I transmigrated to ancient times and became a king with a title equal to mine.

The King of Lingjiang and his entourage each brought six fine horses, which they took turns riding, and arrived at Lishui City at dusk.

At this time, all the civil and military officials in Lishui City were dejected, and Wu Yizhi, Ma Gui and others had no good solutions.

Although the search and rescue operation is still ongoing, the hope is extremely slim, and the officials are all deeply saddened.

If officials are like this, the common people are even worse.

The people of Lishui have lit their eternal rest lamps and burned paper money to mourn the Southern King.

The arrival of the Prince of Lingjiang immediately relieved much of the pressure on the ministers.

Lung Ying-shan inquired in detail about the circumstances surrounding his brother's disappearance.

"Has the spy been found?"

Ma Gui choked up, saying, "The spy is a centurion in the barracks. This man is a relative of the Marquis of Wanjiang. He...he...he..."

Long Yingshan slammed his fist on the table and roared, "What are you stammering for? Tell me directly who's behind this, and I'll skin him alive!"

“All three spies confessed that they were authorized by the Regent.” Ma Gui was covered in sweat.

With a clang, Long Yingshan drew his sword and smashed the table to pieces. Tears streaming down his face, he pointed to the sky and roared, "Long Yingkun, I've rebelled...!"

The civil and military officials were all moved by the Seventh Prince's brotherly affection, and they all knelt down and roared: "To avenge the Southern Prince, we are willing to follow Your Highness to the ends of the earth!"

Long Yingshan calmed his grief and said in a low voice, "Notify all military units in Lishui County to immediately activate their combat readiness plans and be ready to strike any invading enemy at any time. All county and prefectural government offices should be on duty around the clock, paying close attention to public opinion and preventing the mother and daughter from playing dirty tricks in Jingdong."

The officials obeyed the order and departed.

Long Yingshan then discussed the situation and trends in the Huanghuai region with Wu Yizhi and Ma Guitan.

He suggested that Song Zhonglin's Long family army should prepare for a retreat to the south bank of the Huai River. If they were truly unable to resist the imperial army, they should preserve their strength and proactively withdraw.

Ma Gui said, "The Prince of Nan is a strategist who comes along only once in a thousand years. He sent Grand Marshal Yu Hongtao to southeastern Henan and gave him six sets of secret plans. We believe that Song Zhonglin's army will be invincible and will be able to conquer anything."

Just then, a scout reported: "His Majesty has safely arrived in Jincheng and entered the camp of the 100,000-strong punitive army stationed east of Jincheng."

"Father has arrived in Jincheng?" Long Yingshan was greatly surprised to hear this, but then he was very happy and said, "The commander of the western army sent by that woman is Long Guobiao, a close minister of Father. His loyalty to the king is comparable to that of Lord Lan Tianpeng."

"In this way, Song Houzi's pressure from the west is gone."

Lan Tianpeng walked in and said, "It's not that we've run out of supplies, but that we've received reinforcements."

Upon seeing him enter, Long Yingshan quickly stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "Uncle-Master!"

Lan Tianpeng told him to sit back down and said, "His Majesty is going to Jincheng this time to appoint Long Guobiao as the Grand Marshal of the Jingguo Army, under the command of the Southern King, and stationed in Jincheng."

Hearing this, everyone felt much less pressure. Lan Tianpeng said seriously, "The crisis over the Yellow River will not only be resolved, but we will also achieve a great victory. Before the Southern King's incident, he had taken all the dangers into account, including the possibility of his own assassination."

"Our main problem right now is to stabilize the morale of the army and the people, and strengthen the defense of Cao Mengsheng's Danyang County. The Lishui area must not be allowed to fall into chaos, as it is the culmination of His Majesty the Southern King's hard work."

As he spoke, the old man knelt down and kowtowed to the officials, saying, "The Lan family is sorry to all of you, and sorry to the soldiers of Lishui."

