However, this servant reported that Miss Liang's face was injured and had long since returned to the Liang Prefecture in a carriage.

".." Feng Qianyue secretly clenched his hands. He left so quickly, it seemed like he had long since arranged for it, and he was tricked again!

The Xiao family returned to their seats with ugly expressions on their faces.

Lu Jingyao walked over and said, "Cousin and His Highness really .."

"I've let Prince Jia Yu watch a joke." Xiao Zhenhai forced a smile on his face.

"Uncle, you chose the wrong person. The 4th Prince isn't a good candidate for you. Making this kind of mistake on this kind of occasion." Lu Jingyao lowered his voice and said.

Xiao Zhenhai pursed his lips as his expression turned even more unsightly. He gripped the wine cup in his hand and said, "He was originally just a good choice. I thought he would be patient, but who would have thought .."

"Father, I think we have fallen into his trap. When we were searching for our younger sister, didn't father feel that someone was guiding us all the way to His Highness' tent?" Xiao He spoke a few words on behalf of Feng Qianyue.

"You think so too?" Xiao Zhen Hai said.

"Father, what second brother said makes sense, especially that shoe of mine!" Xiao Hu also said.

"But this also shows that the fourth prince's vigilance is not high enough. He is even in a hurry to achieve his goals." Lu Jingyao didn't feel too good towards Feng Qianyue.

"Regardless of the reason, at this point, they can only marry. Otherwise, how will Rou Er continue to have a reputation in the Xiao family?" Xiao Zhenhai placed his wine cup heavily on the table.

"Just now, Her Highness has also indicated that she will get married as soon as possible." Xiao He.

"Your highness, you can tell the emperor that you want to marry Lian Xiyue. As long as you speak, the emperor will agree." Xiao Zhenhai talked about the most important thing that happened today.

If he let this girl go to the Lu Clan of Pingzhou, then she would no longer be able to handle matters in the capital from such a distance. Moreover, once he reached the Lu Clan, he would have ten thousand ways to kill her.

"Today, I met Lian Ruyue. She is not the person I would happily marry back home." Lu Jingyao said.

Xiao Zhenhai was startled.

"However, I will ask to marry. Married to me, I will only be a tool. I will only see who is the best tool." Lu Jingyao chuckled. He picked up his wine cup and took a sip.

Xiao Zhenhai calmed himself down and said, "I'll go to the emperor first. When the duke comes to propose marriage, I'll speak for the duke. This marriage will be settled tonight."

"Thank you, Uncle." Lu Jingyao replied, "I'll be there shortly."

After drinking another cup of wine, Lu Jingyao stood up and walked towards the emperor. When he was halfway there, his guard hurried over with a nervous expression on his face. He then called out, "Your Highness."

"What is it?" he asked, noticing the change in the guard's expression.

"Our station has been destroyed! This lowly official is afraid that our secret has been discovered! " The guard leaned over and whispered.

"What?" Lu Jingyao was greatly alarmed as he whispered. He glanced at the emperor, who was currently conversing with his concubines and ministers.

"What do we do now? We have yet to get our hands on that blueprint, if someone else were to notice, we have to stop, and then, how will we explain this to His Highness? " The guard said.

"This King will go and take a look." Lu Jingyao decided to first return to the relay station to check out the situation, "Don't let the Xiao Family notice."

He had come to the capital this time, firstly to marry a lady from the capital, and secondly, he had a goal: to find the military formation map of the Great Zhou, to draw out the military formation map, and then secretly bring it back to Pingzhou. With this formation map, he would know how to arrange troops during the Great Zhou War.

Therefore, the proposal to marry was only a pretense. Even Aunt Lu Xi did not know about the military formation diagram.

Now that the inn was suddenly being watched by someone, he had no choice but to immediately go and take a look. As for the matter of marriage, he would have to postpone it for a while longer.

"You stay here, if the Xiao family asks, you can say that an urgent message came from the inn, it was sent by my son from Pingzhou. I need to return to the inn to deal with it, do not let them follow me." Lu Jingyao instructed his personal bodyguards.

"Yes, I understand."

Lu Jingyao hastily walked out of the inn and sat on the carriage. He hurriedly rushed towards the direction of the relay station with the other two bodyguards.

Xiao He, Xiao Hu, walked over together, and asked the guard. "Why did the duke suddenly leave? But what happened? "

The guard followed Lu Jingyao's instructions and said, "Two young masters, the crown prince has come to deliver an urgent letter, and the duke has to rush back to the post office to deal with it. It's really inconvenient for him to tell the emperor, but the duke said that if anyone asks, he'll ask the two princes to speak up for him in front of the emperor and everyone else."

Xiao He and Xiao Hu looked at each other and said, "So that's how it is. Then let's wait a little longer."

As the two brothers returned to their seats, Xiao He focused his attention and slowly drank his wine. As he drank, he suddenly put down his wine cup and said, "Third brother, could it be that there's some sort of trick?

"Will it? He left by himself, and left behind a guard. " Xiao Hu said.

The more he thought, the more he felt that something was amiss. He couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at the seats, and he saw that even Rue Yue and Feng Yunzheng were there, talking with Ling Yue'er and Feng Yunyao while the Ninth Prince was talking with the Sixth Prince, Feng Yu.

"Second Brother, don't worry."

"No, I have to follow and see." Xiao He, however, couldn't let his guard down and maintained a high vigilance.

"Alright then. Second brother, you go. I will be fine here." Xiao Hu nodded and said.

Xiao He stood up with a serious expression as he walked out.

