Chapter 116: Being clever is a failure
Seeing Shi Kun fall into the trap without realizing it, Xiao Qingxu glanced at Yuan Feng.
Yuan Feng seemed to understand, his eyes swept across Yi Buyuan's face, and the next second he said: "Wait... wait!"
Shi Kun's gaze shifted to where Yuan Feng was. He wanted to see what tricks this guy would come up with!
Yuan Feng felt the gazes coming from all directions and shrank back, but immediately mustered up his courage.
"I have a younger brother. Can we go together? My brother is not in good health. I am afraid..."
Seeing this, Shi Kun quickly said, "The innocent will be innocent. Don't be afraid. We will be back soon."
"If you are really worried, I will help you..."
Shi Kun's attention fell on Yuan Feng. Yue Zhu and Xiao Qingxu looked at each other calmly. The latter nodded slightly, and Yue Zhu immediately understood what he meant.
Yue Zhu didn't care what Shi Kun was saying hypocritically, "Which one is your brother? Let him come out."
Shi Kun was interrupted again before he could finish his words. The muscles on his cheeks twitched, but he finally chose to swallow his anger.
Yuan Feng said hurriedly: "My younger brother is right there!"
Everyone followed Yuan Feng's gaze and saw that his "brother" was among the group of people who were knocked unconscious by Lu Heying.
Although the man looked a bit rough and dusty, his temples didn't have three scratches. This person wasn't Yang Qianmo. Why would the prophet's confidant want this person to go with him?
Xiao Qingxu rubbed his hands hidden in his sleeves. Could it be that Yang Qianmo was wearing a human skin mask? Instead of hiding somewhere else?
Shi Kun took advantage of the opportunity and bowed to Yue Zhu, saying, "Commander, these two men sneaked in with so many people earlier, and as soon as they saw you, they said there were Langjiang enemy spies hiding in the mine. This is really suspicious!"
Baijialou is insidious and cunning. Not only did they deceive Her Royal Highness, but there was also someone impersonating Shang Yuwan to fish in troubled waters. How ridiculous! Did they think they could avenge the Shang family by using the name of Princess Qi?
Yue Zhu is the emperor's man. If he finds out that there is a "Shang Yuwan" hiding in Baijialou, those people in Baijialou and this Chief Censor who popped up out of nowhere will definitely suffer!
"...Then detain them all and take them away together."
How could Yue Zhu not see what Shi Kun was thinking, but in order to conceal his tracks, he had no choice but to let these two suffer for the time being.
Xiao Qingxu and Yuan Ji naturally would not resist. In order to appear confident, they straightened their backs even when their hands were tied behind their backs.
Shi Kun sneered in his heart, but on his face he had an attitude of "a man with a clear conscience has nothing to fear".
Lu Heying pressed the excited Yi Buyuan to follow the secret guard obediently, and Cheng Yishui followed closely behind Xiao Qingxu, fearing that Shi Kun would do something to the owner of the building.
Before leaving, a man from the Zhenxi Army exchanged a glance with Shi Kun, and then secretly found a hidden path to slip away. Yue Zhu saw all of this.
He raised his brows slightly and suddenly called out the name of a secret guard, "Wang Gang, take your men and send them back first. If possible, it wouldn't hurt to let Her Royal Highness the Princess conduct a trial. This commander remembered that he had something to say to General Zhang, so he will come to you later."
Wang Gang walked out of the crowd, clasped his fists and said, "Yes."
Yuan Ji looked at Yue Zhu.
He had some doubts long ago when he took over these secret guards. Now it seems that there is indeed a connection between the Dragon Warrior Army and the Emperor's secret guards?
Or maybe, the commander of the Longwu Army is also the commander of the secret guards secretly appointed by the emperor?
Xiao Qingxu didn't react much. Yuezhu had eaten more salt than they had eaten rice. Some things didn't require others to interfere in a smart way.
After these people left, Yue Zhu glanced at the miners and the Zhenxi Army here, and then said to Zhang Jiuquan: "Can I have a word with you for a moment?"
Zhang Jiuquan also saw the Zhenxi Army soldier sneaking away, so he naturally agreed. However, he first looked at the miners who were still in shock and said, "Sorry for disturbing you tonight. Everyone, get some rest. You can start work an hour later tomorrow."
Zhang Jiuquan had remained silent because he had seen the Yuezhu United's intention in taking Shi Kun away. If nothing unexpected happened, Shi Kun would never return. For him, this was a good opportunity to give these people, who had been working so hard for so many days, a break.
Xiao Qingji and Xiao Tong must have planted more than one Shi Kun in Yanmen. Even if this Shi Kun died, there would be the next Zhang Kun and Li Kun, but those people would also need time to turn around, and there was also Zhang Jiuqun to support them - he had the title of General Zhenxi, so he would not die after all.
