908 Imperial Guard Army 5 (1/2)
”What? Father really sent Yuan Biao out to capture Jun Xie?” Lei Chen asked, his eyes wide with incredulity, as he looked at the guard who had brought him the news.
”Then, where is little brother Jun now? Has he been captured by Yuan Biao?”
”The Immortals' Loft is now heavily surrounded by the Imperial Guard Army, prohibiting anyone from going in or getting out. Your subordinate could only observe for outside but I did not see Young Master Jun being brought out by the Commander of the Imperial Guards. When the Commander left the Immortals' Loft, he had been alone and judging from the situation, your subordinate is guessing that Young Master Jun had not been at the Immortals' Loft and Yuan Biao had failed to capture Young Master Jun.” The guard reported.
Lei Chen finally heaved a great sigh of relief. It had only been several hours since last night when he had first gotten to know that Jun Xie was holding the Ring of Imperial Fire within his hands and he had just been planning what steps he could take next when the Emperor had unexpectedly moved so fast where he had immediately mobilised the Imperial Guard Army right at the break of dawn.
”Looking at the way he is going about it, Father is seriously seeking to take little brother Jun's life.” Lei Chen said, clenching his jaw tight. Thinking back to what Wen Yu had said to him before, he could not help but start to feel that he had looked at things from too simple a perspective then.
Wen Yu must have guessed that the Emperor would do this and that was why he had been so anxious to get Jun Xie to leave this place of turmoil.
”Your Highness. Should we send our own men out to try to locate Young Master Jun's whereabouts?” The guard continued on to ask.
Lei Chen shook his head immediately. ”Little brother Jun is highly quick witted and he would definitely have his own ways of avoiding Yuan Biao. Since Yuan Biao had not been able to find him at the Immortals' Loft, he will undoubtedly set his sights on my Crown Prince's Residence next. He knows that I am on rather good terms with little brother Jun, and with him coming up empty handed at the Immortals' Loft, he will in moments surely arrive here to search. If I am to rashly go search for little brother Jun now, the Imperial Guards are sure to discover it and it will only cause little brother Jun unnecessary trouble.”
Lei Chen calmed his heart down. The situation had suddenly gotten rather terse and he had not had time to make any preparations. The Emperor had taken lightning quick action and mobilised the Imperial Guard Army which just told him that that Emperor was not going to give Jun Xie anyway out of this!
As he had predicted, not too long after Lei Chen had received the news, Yuan Biao arrived at the Crown Prince's Residence with a team of men.
”By Imperial Decree, your subject is currently in pursuit of the escaped fugitive Jun Xie. I would implore that Your Highness allow your loyal subject to carry out his duties.” Yuan Biao had come to the gates of the Crown Prince's Residence with a large team of men.