Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man cautiously asked, "Does the Khan suspect the identities of those two men?"
Should I arrest those people now and interrogate them properly? Or should I just take action and deal with them directly?
Alite simply waved his hand, "No need. Tell Zhou Wenyi that those people deserve a good lesson."
Once they've vented their anger, we'll bring the person back.
They're just two fools who walked right into my trap; I don't need to go to any trouble.
He's not Xie Yang.
That guy could be forced into this state by a so-called powerless princess of the Great Jin Dynasty and a mere member of the Censorate; he wouldn't do that.
Even if the Great Jin really joins forces with Tuyuhun to deal with Xiliang, he will not panic at all.
The middle-aged man quickly responded, then hesitated for a moment before asking, "What about the tunnel?"
Allit simply said, "There are many people and eyes in the tunnel, and none of us know who has infiltrated it."
Since Zhou Wenyi and his wife are inside, there's no need to keep pressing the matter.
Although we cannot completely rule out their suspicion for the time being, we still need their help, so it is not the time to break off relations yet.
However, please send more people to keep watch over Zhou Wenyi and his group recently. If anything seems amiss, please inform me immediately.
He didn't particularly trust these two people to begin with, but he didn't think that what happened in the underground was their doing.
There were already quite a few guards in the city lord's mansion, and those two were clearly not skilled in martial arts. It would be quite difficult for them to find the entrance to the tunnel without being discovered.
He believed it was the King of Chu who did it, rather than the two men.
This person has been staying in the city lord's mansion for too long.
Alite narrowed his eyes. "How's Xie Yang doing?"
The middle-aged man simply shook his head. "King Chu fell seriously ill recently because of the Weizhou incident, and many people around him died. He has only recovered in the last few days and has shown no abnormalities on other days."
He only said that the people of Da Jin were not easy to deal with, and that the Tuyuhun and Da Jin people would probably join forces to deal with Xiliang soon, so the Khan should be careful.
As for Zhou Wenyi, he said that if this man could produce the gunpowder formula, he would be kept alive; if not, he would be killed.
Allit just chuckled. "This guy's decisive. Tomorrow, have him come with me to see the power of Zhou Wenyi's gunpowder."
The middle-aged man simply responded, bowed, and withdrew.
Allit stared at the document in his hand for a long time without saying a word.
He had always found the Weizhou incident suspicious, and now it seemed that Xie Yang had played a significant role in their crushing defeat!
They wanted to use him to take over Weizhou, but refused to reveal their trump cards to him.
If that person hadn't refused to open up, his advance troops wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat.
The reason why the Jin people helped the Tuyuhun was because of Xie Yang, wasn't it?
If he were to hand Xie Yang over directly, how would those Jin people dare to openly join forces with Tuyuhun to deal with Xiliang?
Inside Junzixuan.
A man dressed in dark brocade robes stood by the window, staring at the night outside, seemingly lost in thought.
It wasn't until Flying Eagle came in from outside that he respectfully said, "Your Highness, I heard that something happened in the tunnel. It seems that someone has gone missing, and they suspect that someone has infiltrated the tunnel."
Xie Yang just chuckled. "Got it. How's your surveillance of Zhou Wenyi going? Have they shown any unusual behavior?"
Flying Eagle simply shook his head. "There's nothing unusual. Zhou Wenyi only sent his guards to search for information within Xiliang City."
There's nothing particularly noteworthy about the others either. Does Your Highness suspect there's something wrong with them?
If he hadn't followed Zhou Wenyi and his wife all this way, he probably would have suspected the two of them too.
Xie Yang simply shook his head. "It's not so much a suspicion, but those people were originally from the Great Jin Dynasty. Although the route I gave them was secretive, I can't rule out the possibility that the information was leaked and those two were switched."
I'm meeting them tomorrow, so I have to be careful.
At least we can't let Lu Cijian and Jiang Yimian ruin us again.
He underestimated the two men in Weizhou. Although he guessed that they would be taking Aguzan away from Dajin by water, he didn't take them seriously at all and just wanted to deal with them at the same time.
Unexpectedly, these two bastards not only ruined his last chance, but also killed Zhao Cheng, causing a rift between him and Alite.
He has very few capable people around him now, and he can only stay in Xiliang City, depending on what Alite does next.
If it weren't for the fact that Zhou Wenyi was provided this time, and that he was still useful to Alite, he probably would have been killed by this person long ago to vent his anger.
All of this was caused by Lu Cijian and Jiang Yimian, and he will make sure they suffer a terrible death.
Flying Eagle hesitated for a moment before continuing to recount what had happened in Zhou Wenyi's courtyard. "Your Highness, do you think it was Zhou Wenyi who infiltrated the tunnel?"
Xie Yang shook his head. "It's uncertain, but we shouldn't let our guard down. Send more people to keep an eye on Zhou Wenyi and the people around him."
Flying Eagle then responded.
Seeing the Tuva group lying on the ground, all bruised and battered, without a trace of their previous arrogance, Lin Yan'an felt much happier and was almost ready to dance with joy.
Lu Cijian looked at the people lying on the ground in the courtyard, but didn't say anything. He only looked at the few people who walked in from the side gate.
The middle-aged man respectfully replied, "I'm sorry to have made Young Master Zhou and Madam Zhou laugh at us. It was my negligence that tarnished the Khan's reputation."
I'll take these people away right now.
As he spoke, he waved to the people behind him.
Those people quickly stepped forward, helped the person who had fallen to the ground up, and were about to leave.
Lu Cijian simply said, "The Khan should know that I came to Xiliang this time only to do business with Young Master Xie. If it weren't for Young Master Xie, I wouldn't have come to Xiliang."
The middle-aged man simply nodded, knowing that the other party was reminding them not to put any kind of hat on their heads. He just smiled and said, "Tomorrow the Khan will take Young Master Zhou to see Young Master Xie. I hope you can bring something that is worthy of you."
If this person couldn't produce any powerful gunpowder, these words would be his last words before he died.
After saying that, he left with his men.
Lu Cijian and Jiang Yimian and the others did not say much and went straight into the main house.
Wang San quickly stood guard outside the door.
Upon entering the house, Lin Yan'an breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice, "You scared me to death! What happened? Why did these people suddenly come to search us?"
If these two hadn't returned in time, their identities would probably have been exposed tonight, and they would have been imprisoned in Xiliang's jail.
At that time, the armies of Tuyuhun and the Jin Dynasty will also face certain death.
Liu'er also quickly looked at the two of them, her face still showing some lingering fear after surviving the ordeal.
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