Rong Heng furrowed his brow, listening quietly, and heard a faint yet unmistakable rumbling sound.
The sound came from afar, and also from the ground.
Rong Heng looked toward the vast whiteness to the north.
"It's the Dingyuan Army escorting the captives of the Qiangrong Royal Court, returning."
As he spoke, a deep and solemn horn sounded from outside the distant capital gate, Gu Lan and Rong Heng exchanged a glance, and together hurried to a tall pavilion opposite the city gate.
Upon reaching the second floor, Gu Lan realized that she was at the same place where she had seen Prince Rui return to the capital, and where she nearly had Rong Yunhao abducted.
Gu Lan turned back, glanced at Rong Heng, and curiously asked, "Brother Hang, when did you first see me back then?"
Rong Heng's expression was indifferent: "Heh, who knows who was standing amidst a group of young noble ladies looking innocent and harmless, yet in reality, most cunning."
