Chapter 292 The Blame
With so many of them entering Geng Jiang's territory, they would definitely be questioned or even targeted.
"Yes, Ji Mingyun's other hideout for weapons and provisions is in the Summer Resort outside Nanchuan City."
"Let's not go into the city, let's go directly to the summer resort."
The news they received along the way was that Geng Jiang had never left Nanchuan City since he occupied it.
It is not an easy task to take over the entire Nanchuan City in such a short time, not to mention that Geng Jiang was rumored to be a butcher.
Nanchuan City would not have been conquered so easily by Geng Jiang if he had relied solely on brute force, so Zhou Yunshu guessed that he did not have the energy to care about things outside Nanchuan City.
However, there is always a chance of an emergency. It is hard to say what will happen if Geng Jiang has an expert to guide him.
"That's fine, but we have to hurry." Wu Gui glanced at the map and said, "Also, how are we going to get up there?"
"Since this Summer Resort is where the Prince of Huainan hides his weapons, there must be someone guarding it."
Zhou Yunshu smiled and said, "Don't you have a ready-made reason?"
"Ah?" Wu Gui saw Zhou Yunshu's happy smile and thought for a moment before saying, "You mean borrowing Geng Jiang's name?"
"Yes." Zhou Yunshu smiled and nodded. "There just happened to be a bandit leader who could take the blame for us. It would be a waste if we didn't use him."
"And I heard from Steward Huang before that the steward of this summer resort is the younger brother of one of Ji Mingyun's favorite concubines. I guess he's already living the kind of celestial life that Ji Mingyun deserves."
Of course, these words were summarized by Zhou Yunshu from a few words from Manager Huang.
For some reason, she always felt that the two places where Manager Huang revealed the hiding places of military weapons, the managers guarding them seemed to have a personal grudge against him, otherwise he would not have described them in such detail. It seemed as if he wished that Zhou Yunshu would kill them on the spot.
Zhou Yunshu was a little suspicious that as soon as she took away the weapons and food from the Summer Resort, Manager Huang would report to Ji Mingyun that the weapons and food were lost in the Summer Resort.
"If it succeeds, where do we move the things?" Wu Gui had to remind that this was also a problem.
In addition to equipping the existing guards with the weapons and equipment that were previously looted at Magnolia Lake, most of them were left in Jinguo Manor.
At first, Zhou Yunshu wanted Qi Sanshi and others to escort her back to Dongwang Village, but then she thought it was not very safe, so it would be better to take her along on her way back.
"Zhuangzi is quite far from here, and it's not practical to carry it with me."
Even if the weapons and food in the Summer Resort are less than those in Magnolia Lake, it is not something that their team of less than a hundred people can take away.
And if the target is too big, they will be a moving target.
“Just leave it where it is.”
"Ah?" Wu Gui looked at Zhou Yunshu in confusion, "Aren't we going to take it?"
"It's not that I didn't take it, but after taking it, I still left it where it was." Zhou Yunshu explained: "Do you know why this Summer Resort is called the Summer Resort?"
Wu Gui listened to the sudden change of topic and hesitated, "Because it's in the mountains?"
"More than that, because there are many lakes around this summer resort, large and small, surrounding the summer resort like beads."
"We've been together almost all the time. How did you know that?" Wu Gui was surprised. It wasn't written on the map.
Zhou Yunshu smiled and said, "Isn't this something I heard from gossip?"
Listen more and watch more, there will definitely be clues.
"But does this have anything to do with how we hide our weapons and food?"
Weapons and food cannot be thrown directly into the lake.
"Yes, it is. Although it cannot be used to hide weapons and food, it is a good place to kill people and dispose of their bodies."
Zhou Yunshu said to Wu Gui seriously, "When we go to the Summer Resort, we'll pretend to be Geng Jiang and collect protection money. Once we take control of the Summer Resort, we'll eliminate the threat and then pretend to be the Prince of Huainan and stake out the Summer Resort."
Zhou Yunshu pointed at the location of the Summer Resort and said, "The terrain here is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
"As long as the door isn't opened proactively, it's going to be very difficult to break in."
If the Summer Resort fell into her hands, she would have people occupy it well and guard the weapons and food for her.
After I finish dealing with other things, I will pick them up and walk back from here.
If you act quickly, it won't take long.
"Okay then."
Seeing that Zhou Yunshu had thought of everything, Wu Gui no longer worried.
When Zhou Yunshu told Meng Bei, Jing Gao and others about this, their eyes lit up.
How to say it, they like to follow Zhou Yunshu to pretend to be pigs and eat tigers, and to rob robbers.
The plan is finalized, and now all we have to do is get on the road.
Zhou Yunshu didn't think of going up directly after reaching the foot of the mountain. After all, the Summer Resort was on the mountain. If she went up rashly without being familiar with the terrain, she would most likely be delivering food to the people in the Summer Resort.
So when they arrived at the foot of the Summer Resort, they temporarily found a place to rest. At dawn the next morning, Chunque led Mengbei and the others up the mountain.
Zhou Yunshu and his group were waiting for news from Chunque and others at the foot of the mountain. It was not until noon that they saw Chunque and others return. When they came back, they brought a trophy with them, a child of seven or eight years old.
"Where did this kid come from?"
The child was covered in dust and dirt. Although he was scared when Chunque held him in her arms, his eyes were bright and he looked very smart.
"When I ran in to investigate, I was accidentally discovered by this kid. I grabbed him just in case." Chunque said to his master while holding the kid.
"Okay, let Meng Nan tie him up and ask him later."
After Zhou Yunshu finished speaking, she looked at Chunque and asked, "How was the investigation going?"
"Master, I don't know how to put it, but it feels like someone has gotten there first."
"Be the first to arrive?"
Chunque nodded. "When we went up, we found the gate of the Summer Resort was wide open and there was no one at the door. I relied on my good Qinggong skills to run in, and then I saw some stewards dressed as servants and maids, all tied up and thrown in the open space in the front yard of the Summer Resort."
Zhou Yunshu raised her eyebrows after hearing this. Is it such a coincidence?
"And when you came out?"
"When I came out, they were still throwing things in front of the yard. But the strange thing is, I don't think there are many bandits inside. The people thrown out in the open space looked more like they were knocked unconscious and thrown there."
Meng Bei also nodded, "I heard about it when I went to pee, it seems like it was drugged."
Zhou Yunshu stood there in silence for a while and then nodded.
If they were so numerous, they would not have left the door of the Summer Resort open. There must be someone guarding it. Since there was no one guarding it, it must be as Chunque said, there was a shortage of manpower.
"Let's go up the mountain."
"Do we really want to go up? I have a feeling they might be Geng Jiang's men."
Otherwise, who would have the guts to rob the Prince of Huainan's things right under Geng Jiang's nose.
And if they are Geng Jiang's people, wouldn't they be exposed if they use Geng Jiang's name?
Zhou Yunshu smiled and said, "No, we are now the Prince of Huainan's people."
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