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"Senior sister, what's wrong?" A moment later, Jiang Chaoyu came to Li Yuanxiu's side. Seeing her worried expression, she was especially curious about what had happened.
She simply took out the letter, said nothing, and let herself read its contents first.
Upon examining the letter, it turned out to be related to the Princess's birthday banquet. The handwriting was exactly the same as the letter they had intercepted earlier. Could it be Xie Yunyin's handwriting?
Looking at the contents of the letter, it was revealed that the letter knew about the deal between the Crescent Moon Sect and the Imperial Palace, and even asked the Crescent Moon Sect to be the one to poison the Princess. Ah, no wonder Jiang Chaoyu felt something was off when she first read the letter; it turned out they were setting a trap for the Crescent Moon Sect.
"Whether you want to protect Crescent Moon Sect or the Eldest Princess is entirely up to you." This statement in the letter was incredibly arrogant. Although Crescent Moon Sect was not as powerful as it used to be, it was not so easy to bully.
Jiang Chaoyu looked at Li Yuanxiu, inwardly disagreeing with the idea. If the people of the capital were to find out, would the deal still go through? However, if Crescent Moon Sect couldn't do it, someone else would.
"Senior sister, this is absolutely unacceptable. The most important thing for people in the martial world is loyalty. If we break our promise, how will other sects view our Crescent Moon Sect?" This was true, but Li Yuanxiu was worried about other things.
She sighed, then took out a wet handkerchief stained with blood and handed it to Jiang Chaoyu.
Jiang Chaoyu was somewhat suspicious, and even more hesitant to open it. "What is this?"
"Uncle Li's finger." Upon hearing this, Jiang Chaoyu's hand slipped and fell to the ground, causing the object inside to roll out. The finger still bore the ring that Uncle Li had previously worn.
We didn't find Uncle Li's body during the previous battle, but we never expected it to appear in this way.
No wonder they couldn't find her at the time, and she was even used to threaten them like this. The letter ended with: "If you want her body intact, please do so, otherwise we cannot guarantee what we will send next time."
This is outrageous! "When did you get this letter?"
"I saw it on my desk at the time." After finishing her work, Li Yuanxiu returned to her room, only to find these things there. She was puzzled and that's why she called Jiang Chaoyu over.
Is there anything unusual about you?
She knew Jiang Chaoyu well. If something was wrong with her, even if it wasn't outwardly obvious, her manner of speaking would change. Even though it was the first time she'd seen the letter, she seemed even more anxious than Jiang Chaoyu, so something must have happened to her too.
"To be honest, Senior Sister, I also received a similar letter before I came here, but the contents of the letter were..." At this point, Jiang Chaoyu hesitated, unsure whether she should say it or not.
Li Yuanxiu asked curiously, "What, is there something that even Senior Sister can't hear these days?"
Since that's the case, Jiang Chaoyu didn't hold back anymore and spoke frankly, "Someone found out that Xie Yunyin was colluding with other countries before, and that letter was the evidence. However, they seem to have realized that someone intercepted their letter, and now the contents of the letter are all different."
That sounded a bit strange. "What does that mean?"
"The letter said that they would take advantage of the princess's poisoning to attack the emperor. At first, I thought it was impossible for anyone to be so stupid as to do it in public, but now I never expected that it was a trap set for us." All her previous assumptions were overturned, but after coming to her senses, Jiang Chaoyu discovered another thorny issue.
"Senior sister, we seem to have forgotten that we still haven't found the traitor of the Crescent Moon Sect." Upon hearing this, the two exchanged glances, filled with doubt. Who could this person be? They hadn't expected that there was more than one spy in the Crescent Moon Sect.
"Senior sister, what are you talking about?"
Xu Ninghui interrupted their speculation, but they looked at Xu Ninghui with suspicion. It had been a long time since they had seen him, and they wondered what he had been busy with all this time.
He had returned happily after completing his mission, but unexpectedly, he was met with suspicious looks from his two senior sisters. Feeling intimidated by their stares, he asked somewhat tremblingly, "Senior sisters, what's wrong?"
People noticed that the two women were somewhat frightening.
"It's nothing. When did you get back?" Jiang Chaoyu smiled, looking completely innocent. Li Yuanxiu immediately smiled back.
However, from Xu Ninghui's perspective, the light was shining directly on their heads, making their upturned cheeks look even stranger, and their smiles even more eerie.
"Senior sisters, your laughter is making me a little scared." Xu Ninghui felt goosebumps rising on her skin, but as soon as she said this, the two of them stopped smiling.
I don't know whether to laugh or not, so I might as well just be myself.
Jiang Chaoyu's smile faded, and she asked, "It's been quite a while since I've seen you. What kind of missions have you been working on lately?"
Seeing Senior Sister Jiang Chaoyu's stern face, Xu Ninghui felt much better. This was indeed the best way. With a smile on her face, she answered directly, "Recently, Senior Sister Li sent me to check if there was anything unusual in the capital. I stayed outside for a long time and found nothing unusual, so I came back."
Hearing this, Jiang Chaoyu became even more puzzled and looked directly at Li Yuanxiu, "Senior Sister, why is that?"
"I think one of the reasons why the Crescent Moon Sect suffered a defeat before was that no one was observing outside the city at the time, so I felt more at ease sending my junior brother to check for any abnormalities."
I see. But it's easy to find out about the undercover agents from Zeng Chenhua's side. It seems we need to find an excuse to lure him out.
Jiang Chaoyu walked to Li Yuanxiu's side and whispered in her ear, "Senior Sister, since there is a spy in the sect, why not turn the tables on him?"
