Chapter 863 Hijacking

Madam Cui took the unconscious Tang Ning and the two men and quickly left the dark alley, but did not go towards the city gate. Instead, they walked along a remote road and entered the richest place in the east of the city.

There was a huge house there, which had long been abandoned. The stone lion in front of the door had a broken leg and looked extremely desolate. Even the trees on both sides seemed withered even in spring. A corner of the door plaque in front of the house was hanging at an angle, and under the thick spider webs, the faded word "Lu" on the plaque could be vaguely seen.

It was the once-prominent Lu family mansion.

After the Lu family encountered trouble, many people coveted this house. However, after the entire Lu family was wiped out and their bloodline was extinct, this house was haunted several times. Those who had coveted it in the first place no longer dared to set foot in it, and the mansion, which was once a prosperous place, became completely deserted.

Madam Cui and the other two took the unconscious Tang Ning over the wall and just entered the mansion when they heard something explode in the air. The whistling arrow instantly turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the void. In the distance, the sound of bells and drums could be faintly heard, and Madam Cui's face changed.

"They actually took action in advance."

She no longer had the composure she had before, and couldn't help but curse under her breath: "Go!!"

There was a secret passage in the backyard of the Lu family's main house that led directly to the outside of the city. The three of them did not dare to stop for a moment and quickly entered it. The corridor was pitch black and only wide enough for one person to pass through. The air was turbid, causing the torch in the leader's hand to shake constantly. They didn't know how long they had walked when they suddenly saw light outside.

The man in front of him pushed aside the stone slab with all his might, bent down with a torch in hand, and glanced at the surrounding dense forest. Then he turned and bent down towards the passage and said excitedly, "Sir, this secret passage actually leads out of the city, and it's not far from Fengjiang. I heard the sound of the river..."

Madam Cui Shao's expression lit up with joy. Fengjiang River connected the north and the south, and the area outside the capital city close to Fengjiang River was already some distance away from the city gate. As long as they could find a boat, they could leave quickly without having to fight with anyone, and walking on water could better cover up their traces.

"Great, go find a boat right away..."

Madam Cui walked out with Tang Ning on her back. Just as she stood at the entrance and hadn't finished her words, she heard a faint sound of breaking through the air.

“Get out of the way!!”

She shouted loudly and quickly took the unconscious Tang Ning back half a step. The man following behind her also quickly swung his sword to block the arrows, splitting them in half. However, the man who went out first with a torch was unable to dodge and was pierced through the chest by the sudden feather arrow.

The man fell to the ground with his eyes wide open, and the torch in his hand went out instantly after it fell to the ground.

Madam Cui grabbed the unconscious Tang Ning's neck and pulled him in front of her to shield herself, then she leaned back against the person behind her, looking very cautious.

"come out!"

It was quiet and silent all around.

Madam Cui's expression turned cold. "I know it's you. If you don't come out, I'll strangle Song Tangning to death!"

When she applied force with her fingertips, the unconscious man let out a faint sound of pain from his throat. Tang Ning's originally pale face gradually turned purple due to suffocation. Seeing that her fingers were almost embedded in her neck, a voice was heard from the forest.

"If she dies, you will never be able to leave the capital of Wei."

Mrs. Cui suddenly looked up and saw a man wearing a cloak covering his face walking out from the dense woods not far away.

Behind that man were a dozen strong men in black clothes, and in the moonlight one could vaguely see the strong murderous aura from them.

Madam Cui roared, "We both work for Beiling. We've been planning for so many years to disrupt the Great Wei Imperial City for the sake of the Khan's eternal cause. Your master sent you to form an alliance with me, and I agreed to join forces with you for the greater good. But you dared to betray me."

"Before in the city, you had someone take action in advance without authorization, and now you're plotting against me. Aren't you afraid that the Khan will blame you after he finds out what happened today?!"

The man wasn't a very strong man, and his voice was a bit hoarse when he spoke: "When Xiahou Ling concealed the affairs of Wei and Southern Qi from the Khan, he was never afraid of the Khan's blame. Besides, even though I asked them to act in advance, didn't you get out safely?"

"You!" Mrs. Cui was furious.

The man said calmly, "Ming Ke, I've asked you to lead your men out of the city safely and give me the Queen of Wei."

"What do you want her to do?"

Madam Cui... should be Ming Ke. She grabbed Tang Ning's neck and looked at the cowardly person with a tentative look in her eyes:

"This person is the Empress of Wei, and the only one who can stabilize the Wei court after the disappearance of the new Emperor. If she dies here, the Wei imperial city will be in chaos, the aristocratic families and the royal family will be overthrown, and the city will be flooded with blood."

She pinched Tang Ning with a little force and saw her eyelids trembling slightly, obviously she had woken up.

Ming Ke didn't let go, instead looking across at the other side: "Since you are from Princess Chuyun's mansion and have been ordered to disrupt the Wei court to benefit the battlefield, you should have killed her in the city to disrupt people's hearts. But why did you insist on me capturing you alive? And who are you, and how did you know there was a secret passage hidden in the abandoned Lu family mansion?!"

She had been sent to Wei a long time ago, and had infiltrated the Bai family to replace the Bai family's daughter in marrying into the Cui family. Over the years, she had already found out the details of each family in the capital. Although she didn't know everything, she had a general idea of it.

She saw with her own eyes how the entire Lu family perished and no one survived.

Since the Lu family had a secret passage, why did no one in the Lu family escape except Lu Jiuan?

Moreover, when they left the city tonight, they saw with their own eyes how hidden the secret passage was. Even if someone pointed it out to them, it took them a long time to find it. But even in such a hidden place, the person in front of them knew it clearly. She narrowed her eyes slightly.

"What is your relationship with the Lu family? And the people from the Princess's Mansion and the Zong Yu tribe? When did they collude with the Wei family?"

The cloaked man's voice became a little colder: "My master has never asked how the Imperial Preceptor sent you to the Bai family."

"You have obtained what your Imperial Master wanted. Give him to me."

Ming Ke, however, had no intention of letting go. The man in front of her suddenly appeared in the capital more than a month ago, but he never revealed his true identity from beginning to end. He helped her stir up trouble in the aristocratic family, helped her gain the trust of Song Tangning, and even what happened tonight was his doing.

He made her feel too dangerous, and every move he made caught her off guard. Most importantly, she never cared much about the fact that they both worked for Beiling.

Ming Ke could sense his disdain for the Imperial Master's Mansion. This man was coming for Song Tangning. How could she possibly hand over the only thing that could save her life to him?

Seeing that the person opposite was about to attack, she suddenly withdrew her hand and heard Tang Ning groan in pain.

"Stop! Don't come over here. If you dare to come any closer, I will kill her."