"Young duke!" However, just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by Lu Jingyao's bodyguards. "The duke said that he would leave suddenly, fearing Yellow Mountain would blame him. The young duke is someone with a lot of authority, so I ask the young duke to speak up for him."

Xiao He's eyes narrowed as he said, "Is that so? "Alright then." Xiao He walked back and then, with a swoosh, he pulled out the sword from his waist and pointed the sword at the guard's throat. He said, "Speak, what is it that Duke Jia Yu is hiding from us?"

The guard fell to his knees with a thump, his eyes rolling around as he tried to stall for time. He kept saying, "Don't be angry, young duke. Don't be angry."

Xiao He was able to see through his tricks with one glance. He lifted his leg and kicked him to the ground. Then, he turned around and hurriedly got on his horse. He then headed in the direction of the relay station, chasing after Lu Jingyao.

When he was halfway there, there were suddenly several masked men in black who attacked him.

He pulled out his sword to block, but these black clothed people did not approach him. They only intertwined with him, and he keenly felt that these people were clearly delaying him.

Were these people the people of Prince Jia Yu, or were they people from other places?

Xiao He stared fixedly at the person in front of him with eyes that were like torches. He abruptly tightened his grip on the sword in his hand and flew up into the air with a 'shua' sound, aiming for the heart of the person in the middle.

After a few rounds, a "pu" sound was heard. The man's neck was chopped off, and blood spurted in all directions.

He coldly snorted, "If you want to stall this general, you have to extend your hand. Come!"

He, Xiao He, was a person that licked off the blood on the blade, and he was fearless!

More men in black clothing pounced at him.

On the other side of the inn, Lu Jingyao and the guards hurriedly got off the carriage and walked into the inn. It seemed as if the inn had been robbed, and several guards were knocked down on the ground.

The tools for picking up items were scattered all over the floor. He quickly walked into the room and saw that he had also flipped through the room. The weapons that he had collected all fell to the ground.

Lu Jingyao tensed up. Who was this person trying to test his bottom line?

Could it be the Emperor? On the surface, they were doing good to him. They were secretly investigating him? If it was the emperor, then that would be bad. This meant that he no longer trusted the people of Pingzhou.

"Duke!" "Be careful!" At this time, the guards behind him suddenly shouted.

Lu Jingyao suddenly raised his head and saw a huge net falling from the sky. Before he could even react, he was already trapped within the net, and at the same time, his two bodyguards were trapped within as well.

They wanted to pull out their swords and break the net, but the men in black descended swiftly from the roof, capturing the three of them.

"I am Duke Jia Yu. Who are you all? How dare you be disrespectful to me?"

At this moment, the last black-clad figure pushed open the door and walked in. His face was also covered by a black cloth, and from his eyes, one could tell that he was the leader of the group.

He signaled with his eyes, and the man in black knocked the guard out in two or three hits.

"Impudent!" Let This King out so that This King knows who you are? " A hint of panic flashed through Lu Jingyao's eyes. Seeing the black-clothed man approach him, he couldn't help but take two steps back. However, he was helpless as he was trapped by the net.

This man in black used the dagger in his hand to smash the back of his head. His vision went dark and he weakly fell to the ground.

"Tie them up and move them to the carriage outside. Everyone else, throw them far away. Don't let anyone discover them." He coldly looked at the person on the ground and said, "Truly useless."

"Yes." Everyone immediately carried Lu Jingyao and his two bodyguards to the carriage outside.

The leader of the masked men jumped on and pulled the reins tightly. With a "Jia" sound, the horse galloped towards the south.

The rest of the men in black quickly concealed themselves, as if they had never appeared.

After a moment — —

"Phew!" He saw a handsome horse galloping over from the distance. Xiao He stood on the horse and arrived at the entrance of the relay station. He pulled on the reins and the horse stopped.

Xiao He immediately jumped off the carriage and swiftly pushed open the door to enter.

It was chaotic inside. However, after searching for a while, he couldn't find anyone ..

"Duke Jia Yu!" he shouted.

However, no one responded.

Crap!

Something had happened!

Xiao He didn't have time to think as he immediately ran out and looked around, but he didn't see any clues — —

Where did he go?

At the bonfire party.

Xiao Zhenhai waited to the left and right. Before Lu Jingyao could take the initiative to propose marriage, Xiao Hu informed him that Duke Jia Yu had left and his second brother, Xiao He, had also gone to take a look.

He was astonished. Did something happen?

"Your majesty, your majesty, something has happened!" At this moment, the guards hurried over to the emperor and sat down.

"What is it?" Zhou Chengdi asked.

"Duke Jia Yu has fled!"

What?

Zhou Cheng Di stood up abruptly, "Escape? What did that mean? "Everything is fine. I'm still waiting to propose marriage to him. Why would he run away for?"

Xiao Zhenhai was also shocked. They were just talking about it, why did they suddenly run away?

"He also injured our guards and escaped from the station."

"Imperial Father, in the past few days, we have been playing around with Lu Jingyao. We discovered that something was wrong with him. Now that he has suddenly run away, I'm afraid that he has some unknown secret. I suggest that we capture Duke Jia Yu in all aspects." eighth prince Feng Ye immediately said.

"Father, eighth prince's words are reasonable. This son is willing to go with Commander Jiang to hunt him down!" Feng Yunzheng took a step forward and bowed as he spoke.

"I am willing to go as well." Feng Ye added.

"Yes!" Zhou Cheng Di sat down and clenched his fists. With a serious expression, he said, "I'll be waiting here for you guys to bring him back."