Chapter 1019: Brat! Scheming dog!

Mo Beihan had to speak out at this time:

"General Zheng, I don't want to be an emperor, I don't want to be bound in the palace, and I don't want to be forced to be a concubine by the civil and military officials. I only wish to grow old with Ranran, to be together for the rest of my life, to travel with her across the country, to see all the beautiful mountains and rivers, to collect herbs and save lives. No matter where Ranran wants to go, I want to accompany her."

Such a direct and passionate confession left General Zheng speechless for a moment.

This boy seemed so eccentric before, why is he speaking so seriously now?

Moreover, he wasn't saying these words to himself, he was clearly confessing his feelings to Ranran!

Brat! Scheming dog!

Uncle Zheng cleared his throat awkwardly and changed the subject:

"Ran Ran, I just received a letter from your grandfather yesterday. His troops are on the way and will arrive in about five or six days. However, the city has been surrounded by the prince's private soldiers. If they enter the city, there will be a bloody fight."

"I think we should let them set up camp in the Devil's Valley first, and wait for the old prince to arrive with his men, and then work together to drive away the prince's private soldiers and rescue the imperial city. What do you think?"

General Zheng asked.

Devil Valley is Ranran's fiefdom, and to enter the valley one must obtain Ranran's consent.

Qiao Ran naturally had no objection:

"Okay, no problem. With them here, we'll be safer. I'll lead them into the valley. There are many traps in the valley now, so you can't just enter casually."

"Then it's settled. I'll send a letter to your grandfather and ask them to contact you directly when they arrive. It would be best if we could sneak in without being noticed by the princes and catch them off guard."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements."

Qiao Ran decided that after returning, she would survey the surroundings of the valley to see if she could find other routes into the valley that could avoid the sight of other princes.

The Devil's Valley is very large, and the crops in the fields have been harvested for winter, so it is no problem for Zheng's army to set up camp in the valley with tents.

In this way, the villagers no longer have to hide in the caves for refuge. With the traps and so many soldiers stationed for protection, they don't have to worry about the prince's private soldiers invading.

After coming out of the side hall where General Zheng lived, the two found a secluded place and entered the space to change into the clothes of the eunuchs in the palace.

The two did not go to see the emperor first. There was nothing to see about a useless person who had been poisoned.

According to General Zheng's description, the two men came to a very remote palace.

There were more than a dozen imperial guards guarding outside the palace, and there were no other extra personnel, which made Qiao Ran wonder if the emperor was really under house arrest here?

Logically speaking, the emperor has shadow guards with high martial arts skills, so it should not be difficult for him to escape from these dozen or so imperial guards!

It was not until they knocked out the eunuch who delivered the meal and carried the lunch boxes through the inspection and questioning of the Imperial Guards at the door and entered this remote Xianghe Palace that they realized why there were so few people guarding outside.

Because everyone is in this palace!

Walking all the way inside, Qiao Ran released his five senses and keenly discovered that there were many masters hiding in hidden places everywhere in the palace.

If you don't pay close attention, you really won't be able to spot these palace masters with extremely light auras.

A rough estimate shows that there are at least thirty experts lying in ambush from the palace entrance to the main hall where the old prince lives.

Under such strict guard, if the retired emperor's shadow guards show up, I'm afraid there will be no way to escape unscathed, let alone take the retired emperor away.