Finally, they rounded the mountainside and successfully reached the cliff top.
Gan Shiyi took out the rope he had hidden in the grass.
"Miss, Commander Fu, you two follow this path down. There will be brothers waiting for you below."
Below was a river. If they hadn't prepared small boats to meet them, there would be no way to proceed.
This time, the only paths into the city were these treacherous narrow trails. It showed how heavily the imperial city was guarded.
"What about you?" Chu Qianli looked at Shiyi.
"I need to stay behind to cover our tracks. Don't worry, I can enter the city openly tomorrow. I have my ways, so you don't need to fret."
Chu Qianli and Fu Long nodded before beginning their descent along the rope.
Shiyi indeed had his methods, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to contact his brothers in the city so easily.
However, the situation in the city was currently quite dire. The real danger would begin once they entered.
"I'll go first, you follow above." Fu Long, fearing an accident for Chu Qianli, jumped down first, pulling on the rope.
After Fu Long confirmed it was safe below, he looked up and called out, "A'Li, hurry down!"
"Alright."
Chu Qianli gripped the rope and leaped down.
Fu Long walked below her, and the two of them moved cautiously. With great effort, they finally landed on a small boat at the bottom of the cliff.
Fu Long landed on the deck first, but before Chu Qianli could descend, he suddenly said in a deep voice, "Don't come down!"
Chu Qianli immediately stopped, gripping the rope, and looked down.
It was pitch black below, and nothing could be seen, only the sounds of fighting.
Fu Long was fighting with his brothers below?
What was going on?
Chu Qianli's brow furrowed. With a swish, she drew her short knife, then, holding the rope with one hand, she descended.
Soon, Chu Qianli also stood on the deck. She swung her knife towards the black-clothed figure entangled with Fu Long.
The black-clothed figure turned, barely dodging Fu Long's punch, only to find Chu Qianli's knife already upon him.
The black-clothed figure cried out, "Miss Chu, it's me! It's Leng Ji!"
Chu Qianli's expression changed. She twisted her wrist, quickly retracting her knife.
The force of the blade was too powerful. Even though eighty percent of its power was withdrawn, twenty percent still landed on Leng Ji's arm.
With a hiss, Leng Ji couldn't evade in time, and his arm was cut by the blade's force.
"Leng Ji, what is the meaning of this?" Chu Qianli threw her knife into the Qiankun Chain and quickly walked to Leng Ji.
In the faint moonlight, a trickle of crimson blood could still be seen seeping from Leng Ji's arm.
"Miss Chu, you've finally arrived!" Leng Ji was almost in tears!
He had finally managed to find the whereabouts of Gan Shiyi's brothers.
He had followed them several times, lost them several times, and with great difficulty, finally managed to track them here.
"You knew I was coming?" Chu Qianli exchanged a look with Fu Long. Chu Qianli couldn't hide her anxiety: "Where is your Prince?"
"It's a long story, but Miss Chu, Jing Ri and Wang Yue are in the city. Let's regroup and talk!"
Leng Ji turned and gently patted the brother rowing the boat.
The brother, whose acupoints had been unblocked by him, quickly came over and saluted Chu Qianli, "Miss, Commander Fu."
"Don't talk, let's leave here first. This place is not safe."
Fu Long glanced at the brother.
The brother immediately picked up the long bamboo pole.
Leng Ji said, "Miss Chu, I'll take you to see Jing Ri and Wang Yue!"