The soldier who had entered the palace earlier with the Shen Xin badge didn't know what was going on. "Has there been any news from the Forbidden Palace?"
Chen Xin shook his head and said, "The man who took my jade pendant successfully entered the palace; but just now, someone from the tavern came to tell me that the imperial guards quietly threw a body out from the city wall."
Hong Yu said with a mixture of laughter and tears, "It seems that you can't intervene in the major events in the capital. Tianshu Tower is also very powerful. It doesn't care about other places, but has a tight grip on the Forbidden Palace and the Liang Kingdom's royal family. I think you have really been forced into a desperate situation this time."
However, what Hong Yu said now was not what Chen Xin was most worried about. Right now, the King and Princess of Beimo were both in the Duke's Mansion in Jingji. If anything happened to them, the whole world would be in chaos. "Right now, I'm actually worried about Hudu Khan and Shangguan Bing'er."
Hong Yu looked at the strange, threatening zombies at the foot of the city wall and casually picked up a few stones and threw them down. "If they die here, not only Liang State, but also Northern Desert will be reduced to pieces in an instant. I wonder if this move was made by Shi Zairong or Xiahou Qing."
In reality, it didn't matter who did it; the key question now was how many zombies there were. Chen Xin said that, counting those they'd encountered on the road, those Qinghe had salvaged from the Ming River, and those that had harassed Qingliang Valley, the number was probably in the hundreds. Nanyue definitely couldn't have that many. If all these zombies were to attack, Nanyue wouldn't need to send a large force, and Liang and Beimo wouldn't be able to deal with them.
"Miss Hong Yu, can you find a way to contact the Huangfu family?"
Chen Xin's sudden question made Hong Yu stunned for a moment: "What do you think?"
Chen Xin lowered his eyes and said, "If I encounter these things again in the future, I think I can only ask you to take care of them."
Hong Yu sighed helplessly and said that unless this matter affected the Huangfu family's reputation, those stubborn old men would be unwilling to wade into this muddy water. "...The Huangfu family has always disliked meddling in other people's affairs. I will do my best to fight for it."
The zombies in the city had just been cleared out, and Chen Xin and the other man were still basking in the moonlight on the city wall. When the housekeeper looked up and saw Chen Xin, he ran down the long street, shouting at the top of his voice, "Son-in-law, this is bad! A group of imperial guards have inexplicably surrounded the Duke's Mansion, claiming they're here to protect us, but if anyone leaves, they'll kill them for treason!"
Hearing this, Chen Xin couldn't sit still any longer. He picked up his sword and went to pick a fight: "Damn it!"
After Hong Yu pulled him back, he first loudly ordered the housekeeper to go back and guard the mansion, then whispered, "Don't be impulsive. The imperial guards have all the evidence against you. Don't worry, they'll be fine for a while. We have to find a way to deal with these things outside the city walls first."
Chen Xin looked at the butler's departing back and suppressed the anger in his chest. "...You are an expert in this area, what suggestions do you have?"
"This," Hong Yu said as he took out a small porcelain bottle, opened the bottle, and poured the contents into Chen Xin's palm.
Holding those delicate threads in my hand felt as soft as holding a handful of water. In the night, a faint green glow shone on the threads.
If Chen Xin's guess was correct, this was the puppet silk that Hong Yu had extracted from their sachets earlier. Hong Yu had previously mentioned that due to the method used to refine the mother Gu, these Gu insects were particularly sensitive to the puppet silk. With these things in hand, perhaps they could easily gather all the zombies surrounding the city gates. "You mean..."
Hong Yu nodded slightly, then looked at the zombies below the city wall who had become extremely excited after sensing the presence of the puppet threads. He said, "Now that these zombies are scattered everywhere, it's difficult for us to deal with them. Although we decided to destroy these puppet threads earlier, they are difficult to find. I used a secret method to seal them in this small bottle, and now they come in handy."
Although this method is good, two fists cannot beat four hands. Shen Xin is worried that it will be difficult to implement in practice: "Although there are not many people controlled by the insects, it will be a bit difficult for the two of us alone."
Just as Hong Yu opened his mouth to speak, a huge yellow flower exploded in the air, nearly frightening Hong Yu so much that he fell off the city wall. "Who's setting off fireworks at this hour?"
Just as he finished speaking, another huge firework exploded in another direction. Two fireworks of the same color, one in front and one behind, echoed each other in the distance, as if they were conveying some signal: "One is outside the city, and the other seems to be in the direction of the Duke's Mansion. Could something have happened in the mansion?"
After Chen Xin jumped off the city wall, he ran towards the Duke's Mansion and explained, "This is the Duke's Mansion's emergency contact signal. I guess those imperial guards are doing something out of line!"
The two of them had just reached the wall of the Duke of Liang's mansion, but before they could even enter, they were driven down from the wall by a group of men in armor. "Who are you? Tell me your name."
Chen Xin asked in return: "Who are you to lead people to surround our mansion?"
The leading general carefully examined the young man before him and quickly signaled his men to put away their weapons: "Sir, is this Lord Shen Xin? Let him go immediately!"
Chen Xin saw that the general was quite discerning, so he didn't waste his energy on a fight. "General, the Duke's Mansion has its own guards for protection. There's no need for you to bring the palace guards here and waste resources. If you have nothing else to do, why not go back and talk to your superiors about clearing out those things blocking the city gate?"
The captain of the imperial guards bowed and said, "Master Shen is right, but we are also following orders. If we have offended you in any way, please forgive us."
Chen Xin snorted coldly and said, "General, I cannot bear your words. Since you have accepted my order, I will not say anything more. However, this Duke's Mansion is not a teahouse or a tavern. Moreover, the envoys from the Northern Desert are also guests. The general's people, please abide by the rules of our Duke's Mansion. Otherwise, I may offend you."
"Master Shen, what are you talking about? I understand. Please come in, Master." After saying that, the general asked his men to clear the way in front of the gate of the Duke's Mansion.
As soon as Chen Xin and Hong Yu entered the door, they quickly asked someone to close it again. Liang Shuyi and the others stood in front of the red door all night waiting for them to come back.
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