Huanzhu Time Travel: Yan Luo's Unbreakable Love in the Yong Dynasty

Hongzhou returned to the palace from the camp and said to Hongli with a face full of anger: "Your Majesty, the matter of General Zhaohui's assassination must not be left unresolved! Your Majesty, I have sent people to search the area around the camp carefully and we must find some clues."

Hongli nodded and said, "Hongzhou, this matter certainly needs to be thoroughly investigated. But our plan cannot be put on hold because of this. Have you made arrangements for your friends in the martial arts world?"

Hongzhou replied, "Your Majesty, rest assured, they are already waiting outside the palace. They are just waiting for my order to spread the false information."

Little Swallow chimed in, "But what if the Shadow Society sees through this fake news? They're so cunning."

Hongzhou looked at Xiaoyanzi and said confidently, "Sister-in-law, my friends are all seasoned veterans of the martial arts world, skilled in disguise and acting discreetly. They will cleverly pass on information without being easily detected."

At this moment, Su Peisheng came to report: "Your Majesty, this old servant has strengthened the palace guards. But there is something strange. During the patrol, we found several eunuchs walking in a hurry with shifty eyes. This old servant finds them very suspicious."

Hongli's eyes narrowed: "Oh? Bring those eunuchs to me!"

A moment later, several eunuchs were brought before Hongli. They trembled and knelt down, begging for mercy.

Hongli shouted sternly, "Speak! Are you members of the Shadow Society? Why are you in such a hurry?"

One of the eunuchs cried and said, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! I was only instructed to deliver some things to a secluded corner of the Imperial Garden. I knew nothing about the Shadow Society."

Hongzhou asked, "Who instructed you? What did you send?"

The young eunuch answered tremblingly, "Yes... a masked man gave me silver and asked me to deliver a package there. I really don't know what's inside."

Xiao Yanzi said, "It seems that the Shadow Society has quite a few people planted in the palace, and they can even use the eunuchs."

Consort Ling said softly from the side, "Your Majesty, the people in the palace are in a state of panic. If we do not find the Shadow Society's mole as soon as possible, there is a risk of great chaos."

After a moment of contemplation, Hongli said to Su Peisheng, "Su Peisheng, take a few men and go to the place this little eunuch mentioned to check and see if you can find any clues."

Su Peisheng replied, "Yes, this old servant will go right away."

Hongzhou said to Hongli, "Your Majesty, I think we can take this opportunity to create some disturbance in the palace, so that the Shadow Society will think that we have already noticed something, and force them to reveal their true colors."

After thinking it over, Hongli said, "This plan is feasible. However, we should not make too much noise, lest we alert the enemy."

Little Swallow volunteered: "Your Majesty, let me do it. I can pretend to have discovered something suspicious in the Imperial Garden, then make a big fuss to attract everyone's attention."

Hongli said with some concern, "Little Swallow, be careful on your journey. If there is any danger, stop immediately."

Little Swallow smiled and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will protect myself."

Little Swallow arrived at the Imperial Garden and proceeded according to plan. Suddenly, she pointed to a cluster of flowers and exclaimed, "Oh dear! What's that strange package here? Could it be something from the Shadow Society?"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding palace maids and eunuchs gathered around, discussing the matter animatedly.

At that moment, in the shadows, a dark figure was quietly watching everything, a cold smile appearing on his lips: "Hmph, trying to lure us out? Not so easy."

Meanwhile, Su Peisheng led his men to the place the little eunuch had mentioned, and after a careful search, they discovered a hidden cave.

Su Peisheng cautiously entered the dark cave, which was damp and filled with a pungent odor. He noticed some strange symbols carved on the walls, which seemed to be some kind of clue.

Su Peisheng dared not delay and hurriedly returned to report to Hongli: "Your Majesty, this servant discovered a dark cave there with strange symbols carved inside. This servant feels that there must be something fishy about this matter."

Hongli frowned: "Strange symbols? Could they be related to the murals in the Shadow Pavilion? Little Swallow, come and take a look."

Xiao Yanzi stepped forward to examine them and exclaimed in surprise, "Your Majesty, I seem to have a vague recollection of these symbols in the ancient books I've seen about the murals of the Shadow Pavilion, but I'm not quite sure."

Hong Zhou said, "In any case, this dark cave must be an important stronghold of the Shadow Society. We need to find a way to investigate it further."

Consort Ling reminded him from the side, "Your Majesty, this dark cave may contain traps and mechanisms; we must not enter rashly."

Hongli nodded: "What Consort Ling said is very true. Let's send people to guard the cave entrance first, and then we will take action after Hongzhou and I have come up with a foolproof plan."

Meanwhile, the situation in the palace became increasingly complex, with the Shadow Society's conspiracy shrouding everyone like a fog. Xiao Yanzi and Hongli, in their covert struggle against the Shadow Society, proceeded cautiously but remained trapped in a predicament. It remained uncertain whether they could find the key to breaking through their predicament and uncovering the truth behind the Shadow Society through the clues in the hidden cave. Amidst the turbulent palace intrigue, how would the various factions choose their sides? Everything was uncertain, and the gears of fate slowly turned in this tense situation, awaiting an unknown ending.

This chapter concludes here. Stay tuned for the next chapter.