The moment the candle went out, a figure flashed past the house like a wisp of smoke, and then the figure turned around and came to Lu Fengyu's courtyard, stood there for a while holding his breath, then jumped lightly, jumped over the wall, and after a few jumps, he quietly came to the kitchen in the backyard under the shade of flowers and trees. It was obvious that the figure was very familiar with the environment here.
In the room, Su Nuannuan and the two little girls had fallen asleep, but Duan Tingxuan slowly opened his eyes and sat up gently. The next moment, the window was pushed open and a masked man in black jumped in. When he saw him, he waved his hand as a greeting.
Duan Tingxuan frowned and got out of bed. He glanced at Su Nuannuan, reached out and gently touched her, and then whispered, "Why did you come here in the middle of the night? I thought it was someone sent by Lu Fengyu to test us, and I didn't know whether I should take action." As he spoke, he sat down at the table in the dark. Because there was no light or moonlight, there was no need to worry about someone outside seeing their shadows.
Su Donglou pointed to the outer room, Duan Tingxuan poured two cups of warm tea, and said leisurely: "Don't worry, every night after they go to bed, I will help them choose two places to sleep to deepen their sleep."
Su Donglou finally felt relieved. He sat over, picked up the cup and drank it all. He stretched out his fingers and said, "There are three things I must let you know, and there is one more thing I want to discuss with you, so I have to come."
"Speak." Duan Tingxuan immediately became alert when he heard this.
"The first thing is, I should probably... I finally gained the trust of King Xiangyang and Lu Fengyu." Su Donglou raised a finger, but heard Duan Tingxuan scolding in a low voice: "This is the first thing that should be beaten. What do you mean by probably, should, and possibly? This is a matter of life and death, and even the world. How dare you be so frivolous?"
Su Donglou said with a bitter face: "Faced with Lu Fengyu, that suspicious venomous snake, who dares to make a guarantee? However, I always feel that after this test, he should believe me. Otherwise, he would not tell me about the matter of Shenxian Ridge. Tingxuan, he has admitted that Shenxian Ridge is indeed related to the important personnel of Xiangyang Wang Daye."
Duan Tingxuan took a deep breath, nodded and said in a deep voice: "Since I have told you this, I must believe you." At this point, he could not help but remain silent, and after a long while he asked: "What kind of temptation is it? Can make him change his attitude towards you in an instant?" I don't know why. I always have a bad premonition in my heart.
"You can't change it all at once, okay? Where do you put my efforts for more than a year?" Su Donglou was unhappy. But Duan Tingxuan said irritably: "Stop talking nonsense, don't talk about other things, what is it? Are you asking you to kill some officials or our undercover agents in the palace?"
"I guess... it's more serious than that." Su Donglou sighed: "This is the second thing I want to tell you." He stretched out his second finger. He looked at Duan Tingxuan calmly: "I killed Long Pingzhang, the resurrected Long Pingzhang."
"What?" Even with the young marquis's concentration, he couldn't help but scream at this moment. Fortunately, the two of them had been speaking in low voices, so the scream was not too loud.
"You said... you killed Pingzhang? Pingzhang who came back from the dead? Does that mean Pingzhang is not dead? But... but you... you... you really killed him again? Really?" After being shocked, Duan Tingxuan finally reacted. He stood up, grabbed Su Donglou's clothes, and growled with gritted teeth.
"Yes, I killed him. If I didn't kill him, I would not be able to gain the trust of Lu Fengyu and King Xiangyang, and all my planning for more than a year would be in vain. You and my sister-in-law would also be in danger, and then we would all be exposed."
Su Donglou was also very excited. He had known that Duan Tingxuan would be angry when he heard the news, but when he really saw him so angry, he burst into anger: Why did Tingxuan talk to him like this? As if he had committed some unforgivable crime. Is Long Pingzhang more important than the plot of the King of Xiangyang? Is he more important than the lives and efforts of all of them combined?
Duan Tingxuan was indeed furious, and his blood was boiling. He wanted to kick Su Donglou down and beat him half to death. No, beating him half to death would not satisfy his hatred. Pingzhang had gone through so many hardships to survive, but he was killed by this bastard. His best friend killed another friend he admired the most. At this moment, the young marquis was not only angry, but also angry to the point that the blood and true energy in his body were flowing backwards.
Before losing his mind, Duan Tingxuan did one thing. He came to Su Nuannuan's bed, untied his lover's sleeping bag, and then shook her hard a few times.
Su Nuannuan sat up with a cry of "Ah" and asked in confusion, "What happened?" After that, she shook her head vigorously, and then she felt more awake. She turned her head and saw her husband standing beside her in the dark. Although she couldn't see his face clearly, from his panting and rising and falling chest, it seemed that something big had happened.
“Nuannuan.” Duan Tingxuan was finally able to speak, panting and saying, “I’m sorry to disturb your sleep, but I can’t help it. I need someone to hold me, otherwise I really want to kill this bastard.”
"Then come and kill me. Kill me for that Long Pingzhang. Anyway, I am no longer human in your eyes, right?" Su Donglou was originally feeling guilty, but when he heard Duan Tingxuan's words, he felt endless grievances in his heart, so he immediately confronted the young marquis.
"Shut up, everyone. Are you afraid that the neighbors can't hear the noise in the house?" Although Su Nuannuan didn't understand what was going on, she knew that since Su Donglou had risked his life to come here, he should hold his breath and keep quiet. But these two guys were about to start a fight, and when that happened, the tables, chairs and benches would make a crackling noise. Well, the three of them would just have to wait to be killed together.
This is when the advantages of the Hedong Lion came into play. When Su Nuannuan roared, the two fighting cocks, Duan Tingxuan and Su Donglou, immediately restrained the hair on their necks, snorted coldly, sat down, and ignored each other.
"What time is it? You're still sulking like children. Do you remember who you are? One of you is the chief of the six southern provinces, and the other is the prince of Anping Marquisate. Aren't you two ashamed?" Su Nuannuan patted the table lightly with "heartache", and then quickly took the lead in the meeting: "Tell me, what happened that made you two brothers turn against each other? Lord Long Pingzhang? What happened to Lord Guan Long? Didn't he die a long time ago?"
"Alive again." Su Donglou gasped. He and Long Pingzhang had never met before and had no friendship at all. When Long Pingzhang went to the south of the Yangtze River, Su Donglou secretly informed him and wanted to send someone to help secretly, but was rejected by the other party. Today, he turned against Duan Tingxuan because of killing the other party. So, although he admired this young official who died in the line of duty, he really didn't have any good feelings for him in his heart, which could be heard from his tone.
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