The Dark Moon Pavilion Master looked at Ye Qingzhu, a faint smile playing on his lips, "Luo Yan's actions were all part of my plan, there's no need for him to blame himself."
Ye Qingzhu was somewhat surprised, "Godfather, did you know from the beginning that Luo Yan wasn't truly allied with us?"
The Dark Moon Pavilion Master nodded. "The moment I saw Luo Yanqi, I knew he harbored ambitions of not being inferior to others. His alliance with us is nothing more than mutual exploitation."
"But godfather, will Luo Yan's actions ruin your grand plan to restore the country?"
The Dark Moon Pavilion Master smiled. "I'm not afraid that Luo Yan won't rebel... You just need to withdraw your troops from Suizhou."
“But Godfather, there are still some weapons that haven’t been forged yet. Wouldn’t it be a waste to withdraw from Suizhou now?”
"Don't worry……"
Seeing that the Dark Moon Pavilion Master seemed to know everything, Ye Qingzhu immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that Luo Yan would affect the subsequent plans.
"Father, do you already have a plan?"
The Dark Moon Pavilion Master did not respond to Ye Qingzhu's words, but took out a brocade pouch from his sleeve and handed it over.
"The Liang army will arrive in Suizhou in a month. I want you to stay here and assist Luo Yan in fighting against the Liang army. Give this to Luo Yan, and he will understand."
"Yes... Your subordinate will definitely complete the task assigned by your godfather."
Ye Qingzhu respectfully accepted the brocade pouch from the Dark Moon Pavilion Master.
"Go and do it!"
After saying that, Dark Moon Pavilion left the deck and went into the cabin.
At this moment, the ten wagons carrying weapons had been unloaded, and Ye Qingzhu disembarked after counting the number.
Ye Qingzhu stood on the shore, holding the brocade pouch in her hand, watching the ships gradually sail away until the first light of dawn appeared on the horizon.
Just then, a servant caught a little beggar from nearby, dragged him to Ye Qingzhu, and forced him to the ground.
He said, "Vice Pavilion Master, this person has been acting suspiciously in the vicinity. I suspect he has some ulterior motive."
Ye Qingzhu turned around, looked at the struggling little beggar, frowned slightly, and waved to the guard, signaling him to release the little beggar.
The guard immediately understood Su Yan's meaning and released her hand.
Ye Qingzhu looked at the dirty little beggar in front of her; she had never seen this person before.
He then squatted down, reached out and lifted the little beggar's chin, forcing him to look into his eyes.
"Weren't you the one following behind us just now?"
Ye Qingzhu already knew that someone was following her, so she decided to play along and figure out what the little beggar was up to.
Now it seems like they were spies sent by someone.
The little stutterer turned her head away, her mouth tightly shut, looking as if she were ready to die.
Ye Qingzhu smiled immediately upon seeing the little beggar's appearance.
"Don't think I don't know who sent you. It's Su Yan, right?"
Ye Qingzhu, through the message relayed by Shi Zhongyu, already knew the progress of Su Yan and Shen Yao's investigation into Li Qingming's case.
In fact, Ye Qingzhu understood in her heart that it was destined that she would meet Shen Yao again.
However, it was still somewhat unexpected that his whereabouts were discovered so quickly.
Upon hearing this, the little stutterer looked somewhat surprised, seemingly quite astonished as to how Ye Qingzhu knew, and immediately denied it.
"I don't know who Su Yan is at all... I was just following you out of curiosity..."
Upon seeing the little stutterer's expression, Ye Qingzhu immediately laughed. "Little thing, your lies are too fake. Don't worry, I won't kill you. I still have a use for you..."
After saying that, Ye Qingzhu looked at the guard beside her and said coldly, "Lock him up. If anything happens to him, I'll hold you responsible..."
"Yes... Vice Pavilion Master..."
Ye Qingzhu didn't care about the little beggar's life or death at all, but thought that he might be able to use him to find something to use against Su Yan.
The little stutterer saw the guard approaching him and immediately got up from the ground, seemingly intending to run away, but unexpectedly, the guard swiftly knocked him unconscious.
Looking at the little beggar's reaction, Ye Qingzhu couldn't help but laugh; no one had ever escaped her grasp.
After seeing the little beggar subdued, he sneered, "Overestimating himself."
After saying that, Ye Qingzhu left the dock with the guards and headed towards the Luo residence.
Now that Huai'an Prefecture is almost entirely under Luo Yan's control, Ye Qingzhu swaggered down the street.
A group of Qiang soldiers immediately arrived and surrounded her. Upon seeing that Ye Qingzhu was not a Qiang woman, they realized that she was not a Qiang woman.
One of the Qiang leaders, speaking in broken Daliang dialect, said to her, "Who are you? Don't you know that the city is under martial law and people aren't allowed to go out at night?"
Ye Qingzhu looked at the Qiang people in front of her, but didn't say much. Instead, she took out a token and said, "Take me to see Luo Yan."
Upon seeing the token, the Qiang people dared not delay, saying, "Please follow me..."
The token Ye Qingzhu took out was not an ordinary token, but one that only Luo Yan's personal guards possessed.
Now that Suizhou has changed drastically, the Qiang people are naturally quite sensible.
Ye Qingzhu put away the token, said nothing, and followed behind the Qiang people.
Meanwhile, Shen Yao, who was searching for Little Stutterer, hid in a dark alley and witnessed the whole thing.
Shen Yao was somewhat surprised to see that Ye Qingzhu was still in Huai'an Prefecture.
He thought Ye Qingzhu had already left Huai'an Prefecture by boat, but he didn't expect that she hadn't left.
Just as Shen Yao was about to go back, he saw Ye Qingzhu's guards carrying someone on their shoulders.
Although he couldn't see the person's face, Shen Yao recognized him at a glance as Little Stutterer.
Seeing that Little Stutterer had been arrested, Shen Yao immediately followed them quietly.
Until they arrived at the gate of the Luo residence.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Yao decided to sneak into the Luo residence to investigate the situation.
He knocked out a guard from the Luo family, changed into his clothes, and quietly sneaked in.
Having heard Su Yan describe the overall layout of the Luo Mansion, Shen Yao searched for the places where Wang Ruofu and Xiao Jieba were imprisoned based on his memory.
It was already broad daylight, and the warm sunlight bathed the earth, dispelling all the darkness. The golden morning light shone on me, but it had no warmth.
Shen Yao arrived in the garden and lost his way for a moment. He was about to walk in another direction when...
They saw a Qiang maid leading Ye Qingzhu through the corridor and towards the courtyard opposite the artificial hill.
Shen Yao narrowed his eyes. He knew that Ye Qingzhu held a high position in the Dark Moon Pavilion, so her visit to the Luo residence must be no small matter.
So, I quietly followed them.
When the maid led Ye Qingzhu to a courtyard, Shen Yao took advantage of the fact that no one was around, quietly climbed over the wall, deliberately kept his footsteps low, and followed the corner of the wall to the window, secretly eavesdropping on the situation inside the house.
At the same time, Ye Qingzhu stood in the room and smelled a pungent medicinal odor.
Luo Yan was sitting on the bed, seemingly feeding medicine to the unconscious woman on the bed.
When Ye Qingzhu saw the woman's face lying on the bed, she couldn't help but exclaim, "How did she get here?"
Ye Qingzhu was somewhat surprised to see Wang Ruofu.
While in the capital, Ye Qingzhu and Wang Ruofu met, although they did not have any contact.
But Ye Qingzhu greatly admired Wang Ruofu, after all, there was only one woman in the whole world who could get a position in the Dali Temple.
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