Earlier it was mentioned that Xiaoyao missed Anian and was thinking about sending a message to invite her for a short stay. That day, Xiaoyao received a strange letter: no opening, no signature, just a single sentence—if you want Second Royal Princess Haoling Yihuo to survive, Haoling Jiuyao must go alone to the East Sea for a chat.
Xiaoyao clutched the letter, her heart pounding. Her first reaction was that something had happened to Anian. But upon calming down and thinking it over, how could that be? Anian was in Haoling, by her Royal Father's side, on her own territory, with a general like Rushou keeping watch. Who could snatch someone from right under his nose? Even if she had really been snatched away, how could she, as an elder sister, not have received any news?
Going to the East Sea alone—it was blatantly obvious this was aimed at her! Did they take her for a fool? Moreover, this letter arrived at a remarkably clever time. Just as Xiangliu had business back in the mountains and left word that he would be delayed for two or three days, this letter arrived. It seemed there must still be spies from some faction in New City. Although after the previous major purge, Xiangliu had uprooted many nails, Sifang City was so large and bustling with people that it wasn't realistic to think not a single spy remained.
Chapter 232