"What is the King of Chu doing? It's been so long since we last met. Shouldn't we catch up? What is the meaning of your hiding and refusing to show yourself?"
Jiang Yimian leaned against the bookshelf, lazily playing with the hidden weapon in her hand. She showed no trace of the ruthlessness that would kill, only a casualness.
It seemed that, just as she said, she had come to catch up with someone.
Xie Yang paused upon hearing that familiar voice, feeling his blood boil for a moment. He roared, "It's you again, Jiang Yimian! What are you trying to do now?"
Even though he had already guessed that Zhou Wenyi and his wife were inextricably linked to Jiang Yimian, hearing that familiar voice in person still made his blood boil.
He should have known that as long as Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian lived, his plans and schemes would inevitably be ruined by them.
He should have dealt with them much earlier.
Hearing the exasperated voice, Jiang Yimian just smiled and said, "Don't be so angry. Didn't I say I just wanted to catch up with you?"
"You're supposed to be a member of the Great Jin royal family, yet now you've fallen to the Western Liang and have to act according to Alite's whims. Tsk tsk, truly unexpected!"
Hearing these annoying words, Xie Yang trembled slightly with anger, but his words were still full of sarcasm: "Don't be so smug. Do you think that by infiltrating Xiliang City, the Great Jin and Tuyuhun can completely destroy Xiliang?"
"Dream on! Xiliang City is not as simple as you think. Your plans are doomed to fail."
As he spoke, he carefully moved toward the edge of the desk, intending to rush out of the study for help while Jiang Yimian wasn't paying attention.
The person outside the study is dead, but those Xiliang people hiding in various corners certainly aren't.
Unless Jiang Yimian wants to alert the enemy.
As soon as he stepped out of the study, he shouted loudly, and the Xiliang people hiding in the shadows would realize that something was wrong. Together with the guards outside Junzixuan, they would be able to trap Jiang Yimian directly.
At that point, let alone trying to harm him, he won't even have a chance to escape.
Once Jiang Yimian is captured, that guy surnamed Lu will be unable to continue doing whatever he wants, and at that time, the entire Great Jin might be at his mercy.
After all, Lu Cijian, that little rascal, is Xie Jingxuan's cousin.
He didn't know the reason before, but now he knows everything.
Whether it's Xie Jingxuan or that bastard Lu Cijian, they both have to die.
Jiang Yimian was not angry at Xie Jingxuan's words. Instead, she raised her eyebrows and said casually, "Since you are so confident, why are you so afraid of me?"
Xie Yang just sneered and mocked, "He's just a guy who only knows how to sneak attack. What do I have to fear? You're the one who should be afraid."
As he spoke, he leaped out of the table, and before he could even feel joy, another hidden weapon flew towards him.
He was immediately terrified and lunged forward, but only felt a sharp pain in his shoulder as a sharp hidden weapon grazed his shoulder and embedded itself in the table.
He gritted his teeth in hatred, only to find that the distance between him and the carved gate had instantly closed.
Xie Yang's face lit up with joy. He rolled forward and burst through the door. Before he could even stand up, he shouted, "Help! There's an assassin! Help!"
Upon hearing this voice, Jiang Yimian showed no sign of panic; instead, she burst out laughing.
*
Meanwhile, inside the tunnel.
As Wue set fire to the small compartments in several key passageways, he made his way to the deepest part of the passage.
But they unexpectedly encountered a group of people from Xiliang.
He was startled, but quickly regained his composure, slowed his pace, and bowed to them.
The people from Xiliang frowned and asked irritably, "Why are you here?"
Wu'e smiled obsequiously, "I heard that urgent whistle and was worried that something serious had happened, so I came to check."
The leader of the Xiliang people merely frowned and said with displeasure, "This is not a place for you. Get out of here now."
"If you dare come here again, I'll chop you up on the spot."
Wu'e immediately lowered his head and respectfully replied, "Yes, Your Excellency, I will follow your teachings."
The leader of the Xiliang people glanced at him again and was about to pass by when a cry of alarm suddenly came from not far away: "Fire! Fire!"
The Xiliang man's eyes widened instantly, and he hurried over, but his gaze fell on Wu'e's charred clothes.
In a flash, he immediately realized something, drew his curved sword from his waist and slashed at Wu'e, shouting, "Come on, grab him, he's the one who set the fire!"
Upon hearing this, Wu'e's expression immediately changed. He quickly lunged forward, dodging the curved blade that was slashing at him, and ran directly into the deeper part of the passage.
The Xiliang people were furious and immediately shouted, "Guards! Seize Wu'e!"
Ue frowned as he heard the increasing number of footsteps behind him.
I was careless; the fire actually burned the hem of my clothes.
Now that they've been exposed, it will be difficult to ignite the explosives hidden in the tunnel as silently as before.
Never mind, I'll just take it one step at a time and do as much as I can.
Thinking this, he ran even faster into the depths of the passage.
However, to his surprise, after turning a corner, he was met by an even larger group of Xiliang people.
He immediately realized something was wrong and drew the curved knife hidden in his sleeve, ready to slash at those people.
Those Xiliang people instantly fell to the ground, each with a hidden weapon inserted into their neck.
Wu'e glanced at the person who had suddenly appeared and then quickly left through another passage, and breathed a sigh of relief before turning directly into the other passage.
The Xiliang people behind him immediately shouted, "Help! Invaders have invaded! Help!"
While drawing the attention of the Xiliang people inside the tunnels by carrying his long sword, Lu Cijian carefully discerned the direction each tunnel led to.
If Ue hadn't given him the route through the tunnel early on, his first problem would probably be not being able to find his destination.
He had never seen such a complex network of tunnels before; it was like a maze.
Just then, a group of Xiliang people appeared again from the left passage. As soon as they saw him, they shouted, "Found him! The assassin is here!"
Lu Cijian ignored the people who quickly scattered to report the news and continued to lead the Xiliang people behind him through the various passages.
Unless he encounters people who try to stop him from leaving, he will quickly take care of them with his sword. Otherwise, he hardly touches anyone and lets them go and inform others.
As for the Western Liang people behind them...
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