Chapter 251: Invading the Lair

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Qin Fengnian said politely, “Please take a seat.”

Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong sat down and secretly observed their surroundings. There seemed to be nothing wrong, but also something wrong. It was extremely strange.

However, the two of them acted as if they were perfectly at home.

They ate and then were brought into the room by the servant girl to rest. They almost treated this place as home.

In the secret room.

Old Madam Qin’s face changed into that of a girl in her early twenties. She was dressed in blood-red clothes, but her expression was as cold as an iceberg.

In front of her was a large rectangular table filled with bottles and jars of various poisons.

She was concocting a poison.

Qin Fengnian walked in from outside and asked in confusion, “Sister, why did you invite them in?”

Qin Yajun said, “They’re not ordinary people. Instead of letting them sneak in and mess around in the courtyard, we might as well invite them in.”

Qin Fengnian hesitated. “Sister, what do you mean?”

Qin Yajun paused for a moment and continued to concoct the poison. “Do you think I’m so kind as to treat someone to a meal?”

Qin Fengnian said, “Then what are your plans, sister?”

Qin Yajun took a spoon and stirred the poison in the bottle. “I’ll find an opportunity to kill them.”

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Qin Fengnian hurriedly said, “Sister, don’t act rashly. The fact that they can pass through the bamboo forest means they are capable. If we don’t kill them in one go, I’m afraid there will be endless trouble in the future.”

Qin Yajun looked up at Qin Fengnian. “Then do you have any good ideas?”

Qin Fengnian thought for a while, but he had no idea. “I haven’t thought of a good one yet. Sister, think of a way to keep them here first. Give me some time.”

Qin Yajun nodded. “Alright, but you have to hurry up. They don’t seem like people who follow the rules.”

“Got it, sister.” Qin Fengnian changed the topic. “By the way, why did you capture Tong Yujie?”

Qin Yajun’s pretty face flashed with anger. “He betrayed Big Brother. He deserves to die!”

Qin Fengnian was shocked. “Betrayed?!”

Qin Yajun was burning with anger. “He has already joined Tang Jinghong and given Tang Jinghong a lot of information in the northern border. He deserves to be cut into pieces!”

Qin Fengnian did not believe that Qin Yajun would kill Tong Yujie. “Sister, can you bear to?”

Qin Yajun glanced at Qin Fengnian. “Anyone who betrays Big Brother deserves to die. No matter how much I like him, he has to die. Moreover, I want to kill him with my own hands.”

Qin Fengnian wanted to persuade Qin Yajun, “Sister…”

Qin Yajun interrupted him. “Alright, enough of that. You can leave.”

Qin Fengnian sighed. “Yes, Sister.”

After Qin Fengnian left, Qin Yajun called her subordinate over. “There are two more people in the bamboo forest. Go and bring them back.”

The subordinate cupped his hands. “Yes, Second Miss.” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Chu Qingzhi sneaked into Tang Jinghong’s room.

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Coincidentally, Tang Jinghong also wanted to look for Chu Qingzhi.

The two of them had a tacit understanding. With a look, they reached a consensus. Then, they left the room together and flew to the roof to look for Tong Yujie.

Chu Qingzhi scanned the mansion with her divine sense to get a better understanding of the layout. This was the fastest way to find someone.

However, Tong Yujie was nowhere to be seen.

“Jinghong, there should be a secret room in this mansion!” Chu Qingzhi frowned and thought to herself, Mortals are ordinary in their abilities, but they are extremely scheming.

At this moment, the two of them saw Qin Fengnian coming out of Qin Yajun’s room. The two of them looked at each other and flew down, knocking him out and bringing him back.

Chu Qingzhi cast a soundproof spell in the room. Tang Jinghong tied Qin Fengnian up and woke him up.

When Qin Fengnian saw the two of them and saw that he was tied up, his expression turned ugly. “Why did you capture me?”

Tang Jinghong pulled two stools over. He and Qingzhi each sat on one. Then, he said, “Nothing. I just want to ask you a few questions!”

Qin Fengnian said angrily, “As guests, you actually kidnapped your host for questioning. How ridiculous.”

Tang Jinghong said helplessly, “We had no choice.”

Qin Fengnian was angry. “What do you mean you had no choice? You don’t even care about manners.”

