Chapter 138 I’m very good at archery!

Palace, dungeon.

Murong Che, dressed in casual clothes, appeared at the entrance of the dungeon.

Xue Youli followed the man closely. She changed into a dress of similar color and style to the long dress she lent to Ye Shixue in the afternoon.

The prison guard in the dungeon bowed and led them to the door of the torture room where prisoners were interrogated. "Your Majesty, Madam Xue, the assassins who assassinated Lord Ye's daughter are all imprisoned here."

"How's it going? Did you find out anything?"

The sudden soldier immediately bowed his head and replied, "They are very tight-lipped. I am incompetent and have not been able to pry their mouths open."

Murong Che said in a deep voice, "Take me and Concubine Xue to see them. I want to interrogate them personally!"

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In fact, after Murong Che eavesdropped on Xue Youli's thoughts, he learned that Chi Yan had missed one when he intercepted the pigeons.

Therefore, in order to lure the snake out of its hole, he took advantage of the situation and secretly sent Xuanming and his men to hide in the mountains.

When Ye Shixue was shot by a hidden arrow in the daytime, Xuan Ming discovered the whereabouts of the killer on the spot.

He lived up to everyone's expectations and captured all the killers and imprisoned them in the dungeon of the palace.

The moment the jailer opened the door of the torture chamber, Xue Youli smelled the bloody smell and frowned.

Murong Che looked at the changing expression on her face, lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "If you are not used to going into the cell, I will go in alone."

Xue Youli shook her head, "It's okay, I'll go in with you."

It was only when she looked through the Book of Secrets before going to bed that she found out that in order to save money, Cuiru did not hire a killer, but a hunter who lived near Longshou Mountain.

These hunters make their living by hunting and are very familiar with the terrain of Longshou Mountain.

Cui Ru lied that Xue Youli was her enemy, gave Xue Youli's portrait to the hunters, and gave them some money.

She promised the hunters that if they could kill the woman in the portrait, she would give them a large sum of money in five days.

The hunters had no idea who the woman in the portrait was, but they all needed money.

After hearing from Tsui-yu that the woman in the portrait killed Tsui-yu's closest person, he took on the task of shooting Xue Youlai.

The poison arrows were also prepared in advance by Cuiru and given to the hunters.

At this time, Murong Che glanced at Xue Youli. Xue Youli nodded to him, then turned his gaze to the several men in black who were tied to the rack.

They were tortured by the jailers, and although their bodies were covered with scars, they were loyal and did not give up Cuiru.

Xue Youli walked up to the hunter who was tied to the rack in the middle, and with a stern face, she asked, "Tell me! Who sent you here?"

The leading black-clad man recognized Xue Youli and his eyes widened in surprise. "You bad woman, didn't I shoot you? Why do you look fine?"

The moment the man in black opened his mouth, he did not have the aura of a killer at all. Instead, he gave people a feeling of being simple and honest.

Xue Youli deliberately let out a sigh of relief, "Then I can only ask you, how can you be a killer when your archery skills are so poor?"

The hunter tied to the rack shook his head in disbelief, "Impossible! I'm a very good archer. I can kill two hares with one arrow! And I remember clearly that I shot you!"

"So you were the one who shot those arrows." Xue Youli pursed her red lips and continued to scare him with her wide eyes. "I am a vengeful person. If you don't tell me who hired you to kill me, I will tear off your flesh piece by piece!"

The leading hunter was not frightened by her words. He snorted stubbornly, "We were caught by you because we are not as skilled as you. If you want to kill me, I won't even frown!"

Xue Youli clapped his hands at him a few times, "I respect you as a man, but what about your brothers? Are they also alone like you, and don't mind dying in prison?"

Among these four hunters, two of them have already married and have children, and one of them has a wife who is newly pregnant. It is easy to take advantage of people with families, after all, they all have concerns in their hearts.

As expected, as soon as she finished speaking, the three hunters beside her started to waver. “If we ask them to reveal the identity of our employer, will you really spare our lives?”

Xue Youli nodded, "Of course, I keep my word."

"Okay! I'll tell you everything I know!"

The leading hunter heard this and his face darkened. He said in a stern voice, "Zhao Er, we have received the money, how can we casually reveal the identity of your employer? If you break the rules, how can we go back with dignity?"

Zhao Er sneered, "Brother Han, if we don't explain anything, we will die here! What use are rules to the dead? I'm different from you. My wife is pregnant in July. I can't let my child be fatherless in his mother's belly!"

Wang Wu beside him also nodded, "I'm sorry, Brother Chao, I want to live too! I have a 50-year-old mother and a crying child, I don't want to die!"

The hunter tied to the last row of racks also said, "My daughter will be eleven next year. I came here to earn some money for her dowry. I don't want to risk my life!"

Xue Youli saw that they all had their own families, and said, "As long as the information you can provide is useful, I guarantee that none of you will die."

Zhao Er immediately rushed over and said, "I'll say it first! The one who hired us is a woman in her thirties. She said that as long as we succeed in the assassination, she will wait for us in the ruined temple not far from Longshou Mountain in five days and give us the remaining silver!"

Xue Youli turned her gaze and glanced at the other three people, "Do you have anything else to add?"

"She also said that you not only stole her daughter's husband, but also caused her family to be destroyed. She said that we killed you to enforce justice!"

Xue Youli really admired Cuiru's ability to make up stories. "You were all fooled by her. I am so beautiful. The men who pursue me can circle Longshou Mountain ten times. Do I still need to steal other people's husbands?"

Upon hearing this, the four hunters all looked at Xue Youli's face.

