A murderous glint flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, but he still said, "Don't worry, we won't spare you. Did you reveal anything about the King of Chu during your contact with Qi Shang?"
Now that Qi Shang has been captured, the King of Chu's plan is very likely to be exposed, but fortunately, this man has not been with the King of Chu for long and does not know too much.
Without evidence, even if the emperor knew what the Prince of Chu was thinking, there was nothing he could do. After all, the Prince of Chu's reputation among the people of the Great Jin was much better than Xie Jingxuan's.
A person who kills his own brother is destined to be despised.
Xu Changli quickly shook his head. "Don't worry, I didn't say a word about those things. He doesn't know much and can't say much."
Now you just need to protect me.
After all, I'm the only one who survived the incident involving the Imperial Armory. If the King of Chu really wants that position, he should protect me.
As for Wei Jinghai, I also have a backup plan, and I will certainly not disappoint the King of Chu.
Liu Zixun is a skilled doctor, and he has a falling out with Wei Jinghai. He doesn't believe that Liu won't take action.
For a skilled doctor, killing someone is a simple matter; they just need to wait for the good news.
The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief, patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and said, "In that case, I'm relieved."
Just then, a man rushed over and said, "It's terrible! The city gates are blocked, we can't leave."
Upon hearing this, Xu Changli immediately panicked and said to the middle-aged man, "What should we do? This Lu fellow is moving too fast!"
He had thought it would take at least an hour for Lu Cijian to find him, but he never expected it to be so quick, and that she would even seal off the city gates.
Now it will be difficult for them to escape. As long as Lu Cijian sends people to search the city, they will find this place sooner or later.
As Xu Changli was getting anxious, the middle-aged man behind him pulled out a dagger and swiftly stabbed at him.
Caught off guard, the dagger pierced his heart, blood gushing out instantly. The pain caused him to lose all strength and collapse to the ground, staring intently at the person before him, stammering, "Why, why did you kill me? King Chu, no, I will not let you go."
The middle-aged man chuckled, squatted down, patted the man's face on the ground, and said coldly, "You should have died long ago. You were lucky that the Ministry of Works didn't find anything on you during that investigation."
But you must die; a person who knows too many secrets can never be allowed to live.
Just as he was about to stab Xu Changli a few more times, a series of rapid footsteps sounded outside.
He knew something was wrong, and without paying any attention to Xu Changli, he quickly ran into the house.
However, the next second, the dilapidated door was kicked open from the outside.
As soon as Lu Cijian and Jiang Yimian led their men in, more than a dozen men with weapons appeared and attacked them.
Jiang Yimian dodged the attack with a quick movement and spotted several people running towards the west courtyard. She quickly stepped forward and chased after them.
Perhaps realizing someone was chasing him, the middle-aged man threw several hidden weapons behind him and shouted, "Stop her!"
After saying that, he quickly ran towards the courtyard wall.
Jiang Yimian dodged the hidden weapon flying towards her and tried to chase after the middle-aged man, but suddenly three people appeared in front of her, each wielding a long sword and attacking her, trapping her in place.
While dealing with the people in front of her, Jiang Yimian threw a few silver needles at the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man felt a sharp pain in his leg. He glanced at the people chasing him, gritted his teeth, ignored the pain in his leg, jumped up, and ran over the wall.
Fortunately, Wang San and his group noticed the situation and quickly chased after the middle-aged man.
The three people in front of her were fighting with Jiang Yimian, each wielding a long sword.
She punched one of them in the face, then grabbed the wrists of the other two, took their weapons, and kicked them hard in the knees.
The three of them instantly lost the ability to move, collapsing to the ground and groaning in pain.
After dealing with the three people in front of him, he saw that Lu Cijian's side had also been finished. Just as he was about to call Li Tongpan to take these people away, he saw that all the people who had been lying on the ground were dead.
She frowned, her gaze falling on the people in front of Lu Cijian. She noticed that they were all in the same boat, coughing up black blood and dying from poisoning.
Lu Cijian simply said, "These people are all suicide soldiers."
It seems the King of Chu has gone to great lengths to kill General Wei, bringing not only his trusted confidants but also a large number of assassins, and even some from Xiliang.
Their journey back to Beijing doesn't seem to be going to be peaceful either.
Jiang Yimian nodded, "The reason why the King of Chu wants General Wei's life so badly is probably not just because of the people of Xiliang."
She felt there must be more to the story.
If it were merely a matter of reaching some kind of cooperation with the people of Xiliang, the King of Chu would not have gone to such lengths.
Lu Cijian's eyes flickered, something flashed through his mind, but quickly disappeared.
Jiang Yimian's gaze fell on the corpse not far away. Before she even got close, the man's finger twitched, pointing to the main room not far away and saying, "There, over there."
As if he had used up his last bit of strength, after saying those words, Xu Changli tilted his head to the side and stopped breathing completely.
Jiang Yimian checked his pulse, then looked at the fatal wound on his chest, and shook her head. "There's no saving him."
This person lost too much blood, and the person who attacked him used considerable force. The wound on his chest was extremely severe, and it was already quite remarkable that he had managed to remain conscious until now.
After searching several houses, Judge Li hurried over and said respectfully, "Sir, Miss Jiang, we found nothing unusual inside. All the items look ordinary."
These houses have been dilapidated for years and are uninhabited. I wonder who these people are and why they are here.
He had been in Yuncheng Prefecture for so many years and had never discovered that anyone lived there.
Looking at the situation inside the room, it's clear that these people have been here for a long time; they didn't appear suddenly.
These people planted spies right under their noses, and no one noticed—it's truly despicable.
Lu Cijian didn't say anything, but walked into the main room that Xu Changli pointed to.
Seeing this, Jiang Yimian followed.
The furnishings inside were quite ordinary. Directly opposite the door was a table with a porcelain Guanyin statue on it.
The Guanyin statue was exquisitely made and stood in the center of the table. In front of it was a small incense burner, which was only half full of incense ash.
Jiang Yimian glanced at the Guanyin statue and then looked away, focusing on the other things in the room.
Besides this table, there are a few chairs on the left and right sides, and a screen. There is nothing else, making the whole room seem rather empty.
Seeing the two men looking around the room, Judge Li leaned against the table and said casually, "There's a Guanyin statue here, but no one is offering incense to the Goddess Guanyin. The incense ash looks like it's been sitting for years."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a loud noise rang out from inside the room.
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