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Chapter 390 Kill as soon as it appears
Upon hearing this, the soldiers who had been holding back suddenly felt more confident and began to fight with more force. In no time, the chaotic situation improved, and Lu Yan's soldiers regained the upper hand.

Lu Qing and Lu Yan had just become the target of everyone's anger. The strong men, with bloodshot eyes, desperately rushed towards them. Even though they were skilled, they were powerless against this group of innocent people who seemed to be under a spell. They could only passively defend themselves, blocking those who rushed towards them time and time again, trying to knock them unconscious so that they would no longer have the ability to attack them.

This requires careful control of strength and proportion, so the efficiency is naturally not very high. After hearing Yan Daoxin's words, the two were able to loosen their grip a little, and their strength was no longer so restrained. Finally, they subdued most of the people who kept rushing towards them.

When they looked up again, there was no trace of the fake lord in the courtyard.

"Oh no! Where could he have gone?!" Lu Yan's expression immediately changed upon seeing this.

"Go back to the little courtyard we're staying in!" Lu Qing immediately realized where the other party had gone, and waved to the others, "Leave a dozen or so people behind, the rest of you come with me!"

The soldiers immediately volunteered to stay behind, while the rest followed Lu Qing and Lu Yan in a hurry toward the small courtyard. When they arrived, they saw that the stone slab in the dried-up pond had been lifted up, revealing a dark hole.

"The person must have gone down!" Upon seeing this, Lu Yan turned around and looked at the soldiers behind him. "Ten of you stay here and guard the cave entrance! Ten of you go over there and guard the gate!"

The rest of you, come with us!

"Yes, sir!" the soldiers responded loudly.

Lu Qing quickly turned around and gestured for them not to make a loud noise, and the others immediately fell silent.

“You’ve been down this tunnel before. Why are you shouting so loudly outside? Are you afraid that the fake lord won’t hear you down there? Are you trying to ambush him in advance?” he whispered to Lu Yan.

Lu Yan was taken aback, realizing that he was used to charging into battle and was not quite up to the task of fighting in battles where underhanded tactics were used from time to time, nor could he think things through so thoroughly.

He quickly nodded, turned around and gestured for silence to the people behind him, then followed Lu Qing and crawled inside first. The others wanted to follow, but Zhu Yu directed the talismans to stop them.

“This passage is dark and narrow. Sending so many people down won’t help much. If the other side uses some underhanded methods, we’ll be on the defensive and it will be difficult to get out quickly.” Zhu Yu said sternly, raising his hand to stop the others. “You all stay on the ground and keep an eye on the entrance. If that fake fortress lord shows himself first, kill him immediately.”

If it's one of our own, we'll immediately offer our assistance.

The soldiers exchanged glances.

If these words were Lu Yan's order, then it was naturally his duty.

If it is the arrangement of the Carefree King, they will follow the general's wishes and obey the Carefree King.

But the person speaking now was neither the general nor the carefree prince, but the seemingly weak and scholarly chief secretary beside the carefree prince...

"What are you all standing there for!" Seeing their reaction, Fu Lu was furious and warned in a low voice, "My second master's will is my master's will! You'd better obey orders and open up the cave entrance!" The soldiers were taken aback.

Good heavens, these are the personal guards of the Carefree King! These past few days, everyone has been giving these two brothers a lot of face and dares not act recklessly in front of them.

Now, this fellow opens his mouth and calls the chief clerk "Second Master," and even says that his meaning is equivalent to that of the carefree prince... so the chief clerk's identity and background are definitely not ordinary.

So those people dared not hesitate any longer, and hurriedly moved aside to clear the cave entrance. As Zhu Yu had instructed, they set up a defensive line around the cave entrance and stood ready for battle.

Zhu Yu asked Fu Lu to help him arrange the tasks of each soldier in the courtyard clearly. He then whispered a few words in Yan Daoxin's ear. Yan Daoxin nodded, lifted the hem of his robe, and left in a flash.

After arranging things on this side, Zhu Yu and Fu Lu rushed off to another part of Immortal Fortress to find Lu Zhang.

On the other side, in the dark tunnel, the fake lord hunched over and moved forward cautiously. There was no light in the tunnel, and he was moving more hurriedly than usual. The top of his veil would occasionally brush against the tunnel ceiling, and the black veil around his head further obstructed his vision. However, he seemed to have no intention of taking off his veil and continued to move forward with difficulty.

Although his movements were clumsy, he was very clear about where he was going. Without the slightest hesitation, he went straight to the relatively open cellar, found the black box there, hurriedly opened the box, and quietly lifted a corner of the black veil to look inside.

Just then, a force suddenly struck from behind. By the time the fake fortress master realized something was wrong, it was too late to dodge. He was kicked in the lower back and fell forward, plunging headfirst into the wooden box.

Once he stepped into the box, he realized that it wasn't the large black wooden box he had left there before, but another box that had simply been painted black.

I was too hasty and didn't pay enough attention. It wasn't until I fell in that I smelled a strong stench of ink.

Without the slightest hesitation, the fake lord leaped out of the box. Just as he rummaged through the box, a sword was thrusting towards him.

The fake lord shifted his body slightly, barely dodging the attack, but his clothes were torn open again.

He didn't dare to stop, and quickly flipped out the box, rushing towards Lu Qing and Lu Yan opposite him.

The tunnel was narrow and low, making it impossible to use weapons like swords and knives. Lu Qing's first sword strike was dodged, and he had no chance to strike a second time. He could only use the blade of his sword as a barrier to fight the fake fortress lord in close combat.

While exchanging blows with Lu Qing and Lu Yan, the fake fortress lord moved little by little in another direction of the tunnel.

Lu Qing and Lu Yan were both taller and stronger than the fake fortress lord, and they felt even more restricted in the cramped space. The three of them slowly moved around until they finally reached the end of the tunnel.

"There's no way out." Lu Qing glanced at the earthen wall behind the fake fortress lord. "Let's see if you can sprout wings and fly away."

The fake castle lord chuckled, then suddenly raised his hand and struck the top of his head. A dark wooden plank fell down, revealing an upward-facing exit above his head, through which a few rays of light shone.