Though they had decided to rescue Rong Yuan and Gu Lingzhi, in reality, they were not that brave.

Lu Heng and Jiang Xinghai summoned a lot of their courage before they flipped over the wall of the Chancellor’s Manor. When they were on the other side, a large group of guards awaited them.

With Gu Lifu standing in front, he stared at the two of them until they felt uneasiness rising in their bodies, before he waved towards the guards to arrest them.

“Interrogate them, and check whether they were involved in the killings.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng felt extremely wronged. Gu Lingzhi and Rong Yuan were definitely innocent – members of the Langya Troop were not cold-blooded murderers!

Gu Lifu huffed, “The evidence is right here, don’t look as if you’ve been wronged.”

He then ordered the remaining guards to patrol around the area to prevent any suspicious people from entering.

Afterwards, other than Lu Heng and Jiang Xinghai who were thinking of rescuing Gu Lingzhi and Rong Yuan from the Chancellor’s Manor, Lin Rong had cried to her father wanting to break them out of “prison”. However, she was too obvious in her actions. Before she could step out of her chambers,...