On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Lu Zifeng took Lu Ziyan and left Lianzhou Prefecture. The two brothers only took Lu Qiu and Lu Dong and a dozen guards with them and headed towards the capital.
At the Lianzhou Prefecture military camp, the brothers Situ Hao and Situ Yi also began to prepare to go to Anzhou with a large army to deploy these troops.
Because the troops were transferred from Anzhou at that time, and now they have been used up, they must be taken back.
"Brother Hao, why are things in this world so complicated? Something that could have been solved quickly has to be solved in such a long way. It's really a waste of time and money!"
When Situ Hao heard him say this, he naturally understood what he meant. After thinking about it, he said.
"At this time, let alone us, even the Emperor's uncle needs to be careful everywhere and cannot act recklessly, otherwise he will leave a name of infamy in history."
"Just like when Prince Qing rebelled this time, when he was in the capital, the Emperor already had evidence that Prince Qing had been repeatedly assassinating princes, but he never took action against him. This was because if he did so, some people who were eager to create chaos in the world would spread rumors and cause trouble, and then the Emperor would be in a passive position."
"The Emperor anticipated Prince Qing's rebellion and carried it out right under his nose. He waited until Prince Qing raised the banner of rebellion before sending a large army to suppress him. Isn't that a waste of money and manpower? But this is what's best for the Emperor. Besides, the people won't blame the Emperor for starting this war. They will only hate Prince Qing."
After more than ten days, Lu Zifeng and his two brothers finally arrived at Ruzhou, which is the provincial capital closest to the capital in the south.
"Brother, didn't you say that the capital was hit by a snowstorm? But there's also a snowstorm here in Ruzhou!"
Lu Zifeng didn't even look at Lu Ziyan, nor did he pay any attention to him. Instead, Lu Dong on the side smiled and said.
"Second Young Master, Ruzhou is only a little over a hundred miles away from the capital. The two places are not far apart, so it's normal for them to snow together!"
Hearing Lu Dong say this, Lu Ziyan nodded and looked at the sky again.
"It seems that we have entered Ruzhou Prefecture today, and I'm afraid we won't be able to move forward."
Lu Zifeng also looked up at the sky. "Let's go. Lu Qiu has probably already arranged an inn. Let's rest well here tonight and return to the capital early tomorrow morning."
The group rode into the city on horseback, and as soon as they entered the city gate, they saw Lu Qiu waiting there.
"Master, Second Young Master, I have already made arrangements for the inn. Let's go there now!"
"Well, lead the way!"
Because they were in the city, Lu Zifeng led everyone to dismount and walk on the street with their horses. It seemed that the snow in Ruzhou Prefecture was not as heavy as in the capital, but there were also many victims here, all squatting in the corner with a few broken bowls in front of them.
Lu Zifeng came from the end of the world and was no longer surprised by these scenes, so they did not stop and soon arrived at the inn.
Lu Qiu had already made arrangements, so they went straight to the room without any delay. After washing up, they started to eat dinner.
"Second brother, go back to your room! Ruzhou Prefecture may seem peaceful now, but there are many disaster victims in the city, and there's nothing much to see. Go to bed early."
Lu Ziyan wanted to ask to go out for a walk several times, but when he saw Lu Zifeng's face, he swallowed the words back.
Lu Zifeng did not fail to see Lu Ziyan's expression, but Lu Zifeng did not want him to cause trouble at this time, because when he entered the inn, he found something unusual. He originally wanted to ask Lu Qiu to change inns, but in the end he did not do so.
At midnight, more than a dozen black shadows slowly approached the inn. Lu Zifeng did not sleep. He watched those black shadows, each holding a jar, pouring it all around the inn. Lu Zifeng concluded that it was kerosene based on the smell in the air.
A fierce look flashed in Lu Zifeng's eyes. When he entered the inn in the evening, he noticed a few people wandering outside, probably monitoring someone. He didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but now he couldn't. Damn it. Did these people actually want to burn down the entire inn?
"Lu Qiu, take the Second Young Master and a dozen guards to take care of the dozen or so people outside."
Like Lu Zifeng, Lu Qiu had already discovered the intentions of those people. Now, when he heard his master say that they were going out to kill people, there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.
Lu Ziyan had also been awakened by the noise outside. When he heard his elder brother telling him to deal with that group of people, he was extremely excited. He quickly stood up, took out his spear from his luggage, and rushed out with Lu Qiu and others.
Soon, the sound of weapons clashing was heard outside.
Lu Zifeng lay on the bed with his eyes closed. In fact, he was using his mental power to pay attention to those people fighting with Lu Ziyan and others.
Another family living on the second floor was also alarmed at this time.
Yun Zhaolin frowned and looked at the guard in front of him.
"You mean, the guy who lives across from us is killing those people now?"
"Yes, Master. I don't know why they helped us, but I think they might be being hunted down as well, but this time they mistook the people who came to assassinate you for the ones who wanted to kill them!"
Yun Zhaolin thought about it and thought it was indeed possible. "But we can't just sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor. Bring your people over to help now. Then, introduce me to that young man. I'll go visit him."
The guard retreated in response, and Yun Zhaolin then remembered that this evening when his entire family was having dinner in the lobby downstairs, he saw two young men and a group of servants.
The two young men should be brothers. Judging from their facial features, they look quite similar. I just don’t know whose family they are from, as they are so handsome.
Lu Ziyan hadn't encountered an opponent since the battle with Shen Laiqing a few days ago, so when he knew he could fight again tonight, he was very excited. So at the beginning, he made a few tentative attacks, and finally found someone with the same martial arts skills as himself among the people who came, and began to fight with that person.
Lu Qiu and Lu Dong looked at the Second Young Master in silence. How could they not have realized before that their Second Young Master was actually a martial arts fanatic? Now that he had met a worthy opponent, he was not in a hurry to kill him, but instead fought him as if he was joking.
Lu Ziyan was in high spirits, fighting with that man back and forth. He was enjoying the fight, but the man he was fighting with wanted to cry. He hadn't expected that the Yun family would have such a powerful guard, whose martial arts skills were even higher than his. He had been fighting with him for so long that he was a little overwhelmed. But seeing that young man, it seemed as if he had not used his full strength yet. How could he be so discouraged?
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