You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

"Correct." Baili Fengzhi nodded slightly, "The golden thread cloud pattern represents the 'Qingming Envoy' of the Imperial Family, and it's said that there's an even higher rank, the legendary 'Purple Cloud Envoy.'" Indeed... Lin Yue slowly squinted his eyes. Within that cave, the skeletal remains of that beautiful woman, who had once been a celestial beauty, had been a Patrol Envoy in life. A Patrol Envoy, yet she died there? He became more eager to return to the cave for another look. "Your Highness, we should continue waiting for the Patrol Envoy to arrive." Baili Fengzhi softly said, "By my calculations, even though the capital, Di Hong City, is far from this remote borderland, they should have arrived by now." Lin Yue responded with a hum, saying, "That's all we can do." As he watched the receding views of Qingdu City from the carriage window, he had a faint premonition... As a fake prince wanting to return to Di Hong City, it might not be that easy. Just at that moment— The world suddenly darkened, as if a massive shadow had covered the autumn sun, plunging everything into shadow. "Hmm?" Lin Yue abruptly lifted the carriage curtain and looked up. He saw a sky that had been clear just moments ago now obscured by boundless clouds, swirling like waves, the Heavenly Dome seemingly transformed into a sea of clouds. And within this sea of clouds, a colossal ship-like shadow slowly emerged from the misty ocean, sailing toward the sky above Qingdu, finally stopping a hundred meters high in the sky, yet in Lin Yue's eyes, it still appeared immense. Lin Yue estimated it to be at least several hundred meters long, and should it fall, there would be no empty space large enough to accommodate it within Qingdu. The carriage gradually came to a halt. "Bitter Sea Scholarly Boat..." Baili Fengzhi also looked upward with some awe, murmuring, "Your Highness, this must be the legendary treasure of the Confucian Sect, the Bitter Sea Scholarly Boat, who would've thought it'd appear here?" "Patrol Envoy?" Lin Yue asked, looking up. He had also heard from Baili Fengzhi that a Patrol Envoy wasn't typically a member of the Imperial Family, but was selected from among the cultivators of the Three Religions who had pledged allegiance, particularly those from the Confucian and Daoist sects. "Your Highness, this time it should be a true Patrol Envoy." Baili Fengzhi replied slowly, "A magic treasure as massive as the Bitter Sea Scholarly Boat would be difficult to mimic even with illusion techniques, and if someone had that capability, I wouldn't be able to stop them from taking Your Highness away; thus, it must be real." Lin Yue nodded thoughtfully. He was about to continue questioning when an aged voice suddenly rang out: "The Patrol Envoy is late, I ask for Your Highness's forgiveness." This elderly voice echoed across Qingdu. In the cloud seas surrounding that colossal ship shadow in the sky, there appeared a large group of figures. Upon closer inspection, no less than a hundred people descended from the cloud ladder in the sky, entering Qingdu. "Proceed quickly." Baili Fengzhi immediately instructed the coachman. A thought crossed Lin Yue's mind as he pressed a hand to his face, triggering a warm flow to transform his appearance from his past self into the self he had just recorded that morning. Although he looked no different from his current self, this way, he could perfectly conceal his true identity. Before long, the carriage reached the open space on the eastern side of Qingque Road. And at that moment, they beheld rows of soldiers clad in golden armor, organized in neat and orderly formations, exhibiting extraordinary strength and grandeur, clearly all formidable Martial Cultivators! An entire army composed of over a hundred Martial Cultivators? The mere sight was astonishing. Leading them was a hunched old man dressed in a white Patrol Envoy robe, alongside a young man similarly attired. "Hmm?" Lin Yue suddenly noticed a figure lying before the old man, it turned out to be a cultured middle-aged man, completely bound by a golden cord, unable to move or speak. It was none other than the fake Patrol Envoy, Xie Huaixian! "Your Highness, these are the Golden Armor Forbidden Army." Baili Fengzhi's voice turned heavier, "It's said to be a military composed of Martial Cultivators, which explains why the fake Patrol Envoy, skilled in escape, didn't elude capture and was apprehended by a genuine Patrol Envoy." As she whispered, they had already approached the Golden Armor Forbidden Army. "This must be Commander Baili Fengzhi." The