Tang Jinghong did not want to waste breath with Qin Fengnian and asked directly, “Where is Tong Yujie?”

Qin Fengnian struggled in his heart. “In my sister’s secret room!”

Tang Jinghong frowned. When did he have a sister?

Qin Fengnian looked terrified. “What did you do to me?”

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Chu Qingzhi said in a joking tone, “I gave you a truth pill. Tell us whatever we ask you now.”

Tang Jinghong asked, “Why did your sister catch Tong Yujie?”

Qin Fengnian said excitedly, “He betrayed Big Brother. My sister is going to kill him!”

Tang Jinghong was confused. “Your big brother? What’s your big brother’s relationship with Tong Yujie?”

Qin Fengnian said uncontrolably, “The current Lord of the Northern Border is my big brother. Tong Yujie is the number one killer in the Northern Border, but he actually joined forces with Tang Jinghong. He deserves to die!”

As soon as he said this, Qin Fengnian’s face turned pale. How could he reveal this secret?

Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi looked at each other. What a wonderful serendipity. They had actually barged into the nest of the fake Lord of the Northern Border.

Tang Jinghong asked, “Why did your big brother pretend to be the Lord of the Northern Border?”

At this moment, Qin Fengnian’s forehead was already covered in cold sweat. “He wants to use the northern border as a stronghold to recruit soldiers and invade the capital.”

Tang Jinghong said, “You want to rebel?”

Qin Fengnian clenched his fists. “Rebel? The throne belongs to our family.”

Tang Jinghong recalled something. “The Qin family? Are you from the royal family of the previous dynasty?”

Qin Fengnian looked at Tang Jinghong in horror. “Yes, in order to avoid being hunted down, we hid in the deep mountains and forests and managed to live peacefully for many years.”

Tang Jinghong said, “Since you are already safe and the Emperor no longer hunts you down, why did you come out to court death?”

Qin Fengnian said, “Because the world should belong to my family. How can we let someone else take that throne?”

Chu Qingzhi couldn’t help but say, “I think you’re just greedy. It’s too normal for dynasties to change. Didn’t your ancestor also snatch the empire from someone else? You are not any better.”

Qin Fengnian was speechless. He also felt that these words made sense.

Tang Jinghong asked, “Where is the real Lord of the Northern Border now?”

“He was killed by my big brother a long time ago.” Qin Fengnian said agitatedly, “That old prick actually wanted my sister to be his concubine. However, that gave us an excuse to kil him and replace him.”

Chu Qingzhi thought to herself. If the Lord of the Northern Border was really such a person, his death was well-deserved.

In fact, Tang Jinghong admired the fake Lord of the Northern Border. He managed to not be discovered and had the Northern Border firmly in his hands.. “Didn’t anyone realize that the Lord of the Northern Border had been replaced?”

Chapter 252: Awkward Matter

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Qin Fengnian said proudly, “My big brother is so powerful. Who can discover it?”

Chu Qingzhi asked after thinking for a while, “Why does your brother need so much money?”

Qin Fengnian had given up. In any case, he had already told the deepest secret. Moreover, he could not control himself from answering at all. “Of course it’s to recruit soldiers. Is there a need to ask?”

Tang Jinghong had already guessed it, but he didn’t know how many private soldiers the Lord of the Northern Border had already recruited in the dark. “Where is your brother training the soldiers?”

“I don’t know.”

“How many soldiers are there?”

“I don’t know.”

“Where did your brother hide the weapons made in the iron mine?”

Qin Fengnian was very surprised that Tang Jinghong even knew this! “I don’t know.”

Tang Jinghong thought for a moment. “One last thing. Where is the person who made the crossbow?”

“I don’t know.”

Tang Jinghong went forward and knocked Qin Fengnian out. “Qingzhi, let’s go find her sister.”

“Okay.”

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After Qin Yajun concocted the potion, she sat on the chair and rested for a while. Then, she took the potion to another secret room.

The secret room was very spacious. There was only a bed and a chair. A man in blue was tied to the chair.

The person tied up was unconscious and defenseless.

Qin Yajun stepped forward and splashed the water in her hand mercilessly on the other party’s face. If she didn’t have feelings for him, she would have used boiling hot water on him. “Tong Yujie, we should settle the score.”

