Chapter 530: Deployment
Luoning and Dawei intercepted the speeding Griffin Knight in the air; after some questioning, they learned that the other party had come specifically to deliver a letter to Luoning.
Moreover, besides sending a letter to him in Miwu City, the royal Knight Order had dispatched many Griffin Knights to deliver letters to various nobles, including those near the border such as Gushan, Yiben, Black Jade Bay, and others.
Luoning took the letter; the gist of its content was that His Majesty Bruno had been assassinated and was on the verge of death, requiring Luoning and other great nobles to arrive at Jinyu City by the tenth of the current month to discuss important matters.
Although it stated that Bruno was dying, in Luoning's view, he was already convinced that a palace coup had occurred, and His Majesty the King was likely already gone.
Now, having him go to Jinyu Palace was clearly a trap.
Furthermore, he had reason to suspect that the content of the letters the Griffin Knight gave to Yiben, Gushan, and others might be different from his.
After all, Sangboen said that there might be nobles from Auduin and Moore City colluding to attack Miwu Castle from both inside and outside.
Thinking about it carefully, only Gushan of Red Pine Castle and Yiben, the Earl of Shuangfeng Ridge, had the capability to do this.
Both of these men were Knights with one foot stepped into the Radiant realm, and they had many fierce generals under their command; it seemed very necessary to keep Ruidar in Miwu City to watch over it.
"My Lord, since the letter has been delivered, I shall return now," the delivering Griffin Knight said.
Luoning asked, "Are you one of Buluoer's subordinates?"
"Yes, Duke."
"Did Buluoer ask you to deliver this letter? Also, how is he doing now?"
Bruno trusted Buluoer very much, and usually left many matters to the latter to handle. If a palace coup had occurred, Luoning wanted to know what role Buluoer played in it.
"Lord Buluoer was seriously injured while protecting His Majesty and is currently recuperating. The affairs of the Knight Order are temporarily being presided over by His Highness the Crown Prince, and delivering letters to various places is the Crown Prince's arrangement."
Luoning nodded slowly; it seemed that Buluoer had been stripped of his power.
Next, he asked a few more questions; although the other party answered truthfully, he was not clear about the specific events inside Jinyu Palace.
"Alright, you may go back."
Luoning pondered quietly in the air.
Jialete's series of actions were arranged as smoothly as flowing water, and the timing was grasped perfectly.
However, based on Luoning's understanding of the other party, this arrogant, extremely conceited, and intolerant Crown Prince should not have the ability to plot and arrange so many things.
He likely received support and guidance from someone, just like a brute who only knew how to fight suddenly having a clever advisor.
It seemed that the other party's operation this time was intended to directly partition Wushan Territory and Moonlight Valley, and completely crush the Wushan Family.
"Dawei, return to Wubei Territory now and have Regiment Commander Ruige strengthen the territory's vigilance. Perhaps someone will violate our ports; if there are difficulties, have him go to Ximeng for help."
As Luoning spoke, he took a piece of paper from his Space Ring and used his Mental Power to control a pen, writing on it rapidly.
"Deliver this letter to Archmage Beiluola."
In the last naval battle, the main credit for Jiliu Island's total victory belonged to Kaierluosi.
This time, Kaierluosi was not there; if the Earl of Screaming Island wanted to attack Jiliu Island again, relying solely on Kalada was clearly not enough.
Therefore, Luoning wanted to ask Beiluola to help protect Jiliu Island; he believed that with the attraction of several seventh-level Dragon Scales, the other party would certainly be willing to act.
After Luoning finished all this, he flew north again at top speed, but he did not head directly to Jinyu City; instead, he went to Wushan Castle first.
At this time, Lulansi had also received the message from the capital; with his experience and associations regarding border movements, he knew that the situation in the capital had changed, and he was very anxious.
He had just boarded a Griffin, preparing to go to Wubei Territory to find Luoning, but he did not expect Luoning to have arrived at Wushan Castle a step ahead.
"You received the news, right?"
Lulansi brought Luoning into the study and immediately said, "This trip to Jinyu City is clearly a trap. I will go; you cannot go!"
Luoning said helplessly, "I have to go; Kaierluosi and Blanche are already in Jinyu City."
Bang!
Lulansi slammed his hand on the desktop, his eyes wide with anger: "What? You say Blanche has already returned to the capital?"
A rare look of anxiety and panic appeared on the old man's face as he paced the room, "What should we do? Blanche is still pregnant. It would be fine if His Majesty Bruno were still there, but if he is gone, will they harm the child?"
"No, we must set off for the capital immediately!"
Luoning was of course very worried about his wife and child, but some things still needed to be explained, as this was not just his own affair.
"Jialete wants to lure me; before I arrive, he shouldn't do anything to Blanche."
Luoning said, "Grandfather, I came to find you this time because I want you to mobilize all the nobles of Wubei Territory. There might be a war of extermination against the Wushan Family, and our enemies include Feilunsibao, Vila, and Screaming Island, and even the capital."
"What about the capital? You are going alone?"
Lulansi stared fixedly at Luoning, "Your uncle Geleimusi died in a conspiracy; I don't want to see my grandson die in a royal conspiracy again after more than thirty years!"
"Don't worry, Grandfather, I am confident I can escape safely."
Luoning was very confident, "I have already stepped into the Legendary realm and possess powerful killing moves; even if besieged by many, I can retreat unscathed!"
"What did you say? Legendary?"
Lulansi was shocked, "You have become a Legendary?"
Luoning nodded with a smile, "Yes, Grandfather, so I hope you stay in the territory with peace of mind and maintain vigilance in the directions of the Vila Principality and Screaming Island."
Lulansi nodded slowly; he did not understand what the Legendary realm truly entailed, but he had great confidence in Luoning.
"Since that is the case, I will follow your arrangements. I have already sent Meilongnika to Black Pine Mountain, but facing the Vila Principality, he is not enough; I will mobilize more manpower."
As he spoke, he looked at Luoning earnestly, "Auduin already owes our Wushan Family; if this trip to Jinyu City does not go well, or if something happens to Blanche..."
"Then we will overthrow his rule and declare ourselves kings!"
Luoning said firmly.
"Haha, good!"
Lulansi patted Luoning on the shoulder, "Be careful!"
Luoning bid farewell to Lulansi, traveled through the night, and arrived above Jinyu Palace at high speed.
Through their soul connection, Luoning could sense Kaierluosi's current exhaustion.
Due to the proximity, they were also able to communicate via soul.
Only then did Luoning learn that Aierlong had also come along with Blanche.
Luoning's Mental Power swept across the Wangong, and he sensed Blanche's energy fluctuations within the Moon Shadow Palace; it seemed her condition was still quite good.
He also caught traces of the power of light within the Moon Shadow Palace, which should have been Aierlong.
It was just that compared to his prime, Aierlong's Magic Power was now much depleted, likely due to significant consumption.
"Although they are surrounded by layer upon layer of people, fortunately, they are all fine."
The heart Luoning had been holding in suspense finally settled.
Having galloped all the way here, his own state had suffered no small amount of depletion, and he needed to recover in order to deal with the intense conflict to come.
Luoning also took this opportunity to grasp the latest intelligence on Wangdu. (End of chapter)
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