They were so panicked and scared just now that they didn't even take a close look at what she looked like.

In the dim light, the girl in front of me had bright features, and her clothes and hairstyle looked very noble. She definitely didn't look like someone who would steal someone's husband.

"You mean, we were all fooled?"

"Yes, you have all been deceived. I am a good person. That woman used to be a servant in our family. She made a mistake and was kicked out of the house. She must have been dissatisfied, so she came to you to kill me to vent her anger."

After hearing what Xue Youli said, they felt regretful and annoyed. "I'm sorry, girl. Fortunately, we didn't hurt you, otherwise we would have become that woman's accomplices!"

"Ignorance is not a crime. Now that I know what happened, we will let you go immediately."

Xue Youli said, turning her head to look at Murong Che, and whispered, "Your Majesty, I have asked all the questions I need to ask. Please let them go."

[These four people are all civilians living near Longshou Mountain. They were deceived by Tsui-Yu and did the wrong thing. Fortunately, no one was killed. The real culprit is Tsui-Yu, and she should be arrested! ]

Tonight, Xue Youli ran to Murong Che in the middle of the night and said that she wanted to interrogate the killer in person, so Murong Che accompanied her.

On the way, he learned from Xue Youli's inner voice that the people caught this time were not the real killers.

No wonder Xuan Ming said these killers were a bit strange when he caught the person and reported him to him.

Fortunately, these hunters only suffered superficial injuries, which can be regarded as a lesson for them to prevent them from repeating the same mistakes and taking on any murder mission in the future.

…

The next morning, Murong Ye left Longshou Mountain on the pretext of returning home to recuperate.

Last night Murong Ye told Lan Zheng to wait for him to come down the mountain before taking action.

In this way, he can completely get rid of suspicion.

When Chu Xinyue is completely controlled by the puppet dragon in the future, naturally no one will suspect him.

He had it all planned out. After Chu Xinyue killed Xue Youli, he would let Chu Xinyue commit suicide.

By that time, Murong Che had lost his favorite concubine, and Murong Nan had lost his princess, and they would both be in great pain.

The puppet dragon originally belonged to Nanzhao. If he fanned the flames and pushed the blame onto Nanzhao, he could reignite the conflict between the two countries.

Murong Che will definitely send troops to attack Nanzhao for Xue Youli, so that he can make use of the military pay and food.

The soldiers had very little military pay and a shortage of food and fodder. The soldiers in southern Xinjiang were not well fed or clothed, and their morale was bound to decline.

If the people he placed in the barracks put some medicine in the soldiers' food and water, Jiuzhou would surely be defeated.

Then, he would let people spread rumors that God wanted to destroy Jiuzhou. When the people were uneasy, he would volunteer to go to war and take control of the military power.

Murong Ye also had an older sister, Murong Mian, who was born to the same mother as Murong Ye. The previous emperor had arranged for her to be married to a cavalry general who guarded the northern border.

Murong Ye had planned everything out. After reaching a peace agreement with the Nanzhao Kingdom, he would find a pretext to attack Murong Che and lead his troops to attack the capital together with his brother-in-law.

On the day when the northern and southern armies gathered in the capital, Murong Che sat on the throne!

Murong Ye sat in the carriage on the way to Prince Huixian's palace, thinking about the scene of storming the palace, and felt secretly proud in his heart.

Xue Youli?

Let this woman enjoy her glory for a few more days.

On the last night in Longshou Mountain, Murong Che prepared a sumptuous dinner in the palace.

The ingredients used for the dinner were all game hunted by the princes, ministers and Nanzhao envoys in the past two days.

Thinking that they would be able to return home tomorrow, everyone happily watched the singer's performance and toasted to each other.

Yin Xuan'er and Song Jingsi behaved exceptionally quietly during this hunting trip.

They all suffered great losses at the hands of Xue Youli.

Now they just hope that Xue Qingyao can fight Xue Youli to a draw so that both of them will suffer losses, and they can reap the benefits.

It's a pity that I have to go back to the palace tomorrow, and Xue Qingyao hasn't made any big moves. I'm really worried.

After three rounds of drinks, Nanzhao's fourth princess Lan Zheng suddenly stood up and walked towards Chu Xinyue.

"Princess Qinghe, I heard that you are very powerful and I want to have a few drinks with you. Do you dare to agree?"

Chu Xinyue looked at Xue Youli who was sitting opposite her, and Xue Youli gave her a look, telling her to be careful.

Chu Xinyue blinked at her twice and stood up with the wine glass in hand. "Okay, how would you like to drink, Fourth Princess? I will accompany you to the end!"

Lan Zheng picked up the wine jug from her table and filled her own glass with wine. "Let me toast you first!"

While speaking, her eyes glanced vaguely towards Chu Xinyue's waist.

"Do!"

Chu Xinyue pretended to be unsuspecting and toasted with her.

After they finished their drinks, Lan Zheng took the initiative to pour her a glass, "Princess Qinghe, I'll fill your glass for you."

However, when she poured the wine, her hands seemed to be unsteady and the wine spilled all over Chu Xinyue.

"Oops! I'm sorry! I'll clean it up for you!"

After Lan Zheng finished speaking, without waiting for Chu Xinyue to reply, she reached for the blood amber hanging around her waist!

She pulled the blood amber off Chu Xinyue's waist and then threw it at Chu Xinyue's feet.

The movements were skillful, and his hands were steady and fast in throwing the blood amber.

Bang!

Bang!

The blood amber fell at Chu Xinyue's feet and instantly broke into several pieces!