After the words fell, the other man raised his head tremblingly, "Master, that person... should not be the personal soldier of King Yannan."
Tuoba Yu frowned, "What?"
The man took a deep breath and stammered to explain, "I checked before. His 500 personal soldiers were either dead or injured. Except for the one who escaped earlier, the rest of the numbers are correct. Moreover, even that person was killed on the spot after being caught by us a few days ago! So, the people who sneaked into the palace to rescue King Yannan this time should not be the ones he brought with him!"
After he said the last word, Tuoba Yu's face had become extremely ugly.
"If that's true, then where does that person come from?!"
A bold guess came to his mind, making him uneasy.
The kneeling people looked at each other, their faces turning pale.
——If they were not Prince Yannan’s personal soldiers, it would mean that the news of Prince Yannan being trapped had been leaked!
"Master, what should we do now?"
Tuoba Yu was also extremely angry.
Why didn't you run away earlier or later, but something happened at this time!
The people sent by the court are still waiting in the side hall. Any unusual movement here will immediately arouse those people's suspicion!
He couldn't just kill them outright - to do so would be declaring war on the other side!
Tuoba Yu is not crazy yet.
He originally planned to start from Longcheng, secretly take over several nearby border towns, and expand his own strength.
Who knew an accident would happen so soon!
"Don't make a big fuss. Send people to search the city immediately. Remember to keep a low profile! I don't believe he can grow wings and fly away!"
"yes!"
Several people responded in unison, but apart from that, there were other important matters to deal with.
"Master, the people from the court insist on meeting King Yannan. Today, we will use the excuse of welcoming them and let them rest for a while, but tomorrow they will definitely come again--"
"Hasn't he already found a replacement?!"
Speaking of this, Tuoba Yu gets angry.
If it wasn't for dealing with these people, he wouldn't have thought of finding a fake King Yannan to impersonate him! And he wouldn't have let anyone escape during this exchange!
He had a terrible headache, so he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart.
"Just say... King Yannan has caught a cold and is not suitable to see anyone. If they insist on seeing him, they can do so through the curtain."
The most important thing right now is to deal with the current troubles first!
One of the subordinates couldn't help but look up and asked, "Master, then...then should we still proceed according to the previous plan and pretend that he fell from the mountain and died?"
Tuoba Yu had a terrible headache.
Originally his plan was perfect. After making the fake thing look real, he would first deceive the court officials and then find a suitable time to announce to the public that King Yannan had died accidentally. He had even planned to kill a few of King Yannan's personal soldiers and put their bodies in one place so that the world would believe that King Yannan had indeed had an accident.
Unexpectedly, the real King of Yannan ran away!
It was like a bomb that might explode at any time, making him feel uneasy.
The previous plan is definitely impossible to implement. Who knows where the other party is hiding now?
If they suddenly show up and deal them a fatal blow, all their efforts will be wasted!
"The plan has changed. For now, we will hold our ground. Send more people secretly to find the man as quickly as possible! I don't believe that he can grow wings and fly away in such a short time!"
"yes!"
…
The night passed quietly.
At dawn, King Yannan, who had been sitting in the carriage all night, opened his eyes.
Ye Yunfeng woke up earlier than him. Seeing him open his eyes, he smiled and said, "Are you awake?"
King Yannan pinched his shoulder.
Ye Yunfeng felt a little apologetic, "The situation is special, so I have to inconvenience you to stay in this carriage for so long."
"It's okay." King Yan Nan didn't care. "We are all grown men who have fought in the battlefield. How can this be considered an injustice?"
He had been through situations a hundred times more difficult than this. So what was so difficult about just waiting in the carriage for a night?
"I'm just a little surprised..." King Yan Nan turned slightly and put his ear to the curtain to listen for a moment.
Perhaps because it was still early, there were not many people on the street, making it particularly quiet at this time.
He looked at Ye Yunfeng, "I thought you would leave the city overnight."
Last night, Ye Yun took him away from the mansion in a hurry, and then drove the carriage straight to the north gate. He couldn't help but think so.
As a result, when they were one street away from the city gate, Ye Yunfeng stopped the carriage and waited all night.
He hardly slept a wink that night.
Fortunately, he is young and full of energy. Even after staying up all night, there is no sign of fatigue on his face.
"A few days ago, Longcheng has been closing the city gates on the pretext of searching for Nanhu spies. Only people are allowed to enter but not leave. If we rashly go there, it will definitely attract attention."
As Ye Yunfeng spoke, he bent his finger and pressed a certain place on the small table, and a secret compartment popped out silently.
King Yannan took a quick look and saw what seemed to be several sets of clothes, as well as some beards and hair.
"this……"
Ye Yunfeng took out all those things and said, "The city gate will be opened soon. Let's disguise ourselves and go out openly!"
At this moment, the sky was still indigo and there was no one around, which was just enough time for them to "change their appearance".
King Yannan was startled and found an old linen robe in his arms.
He took a moment to react before asking, "How did you know that the city gate would be open today?"
Ye Yunfeng raised his eyebrows.
"The people from the imperial court are still in the city. If they want to put on a show, they have to do it in its entirety."
King Yannan understood instantly.
Yes!
Before, the entire Longcheng was quietly occupied by the southern barbarians. In order to block the news, they deliberately found an excuse to close the city gates.
But——someone from the imperial court has arrived.
To all those who are not in the know, Longcheng is now safe and sound with King Yannan personally in charge, and everything is normal.
If this city gate continues to be locked, something unusual will definitely be discovered!
Therefore, whether they like it or not, today's Longcheng must be the same as before!
Calculating the time, it’s indeed time!
"That's great, but after the city gates are opened, they will definitely check people coming in and out more carefully, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to fool them."
Even if they changed their attire and put on another face, they might not be able to deceive the people guarding the city gates.
"Don't worry about this, we are well prepared."
As he spoke, Ye Yunfeng's face moved in an unknown way, and in the blink of an eye, he looked completely different from before!
At this moment, he looked like a thin, haggard young man in his twenties.
"Prepare?" King Yan Nan was puzzled.
Ye Yunfeng showed a teasing smile and spread out his hands.
A white mourning band lay quietly in his palm. (End of this chapter)
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