Ye Zeyu and Qiao Zixian talked inside the house for a long time. When they came out again, the bodies outside had already been cleaned up.
Upon seeing Ye Zeyu, Xiao Ce hurriedly approached him.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally asked, "Master, did you really transfer people from the Xuanwu Army?"
The master has already relinquished military power. To mobilize troops without imperial decree would be tantamount to treason.
He wasn't afraid of his master rebelling; at worst, he would just die.
But if a rebellion is launched without preparation, many brothers will likely die...
Ye Zeyu looked at Xiao Ce and said coldly, "Do you think I'm a talkative person?"
After saying that, he ignored Xiao Ce and headed towards Zheng Yi.
Xiao Ce stood there, pondering Ye Zeyu's words repeatedly, before finally realizing what had happened.
It turns out that the master was just trying to scare Qiao Zixian.
From the very beginning, when he killed someone without saying a word, the master began preparing to manipulate Qiao Zixian.
Even if they were kept alive, they might not get anything out of them, but killing them without asking any questions was still too decisive.
Looking back now, it seems that the master was giving Qiao Zixian a warning.
After what his master said to Qiao Zixian, he was still wondering about it. Now he realized that his master was expressing his guesses while observing Qiao Zixian's reaction.
The master's claim that the Xuanwu Army had been mobilized was merely a lie he told to get Qiao Zixian to talk.
If the Xuanwu Army had been mentioned from the beginning, Qiao Zixian would certainly not have believed it. However, her master had told her so much that she thought he was a genius, so mentioning the Xuanwu Army made it very believable.
Even he almost believed that what his master said was true.
Who said that people who come out of the military are all straightforward?
Both Qiao Xiuyuan and his master are incredibly cunning!
Besides Qiao Zixian, Zheng Yi was also among those who believed Ye Zeyu's words.
Zheng Yi was taken back to the house. Although he was untied, he still dared not move an inch or utter a single word.
Fearing that making a fuss would alert Ye Zeyu and lead to his immediate death, he was terrified.
Upon seeing Ye Zeyu enter the room, Zheng Yi flinched in fright and tried to back away, but his back was already pressed against the wall, leaving him nowhere to retreat.
Seeing Ye Zeyu slowly approaching him, Zheng Yi immediately knelt on the ground and began to cry and beg Ye Zeyu.
"Your Highness, spare my life! I didn't see or hear anything. I promise to obey, I only beg Your Highness to spare my life!"
After saying that, he kowtowed heavily to Ye Zeyu.
From childhood to adulthood, Zheng Yi had never entered the palace and had never kowtowed to anyone except his father.
Ye Zeyu looked down at Zheng Yi with disdain in his eyes, "How could Zheng Lin have such a spineless son like you?"
"Yes, yes, yes! I'm a spineless coward, a weakling, please spare my life, Your Highness!"
"When did I ever say I wanted to kill you?"
“…”
Zheng Yi was stunned for a moment, then slowly raised his head.
Although the black gold mask Ye Zeyu wore was intimidating, there was no murderous intent in his eyes, only disdain and contempt…
But Ye Zeyu mobilized the Xuanwu Army, which is tantamount to rebellion. He knows everything. Will Ye Zeyu spare his life?
Ye Ziyu knew that Zheng Yi was brainless, so he said directly, "What I just said about mobilizing the Xuanwu Army was just to force Qiao Zixian to speak. I am loyal to the Qi Kingdom and His Majesty. Without the imperial order, how could I mobilize the Xuanwu Army on my own?"
Zheng Yi opened his mouth, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, relaxed by half, but was still half-suspended. After all, he had personally witnessed Ye Zeyu's ruthless killing.
Ye Zeyu sighed inwardly as he looked at Zheng Yi's dazed expression.
Although he really wanted to kill Zheng Yi, who was dragging him down, just as Qiao Xiuyuan had planned, he had to protect Zheng Yi's safety. Otherwise, after returning to the capital, his father might easily use this as an excuse to make trouble.
Therefore, he still needed to make things clear to Zheng Yi.
"It's true that your father had Qiao Xiuyuan take Bai Mengying away from the prison, it's true that the Emperor was furious and wanted you to die in Ganzhou, and it's also true that I am the only one who can protect you."
"I don't know what kind of deal your father and Qiao Xiuyuan secretly made, but it's clear that your father has chosen the wrong person. Qiao Xiuyuan is treacherous. Asking me to protect you is just a pretense; his real intention is to make me die with you in Ganzhou."
"Now you only have one choice, which is to obey me. After I have dealt with the matters in Ganzhou, I will naturally bring you back to the capital safely."
Zheng Yi nodded hurriedly, "Your Highness, rest assured, I will behave myself!"
After saying that, seeing Ye Ziyu turn to leave, he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, could you please allow me to send a letter to my father?"
If Qiao Xiuyuan is as cunning as he is, his father in the capital would probably also be targeted.
So he wanted to write a letter to remind his father.
But Ye Ziyu said calmly, "You are now in my hands. Do you think your father will believe the letter you wrote? Even if he does, he will probably die even faster. Because a pawn that can no longer be used can only die."
Despite it being the height of summer, Zheng Yi felt a chill creeping into his bones.
He thought that because his father was the Minister of Justice, a high-ranking official of the first rank, he could act recklessly.
But now he realizes that he is nothing, just a fool who can be slaughtered at will!
Only now did he understand why Qiao Zixian had approached him: she wanted him to lead Ye Zeyu and his group to Daliu Village to rest.
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