Colluding with Demons and Monsters

They traveled for three days straight without encountering any trouble on the road.

That made sense. It was not as though disaster would strike wherever Chu Danqing and the others went.

Otherwise, the world would have fallen into chaos long ago. Though Zhang Shanfu held great power and influence, he was not capable of bringing calamity upon an entire province.

Along the way, Chu Danqing had also learned a few things about what happened after Zhang Shanfu's death.

He heard that the Emperor had flown into a rage and directly dispatched an Imperial Envoy.

As for the finer details, no one knew.

If such matters could be casually pried into, it would mean someone had leaked secrets.

And that would likely provoke the Emperor's wrath once more.

"Brother Chu, those soldiers seemed somewhat strange when we entered the city," Lu Wanyi said.

Chu Danqing nodded when he heard that. "It felt as if they were sizing me up, but there was something mixed into it that I couldn't make sense of."

It was normal for them to scrutinize him. Given Chu Danqing's appearance, bearing, clothing, and attire, no one could simply glance at him and move on.

"Then why didn't Brother Chu ask them?" Lu Wanyi asked.

Chu Danqing replied, "Whether fortune or disaster, one cannot avoid it. In my view, if someone is plotting against us, they will eventually come knocking."

More importantly, even if he asked, they might not tell him anything. He might even alert the snake in the grass.

If they did not come for him, Chu Danqing would simply pretend he knew nothing.

Completing the Trial Mission came first, after all.

Everything else could be set aside for now.

Lu Wanyi was about to speak when she saw Chu Danqing tug the reins and stop