Patrol Envoy elder smiled warmly at the two and said, "I am Gu Jingrong of the Heavenly Patrol Hall, Qingming Envoy. I've been commanded to escort Your Highness back to Di Hong City." His hair was graying, his face wrinkled, his eyes bearing the passage of time. Were it not for the Patrol Envoy robe he wore, one might mistake him for just an ordinary old man. "Baili Fengzhi, at Your Highness's service, honored to meet the Patrol Envoy." Baili Fengzhi clasped her hands in salute, then glanced at the bound Xie Huaixian on the ground, inquiring, "May I ask how the Patrol Envoy apprehended this villain?" "The old man was slightly delayed, as he had gone to capture this man." The Patrol Envoy elder named Gu Jingrong replied softly, "This Tantian Sect member impersonated another of my Confucian sect's Patrol Envoys, hence it was the Confucian sect's responsibility to address the matter." The other Patrol Envoy, a young man of upright stature and handsome demeanor, with scholarly air between his brows, appeared even more the perfect gentleman. His gaze shifted to Lin Yue, and he spoke, "This gentleman bears the unique aura of the Xiahong lineage, are you the Prince?" Before Lin Yue could answer, he clasped his hands and said, "I am Pei Bin, also a Patrol Envoy of the Confucian sect, at Your Highness's service." Baili Fengzhi clasped her hands as well, "I must trouble you both to present the Heavenly Patrol Token and Imperial Decree." Elder Gu Jingrong and the young Pei Bin heeded the request, nodding as they each produced a dark green jade Token, displaying it to Baili Fengzhi. The elder's sleeve also released a golden Imperial Decree, bearing rows of tiny script imbued with strong royal energy. Baili Fengzhi silently reviewed it, then clasped her hands in obeisance, "Forgive my impertinence, as that impostor Patrol Envoy also displayed a Heavenly Patrol Order and Imperial Decree, making it difficult for me to tell the real from the fake." Elder Gu Jingrong shook his head with a soft chuckle, gently saying, "Commander Baili misunderstood, as his Heavenly Patrol Order and Imperial Decree are indeed difficult to discern from ours." The young Pei Bin spoke indifferently, "It is indeed a challenge to determine authenticity, for the fake Patrol Envoy's Heavenly Patrol Order and Imperial Decree are genuine." "Authentic?" Baili Fengzhi was slightly taken aback. Elder Gu Jingrong explained, "The Heavenly Patrol Order is forged by the Imperial Family through a secret technique, subtly resonating with the Great Yong's power, hence cannot be counterfeited? It naturally is genuine, and as for the Imperial Decree's royal energy, it can only form with the Emperor's personal writing and the imperial seal, thus it cannot be faked." "Such is the foundation of the nation," the young Pei Bin stated softly, "for if these two items could be easily mimicked, wouldn't the Great Yong have long been in chaos?" Lin Yue glanced thoughtfully at the fake Patrol Envoy lying on the ground, suddenly saying, "Could it be that this person merely obtained the true Heavenly Patrol Order and Imperial Decree?" "Your Highness is wise." Elder Gu Jingrong nodded, "In fact, my companion Envoy Pei and I are the second group sent to provide assistance." "A second group?" Lin Yue looked at him. "Indeed." The young Pei Bin sighed, saying, "The first Patrol Envoy was truly named Xie Huaixian, who received the Imperial Decree last night and set out to Qingdu to greet Your Highness, but was ambushed midway, thus prompting our dispatch as the second group..." Elder Gu Jingrong shook his head lightly, stating, "Were it not for this, we wouldn't have brought the treasure, the Bitter Sea Scholarly Boat, here." Baili Fengzhi eyed the falsely accused Patrol Envoy lying there, saying, "In this case, this person merely came upon the remains of Patrol Envoy Xie Huaixian?" "Correct." The young Pei Bin said, "I have already interrogated this person, confirming him to be an elder of the Tantian Sect, who happened upon the Imperial Decree and Heavenly Patrol Order left by Xie Huaixian, thus he came here to try his luck." "Your Highness, it seems you still harbor concerns?" Elder Gu Jingrong looked at Lin Yue warmly, saying, "I understand Your Highness may not yet fully trust us, but that is no issue, you may wait here for several days, and we can depart for Di Hong City once Your Highness is assured." The young Pei Bin pondered briefly, saying, "It's not difficult to safeguard Qingdu with the Bitter Sea Scholarly Boat and ensure Your Highness's safety." "Very well." Lin Yue nodded, "Then we shall wait a few days before departing."