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Yun Ruo could feel cold sweat trickling down her back. She thought that Yuchi Xuan more or less knew something, but he might not know everything.

However, she was still hesitating whether she should tell this to Yuchi Xuan or not. If she told him, she could confirm the authenticity of the information in the books.

If they didn't tell him, as long as Yuchi Xuan continued to investigate this matter, he would definitely be in danger.

She didn't even know what she should do to prevent this conspiracy from happening.

If that imperial edict was collected by them and then announced to the world, the Emperor's throne wouldn't be able to sit still.

Changing empires was not an easy task, and this time was no exception. It might even carry killing and bloodshed.

Yun Ruo was strolling around the room waiting for Yuchi Xuan to return. She had decided to tell him the truth about such an important matter. As for what Yuchi Xuan wanted to do, that was up to him.

By the time night fell, Yuchi Xuan had yet to return.

Yun Ruo Lu became more and more uneasy. She waited for a while longer before one of the heavily injured soldiers came rushing back on his horse. Before he fainted, he stuttered, "Wang …" His Royal Highness was … Being ambushed in the mountains, quick... "Hurry up and save …"

The guard fainted before he could finish his words. Yun Ruo Lu knew that the situation wasn't good, so she led her men to the place where the accident happened.

When they arrived, other than the scattered corpses in the mountains, there was no one left alive!

Luckily, Yuchi Xuan wasn't found among the corpses. As a result, Yun Ruo Lu led her men to search the mountain, but after searching for an entire night, she still wasn't able to find anything.

Right now, the orders had disappeared, and Yuchi Xuan's life or death was unknown. Yun Ruo guessed that the mysterious organization must have done this. If they wanted to save Yuchi Xuan, they had to find their lair!

When Yun Ruo returned to the palace, she did not know how she could find them. The emperor knew very quickly that Yuchi Xuan had been assassinated, so he handed the matter over to Yuchi Chen to investigate.

Given how much Yuchi Chen hated Yuchi Xuan, he would most likely be very happy to see Yuchi Xuan die at the hands of these people.

Helpless, the only person Yun Ruo Lu could only think of was Xue'er!

Xue'er was a spy in that organization, so she must know where the base of operations was.

In addition, Snow definitely knew very well what was going on with Yuchi Xuan.

However, it was not an easy task to find Snowy.

The next night, Yun Ruo Lu was still planning on how to deal with the people from this organization when a small knife suddenly flew in from outside the window. There was a piece of paper on the knife, and it said, "Meet me at the pavilion outside the city."

The handwriting was somewhat exquisite, and one could tell at a glance that it was written by a woman.

Yun Ruo Lu was overjoyed, thinking, "Xue Er must have come to find me."

Thus, Yun Ruo changed into a set of convenient clothes, mounted her horse and rode out of the city towards the pavilion.

When she arrived, Xue'er was already waiting for her.

"Xue`er, do you know where the Prince is when you invited me here?"

Seeing Xue Er, Yun Ruo's worried heart finally calmed down. She ran forward and grabbed Xue Er's shoulder and asked, seemingly very afraid that Xue Er would run away just like that.

"Hm!" Your highness is in danger right now, Master wants to use his blood to pay tribute to the Divine Emperor! "

Xue'er also had a look of worry on her face. As she spoke, she constantly looked around her surroundings.

"Divine Emperor? Who is the Divine Emperor? " Yun Ruo Lu asked puzzledly.

"The Divine Emperor is one of the organization's beliefs. He doesn't even exist and can only borrow the Divine Emperor's name to make the organization's people be willing to listen to their master!"

Xue'er explained in a simple manner. Her anxious eyes were no longer cold and unfamiliar to him.

Yun Ruo Lu thought about it for a while and continued to ask: "How many people does your organization have? I already know of your master's scheme, so we can definitely rely on the power of the imperial government to annihilate all of them! "

"About two thousand people. What do you know?"

These things caused Xue'er to become suspicious. Yun Ruo didn't have enough time to explain so she could only think of 2000 people. The imperial government only needed 5000 soldiers and horses to annihilate them in one go.

"Xue`er, protect the prince from the shadows. I'll think of a way to save him! Also, where are they locking the Prince up now? "Where is the base of your organization?"

Yun Ruo Lu asked about everything that she needed to know. As long as she knew the bases of these organizations, it would be easy to settle.

"They are hiding in the mountains outside of the city. However, you do not have much time left because Master will hold the ceremony to worship the Divine Emperor tomorrow night!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely save the prince!"

Yun Ruo Lu swore solemnly that even if she was the only one left, she would go save Yuchi Xuan.

"En, I need you to be careful before daybreak!"

After Xue'er finished speaking, she rode her horse and left. Yun Ruo also returned to the palace. She changed into a set of night clothes, wrote a letter, and rushed back to the Fifth Prince's residence overnight.