Tong Yujie opened his eyes in a daze. After seeing the scene in front of him clearly, he felt danger. “Yajun, why did you tie me up?”

On the surface, Qin Yajun was an assassin like Tong Yujie. Moreover, the two of them had known each other for six to seven years.

The first time Tong Yujie met Qin Yajun was when Wan Zhilin arranged for them to assassinate someone.

During the assassination, Tong Yujie blocked a dagger for Qin Yajun, and from then on, they became friends.

Qin Yajun did not expect Tong Yujie to say this the first thing he woke up. “So what if I tied you up?”

Tong Yujie was dumbfounded.

He looked at the woman in front of him. She was clearly very familiar, but now, he found her unfamiliar. “Who are you?”

Qin Yajun did not answer Tong Yujie. She looked at Tong Yujie’s face in a daze. She could not bear to do this to him, but for the sake of her big brother and their great cause, she could only give up on her love.

She reached out and grabbed Tong Yujie’s chin, forcing the poison into his mouth.

Tong Yujie struggled to spit out the potion, but he still swallowed a lot.

As soon as the potion entered his stomach, his lower abdomen seemed to be on fire. “What did you feed me?”

“Take a guess!” A hint of madness appeared on Qin Yajun’s face. She was going all out.

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“Give me the antidote, Yajun. Give me the antidote!”

“The antidote is me. Do you want it?” Qin Yajun reached out to touch Tong Yujie’s face with infatuation.

“Yajun, you can’t do this…”

“Yujie, just be obedient!”

The fire in Tong Yujie’s body engulfed his rationality, leaving only primitive desires.

Qin Yajun loved Tong Yujie very much. However, Tong Yujie was like a rock that could not be moved no matter what she did. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Yujie, you can’t reject me now, right?”

Qin Yajun untied Tong Yujie and helped him to the bed. Then, she unbuttoned Tong Yujie’s clothes…

“Yajun, after you do this, there’s no turning back…” Tong Yujie grabbed Qin Yajun’s wrist. Waves of desire surged in his heart. His face was red, and his body was covered in sweat…

“I don’t need a turning back. Yujie, I just want you…” Qin Yajun was very satisfied with the effect of the potion. She looked at Tong Yujie, who was bathed in flames, and leaned over to kiss him like a moth to a flame.

The last string in Tong Yujie’s mind snapped. He pulled Qin Yajun onto the bed and instinctively pressed her down.

On the other hand, Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong had already guessed that Old Madam Qin was the sister Qin Fengnian was talking about, so they went straight to Qin Yajun’s room.

Looking at the empty room, the two of them were not surprised and began to look for the mechanism to a secret room.

It was not difficult to find the mechanism. After finding it, they opened it.

The door to the secret room was behind the bed, and the two of them slowly approached.

However, as soon as they reached the door of the secret room, they heard the suppressed panting of two people.

Tang Jinghong hurriedly covered Chu Qingzhi’s ears and brought her out.

Chu Qingzhi didn’t show that she was knowledgeable about such things. She put on an awkward and shy expression and walked out obediently.

On the other hand, Tang Jinghong’s ears turned red. Wasn’t Qin Yajun going to kill Tong Yujie? Why were they doing this?

Chu Qingzhi walked with her head lowered, deep in thought.

What was happening now made her feel that something was wrong.

Tang Jinghong held Chu Qingzhi’s hand and left. Since Qin Yajun was willing to do that kind of thing with Tong Yujie, it meant that she would probably not kill him.

The two of them went to the kitchen to get some food and went to the bamboo forest.

Chu Qingzhi snapped her fingers beside Gong Wentang’s ear. “Wake up…”

Gong Wentang opened his eyes in the next second. He rubbed his temples and his mind was still unfocused. “You guys… Why did 1 fall asleep?”

Chu Qingzhi said calmly, “You’ve been too tired.” As she spoke, she handed him the food box in her hand. “Eat.”

Gong Wentang took the food box and asked with concern, “Have you eaten?”

Chu Qingzhi said, “We’ve eaten. We stole it especially for you.”

Gong Wentang was touched. “Thank you for not forgetting me.” As he spoke, he opened the food box. There was half a roasted chicken, a braised pig trotter, a plate of pastries, and a bowl of red date soup. “It’s so sumptuous.”

