CHAPTER 691: CHAPTER 340: THE TERRIFYING PRINCE CHU

On a luxurious large ship on the Jinling River, a group of young people were drinking and having fun, creating a lively atmosphere.

Li Jue sat on the deck, drinking wine while appreciating the moonlight tonight.

Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps, and Fang Zhimiao came over quickly. When he saw Li Jue sitting alone on the deck enjoying himself with wine, he couldn’t help but say angrily, "I’ve been helping you search for the Tenth Prince everywhere, and here you are, leisurely drinking on your own."

Seeing Fang Zhimiao looking so exasperated, Li Jue knew he hadn’t found the Tenth Prince.

Fang Zhimiao sat opposite Li Jue, radiating an aura of "I’m very angry."

Li Jue ignored the fuming Fang Zhimiao, continuing to pour his own wine and drink.

In his anger, Fang Zhimiao snatched the wine pot from Li Jue’s hand, then tilted his head back to take large gulps. As he drank, he furiously cursed, "Damn it, did the Tenth Prince vanish into thin air? We’ve been searching for so long and haven’t found a single trace." Then, he thought of another possibility, "Could it be that the Tenth Prince has already left Jinling?"

"No, he’s still in Jinling," Li Jue said as he picked up another pot of wine, gracefully pouring himself a cup, "He hasn’t gone to Yangzhou either."

"Still in Jinling?" Fang Zhimiao shouted, "Our people have turned Jinling upside down, but haven’t found a single hair, how could he still be in Jinling?"

Li Jue said, "Someone’s hidden the Tenth Prince very well."

"Who’s capable of that?" These past few days, Fang Zhimiao had been searching for the Tenth Prince, turning Jinling City inside out to no avail, which frustrated him greatly. "The entire Jinling City is ours; who could possibly hide the Tenth Prince right under our noses?"

This was something Li Jue also couldn’t figure out.

"Even if the emperor sent Hidden Guards to secretly rescue the Tenth Prince, their skills wouldn’t be enough to hide him so thoroughly, nor would there be no trace at all." Fang Zhimiao personally sought people and still couldn’t find the Tenth Prince, which made him lose face. "The Tenth Prince has practically vanished from the world."

Li Jue furrowed his brows slightly, remaining silent. Just as Fang Zhimiao had just said, the entire Jinling City was theirs, who had the capability to take the Tenth Prince right under their noses, and hide him so securely that he was completely untraceable.

There was no such formidable figure in Jinling City.

"I still think the Tenth Prince has already left Jinling. If he were still in Jinling, I wouldn’t be unable to find him," Fang Zhimiao speculated. "Not all of our people have seen the Tenth Prince. If he disguised himself, for example, as a beggar, our people might not notice. I guess the Tenth Prince must have left Jinling in disguise."

Li Jue had also considered this possibility, but his intuition told him that the Tenth Prince hadn’t left Jinling. His intuition was usually accurate and couldn’t be wrong.

"Did you just say the Tenth Prince might have disguised himself as a beggar?"

"I was just saying it offhand." Fang Zhimiao thought that Zhao Yao, despite being a noble prince, couldn’t possibly disguise as a beggar; it was too degrading.

"Post the Tenth Prince’s portrait in the city tomorrow and offer a heavy reward."

"This... might not be good; in any case, the Tenth Prince is a prince." Fang Zhimiao thought they were being too audacious. "Didn’t you say the Tenth Prince was probably rescued by people sent by the emperor? That’s proof the emperor’s people are in Jinling. Offering a bounty for the Tenth Prince right under the emperor’s people’s noses, that’s... that’s... really disrespectful to the emperor."

Li Jue glanced at Fang Zhimiao and said indifferently, "When did I ever take the emperor seriously?"

"Yes, yes, you have no regard for anyone," Fang Zhimiao replied peevishly, "You’re impressive, you’re amazing."

"It wasn’t the emperor’s people; the emperor didn’t send anyone to rescue the Tenth Prince." Li Jue initially thought the emperor had sent Hidden Guards to rescue the Tenth Prince, but the Crown Prince’s letter said the emperor hadn’t sent anyone.

"What, the emperor didn’t send people to rescue the Tenth Prince?" Fang Zhimiao was shocked, "Then who did?"

Li Jue was too lazy to answer Fang Zhimiao’s question. If he knew who rescued the Tenth Prince, he wouldn’t still be unable to find him.

Fang Zhimiao, quick-witted, looked astonished and said, "Could it be Prince Chu’s people?"

"It’s not impossible." Li Jue thought it was highly likely that it was Prince Chu’s people. Only Prince Chu’s people had the capability to rescue the Tenth Prince right under his nose.

"There are actually Prince Chu’s people in Jinling City, and we didn’t notice!" Fang Zhimiao gasped in shock, his face filled with horror, "Prince Chu can actually plant people right under our noses unknowingly, this... this..." He was too frightened to speak. Don’t blame him for being so alarmed, because their factions had been rooted in Jinling City for hundreds of years; Jinling was already theirs. It’s no exaggeration to say that they knew every brick and tile of Jinling City. Anyone wanting to plant their forces in Jinling couldn’t escape their eyes. For Prince Chu to bypass them and plant his people in Jinling, this... is too terrifying!