Ma Gui and the others quickly helped Lan Tianpeng up and comforted him for a while.

Fu Yaoxiang, who was far away in Ruxu City, went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables as usual. At the intersection, he was stopped by an old man with white hair.

"Madam, do you know your husband's true identity?"

Fu Yao paused for a moment and asked, "My husband is Ning Long, the third young master of the Ning family. Does the old lady know him?"

“Wrong.” The old man shook his head and said, “He is the pillar of the Great Xia Kingdom, the extraordinary man of a thousand years, the Southern King Long Bin.”

"What?" Fu Yao, Ning Mei, and Ning Lan were shocked: How did Young Master Ning become Prince Long Bin of the South?

They believed the old man was definitely a fraud.

"Do not question it, this is a top secret among top secrets. I would not have told you this unless I had no other choice."

The old man looked anxious and said in a low voice, "Your husband will be in trouble in two hours. Only the three of you can save him."

“My young master is a peerless martial artist with many skilled subordinates. Who could possibly harm him?” Ning Mei asked incredulously.

The old man took out two faded red papers from his sleeve, folded them, and handed them to Ning Mei, saying, "This is your marriage contract, and the Prince of Nan is also your husband."

The three women opened it and were all stunned.

The marriage certificate does indeed state that Ning Mei and Ning Lan are engaged to Long Bin.

Ning Mei, who was a little older, vaguely remembered that she was engaged to the Qin family's grandson, but so many years have passed that she has forgotten about it.

Seeing that they still didn't believe him, the old man said anxiously, "Stop dawdling, quickly settle the children and head to Jilong Mountain immediately. If you're late, you'll be widows."

The old man then took out a small notebook and handed it to Fu Yao: "The way to save the Prince of Nan is in this notebook. I have written down two brilliant plans for you. Be sure to carry them out."

"I have important business to attend to and must take my leave first." With that, he took to the air.

The three women were stunned as they watched the old man fly on his sword.

Just then, a voice rang in their ears again: "Tell Bin'er that being too kind will not lead to great things. Oh, Lin Zhong is loyal and devoted; the two children can be entrusted to him."

Suddenly, a figure popped into Fu Yao's mind, and she immediately knelt down and cried out, "Your unfilial daughter-in-law respectfully sees off your godfather."

Upon seeing this, Ning Mei and Ning Lan also knelt down and said, "Respectfully seeing off the old man."

"Hahaha, the little one finally recognizes this old man?!"

Ning Mei asked, "Madam, who is that old man?"

“He was my husband’s godfather and mentor.”

Fu Yao looked at the two women and said, "We will all serve the same husband, and from now on we will address each other as sisters. I will be the elder sister, and you will be the younger sisters."

“Oh, right, since my husband is hiding his identity here, he must have his reasons. For a dignified and powerful Prince of the South to be so cautious must be to hide something. Therefore, we must not expose the Ning Mansion of Ruxu when we go there, and we should act as the two of you from Zhengyang Gate.”

The two women bowed and said, "We will follow your instructions, elder sister."

Fu Yao returned home and told Lin Zhong what had happened. Lin Zhong was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he said urgently, "Madam, please stay. This old servant will go and save the young master."

Ning Mei stopped him and said, "The Immortal Elder has designated the three of us to go, and has said that it is safest for you to take care of the Ning family and the young master and young lady."

"Did the immortal old man send you a message?" Lin Zhong asked.

Fu Yao nodded and said, "It is indeed my godfather's wife's family."

"Then you guys go quickly! I'll take care of things at home."

Fu, Yao, and the other two changed into martial arts costumes and, along with six skilled female guards from the Ning Mansion, headed straight for Jilong Mountain on the north bank of Lihu Lake.

It is said that when the battle began, the guards arranged by Lu Yuan forgot that His Highness was still seriously injured and rushed forward, leaving Long Bin behind.

As soon as the bandits saw the official, they surrounded him.