Chu Qingzhi felt that Gong Wentang was quite pitiful. “Eat quickly.”

“Alright.” Gong Wentang was already starving. He only wanted to eat and didn’t want to care about anything else.

Tang Jinghong brought Wan Zhilin out and kicked him awake. “The Lord of the Northern Border is here.”

Wan Zhilin opened his eyes and sat up with a start. When he saw that it was Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong, the hope that had just risen was dashed.

“Why didn’t you kill me?”

Chu Qingzhi crossed her arms and leaned against a bamboo tree leisurely. “I’ll kill you after asking you a few questions. Don’t be anxious.”

Wan Zhilin was speechless..

Chapter 253: Mining Silver Ore

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Tang Jinghong looked down at Wan Zhilin. “Lord Wan, do you know that the current Lord of the Northern Border is an imposter?”

Wan Zhilin was stunned. He didn’t believe a word of it. “What nonsense are you talking about? If he’s not the Lord of the Northern Border, who is?”

Chu Qingzhi interrupted, “He’s really not. He’s a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty!”

Wan Zhilin’s eyes widened. He looked at Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi like two lunatics. “Are you kidding? If you want me to tell you some secrets, you don’t have to make up such nonsense!”

Tang Jinghong asked, “Do you think we are so bored as to lie to you?”

Wan Zhilin looked at Tang Jinghong and then at Chu Qingzhi. For a moment, he couldn’t tell if the two of them were joking or serious.

However, he did not believe a word they said.

“No matter what you say, I won’t believe you,” Wan Zhilin said stubbornly.

“It doesn’t matter if you believe it or not.” Tang Jinghong didn’t care. He squatted down and looked at Wan Zhilin at eye level. “Lord Wan, apart from helping the Lord of the Northern Border train the secret guards, did you help him do anything else?”

“Mining silver ore.” Wan Zhilin made up his mind not to say anything else, but he couldn’t control his instinct to speak. After realizing what he had said, his expression was as horrified as if he had seen a ghost.

This time, even Tang Jinghong could not calm down. There was actually a silver mine!!!

Chu Qingzhi stood up straight. The northern border was rich in resources!

Gong Wentang stopped eating. He was shocked by one explosive piece of news after another.

Tang Jinghong looked straight at Wan Zhilin. His eyes were sharp and filled with oppression, giving the other party a lot of psychological pressure. “Where’s the silver mine?”

“On Yuntai Mountain.”

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Tang Jinghong took out the map Ge Lihua had given him. After searching for a while, he found Yuntai Mountain.

Chu Qingzhi walked over to take a look. “Here.”

“Yes.” Tang Jinghong looked at Wan Zhilin and frowned slightly. There were too many secrets in the northern border. “How long have you been mining it?”

“A year.”

“Where is the silver?”

“The silver is all transported away. I don’t know.”

Tang Jinghong put away the map. “Where is Princess Yun Hua’s dowry?”

“I don’t know. After my men captured Yang Jingwen, they ignored the dowry and it went missing.” Wan Zhilin was stunned. Who exactly was the person in front of him? How did he know everything?

Chu Qingzhi suddenly became vigilant. “Someone’s here!”

Tang Jinghong slapped Wan Zhilin unconscious and dragged him behind a big rock. The few of them hid.

“We’ve almost searched the entire forest, but we can’t find the people Second Miss mentioned.”

“Could they have already left?”

“It’s impossible for someone who entered the bamboo forest to walk out. They must be nearby. Let’s search carefully.”

Chu Qingzhi walked out, crossed her arms, and looked at the two of them leisurely. “Who are you looking for?”

The two subordinates were shocked and quickly turned around. When they saw Chu Qingzhi, they were even more shocked. “Aren’t you the guest in the mansion? Why are you here?”

Chu Qingzhi smiled and said, “I’m here to look for someone, just like you.”

The subordinate said warily, “We didn’t find them. They should have left.”

Chu Qingzhi asked, “Who asked you to come out and look for them?”

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The subordinate said, “Second Miss.”

Second Miss?

Chu Qingzhi probed, “Is there another exit in this bamboo forest?”

The subordinate reached out and knocked on the bamboo beside him. “Some of the bamboo in this bamboo forest are fake bamboo. As long as you follow the fake bamboo, you can get out.”

