"Emperor of Nantai".
Now that things have come to this point, Lu Baichuan has no need to hide anything anymore.
"What?"
Qin Jian immediately bristled, completely losing his composure: "You've directly contacted the Emperor of Nantai? Do you know that this could easily expose our identities!"
He was so anxious he was pacing back and forth, scratching his head in frustration. Exposing his identity was no small matter.
Their base here was mainly for quickly gathering intelligence on Nantai and sending it back to Beiyan so that the people in Beiyan could take precautions. But now, Lu Baichuan has completely changed its nature.
They transformed from an intelligence organization into an assassin organization in the blink of an eye.
"Do you think we can just kill the Prince of Liang like that? Why don't you think about your brothers?"
Qin Jian was indeed quite angry at this moment. In his view, accepting this assassination mission was just sending his brothers to their deaths. The Liang Prince's mansion was as impregnable as copper walls; once they got in, they couldn't get out. It was really not worth doing this to help the old emperor consolidate his power!
Qin Jian and Lu Baichuan had a life-or-death bond. If it were just the two of them here, at worst it would just be two heads. But as the leaders of this stronghold, they had to always put the overall situation first and at least not let their brothers be implicated.
"Don't rush this matter. Let me write to other strongholds and borrow some men. That will increase our chances of winning! You can't act on your own anymore, understand?"
Qin Jian was getting a little agitated and was about to write a letter when Lu Baichuan smiled and said, "No rush. Although we've taken on this mission, we still need to find an opportunity to make our move. Go to sleep first."
Qin Jian didn't want to talk to him now, so he ignored him completely and went back to his room to write a letter.
Lu Baichuan didn't say much. He told his men to put all the gold away and then went back to his room to sleep.
In Qin Jian's opinion, this person was completely hopeless, like a dead pig that doesn't fear boiling water, and was oversimplifying things!
Meanwhile, Lu Baichuan returned to his room and began writing letters, writing two in one go, but he had no intention of sending them.
For the next two days, Qin Jian kept a close eye on Lu Baichuan, worried that he might do something foolish again. Fortunately, he seemed to be normal and acted as usual, handling matters when necessary and practicing his hearing at the gambling den when he had nothing to do.
That's how we've gotten by all these years.
Qin Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief. Calculating the time, the people from the other strongholds would be arriving soon, and it wouldn't be a bad idea to fight to the death then.
However, on the very night Qin Jian lowered his guard, Lu Baichuan drugged him until he was unconscious.
"Third Master!"
His men looked at him anxiously, not understanding what he was trying to do.
"Don't worry, it's just a regular sleeping potion. He'll wake up in two hours at most."
He explained with a faint smile.
Lou Chong shook his head: "That's not what we're talking about! Third Master, don't do anything foolish!"
Having followed him for so many years, Lou Chong understood him quite well. The fact that he could drug someone into unconsciousness meant that he didn't want Qin Jian to get involved in this matter.
“I haven’t done anything foolish. I’m very calm now, just like when I killed the Crown Prince of Nantai. I’ve decided to go alone. You all stay here and give this letter to Old Qin when he wakes up.”
This was the beginning of leaving a will. Lou Chong frowned, unwilling to take the letter.
"Third Master! I'll go with you!"
The others chimed in, "We'll go with you!"
He had done the same thing when he went to assassinate the crown prince, but that time he wasn't as resolute as he is now.
The Prince of Liang in the Southern Tai Kingdom has too many capable people around him!
Lu Baichuan made a silencing gesture, then said calmly, "I never intended to take you with me. Too many people can easily make things worse. Since I took on this job, I'm confident I can do it well. Don't worry."
"Third Master!"
Lou Chong, a grown man, was moved to tears. In other places, the leader would give orders to his men to do things, but here, the leader would always be the first to go into danger.
It was the same last time, and it will be the same this time.
He didn't care; he was determined to go!
Third Master is a capable man. After returning to the country, he will help Prince Chen with important matters. He absolutely cannot be allowed to get into trouble. But they are just his subordinates and are not that important.
Seeing him clench his teeth, Lu Baichuan guessed what he was about to do and, anticipating this, said, "Lou Chong, listen to my command!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
Lou Chong knelt down on one knee, tears of passion instantly welling up in his eyes.
It's always the same; Third Master always likes to use military orders to pressure him!
"Pass on my order: everyone, stand by!"
Lou Chong: "...Yes!"
Lu Baichuan pursed his lips, patted his shoulder, and said calmly, "Don't worry, I'll come back alive."
After saying that, he disappeared in a flash before everyone could stand up.
The reason he took such a big risk was to leave this place as soon as possible and go back to Beiyan to find his family, so naturally he wouldn't let anything happen to him easily.
He wants to live well and go back to reunite with his family.
It was indeed difficult to enter the Liang Prince's Mansion, as it was crowded with people from all directions. However, after so many years in Nantai, Lu Baichuan had long since discovered the loopholes in the Liang Prince's Mansion.
The youngest son of the King of Liang was playful and dug a tunnel in an abandoned courtyard in the mansion to allow him to sneak out and play.
The little guy did this very discreetly, and he dug a very small hole, just big enough for a half-grown boy to get in and out. It would be quite difficult for an adult like Lu Baichuan to get in.
But if he wasn't confident, he wouldn't have come.
In the years he spent in Nantai, he was never idle. He was constantly improving his skills. Two years ago, the gambling den acquired a secret manual of bone-shrinking techniques. Qin Jian didn't take it seriously, so he kept it and studied it whenever he had time. Now he has made some progress.
Getting through this tunnel won't be a problem.
The problem is, how can we avoid being discovered afterward?
The abandoned courtyard was very quiet, and there was no one in sight.
Lu Baichuan dared not be careless and tried his best to hide himself. He quickly reviewed the map of the Liang Prince's mansion in his mind and headed directly to the courtyard where the Liang Prince was.
Even at night, the mansion was brightly lit, and one could easily be seen by others if one was not careful. So every step was taken with utmost care, and one dared not be distracted in the slightest.
Fortunately, the bone-shrinking function came in handy, minimizing my presence and reducing my height from over 1.8 meters to about 1.6 meters.
This technique was difficult; veins bulged on his forehead, and sweat trickled down his face.
There were people patrolling the courtyard, and it wasn't just one group. He tried to walk through the servants' rooms without being spotted by the people inside.
It landed without a sound...
Suddenly, a voice came from outside: "Assassin! Assassin!"
Lu Baichuan was stunned. Had he been discovered?
That shouldn't be happening!
He leaped onto the roof beam, intending to assess the situation first.
The servants inside also heard the noise and hurriedly threw on an outer robe before going out.
"Assassin! There's an assassin!"
"A fight has broken out in the Prince's courtyard! Grab your weapons!"
"These people are really asking for it! Aren't they annoying all the time?!"
...
As the servants' voices faded into the distance, Lu Baichuan fell off the roof beam, grabbed a set of servants' clothes, and slipped out with them.
Unexpectedly, the Liang Prince's mansion is quite lively tonight. If he doesn't take advantage of the chaos, he would be letting the Liang Prince down.
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