Wu Mansion, East Courtyard Study.

Wu Guangping stared wide-eyed at the person reporting to him, and asked incredulously, "Who did you say died?"

The soldier who came to report repeated what he had just said, "Reporting to the general, Lord Ye is dead."

My subordinates found Lord Ye's body in a dilapidated house in a village along the border.

The Shadow Guards searched the border town, causing chaos and unrest. Fearing that the Shadow Guards would discover their whereabouts, the subordinates had not yet ventured into the villages along the border.

Unexpectedly, Lord Ye and all the guards he brought with him were killed.

After saying that, he remembered something and added, "It seems that Lord Ye and the others all died under the whip."

Ye Lin had been missing for several days. Although Wu Guangping had a premonition, he mostly believed that Ye Lin was chasing after Su Diya and had not been able to get away to report back.

He hadn't even considered having Sudia silence him; it seems he underestimated her.

Wu Guangping thought that Ye Lin had followed him for many years and that death was irreversible, so he could only treat Ye Lin's family well.

So he gave the order: “Treat the families of the fallen brothers well. As for Ye Lin, he has followed me for many years, so give him a generous pension and a proper burial.”

"yes."

As long as Sudiya is not found, it will be a disaster for Wu Guangping. He added, "When you first came in, you said you found something in the cave?"

The soldier said, "I went into the cave to check after the Shadow Guards left."

There was blood in the cave, as well as medicinal herbs for healing.

Their subordinates also discovered a painting inside the cave.

It depicts the route taken by Aunt Ning to transport the silver out of the pass.

After hearing the soldier's words, Wu Guangping could no longer remain calm. Su Diya was determined to fight him to the death!

As for Song Yanqing's decision not to take him to the dark prison after learning about this, he must have had other plans.

But whatever his plan, he had to kill Sudia to have any chance of survival.

After all, the dead don't speak.

At that time, he will find a way to get the Second Prince to save him from his predicament.

Meanwhile, the main tent of the commander-in-chief was brightly lit.

A large number of people were gathered in the tent, including Qin Shiyu, who was guarding the western camp.

A group of people gathered around the sand table, and Song Yanqing pointed at the sand table, making arrangements for the defense of the border city.

This meeting was urgent. The reason for the emergency deployment overnight was that an hour earlier, the Shadow Guard reported that they had seen Tatars lurking outside the border city.

The Tatars have been harassing the border town more frequently than ever before in the past year, suggesting they are going to launch a direct and fierce attack, and if they can't win, they will run away.

Something unusual must be going on!

Therefore, Song Yanqing summoned Qin Shiyu to discuss the deployment of the three camp gates in the border city.

He pointed to the main camp and said, "The main camp is closest to the border city. If we break through this gate, the people in the city will have no way to survive."

I will guard this place.

Qin Shiyu was very confident in the deployment of the Western Camp, which lasted for a year. The Western Camp was also the border gate that the Tatars attacked the most times.

Whether it was a personal grudge or the Tatars seeing Qin Shiyu as just a female general and thinking she was the easiest target to conquer, it was all for the sake of the Tatars.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a tough nut to crack.

She said, "Your Highness, rest assured about the Western Camp. We will certainly not let the Tartars gain any advantage."

As for the East Gate, although Wu Guangping is currently trapped at home, it is not a solution to keep delaying; he must be released sooner or later.

Lu Qiqi stood aside and said, "I have a plan, but I don't know if it's feasible."

After saying that, both of their gazes focused on her in unison.

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The following morning, after such a long period of bad luck, Wu Guangping finally received some good news.

That means they found Sudiya's whereabouts.

This woman was truly clever; not only did she plant spies both inside and outside the border town, but she could also hide within the border town itself, leaving even the Shadow Guards helpless.

Fortunately, Wu Guangping had been dealing with Su Diya for several years and knew her habits very well.

It became clearer that even if Sudiya disguised herself, she would still need to prepare materials. As long as the hard-to-find materials were strictly controlled, her whereabouts could be known.

Wu Guangping disguised himself as an old farmer delivering vegetables and left the mansion, walking all the way to the largest brothel in the border town.

He was dressed in a black short-sleeved, rough coat, with a straight back, showing no trace of the hunched-over, stooped old farmer he used to be.

So-called brothels are nothing more than a business of prostitution.

Looking up, you can see women dressed in thin gauze on the second-floor corridor of the brothel, each wearing brightly colored clothes.

They held silk handkerchiefs and light gauze in their hands, waving them around and uttering flirtatious and ambiguous words.

Everyone who passed by looked up at it.

Wu Guangping glanced at the plaque and revealed a mocking smile.

He never expected that Sudia, who always had high standards, would hide in a place she looked down upon in order to evade the Shadow Guards' pursuit.

As he stepped into the brothel's main hall, he was stopped by a hunched pimp.

"Hey! You poor beggar, are you blind? Is this a place for you? Get out of here right now!"

The pimp had just finished cursing when he saw the two guards with knives behind Wu Guangping. He shrank back and quickly smiled apologetically, "Master, please forgive me. This old servant was blind to your greatness. I'll have someone arrange for a young lady to serve you right away."

Wu Guangping ignored him and gave a look to the guards behind him. The pimp who had cursed him earlier was grabbed by the collar and dragged to the backyard.

Then, a faint scream came from the backyard.

However, the noise was quickly drowned out by the music and laughter from the brothel, as if nothing had happened.

Led by his guards, Wu Guangping walked up the steps.

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