Chapter 201: The Planner Becomes a Player

The Qi family members in the yard thought that Qi Yanzhou was attacked from all sides and had a narrow escape from death.

In fact, it was he and the National Protection Army who were playing a trick on Cao Liang.

As soon as the National Protection Army entered the main room, they cooperated with Qi Yanzhou and pressed the mute point of Cao Liang's men.

They were beaten and pressed down on them, not giving them the chance to release their blood and call for help.

Therefore, the person who was eavesdropping had no idea what was really going on in the main room.

Listening to the noise coming from the copper tube, Cao Liang felt that it was only a matter of time before Qi Yanzhou was caught.

He said to his men: "Spread the word that Qi Wenyue and his wife are being held hostage by their enemies, and let Qi Yanzhou pay with his life!"

Qi Wenyue is Old Man Qi.

He originally wanted to use the real two elders from the Qi family as bait, but the secret passage collapsed somehow, burying both him and the two elders inside.

The person must be dead. There is no point in digging him out, so we can only use a substitute to act.

Soon, the master arranged by Cao Liang took the substitute away from the prefectural government.

The officers immediately went in pursuit.

Before long, the people of Liangzhou City learned that the two elders of the Qi family were held hostage by their enemies, and Qi Yanzhou was asked to exchange his life for theirs.

"Kidnap someone from the heavily guarded prefectural government? How is that possible? Is the news fake?"

"Didn't you see that the officials from the prefecture were dispatched? It must be true."

"Have you forgotten what Master Qi said before? Maybe Lord Cao directed and acted it out himself."

"Impossible! If this was an act, he should have been rescued by his accomplices, not kidnapped by his enemies!"

When the people were half-believing and half-doubting, someone suddenly shouted, "Look there!"

Everyone looked in the direction the man raised his arm.

A masked man in white clothes, holding a person in each hand, quickly passed by the roof.

The prefectural officials were chasing wildly through the streets.

"Get out of the way, everyone, don't get in the way of the prefect's work!"

After the police chased the "enemy" and the two elders of the Qi family away, the discussions began to change.

"It was really Mr. Qi and Madam Qi who were captured. I saw them when they entered the city."

"I've also seen the two elders, they are them, but I still feel something is wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"Qi Yanzhou is an unrivaled martial artist, and the prefectural government is heavily guarded. Who could kidnap someone under such circumstances?"

"Yes, if this enemy has such high martial arts skills, he can easily destroy the Qi family. Isn't kidnapping a waste of time?"

Once these words were spoken, they were echoed by many people.

This is exactly the effect Cao Liang wanted.

The person he arranged immediately asked, "Could this so-called enemy be fake?"

These words were like cold water dropped into a boiling oil pan, causing it to explode.

"Yes! Otherwise it doesn't make sense at all!"

"With Qi Yanzhou's secret help, robbing people would indeed be much easier."

“I guess what will happen next is that Qi Yanzhou will ignore Lord Cao’s obstruction and exchange his life for another’s!”

"Then I'll take advantage of the opportunity to escape with my parents, reunite with the Qi family army, and change the dynasty."

"Shh! You're going to die, don't say that!"

Seeing that the mission was accomplished, Cao Liang's men immediately left the crowd and returned to the prefectural government to report the news.

Not long.

In order to save his parents, "Qi Yanzhou" injured countless officials, fled from the prefectural government, and chased after his "enemy".

At this point, most people thought that Qi Yanzhou had become a fugitive and was planning to rebel and overthrow the imperial power.

There were also some people who believed in the loyal Qi family, and thought that Qi Yanzhou just wanted to save his parents and would never run away.

The result was quickly slapped in the face.

Because after Qi Yanzhou caught up with his enemy, he and his enemy injured the soldiers at the city gate and ran away with the two elders of the Qi family.

"Did they really run away? As for the others who are still in the prefectural government, does Qi Yanzhou not care about their lives?"

"The concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters of the Qi family will definitely be implicated and executed on the spot!"

"Ye Chutang is so pitiful. He was exiled right after getting married, and now he is going to be beheaded."

"Why is she so pitiful? If it weren't for that wedding, nothing would have happened to the Qi family."

"I don't know whether Qi Yanzhou will escape or be caught?"

When all the people thought that Qi Yanzhou and his parents had become fugitives.

Cao Liang gave another order.

"Kill all the substitutes and let Qi Qingyu identify the person."

"Yes, sir!"

After his confidant left, Cao Liang went to Qingyayuan, intending to personally send the Qi family off.

When passing by the study, he thought it would be more interesting to bring Ye Chutang with him.

"Bring Miss Ye here!"

Ye Chutang could tell that Cao Liang was very happy and knew that his "substitute plan" had been completed.

When she got up from the floor, she used mud to plug the two holes made by her fingers and stepped on them with her feet.

"Finally the dust has settled."

After saying that, she quickly walked out of the study.

Everyone's attention was on Ye Chutang and no one noticed the abnormality of the wooden floor.

Ye Chutang looked at the scorching sun setting in the west and raised his hands to cover his eyes.

"Master Cao, you said that the sun can't make all darkness invisible?"

This was incomprehensible and Cao Liang didn't understand.

He wasn't interested in knowing what that meant.

"Miss Ye, let's go. I'll take you to see a good show."

Ye Chutang put down his hands, and his smile looked particularly bright under the sunlight.

"It's indeed a good show. Where's Lord Han? Isn't he going to watch it with us?"

Han Chong volunteered to take his men to chase after "Qi Yanzhou".

"Lord Han is busy and will be back soon."

Ye Chutang came in front of Cao Liang.

"Let's go, Lord Cao."

Cao Liang took Ye Chutang to Qingyayuan, with guards protecting them in front and behind.

His caution seemed like a joke to Ye Chutang.

Outside Qingya Courtyard.

The guards of the prefectural government, who were pinned down by the acupuncture, stood straight.

The National Protection Army surrounded the yard tightly.

Cao Liang walked quickly and didn't notice anything wrong with the guards.

But Yuan Ting saw through it.

"grown ups……"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Ye Chutang suddenly attacked and grabbed his neck.

“Crack!”

The neck broke with a sound.

This sound was like a signal. After hearing it, the National Protection Army took immediate action and attacked Cao Liang.

The change came too suddenly.

Although Cao Liang's men immediately drew their swords and fought back, they were already at a disadvantage.

Cao Liang's face changed drastically when he saw the situation turning around.

He was extremely panicked and shouted at the National Protection Army, "Are you going to disobey the imperial order and rebel?"

No one responded to him.

Ye Chutang threw Yuan Ting's body at Cao Liang's feet.

"Master Cao, don't you understand yet? You are the one in the situation from the beginning to the end!"