Chu Qianli arrived very quickly this time.

The group took only seven days to reach the outskirts of the Beiming Imperial City.

The city gates were heavily guarded.

"Shiyi, what did you find out?" Chu Qianli, now disguised as a man, asked. As for the Fu Long and Fu Ning siblings, one was disguised as an old man, and the other as an old woman.

The level of their disguise was so strong that even those familiar with them would need to take a good look to recognize them.

Chu Qianli didn’t need to worry about Shiyi, as someone skilled in gathering information would also be adept at hiding their tracks.

"Three days ago, something strange happened in the Imperial City—the Emperor wants to personally oversee the execution of an immigrant criminal."

"What criminal?" Chu Qianli’s face suddenly changed.

Although she made great efforts to appear calm, the unease in her eyes was still evident.

Fu Long hurriedly said, "Shiyi, speak frankly, no need to beat around the bush."

Fu Ning couldn’t help but sigh.

Her brother truly couldn’t bear to see Chu Qianli suffer in any way. Any bit of fear or distress she felt, he felt it as well.

"Shiyi, explain more clearly." Fu Ning also shot a glance at Shiyi.

Shiyi was genuinely innocent: "I don’t know. Even people inside the palace don’t know who the criminal is."

"It’s not... not the Prince Yexuan, is it?" Fu Ning asked.

This question, the young lady didn’t dare ask, nor did her brother, so only she could bring it up.

"Impossible," Chu Qianli said calmly.

She really calmed herself down.

Just now, she was indeed very anxious inside.

No matter what that jerk had done to her, at the crucial moment of life and death, she still worried about his safety.

Fu Long breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

As long as Ali stays calm, she can analyze the key points of many situations.

"I still can’t find out why the young lady is so sure it’s not Prince Yexuan?" Shiyi was a bit curious.

Although he also thought the possibility of it being Prince Yexuan was low, but how did the young lady know?

Shiyi’s information was naturally quicker, more accurate, and more ruthless than Chu Qianli’s.

That’s why he had doubts.

"If it truly were Feng Yexuan, Feng Bufan would execute him secretly, not publicly."

"It’s definitely not Prince Yexuan, because that night, Prince Yexuan went to the palace to save someone."

Shiyi pondered for a moment before saying, "Although I couldn’t find out who it was, my guess is, the only person Prince Yexuan would risk entering a known trap to save would be Hua Rong."

"So, Prince Yexuan ventured into the palace to save someone. What happened afterward?"

Before Chu Qianli could open her mouth to ask, Fu Ning had already asked.

The young lady must also be anxious. It’s all Shiyi’s fault for always taking pauses in his speech—couldn’t he just say everything in one breath?

"No one knows; it’s as if he vanished into thin air."

Shiyi knew he paused too much while speaking, but he couldn’t help it!

It’s because the follow-up information was completely unobtainable.

"Young lady, this time, I’m afraid the Emperor laid a Sky Net Trap waiting for Prince Yexuan to enter the palace. Afterward, there must have been someone skilled in formation controlling the situation."

"If the infiltrator knows how to be cautious, such a formation wouldn’t harm them as long as they don’t enter it. But Prince Yexuan knew it was dangerous yet had no choice but to go in."

Shiyi took a deep breath and finally said, "After that, I couldn’t find any information about Prince Yexuan. My guess is, Prince Yexuan must have already fallen into the Emperor’s hands."