Chapter 1374: War Clouds Gather

and the Emperor will be fine.""Don't bring up palace matters to me, I get angry just hearing them. The Emperor is unwell, you should take good care of him. Go out of the palace and pray for his recove..."My lord, only this pond remains to be checked."

Ye Xi stood beside Dugu City, her gaze falling on Gu Li standing by the side. She saw Gu Li staring at the pond with some worry in her eyes, afraid she would jump down. This pond didn't look shallow, and if Feng Yu Mo really fell into it, it would be very dangerous.

"My Lord, I want to go down and have a look."

Guri opened her mouth, her gaze never leaving the pool of water. “No matter if he is alive or dead, I want a result.”

"Let them go, you're just a woman..."

Before Dugu Cheng could finish his words, Gu Li leaped into the water. Dugu Cheng tried to stop her but it was too late. He hurriedly ordered, "Go get a rope quickly!"

Having finished speaking, he also jumped into the water. Ye Xi shouted to the soldiers behind him, "Hurry and get me a rope!"

His eyes were anxiously fixed on the pool of water. If the prince didn't come up soon, he would go down to have a look. How could this prince be just as impulsive as Gulli What if something happened to him How could he explain it to the princess

After going down the water in Dugu City, he quickly came back up.

"Your Highness."

Ye Xi hurriedly reached out to pull the King onto the shore. Dugu Cheng looked around, "Did she come up"

"Not yet."

Dugu Cheng wiped the water from his face and stared at the pool of water, "This pool is not shallow, I have to find a way to go deeper."

"My lord, some of our brothers are good at swimming. We can send them down to have a look."

The soldiers behind him eagerly volunteered to scout ahead. Dugu City looked at the ropes in their hands and nodded, "Be careful, go down and see what's going on. If it's not safe, come back up. Don't force it."

The soldiers responded, tying the ropes to their bodies and leaping into the water. Dugu City watched from the side, seeing that Guli was still not surfacing, a hint of worry in his eyes.

How is this Guli's water quality

"My lord, I'm not quite sure."

Ye Xi also looked out. After a while, Gu Li emerged from the water. Ye Xi quickly threw the rope in her hand to her. Gu Li swam to the edge and gasped, "He's not down there."

The other soldiers also emerged one after another, loudly saying, "Your Highness, there's no one below."

"Let's talk after I get here."

Night Xi looked at Gu Li, her whole body was wet. He quickly took off his own coat and wrapped it around her body. He turned away very gentlemanly to avoid her embarrassment.

She had stayed under the water for a long time, her lips turning blue and pale. She tightened her clothes, her face pale but full of joy. "Your Highness, there's no one down there. This means Yu Mo hasn't died yet. He must have been saved by someone. Let's search nearby."

"Ye Xi, send more people to search the surrounding area for any hunter villages. We must find Yu Mo."

"Yes."

Ye Xi immediately ordered the soldiers to search. Dugu Cheng looked at Gu Li's eyes filled with joy, "Your clothes are all wet, go back to the camp and rest for a while first. Leave the matter of finding Yu Mo to this king."

Guli wiped the water droplets from her forehead and shook her head, "Your Highness, I want to find Yumo myself. When I find him, I'll come find you. Don't worry, nothing will happen to me. As long as he is still alive, I can find him."

"Where are you going This is the bandits' lair. If you're not careful, if they get their hands on you, it won't be so simple anymore."

"No, I can protect myself. No one will catch me, Your Highness. Trust me."

Dugu Cheng still wanted to say something, but Guli took Ye Xi's coat and handed it to Dugu Cheng, bowing towards him. "Your Highness, I'll leave now."

"Gulì…"

Guli had already used her light kung fu to leave, her speed was so fast, like a gust of wind.

"My lord, what happened"

Ye Xi returned to the king's side and didn't see Gu Li, "She left"

She was going to find Yu Mo and left using light kung fu. It was truly impossible to stop her.

"Then let her go, she's worried about Yu Mo and anxious to the point of desperation. No one can stop someone whose heart is set on something, I hope she finds Yu Mo."

Ye Xi spoke up for Gu Li, these are all people in love, just don't know if Feng Yu Mo is still alive. After this time, can he see how Gu Li cares about him.

If Little Li was willing to do this for him, he would be satisfied.

"Dispatch more men to search for Yu Mo, and in addition, prepare to attack the bandits."

Dugu Cheng spoke, then led the soldiers under the cliff back to camp. He Ming saw Dugu Cheng return and hurried forward to greet him. Dugu Cheng looked at He Ming and asked in a deep voice, "He Vice-general, how is the situation on the mountain"

"The bandits remained inactive. To attack, one would have to pass through the valley, but the terrain above it resembled that of our Linxi County, making passage dangerous."

As He Ming spoke, Dugu City had already returned to the military camp. Looking at the terrain map, He Ming pointed to the location marked on the top of the map, "If the bandits were ambushing at this location, or attacking from above, our army would pass through here, and from top to bottom, we wouldn't be able to get past."

"Is that the only way"

"This is the situation now, these bandits are extremely clever. They haven't left any other way to climb up the mountain, they have captured all these areas, and it is truly difficult for us to want to go up the mountain to suppress them."

"Are you sure this is the only way"

Jian He Ming nodded, Du Gu Cheng's eyes flashed coldly, "Since it's a must, then it's easy to say."

"Does the prince have a way"

These bandits stole ten thousand dan of grain and ten thousand taels of silver from the government. All that silver was carried up the mountain. Even if the people up there have money and food, they wouldn't possibly stay on top, would they

"My Lord, these bandits don't usually come out to rob. Stealing this batch of grain from the court will be enough for them to stay in the mountains for several years."

He Ming's answer made Dugu City sneer coldly, "If they don't come up, won't we force them to come down"

He still didn't believe it, these bandits wouldn't have to come out.

He Ming trailed behind Dugu Cheng, but he didn't know how to explain things to him. This bandit was cunning, they had considered every possible solution, this was a losing battle with no easy fix.

"Go and bring all the officials here to me. I have something to discuss with them."

After Dugu Cheng spoke, he suddenly thought of something and raised his hand.

"Send someone to greet them and tell them that I wish to see them tomorrow."

"My Lord, even if these corrupt officials saw this, they wouldn't be able to help."

"Go and inform them."

Dugu Cheng didn't explain. He Ming hesitated for a moment, then went to do his business.

"My Lord, this He Ming seems unwilling to inform the County Magistrate. Perhaps I should go instead."

Ye Xi was worried. This He Ming was a deputy general, not young, but he didn't have the courage of a general, nor the talent of a statesman. So, after serving in the military camp for so long, he remained just a deputy general.

"With your temper, I'm afraid I won't be able to ask you anything tomorrow."

Dugu Cheng raised his teacup and took a sip. "Has there been any news from Linxi County"

He sent messages to Xi'er, but she never replied.help but let out a sigh of relief, "Xier, if this news were to reach the imperial court, who knows what they would do. Seal all information, prevent any leaks, and also have the General Zhen Guo come...