Careful, Someone's Up to No Good! Shen Gongbao Sighs at a Man Who Refuses to Heed a Warning

"Luan'er?"

Chong Houhu looked surprised. "Didn't he go with his father to suppress the rebellion in Chouzhou? What does he want with me?"

"Could something have gone wrong?"

"My lord, I don't know either. The young master only said he had an urgent matter to discuss with you and begged you to come. He said the safety of our army in the Northern Lands depends on it!"

The personal attendant's face was grave as he delivered the message.

Clearly, Chong Yingluan had spoken with such urgency that even the attendant had caught his anxiety.

Now he could scarcely contain himself as he told everyone how dire the situation was.

"What's going on? Why would Young Master Chong leave Chouzhou in the middle of suppressing the rebellion and suddenly come here?"

"The situation is urgent? Our army is stationed here. No fiend or phantom would dare come near us. Besides, we've never attacked recklessly—we've advanced one firm step at a time. How could the northern army be in danger?"

"Why didn't you ask the young master to come here?"

"How strange. Could something terrible really have happened...?"

Under the Marquis of the North's command,

the officers and soldiers began discussing the matter in anxious voices.

If anyone else had claimed the north was in danger, they would never have believed it.

But this was Chong Yingluan!

Chong Yingluan's father was Chong Heihu, and Chong Heihu was the younger brother of the Marquis of the North, Chong Houhu. There was no question how close the two were!

A family member would hardly make such a claim without cause.

Surely family wouldn't harm family?

"Luan'er would never act rashly. Something must have gone wrong."

Chong Houhu frowned.

After ordering men back to camp to hold it and giving his trusted subordinates instructions for