Chapter 528: The Traitor
Lu Zhong, though crude, was attentive and immediately grasped the point of something being amiss. He frowned and asked, "According to what you're saying, it seems the Han Dynasty had anticipated your assassination attempt. Do you suspect there's a traitor among the assassins you're trying to assassinate?"
Kong Wenyao's cold, frosty face knitted slightly, revealing an unpleasant look, but she nodded heavily, "Yes, I do suspect there's a spy among us, and it's not just among the people we brought this time."
She glanced at Lu Zhong, pursed her lips with a slightly cold look, and said with determination, "I also discovered that there was something wrong with the assassination attempt itself. The leader originally assigned to the assassination died unexpectedly, but my brother said that we had already arranged everything within the Han Dynasty. Taking advantage of the Han King's travel is the best opportunity. If we miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to find another one. So I accepted this mission in a critical situation."
Hua Mingfei raised an eyebrow and asked with a hint of insight in his eyes, "Is your brother the mastermind behind this assassination?"
Kong Wenyao turned her head to look at him in surprise, then nodded solemnly, "Yes, everything about the assassination was arranged by my brother. Even the brothers who came with me were selected by him personally. But my brother is the Second King, and Brother Qin's best brother. He is a reserved and polite person who values his promises the most. He will never betray me."
With Kong Wen Yao's intelligence and talent, after escaping from the turmoil of the assassination of King Han, she calmly realized that this assassination was a complete trap, but the person who led this assassination was her most trusted elder brother, and she would never believe that her elder brother would betray the Qin army.
Kong Wenyao's face was cold, and her eyes were filled with icy light. When the others looked at each other, she asked sternly, "Do you know what the situation is outside now? I must leave the capital immediately and return to the Qin army to investigate the situation and find the traitor."
And also to clear her elder brother's name.
In any case, Kong Wen Yao firmly believed in her elder brother, and the traitor problem exposed by this assassination made it easy for her to think of other inexplicably destroyed and dispersed rebel armies, especially the rebel army of King Zhao Liang, which was defeated due to internal problems not long ago. This made her suspect that the Han Dynasty had also planted traitors within their Qin Wang army, wanting to defeat them from within.
Lu Zhong didn't know what she was thinking. He touched his nose and shook his head, saying, "We don't know what's going on either. Anyway, when we came back, the civilian area was in chaos, but no one came to search the houses yet, so there shouldn't be any big problems."
Hua Mingfei glanced at him calmly, thought for a moment, and then explained, "It's a mess outside. When I brought Miss Kong back, the city guards were searching everywhere. The reason they didn't come here is that I set up an ignore array outside the porridge shop. Unless they are SS-level or above, or A-level or above psychic, ordinary people passing by our porridge shop will automatically ignore them."
Lu Zhong looked at him with eyes wide open in shock, and stammered, "How do you know how to form a formation? Isn't that the secret technique inherited by the Yu family?"
Hua Mingfei curled his lips and smiled, "The formation is very simple. Even if you can't learn the real secret formation of the Yu family, the small formation on the edge is still easy as long as someone teaches you."
Lu Zhong: He felt that this Hua guy was implying that he was stupid, and he had evidence.
Then he asked the question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time, "Your last name is Hua, are you from the Hua family?"
"It's obvious, isn't it? After all, there's no one else with the surname Hua in the Han Dynasty except ours." Hua Mingfei gave him a look of slight disdain. "I thought you should have known my origins the moment I said my name."
Lu Zhong: Don’t stop him. This time this kid is definitely implying that he is stupid.
Fortunately, Sun Miao spoke up in time and asked, "What if an SS-level or above psychic or an A-level psychic discovers something unusual here?"
Hua Mingfei smiled and shrugged, "There's nothing we can do. If we're discovered, this place will become a target and the focus of their search. If there's nothing wrong inside, it's fine. If there is, then we can only run away."
Lu Zhong, Mi Hongbo and others were all upset and no longer praised him for his good work.
They are spies who have infiltrated the rebel army. Their identities in the royal capital are as dark as they can be. How could they be fine?
This guy is clearly forcing them into hard mode.
The few people who had relaxed because they hadn't heard any noise outside for a long time suddenly became nervous.
Lu Zhong ordered with a dark face, "Miss Lin, go pack your things just in case."
"Sun Miao, go open the passage under the kitchen."
"Mi Hongbo you."
Lu Zhong, with a dark face, ordered people around, and he himself walked in anxiously with forty bottles of big red medicine in his arms.
This looks like he's packing up and ready to run away at any time.
Yun Qimu looked at his uncle with an indescribable expression. Hua Mingfei also looked over with a smile. He didn't think anything was wrong. Instead, he spread his hands and smiled calmly, "I'm thinking about them too. How can they be so careless while lurking within the enemy's territory? If they really find us here, it's better for them to be prepared in advance."
Yun Qimu looked embarrassed. "So, uncle, do you mean the chances of being discovered here are very small?"
Hua Mingfei's lips curled up in a gentle smile. "The gates in the north and south districts are tightly sealed, and there are two SSS-level psychics stationed there. This means they've cut off traffic between the two areas long ago. The assassination occurred in the south district, so the focus of the investigation will only be on the south district. The search in the north district is much more lax. At least psychics above SS level are unlikely to be sent here. Psychics are scarce, let alone those above A level, so this porridge shop is likely safe."
"Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that a strong person might come here on a whim, and the formation might be discovered by then."
Yun Qimu nodded in satisfaction. She knew that her uncle was too smart to set up a bypass array without being sure.
The reason why he did this was probably to buy time for Miss Kong, and of course for the four outsiders, three adults and one child.
After all, although Lu Zhong and the others had problems, they could withstand a rough investigation. However, Kong Wen Yao and the other four could not. As long as they saw them, even the dumbest person would realize that something was wrong with them.
Kong Wen Yao's mind raced, and she came to her senses. She looked at Hua Mingfei with gratitude on her cold face.
She was also shocked in her heart that this savior seemed to have extraordinary abilities. It would be great if she could persuade him to join the Qin army. In that case, the Qin rebel army would definitely have an additional layer of protection.
(End of this chapter)
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