As soon as Xie Yang returned to Junzixuan, he noticed something was amiss.
Both the inner and outer courtyards seem to have gained a significant number of Xiliang guards.
In the past, these guards would only appear outside Junzixuan at night, or hide in the shadows.
Today, however, the Xiliang guards are not only patrolling outside the courtyard, but there are also many more guards patrolling inside.
He appeared to be standing respectfully to the side, making no unnecessary movements, but it was obvious that the guards were all watching him.
Bright figures were everywhere in Junzixuan, without any attempt to hide.
Xie Yang frowned, ordered someone to summon Fei Ying, and went straight back to his study.
His gaze fell on the letter that hadn't yet been put away on the table, and he paused for a moment.
The letters that were originally left lying around on the desk are now neatly arranged together.
Someone has tampered with it.
Realizing this possibility, he quickly stepped forward and examined the contents of the letter. After confirming that it was just an ordinary letter with nothing unusual, he breathed a sigh of relief.
But a few doubts lingered in his mind: who had come to his study?
Are they from Alit?
The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.
Why would Alit send someone to his study for no reason, or to find out something?
He has been in Xiliang City for several months now; Alite doesn't need to wait until now to do what he wants.
Is it related to Zhou Wenyi?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly said to the people outside, "Someone, where is Flying Eagle? Why hasn't he returned yet?"
The attendant pushed open the door and entered. Upon hearing this, he respectfully said, "Your Highness, the Flying Eagle Guard should have gone to the martial arts arena to look for you. Did you not see him when you returned?"
Xie Yang frowned, his questions growing more numerous. After a long while, he finally asked, "What exactly happened in the tunnel last night?"
When Flying Eagle mentioned it yesterday, he didn't pay much attention at all.
After all, Xiliang had many enemies, and the people who infiltrated the tunnels were very likely Tuyuhun people.
Although the city walls of Xiliang were sturdy and the city gates were rarely opened, the Tuyuhun people still had a chance to infiltrate Xiliang.
At least those Xiliang people who were mainly responsible for purchasing from neighboring countries, if they were replaced by Tuyuhun people along the way, no one would know.
But now, he realized something was wrong.
It was just too coincidental that the person was exposed last night; it happened to be the first day that Zhou Wenyi and his group entered Xiliang.
If the person who infiltrated wasn't a Tuyuhun person, then who was it?
Or, as Alite might have thought, someone had infiltrated the tunnel.
Could it be that he secretly reached some kind of agreement with Zhou Wenyi, deliberately sending people to infiltrate the tunnels to find out something, so as to better control Xiliang?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and his entire expression changed.
The attendant replied, "I don't know exactly what happened in the tunnel. These things are usually handled by the Flying Eagle Guards. Your Highness, why don't you wait for them to return and ask them properly?"
Xie Yang felt a throbbing sensation between his brows. He sat behind his desk, reached up to rub his forehead, and his voice turned cold. "Bring Flying Eagle back immediately."
Allit's attitude toward him today is all predictable; he is dissatisfied with him because he suspects that Allit sent people into the tunnels.
Furthermore, the meaning revealed in Zhou Wenyi and his companion's words today was too obvious. He not only deceived Alite about his relationship with those people, but also intended to control Xiliang through them.
He was too excited after seeing the power of the gunpowder, and only thought about returning to the Great Jin Dynasty, without carefully considering Alite's thoughts.
The more he thought about it, the more his head ached. After a while, he waved for the servant to leave.
Alite only suspects him now. As long as he stops interfering in Zhou Wenyi's affairs, he can still rebuild a good cooperative relationship with Alite once the Tuyuhun is successfully conquered.
Thinking of this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But then I suddenly realized that something seemed a little off.
Whether it was yesterday's incident of sneaking into the tunnel or everything that happened at the martial arts arena today, it all seems to be related to Zhou Wenyi and his wife.
If it weren't for the ambiguous things these two said at the martial arts arena today, Jun Zixuan wouldn't be under such surveillance by Alit.
There's something wrong with these two.
Once he understood this, he suddenly stood up from his desk and walked straight out of the study.
He had to tell Allit the news.
There's definitely something wrong with Zhou Wenyi and his wife.
Although he and the other person did not exchange many letters, it was clear that they were both simple and honest people.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have readily agreed to his request.
But when he met Zhou Wenyi and his wife today, he couldn't feel that familiar simplicity.
At first glance, what Madam Zhou said seemed fine, but upon closer listening, one could clearly sense the hidden meaning within it.
Once you've determined that there's something wrong with the two of them, you can then examine every word they say and every action they take and sense a different meaning behind it.
Furthermore, Zhou Wenyi never mentioned that his wife usually worked with him to make gunpowder.
If that were the case, Zhou Wenyi wouldn't have been so conflicted when he heard that he was to take his wife with him to Xiliang.
Having figured everything out, his steps unconsciously quickened.
However, as soon as he reached the outer courtyard, the Xiliang guards standing at the gate stopped him. "Your Highness, please wait. The Khan has ordered that no one may step out of Junzixuan without his permission."
Xie Yang took a deep breath before saying coldly, "Tell the Khan that I have important matters to discuss with him and I need to see him now."
The guard didn't even glance at him, still blocking the exit, and repeated, "The Khan has ordered that no one may step out of Junzixuan without his permission."
Your Highness, please don't put us in a difficult position.
Xie Yang was furious at their attitude and gritted his teeth, saying, "I'm not joking with you. Let me see the Khan, or something will definitely happen in Xiliang City."
If the current Zhou Wenyi and his wife are fake, then the real ones must have been switched back in the Great Jin Dynasty.
Those gunpowder powders must also be fake.
The people now impersonating Zhou Wenyi and his wife must also be plotting against Xiliang.
Although he wasn't sure if the two people were Lu Cijian and Jiang Yimian, he was certain they were connected to them.
He had to seize the initiative, not give those two a chance, and kill them directly.
The guard standing nearby just smiled when he heard this. "Is Your Highness going to say that Zhou Wenyi and his wife have something going on?"
Xie Yang's eyes widened immediately, and he hurriedly said, "Does the Khan know? Quickly tell the Khan to make preparations as soon as possible. We must not let anything happen to Xiliang City."
Upon hearing this, the guard burst into laughter. "Your Highness, stay in Junzixuan and don't try to deceive the Khan."
Regardless of whether Zhou Wenyi and his wife have any problems, you cannot step out of Junzixuan for the time being.
The Khan had already said that in order to clear himself of suspicion, Xie Yang would definitely say that Zhou Wenyi and his wife had problems, in an attempt to divert the Khan's attention.
At first he didn't believe it, but he didn't expect Xie Yang to actually say that.
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