"We already lost communication in Yangzhou." Gu Yun took the bird in one hand and pinched his eyebrow with the other, soon turning it red. He first gave Shen Yi a brief summary of his journey then said, "He asked Xiao Cao to pretend to be him and mix in with Yang Rong Gui, while he himself acted in the dark. I heard from one of the guards I left for him that it seemed he had entered a group in the pugilist world to look for a refugee to serve as a witness. On the way, he only sent a short note saying 'Doing alright, don't miss me', telling us to go back to the capital without having to worry about him. After that, he never contacted us again. Yang Rong Gui used his name to rebel, I had no choice but to come back here to help him lighten this situation a bit. I left a few people on that side, I also asked General Zhong to send someone to secretly investigate, but even now..."

After half a day of trouble, there was still suspense on that side.

Shen Yi did not know what to say for a moment. He stretched out his hand and pressed Gu Yun's shoulder. "Don't you know the ability of Yan Wang? You see, he didn't show his face but understands the proper limit in his heart, you know it will be okay. Besides, he has been following Old Zhong since he was a child, wandering all over the world. There is nothing that he hasn't seen before. It's all right."

Gu Yun's eyebrows twisted together without any intention to relax.

Shen Yi could only change the subject, "How is the Emperor?"

Gu Yun sighed: "He's unhurt. The doctor said he only collapsed from excessive anger and needs to rest. But to be honest, I'm already fed up from hearing the word 'rest'. Doctors seem to always spit this out to deal with all patients. If people can truly take a rest, then who wouldn't?"

Shen Yi asked carefully, "Didn't he say anything when he summoned you?"

Gu Yun was silent for a moment. "He did, he asked me, 'If the rainstorm pours, the river tide rises, then can a jiao grow horns?"

Shen Yi held his breath at once. A jiao growing horns was the appearance of its transformation into a dragon. It was very clear who this sentence implied: "You..."

Gu Yun said: "I answered: Jiao or dragon, both are originally close relatives in folklore, calls for rain and moistens the earth, they are of the same kind. But even if it is a divine jiao, for the sake of becoming a dragon, letting the tide rise and abandon both sides of the river, then is it not causing disasters? It must also be an evil jiao with a long history of sins, bringing misfortune to the people."

Shen Yi: "... That's what you said to the Emperor?

Gu Yun: "Mm."