Early the next morning, the Vermilion Bird Boat took off from Medicine King Valley.
Besides Lu Chen and Yun Qingyue, Mu Wanqing and two Medicine King Valley elders were traveling with them.
Mu Wanqing's complexion had mostly recovered, and she seemed to be in good spirits. Along the way, she discussed something with the two elders, occasionally glancing in Lu Chen's direction.
Yun Qingyue sat beside Lu Chen with a medical tome in her hands, yet she had not turned a single page for quite some time.
Lu Chen had his eyes closed, as though resting.
After the Vermilion Bird Boat had flown for two hours, Yun Qingyue suddenly spoke. "We're almost at the Capital City."
Lu Chen opened his eyes and glanced down.
Below lay a vast plain, and in the distance, the outline of the Capital City could faintly be seen.
"We'll go to the Sixth Prince's Residence first," he said.
The Vermilion Bird Boat landed outside the city. Lu Chen and Yun Qingyue disembarked, letting Mu Wanqing and the others leave first.
The two entered the city and headed straight for the Sixth Prince's Residence.
Sixth Prince Xiao Jingyan was already waiting in the study.
When he saw them enter, he rose to greet them. "You're here?"
Lu Chen nodded.
Xiao Jingyan glanced at Yun Qingyue and nodded in greeting before saying, "Zheng Chong has been interrogated."
Lu Chen sat down and waited for him to continue.
Xiao Jingyan sat down as well, lowering his voice. "Zheng Chong confessed that he deliberately suppressed that memorial from Qingzhou. But it wasn't on the Third Prince's orders. Someone else told him to suppress it."
"Who?"
"He didn't give a name. He only called him 'that lord,'" Xiao Jingyan said. "According to his description, that lord wore a black robe