Chapter 259 I was wrong, please don't be angry.

Behind him was a solid wall, and in front of him was Pei Yuan's burning body.

Pei Yuan held her waist tightly with one hand, and the two were almost pressed together.

Shen Chu was so shocked that her eyes widened suddenly.

What is Pei Yuan going to do?

Does that mean she has to take off her clothes to pay for them just because her clothes were burned?

"you...."

"Shh!"

Pei Yuan pressed a finger to her lips and shook his head to signal her to be quiet.

Chen Chu blinked and heard rustling sounds coming from the courtyard.

Someone's coming!

She turned her head to look outside.

Through the traces of weeds, the exit of the secret passage was opened again, and a person walked out.

Her pupils contracted slightly.

It was Li Ming!

Li Ming, dressed in black, looked around to make sure no one was watching, and then closed the exit of the secret passage again.

Then he tugged at his clothes, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and climbed over the courtyard wall.

Shen Chu subconsciously held her breath.

Li Ming's figure disappeared outside the wall.

Shen Chu grabbed Pei Yuan's arm, pulled his hand away, and urgently lowered her voice.

"Li Ming going out at this time, acting suspiciously, is definitely not a good thing."

Let's hurry and follow them to see."

After saying that, she remembered Pei Yuan's back injury and felt a little worried.

"Your injury... are you alright? Or should I go ahead alone and leave a mark for you along the way?"

"Don't even think about acting alone."

Pei Yuan snorted and raised his hand to ruffle Shen Chu's hair.

"Remember, a man should never say no. Let's go."

Shen Chu pushed his hand away in annoyance.

"Just talk, don't get physical."

After saying that, she suddenly realized what she had said, narrowed her eyes, and sneered at Pei Yuan.

"Isn't it because your wound hurts that you can't lift your arm?"

Pei Yuan...

Shen Chu was annoyed. "Your Highness is having fun teasing me?"

Pei Yuan touched his nose and gave a dry explanation.

"I wasn't trying to tease you, it's just..."

What is it?

Pei Yuan pursed his thin lips slightly, wanting to get close to him and tease him.

Hearing this, Shen Chu would probably be even more annoyed.

He gently tugged at Chen Chu's sleeve and whispered a soft coaxing.

"I was wrong, don't be angry, okay?"

Shen Chu shook off his hand.

“A-Chu”.

Shen Chu's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly realized what was happening.

"Your Highness always called me Lord Shen, why did you suddenly start calling me A-Chu?"

Pei Yuan's eyes slanted upwards, his expression righteous and confident.

"We've been through life and death together twice, so calling him Master Shen would sound too formal. Calling him A-Chu would be much more intimate."

From now on, you don't need to call him "Your Highness" all the time; just call him "Sixth Brother" again.

Shen Chu didn't yell, not forgetting that she was still angry.

Pei Yuan chuckled, "Ah Chu, are you sure you want to stay here and sulk with me? If we don't chase after Li Ming soon, he'll get away."

Shen Chu suddenly snapped out of her daze and secretly glared at Pei Yuan.

This guy is the reason she's so distracted and slowed down her reactions.

"Chasing after them is the priority."

She lightly touched the ground with her foot and hurriedly climbed onto the top of the wall.

Fortunately, Li Ming hadn't gone far. Standing on the wall, I happened to see his figure just exiting the back gate of the Ning'an Marquis's residence.

The two quickly chased after him, following him at a distance that was neither too close nor too far.

Li Ming went out from the east gate and entered Leigong Mountain.

It was completely dark by then, and Pei Yuan could no longer see anything.

Shen Chu hesitated, wondering whether she should let Pei Yuan go back first.

Pei Yuan held her hand tightly. "Follow him. This is a rare opportunity. If we miss it, we might not be able to find any dirt on Li Ming."

Shen Chu gritted her teeth and pulled Pei Yuan along to follow.

Leigong Mountain is a mountain range. After walking for a long time, we finally saw lights flickering in the distance.

