"Little girl, this is the Crown Prince, here to see Miss Yanran and the Seventh Princess. Do you know if they are inside?" The guard spoke in a calm tone.
Yanran is the future Crown Princess Consort, and this little girl, being a person of the Lingyan Pavilion, naturally needs to be treated politely as well.
"This servant pays respect to the Crown Prince. The Seventh Princess and Miss Yanran are inside. I will go inform them right away."
The maid exclaimed and then rushed away, leaving everyone staring at each other.
"That little girl just ran off like that." Mu Rufeng smiled and shook his head, then stepped into the Lingyan Pavilion.
Two guards followed Mu Rufeng from behind, while the rest waited outside.
As soon as Mu Rufeng entered the inner pavilion, he saw a middle-aged man hurrying towards him.
"I am Tang Xiaodong, the Pavilion Master of the Lingyan Pavilion in Demon Suppression City. Greetings to the Crown Prince." The middle-aged man bowed to Mu Rufeng.
This person’s cultivation was not high, only at the Peak of Soul Refining, and his aura was much weaker than Mu Rufeng’s.
"Greetings, Pavilion Master. Do you know if Miss Yanran and my seventh sister are here?" Mu Rufeng inquired.
"They are here, they are here." Tang Xiaodong nodded.
"Ninth brother, why are you here?" At this time, Mu Wuxia’s voice came from afar.
Soon, he saw Mu Wuxia and Zhao Yanran approaching together from a distance.
"I was worried about you two, so I came to look in on you." Mu Rufeng said with a smile.
"Worried about us? I think you’re more worried about Yanran, aren’t you?" Mu Wuxia teased.
"Seventh sister, if you put it that way, I have nothing to say." Mu Rufeng shrugged.
"I heard from that little girl that this place is going to be relocated, right?" Mu Rufeng asked.
"Yes, Crown Prince, many people have already been withdrawn. I stayed here to wait for Miss Yanran to come so that we can take everything from the treasury." Tang Xiaodong said.
"Yes, I will go with the Pavilion Master to the county town to escort the items." Zhao Yanran said.
This should also be Zhao Yanran’s purpose in coming here.
"When I arrived, I saw many carriages outside. Are they going to be used for transportation?" Mu Rufeng inquired.
"Yes, there are quite a few items, and we don’t have that many Storage Bags." Zhao Yanran nodded.
"In that case, I’ll send a troop to accompany you." Mu Rufeng said.
Demon Suppression City is over three hundred kilometers away from the county town of Qin State, which would take considerable time.
"No need, we have our own people. Besides, the area near the Ghost Cave is extremely dangerous." Zhao Yanran shook her head in refusal.
"It’s decided then. I will return to send someone. Seventh sister, why don’t you go with Yanran to the county town and have some fun?" Mu Rufeng suggested.
"Sure." Mu Wuxia nodded quickly.
Originally, she came with Mu Rufeng intending to fight enemies, but seeing the situation, she seemed to have no part in it.
Going to the county town of Qin State for some fun sounds quite good.
She had stayed in the Imperial Palace for many years and rarely went out.
Tang Xiaodong, hearing this, was delighted, but he still did not speak.
He was indeed quite happy. Although he had sent people, he felt it was not enough. Even the God Realm had someone, but they hadn’t arrived yet, which was rather unreliable.
If they had the protection of ten thousand soldiers from the Crown Prince, there would always be more deterrence and security guaranteed.
"Thank you very much, Crown Prince." Zhao Yanran said softly.
"No need for such courtesy," Mu Rufeng said with a smile.
"Why are you two being so polite? We’re all family now, right, Yanran?" Mu Wuxia said with a smile, linking her arm with Zhao Yanran’s.
"You are Sun Chong, right? Go, take my Token, mobilize ten thousand of the New Army, let Jiang Caiwei lead the team, and make sure to bring the military Array Map." Mu Rufeng instructed.
"Yes, Your Highness." Sun Chong respectfully received the Token and immediately left Lingyan Pavilion.
He was extremely excited, not expecting the Crown Prince to remember his name, which truly made him both thrilled and elated.
"By the way, ninth brother, earlier, I saw the Seventh Ancestor at the City Lord Mansion. I heard from people outside that they seem to have captured undead creatures."
"Did they find out anything?" Mu Wuxia asked.
"The Seventh Ancestor and others used the Bright Sun Pearl to intercept the entrance to the Ghost Cave. Three God Realm undead creatures did not escape into the Ghost Cave and were captured by several ancestors."
"But they didn’t find out anything because they were subjected to soul restriction and couldn’t speak. Now they are all dead." Mu Rufeng explained.
"That’s such a pity. These undead creatures are truly hateful, not staying in their own world but coming into ours." Mu Wuxia expressed great disdain to these undead creatures.
Or rather, all living people loathed the Ghost Cave and the undead creatures.
As time passed, an hour went by.
Sun Chong returned, and ten thousand of the New Army had gathered outside Demon Suppression City.
"When is the God Realm escorting you supposed to arrive?" Mu Rufeng inquired.
"To report to the Crown Prince, she was supposed to arrive this morning, but for some reason, we haven’t seen her yet." Tang Xiaodong responded.
"Tang Pavilion Master, who is the God Realm escorting?" Zhao Yanran asked.
"It’s Immortal Meng Ling." Tang Xiaodong replied quickly.
"Immortal Meng Ling? Why call her?" Zhao Yanran frowned.
"What’s wrong? Is there a problem with her?" Mu Rufeng noticed Zhao Yanran’s discontent and asked immediately.
"When Immortal Meng Ling was young, her child was killed by an enemy, and she now drinks away her sorrows every day. She must be drunk somewhere, forgetting the time." Zhao Yanran said.