Fortunately, Yuchi Chen did not go out for a drink tonight. When she arrived at his door, he had just turned off the light and was about to go to bed.

Yun Ruo Lu tossed the written letter into Yuchi Chen's room and left swiftly.

She believed that since Yuchi Chen had read the letter, she would know what to do! If he didn't send out his troops tomorrow, she would be the only one to save Yuchi Xuan!

After returning from the Fifth Prince's estate, Yun Ruo Lu hadn't slept for the entire night as she plotted out a plan to save Yuchi Xuan.

Furthermore, she had prepared some medicine that she needed that night. If she went to save someone, these medicine could play a crucial role.

As soon as the sky brightened, Yun Ruo Lu sent someone to pay attention to the movements of the Fifth Marquis' Mansion. It was already noon, and Yuchi Chen had yet to leave the palace, let alone lead the troops.

Yun Ruo Lu was also sure that she could rely on Yuchi Chen, so she packed her belongings and rushed to the Flower Capital. At the very least, she could find Huai An and borrow some men.

Yun Ruo Lu rushed to the Flower City alone and informed Huai An and Yuchi Xuan about what had happened.

She simply told Huai An where Yuchi Xuan was and told him to bring more people before heading to the place Xue'er had informed her.

There was a Misty Mountain outside the Flower Capital City. The reason why this mountain was named Misty Mountain was not because of the fog in the mountain, but because the mountain was very strange. Very few people could make it out.

It was because of the strangeness of the Misty Mountain that almost no one dared to come inside the mountain and cause it to turn into a desolate mountain, appearing especially quiet and frightening.

Yun Ruo Lu walked alone on the mountain. She felt that the mountain was not steep, but it was very big. At the same time, they were also connected to other mountain ranges, so if one accidentally entered one of them, it was natural to get lost.

As Yun Ruo Lu walked, she would make marks, and carve an arrow symbol on the tree with her blade every five meters.

Huai An was a smart person. If he led people into the mountain, he would definitely be able to find her after seeing these arrowheads.

After walking for about an hour, the sun had already set, but she couldn't find a single trace of a ghost in the mountains.

If she had known that this mountain was so peculiar, she wouldn't have wasted half her day waiting for Yuchi Chen to attack.

After walking for a while, Yun Ruo Lu entered a red maple forest.

The maple leaves here were as red as fire and as red as blood. In the quiet mountain, they seemed especially enchanting.

Yun Ruo Lu stepped on the soft maple leaves, every step she took was filled with caution. This was because the atmosphere here was too strange. It was so quiet that no one could hear anything.

A gust of cold wind blew, and the maple leaves began to flutter down from the trees.

At the same time, she suddenly heard ghost-like wails coming from the depths of the mountain. The wails seemed very vague, but they were actually resounding in her ears.

Yun Ruo thought about Xue'er's ceremony to pay her respects to the Divine Emperor, thinking, could this wailing sound be the howling sound they made before the ceremony began?

Thus, Yun Ruo Lu quickened her steps and ran towards the source of the sound.

Her speed was very fast, just like a wild leopard hunting for food in the forest.

Just as they were about to leave the forest, Yun Ruo Lu suddenly saw a bonfire not far away from the cave. There were many masked men dancing and cheering around the bonfire.

Not too far away from the bonfire, she saw Yuchi Xuan tied to a cross.

Yun Ruo Lu quickly jumped onto a branch. She was prepared to quietly observe for a while, then think of a way to save Yuchi Xuan.

Yun Ruo observed from the tree for a while, but did not find the leader of the group, much less Xue Er.

As for Yuchi Xuan, he was tied to a cross, his face dark and his gaze fierce. Most likely, he had never suffered such humiliation in his entire life before.

After waiting for a while, Yun Ruo saw a few masked men in black carrying the letter of invitation over to the bonfire.

Yun Ruo Lu only knew that his real name was Meng Feng, but she wasn't too sure about anything else about him.

However, it was indeed not easy for someone in his forties to obtain the position of the Book Proclamation.

Yun Ruo Lu took out the things she prepared from her bag and placed them in her bosom. She thought that if she fought with them later on, these things might be able to save her life.

Smoke bombs, knockout drugs, and anesthetic drugs were all available.

It was a pity that the time was too short. Otherwise, she might have been able to prepare the explosives. If that thing could really come out, she wouldn't need a single soldier.

As Yun Ruo was thinking, the people around the bonfire started to cheer. Yun Ruo Lu looked over and saw their leader had appeared!

A tall man dressed in black walked in front, his face also wearing a ghastly mask.

Behind him was Xue'er!

Although Xue'er was also wearing black clothing, she didn't wear a veil or mask. Instead, there was a captivating red poppy painting on the left side of her face, making her charming and enchanting face even more strange and captivating.