This is an open strategy.

Once Jiang Qinyu is confirmed to be the reincarnation of a demon, Lu Yanzheng will also be attacked, which will inevitably cause internal strife in the Northwest Army, thus creating an opportunity for the imperial court.

But we'll leave that aside for now and talk about what happened after Wang Jinhua was brought out of Yunshan.

Wang Jinhua happily walked back with the silver notes in her hand, but after taking only ten steps, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her back. When she looked down, she saw an arrow sticking out of her heart!

She slowly turned her head, only to see a man in black put down his bow, glance at her contemptuously, and then turn back.

"Uh..." Wang Jinhua slowly fell to the ground, still clutching two hundred silver notes in her hand.

Just then, she heard footsteps behind her, and soon saw the maid who had given Liu Ruyi the silver note squat down and easily take the silver note from her hand.

"Foolish woman, do you think my master's money is so easy to take?" The maid sneered and turned to walk back.

Wang Jinhua stared at her hands as she slowly breathed her last.

Behind a large tree in the distance, Meng Tianze watched this scene and couldn't help but sigh.

Although he couldn't hear what was being said on the other end, seeing Wang Jinhua being killed, as a fellow villager, he still felt somewhat emotional.

There weren't many people in the village who liked the Wang family, but that was in the past.

Now, not only has Granny Wang become kinder, but Wang Laizi has also stopped being a lazy bum and has started to actively work with everyone. The Wang family's life is getting better day by day.

It's a pity, it's probably all destroyed now.

Meng Tianze looked around but didn't see Aping or anyone else, making him wonder if Aping was even there anymore.

But since A-Ping told him to cooperate with the operation, he must still be nearby; he just can't see him.

Meng Tianze continued to wait patiently, and waited and waited until dawn was about to break. He was almost unable to stay awake any longer, and his eyelids began to droop, when he saw A Ping, with his face covered, suddenly appear beside him.

"Brother Meng, don't come out yet. Keep an eye out for anyone trying to escape. If it's easy for you, help us hold them off. If not, shout for us." A-Ping whispered.

Meng Tianze nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, leave this to me. I'm an expert at keeping an eye on people!"

In the past, when he hunted, no prey he set his sights on could escape his eyes. Even if he failed to catch it in the end, it was because his skills were lacking, not because his eyesight was poor.

Aping nodded, then gathered his strength and flew towards the camp ahead.

Meng Tianze's eyes widened, and he clicked his tongue in amazement. Good heavens, Ah Ping's skills are actually this good! Is he even on par with Lu Yanzheng?

Aping's side quickly clashed with Liu Ruyi and Jiang Chengyou's men.

Jiang Chengyou's face was grim. "How did someone find us?"

They hid in the mountains to avoid attracting attention, but they were still found.

"Your Highness, it must have been that woman who led them here," the subordinate replied tremblingly.

Jiang Chengyou narrowed his eyes, "Give them a good beating! Take them all down!"

"Yes!" the subordinate replied and quickly ran off.

Liu Ruyi's expression was also not good. "Judging from the noise, there shouldn't be many people coming from outside. With so many of us, we don't need to be afraid of them. Besides, your people will be here soon. As long as we hold these people off, we can wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

Jiang Chengyou rolled his eyes at her. Did she need to say that? What he was worried about now was that the camp had been discovered, and he could no longer hide here. What if he still couldn't catch Jiang Qinyu? Wouldn't he have made a wasted trip?

Unfortunately, they were wrong.

Just a short while later, the voices of Jiang Chengyou and Liu Ruyi's men could be heard outside the tent.

"Your Highness, let's go! These people have gone mad!"

"Master, hurry...uh...go..."

Liu Ruyi's men were clearly not as skilled as Jiang Chengyou's; the person who gave the warning was killed before he could even finish speaking.

"Want to leave?" Aping sneered. "You'll have to ask the sword in my hand if it agrees!"

As soon as he finished speaking, A-Ping swept his long sword across the area, instantly killing the man blocking the tent.

Just then, Meng Tianze's voice came over, "Aping, someone ran away from behind the tent!"

Jiang Chengyou and Liu Ruyi's tent was pitched in front of a small hill, right next to it. They could easily slip into the forest from behind, and if they weren't stopped in time, they would be lost.

Upon hearing this, A-Ping immediately gathered his energy and used his lightness skill to leap to the back of the tent.

Some of the others stayed behind to clean up the battlefield, while others chased after them to help.

Seeing this, Meng Tianze also ran over.

He didn't know any light-footed skills and didn't have A-Ping's speed, but he had been hunting in these mountains and forests for many years. With his agility and leaps, he caught up with A-Ping in no time.

Aping was seen confronting a man and a woman; the woman was someone Meng Tianze recognized.

"It was you?" Meng Tianze ran forward, pointing at Liu Ruyi angrily, "Liu Ruyi, do you have any conscience? When you were in the village, who wronged you? My sister-in-law even taught you self-defense skills, and this is how you treat her now?"

Liu Ruyi recognized Meng Tianze, and being verbally abused by him made her inwardly curse her bad luck. However, given the current situation, she immediately put on a wronged expression and said to Meng Tianze, "Brother Meng, you've misunderstood me. I was also captured by them..."

As she spoke, Liu Ruyi began to sob softly.

Meng Tianze looked at her with disdain and spat, "Pah! You're the best at pretending, don't think I don't know you're a venomous scorpion who wants to bite anyone. I won't fall for it!"

Jiang Qinyu had only mentioned that someone from the imperial court was involved, but she hadn't said that person was Liu Ruyi. Therefore, Meng Tianze didn't know Liu Ruyi's purpose in being there.

Jiang Chengyou looked at Aping, his face extremely ugly, and he gritted his teeth as he squeezed out two words, "It's you?"

The last time he tried to scheme against Jiang Qinyu, it was A Ping who thwarted his plan; he knew A Ping's skills very well.

Aping chuckled, "Should I thank the Fifth Prince of Western Qiang for remembering me?"

Jiang Chengyou's face darkened. Who the hell wants to remember you?

He knew very well that with A-Ping around, there was no chance of escape unless his men appeared immediately.

"Aping, stop wasting time talking to them, tie them up first!" Meng Tianze immediately assumed a fighting stance, glaring at Liu Ruyi.

Ah Ping understood the principle that delay could lead to unforeseen changes better than him. Without saying a word, he leaned forward and headed straight for Jiang Chengyou.

Jiang Chengyou was cursing under his breath. He hurriedly and awkwardly dodged away, turning around and trying to disappear into the dense forest.

Unfortunately, Ah Ping's skills were truly impressive; he grabbed Jiang Chengyou by the back of the collar in one move.

Jiang Chengyou was shocked and struggled violently.

"Don't waste your energy." Aping ignored him and directly struck his pressure points.

Jiang Chengyou was unable to move or speak; he could only glare fiercely at Aping.

Damn it! His men aren't expected to arrive until noon!

Whether it was fate or not, just then, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from their northwest direction.

Jiang Chengyou was overjoyed; his men had arrived!