Chapter 117: Awakening from a Dream, Encircling the Land to Become King
"You are using his secret guards, and you are also his man."
"You don't want to live anymore, so you've made preparations in advance—you've removed yourself from the Yue family tree?"
Zhang Jiuquan stood in the dark, his robe fluttering, revealing his skeleton-like figure underneath.
"How dare you say I don't want to live anymore?" Yue Zhu chuckled and said nothing. "You are the same."
They are all people who have owed too much, so they try their best to make up for their losses.
On the other side, Xiao Qingxu and others were sent to the inn by the secret guards as quickly as possible.
At this time, the mountains in the distance were gradually covered with the colorful morning glow, and dewdrops fell from the tips of the leaves.
It's dawn.
The rain stopped without us noticing.
As soon as Ji Suxian saw the person, he rushed over and asked, "Who is the one with the surname Yang?"
Shi Kun was shocked. Someone with the surname Yang? Could it be Yang Qianmo?!
Before he could react, Yuan Ji ordered his secret guards to knock him out.
Shi Kun felt dizzy, "You, you guys...!!" You are actually in the same group?!
Before he could finish his words, he fainted.
Yuan Ji glanced at him and immediately raised his hand to signal: "Take him away and keep him under good care."
As soon as he finished speaking, he ordered the secret guards to leave a few of the people chasing him alive and kill the rest. Shi Kun had been able to wield power in Yanmen for so long, so he must have had many people protecting him. Yue Zhu, the commander of the Longwu Army, could not suppress him alone.
The innkeeper and the waiter were so frightened by the sight of so many people crowded into the inn early in the morning. They looked like they were not the kind of people to get along with, so they hid in a corner, trembling. Lu Heying and Cheng Yishui pulled out their purses and used silver to silence the two men.
Yi Buyuan looked at Yuan Feng with bright eyes. The latter said nothing and without further ado, he directly tore off the human skin mask that Yang Qianmo had worn on her face for more than half a year, revealing the face with three scars on the sunshade.
Seeing this, Ji Suxian immediately reached out to feel Yang Qianmo's pulse, then took out an ointment that could stimulate people to wake up and placed it in front of his nose for him to smell.
In the room, Xiao Qinggu's eyes were slightly dark blue because she hadn't slept well all night. She held Shang Yuwan's hand and prayed continuously: "They will be back soon. We must not collapse, Shang...?"
Shang Yuwan, who was originally sleeping, slowly opened his eyes and woke up, with tears of blood in his eyes.
She seemed to be still immersed in the dream, unable to extricate herself, and she murmured, "I'll let you go..."
Xiao Qinggu was completely confused and didn't even have time to be happy. While she was stunned, she suddenly heard Ji Suxian shouting: "Shang Yuwan!! Your Uncle Yang is here!!!"
After getting a nod from Yuan Feng, Yang Qianmo ran faster than Ji Suxian, but he changed direction as soon as he rushed in.
"I'm sorry, Miss! I was too impulsive. In a moment... Miss, are you okay?"
Shang Yuwan hadn't heard such a name for a long time. He slowly turned his head and saw a somewhat strange yet familiar back. He was stunned for a long time.
"Yang, Yang... Lieutenant General?"
Xiao Qinggu, who was so frightened that he subconsciously stood in front of Shang Yuwan, was stunned. "Huh?"
A light flashed in Shang Yuwan's eyes, and he became excited. He wanted to drag his sick body to catch Yang Qianmo.
"Deputy General Yang! Deputy General Yang!"
Xiao Qinggu tried to stop her in a panic, but Shang Yuwan still almost fell off the bed.
Yang Qianmo turned around with his head turned away when he heard the noise. He saw Shang Yuwan was dressed neatly out of the corner of his eye and dared to look at him directly. Seeing that Shang Yuwan wanted to grab him, he hurried forward.
Xiao Qingxu, Yuan Ji and Ji Suxian hurried over at this time and saw Shang Yuwan constantly touching Yang Qianmo's face with his hands.
"It's me! Miss! It's me!"
Yang Qianmo was a very literary man, and Shang Yuwan's words made two red clouds appear on his face.
No mask, no pretense...
Yuan Ji wanted to comfort Shang Yuwan, but Xiao Qingxu took the initiative and walked forward.
Xiao Qinggu walked away tactfully. Xiao Qingxu took the opportunity to sit down beside the bed, supporting Shang Yuwan and comforting her softly, "Wanwan, it's okay."
