“General He is extremely diligent. He spends most of his time either at the palace or in the military camp, and he even takes his meals there,” Qiu Hu said. “It took me some effort to infiltrate the camp.”

He Lingchuan gave him a thumbs-up.

A military camp was nothing like an ordinary place. The slightest mistake could expose him.

“What about the small portion of his time he didn’t spend there?”

“The day before yesterday, he spent the entire day inspecting supplies. At dusk, he suddenly left the camp without any guards and took Steward Wu’s carriage to Sitong Town.” Qiu Hu added, “The carriage was plain and gray, no different from the ones used by ordinary carriage stations. It didn’t even bear your family crest. Only Steward Wu and the driver were aboard.”

“Sitong Town?” He Lingchuan had no impression of the place whatsoever.

As they spoke, the dishes arrived.

He had ordered either dishes that were quick to prepare or ones that had...