Chapter 132 Changeable
Xiao Qing couldn't figure out what was going on either.
But she reacted quickly.
Since she didn't recognize him, she could basically conclude that Qiao Bai was safe.
As long as Qiao Bai is safe, she doesn't need to worry about him.
The actions of Ying Ziye and Zhao Youchen suggest...
After hesitating for a second, she decided to restrain Jiang Tianba.
She thought so, and she did it very quickly.
It went very smoothly to control Jiang Tianba, whose thoughts were in disarray.
She wrapped the silk thread around Jiang Tianba's neck, and the thin old man dared not move.
But on the other side, things changed again.
The burly man stared at Zhao Youchen in surprise, and then, in a flash, decided his fate.
When the two attacked him, he switched from offense to defense and turned to run away.
But when he had run a few steps and found the Imperial Guards standing around him with bows and arrows, he knew that all was lost.
Xiao Qing's face darkened.
Without saying a word, the burly man actually slapped his own chest.
Zhao Youchen was not about to let him die so easily. He swung his sword and pried open Zhao Youchen's hand with such force that he was willing to sever Zhao Youchen's wrist.
Sure enough, Xiao Qing watched as the man's hand, still gripping the blade, flew out of his hand, beyond any hope of recovery.
Xiao Qing frowned unconsciously.
Even so, the burly man gave a cold laugh and collapsed on the spot.
The last expression on his face was cold and smug. By the time Zhao Youchen and Ying Ziye rushed over, the man had already stopped breathing.
Ying Ziye frowned and pried open his mouth. His mouth was covered in blood and had a strange taste.
It turned out that his hand gestures were a smokescreen; he had already decided to pay with his life. The real killer was the poison in his mouth.
Jiang Tianba remained silent; perhaps he had run out of things to say.
Zhao Youchen looked over angrily, but when he saw Xiao Qing's cold face, he knelt down on one knee without hesitation and lowered his head as well.
Ying Ziye immediately knelt down.
Jiang Tianba's shoulders twitched, and it took him a long time to ask, "Was it you...?"
No one answered him.
Fu Mingyi then emerged from the woods.
"Take him away." He glanced at the man lying on the ground, a look of regret in his eyes.
Zhao Youchen quickly took over Xiao Qing's position.
Xiao Qing, in a bad mood, quickly reeled in the silk threads, turned around and glared at Fu Mingyi, then walked over and put Qiao Bai down on her own.
Qiao Bai had been through so much fright today that she could no longer hold on and fainted.
Xiao Qing breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that this was a good thing.
Her mind was a bit of a mess.
Mr. Wu must be here. The secret guards must be here too.
Fu Mingyi must know something. And it's very likely that his allowing me to leave the palace today was a scheme planned from the very beginning.
She was the tempting bait, the tool in their scheme!
"My brothers..."
Fu Mingyi said calmly, "If even brothers who have been together for decades can't see things clearly, why bother asking?"
Xiao Qing spat inwardly, thinking: So we've been together for several years, and it's only natural that you would set a trap for me without even informing me?
With mixed feelings, she wanted to carry Qiao Bai on her back, but Ying Ziye came over and said, "This subordinate will take him back."
Xiao Qing glanced at him, her brows still furrowed, but she still let go.
Ying Ziye immediately hoisted Qiao Bai onto his back without even panting.
Xiao Qing turned around and walked down the mountain.
Fu Mingyi glanced back at her, offering neither explanation nor obstruction.
Xiao Qing was already furious, and as long as Fu Mingyi spoke at this moment, she would have a way to retort no matter what he said.
What's even more infuriating is that Fu Mingyi didn't say a word at all.
In a fit of anger, Xiao Qing headed down the mountain without a second thought.
Well, fine, she's leaving, and Fu Mingyi isn't even stopping her?!
Xiao Qing gave up.
This time, she's really ready to go down the mountain.
She didn't know how long she had walked when she heard footsteps beside her.
These were footsteps that were deliberately made louder.
She was very familiar with that sound of footsteps.
She quickly turned around and called out, "Mr. Wu."
Mr. Wu slowly walked out from behind the big tree behind her, still wearing half a mask, exuding a quiet and mysterious aura under the increasingly dim starry sky.
He stopped about arm's length away from her and said, "You did a good job."
He paused for a moment, then added abruptly, "Nobody saw it."
What's the meaning?
Just as Xiao Qing was about to ask another question, Mr. Wu suddenly retreated quickly and disappeared into the jungle.
...
Did Mr. Wu only appear to praise her and say that one sentence to her?
The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Otherwise, Mr. Wu would never have appeared.
Because of Mr. Wu's appearance, Xiao Qing's mood calmed down a bit.
She pursed her lips, touched her brow, and slowed down as she walked down the mountain.
Unbeknownst to her, Fu Mingyi and Mr. Wu were having this conversation right behind her.
"Doing this is not good."
“Otherwise, she will always think she is living in a safe environment.”
"Protecting her is our responsibility."
"If a person doesn't save himself, no one can save him."
"You're too harsh on her."
Fu Mingyi remained silent for a long time, but in the end, he didn't continue the topic. Instead, he said, "You know how to deal with those people."
Mr. Wu nodded, as if he wanted to say something more, but in the end he left without saying a word.
Fu Mingyi stood in the direction Xiao Qing had gone down the mountain, lost in thought, until Zhao Youchen came over and said, "Jiang Tianba has confessed."
Fu Mingyi nodded, then suddenly chuckled.
"Jiang Tianba succeeded because of his loyalty to the underworld, and he also failed because of the same reason. Now it's not like decades ago when everyone had nothing. How could he still think that his brothers would abandon their families and shed blood for his personal vendetta?"
Zhao Youchen thought that what Fu Mingyi said made sense on the surface, but he always felt that someone like Fu Mingyi would not simply comment on a matter.
He was pondering Fu Mingyi's meaning when he heard him say, "It's a pity we acted too early and lost a useful piece."
The information that could be obtained was limited, and the trail went cold.
Zhao Youchen remained silent for a while, feeling compelled to speak his mind.
Fu Mingyi seemed to know what he was thinking.
He glanced at Zhao Youchen indifferently and said, "I only let your men come up after His Majesty made his move. They didn't see anything."
This matter, which was detrimental to the emperor's prestige and involved Xiao Qing's true strength, was handled with great caution by Fu Mingyi.
"But Ying Ziye..." Zhao Youchen breathed a sigh of relief that his soldiers had been saved.
“It doesn’t matter that Ying Ziye saw it.” Fu Mingyi’s face seemed to have a strange smile.
Zhao Youchen was truly indescribable.
And he never had the chance to ask again.
Because Fu Mingyi quickly went to find His Majesty, who had already descended the mountain.
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