Lin Zhenming, however, did not listen and continued talking to himself.
"I knew long ago that there was a traitor planted by Da Gan in my inner circle, but I never imagined that it would be him! And I even asked him to investigate! I am to blame!"
Tang Nian didn't speak, but quietly stayed to the side, listening to Lin Zhenming ramble on about his past with that guard.
She had some new plans in mind.
At first, she thought that Lin Zhenming was colluding with the remnants of the Chu family, but now it seems that they might really be colluding.
But given Lin Zhenming's personality, she felt more that the remnants of the Chu family had concealed something, deceived Lin Zhenming, and made him do things for him without his knowledge.
If that's the case, then the remaining rebels hiding in Yingzhou City will be even harder to catch.
Although Tang Nian had experienced life in the mortal world before, she never cared about matters of the court, and who became emperor was of no significance to her.
She asked Chu Roujia, but at that time she didn't have much memory of it. The historians also had very few records of the Chu Emperor's brother, only that he was called Chu Wende.
Lou Mu had stayed in Qingqiu and only came to the human world after the Chu Emperor ascended the throne, so he didn't know much about this unremarkable prince.
Now, all we can do is wait patiently for him to reveal a weakness.
No, who knows what Minghuan might know?
Thinking of this, Tang Nian felt an itch to grab Ming Huan and give him a good beating.
On the other side, Lin Zhenming talked on and on for who knows how long, until finally he was overcome with drowsiness and fell asleep on the table.
Tang Nian instructed someone to take him to rest.
After he had eaten and drunk his fill, he asked the waiter to pack up a meal to take to Lou Mu.
If Lou Mu wakes up in the middle of the journey, he can eat something.
But to their surprise, Lou Mu had already woken up.
Tang Nian hurriedly put down the food box in her hand and went to greet them.
"How are you feeling? Are you feeling any better?"
After saying that, she looked Lou Mu up and down.
Lou Mu blushed after being teased.
The tail that he had put away started to stir up trouble again.
He coughed awkwardly twice and quickly shook his head.
"It's okay, I'm much better now."
Tang Nian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I saw Ming Huan."
Lou Mu frowned, clearly disbelieving.
"This is what he left behind before he left. This is the copper coin he always carried with him."
Tang Nian opened her hand, and there was the copper coin in her palm.
She told Lou Mu everything that happened that day.
"Old Yang?"
Lou Mu pondered the title carefully, clearly quite curious about this corpse-stitching craftsman.
“I don’t understand why Minghuan wanted to kill him. I don’t know if he was being controlled or if this was his true intention, but it’s not good that he’s hiding from me now.”
"What are your thoughts?" Lou Mu asked in return.
If Tang Nian hadn't already planned it out, she wouldn't have told him.
Tang Nian nodded: "I smelled Ming Huan's scent on those people."
Regardless, Ming Huan must have had some connection with the large army.
Moreover, it is highly likely that Mingheng is currently hiding inside the Daqian army.
To find Mingheng, we might have to investigate within the Da Gan Army.
Mingheng himself is someone he absolutely must find.
However, even though they needed to find someone, they couldn't go there openly.
"You want to join the army?"
Lou Mu's face was full of disapproval.
Seeing that Tang Nian remained silent, Lou Mu continued, "Right now, we don't even know what trump cards Da Gan has up his sleeve. Even if Ming Huan is there, you can't go."
Tang Nian lowered her head and remained silent.
I should have kept quiet and not told Lou Mu about it; I should have gone quietly by myself.
Lou Mu also saw through Tang Nian's thoughts and couldn't help but rub his forehead and advise, "The two armies are still fighting right now, it's too dangerous to go there. I want to stay in Yingzhou City, I'm not comfortable with you going alone."
Tang Nian wanted to say something more, but Lou Mu continued, "Don't worry about Mingheng. The most important thing right now is the affairs in the city. It's better to go to Mingheng after we've dealt with things here. Anyway, so much time has already passed."
Upon hearing this, Tang Nian thought for a moment.
I think Lou Mu's words make some sense.
Therefore, he stopped insisting and nodded in agreement.
"Oh right, that needlework technique, I can't remember what it's called, but I remember it being recorded as an evil art that turns living people into dolls."
"So that man is related to Chu Wende?"
Tang Nian nodded heavily: "It's my fault for not being careful enough and letting him die."
Lou Mu sighed, raised his hand, and then gently placed it beside him again.
"Don't think like that. We have many days left in Yingzhou City. There's no need to rush. Let's focus on the things at hand first."
The next day, Da Gan withdrew his troops, and the city became a little more lively. The military camp was not as vigilant as before, so Tang Nian took Lou Mu to find Old Yang.
When the two arrived, Old Yang was stitching up the body.
After a great battle, if the fallen soldiers were in good health, they would be buried in the back mountain; if they were missing limbs, then Old Yang would have to take care of them.
Lou Mu and Tang Nian did not disturb them, but waited on the side.
Then the two saw Old Yang's hands move swiftly, and in no time at all, he stitched the shattered corpse back together.
But as Tang Nian looked around, her gaze inadvertently fell on the threads that Old Yang had used to stitch up the corpse.
She frowned.
This thread seems a bit different from the sutures I've seen before.
Thinking of this, she became curious and, taking advantage of Old Yang's inattention, secretly hid a thread and took it with her.
Old Yang didn't notice that Tang Nian had taken a suture, but Lou Mu did.
"What brings you two to this old man?"
After sewing up one corpse, Old Yang finally had time to look up, glance at the two men, and then lower his head to change to another corpse.
"No, I just thought I'd come and see if there's anything I can help you with."
Tang Nian said with a smile.
"Sir, you can ask General Lin. The work here is not something that ordinary people can do."
Thus, the two had no choice but to leave Old Yang's tent.
They didn't look for Lin Zhenming again, but returned to the inn.
Why bring this line back?
Upon hearing this, Tang Nian explained, "I noticed that this suture is different from the previous one."
As she spoke, she took out the thread from before and handed it to Lou Mu.
Although both threads are ordinary threads, the two people could still tell that they were two different types of sutures.
Seeing this, Tang Nian frowned deeply: "What's going on?"
If she remembered correctly, Lin Zhenming had entrusted the sewing of corpses in the army to Old Man Yang.
“These two kinds of threads are different. Could it be that there are other morticians in this city?” Lou Mu put forward a new conjecture.
But she hadn't heard of it at all during all the days she'd been in the city.
Curious, the two began to investigate discreetly.
Tang Nian searched throughout the army, discreetly inquiring about the mortician from ordinary soldiers.
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