Shang Yuwan had just woken up from a dream, and Yang Qianmo gave her such a big stimulation again that her pupils couldn't stop trembling.
She suddenly grabbed Xiao Qingxu's hand, "Account book. Where is the account book?"
"In Baijialou, with Mr. Shen, it's okay."
"......" Shang Yuwan's eyes shed tears of blood again, "I..."
Shang Yuwan suddenly lowered his head, and the blue veins on the back of his hand bulged, grabbing Xiao Qingxu so hard that it hurt.
A sharp, screaming cry suddenly erupted from her throat, echoing throughout the inn.
Not long after, Shang Yuwan fainted again.
Ji Suxian hurried forward to check, and after a moment, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's okay. She's been suppressing it for too long. It'll feel better if she cries it out. Let her sleep a little longer."
Shang Yuwan had originally come to her senses on her own. Now that Yang Qianmo was here, and she had cried for a while, her pulse had become much more stable.
Just vent it out, just vent it out... okay?
Shang Yuwan's pulse changed. A strange look flashed in Ji Suxian's eyes, but she didn't say anything in the end.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingxu's expression relaxed slightly, and he gently put Shang Yuwan back on the bed.
Yuan Ji, who was originally at the door, left at some point. Yao Lao stopped where Yuan Ji had stood and looked at Xiao Qingxu quietly.
"Long time no see, OP."
Xiao Qingxu looked back and chuckled. "Master Yao, how are you?"
Xiao Qinggu was tidying up Shang Yuwan's messy hair. Ji Suxian had just tucked Shang Yuwan in. When she heard the sound, she glanced at the two of them and said, "If you want to talk, go outside and don't argue here."
Shang Yuwan still needs to rest for a while.
They also knew that there was no time to reminisce and chat, so after settling Yi Buyuan, Yuan Feng and Yang Qianmo, Yao Lao personally went to boil the medicine for Shang Yuwan to drink when he woke up, while Xiao Qingxu and Xiao Qinggu went straight to the guest room where Shi Kun was.
Yuan Ji heard the noise and turned around. "Why are you here? Is Xiao Wan okay?"
He walked away silently when Shang Yuwan was crying in Xiao Qingxu's arms, and ran here to pry Shi Kun's mouth.
"It's okay, I'm just tired. Let me rest for a while."
Xiao Qinggu glanced at Shi Kun and then looked away, resisting the urge to cover his nose.
Xiao Qingxu looked at Shi Kun's bloody hands and feet and his eyes rolling up uncontrollably. After a moment's silence, he asked, "What did you pry out?"
"They have stationed private soldiers and weapons in Yanmen, but we don't know what they are used for." Yuan Ji threw the blood-stained pliers in his hand away, and the secret guard stepped forward to pack up the things.
"We have 30,000 soldiers, but that's not enough to travel thousands of miles to Kyoto to seize power and usurp the throne. We were attacked along the way."
All under heaven belongs to the king, and there are people everywhere, not to mention that we are now in the Dayu Dynasty under the rule of Emperor Chengming.
Xiao Qingxu stepped forward and took a closer look at Shi Kun's condition. "There may be some things that haven't been mentioned, such as the people from Langjiang."
Yuan Ji nodded and said, "You guys came quite quickly. I haven't finished the interrogation yet."
Xiao Qinggu suddenly said, "Could it be that they want to carve out a territory and become king in Yanmen?"
Xiao Qingxu and Yuan Ji looked at her at the same time, motioning for her to continue.
Xiao Qinggu took a deep breath and said, "My second brother and aunt are both in Kyoto. They won't bother going to such great lengths to find something nearby."
Yuan Ji continued, "If they want the throne, they can either use their own troops to attack Kyoto—of course, the chances of success are slim."
Xiao Qinggu looked at him and nodded.
"They could also take action directly in Kyoto, but the chances of failure are equally high, so..."
By this time, Xiao Qinggu was somewhat accustomed to the smell of blood that penetrated his nose, and he looked straight at the half-dead Shi Kun.
"They will have enough backup plans. As long as there is green mountains, there will be no shortage of firewood."
"Right now, the entire Dayu and Yanmen...are no match for the territories governed by the other three generals."
"It's the best thing to be the king of Yanmen."
But doing this is no different from destroying Shang Yuwan.
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