Chapter 037 Arrival

Along the way, Wang Bo's transformation was silent.

Apart from Baal, who guided Wang Bo, and Qin Liangyu, who had always been by his side, no one else knew that Wang Bo's body had undergone an earth-shattering change.

And this change did not last long—a single day was enough.

The time wasted at home digging for the demon bloodline was only two or three days. By the time Wang Bo had fully transformed, Chang'an City was already in sight.

On the afternoon of the day Wang Bo completed his transformation, the group, led by a eunuch, entered the heart of the Tang Empire.

It was the same post station as last time.

After Wang Bo got off the carriage, holding Baal in his arms and with Qin Liangyu by his side, he felt completely different from last time. When he checked into the post station, the leading eunuch took his leave and hurried back to the palace to report.

Not long after, a group of soldiers rushed in and began to guard every passage of the post station, surrounding it so tightly that not even water could seep through.

Wang Bo recognized these soldiers at a glance, mainly because their armor was too distinctive.

All of this was recorded in the information left by An Lushan, and it was even highlighted.

These soldiers were precisely the emperor's private army.

The Imperial Guard.

What surprised Wang Bo even more was that he saw Chen Xuanli, the commander of the Imperial Guard, here.

Generally speaking, the Imperial Guard was responsible for protecting the palace and the emperor, and Chen Xuanli himself was always by the emperor's side, never allowed to leave him even half a step.

But today, the Imperial Guard was protecting the entire post station, and even Chen Xuanli had appeared here. Wang Bo found this very unexpected.

"Isn't this Commander Chen?" Wang Bo walked over and asked slowly, "Commander Chen, instead of guarding the emperor, why are you here? And why have you surrounded this post station so tightly? Has something happened?"

Chen Xuanli said sternly, "Chang'an has been unsettled lately. The emperor, fearing that some petty thief might disturb General An, specially ordered me to bring the Imperial Guard to protect General An. It's official business, so I hope General An will bear with us."

He paused, then added, "By the way, General An, if you have nothing to do, you should rest early. You still need to enter the palace to see the emperor tomorrow morning, so please don't wander around tonight."

Wang Bo squinted, glanced at Chen Xuanli, and asked with a smile, "So you're saying we can't even go out?"

Chen Xuanli said without blinking, "This is also for General An's safety. Please don't make things difficult for us."

Hearing this, Wang Bo couldn't help but laugh. This entry into Chang'an was not quite what he had imagined.

Back in his room, Wang Bo put down Baal, turned to Qin Liangyu beside him, and said, "It seems we've been completely imprisoned."

Qin Liangyu said slowly, "Yang Guozhong, with Mephisto's support, has fully convinced the emperor to move against you."

"I think so too."

Everyone knew that Yang Guozhong and An Lushan were at odds. The man already hated An Lushan to death, and with Mephisto's support, convincing Li Longji was not difficult.

In fact, Wang Bo had already suspected this when he received the imperial decree.

The current situation merely confirmed Wang Bo's suspicions.

"Lord Baal," Wang Bo turned to Baal and said, "Can you find out where Lady Gremory and Mephisto are now?"

Baal nodded, jumped off the bed, leaped onto the windowsill, and went out.

After Baal left, Qin Liangyu came over and asked in a low voice, "Can demons really be trusted?"

She had always been wary of Lady Gremory and Baal, believing they could not be trusted because demons were too cunning.

Wang Bo knew why Qin Liangyu felt this way. She had dealt with the evil organization Chaldea and knew that Chaldea had once saved human order.

And the one who destroyed human order was Goetia, the collective of the seventy-two demon gods from the Nasuverse.

Therefore, Qin Liangyu had never fully trusted demons.

But even so, she had never opposed Wang Bo summoning demons, giving him a strong sense of trust that moved him deeply.

"Don't worry," Wang Bo said. "Demons may be cunning, but they are not untrustworthy."

Qin Huaiyu nodded and said nothing more.

That night, Baal returned after making a round outside.

Wang Bo asked, "Did you find Lady Gremory, Lord Baal?"

Baal nodded and said, "I sense that Lady Gremory is trapped in a very interesting place, under a very interesting magic. I need some time to break this spell."

Wang Bo was astonished and asked, "Lord Baal, do you mean Lady Gremory is trapped?"

"That's right," Baal jumped onto the bed and lay down. "That one was careless and got trapped. But don't worry, I'll rescue her by tomorrow morning."

Wang Bo said, "Oh."

Baal yawned and said, "Sleep. Tomorrow morning, everything will be over."

With that, he closed his eyes and ignored Wang Bo.

Wang Bo quietly withdrew, found another room, exchanged goodnights with Qin Liangyu, and fell asleep peacefully.

...

The next day.

Wang Bo was awakened by a knock on the door. He dressed and opened the door to find that the sky was not yet light, but Chen Xuanli, the commander of the Imperial Guard, was already standing before him.

Chen Xuanli, clad in armor with a long sword at his waist, stared at Wang Bo with piercing eyes. "General An, it's time for the morning court."

Wang Bo said, "Oh, in that case, let's go."

Chen Xuanli stepped aside slightly and bowed with cupped hands. "Please!"

Wang Bo left the room, first went to Baal's room, woke Lord Baal, and held him in his arms.

Seeing Wang Bo carrying a cat, Chen Xuanli quickly came over. "General An, bringing a cat to the morning court is against the rules."

Throughout the dynasties, no one had ever dared to bring a cat to an audience with the emperor.

Wang Bo said with a smile, "This is a gift I intend to present to the Imperial Consort. Are you going to stop that too?"

Chen Xuanli's face stiffened. In the entire Tang Empire, who didn't know how much the emperor doted on the Imperial Consort? He loved her to the extreme, eager to give her the best things in the empire.

With Wang Bo invoking the Imperial Consort's name, how could Chen Xuanli dare to stop him?

Helpless, Chen Xuanli could only shut his mouth and lead Wang Bo out without a word.

"Wait," Wang Bo stopped Chen Xuanli.

"What is it now, General An?" Chen Xuanli stopped and turned back, grinding his teeth.

"I have a female companion who will also come with me to see the emperor."

"That won't do," Chen Xuanli refused without hesitation. "The emperor only summoned you, not your female companion."