Fortunately, the letter of denunciation was not leaked.
But why didn't Wei Yao contact her after receiving the letter?
Did he feel that what she said in her letter needed to be verified, or was he worried that contacting her would cause further trouble, so he planned to handle the matter secretly?
Speculation from various sources yielded no results.
But Zheng Quchi was not one to hesitate. Once she had decided to take this step, she would not back down. She planned to block the entrance of the camp and ask Wei Yao herself.
After all, we're already here.
The price she has to pay for this risky trip is not small.
However, things often don't go as planned.
Zheng Quchi waited at the camp gate until sunset, when all seemed to be in the way, and night was about to fall, but he still couldn't see Wei Yao.
Tired of standing, she squatted down at the deer's den, propped her chin up with her hands, and stared blankly at the passageway. To onlookers, she looked quite pitiful.
Seeing that she had been waiting for most of the day, the guard felt sorry for her and went up to persuade her just as he was about to change shifts.
In the past few days, Wei Jinwei has been returning home at unpredictable times, and sometimes he even stays out all night. If she really has something urgent to do and needs to find him, she should leave a message, and he can ask the guard on night duty to pass it on to her.
Zheng Quchi stood up, her legs numb from squatting. She hissed through her teeth, waiting for the soreness to pass before thanking the guard.
“Brother, I troubled you to go into the camp to look for someone for me. I didn’t leave any message for Brother Wei, but if he comes back, please tell him that Sang Xuanqing came to see him.”
"Okay, I've got it."
"Oh, by the way, it's a rare treat to have come all this way. I previously worked with carpenters recruited from Fu County on the construction of the camp. I noticed that the wooden palisade of the camp wall seems to have an unstable foundation, and the surrounding area is not plastered with mud to prevent water damage or enemy fire attacks. This is a potential hazard. I won't enter the camp, but could I take a walk around the camp to inspect it? I will write a report on improvements and submit it to the general."
If anyone else had said this, the guard would have assumed they were talking nonsense or boasting. But the guard knew that Sang Xuanqing was a carpenter by trade, and that she had been responsible for the construction of many fortifications in the camp. She was also currently in charge of the city wall.
Therefore, he naturally wouldn't suspect her ulterior motives.
"Okay, I'll go and let the guards at the watchtower know in a bit. You go ahead, but be careful. There are a lot of thorns and fur cutters around here, so you can easily get hurt."
"Since we can't find the person, doing something practical will make the trip worthwhile," Zheng Quchi said, thanking him.
Zheng Quchi said this, but the real reason was that she couldn't just leave like that; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to explain herself to Ya.
She had to do one thing so that the boy wouldn't doubt her true motives for coming to the camp.
That day, Ya gave her two days and asked her to draw a detailed topographical map of the camp for him.
After being threatened by him, she agreed.
This was the best reason she could find for this trip.
She pretended to observe the perimeter of the camp, then ran to a high place to look out. Because the guards had made prior arrangements, she was not arrested or interrogated as a suspicious person.
Once she had everything in place, she went back and pretended to work overtime to produce the camp map that the boy wanted.
Of course, this topographic map was a fake she had deliberately created.
She had indeed considered becoming a double agent and a fence-sitter before. In short, she didn't want to give up her life so easily after only a short time in the world.
However, as certain events unfolded and she was influenced by the people around her, her mindset changed drastically from what it was at the beginning.
On one hand, she was being exploited and blackmailed to the extreme. On the other hand, apart from Yuwen Sheng, the "living Yama" who made her fearful and wanting to avoid him, the rest of the people, including her husband Liu Fengmian and those who treated her sincerely, made her unwilling and resigned to being a double agent again.
They treated her with sincerity, and she wanted to reciprocate with sincerity as well.
Therefore, her heart has shifted, and she will no longer waver.
She made up her mind that even if it meant becoming enemies with the Mohists from then on, and even if it meant risking betraying them, she would stand firmly on the side of the Ye Kingdom.
No, to be more precise, she sided with Yuwen Sheng.
She wouldn't betray her for a mere verbal promise.
"Brother, Fengmian, let's take this gamble together."
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When Ya sneaked into Guixu Ridge and successfully obtained the topographic map from Zheng Quchi, he spread it out and took a quick look. At first glance, some of the layouts and locations roughly matched the direction he remembered when he broke in.
But since he had sneaked in, he hadn't figured things out thoroughly, so he wasn't sure about anything else.
"Are you sure this map of the garrison camp is error-free?" Ya asked, glancing at her sideways.
Zheng Quchi remained calm. She smiled and said, "What? Are you worried I'll draw you a fake topographical map? You're overthinking it. Do you think I'm not afraid of death?"
Ya couldn't figure out why Zheng Quchi would betray him, but he still felt a little uneasy about her previous attitude and changes.
“Zheng Quchi, you must remember this well. Don’t think that just because you’ve infiltrated Ye and lived as an ordinary person for a few days, you can truly erase your past. Apart from the Mohists, no one will truly accept a spy like you.” Ya’s fierce eyes warned her in a low voice.
After a moment of silence, Zheng Quchi accepted it well: "I understand."
After Ya left, Zheng Quchi slowly raised his eyes and stared at the flickering flames.
"You probably don't know, but Yuwen Sheng already knew I was a spy for the Mo family. Uncle Mu, Wei Yao, Liu Fengmian, and all the craftsmen who worked with me will accept a completely new me. I am no longer Zheng Quchi of the Mo family; I will only be Zheng Quchi of the Sang family of Fuxian County."
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