Chu Qingzhi thought to herself that the person who set up the trap was not ordinary. She did not even realize that some were fake. If possible, she wanted to meet this person.

“Why did your Second Miss ask you to find them?”

“No why. She just asked us to kill them.”

This mysterious Second Miss was really cruel by nature. She was always on the way to kill someone.

Chu Qingzhi suddenly smiled. “I have the two people you are looking for. You can use yourself to exchange for them. It just happens that there are two of you.” n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

As soon as she finished speaking, two bamboo leaves flew past the necks of the two subordinates. In the next second, the two of them fell to the ground.

Gong Wentang walked out from behind a large rock with a pork trotter in his hand.

“Good kill!” As he spoke, he took a bite of the pig trotter to celebrate.

Chu Qingzhi said to Tang Jinghong, “Jinghong, continue digging for secrets. I really want to know how many more surprises are waiting for us in the northern border.”

Tang Jinghong nodded. “Okay.”

After waking Wan Zhilin up, Tang Jinghong continued to “chat” with him.

At the mansion of the Lord of the Northern Border.

In the study, a subordinate rushed in and reported, “Your Highness, the capture failed. Lord Wan was also taken away by them.”

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“What?” The Lord of the Northern Border slammed the table, and the atmosphere in the study instantly became tense.

A thin layer of cold sweat appeared on the subordinate’s forehead. “Your Highness, we could have captured them, but they used Lord Wan to threaten us and we didn’t dare to do anything rash.”

The Lord of the Northern Border cursed, “Useless!”

The subordinates did not dare to speak. There were so many of them, but they did not manage to catch two people in the end. They were indeed useless!

The Lord of the Northern Border took two deep breaths. Ever since the two brothers came to the Northern Border, he had been having a hard time. “Then which direction did they run in?”

The subordinate replied, “They ran in the direction of the northeast.”

Northeast?

The Lord of the Northern Border suddenly changed his expression and shouted, “Prepare the horses!”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Five minutes later, the Lord of the Northern Border led a group of people to the northeast.

“Lord Wan, apart from the silver mine, what other secrets do you know about the Lord of the Northern Border?”

Wan Zhilin shook his head. “Nothing else.”

Chu Qingzhi suddenly looked over and asked, “How did you know that Yang Jingwen is Tong Yujie’s sister?”

Wan Zhilin said, “I was the one who sent his sister to An Huai Kingdom, but later on, she became disobedient, which was why I brought her back to be punished. You’re really capable. You actually broke into the water prison and saved her. No one who entered the water prison has ever come out alive.”

Chu Qingzhi thought to herself, Yang Jingwen is not a double agent, but a triple agent. Impressive! (She is the agent for the king and queen of the An Huai King as well as for Wan Zhilin.)

“Then do you know that you caused trouble for the Lord of the Northern Border?”

“What do you mean?”

Chu Qingzhi said, “The princess ran away and Yang Jingwen married in her stead. She has a secret letter that the king of An Huai Kingdom gave to the Lord of the Northern Border. If you didn’t catch her, we wouldn’t have known that.”

Wan Zhilin widened his eyes and looked at Chu Qingzhi in a daze, as if he had been dealt a blow. “What do you mean?”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “I mean it literally. Lord Wan’s comprehension is a little poor!”

Wan Zhilin roared, “Impossible. You’re lying to me.”

Chu Qingzhi said calmly, “You’re no longer useful to us. Why would I lie to you?”

Wan Zhilin fell to the ground and lost all his energy. He muttered, “No, 1 don’t believe it.. I would never do anything to let the Lord of the Northern Border…”

Chapter 254: Getting There Late

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Chu Qingzhi said unhurriedly, “I’m done asking you about the Lord of the

Northern Border. Let’s talk about our personal grudges.”

Wan Zhilin looked up and asked angrily, “Who are you exactly?”

Chu Qingzhi smiled mockingly at him. “Aren’t you surprised that we’re people you want to kill but can’t?”

Wan Zhilin thought for a moment and looked enlightened. “You are, you are…” Before he could finish speaking, a bamboo leaf cut across his neck, leaving a thin red line. Wan Zhilin froze and slowly fell to the ground and died.

Tang Jinghong retracted his gaze indifferently. Wan Zhilin had been secretly dealing with them and putting them in life-threatening danger many times. He deserved to die.

