Chapter 2367 Underestimating this couple
The next moment, the entire room was surrounded.
Shu Yu put down the hidden arrow and walked out of the shadows with Meng Yunzheng, standing outside the courtyard.
Shu Feng peeked through the crack in the door and clenched his fists instantly when he saw her. He turned to Liu Jie and said, "It's Lu Shuyu and Meng Yunzheng."
Liu Jie's face was so dark it seemed like it could drip water. He took a deep breath and shouted at the person outside the door, "Ronghou, how dare you betray your master!"
Rong Hou stood behind Meng Yunzheng. After a moment of silence, he said, "Lord Liu, I didn't want to either. If there were even the slightest hope, I wouldn't be standing on this side. But to knowingly walk into a dead end is not loyalty, but stupidity."
"Excuse!"
Rong Hou chuckled. "Lord Liu, you also know about the Dongqing Temple Master's prophecy. Don't you waver even a little? You are loyal to your master, but what about the people around you? Do they know there's no way forward?"
As if he knew what Liu Jie was about to say, his expression changed drastically, and he coldly shouted, "Shut up!"
His reaction was enough to arouse suspicion in Shu Feng and the others, who all turned to look at Liu Jie.
Liu Jie remained silent, but Rong Hou outside the door had no reservations. "The Abbot of Dongqing Temple said that the Second Prince is already at his last gasp, and you will not succeed."
Shu Feng frowned. Had the abbot of Dongqing Temple given a comment? "At the end of its rope?"
Seeing that the people in the room were wavering, Liu Jie lowered his voice and said sternly, "Why are you listening to him? As long as we capture the Dongqing Temple Master and force him to reveal the solution, we will succeed. Rong Hou is just making excuses for his betrayal. Or do you want to be like him? You need to think carefully. Even if you want to betray us, will they accept us? We have no choice but to fight our way out."
He focused his attention on Shu Feng. Everyone else seemed fine, their expressions quickly hardening, but Shu Feng remained uncertain and doubtful.
At this moment, Meng Yunzheng's voice came from outside the door, "Lord Liu, are you coming out on your own, or should we invite you out? Or are you waiting for reinforcements from outside the manor? Unfortunately, they can't come."
Liu Jie was startled. He suddenly remembered that when he entered the courtyard, Rong Hou had sent one of his men out of the mansion to find a doctor. Could it be that he didn't go to find one, but instead went to eliminate the people outside?
Upon thinking of this, Liu Jie gritted his teeth.
He really underestimated Meng Yunzheng and Lu Shuyu, and shouldn't have only sent Rong Hou, such an indecisive person, to deal with them.
He knew the couple was quite capable; they were involved in the destruction of the Changjin Prefecture black market. However, at that time, with Imperial Guard Xia Yi, Qi Lie, and General Huang in front of them, everyone's attention was focused on those three.
Furthermore, they publicly claimed that Xia Yi, Qi Lie, and General Huang were the leaders, while Meng Yunzheng and Lu Shuyu were merely assistants.
Now that they knew Qi Lie had come to the Southwest, the upper echelons of the black market either went to deal with him or to win over General Shen, the garrison commander. Rong Hou had taken over Chengfu without much trouble, so much so that after Meng Yunzheng and Lu Shuyu arrived, he was put in charge of the matter as well.
Unexpectedly, this bastard was turned to the side.
Liu Jie was furious, but at that moment his limbs began to weaken. The others couldn't even stand up and soon collapsed to the ground.
Then, the door was kicked open.
Liu Jie had only taken a small sip of tea and was not in serious condition. Seeing Rong Hou enter from outside, he immediately drew his sword and stabbed him.
(End of this chapter)
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