Cui Mixue felt bad about losing a helper, but when she thought about how Su Mengyan always ruined her plans, she became angry and glared at her hatefully, "Do you really think that with those seductive tricks of yours, you can make the young master trust you completely?"
"Since you are still stubborn and still thinking about something that doesn't belong to you, don't blame me for not remembering our friendship." Cui Mixue said this and left.
Su Mengyan laughed behind her, "Do we still have any old feelings for each other? How ridiculous!"
When Cui Mixue was infected with the plague in Chu City, she cursed Su Mengyan to death. At that time, she clearly saw the murderous intent in her eyes.
From that time on, Su Mengyan didn't want to continue to get involved with her. Cui Mixue already hated her anyway, so why should she continue to swallow her anger?
Su Mengyan felt proud tonight and had fought back against Cui Mixue. She felt relaxed both physically and mentally.
However, it didn't take long for her to start feeling distressed. She was now completely on Cui Mixue's blacklist. Cui Mixue would probably try every possible means to get rid of her in the future. Thinking of this, Su Mengyan couldn't help but sigh.
Even when he fell asleep, his brows were tightly furrowed.
The next day, the prefect arrived early in the morning. When he heard that there might be a spy in the government, his first reaction was disbelief. "Sir, many of these people have served as officials in Heyang City for many years, and we haven't seen anything unusual. Could something have gone wrong?"
"If there weren't spies, how could the bandits always hide in advance?" Su Mengyan questioned him, "Could it be that they have the ability to predict the future?"
"This..." The prefect didn't know what to say. He looked up at Situ Yao and said, "If this is true, I will definitely find the spy."
"Lord Luo, please tell me who those bandits are." Situ Yao was not in a hurry about the spy matter. He would be exposed soon anyway.
"To be honest, I know very little about the bandits of Luohe Mountain. I've never even seen them." The prefect lowered his head in embarrassment. "But every time someone walks the mountain path of Luohe Mountain, they encounter them."
"Don't you know exactly how many people there are?" Su Mengyan asked.
The prefect shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.
"How many troops are there in Heyang City?" Since we don't know the exact number of bandits, we can only be conservative and bring more people with us.
"Less than a thousand." He had gathered these people here and there, and the governor didn't want them to die in Luohe Mountain. "Sir, do you want to take them all with you?"
"We don't need so many people." Cui Mixue walked in amidst the various expressions on the faces of the crowd and knelt slightly towards Situ Yao. "Sir, I know how many people there are in Luohe Mountain."
"How did you know?" Situ Yao asked her with a frown.
Cui Mixue couldn't reveal that she was reborn, so she carefully wove a lie. "A branch of the Cui family is a businessman. Last year, when they passed through Luohe Mountain, they encountered bandits. After finding out about the situation in Luohe Mountain, they wrote a letter asking for help. Unfortunately, they were eventually discovered by the bandits and died on Luohe Mountain."
"I want to retrieve their bodies, so that my father won't have any regrets." Cui Mixue knelt on the ground and said, "I hope you can agree to this."
"You just said you knew the number of bandits. How many people are there exactly?" Situ Yao had a blank expression on his face, and it was impossible to tell whether he believed it or not.
Cui Mixue remained calm and gave a number, "Only a few hundred people, but among them are some with strong martial arts skills, so they are difficult to deal with."
"If it is so dangerous, how did the Cui family get the news?" It seemed that Situ Yao did not believe what she said.
Cui Mixue was not in a hurry and said calmly, "My father said that they pretended to surrender to the bandits to let them down, which gave them the opportunity to deliver the letter later."
"There are only a few hundred people. There is nothing to be afraid of." Lord Luo said.
"Please allow me to go up the mountain with you, sir." Cui Mixue requested again. She was gambling on an opportunity to make Situ Yao look at her differently.
Situ Yao happened to want to know what she was going to do, so he nodded in agreement. When she was grateful, he warned her in a cold tone, "We are going to suppress bandits, not to have fun. No one can protect you." The meaning of his words was that he could not care whether she lived or died.
Cui Mixue nodded happily. She remembered that in her previous life, after passing through Luohe Mountain, Situ Yao's attitude towards her had changed, and she firmly believed that this time would be the same. Even if Su Mengyan had been added, so what? The position of Crown Princess and, in the future, Queen, would only be hers!
Before leaving, Cui Mixue looked at Su Mengyan with a hint of pride, and then left contentedly.
"Do you believe what she said?" Situ Yao asked her after Cui Mixue left.
Su Mengyan thought about it and thought that since Cui Mixue could say it so confidently, she must be sure of it, so she nodded and said, "I believe it."
"We don't have any other choice now, do we?" Cui Mixue was the only one who spoke about the bandits in Luohe Mountain. Even the prefect didn't know.
"If there are really only a few hundred of us, we can still be confident." The governor was eager to try. "Sir, when do we set out?"
"Don't worry, we still have an important matter to deal with." Situ Yao interrupted his enthusiasm, "Master Luo, have you forgotten that there is a spy among us?"
"If we don't find him, we won't be able to find the criminals even if we send more people."
"You are absolutely right, sir." The prefect nodded. "The bandits in Luohe Mountain have been causing trouble for years. I only hope to put this matter to rest as soon as possible."
"We must be absolutely sure that we can catch the bandits this time, otherwise it will be difficult in the future." Su Mengyan felt that if they ran into the mountains, no one would be able to find them.
In the capital, Situ Zhao sat at the head of the table with an unhappy expression, staring at Bai Qi and saying, "What do you want to say to this prince?"
"Your Highness, I sent people to intercept them halfway, but we haven't seen anyone yet. Should we withdraw them?" Bai Qi came to him for advice. The news of Situ Yao's return to Beijing was not concealed from others, so they wanted to create some accidents on the road.
Regardless of whether Situ Yao can be killed or not, he will not be allowed to return to the capital smoothly.
"Let them stay there. No matter where he goes, he will eventually return to the capital. We will eventually wait for him." Situ Zhao's fair face was full of sinister intent. "If anyone can successfully kill him, I will reward him with ten thousand taels."
A bounty of ten thousand taels frightened even Bai Qi, not to mention ordinary people. He guessed that Situ Zhao was going to take ruthless action this time, and it all depended on whether Situ Yao, who was far away from the capital, could return alive.
It doesn’t matter even if he can’t come back. He is an unpopular prince anyway and can be deposed at any time.
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