Inside the cave, Zu An and Yu Yanluo’s expressions changed. Yu Yanluo quickly said, “They seem to be people from Cloudcenter Commandery.”

Zu An nodded and added, “There are also people from the imperial envoy.” He recognized some familiar voices.

“What do we do now? Should we use your real identity or the duke’s?” Yu Yanluo tidied up the cave a little as she spoke.

Zu An thought for a moment and replied, “Let’s use the duke’s identity. Otherwise, it’ll be hard to explain why I’m here with you, and also where the duke has been all this time.”

Yu Yanluo was still a bit worried, asking, “But how will we explain the imperial edict then? Everyone knows that is something only you possess.”

“Don’t worry, I have a solution for that,” Zu An said while changing his appearance into Jian Yanyou’s. Even though it wasn’t the first time, Yu Yanluo was still incredibly shocked by the process.

At almost the instant Zu An completed his transformation, the footsteps reached the cave entrance.

A group of people appeared in the cave soon afterward. Those in front included Sang Hong, Xu Yu, and Pei...