Liu Jing led his men to follow the direction of the arrow, but in the end they found nothing.
His face was contorted with rage. "Investigate!"
"Yes!" The black-armored soldiers dispersed, searching everywhere for the archer.
As if suddenly remembering something, Liu Jing quickly turned his horse around and returned to the north gate.
Seeing Liu Jing return, the city gate captain's heart skipped a beat. He braced himself and went to greet him, "General, have you captured the man?"
"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. Where are the people who were attending the funeral?" Liu Jing asked.
The city gate captain hurriedly replied, "After having someone check and finding no problems, I let them pass. I was also afraid that this epidemic might spread to the people in the city."
Although the disease in the child in the coffin was not very serious, it was indeed contagious. It's always better to be safe than sorry.
The city gate captain also sent a doctor to examine the patient, and there was nothing wrong with the procedure he was following.
But the general's question made him very nervous. Had the general discovered something?
If I really let someone go who I shouldn't have, I wouldn't have enough heads to lose.
Upon hearing this, Liu Jing looked at the bustling city gate, said nothing, and turned his horse away.
The city gate captain breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
*
On their way to Cangming Mountain, Su Ruojin and her companions encountered their master, who was returning to the city.
Upon learning of the sealing of the city gates, the master returned to Jinghuang Lodge with the others.
It was past midnight. The secret guards and attendants who had come with them were stationed at the foot of Cangming Mountain and around Jinghuang Lodge.
Normally, Fu Linglong would be asleep by this time, but tonight she woke up when Su Ruojin and the others stepped into the formation.
Seeing Ye Xunzhi and Su Ruojin's group return, Fu Linglong knew something was wrong.
When Fu Linglong saw Yuan Hong and Dapu behind Su Ruojin, a look of shock appeared on her face.
She quickly concealed the shock on her face. Because it was dark, apart from Ye Xun, who knew Fu Linglong very well, no one else noticed Fu Linglong's reaction.
Jinghuang Lodge has five rooms. Hu Qing, Yan Luo, Aya, Yuan Hong, and Da Pu worked together to tidy up the place, and they quickly managed to prepare a room that would be enough for everyone to stay in for one night.
Because it was late and everyone was tired from the journey, everyone went to rest first, and they would talk about it tomorrow.
Finally, Fu Linglong shared a room, Ye Xunzhi shared a room, Xiao Yanchu and Su Ruojin shared a room, Hu Qing, Yuan Hong, and Dapu shared a room, and Yan Luo, Aya, and Yun Pin shared a room.
Some of the rooms were usually used by Fu Linglong to store herbs, and there were no beds. Hu Qing and the others carried some straw to spread on the ground and made do for the night.
Fortunately, it's May, and the nights aren't cold, so it doesn't have too much of an impact.
Early in the morning, Yanluo and Aya woke up first and made breakfast for everyone using ingredients from Jinghuanglu.
Ye Xunzhi has been coming to Jinghuanglu every day recently, bringing lots of food with him each time. Fu Linglong has also cultivated a vegetable garden behind the house. With all these things combined, the group can stay at Jinghuanglu and eat for a while without any problem.
After breakfast, Su Ruojin told Fu Linglong and Ye Xunzhi everything, including Yuan Hong's background.
After listening, Fu Linglong was somewhat stunned, as if she was thinking about something.
After Su Ruojin finished speaking, she looked at Yuan Hong and said, "Yuan Hong, you are aware of the current situation. You have to make a final decision. If you still insist on returning to Da Chu, we will set off immediately."
Without the slightest hesitation, Yuan Hong said, "Sister Jin, I want to go back to Da Chu."
Su Ruojin then looked at Aya, "Aya, what about you?"
Aya didn't hesitate, "I am no longer Princess Xiyue of Xiaoyue. I will bring my mother and follow the Queen back to Da Chu."
Aya also had a little selfish motive: by following the princess, her mother's health might be cured.
Before Su Ruojin could ask, Dap quickly declared, "Wherever sister goes, I'll go."
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