In addition to Yue Zhu's intimidation, the Langjiang people hiding here will not take any action in the short term to protect themselves. So it seems that these people will be fine for the time being.
The two men found a place with few people and pretended to chat for a while. Then, after the people who were secretly monitoring them were dealt with by the secret guards, Yue Zhu stated his purpose.
"You're injured. Is there any way to deal with it?"
It wasn't a question, it was a certainty. Yue Zhu had spent time in the military camp in his youth and knew Zhang Jiuquan. How could he not see that something was wrong with this man? Even when they had fought the Langjiang people for days and nights on the battlefield, they had never seen this man look so haggard.
How did a person who was once so high-spirited become like this now?
"I thought you sat in this seat because..." Yue Zhu couldn't say the rest of the words.
He had seen Zhang Jiuquan rushing over earlier and was not in a good mood at first, but he did not expect that this person would be of great help.
Zhang Jiuquan smiled and glanced at the secret guards beside Yue Zhu. "Commander Yue used the emperor's secret guards to help me kill those people, just to ask this?"
Those who were monitoring in secret were all Shi Kun's men. Now that they have all been killed, Zhang Jiuquan will definitely not have an easy time when he returns.
"What can I do? Commander Yue, why don't you send someone to follow the Zhenxi Army and see what tricks they are up to behind the scenes?"
"According to their usual methods, they're definitely going to kill people to silence them," Zhang Jiuquan continued. "They've hidden a lot of people here, and also in the Xisha mines, but I don't know exactly how many, what their names are, or what they look like. They're keeping it a secret."
Zhang Jiuquan pondered for a moment, "They seem to be stockpiling weapons in large quantities. No matter what they're used for, as long as the Langjiang people are involved, it will definitely be disadvantageous to Dayu. That's all I know."
Yue Zhu turned his head and looked at the secret guard. After receiving the mission, the secret guard clasped his fists and led his men to chase the escaped Zhenxi Army.
Yue Zhu looked Zhang Jiuquan up and down and asked, "How many people can you use now?"
Zhang Jiuquan smiled helplessly, "Only one out of ten survived. Fortunately, the Queen of Langjiang doesn't like war, otherwise the Yanmen would have been in chaos."
But if things continued like this, Yanmen would soon be destroyed, which was something Zhang Jiuquan didn't want to see even in his death.
Yue Zhu was silent for a moment. Taking advantage of the moment when they were the only two left, he said, "Take care of yourself and survive first. Perhaps I will want to see you again later."
Zhang Jiuquan suddenly froze, and said in a trembling voice, "...What did you say?"
"She's still alive?!"
In other words, the person who played a game of chess with him in Yanmen... was Wan'er?!
Yue Zhu was stunned, and the light in Zhang Jiuquan's eyes gradually dimmed.
He was the murderer who killed Shang Junhu, so Wan'er certainly didn't want to recognize him.
Zhang Jiuquan bowed deeply to Yuezhu and said, "Thank you for showing mercy."
It was really not easy to save Shang Yuwan's life under the pressure from that man.
Yue Zhu smiled bitterly and said nothing.
If Lang Jiang hadn't kidnapped Twelve, which was a huge flaw, Shang Yuwan wouldn't have recognized him.
"It's getting late. I'm leaving now."
Zhang Jiuquan knew he couldn't continue nagging, but he couldn't help but ask, "How is Wan'er?"
Ever since Zhang Jiuquan had Li Zixi deliver the account books, he'd been under constant surveillance. Later, Li Zixi died, leaving him isolated from information and unaware of what was happening outside. He was only able to escape this time thanks to the help of those brothers... but if he went back now, he'd probably only see their corpses.
Yue Zhu just turned around and looked at him sideways when he heard the words.
He was silent for a moment, then put Shang Yuwan's condition in a positive light, "He's just tired and needs a break."
Zhang Jiuquan's expression gradually relaxed a little, "That's good."
"Why don't you ask me why I want those two people to go back?"
"What's there to ask?" Zhang Jiuquan smiled. "Since you're here, it must be Wan'er's instruction. That child has been smart since she was young, and she has her reasons."
Yue Zhu looked at him, was silent for a moment, and said, "Don't worry, he won't come back. Sooner or later, we'll catch him all in one fell swoop."
Shang Yuwan is a child of the Shang family. Since she is willing to assist Xiao Qinggu, and Emperor Chengming is willing to accommodate her, Princess Xiao Qinggu is indeed likely to become the next heir to the throne. The Shang family's revenge...will definitely be avenged.
"I know." Zhang Jiuquan nodded, without saying how chaotic the situation was behind Yanmen.
Yue Zhu took a few steps forward, and Zhang Jiuquan suddenly asked, "What about you?"
Yuezhu paused.
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