Chapter 428 A Fish That Escaped the Net

After a thorough screening in the capital, a considerable number of spies were eliminated.

It's not just the Northern Hu, but also those from the Southern Frontier and the Western Rong.

But no matter how thorough the screening is, some people are still missed.

There was a group of people who were not screened.

There's no way to screen for it.

These people, dressed in black and skilled in martial arts, were all Northern Hu people.

They are new people from the northern region who arrived in the last two months.

Disguised as traveling merchants, they arrived in the outskirts of Beijing only to hear that a guessing game was being played in the capital.

They immediately stopped going into the city.

I found an abandoned farm in the suburbs and settled down.

This cat has been here for almost two months.

These days, these people really don't dare to go out. Even if they're hungry, they just sneak some food from nearby farms.

A top-notch undercover agent and assassin is quite adept at petty theft.

At most, the peasant women would find that there was less food, and they would scold the peasants without naming names.

And so, these people endured wind and rain for a period of time.

Finally, the day arrived that Emperor Xiao Wu left with his army.

Did they intend to assassinate Emperor Xiao Wu?

How could that be? They are indeed undercover agents and assassins, but they are not idiots or rookies.

Now almost everyone knows that Emperor Xiaowu has a mysterious team of secret guards around him, each of whom is highly skilled.

Therefore, their goal was never to kill Emperor Xiao Wu.

Their mission was to wreak havoc in the capital city of Dayu.

Kill as many of those high-ranking officials and dignitaries as you can.

Especially the families of military officers.

It would be best to kill them all.

Now that Emperor Xiao Wu has left, the capital's defenses should be at their most relaxed, and they feel their opportunity has finally arrived.

"I went into town yesterday pretending to be a vegetable seller to investigate."

Those soldiers from the military garrison basically just went through the motions of patrolling; they weren't very effective.

There are too many people around during the day, so it's probably not a good time to make a move.

We'll sneak in in batches tomorrow during the day.

"Then go to this place and keep hiding, understand?" The head of the undercover agents pointed to the simple drawing he had made.

"Is this house uninhabited?" a subordinate asked.

"No one's here. It used to be the residence of the Marquis of Wuding."

"That guy's house was later confiscated by the dog emperor of Dayu, and people considered it bad luck, so it's been abandoned ever since," the spy said immediately.

Everyone was immediately relieved upon hearing this.

As long as no one is around, that way we won't be detected.

"I've inquired, and tomorrow morning, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion will be there."

She is the cousin of the current emperor, the Princess Pingning who everyone is talking about, who goes to Bao'en Temple to offer incense.

I'll be offering incense and paying respects to Buddha; I estimate I won't be back until evening.

That princess would only bring a maidservant with her when she went out; she didn't like to bring guards.

This gave us an opportunity.

All we need to do is abduct her on her way back to the city.

In addition, those who infiltrated the city were to target the Duke of Dingguo's residence and the Duke of Changsheng's residence that very night.

Kill them all!

After you've killed them all, set it on fire, you know?

"Once we kill everyone in those two mansions, our mission will be complete," the spies whispered, peeking out from behind the walls.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Yes, their mission was to kill all the people from the Duke of Dingguo's and Duke of Changsheng's mansions who remained in the capital.

No matter how the fighting goes on the front lines, this revenge must be taken.

"Okay! Let's arrange it like this for tomorrow."

"Yes, bring more food. You'll have more energy to work when you're full."

"Those two commanders of the Weiyuan Army, how many of our people have they harmed!"

"Also, don't kill that princess after you've captured her."

I'll kill her myself...

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The spy chiefs carefully planned and considered all aspects before finally going to rest around midnight.

As dawn broke, they changed into farmers' clothes and carried vegetable baskets on shoulder poles.

Inside were some vegetables stolen from someone else's land, which were then taken to the city gate.

The guards at the city gate weren't very strict; they just flipped them over and let them all in.

The group that entered the city quickly hid in the abandoned residence of the former Marquis of Wuding.

Another group of people hid on the road from Bao'en Temple back to the capital.

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At the entrance of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, Shen Qingyue nimbly climbed onto the carriage.

As soon as she entered the carriage, Hua Wanli, with her pretty face, began to complain.

"They just left and you're already burning incense? Isn't that a bit too early?"

"We might as well wait until they arrive and the fighting starts before burning incense!"

"How can you expect to succeed by praying to Buddha at the last minute? It's all about sincerity when it comes to worshipping Buddha."

"I can go by myself, why do you insist on coming with me? Aren't you sleepy?" Shen Qingyue asked with a smile.

Hua Wanli snorted.

"That won't do! Although it's true that no bad people would dare to come out in broad daylight."

But my brother said he would stay by your side at all times.

He was afraid that others would take advantage of the situation. "Hua Wanli said.

Shen Qingyue smiled and sat down next to Hua Wanli.

Okay, it's good that someone remembers us!