In that case, Li Yuanxiu immediately understood Jiang Chaoyu's meaning. "Junior brother, prepare a letter for me, and I will write it right away."
Li Yuanxiu gave the order, and Xu Ninghui immediately complied. He never inquired about his senior sisters' affairs, because the more he talked, the more mistakes he made, and naturally, the more dangerous it would be. "Okay."
In his lengthy letter, Li Yuanxiu wrote: "I hope you will not be impatient. The Crescent Moon Sect has never done such a thing before. We naturally need some strategies from you to help the Crescent Moon Sect succeed. If you have any other poisons, please provide them to the Crescent Moon Sect as well. The Crescent Moon Sect only seeks a complete corpse, nothing more. Sincerely, Crescent Moon Sect."
Looking at what was written in the letter, Jiang Chaoyu was a little confused. She asked in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them, "Senior Sister, doesn't the Crescent Moon Sect have one?"
“Since the passing of my senior sisters, there are very few left in the Crescent Moon Sect. We still need to keep some for our own use.” This was said in a half-truth. Li Yuanxiu was worried that someone was eavesdropping on their conversation, so she couldn’t finish her sentence. However, Jiang Chaoyu, who had been with Li Yuanxiu for so long, naturally understood what she meant.
Although their senior sisters have passed away, each of their subordinates has skilled individuals, so their deaths don't simply mean their disappearance. However, the Crescent Moon Sect protects these people extremely well, ensuring that no one, not even members of the Crescent Moon Sect, is informed.
Therefore, this list is only available to the sect leader and those trusted by the sect leader.
Li Yuanxiu put the envelope back in its original place. Since there was an undercover agent in the door, he would probably take the letter back from his room.
What intrigued Li Yuanxiu, however, was that since there was no secret passage in the room, how did the person appear from there and manage to place themselves so precisely in his room? If there was no secret passage, then this person's martial arts skills must be quite remarkable, as they were able to evade the guards at the door.
No, it's also possible that this person walked in openly and honestly, but none of the guards reported the problem, which is also a problem.
After placing the letter, Li Yuanxiu did not plan to start staking out the undercover agent from this point on. After all, people are always alert at first. He would let him slip away for a while and lower his guard before catching him all in one fell swoop.
"Come on, Xiaoyu, I bet you haven't eaten yet. Let me show you my cooking."
"good."
People are like fish in a lake. You need to use some bait to attract them. Once the fish come, you can no longer use hooks. You need to switch to fishing nets to catch them all in one go. No matter which way they struggle, they will be caught in the net.
Sure enough, after Li Yuanxiu and the others had left for a while, the letter on the table was taken away.
However, Jiang Chaoyu and her group didn't care about this matter at the moment; they wanted to wait until the fish were familiar with the area before they could catch them all in one fell swoop.
"Senior sister, when did you learn such excellent cooking skills? It's truly amazing!" The braised pork in front of Jiang Chaoyu was so fatty yet not greasy. It melted in her mouth like snow in winter, so delicious that her tongue could hardly grasp the flavor.
Hearing Jiang Chaoyu's praise, Li Yuanxiu felt a little embarrassed, lowered her head, and secretly smiled: "I'm glad you like it."
At this moment, Jiang Chaoyu no longer cared about what Zeng Chenhua had told her to return quickly; she was completely captivated by the delicious food Li Yuanxiu had prepared. Yun Qi shook his head as he watched his master waiting for his mistress at the table, looking completely distracted. He then said to Shanyao, "Shanyao, don't follow your master's example. Falling in love is such a terrible thing."
Hearing this, Yam couldn't help but curl her lips and look at Yun Qi with a hint of disdain. "If you can't find it, just say so. You're like your sword all day long, it's like you're one with the sword."
Hearing this, Yunqi felt something was off, as if he had been subtly insulted by Shanyao. He couldn't help but retort, "What do you know? I'm just keeping myself pure. I want to become the most capable subordinate by my master's side."
Yam couldn't help but chuckle. "Don't do that. The master knows you're trying to pin the blame on him. If you're not a good person, don't blame the world for being unfair. Besides, isn't your sword with Madam? How can you still be so virtuous?" Yam said, glancing at Yun Qi with her eyes.
Yun Qi felt a little embarrassed by the look in her eyes and hugged his own shoulders, afraid that Shan Yao might do something wrong.
What are you doing?
"Tch, come on, who would have feelings for you? But do you know what that bottle of purple poison I have is the one I bet you on?"
As she was talking, Jiang Chaoyu took it out directly, right in front of Yun Qi's shocked gaze.
"How come you still have some?"
Yam was pleased to see his shocked expression, and then told a little lie, glancing to the right unconsciously as she did so, "Of course, it was returned to me by Madam."
"What!" The loud voice drew Zeng Chenhua's attention to Yun Qi. Zeng Chenhua looked at Yun Qi with a questioning gaze, as if asking what had happened. Yun Qi met Zeng Chenhua's eyes, shook his head, and pulled Shan Yao away to sort things out.
"Did Madam really return it to you?" At this moment, Yun Qi turned into a pitiful figure again, looking like a big dog with its tail drooping.
However, seeing Yunqi's appearance, Shanyao was in a good mood, so he nodded again and lied, "Of course, you can ask Madam if you don't believe me."
Upon hearing this, Yunqi dared not ask the madam. However, a flame of hope was ignited in Yunqi's heart. Perhaps if he went to the madam, she would agree. Little did he know that he had been deceived by the yam from beginning to end.
"But what kind of poison is in that bottle?"
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