The Miao people's move caught Qi Chengfeng completely off guard, and he hurriedly shouted back:

"Archers, where are the archers?"

The archers rushed to fire their arrows upon hearing the sound, but it was too late. After the wild beast led the two Miao people into the forest, the arrows were of little use.

The small group that obtained the sachets tried their best to chase after them, but the beasts were too fast, and the terrain also affected them, so they lost sight of them in no time.

"waste!"

Qi Chengfeng pointed at his men, furious, and finally had no choice but to grit his teeth and give up the chase.

He took a deep breath, glanced at General Cui who was sitting in meditation, snorted coldly, and ordered them to continue on their way.

Due to the recent incident, the horses they brought with them were now broken, so Qi Chengfeng had to walk, and Jiang Xinrui, who was in the carriage, had to get off and follow the group.

Yan Xiao glanced at Jiang Xinrui, wanting to try using her superpower again, but after hesitating for a moment, she decided not to cause any more trouble.

Time passed by, the sun gradually set in the west, and the sky was tinged with a faint orange-red. The group finally arrived at the place they had agreed to meet with Shen Muzhi.

Qi Chengfeng glanced at the small village in front of him, his eyes flashing, and then signaled the people behind him to investigate. Before his men could move, two Jiangbei soldiers appeared in their sight.

Qi Chengfeng waved his hand gently, signaling his men to step back and stand quietly, waiting for the two men to approach.

After the two approached, they first glanced at the group behind Qi Chengfeng, and then gestured for Qi Chengfeng to proceed.

"Lord Qi, my general has been waiting for a long time, please!"

Qi Chengfeng glanced behind them, nodded, and led his men into the village following the two soldiers.

They walked until they reached the largest house in the middle of the village. The two soldiers stopped and said to Qi Chengfeng:

"Lord Qi, please wait inside for a moment."

Qi Chengfeng frowned slightly upon hearing this:

"Didn't you say your general has been waiting for a long time?"

“That’s right, but my general said that he needs to see Lord Qi’s sincerity before we can meet. He needs to see the person he wants before he can meet you.”

Upon hearing this, Qi Chengfeng's face instantly darkened, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes. However, remembering the current situation of Yanyun City, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and suppress his temper.

He turned to look at General Cui and the others, hesitated for a moment, then gestured for his men to step back, before turning his gaze to Jiang Xinrui.

Jiang Xinrui was wearing a veil, so no one could see her expression at that moment, but they could tell from the way she was tightly clutching the hem of her clothes that she was nervous.

Qi Chengfeng glanced at it once and then looked away, continuing:

“I have already brought the people from Jiangbei City out, and they can go with you. As for this woman, I cannot hand her over to you until I have seen Shen Muzhi.”

The two exchanged a glance upon hearing this, and then replied:

"Alright, we will deliver the message. Please wait a moment, Lord Qi."

As they spoke, the two led General Cui and the others away, including Shen Muzhi and Yan Xiao.

Qi Chengfeng squinted as he watched them leave, hesitated for a moment, and then decided not to have anyone secretly follow them.

Shen Muzhi must have many spies here, so sending someone to follow him would only give them leverage.

He looked away and gave a wink to his trusted confidants, signaling them to stay alert, then beckoned to Jiang Xinrui.

After Jiang Xinrui came to his side, he didn't say much and directly led her into the house in front of him.

Pu Qingshan and Qiu San Niang followed closely behind.

......

"Now that we're on your turf, can you tell me your plans in detail?"

After Yan Xiao followed Shen Muzhi into a room, she couldn't wait to start asking questions.

As soon as she asked the question, she saw Shen Muzhi begin to undress in front of her.

"What are you doing?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Muzhi paused slightly in his movements, then raised an eyebrow and smiled at her before continuing his work as he replied:

"What are you thinking about? Shouldn't I change my clothes first?"

His tone was somewhat teasing and playful, making Yan Xiao feel a little awkward.

She felt that her thoughts were becoming somewhat impure, but she would never admit it.

"I wasn't thinking about anything. I just wanted you to tell me as soon as possible."

"Yeah?"

Shen Muzhi slowly picked up the armor his men had prepared for him and put it on, originally intending to tease Yan Xiao a bit.

As a result, after being glared at by Yan Xiao, he immediately became obedient and began to briefly explain his plan to Yan Xiao.

"After Lou Guyu arrived in Jiangbei, he kept contacting people from the peaceful faction within the Miao ethnic group, and the results were quite good..."

As Shen Muzhi removed his disguise and tidied himself up, he told Yan Xiao the whole story.

After Lou Guyu's true gender was exposed, his faction was almost completely wiped out by the Miao King.

Even those who were dissatisfied dared not speak out. Fortunately, Lou Guyu's faction had planted spies around the Miao King, which was the main reason why Lou Guyu was able to escape alive.

The reason why the Qing Kingdom is now being taken over by a small barbarian bandit and cannot be resolved is not only because of the interference of the Miao people, but also because Emperor Qing is incompetent and tyrannical, and the rebels are acting independently.

This is a good opportunity to unite all the rebels and attack the barbarian bandits.

Shen Muzhi instructed Lou Guyu to contact the spies he had planted around the Miao King and have them find a way to instigate the Miao King to attack various forces, including Jiangbei City.

Therefore, the person who cast the curse is undoubtedly a Miao person, and no matter who investigates, it has nothing to do with Shen Muzhi.

After Jiang Beicheng is cursed, he will have Lou Gu resolve the issue immediately and spread the news so that the whole world knows that Jiang Beicheng has a way to cure the curse.

In this way, other forces will surely have to seek help from Jiangbei City, which will be the opportunity for all forces to unite and deal with the Miao people.

He just didn't expect that Jiang Xinrui would know about Lou Guyu, and know it so clearly.

She mentioned it in front of all the envoys, which saved Shen Muzhi a lot of trouble.

Very few people knew Lou Guyu's identity. Shen Muzhi didn't know how Jiang Xinrui knew, but his instincts told him that Yan Xiao should know something, and that it was related to her willingness to risk everything to kill Jiang Xinrui.

He wanted to ask, but he held back the words several times.

After listening to Shen Muzhi's plan, Yan Xiao gave him a thumbs up.

"As expected of someone who accomplishes great things, that's quite a grand gesture!"

Shen Muzhi chuckled softly, "You flatter me, Madam. Would you like to come with me to meet Qi Chengfeng?"

"Go, why don't you go?" Yan Xiao still remembered that Jiang Xinrui was still there, and she had to keep an eye on her to prevent her from causing any more trouble.