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Due to the continuous war and the rainy season, the docks by the An River were not as lively as they used to be. In the past, the docks were as bright as day. Now, except for a few large ships that were still doing business on the shore, the other smaller ships were already resting by the shore.
Murong Ke checked all the boats but still couldn't find Lu Lingzhi. He looked at the dark river in front of him. The scene he saw in his dream was similar to this place. Would something happen to Mo Rongzhan here?
It was not his first time in Anhe City, but it was his first time at the shipyard. So, how could he explain that he saw this place in his dream?
"Sixth Wangye, should we continue to search?" Wang Cuo asked in a low voice. After searching for so long, they still hadn't found it. It shouldn't be here.
"Continue to search!" Murong Ke said, "Search the surroundings as well."
He felt that if Lu Lingzhi hadn't left Anhe City, he would have died. It had to be here.
"Sixth Prince, there are quite a few abandoned ships in front of us. Do you want to look over there?" Wang Cuo asked in a low voice.
Murong Ke nodded heavily. "Let's go!"
"We have to hurry. It looks like it's going to rain soon." Wang Cuo looked up at the sky. There was no moonlight tonight. It was dark everywhere. In the distance, there was lightning in the sky that connected to the river. He was afraid that the rain would be heavy.
"Don't miss a single inch." Murong Ke's brows furrowed further and further. Everything was way too similar to what he had seen in his dream. He had seen Ah Zhan get into trouble during the pouring rain. But, where was that cliff?
Cliff? A scene from his dream flashed across Murong Ke's mind. Lu Lingzhi was not hiding in this dock, but on a cliff!
"Are there any mountains nearby?" Murong Ke asked loudly.
"Mountain?" Wang Cuo was stunned for a moment. He shook his head and asked another person, "Do you know if there are any mountains nearby?"
"There are no mountains on the south side, and there are cliffs on the east side of the city. There is also a Taoist temple that is rarely visited …" the man said.
Murong Ke immediately said, "You guys search here, I'll go to the East City."
"Sixth Prince, I'll go with you," Wang Cuo hurriedly said.
"Go!" Murong Ke was burning with anxiety. It must be over there. If there was a cliff in the East City, maybe Lu Lingzhi was there. He couldn't say why he believed everything in his dream, but he felt that it shouldn't be just a dream.
From the dock to the Eastern City, they had to pass by the General's Mansion. Murong Ke wanted to warn Mo Rongzhan. Since he knew that there was danger on the other side of the cliff, he couldn't let Mo Rongzhan take any more risks.
Murong Ke asked Wang Cuo to go to the cliff first while he went to the General's Mansion.
"Where's His Majesty?" He came to the study and saw only Eunuch Fu inside.
Eunuch Fu said, "Eunuch Fu sent Her Ladyship back to her room."
Murong Ke immediately turned around and walked towards the backyard. He strode to the courtyard of the upper room, but when he saw Ye Chunnan outside the courtyard, his heart immediately sank. "General Ye, where is the emperor?"
Ye Chunnan said, "Lu Lingzhi sent someone to deliver a letter. The Emperor went to see him."
"What?" Murong Ke's expression changed. "Do you know where the Emperor went to see Lu Lingzhi?"
"I don't know. His Majesty didn't mention it," Ye Chunnan said. "Sixth Prince, what's wrong?"
Murong Ke said in a low voice, "I'm afraid that Lu Lingzhi has set a trap for the Emperor."
Ye Chunnan's expression turned cold. "Sixth Prince, what did you find?"
"I'm not sure. Stay here and look after Yao Yao. Don't let her leave this place. I'll go find the Emperor," Murong Ke said in a low voice.
"Alright." Ye Chunnan's heart also became heavy. Although he thought that with Mo Rongzhan's ability, it wouldn't be easy for Lu Lingzhi to scheme against him, there was always a possibility. Since even Murong Ke was so worried, there must be a problem.
Murong Ke hurriedly left the General's Mansion and headed towards the cliff. However, just as he was on the road, it started to rain heavily. He spent an hour to reach the cliff at the Eastern City. Only then did he realize that the mountains along the An River were continuous. In such weather, it wouldn't be easy to find Mo Rongzhan and Lu Lingzhi.
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At this moment, Mo Rongzhan had already found Lu Lingzhi. Near a Taoist temple on the cliff of the An River, Lu Lingzhi was brewing tea in an octagonal pavilion. There were four floor lamps placed in the pavilion. The storm outside seemed to have nothing to do with him.
Mo Rongzhan sat opposite Lu Lingzhi. He looked coldly at Lu Lingzhi. Back then, he didn't take Lu Lingzhi's life on account of the Lu Clan helping him. If he knew that Lu Lingzhi would be such a big threat to Yao Yao today, he would rather be a cold-blooded person.
"Talking to the Emperor at night like this seems like something from my previous life." Lu Lingzhi was brewing tea. He smiled and poured a cup for Mo Rongzhan. "I didn't expect you to really come alone."
"I shouldn't have let you go last time." Mo Rongzhan said coldly. The killing intent in his eyes swept towards Lu Lingzhi.
Lu Lingzhi smiled faintly. "Emperor, you don't have to be in a hurry to kill me. Although the storm outside is endless, it doesn't affect our conversation."
"What else do you have to say?" Mo Rongzhan asked coldly.
"Your Majesty is really an indifferent and ruthless person. My Lu family helped you in any case, but in your Majesty's mind, it is not as important as a woman." Lu Lingzhi laughed at himself.
Mo Rongzhan said coldly, "You and Lu Wushuang deceived me and killed my late Empress by pretending to be her identity. I have been merciful not to behead your Lu family."
"Wushuang and I did deceive you, but …" Lu Lingzhi looked at Mo Rongzhan mockingly. "If it weren't for you not believing Ye Zhen and treating her as an enemy from the beginning, how could we deceive you? Ye Zhen didn't die because of me, but because of you. "
"Quibble!" Mo Rongzhan snorted coldly.
Lu Lingzhi smiled faintly. "Is it me who is quibbling, or is the Emperor afraid to face how he hurt Ye Zhen? Ye Zhen wrote a lot of letters to you, in which she mentioned that she was the little girl of the Hundred Gardens. Did you read the letters? You didn't even want to read them and burned them. Ye Zhen is kind by nature. She has never suppressed a servant in her mansion. Instead, she was ridiculed by the servants in your mansion. Don't you know this? Why can I deceive you? Isn't it because you never believe that Ye Zhen loves you wholeheartedly? "
Mo Rongzhan's eyes were gloomy, and the anger in his chest surged. He was angry that Lu Lingzhi's words were all excuses, but he was also angry that he was right. The person who hurt Ye Zhen the most was him.
"If it weren't for you, everything we did would not have hurt Ye Zhen. When she was in Prince Qin's Mansion, the person she missed was you." Lu Lingzhi remembered Ye Zhen at that time, and his heart still ached bitterly. "The person who is least qualified to blame me for hurting Ye Zhen is you. If you didn't give me the chance, how could I get close to her? How could I know that she was the one who saved you?"
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