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Chapter 381 Trustworthy [Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets]

Back in the room, Zhu Yu carefully closed the door, pulled Lu Qing to the table, and whispered, "Do you have anyone you can rely on who can recognize Jiewen?"

"Why did you suddenly ask about this, Madam?" Lu Qing looked at her with some confusion.

Zhu Yu took out the letter Yan Shu had given him from his bosom: "Because of this."

Yan Shu made it clear that they could look at the contents of the letter. Although Zhu Yu said some polite words at the time, it was a major matter involving an alliance, and the other party was the Jie Kingdom, which they had never dealt with before. This was no child's play, and they could not just rely on a sense of loyalty and blindly believe others, gambling with everyone's lives and the peace of the world.

So of course we have to watch it, especially since Yan Shu has already given her approval.

Lu Qing reached out and took it, carefully unfolding it. Her eyes swept quickly across the paper. At first, she frowned slightly because of doubt, but soon her brows relaxed.

When his gaze returned from the paper to Zhu Yu's face, his expression held a strange pleasure.

"What's with that expression? Why are you looking at me like that?" His expression and gaze left Zhu Yu feeling a little bewildered.

"So this is what the saying 'choosing a wife based on virtue' means." Lu Qing folded the letter in his hand several times, took out a small silver cylinder slightly thicker than a thumb from his pocket, carefully stuffed the letter inside, then took out a tinderbox and lit the candle on the table. "I didn't expect that during the time we were away, you actually persuaded Yan Shu to lobby the King of Jie to form an alliance with us."

Zhu Yu looked at Lu Qing with some surprise: "You can even read Jie script?"

When Yan Shu handed her the letter, she glanced at it and found that the handwriting was all irregular and crooked, making it impossible to guess what it was.

That's why she asked Lu Qing to find a reliable person who could understand the Gethsemane script.

Actually, when she opened her mouth, she was thinking of Situ Jing. After all, the Situ family had the most experience dealing with the Jie people, so it was not surprising that they knew the Jie language.

However, she was also a little worried. Situ Jing and Lu Qing had been acting like cryptic characters from beginning to end. She had no idea whether the two had truly formed an alliance. So she wasn't sure whether she could give the letter to Situ Jing or what exactly was written in it.

Unexpectedly, it turned out I had worried too much.

Lu Qing actually recognized the Jie script himself, which was a pleasant surprise.

Faced with Zhu Yu's surprise, Lu Qing's reaction was much calmer: "If you were to be framed and killed by others from time to time, you could probably learn even more difficult languages, let alone the Jie language."

Zhu Yu sighed and nodded after hearing what he said.

Indeed, hobbies and self-discipline are all irrelevant; the will to survive is the greatest motivation for learning a skill.

"What did Yan Shu say?" Zhu Yu asked, pointing to the silver cylinder in Lu Qing's hand.

As Lu Qing put the lid on, he picked up the candlestick on the table and sealed the silver tube with melted wax. He then said to Zhu Yu, "The princess is very sincere. She has clearly written down the Duke of Yan's hostility, her previous wrong decisions, our help to her, and how we tried to get rid of the big black mark on the Jie and Shuo kingdoms."

She told King Jie that we were her true friends, people she could trust. "Yan Shu is truly an open and honest girl, someone worth befriending." Zhu Yu sighed, genuinely impressed. "So, what are your plans?"

"Write another letter, clearly explaining our position and the current situation, and send it over. The decision is up to King Jie."

Lu Qing got up and fetched paper and pen. Zhu Yu brought over an inkstone and helped him grind the ink. After watching him ponder for a moment, he began to write furiously, leaving a series of winding lines on the paper that were very similar to those written by Yan Shu.

However, compared to Yan Shu's handwriting, Lu Qing's Jie script, though also incomprehensible to Zhu Yu, appeared more robust and elegant.

He quickly finished writing the letter, let the ink dry, then took another silver cylinder, sealed it with wax, and found the talisman. He handed the items to him, telling him to wait until Fu Wen and Lu Zhang returned with their men, and then go out to deliver the letter after dark.

Zhu Yu also took off the silver whistle from his neck and handed it to Fu Lu.

He carefully put the talisman away and then left.

As evening approached, the quiet Fairy Castle suddenly became lively.

The first one to run back to report the news was still Fu Wen, probably worried that such a big commotion would disturb the people left in the courtyard.

After him, many more people entered. They were all wearing the uniforms of the Immortal Fortress guards, but from their appearance and demeanor, it was clear that they were not the same kind of guards as the previous ones. They were obviously more imposing, with bright eyes and an aura of righteousness.

These are things you would never see on those mountain bandits and ruffians.

Lu Yan was delighted to see those people and immediately went over to pat them on the shoulder, laughing and joking, showing no airs of a prince whatsoever.

It was clear that his soldiers were genuinely close to him; there was no trace of nervousness or unease. The harmonious atmosphere they displayed was their usual demeanor.

After Lu Yan's men came in, the small courtyard was almost full of them. Many of them even came in their undergarments because there weren't enough clothes to go around.

"You lot running around in your undergarments, aren't you ashamed!" Upon seeing this, Lu Yan clenched his fist and punched a tall, burly soldier in the shoulder. "What kind of appearance is this! Is this acceptable?!"

They probably realized that their general wasn't really angry with them, because the soldiers weren't nervous at all; instead, they laughed.

"Sir, it's not that we don't want to wear the outer robes! It's just that this brother didn't bring enough!" The big soldier pointed at the rune and said with a grin, "Some brothers were quick and put them on, but by the time it was our turn, they were all gone."

We thought about it and realized that if we came wearing our own clothes, it would be too conspicuous. We might as well take off our outer robes and come in our inner garments. Although it wouldn't look very good, it would make it harder for people to guess our identities.

Besides, with you here, sir, surely you wouldn't fail to find us clothes to wear!

Lu Yan laughed loudly, glanced at the sky, and called out a few cooks from among the group, telling them to hurry to the kitchen to prepare ingredients and cook enough food for everyone.

The cooks readily agreed and politely asked Fu Wen to lead them there.