Outside Peace Prefecture City, the Li Family, exhausted after fleeing through the night, only dared stop for a brief rest after confirming there was no danger behind them.
"Master Li, Madam Li, Lord Du gave me instructions to escort you to the imperial capital. The Du Family will make proper arrangements."
Du Tianfeng had instructed that if anything happened in Peace Prefecture City, Du Xiong was to take the Li Family to the imperial capital, where the Du Family would settle them properly.
Hearing that they were to go to the imperial capital, Father Li and Mother Li were deeply confused.
"Lord Du, isn't our son in Flowing Cloud Commandery? Why aren't we going there? Why must we go to the imperial capital instead?"
Father Li and Mother Li only wanted to see their son now. They had no desire to go to the imperial capital.
Seeing the Li Family's resistance, Du Xiong knew that unless he told them the truth, they would not leave with him.
"Master Li, Madam Li, a great demon has appeared in Flowing Cloud Commandery. Lord Du and Lord Li went to deal with it and may already have met with disaster. Peace Prefecture is fraught with danger now. We must leave as soon as possible."
Du Xiong knew that Du Tianfeng had gone to deal with the great demon. He and Li Xuancang had most likely already died in battle.
There was no time to waste heading to Flowing Cloud Commandery now.
Once the Prince Fu's Residence army arrived and sealed off the roads, they truly would be unable to leave.
"Buzz!"
Du Xiong's words made Father Li and Mother Li's vision go dark. The world spun around them, and they nearly collapsed to the ground.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"My son is blessed with