Chu Qianli arrived quickly this time.
The group of people, after only seven days of travel, arrived outside the imperial city of Beiming.
The city gates were heavily guarded.
"Eleven, have you found anything?" Chu Qianli was currently disguised as a man. As for Fu Long and Fu Ning, the siblings, one was disguised as an old man, and the other as an old woman.
The strength of their disguise techniques had reached a point where even people familiar with them would need to look closely for a while to recognize them.
Eleven did not require Chu Qianli's concern. Those skilled at gathering information were also skilled at hiding their tracks.
"Three days ago, a strange event occurred in the imperial city. The Emperor is personally overseeing the execution of a criminal."
"What criminal?" Chu Qianli's expression changed drastically.
Although she tried her best to appear calm, the unease in her eyes was easily visible.
Fu Long quickly said, "Eleven, just say what you have to say directly, don't beat around the bush."
Fu Ning couldn't help but sigh.
Big Brother truly couldn't stand to see Chu Qianli wronged. Even the slightest hint of worry from the young lady would cause him heartache.
"Eleven, speak more clearly," Fu Ning couldn't help but glare at Eleven.
Eleven was genuinely a bit innocent. "I don't know. Even people in the palace don't know what kind of criminal it is."
"It's not... it's not Prince Xuan, is it?" Fu Ning asked.
This was a question the young lady dared not ask, and Big Brother dared not ask, so it had to be her to ask.
"Impossible," Chu Qianli said calmly.
She had truly calmed down.
Just now, she had actually been very flustered.
It turned out that no matter what that scoundrel had done to her, at the critical moment of life and death, she was still so worried about his safety.
Fu Long breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as A'Li was calm, she could analyze the key points of many matters.
"I can't find out for now. Why is the young lady so sure it's not Prince Xuan?" Eleven was a little curious.
Although he also felt the possibility of it being Prince Xuan was slim, he hadn't finished his sentence yet. How did the young lady know?
Eleven's information was naturally faster, more accurate, and more ruthless than Chu Qianli's.
That was why he was confused.
"If it were truly Feng Yexuan, Feng Bufan would have executed him secretly, not publicly."
"It's indeed not Prince Xuan, because that night, Prince Xuan went into the palace to save someone."
Eleven pondered for a moment before saying, "Although I couldn't find out who it was, I suspect that the only person Prince Xuan would go to save, knowing there was a trap, would be Hua Rong."
"Then, after Prince Xuan broke into the palace to save someone, what happened next?"
Before Chu Qianli could ask, Fu Ning had already blurted out the question.
The young lady was definitely anxious in her heart. It was all Eleven's fault for speaking in fits and starts. Couldn't he just finish in one go?
"No one knows. He just vanished into thin air."
Eleven knew he paused too much, but he couldn't be blamed for it!
It was simply because the follow-up information was completely unobtainable.
"Young lady, this time, the Emperor has likely set up a net to catch Prince Xuan when he enters the palace. Behind this, there must be someone skilled in formations controlling it."
"If the person coming knew how to defend, then such a formation would not harm anyone as long as they didn't enter. But Prince Xuan knew it was dangerous to enter, yet he had to."
Eleven took a deep breath before saying, "I couldn't get any more information about Prince Xuan. I suspect Prince Xuan has already fallen into the Emperor's hands."