Chapter 1889 What is your real name?
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng frowned slightly.
Said: "Join them? Isn't he here to join you?"
The bandit said with a sad face, "He was originally going to join us. We don't know where this guy came from, but as soon as he arrived at Thermidor, he used a bunch of lies to win over the boss, and the boss just obeyed his every word."
The bandit next to him also echoed: "Yes, yes, if it weren't for his instigation, we wouldn't dare to go against the Shazhou Guards - and the imperial court!"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows: "Is it him?"
"Yes," the bandits said one after another, "We were just robbing some passing merchants to make a living. How could we dare to go against the imperial court?"
"But after the military advisor arrived, he kept spreading lies to confuse the people."
"He also promised the boss a lot of good things, which is why he was bewitched and followed him to do those evil things. It was all because of them that Mr. Ji San and Li Lai's woman were imprisoned, and they forced Miss Xue and Li Lai to go undercover in the Duwei Mansion."
Zhu Feng said: "I know all of this."
“…”
"Tell me something I don't know."
Several bandits looked at each other. At this time, they were already scared out of their wits and only hoped that the emperor would spare their lives. They told everything without knowing what to say.
Zhu Feng said coldly, "You just said that he wants you to kidnap the imperial concubine as a token of your joining them?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Join them? Who are they?"
One of the bandits immediately said, "After we arrived here, we heard the news that Thermidor Bay had been attacked and fallen. Everyone knew they were homeless and very depressed, but then the military advisor suddenly said he had a place to go and could take us there."
"oh?"
"He said it was a huge force, even bigger than Thermidor."
“…”
"As long as we go, we won't have to worry about our future. We may even enjoy endless wealth and prosperity in the future."
Zhu Feng's eyes flickered as he asked, "What place is it?"
Several people looked at each other.
“I, we don’t know…”
"What? How could you not know?"
"I really don't know. He said that as long as we can kidnap the Imperial Concubine, he will take us there, and the Imperial Concubine is our token of allegiance to them, and also - a gift to their boss."
"Their boss?"
"yes."
"Did he say who it was?"
Several bandits looked at each other and shook their heads: "The military advisor didn't tell us, so we don't know."
"Yeah, we don't know anything."
"We only listen to Wu Taisui. He agreed to the military advisor's conditions and told us to come here to fight, so we came here. We deserve to die, please spare our lives, Your Majesty!"
Zhu Feng's breathing became heavy as he listened to their cries and shouts for mercy.
It seems that things are not that simple.
That military advisor - from the very beginning of the fight, he could feel that the man was no match for a mob of sand bandits. Now it seemed that he was just sent here by another force to cause trouble for him.
And this force is even bigger than that of Hot Moon Bay.
They only sent a military advisor, but they caused unrest in the entire Shazhouwei, which shows how powerful this force is.
and--
They want to give Nan Yan as a gift!
Zhu Feng was already furious that his woman was being coveted by someone, but he didn't understand why the other party did this.
Is there anyone else who wants to get Nan Yan?
Who is the other party and what is his purpose in obtaining Nan Yan?
Did he know that Nan Yan was his favorite concubine and wanted to use her as a hostage to threaten him, or did he have other plans for Nan Yan?
Who are they?
But now, just guessing and thinking will definitely not lead to finding out the truth.
He raised his head and looked at the bandits again, his eyes icy cold, making them shudder and fall silent. Zhu Feng asked, "What's the name of that military advisor?"
One of them immediately said, "His name is Long Tingyun."
"Long...Tingyun..."
Zhu Feng frowned slightly and repeated the name silently.
The few bandits didn't dare to say much and looked at him cautiously, fearing that he would cut them into pieces with a single order.
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, then continued, "He asked you to kidnap the imperial concubine. He must have a place to meet you up, right?"
"Yes, yes."
The bandit said hurriedly, "There's a dirt slope fifteen miles from here. They said they'll wait there, and once we succeed, they'll take the imperial concubine away with them."
“…”
"but--"
Zhu Feng asked, "But what?"
The bandit gave him a timid look before cautiously saying, "When we enter Shazhouwei, they have people waiting around to pick us up. We haven't been out for so long, they might have already known that our operation has failed."
“…”
Zhu Feng was silent for a while, then turned around.
"Yingshao!"
Ying Shao immediately stepped forward and said, "I am here."
Zhu Feng said, "Take a team and go take a look."
“…”
Ying Shao hesitated for a moment, glanced at him, but immediately replied, "Yes!"
After saying that, he turned and walked out.
Under normal circumstances, he would not hesitate for a moment regarding Zhu Feng's orders and decrees, but today, he had been listening beside him. It was obvious that the military advisor and the sand bandits he led who escaped from Hot Moon Bay must have known that the attempt to kidnap the imperial concubine had failed, and they could not have stayed there waiting.
I'm afraid he has left long ago.
But Zhu Feng still asked him to take a team to take a look, which in his opinion was completely useless.
If it were in the past, Zhu Feng would definitely not give such an order.
But today, he did it.
It seems that he values this military advisor and the forces behind him very much, and he is unwilling to give up even the slightest clue.
After understanding this, Ying Shao naturally did not dare to delay. He immediately left the dungeon, called a group of people and left the Duwei Mansion.
But, in the evening, he came back.
Nothing was found.
Ying Shao knelt before Zhu Feng and said with his head lowered, "I have taken some people to check around there, but there is no trace of anyone."
Zhu Feng's eyes turned cold.
He didn't show much disappointment, but just waved his hand calmly: "Alright, you can go down."
"yes."
After Ying Shao left, Zhu Feng sat in the study.
There was no light in the room, and the dim light made the room look a little depressing. On the table in front of him was a piece of paper.
There were only three words written on it——
Long Tingyun.
He lowered his head to look at the words he had written, a cold light flashing in his eyes. He muttered to himself, "Long Tingyun, is this really your real name?"
"If not, what is your real name?"
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