"This is the perfect chance to investigate."
"If someone really has taken that courtesan's place, they're bound to show their cloven hoof."
Having said his piece, Wu Tiezui stepped back twice and fell silent.
Seeing this, Chen Mu immediately reached a conclusion.
If the information was true, there was indeed something seriously wrong with the courtesan.
If they could capture her and torture the Demon Sect's various schemes within the city out of her,
the crisis in Cloud Prefecture City would resolve itself, allowing them to dispatch troops to reinforce Everlasting Prosperity Town.
He ran through the whole affair in his mind, then looked at Zheng Hongyi and said:
"Commander Zheng."
"Since things have come to this, let's make arrangements at once, coordinate inside and out, and capture this Demoness."
"As it happens, I know a few stealth techniques. I'll enter the Pleasure Boat first and investigate."
"You can lead the troops outside to support me and seal off her escape routes, Commander Zheng. Would that work?"
Hearing Chen Mu lay out a detailed plan in one breath, Zheng Hongyi frowned slightly.
But after thinking it over, he found the arrangements reasonable and had nothing to refute.
He merely snorted and said:
"You'd better actually pull this off. If you jeopardize a military operation, do you know what punishment you'll face?"
Chen Mu refused to get dragged into an argument and simply said:
"Commander Zheng, you'd best save those words for yourself. If there's a gap in your encirclement and that Demoness escapes,"
"you'll probably have to come back and beg Lord Chen's forgiveness."
Zheng Hongyi laughed in anger at his words.
"What a sharp tongue. Let's see how much ability you actually have."
"Attendants! Move out at once and capture the Demon Faction with me."
Chapter 194: Mirror Lake