Chapter 15: Departure to the Capital (Part 2)
Du Huaizhi: "..." Is it too late for her to regret now?
At the same time, in another room.
"There's something wrong with this Miss Du, very wrong!" Xue Feiheng was very excited. He slapped the table with his right hand out of habit. A sharp pain came from his wrist, and he became quiet.
The last fight injured the meridians in my wrist, but fortunately the root of the injury was not severed. I will be almost healed after ten days or half a month of recuperation.
However, it will take at least six months to regain the ability to hold a knife like before. During this time, you must be extra careful, exercise appropriately, and avoid lifting heavy objects for long periods of time or using force.
How is this any different from ordinary people who are powerless and can't even tie a chicken? Xue Feiheng was so angry that he couldn't sleep well for several days.
"Don't make blind inferences without solid evidence." Xie Sui closed his eyes and ignored Xue Feiheng's jumping up and down.
"Aren't you injured too? And your injury is even more serious than mine. Your entire left arm is still paralyzed, and you don't complain at all?" Xue Feiheng was furious. He couldn't understand how Xie Sui could remain calm.
"She is the daughter of General Du. General Du has retired from the army and should have retired to the countryside to enjoy his retirement, but the prince intends to appoint him as the Minister of War." Xie Sui opened his eyes with a complicated look.
The country they are in now is called Dalang. Its territory covers two-thirds of the mainland, making it the world's largest country.
In recent years, the country seems to be prosperous, but undercurrents are surging inside. There are constant disputes in various places, and small countries outside the border have repeatedly invaded. The emperor is incompetent, and the current government is fully controlled by the regent Li Cunjiu.
As the most powerful general under Li Cunjiu, it was strange that General Du suddenly retired from the army. Now he is going to be the Minister of War... Maybe it was Li Cunjiu who instructed him to do so, and then he gave the court officials a reason that General Du was a man of both virtue and talent and was in his prime, so it would be a pity for him to retire from the army.
Once General Du officially became the Minister of War, Li Cunjiu would be able to completely undermine the imperial power. This would be extremely disadvantageous to the Crown Prince, and Xie Sui's Dali Temple was a member of the Crown Prince's faction.
"So, even if Du Huaizhi really has a problem, we can't touch her." Not for any other reason, just because her last name is Du.
The prince is now fully grown. If he rashly investigates the case and finds the Du family, it will inevitably arouse Li Cunjiu's suspicion.
Xue Feiheng opened his mouth for a long time and said, "You are thinking too far ahead." If it were him, he would never have thought of the court disputes even if he racked his brains.
"Then I don't care." Xue Feiheng said, "I'm from the Palace Front Department and I'm part of the emperor's faction. If you don't investigate, I'll do it myself."
Xie Sui chuckled at this, a smile that sent a chill down Xue Feiheng's spine. "The Grand Commander of the Palace Guards secretly defected to the Crown Prince three years ago."
These words were like a bucket of cold water, splashing directly on Xue Feiheng's face.
Xue Feiheng: "..." The Palace Guards are on the Crown Prince's side, how could he not know? "So... are we on the same boat?" he said dryly.
Xie Sui raised his eyebrows. Being called a grasshopper seemed a bit rude, but he did not refute.
Xue Feiheng felt numb and slumped back in his chair, his right wrist aching slightly. After a while, he suddenly thought of something.
"You said we can't touch her because she's from the Du family, but what if she's not?"
Xie Sui's fingertips paused slightly on the edge of the teacup, "What do you mean?" He looked up at Xue Feiheng, his eyes darkening.
"This still needs to be confirmed. We have to find a chance to test her." Xue Feiheng raised his hand to his chin, keeping the secret.
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The next morning, Du Huaizhi and his group had breakfast and set off on their journey again.
Except for Du Huaizhi, the other three people did not get enough rest in the unfamiliar environment, so they leaned against the wall of the carriage to take a nap.
Du Huaizhi looked through the gap in the carriage curtain at the distant mountains. Suddenly, her brows furrowed slightly - the woods on both sides of the official road were too quiet.
"Stop the car." She suddenly said.
The driver hurriedly pulled the reins. Du Ruozhi woke up, rubbing her eyes: "Um... Sister, what's wrong?"
Du Huaizhi did not answer, but his right hand was already on the wooden box.
"Swoosh--" a feather arrow broke through the air and shot straight at the carriage.
Du Huaizhi's eyes flashed. He pushed Du Ruzhi down with one hand and took out a pitch-black object from the box with the other hand. With a "clang" sound, it barely blocked the fatal arrow.
Looking closely, it turned out to be a hatchet with a little rust on it.
An Nian woke up instantly, hugged the medicine box tightly, and held three silver needles between his fingertips for self-defense.
Xiuzhu was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she huddled up in a corner, at a loss.
Du Ruozhi was not in a good mood either. She nervously grabbed Du Huaizhi's sleeve and said, "Sister..."
Du Huaizhi sneered in his heart. There were people from the Dali Temple leading the way. They were all big men with weapons and good at fighting. They could even let arrows hit the women. They were really a bunch of trash.
...Actually, they weren't that useless. Just recently, there was a sudden bandit attack. Xue Feiheng saw an opportunity and deliberately sent a few of them to the rear. By the time Xie Sui discovered them, it was too late.
Seeing the arrow piercing through the carriage curtain, Xie Sui wanted to kill Xue Feiheng.
Du Huaizhi was so angry that he almost lost his breath. He stepped out of the carriage with his hatchet in hand. Du Ruozhi's worried voice rang out behind him: "Sister, be careful!"
After getting out of the carriage, he kicked away the bandits who were about to climb up, and then took over on horseback, using his hatchet to attack the bandits holding arrows and crossbows.
Xue Feiheng rushed over and saw Du Huaizhi holding a rusty hatchet in his hand. He relied on only a few basic sword techniques of "chop", "chop" and "block" to beat the two bandits without any resistance. It seemed unreal no matter how he looked at it.
Xie Sui held the knife in his right hand and killed the two bandits. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He looked at the carriage and then at Du Huaizhi.
Du Huaizhi returned the look.
Xie Sui felt visibly relieved, then with a cold face, he kicked Xue Feiheng hard in the butt.
Xue Feiheng was unable to dodge and was hit hard by the kick. "Why did you kick me?"
"I'll settle the score with you later." Xie Sui put away his long knife and helped to clean up the bodies so as not to scare the female relatives.
Xue Feiheng knew he was in the wrong, so he stopped talking, rubbed his sore butt, and limped over to help.
Du Huaizhi played with the hatchet in his hand, and silently took note of Xue Feiheng in his heart, thinking that she dared to do this in order to plot against him.
After wiping the blood off the hatchet, he stepped onto the carriage. As soon as he entered, he saw three pale and panicked faces.
Du Ruozhi said, "Sister, I heard no movement outside. Is it safe now?"
"Well, it's safe, they are cleaning up." Du Huaizhi replied.
The three of them relaxed, and Xiuzhu cried out, "Wow... I was so scared, I thought I was going to die."
Du Ruozhi patted her shoulder and comforted her: "It's okay, don't be afraid."
The smell of blood was too strong here, so Du Huaizhi asked the driver to go ahead and rest in a clean place far away.
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