The news spread throughout the city at an incredible speed.
The Jing and Yue countries were old enemies, and when the people learned about it, they were all very excited, and the atmosphere in the city suddenly became solemn.
Prefect He officially ordered the city to be sealed off, and from that day on, no one was allowed to enter or leave Danyang City.
From time to time, yamen runners could be seen patrolling and searching in the streets and alleys.
Every household in the city was searched by the yamen runners, even the Gu family's house was no exception. Even though they showed the badge of Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion and even though Mrs. Gu was in the house, the yamen runners still searched the Gu house mercilessly. Of course, they were not allowed to leave the city.
In the next few days, the city was filled with a thick atmosphere of solemnity and panic.
“Tap, tap, tap…”
On the street, a team of yamen runners holding torches were escorting two prison vans roaring past in a menacing manner. The people pointed at the vans and sighed.
A pair of sinister eyes looked at the street outside through the holes poked in the window paper, and the look in his eyes seemed like a bottomless abyss.
After the runners walked away, he withdrew his gaze, closed his eyes, and sat motionless on the chair, as if his whole body was frozen.
Suddenly, the wind started to blow.
The clouds moved with the wind, and the thick black clouds made the evening sky gloomy and dark.
The sky gradually darkened, the night sky was as black as ink, and there was not a single star to be seen.
"Sixth Master," a dark-skinned middle-aged man appeared in the room and respectfully saluted the man in blue on the chair, "Manager Huang and his men have also been temporarily imprisoned in the government dungeon. They haven't revealed your whereabouts."
"Have someone keep watching." Sixth Master opened his eyes, his pupils were cold, his voice was hoarse, and his expression could not hide his fatigue.
He hasn't had an easy time these days.
The day before yesterday, he escaped from Cheng's Medical Clinic through a secret passage, and then went to another base. However, the officials launched a large-scale search in the city, so he had to hide and change bases several times.
However, in just three days, most of the Yue State's strongholds in Danyang City were successively sealed off by the government, and most of the spies lurking in the strongholds were also captured.
It can be said that ten years of hard work were almost destroyed.
The Sixth Master closed his eyes again, his heart ached, and he finally understood what it felt like to be heartbroken! Danyang City was only 400 miles away from the capital, and it controlled the sea route and the Grand Canal. It had the convenience of river and sea transportation, and could be called the gateway to the capital. Danyang City was too important to them.
"Yes." The middle-aged man responded respectfully, paused for a moment, and then said carefully, "Sixth Master, we still have twelve people available. I have carefully investigated them and there is no problem with them."
He was sure that it was not the Yue people who leaked the secret to the government.
"..." Sixth Master narrowed his eyes, revealing a bit of coldness.
The officials from Danyang City have been searching for three whole days and destroyed so many arrangements made by the Yue people, but they still have no intention of stopping. It is obvious that they are targeting something with a purpose.
The answer was obvious, they were definitely coming for him.
This time, he traveled thousands of miles from the Kingdom of Yue to the north, on the orders of the saint to discuss the details of the alliance with King Kang of the Kingdom of Jing.
Only King Kang knew that he had come to Danyang City.
King Kang wanted to use him as a token of his loyalty to Chu Yi, or rather to Emperor Mingde! King Kang was really scheming. On the surface, he and Emperor Mingde were incompatible, but in reality, this was not the case. The brothers were just deliberately acting in order to lure the Yue Kingdom into the trap? !
They are making fun of the Yue people.
He was fooled! ! Sixth Master was filled with hatred and punched the window frame so hard that his hand was numb with pain.
If he fails to do this job well, Xiahou Qing will definitely take advantage of his misfortune, and even the military power in the southwest will fall into Xiahou Qing's hands, making the other party even more powerful.
He must not allow things to develop to this point! Sixth Master's eyes were filled with rage, reluctance, and vigorous ambition, which kept surging.
After a while, he suppressed his intense emotions and asked calmly, "Where's the kerosene?"
"The kerosene is ready." The middle-aged man lowered his upper body a little and answered with a solemn expression.
The Sixth Master moved his wrist joints, his knuckles crackling, and ordered in a deep voice: "Tell them to act according to the plan."
This simple sentence reveals a determination to go all out.
The middle-aged man took the order solemnly and then retreated.
It was already late at night. The candles in every household were extinguished and the people were fast asleep. The streets were empty and silent, with only the occasional bird calls echoing in the night breeze.
A dozen men in black sneaked out from the back door of a lacquerware shop, avoiding the patrolling yamen runners and night watchmen on the street, and shuttled through the deserted alleys, as agile and nimble as ghosts.
Half an hour later, a group of people led by Sixth Master arrived at the alley outside the back door of Danyang Prefecture. It was pitch black and eerily quiet all around.
There was no need for Sixth Master to give any instructions. The group of men in black spontaneously opened the cans they carried with them and quickly circled along the wall of the government office, pouring the liquid in the cans onto the corners, trees, and walls covered with vines.
“Crash, clatter—”
Along with the sound of splashing, a slightly pungent smell spread in the night wind.
As the night deepened, the wind blew violently, making the trees creak and groan like a group of demons dancing wildly.
Holding a fire starter, Mr. Liu slowly walked to an old, lush and vigorous tree. A twisted branch slanted over the wall and reached into the government office.
The flame on the tinderbox swayed in the wind, and the flickering light added a sinister look to Sixth Master's handsome and rugged face.
He wanted to see if Prince Kang and Emperor Mingde could continue to be brothers if Chu Yi died in Danyang City! The Sixth Master suddenly let go, and the fire stick fell vertically...
"boom!"
The moment the flame touched the kerosene, it spread rapidly in all directions. In a short while, the surroundings turned into a blazing sea of fire, greedily and madly devouring everything it could.
The flames danced wildly, climbing and spreading along the trees, vines and walls, and gray smoke rose up.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sound of night watchmen could be heard in the distance. It was late at night and the people were all fast asleep. They had no idea that the government office had caught fire. However, Chu Yi and the other two, who had just walked out of the corner gate of the government office, saw the fire at a glance.
"Master, there's a fire!" Xiao Shi looked up in the direction behind the Danyang Prefecture Office and whispered.
Chu Yi, wearing a white cloak, was beside him, with his chin slightly raised, looking in the same direction.
In just a blink of an eye, the fire became more and more intense, and the red flames illuminated the night sky above.
Si Hai frowned and said hesitantly, "Your Highness, judging from the location, the fire should be at the back door of Danyang Prefecture... Could it be the Yue people?"
"Who else could it be?" Chu Yi said calmly, his eyes deep.
(End of this chapter)
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