Gong Wentang gnawed on his pork trotter with a dumbfounded expression. “That’s it?”

Tang Jinghong looked over. “What else do you want?”

Gong Wentang said, “At least ask him where he keeps his money.”

Chu Qingzhi suddenly praised, “You are smart.”

Gong Wentang’s lips curled up. “You have a discerning eye.”

Chu Qingzhi shook her head and chuckled. “Are you still going to follow us?”

Gong Wentang said matter-of-factly, “What else? We came together, so we naturally have to leave together.”

Chu Qingzhi walked over and sat on the big rock. “We have to wait for someone here. We won’t leave for the time being.”

Gong Wentang asked curiously, “Waiting for who?”

Chu Qingzhi glanced at Gong Wentang. How gossipy. “Hurry up and eat. You’ll know when the time comes.”

“Alright.” Gong Wentang tactfully stopped asking and continued to eat the pig trotter.

The Lord of the Northern Border led a team of soldiers in the direction of the northeast and quickly met up with Wan Zhilin’s men.

Yue Xujun, Wan Zhilin’s right-hand man, cupped his fists and bowed. “Greetings, Your Highness.”

The Lord of the Northern Border dismounted. “What’s the situation now?” n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Yue Xujun replied respectfully, “Lord Wan was taken hostage and brought into the forest.”

The Lord of the Northern Border narrowed his eyes and stared at the forest…

It would be fine if Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi died inside, but if they didn’t, the secret inside would probably be exposed. Now…

“How long have they been in there?”

“Your Highness, it’s been almost eight hours.”

Eight hours…

At this moment, a figure flew over and handed over a letter. “Your Highness.”

The Lord of the Northern Border immediately read the letter. “Brother, two people barged into the Qin mansion today. I invited them in as guests. They are now staying in the mansion.”

The more he read the letter, the uglier his expression.

“Retreat!” With a wave of his hand, the Lord of the Northern Border mounted his horse and left with all the soldiers.

The noisy forest instantly fell silent. In the dark night, only the rustling of leaves could be heard. It was terrifyingly quiet.

In the secret room.

After Tong Yujie quenched the desire in his heart, he lay flat on the bed. He did not expect things to turn out like this.

He asked in a hoarse voice, “Qin Yajun, is this what you want?”

Qin Yajun reached out to grab Tong Yujie’s hand, but Tong Yujie shook her off. “Do you hate me that much?”

“I didn’t hate you in the past, but I hate you now.” Tong Yujie felt very frustrated.

Qin Yajun’s heart sank. “Do you have someone you like?”

Tong Yujie was speechless. He said coldly, “It has nothing to do with you whether 1 have or not!” He turned around, picked up the clothes, and put them on.

When Qin Yajun saw that Tong Yujie was about to leave, she seemed to have been stimulated. She took out a dagger from under her pillow and stabbed Tong Yujie’s back fiercely. “Since you want to leave, die!”

Tong Yujie easily dodged it. Then, he slapped Qin Yajun’s chest, sending her flying. “Do you think I’m not on guard against you now?”

Qin Yajun spat out a mouthful of blood and her face quickly turned pale. “So we’re enemies now? We were clearly in bed just now…”

“Shut up!” Tong Yujie snapped. “That’ll remain a shameful memory of mine forever!”

Qin Yajun’s face was pale. She looked at Tong Yujie, who was both familiar and unfamiliar. “We…”

Tong Yujie walked straight out. He did not want to hear Qin Yajun say another word. “The next time we meet, we will be enemies!”

Qin Yajun burst into tears. She was in extreme pain. “I want to be the closest person to you, but you want to be my enemy. Tong Yujie, you’re really heartless!”

Tong Yujie left the Qin mansion and headed straight for the bamboo forest.

Soon, he saw the few people waiting in the bamboo forest. They were all familiar faces. “Why are you all here?”

Gong Wentang was surprised to see Tong Yujie. “Brother Tong, why are you here?”

Tong Yujie avoided answering this question. “It’s a long story. Let’s talk about it in the future.”

He moved aside and walked towards Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong. He cupped his fists. With outsiders present, he only said, “I’ll bring you to a place.” They both nodded at him.

Gong Wentang looked at the three of them and was confused. What was going on?

