Chapter 193

Hearing this, Wu Shang and the other two halted their movements, and Hu Rui'an along with the others all looked at Li Musheng with confusion.

They naturally knew that the Eighth Imperial Prince before them was not one to meddle in affairs; his sudden eagerness to "work" had clearly caught everyone off guard.

Li Musheng sighed and said:

"Your speed in handling matters is truly too slow. At this rate, when will we ever reach Falling God Peak?"

As he spoke, he raised his head to look toward a part of the provincial capital, where flames had risen to the sky at some unknown moment, illuminating the surrounding darkness in a brilliant red.

Li Musheng raised an eyebrow and said:

"It seems tonight the provincial capital is destined to be a sleepless night. Since we have already taken action to help you, let us also conveniently resolve the matter of Sheng Province, so we can set off earlier to destroy Falling God Peak and be done with it."

After all, if someone in a previous life had dared to write a novel with such progress, the author would surely be cursed by the readers until they were covered in blood; otherwise, it would truly be a ghost story!

Thinking this, Li Musheng looked down at the big black cat on the ground and called out:

"Miao Miao, do you not agree with this reasoning?"

Hearing this, the big black cat lying on the ground lifted its feline head, its pair of green eyes looking somewhat dazed.

At this moment, after hearing Li Musheng's words, Wu Shang and the others all showed expressions of joy.

Hu Rui'an steadied his mind, his gaze flicking toward the big black cat on the ground.

Apart from being slightly large and possibly having some connection to that old woman, he had not discovered any other abnormalities from beginning to end.

Hu Rui'an pondered with a thoughtful expression, then stopped worrying about the big cat and instead said to Li Musheng:

"Your Highness, if we wish to resolve the matter of Sheng Province as quickly as possible, the most critical obstacle is the Mei Family. Why not... go to the Mei Family next?"

Hearing this, Li Musheng withdrew his gaze from the black cat, waved his hand, and said:

"Then let us do as you say; whatever is fastest?"

Having said that, he spoke no more, turned around, and walked directly toward the outside of the dungeon.

The big black cat lying at his feet let out a meow, hurriedly got up, and followed behind with a swaggering feline gait.

Hu Rui'an and the others exchanged glances and immediately hurried to follow.

Inside the narrow tunnel, Shen Anran was slightly slower than the big black cat and could only follow closely behind the other, which caused her to frown slightly:

"This cat is so large; it is blocking the path behind Your Highness."

Soon, the group exited the dungeon, then left the unguarded Tianjin Guard residence, and boarded a carriage heading toward the Mei Residence.

Hu Rui'an carried the blood-stained death list with him; if what the old woman said was true, then the Mei Family and the various people of the Sheng Province Tianjin Guard would undoubtedly be guilty of crimes worthy of death.

"Why has this cat also boarded the carriage?"

Inside the carriage, Hu Rui'an looked at the big black cat lying beside Li Musheng on the opposite side and asked with a suspicious expression.

Shen Anran, sitting beside Li Musheng, also turned her body slightly, tilting her head to look at the big cat on Li Musheng's other side, which was the size of a mongrel dog and occupying the spot previously held by Murong Xiaoya; a strange expression appeared on her picture-perfect face:

"Is this black cat also going to follow us all the way to Falling God Peak?"

Li Musheng glanced at the two of them, then reached out to stroke the cat's head and said:

"I think this cat is extraordinary. If it is willing to follow, let it follow; at most, it will just eat a bit more, so it should not cost much silver."

Hearing this, the big cat lying on the soft blanket purred and meowed twice, stretching its feline claws with great comfort.

However, its pair of green feline eyes glanced sideways at Hu Rui'an and Shen Anran, as if blaming them for meddling in affairs.

Hu Rui'an and Shen Anran exchanged glances, looking at each other in silence, but since Li Musheng had said so, they did not dare to say much more.

Thus, the carriage wheels rolled quickly along the quiet long street in the darkness, soon moving far away from the Tianjin Guard residence.

Inside an inconspicuous residential house somewhere in the provincial capital.

A woman wearing coarse cloth clothes with an extremely plump figure suddenly opened her eyes from the bed covered with cotton quilts, then sat up.

Noticing this, the two men and one woman originally sitting at the table in the center of the room all turned their heads and looked at the woman on the bed together.

"Big Sister, how is the situation?"

A woman of twenty years of age, wearing a simple thorn skirt, hurriedly stood up and asked aloud.

The plump woman waved her hand, then got off the bed, walked to the table, and sat down; she slowly glanced at the other two and said:

"I have already explained the matter clearly to that person."

The old man sitting at the table wore coarse brown clothes, had gray hair, and his forehead bore wrinkles as deep as if carved by a knife.

Leaning on a crooked wooden staff in his hand, he nodded slightly and said:

"It is good that it is explained clearly; it is merely a misunderstanding after all. With such a martial arts expert, it is best not to make an enemy if we can avoid it."

At this moment, a down-and-out scholar with a thin figure sitting on the other side of the table spoke up and asked:

"When will Mo Mo return?"

The scholar wore a coarse hemp short shirt, his face was tanned black, and two withered grass-like fake mustaches were pasted above his lips, making him appear dull and mediocre.

A tattered cloth bag tied with a grass rope hung at his waist, bulging with something, though no one knew what it contained.

At this moment, the twenty-year-old woman in a coarse cloth skirt walked back to her stool and sat down, then looked at the plump woman before her; her jade-white fingers brushed her hair as she said:

"Little Sister likes to run around everywhere; if we do not keep an eye on her, we might not even be able to find where she is."

Hearing this, the plump woman reached out to rub her brow, her expression showing some helplessness as she said:

"Little Sister seems to quite like that person; she should be following that person now. However, rest assured, her identity has not been revealed, and the other party should be unaware of her true situation."

As she spoke, the woman suddenly raised her head and said:

"Additionally, I obtained a very significant piece of news from their mouths this time."

Upon hearing this, the three people at the table immediately all gazed at her, and the old man leaning on his cane narrowed his eyes and spoke:

"Is it related to the transfer order of the Sheng Province Tianjin Guard?"

The plump woman nodded and said:

"That's right. Though I don't understand where the Great Li court gets its confidence, they seem truly determined to move against Falling God Peak this time; even an Imperial Prince of Great Li has personally taken the field."

"Which Imperial Prince of Great Li has come?"

The down-and-out scholar frowned and asked. The plump woman shook her head and said:

"Actually, that person's true identity is an Imperial Prince of Great Li, but I am not clear on which specific Imperial Prince it is."

"Are you sure?"

The old man frowned tightly and said:

"I have never heard of any Imperial Prince of Great Li possessing such strength. For someone so young to have such terrifying martial arts cultivation is already a rare sight in the world. If he were an Imperial Prince of Great Li, there would be no reason for there to be not a single rumor in the Jianghu."

(End of this chapter)