Having the Shadow Guards send Lu Xiangxiang, her maid, and their child out of the Wu residence is the best option given the lack of space.

But things are different now. Lu Qiqi has a spatial ability, so she can take the three of them into her space and take them away, which is what makes her feel most at ease.

However, Lu Qiqi did not intend to tell them about the space.

After all, the concept of space is too fantastical, time is limited, and it would be too troublesome to explain.

So Lu Qiqi gave them a harmless sleeping potion.

And just as they were about to fall to the ground, he quickly took the three of them into his spatial dimension.

The tables, chairs, benches, dressing table, and the exquisite rosewood bed that Lu Xiangxiang used in her room were also put into the space.

Previously, Song Yanqing had ordered the Shadow Guards to carry the six large chests into the Wu residence, and Lu Qiqi had not forgotten to store them all in her spatial storage.

Lu Qiqi didn't even leave behind the red cloth that had fallen off the box.

Simply put, apart from the dust and the dead woman on the ground, she had scraped the entire house clean.

These money and items are for Lu Xiangxiang and Xiao Lingyue to use for the rest of their lives.

As a husband and father, General Wu should at least provide some child support, shouldn't he?

That's right, that's exactly the point.

After Lu Qiqi confirmed the woman's death again, she stepped out of the courtyard and met up with the Shadow Guards who had stayed behind.

When the Shadow Guards saw Lu Qiqi come out of the house, they flew down from the roof and landed.

He bowed and said, "Lord Kang Le, the Crown Prince has led the Shadow Guard to search for the whereabouts of the Tatars."

The Wu residence is now surrounded. Should I escort you and the people inside out of the residence first?

The people inside naturally refer to Lu Xiangxiang and her servant, since the news of Song Yanqing sending six large gifts to Lu Xiangxiang had spread throughout the border town before.

Therefore, everyone in the border town knew that General Wu's beloved concubine was the aunt of the village head of Kangle Township.

Lu Qiqi was not surprised that the Shadow Guards could think of this connection.

However, the person inside had been taken into her spatial dimension and was still sleeping peacefully.

Lu Qiqi said, "No need. Take me to find Song Yanqing."

The Shadow Guard, bowing, remained motionless, as if hesitant.

Lu Qiqi was about to take a step forward when she noticed that the Shadow Guards' posture had not changed. She then said, "I have important matters to discuss with Song Yanqing. He ordered you to protect me, not to prevent me from going to find him."

Upon hearing this, the Shadow Guard stood up straight and led Lu Qiqi to Wu Guangping's study.

A dozen or so Shadow Guards, dressed in black and carrying large swords at their waists, stood in two rows outside the study.

When Lu Qiqi arrived at the door of the study, the Shadow Guards, who were leading the way, automatically made way for her.

Upon entering the study, one is greeted by complete darkness.

The Shadow Guard led her into a dark room where weapons were stored. A beam of light shone in from the side, and when Lu Qiqi turned around, she saw the secret passage illuminated by an ever-burning lamp.

"The secret passage is fraught with unknown dangers, so please be careful, Your Excellency."

After saying that, the Shadow Guards took the lead down the secret passage to scout the way for Lu Qiqi.

Lu Qiqi followed closely in the footsteps of the Shadow Guards. When she got off the secret passage, she found that although the passage was illuminated by ever-burning lamps, she still couldn't see the way ahead.

According to her visual estimation, the passageway was about two meters wide and at least two and a half meters high.

Judging from the chisel marks on the wall and the candlesticks that hold the oil for the ever-burning lamps, this secret passage was not built in the last year, but rather over three to five years.

Under the light of the ever-burning lamp, two parallel black marks can be clearly seen on the stone slabs on the ground.

There is only one possibility for making obvious black marks on a stone slab: they are marks left by wheels carrying heavy loads.

Thinking of this, Lu Qiqi's expression also darkened.

Even a three-year-old child can understand that such tire marks cannot be formed overnight.

How much of the Great Jin Dynasty did Wu Guangping actually transport out?

Suddenly, she thought of the bows and arrows and ironware that had not yet been released from the space.

Presumably, those weapons were all transported out of the border city through this secret passage.

Good heavens, Wu Guangping is eating the military rations of the Great Jin Dynasty, yet he sends weapons to the Tatars to attack his own soldiers.

When Lu Qiqi thought of the original owner's father, who was captured by the imperial court and forced to work as a conscript in the border town, a farmer who had spent half his life with a hoe, he was forced to pick up a broadsword to defend his homeland.

They sacrificed their lives and shed their blood.

War is cruel and ever-changing; once you're on the battlefield, you have no say in anything.

How many people have lost their homes and families and been displaced because of war?

The soldiers fell on the battlefield, using the sky as their blanket and the earth as their mat.

It is feared that even the souls of heroes will find it difficult to return to their homeland.

Calling someone like that a traitor is an understatement!

After walking for an unknown amount of time in the secret passage, Lu Qiqi and the Shadow Guards finally emerged from it.

The other end of the secret passage turned out to be a wild mountain.

The fact that Yeshan was chosen as the exit of the secret passage, not far from the grain camp, shows that the builders put a lot of effort into its construction.

Fortunately, the Shadow Guards were in front; otherwise, the guards stationed in the cave would have immediately slashed Lu Qiqi's neck with their knives.

The first thing Lu Qiqi said after leaving the cave was to the Shadow Guard who was guarding the entrance, "Where did your young master go?"

"Dongying".

It's Dongying!

Wu Guangping dared to openly betray his country for personal gain, yet none of the 30,000 soldiers stationed in Dongying discovered it.

Or did Wu Guangping already assassinate everyone who knew about this?

Neither of these situations is what she wants to see.

Thinking of this, Lu Qiqi quickly found the horse that the Shadow Guards had left not far from the cave.

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