Tang Jinghong said to Gong Wentang, “We’ll go our separate ways when we go out later. It’s not suitable for you to follow after this.”

Gong Wentang was tactful. He glanced at Wan Zhilin’s corpse. He didn’t want to end up like that. “I understand.”

Following Tong Yujie, the few of them walked out of the bamboo forest through the fake bamboo and arrived at the main road.

Gong Wentang left alone.

Tang Jinghong asked, “Yujie, where are we going?”

Tong Yujie frowned and said, “I found the princess’s dowry, but several groups of people have been looking for it. I don’t know if we can make it in time if we rush over now.”

Tang Jinghong said, “Let’s go and take a look.”

Tong Yujie nodded.

The princess’s dowry was placed in a straw hut in the mountains.

This was a temporary residence prepared for hunters to hunt in the mountains. It was already abandoned, and the dilapidated straw hut was on the verge of collapse. No one would expect that there would be priceless treasures inside.

Tong Yujie pushed the door open and entered. His expression changed. “It’s gone.”

Tang Jinghong looked at the marks left by the box on the ground. “Someone beat us to it!”

Tong Yujie recalled what had happened previously. If Qin Yajun had not plotted against him and stalled for time, things would not have turned out like this. “General, I’m sorry. I’ve delayed things.”

Tang Jinghong glanced at Tong Yujie. “No second time.”

For some reason, Tong Yujie felt that Tang Jinghong seemed to know

everything. For a moment, he felt ashamed. “Yes, General..”



Chapter 255: Undercurrents

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

At the mansion of the Lord of the Northern Border.

Li Yuan’an came to Li Yuanshao’s courtyard angrily. He pushed open the door of Li Yuanshao’s room and said angrily, “What did you do to me?”

Li Yuanshao stood in front of the window and was worried about Cong Chusheng. Cong Chusheng was still locked up in the prison. When he suddenly heard Li Yuan’an’s irritable voice, he was shocked and turned around. “Brother!”

Li Yuan’an strode towards Li Yuanshao. “Who is your brother? Tell me what you did to me.”

Over the past few days, he would faint whenever he wanted to do something. He was never like this before, but after interacting with Li Yuanshao that day, this symptom appeared. He thought that it must be Li Yuanshao’s doing.

Li Yuanshao looked confused. “Brother, 1 don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Seeing Li Yuanshao’s innocent look, Li Yuan’an was even angrier. He reached out and grabbed Li Yuanshao’s neck fiercely. He gritted his teeth and said, “Tell me, or I’ll kill you!”

Li Yuanshao really did not know what was going on. What could he tell him? His neck was grabbed, and his face was red from suffocation. He said with difficulty, “Brother, I really don’t know!”

Li Yuan’an was completely infuriated. He grabbed Li Yuanshao’s neck even harder and said threateningly, “Alright, since you refuse to speak, don’t blame me for being rude!”

He punched and kicked Li Yuanshao roughly. “I’ll teach you a lesson today!”

Previously, Li Yuanshao had Cong Chusheng protecting him. Now that Cong Chusheng was not by his side and the servants didn’t dare to stop Li Yuan’an, Li Yuanshao was powerless. “Brother, I really don’t know anything!”

Li Yuan’an slapped Li Yuanshao’s face. Instantly, a palm print appeared on Li Yuanshao’s fair face. “Are you going to tell me or not?!”

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Blood flowed from the corner of Li Yuanshao’s mouth. He curled up and said weakly, “Brother, I really don’t know anything!”

Li Yuan’an’s face was ferocious as he slapped Li Yuanshao again. “If you don’t tell me, I’ll strip you naked and take you to the street!”

Li Yuanshao did not doubt at all that Li Yuan’an would do this. “Brother, I’m your younger brother. You can’t do this to me!”

Li Yuan’an mocked him mercilessly. “Brother? Li Yuanshao, your mother is a shameless slut. She climbed into my father’s bed and gave birth to a bastard. How dare you regard yourself as my brother?”

Li Yuanshao looked at Li Yuan’an in a daze. It was the Lord of the Northern Border who violated his mother by force. He did not expect the story to be the other way around in the eyes of outsiders. In an instant, hatred rose in his heart as he swore that he would avenge his mother.

