Rong Cheng looked down and smiled: "Let's call her Yuanyuan"

The dog completely wilted when he heard it. Chen Huai laughed so hard that his shoulders hurt: "It's round enough, even a millstone is not as round as it."

Immediately gave a thumbs up: "Good name"

The two men and the dog entered Shu laughing and joking all the way.

This place is indeed one of the richest cities in the Daqian Dynasty. Even the city gate tower is taller and more majestic than the cities passing by. There are many people entering and leaving the city gate. Chen Huai leans close to Rong Cheng, always alert to the movements around him.

He thought that since the master asked him to bring Rong Cheng to Shu, he would definitely take some action. And the black-clothed men wanted to kill him on the way, which clearly showed that they were not of the same kind as the master.

That meant that there were two groups of people secretly waiting for them to enter. Chen Huai drove the carriage, following the group of people waiting to enter the city, and asked the people in the carriage in confusion: "Are you sure you want to go in?"

After two seconds of silence, Rong Cheng's voice came from the carriage: "Don't worry, Shu is one of the four major granaries, and it is heavily guarded. Those people dare not act rashly here."

Chen Huai always felt that there was a deeper meaning in his words, but he couldn't guess it. Before he could ask, the guards found them here. Sure enough, as Rong Cheng said, there was nothing unusual, and they entered the city smoothly.

Did he really think too much?

After entering the city gate, Chen Huai was amazed by the streets that were several times wider and the densely packed houses of Jiangnan. Looking at the clothes worn by the people on the street, it was obvious that life in this place was affluent, even not worse than that in the capital.

Just as Rong Cheng said, soldiers patrolling in formations could be seen everywhere on the streets, and there were not even beggars begging on the streets. Everything was in order, and it was a scene of peace and prosperity for the country and the people.

He temporarily put his heart at ease and followed the mark on the corner of the first inn, and arrived at a small courtyard. This was what he had told Luo Hai about before. There were many spies in the inn, so it would be best to find an inconspicuous courtyard.

He went forward and knocked, and the door was quickly opened. It was Luo Hai, two Jinyiwei, and Lu Jun who came in.

Chen Huai helped Rong Cheng get off the carriage and walked into the yard. After closing the door, the group of people hurriedly saluted him.

Chen Huai looked a little serious: "Where's Li Chang? Why don't you see him?"

Luo Hai was silent for a moment, then he said solemnly, "Sir, Li Chang died to protect you, Sir."

Chen Huai frowned, not ignoring the hateful looks the other two Jinyiwei gave Lu Jun. He immediately understood that Lu Jun must be afraid of death, which caused Li Chang's death. He was angry and wanted to question him, but suddenly he heard Rong Cheng speak in a majestic tone:

"Give him a proper burial, and remember to provide financial support to his family when you return to Beijing."

Luo Hai knelt down and bowed: "Yes, sir"

Rong Cheng nodded and walked in holding Yuanyuan.

Chen Huai's face froze and his heart turned cold. As expected, in the emperor's eyes, the lives of his servants were as insignificant as grass and were not as important as people like Lu Jun who were useful to him.

Seeing that Chen Huai and the others were looking at him unfriendly, Lu Jun hid back in the house feeling guilty. He could still use his official position to pressure the other people, but Chen Huai was so arrogant and rude that he was really afraid that he would cause trouble for him.

He had made up his mind that after he had made meritorious contributions by following the emperor this time and returned to the capital to become the Third Secretary, he would report Chen Huai for committing treason and give him a good beating.

After Lu Jun left, Chen Huai looked at the others and said, "You two go to the young master's door and guard it to protect his safety."

"Yes, my lord"

After they left, Chen Huai asked Luo Hai seriously: "What happened? Tell me the truth."

Luo Hai gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with sadness and anger:

"Sir, Li Chang died unjustly. After you helped us break through the encirclement, we rode on horseback to catch up with Lu Jun, but the men in black were following closely behind us, so we had to dismount and deal with them.

Li Chang had been following Lu Jun to protect him. Who would have thought that at the critical moment of life and death, he would be dragged by the cowardly Lu Jun to block the knife. How despicable and shameless!

Chen Huai was furious after hearing this. He dragged Luo Hai to the backyard and found Lu Jun's door. He kicked it open, causing Lu Jun, who was drinking tea, to cough. He quickly jumped up and hid behind the table:

"You, ahem, what do you want to do? I am an official appointed by the imperial court."

Chen Huai used his uninjured hand to support the table, turned over and kicked Lu Jun in the chest, knocking him against the wall behind him.

Lu Jun covered his chest and cried out in pain. He looked at Chen Huai who was approaching with fear, and kept shrinking back, almost sticking to the wall:

"Chen Huai, Li Chang is just a Jinyiwei, born as a slave, it is his duty to protect me..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw Chen Huai kicking him fiercely. Lu Jun was so frightened that he crawled out from under Chen Huai's crotch without caring about his image, pushed away Luo Hai behind him, and stumbled towards Rong Cheng's house.

The two Jinyiwei frowned and stopped him, with a hint of disdain in their eyes.

Lu Jun saw Chen Huai coming from behind and screamed in fear: "Master, Master, help me!"

Chen Huai walked up to him and tried to pull him. Lu Jun was frightened and suddenly used all his strength to push away the two Jinyiwei in front of him and threw himself against the door.

It didn't matter that he jumped, the door opened, and everyone in the yard was stunned. The small room was empty, except for the puppy that Rong Cheng brought back, which was shaking in the corner and whimpering.

Chen Huai's face suddenly darkened. He stepped forward and kicked away Lu Jun who was lying on the doorstep. He looked around the room again and again, and his heart suddenly became nervous.

Luo Hai was shocked and asked the two Jinyiwei: "Have you seen the young master come out?"

The two men were also frightened and hurriedly knelt down and bowed to Chen Huai:

"The young master has not come out since he came in, and I haven't heard any movement. I am negligent in my duty. Please punish me."

Chen Huai looked grim as he stood by the window. He saw a slightly cracked window and pushed it open. He saw a two-meter-high wall behind him. There was nothing around him, and there was no place to gain leverage.

Unless the person who came to capture Rong Cheng had his lightness skill and could do it without making any sound, or Rong Cheng himself...

Chen Huai looked at the two people kneeling on the ground and said, "Get up. I have something to go out for. Don't act rashly for now."

After saying that, he walked out with a cold face.

It was almost evening and the city was about to go into curfew. Some foreign businessmen were in a hurry to leave the city, and most people went home to make fire and cook. Chen Huai went against the flow of people and walked towards the most prosperous area in the city.

We found the mansion in the center. On the plaque hanging high at the door were four large gold-plated characters engraved on it: Ruichang Palace.

Chen Huai thought that if someone kidnapped Rong Cheng in the heavily guarded Shu City, then King Ruichang Rong Ge would definitely not be able to escape responsibility. He touched the token in his arms. For the time being, he must find out the master's purpose as soon as possible to ensure Rong Cheng's safety.

Chen Huai didn't hesitate and knocked on the door of the palace...

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