Chapter 682: Failed to catch up

"One person? Where's your carriage?" The middle-aged man obviously didn't believe it.

"It was taken away by bandits." Chen Taigong said lightly.

"They just took the carriage, didn't they embarrass you?"

"I'm just an old man, why do they embarrass me?" Chen Taigong said.

"You old man, if you don't tell the truth, I'll beat you to death!" The man in tight clothes who wanted to beat Chen Taigong before glared at Chen Taigong again.

However, Chen Taigong's expression was still calm, as if the person being threatened was not him.

The middle-aged man also stopped his men. Although he didn't believe Chen Taigong's words, judging from the attitude of the soldiers at the city gate towards Chen Taigong before, this old man had some status in Pingbao City. If he acted rashly, it would only cause trouble for himself.

The middle-aged man in tight clothes knew that he couldn't get too much information from Chen Taigong, so he simply stopped asking and said to his men: "Let's keep chasing. I believe they shouldn't have gone far."

"Yes!"

The cavalrymen in tight clothes rode their horses and chased into the distance, leaving countless dust.

Chen Taigong looked in the direction where the cavalrymen left, then turned his head and closed his eyes to rest again. He had done everything he could, and the rest depended on Wu Fan and the others.

It turned out that Wu Ya did know a shortcut. Wu Fan and others took only one day to complete the journey that would have taken about two days through the small road. In the evening, they were already at the gate of Fengyu City, the imperial capital of Nanping.

"Finally, we're here." Wu Fan said, looking at the towering city wall in front of him.

"Yeah." Wu Ya nodded with a complicated expression.

Before, she had always wanted to come back early, but when she really stood at the gate, she found that she was in a complicated mood and even a little scared.

"Let's go in." Wu Fan asked Luo Yang to drive in.

Originally, everyone thought that this place was like Pingbao City, and someone would conduct inspections at the city gate. For this reason, Wu Ya even made some disguises. However, when they arrived at the city gate, they found that although there were soldiers standing guard, they did not conduct inspections. They paid the entrance fee and went directly into Pingbao City. The process was much smoother than they expected.

In fact, what Wu Fan and his friends did not know was that the city lord of Xingping City had sent a pigeon to the new emperor of Nanping Kingdom on the night of setting fire to the inn, telling him that the third princess had been burned to death.

After that, although he knew that Wu Ya was not dead, he did not dare to tell the new emperor the news. After all, he had just said that Wu Ya was dead not long ago, and then he said that Wu Ya was not dead again not long after. What would the new emperor think?

Therefore, Zhao Qiushan concealed the news and was just trying his best to hunt down Wu Ya in order to make "Wu Ya is dead" a fact.

Unfortunately, Wu Ya had already arrived in Fengyu City at this time, and Zhao Qiushan had not succeeded.

Although Nanping is a small country, Fengyu City, as the imperial capital, is still very large and prosperous. After entering the city, everyone saw a crowd of people, and there were hawkers on both sides of the street. Seeing this scene, Wu Ya finally smiled.

"Let's find a place to stay tonight and go to the palace early tomorrow morning." Wu Ya said to Wu Fan.

"How do you plan to get in?" Wu Fan asked.

Zhao Qiushan's pursuit is likely because of the instruction of the new emperor. If this is the case, the other party will obviously not let Wu Ya enter the palace safely.

"Go in directly!" Wu Ya said: "There will be an early court tomorrow morning, I will go in at that time, I want to ask him some questions in public."

Obviously, Wu Ya has thought about it, and the "he" in Wu Ya's mouth is obviously the new emperor.

Wu Fan thought for a moment and said, "Have you thought about it? It might be very dangerous to do this."

Wu Ya nodded heavily and said, "I have thought it through. I will go alone tomorrow."

"Alone?"

"Yes, it may be very dangerous tomorrow. I don't want you to take risks with me. I am very grateful that you can send me back to the imperial capital. Let me handle the rest." Wu Ya said.

Wu Ya did not intend to let Wu Fan and others continue to take risks. She knew in her heart that it would be very risky to return to the palace tomorrow, but in order to get a look, she had to take risks. However, she did not want to implicate Wu Ya and others.

"That won't work." Wu Fan said directly: "I will accompany you to the palace tomorrow."

Wu Fan's mission has not been completed yet. It is impossible for him to watch Wu Ya take risks alone. What's more, he has regarded Wu Ya as his friend during this period of time. It is impossible for him to choose to retreat at this time.

"Wu Fan, you don't have to go." Wu Ya said: "If my fourth brother really has problems, you may not be able to leave the palace tomorrow."

"That may not be the case." Wu Fan smiled and said.

Wu Fan has many ways to save his life. Although he is not willing to expose himself in front of outsiders, he will not care so much if the situation is really critical.

"Wu Fan, I..." Wu Ya was still trying to persuade Wu Fan.

"Okay, let's settle this matter." Wu Fan stopped Wu Ya and said, "Let's find a place to stay first."

After saying that, he walked forward directly. Wu Ya looked at Wu Fan's back with complicated eyes.

Fengyu City is naturally not short of inns. Several people found one easily. Then, after eating, everyone went back to their rooms.

However, not long after returning to the room, Wu Ya went out with a little disguise.

Wu Fan didn't know that Wu Ya went out again. Not long after returning to the room, he was teleported back to reality.

On the other hand, the people sent by Zhao Qiushan to hunt down the third princess Wu Ya did not find Wu Ya after a day of investigation in Pingbao City, and the team that went out of the city to chase her was ultimately unable to catch up with Wu Ya and others.

As night fell, Zhao Qiushan also learned the news. In addition to being angry, he had to consider how to deal with this matter.

At present, it seems that they are very likely to have lost Wu Ya. Wu Ya may have been on the way to the imperial capital, and it is only about two days from Pingbao City to the imperial capital. It won’t be long before Wu Ya will arrive in the imperial capital.

"It seems that I have to report this matter to His Majesty truthfully." Zhao Qiushan made a decision after thinking about it.

Although doing so would definitely be rebuked by the new emperor, Zhao Qiushan had no other choice. He must tell the new emperor this news before the new emperor and Wu Ya meet, so that he can be prepared and perhaps kill Wu Ya in the imperial capital.

Thinking of this, Zhao Qiushan wrote another secret letter to explain the matter, and then released the pigeon.

"If the third princess doesn't die, there may be a bloody storm in the imperial capital." Zhao Qiushan muttered to himself as he watched the pigeons flying away.

Before the fourth prince Wu Xian ascended the throne, not many ministers in the court supported him. It was only because he was the only prince in Nanping that he was allowed to ascend the throne. Otherwise, it would definitely not be him who sat on the throne at this time.

The appearance of the third princess may cause changes in Wu Xian's already unstable throne.