people coming today and they might be easily disturbed. In addition, given the noble status of the prince's family, they simply left them at home.
Tang Jian led the group into the mountains along the same route they had taken last time.
Unlike the couple's previous trips into the mountains, this time guards from the Prince's Palace led the way, quickly cutting and clearing away the obstructing grass and branches to create a simple path for one person.
Although it was somewhat troublesome, the speed of entering the mountains was not slow, after all, the people brought by King Cheng were very experienced in clearing roads.
It took them just two hours to finally arrive at the familiar cave entrance.
King Cheng gazed at the towering stone wall before him, its top invisible, and then at the only opening in the wall. Suppressing his awe, he asked:
"Is this the valley entrance that Zizhan mentioned?"
Tang Jian respectfully replied, "Your Highness, this is the entrance to the valley."
Zizhan was the courtesy name given to Tang Jian by King Cheng himself, because Tang Jian had never had a courtesy name before, and King Cheng always called him General Tang.
When Tang Jian returned victorious, he was overjoyed and carefully chose the name Zizhan for Tang Jian, which means to have a broad vision and to forge ahead.
The fact that the prince personally bestowed a name upon him naturally shows his high regard and closeness to Tang Jian. It can be said that Tang Jian's current status in the prince's heart is far beyond that of his other subordinates.
If King Cheng were to ascend the throne in the future, the fact that Tang Jian's calligraphy was personally bestowed by King Cheng would be enough to leave a significant mark on history.
Since it was inconvenient to ride horses to enter the cave, everyone dismounted.
After Tang Jian helped his mother dismount, the general's guards immediately brought over a wheelchair for her to sit in.
The children were already chattering excitedly, eager to go inside and search for treasure.
By this time, guards from the Prince's Palace had already gone into the cave to investigate, since no one knew if any wild animals had gone in.
The group of people who came were all of high status, so the guards naturally dared not be negligent.
A short while later, the person who went in to investigate came out and reported to King Cheng that there was nothing unusual inside.
King Cheng then smiled broadly and beckoned for everyone to go inside.
Tang Jian led the way, followed by Sun Ding and the head of the guards of the Prince's Palace.
Then came King Cheng and his wife, Lin Zao, Tang's mother, and a string of children, with Tian Bu'er and a group of guards bringing up the rear.
Although the cave was about a person's height above the ground, it did not pose a challenge to the group.
As soon as they entered the cave, they heard a commotion coming from behind them.
What happened next?
King Cheng turned around with some confusion.
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