A servant girl, whom Li Yuanshao had protected once, rushed over, raised a vase, and smashed it on Li Yuan’an’s head, knocking him out. “Seventh Prince, run.”

Li Yuanshao did not want innocent people to be implicated. “What about you?”

The servant girl said optimistically, “I’ll run for life too.”

“Then let’s go together.”

“Okay.”

Li Yuanshao pushed Li Yuan’an away and got up in a hurry to leave the room. Suddenly, he saw the jade pendant on Li Yuan’an.

With a thought, he took off the jade pendant and went to the prison.

With Li Yuan’an’s jade pendant, Li Yuanshao successfully saved Cong Chusheng and left the mansion.

Li Yuanshao looked at the mansion that was getting further and further away. His nails dug into his palms, and his eyes were filled with hatred. He swore to himself that he would definitely bring the Lord of the Northern Border down.

Near Yuntai Mountain.

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A secret guard landed in front of Tang Jinghong and handed him a letter. “General.”

Tang Jinghong took the letter and read it. It said, “Tang Jinghong, Chu Qingzhi, so it turns out that you are the pair of senior and junior brothers. I’m impressed by your scheme!”

Tang Jinghong handed the letter to Chu Qingzhi.

Chu Qingzhi looked at it and the corners of her lips curled up slightly. “It seems that the Lord of the Northern Border is not stupid. He actually guessed it.”

Tang Jinghong’s expression turned cold and he was a little worried. “Qingzhi, the fake Lord of the Northern Border has guessed our identity. He’s probably not in the mansion anymore.” n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Chu Qingzhi said, “Where can he hide?”

After a while, the two of them said in unison, “Where the secret army is.”

Tang Jinghong’s expression became even more serious. He immediately instructed the secret guard, “Bring me a pen and paper.”

“Yes, General.”

Chu Qingzhi saw that Tang Jinghong’s expression was not good and asked tentatively, “Will a fight be unavoidable?”

Tang Jinghong placed his hands behind his back and looked into the distance. His voice was extremely deep. “This is the last trump card of the fake Lord of the Northern Border. If we force him into a corner, he will definitely go all out.”

The situation had developed to the point where two armies were about to fight. “Where do you plan to mobilize the troops?”

Tang Jinghong said, “The border!”

Chu Qingzhi said worriedly, “If the border troops move, will An Huai Kingdom take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack?”

Tang Jinghong slowly clenched his fists and his heart was in his throat. However, there was one trump card he could rely on. “We have Princess Yun Hua of An Huai Kingdom in our hands.”

Chu Qingzhi quickly reacted. “You mean Wu Yaqing is Princess Yun Hua?”

“Yes, she changed her clothes, but the jewelry she’s wearing betrayed her identity. Those jewelry are all used by the An Huai Kingdom’s royal family. The commoners can’t afford them, and it’s against the rules.”

“Well done, Jinghong. Princess Yun Hua is dear to the queen of An Huai Kingdom. As long as we control the Princess, the queen will definitely not let the king send troops. We don’t have to be worried about sneak attacks from them while dealing with the Lord of the Northern Border.”

Tang Jinghong pulled Chu Qingzhi into his arms. “Qingzhi, we’ll be fighting the fake Lord of the Northern Border more and more. You have to be careful.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “I’ll take good care of myself.”

The secret guard quickly brought the pen and paper over as well as a few more letters.

Tang Jinghong read the letters and wrote a reply one by one before asking the secret guard to deliver them in time.

After the secret guard left, Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong continued to fly to Yuntai Mountain. Wan Zhilin said that there was a silver mine on Mount Tiantai and they needed to take a look personally.

From afar, Yuntai Mountain looked like a mushroom growing from the ground. It looked a little cute.

“We’ll go take a dump. You guys go back first.”

“Alright, hurry up. Otherwise, if the manager finds out, he will definitely punish you.”

“Got it, got it.”

Two men put down the hammers in their hands and walked towards the nearby forest.

“All—”

After a short scream, the two of them fell to the ground.

Chu Qingzhi snapped her fingers twice in a row. Then, she and Tang Jinghong turned into two burly men and sneaked in with hammers.

Entering the cave entrance was a passageway. As they walked along the passageway, they arrived at a huge cave.

Clang, clang, clang, clang…

The sound of stones being knocked on could be heard everywhere..