She couldn't help but smile and said, "Look, this is your son. Everything you do seems meaningless and disgusting to him. I've never understood why you insist on doing all this."
An Muyuan sneered twice, glanced at Xu Di, lowered his eyes and said nothing more. Xu Di sighed and said, "I know you're still thinking about your Yu family's empire. Don't blame me. Blame your Yu family for being so useless and failing to protect your ancestors' legacy. Did you think that after your ancestors conquered the country, you could just enjoy it? Starting a business is difficult, but maintaining it is even more difficult. If you want to protect your empire, you have to find a way to ensure the country's continued development, innovate, improve the lives of the people, and let them know that following you gives them hope."
An Muyuan looked at Xu Di and said, "Xu Di, how about you come with me? I'll conquer the country, and you'll help me protect it. I'll give you all the benefits."
Upon hearing this, Xu Di laughed in anger. "A person should know what to do and what not to do in life. I have an irreconcilable feud with you. If I were to betray my original intentions because of what you said, how would I be any different from you? An Muyuan, what you need to do now is to confess and try to get a lenient treatment. If you continue to stubbornly resist, it will only drag more people into this crisis and cause them to lose their lives in vain."
An Muyuan remained motionless with his head down. Xu Di sighed and said, "This won't help you at all. I'll say it again: confess and you'll be treated leniently, go home for the New Year; resist and you'll be imprisoned for life. By the way, as a remnant of the previous dynasty, you might also face execution. That depends on how well you confess."
Xu Di patted An Muyuan on the shoulder, then turned and left the tent.
It was already late at night, and all the tents were very quiet. Even Xu Di, who usually patrolled the camp, was hidden in the shadows. He had set up such a big scheme and gotten his hands on that piece of Tang Sanzang's flesh that could attract all kinds of demons and monsters. Who knew what kind of monsters would come? It was always better to be careful. The soldiers in the camp should not go too close and give those people their heads.
Xu Di entered his tent, and Zheng Boyuan quickly came forward to greet him, asking, "Brother, is anyone really coming back tonight?"
Xu Di smiled and said, "You should say that there were already people near our camp. I had people keeping watch around from the beginning. There are spies from over there guarding the area. I hadn't even sent out the news of An Muyuan's capture yet, but they had already sent it out. Don't worry, I've made thorough preparations. I guarantee those people won't come back alive."
Zheng Boyuan was finally relieved after receiving Xu Di's assurance. After a long while, he said, "Brother, I used to think I was pretty good, but compared to you, I realize I'm far from being 'pretty good.' I really don't know how you came up with these brilliant plans."
Xu Di smiled and said, "I started training with Wei Lang when I was ten years old, and I went to the battlefield in less than two years. These brilliant strategies were accumulated little by little in this way. Don't worry, as you experience more things, you will be able to easily think of how to solve problems."
As the two were talking, they heard a soft groan outside. Xu Di immediately blew out the lamp in the tent and rushed to the tent entrance. He saw several dark figures outside. One of them had stepped into a trap that Xu Di had prepared and was being caught in a fishing net.
Xu Di had repeatedly instructed that even if they heard any noise outside, they should not come out. These people were ruthless killers, and going out would mean certain death. Therefore, even though they knew that thieves had entered the camp, no one came out to check.
Zheng Boyuan glanced at Xu Di twice and whispered, "Is he here?"
Xu Di gave a soft "hmm" and said, "They're here now. Don't rush them. We'll have something to entertain them later. They've come all this way, so we should treat them well. When someone comes into our tent later, don't come out. Just find a place to hide."
Zheng Boyuan nodded. He knew that his brother-in-law had already made preparations. Now all he had to do was follow the original plan and quickly find a place to hide so as not to be accidentally hurt later.
Xu Di then heard someone outside whisper, "Damn it, there's an ambush."
Immediately afterwards, someone walked up to Xu Di's tent. Someone lifted the curtain and tried to rush inside. Xu Di threw out a handful of powder, and one person fell down. Then another person fell down as well. The people outside felt something was wrong and didn't dare to rush in anymore. They wanted to go somewhere else, but after taking only a few steps, they felt a tightness on their ankles and then fell face-first to the ground.
Soon, shouts came from outside. Xu Di rushed out and saw a fire coming from the kitchen. Xu Di thought to himself, "They're going to light a fire in the kitchen. I wonder how things are going over there."
Seeing that it was about time, Xu Di gave a signal, and then several torches were lit. After several military doctors examined the prisoners and thoroughly searched their bodies, Xu Di tied them up, gagged them, and threw them into an empty tent.
Because there were two girls among the attackers, Xu Di had them tied up and gagged. He then sent someone to Luzhou City to fetch Bai Zhu, who searched and examined them. After the search, Bai Zhu told Xu Di that the two girls were carrying poison, and it seemed that they were researching and making poisons. He wondered how far their research had progressed.
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