Take this little lucky star home and the whole dynasty will be filled with prosperity!

"Second brother? Father and mother? What's wrong with them?" Luo Luo's face suddenly darkened and his tone was serious.

"Princess, I am not too clear about the specific situation. When you return to the palace, His Majesty will let you know..."

Before Eunuch Wang could finish his words, Lolo turned around and walked towards the palace.

One stick of incense later, in the palace.

"Boom!!"

A loud shattering sound came from the imperial study.

"You bastard, investigate, investigate thoroughly for me!" Xiao Chenming angrily threw the teacup in his hand to the ground.

Just then, Lolo rushed in hurriedly.

"Brother Xiao, what happened to my second brother and my parents?" Luo Luo was worried and anxious.

Haoran, who was standing aside, had a dark face, veins bulging on his forehead, and he forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart.

"Lolo, your second brother...he is trapped in the city, and your parents are also trapped in it. They were originally taken by your second brother to visit relatives, and they were going to go to Kyoto together after the New Year to reunite with you."

"But they didn't expect that as soon as they arrived at the border town, the city was infected with a strange disease, and it was highly contagious and spread very quickly. In just four or five days, more than half of the people in the border town were killed or injured, and the corpses piled up like a mountain..."

There was a deep sense of hostility in Xiao Chenming's eyes. When he thought of the current situation of the people in the border town, he became extremely worried. After all, there were still 100,000 troops stationed in the border town.

If the epidemic breaks out completely, the entire border town will become a living hell, and the 100,000-strong army will be completely routed.

If that defense is lost, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Brother, how are you and mom and dad doing now?" Lolo's eyes were filled with even more worry.

No wonder I couldn’t sense them these days.

Just a few days ago, she could still predict that her parents were fine, but in the past few days, she could not sense any breath of her parents. She was already worried and anxious. The only thing that could convince herself was the health of her parents and her second brother. They had been drinking her spiritual spring water and the spiritual food she had secretly added to them before.

Therefore, no evil spirits can get close to them.

"Your second brother has ordered the city to be sealed off. No one is allowed to enter or leave. Anyone who escapes without permission will be killed on the spot. The entire border town has been cut off from us. You can imagine the situation inside. It must be very bad. In addition, the food reserves in the city are insufficient. It can only hold out for another six or seven days at most..."

Xiao Chenming sighed deeply, feeling extremely anxious.

During the morning court session, the border town was in such a dire situation that the court officials either just sighed or kept silent, and no one dared to take on this heavy responsibility.

There were even some court officials who advocated massacring and burning down the entire border town, thus eliminating the disaster at its root.

"Your Majesty, there are 50,000 civilians in the city, and there are 100,000 troops stationed on the border. You must not massacre the city!"

"If we massacre the city, then the southern barbarians will definitely invade, and our last line of defense will be completely broken. How can the country be saved?"

He was deeply moved by General Cui’s tearful rebuttal just now.

He was not unaware of these situations, but right now...

"Brother Xiao, what are you going to do?" Lolo pursed her lips tightly, her face more serious than ever before.

"Sister, half of the civil and military officials in the court want to massacre the city..." Haoran looked lost, his eyes were red, and his voice seemed choked with sobs.

"Massacre the city?"

"You didn't even try to save them, and just killed them all?"

"Then what about my second brother? What about my parents?"

As Luo Luo spoke, his eyes turned red and he roared angrily.

"Sister, this matter has been discussed by all the civil and military officials in the court. If the majority approves it, even Your Majesty cannot change it!" Haoran clenched his fists with veins bulging as he tried to step forward to comfort his sister.

“But, my parents and second brother are all in there, they haven’t come out yet…” Lolo felt so heartbroken that she wanted to cry.

"Your Majesty, General Cui is here," Eunuch Wang reported outside the door.

General Cui frowned, strode to the front of the emperor, and saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty, I am your humble servant!"

Xiao Chenming waved his arm, and General Cui slowly stood up, with an increasingly worried look on his face.

"Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to allow me to be sent to the border to check the situation and guard the border with General Lin."

"Your Majesty, I have been in the border town for more than ten years. No one in the entire desert is more familiar with that place than me. Only if I go there can the food and grass be delivered safely. Only if I go there can we find out the situation as quickly as possible."

General Cui volunteered, and the 100,000 troops in the border town were also his brothers who would fight on the battlefield with him.

If they were slaughtered, it would be more cruel than killing him.

"General Cui, I promised your father that the Cui family would leave an heir. If you go to the border town and anything goes wrong, I will not be able to face your father after I die!"

Xiao Chenming's brows were tightly knitted together, and a deep feeling of helplessness invaded him.

Five years ago, he was sent to the border town by the late emperor for "training". At that time, General Cui was accompanying him.

To him, the old general was not only a mentor, but also a kind father and a good teacher and helpful friend who accompanied him in his growth.

However, General Cui unfortunately died during a breakout.

Their Cui family has few descendants, and they only have General Cui as their legitimate son. This is why he recalled General Cui to Kyoto.

Therefore, no matter what, he had to protect the Cui family.

"Your Majesty, family, country and the world, there is no family without a country!"

"I am a soldier. My mission is to defend my country. The battlefield is my destiny!"

General Cui spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice, his eyes sharp and unwavering.

"Your Majesty, I also petition to follow General Cui to the border town."

"Your Majesty, I am a doctor. There is an epidemic raging in the border town. I can prepare medicine in time to treat the people. No one is more suitable than me."

Haoran knelt on the ground and begged bitterly.

He wanted to save them, not only his parents and second brother, but also the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

"But, you..." Xiao Chenming was in a dilemma. He was extremely reluctant to let the two of them take the risk.

But, he had no other choice.

From childhood to adulthood, he had never been in such a dilemma and helplessness.

"Brother Xiao, don't worry. Lolo will go with them. With Lolo around, you can rest assured." The little guy suddenly stepped forward and assured him, patting his chest.

"No, you can't go!" Xiao Chenming's expression froze, and he immediately refused without even thinking.

Border town is now synonymous with death.

Normal people avoid it and are terrified when talking about it.

His Lolo must never take risks again!