Upon closer inspection, Chen Chu was taken aback and quickly pulled Pei Yuan to hide in the nearby bushes.

"What did you see?"

Shen Chu peered out and observed carefully, becoming more and more surprised as he looked.

"There is a large camp here, with nearly a hundred tents. It looks like a military camp."

Pei Yuan frowned slightly. "Military camp? Apart from the Imperial Guards, the Flying Eagle Guards, and the Western Jingying Camp, there are no other training grounds in the capital."

Is Li Ming secretly raising a private army? Or is he helping the Crown Prince raise a private army?

Shen Chu gazed at the brightly lit camp in the distance, his expression grave.

"There are at least nearly a hundred tents here, and if each tent houses twenty people, there are nearly twenty thousand people here."

Twenty thousand men! Maintaining an army of twenty thousand men requires a lot of money.

Where did they get so much silver?

Pei Yuan pricked up his ears, listening carefully to the sounds coming from not far away.

“Listen, they must be practicing. It must be because Li Ming came that they had to do extra training. At this time, their manpower and protection are relatively weak. Let’s try to sneak in and take a look.”

"Okay, follow me."

Shen Chu pulled Pei Yuan along and carefully approached him.

They circled the perimeter of the camp, found a relatively weak spot in the defenses, and leaped inside.

Just then, a patrolling soldier walked by.

Shen Chu quickly pulled Pei Yuan into the nearest tent.

Upon entering, one is greeted by a rich aroma, and the tents are filled with steam.

It turned out to be the kitchen.

Hearing the noise, the two people who were busy at the stove turned around and saw Chen Chu, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Ah, you are...?"

With lightning speed, Shen Chu raised his hand and knocked one person unconscious with a single blow.

"Quickly, Your Highness, change into the cook's clothes."

The two changed into cooks' clothes, and Shen Chu stuffed the unconscious cook under the table where he couldn't be seen.

Just as I finished tidying up, someone lifted the curtain and came in.

A middle-aged man with a full beard entered. He glanced at Chen Chu and Pei Yuan, frowned, and asked:

"Hey? Where's Old Zheng? Who are you two?"

Shen Chu remained calm and said, "We are new cooks. Old Zheng had a few drinks tonight, so he's going back to sleep first."

When she knocked out the two cooks, she smelled alcohol on one of them.

So I mustered up the courage to tell a lie.

The bearded man frowned and began to curse.

"Old Zheng likes to drink that horse urine. Today is the day the general is coming, and he still dares to drink it."

"Alright, you two hurry up and cook two dishes and take them to the main tent. The general will be having dinner soon."

He paused, then looked at Shen Chu and Pei Yuan with a suspicious expression.

"You two look so delicate and fair-skinned, can you even cook?"

Chen Chu... really doesn't know.

Pei Yuan nudged Chen Chu with his elbow. "What are you standing there for? Hand me a potato, and I'll show you how to cook it."

Potato?

When Shen Chu realized what was happening, she quickly washed a potato and handed it to Pei Yuan, and thoughtfully set out the cutting board and knife.

He even patted the cleaver on purpose, saying, "What a fine cleaver!"

Pei Yuan's lips curled slightly, knowing that Shen Chu was hinting at the location of the kitchen knife.

He held a potato in one hand and picked up a kitchen knife in the other.

With a swift movement, the knife fell, bang, bang, bang.

The potato shreds, as thin as hair and of uniform thickness, were quickly cut out.

The bearded man stared in disbelief. "These days, even green recruits have excellent cooking skills? It's just the two of you. Hurry up and prepare a couple of dishes to send over. Don't let the general go hungry."

Having said that, he turned and left.

Chen Chu tidied up the shredded potatoes and asked Pei Yuan in a low voice.

"What should we do? Should I wake those two up again and make them cook?"

She definitely won't do it.

Pei Yuan knows how to do it, but it's nighttime and he can't see. How can he do it?

Is the very first step in infiltrating the private army camp going to be exposed because you can't cook?