Chapter 188 Association
However, the more fiercely they cursed in their hearts at this moment, the more miserable the torture would be that awaited them in the future.
You know, man is iron and food is steel. You will feel hungry if you don’t eat for a meal.
Even though they are professionally trained spies, they are still just ordinary people after all.
Only three days had passed, and these Tatars had been tortured to the point of being almost half dead. Each of them became haggard and weak.
"So, did those Tatars confess in the end?" Chu Ci asked curiously as he listened to Fifteen's detailed account of what had happened.
But as soon as he asked this question, Chu Ci suddenly realized that something was wrong.
She frowned slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes, and then she said, "Wait, Fifteen, when did you become so powerful? You can even find out when His Royal Highness the Prince of Shu went to the prison and what he said in prison?"
Faced with Chu Ci's suspicion, Fifteen remained calm and not at all panicked.
He said slowly, "Boss, even if I had that ability, I definitely don't have that kind of time."
Chu Ci looked puzzled, and Shiwu continued to explain, "This is information the Purple Envoy has brought specifically to you. It's to appease your insatiable curiosity. This way, you'll know the situation so you can focus on growing corn in peace."
Chu Ci frowned, rolled his eyes fiercely, and said unhappily, "Can this excuse be any more false?"
Then, with a gossipy look on his face, he teased, "Fifteen, you Purple Envoys won't defect to the King of Qin, will you? Aren't you Embroidered Envoys only loyal to the Emperor?"
In fact, Shiwu had already expected that Chuci would give rise to all kinds of associations, but he never thought it would be so destructive.
He sighed inwardly, then quickly responded with a solemn and serious expression: "Boss, it's not as you think."
"Oh? Are you starting to quibble?" Chu Ci raised his eyebrows and said.
Fifteen couldn't help but sigh even deeper, and said helplessly: "Boss, whether it's the corn or the method of making sea salt that you deceived Su Jinghua about before, it's impossible to hide it from the emperor."
"So all this is the emperor's will?" Chu Ci couldn't believe it.
Fifteen gave a positive answer: "And the emperor is looking forward to your method of making sea salt."
"The Purple Envoy has brought this information simply to satisfy your extremely vigorous and exuberant curiosity. This way, you can focus on doing what you should do without distraction."
After hearing what Shiwu said, Chu Ci had a speechless expression on his face.
After a long moment, she spoke leisurely, "Fifteen, it's not that I'm curious about everything in this world. But if I just bury my head in work, it's very easy to lose my life."
As the saying goes, "He who keeps company with vermilion becomes red, and he who keeps company with ink becomes black." This is not just a saying; Chuci only played a little pitiful role.
Fifteen automatically thought of the Fan family, who were demoted simply because of the emperor's groundless suspicion, and a deep sense of guilt welled up in his heart.
Then he solemnly assured, "It was my fault for not considering things properly that caused you worry."
"Don't worry, I will pay more attention to the situation in the capital from now on. I will never let such a thing happen again and will never let you fall into such a dangerous situation."
"We will do our best to ensure your safety so that you can do what you want with peace of mind."
Hold on, you must hold on. These people always say that they are prone to association, but they never thought that they are no less prone to association!
Chu Ci was having a hard time suppressing his laughter. To avoid losing his composure, he hurriedly made an excuse, "I'm going to discuss some matters with Yuanniang. You don't have to follow me."
In fact, Chu Ci was deeply afraid that his laughter would damage his image in Shiwu's heart.
However, this is the case with many things. Once you cross that certain point, they will naturally disappear.
But now that he had come to this, he told Yuanniang what had happened before in vivid detail.
Unexpectedly, it actually created a huge joke for Yuanniang.
“Haha ...
Yuanniang actually laughed for over ten minutes before finally stopping. "You came here today not just to make me laugh, right? Well, I've had enough of the fun, let's get down to business!"
Yuanniang actually laughed for over ten minutes before she finally stopped. She took a deep breath and said with a smile, "You came here today not just to make me laugh, right? Well, I've had enough of the fun, so let's get down to business!"
Chu Ci was quite speechless. "Yuan Niang, if I say that I don't have anything important to do and I just came here to have a casual chat with you, would you believe me?"
After hearing this, Yuanniang stared at Chu Ci for a long time before slowly speaking, "Master, are you out for some fresh air? In that case, I should be going to Houyu Village today. Why don't we go together?"
"Houyu Village? Do An Niang, Niu Niu and the others go back regularly now?" Chu Ci asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Hearing Chu Ci's question, Yuan Niang's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Her expression instantly became solemn, and she couldn't help but frown tightly. She asked anxiously and with a hint of worry: "You don't know? Didn't you ask Niuniu to tell us to go to Houyu Village regularly to collect seafood? Or is it that Niuniu..."
After all, the things that happened in Houyu Village were too sensitive, and Niu Niu had experienced such heartbreaking things.
Therefore, before Yuanniang could finish her words, Chu Ci interrupted her hastily, as if to avoid any negative associations that might arise from her continuing. She said quickly, "Shall we go to Houyu Village first?"
"It's useless to speculate here at this moment. Maybe we can get the specific situation by going there."
After saying that, Chu Ci looked at Yuanniang seriously, as if waiting for her response.
Yuan Niang paused for a moment, a thoughtful look on her face, and then she said hesitantly, "Boss, do we need to notify the Purple Envoy before we leave?"
"Let's notify them." Yuanniang said after a slight pause, "This way, if anything happens, they can be taken care of." Chu Ci values his life very much.
Zi Yi and his men arrived extremely quickly, apparently having set out as soon as they received the notice.
However, in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, they all tacitly changed into the clothes of the Chuci Guard.
Looking at the endless escort, Yuanniang couldn't help but hesitate. "If that happens, will those people who originally wanted to sell seafood still dare to come?"
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