Late at night, Chu Yurong stepped on the windowsill and dashed out of the inn. She landed lightly on a roof and then landed on another roof…
Fifteen minutes later, the Xiang residence was opposite the eaves under Chu Yurong's feet. Chu Yurong was about to sneak into the residence from the roof when a sedan chair stopped at the door. At this moment, a gap opened in the door.
"It's that old man. Why did he bring his guards out so late at night?”
Chu Yurong felt that something was strange and muttered in her heart. Originally, Chu Yurong wanted to sneak into the Xiang residence and kill this person on the spot as soon as she saw him to avenge the past. However, she was not in a hurry now. She wanted to see what bad things this person was doing.
The old man sat in the sedan chair and headed east along the street. Chu Yurong climbed over the roof and followed him all the way. After a quarter of an hour, the palanquin stopped in front of an official's residence. With just two knocks, a servant invited the old man and the guard into the residence.
An hour later, Chu Yurong lay on a beam and listened to the discussion below. What surprised Chu Yurong was that the dozen people sitting in the hall below were all people of great status in Yunzhou City.
"City Lord, this matter is of great importance. Is it true?”An old man in a brocade robe asked anxiously.
"Of course. His Highness knows the palace like the back of his hand. Even the imperial physicians are helpless. His condition is critical, and the Emperor is already old. How can he survive this? When the time comes, I hope that everyone will work together.”The person who spoke was a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and a round face.
"According to this, the Emperor only has a few days to live. At that time, His Highness will definitely control the situation inside and outside.”Another young, thin, pale-faced man stood up and said.
"To be honest, His Highness has treated me well, and I believe he has treated all of you well as well. At this critical moment, the death of His Majesty will definitely cause unrest in Yue Country. We need someone like His Highness to calm the hearts of the people.”The City Lord's aura was firm and his voice was loud.
"Not bad!"
"Right, these years, only wangye can be considered as a loyal subject!”
"I think so too."
"I will follow the City Lord to the death!"
“……”
"Since everyone is so united, then next, Old General Fan, you are highly respected. Many generals in the court are your subordinates.”The City Lord cupped his hands towards the old man in the brocade robe.
"City Lord, please rest assured. Although I have been in seclusion for many years, there are still some young men in the court who listen to me.”
"Everyone, raise your glasses to General Fan!”The City Lord with Thick Eyebrows was full of smiles and was very satisfied. He drank a cup. When he saw the old man who had been following Chu Yurong all the way, the City Lord asked,
"Vice Principal Xiang, why isn't Principal Lu here?”
"City Lord, I don't know why Dean Lu didn't come. However, I've tried to probe him many times, but he just ignored me.”
"Humph! I knew that the old man had second thoughts. Tomorrow, I will report this to His Highness and the Principal Xiang will be waiting to replace him.”The City Lord raised his wine glass and continued,
"When the time comes, we still need to ask the dean to lead the scholars and create more momentum for his highness. Everyone, let's toast to the dean!”
"Thank you for your love, City Lord. Please rest assured!”The old man said happily.
After listening for a long time, Chu Yurong roughly understood that the turmoil in Yue Country that the grandmaster mentioned was referring to these people.
If it wasn't for the seventeenth rule of the sect, which stated that one couldn't participate in the secular power struggle, seek personal gain, and kill mortals wantonly, Chu Yurong would have killed this city lord long ago. However, he would not be lenient when killing that old man. Not only did this old man look like a lackey of the city lord, but that guard had also come to kill him back then. Chu Yurong could not tolerate it.
In the middle of the night, a palanquin stopped at the entrance of the Xiang Mansion.
"Master, we've arrived…Master…Master!”
At first, the guard thought that he was drunk or asleep. When he pulled open the curtain, he realized that something was wrong. Old Man Xiang fell inside. There were two blood-red spots on both sides of his temples. Chu Yurong had pierced his head with a flying needle.
Early the next morning, Chu Yurong did not dare to delay any longer. She prepared to hire a carriage to hurry on her way. She asked the three coachmen, and when they heard that Chu Yurong was going to go so far to Huo Zhou, they all refused. Chu Yurong had no choice but to buy one from the peddler, hitch it to two horses, and drive it himself.
In the Cloud Prefecture, people like Dean Lu of the Qi Chang Academy would most likely be in trouble in a few days. She believed that Huo Zhou was similar. They were all secretly taking sides. If her master's family took the wrong side and something happened, Chu Yurong would not be able to forgive herself.
Yunzhou City was on the northwest side of Yue Country's Imperial City, while Huozhou City was on the northeast side of the Imperial City. Chu Yurong had been rushing non-stop for four days. Although she had no experience driving a carriage, she could tame the demon beasts in the spirit beast forest, let alone ordinary horses. Every half a day, Chu Yurong would change his horse when he passed by a town. Halfway through the journey, Chu Yurong slowed down slightly because every time he passed by a town, he paid attention to the changes in the imperial city. There was no news of the emperor's death.
At this moment, it was drizzling. Chu Yurong stopped. There was a convoy in front of her that stopped moving and blocked the way. Chu Yurong got out of the car and took a look. It was the carriage that was loaded with goods that had sunk into the mud. It would not be able to move for a while.
About an hour later, the convoy walked out of this muddy road. Suddenly, the horse's hoof slipped, and Chu Yurong's carriage swayed, breaking the axis. The convoy in front stopped and actually sent people to help. After repairing and reinforcing it, it took a long time before they resumed their journey.
"Young master, it's already late. There's a courier station not far ahead. My master wants to treat you to a drink to warm your body. It's not too late to rest for a night before leaving.”A brawny man said to Chu Yurong.
"Alright, thank you for your master's kindness.”Chu Yurong looked up at the sky and agreed. Moreover, she had not rested for a few nights and was quite tired.
In the evening, Chu Yurong saw a row of wooden houses in front of her. They were all lit up, and many carriages were parked nearby. A little further away, there were some scattered lights. It should be a village. Chu Yurong wore a black-edged brocade robe and walked into the two-story inn. The entire house was filled with people. Most of them were the people from the convoy just now. Others seemed to have been here for a long time and were sitting there chatting.
"Young Master, this way please." Seeing Chu Yurong enter, the burly man invited Chu Yurong to the table on the right.
"Young Master, please take a seat. My carriage was stuck today and delayed Young Master for quite some time.”A middle-aged man at the table stood up and cupped his hands. He was wearing a silk robe and looked quite wealthy.
"Minister, you don't have to be so polite. My carriage had a problem, and it's all thanks to your help.”Chu Yurong also cupped his hands and bowed. He felt that this person was very kind and did not act impolitely because he was much younger.
"Young Master, please take a seat. These people are my family members. One look and you can tell that they are from a prominent family. However, it is very dangerous for Young Master to drive a carriage alone.”The plump man asked kindly.
"To tell you the truth, I rushed all the way from Cloud Prefecture City and was about to head to Huo Prefecture to seek refuge with a distant relative. You brought your family along, could it be that you are also moving there?”Chu Yurong looked to the side. There were two women with children.
"That's right. I'm also on my way to my hometown in the Huo Prefecture. Looking at your carriage, I know you're from the Cloud Prefecture.”The minister smiled.
"How did you see it?" Chu Yurong was a little surprised.
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