"Kill him, and the young master will reward you handsomely."
The moment that voice rang out, Qin Ke'er, who was far away in Da Yu, felt her heart clench and she squatted down on the spot.
"Miss, what's wrong?"
Upon seeing this, the maid behind her quickly stepped forward to support Qin Ke'er. Qin Ke'er's face turned deathly pale, and she clutched her chest in distress.
"My heart hurts so much." Qin Ke'er's voice weakened. "My older brother, is my older brother alright?"
“Miss, the young master is currently focused on his studies, how could anything have happened? Even if something did happen, the Empress Dowager would send someone to inform you.”
Qin Ke'er nodded, then asked nervously, "Where is my mother? Did something happen to her? Or my father?"
"Miss, have you forgotten the letter that Madam sent you not long ago? The letter said that the Qin family is now in Madam's hands, so how could Madam and the head of the family have gotten into trouble?"
Qin Ke'er was confused for a moment after hearing this, and kept muttering to herself.
So who exactly is it?
Is it... Ling Ku?
Thinking of this, panic appeared in Qin Ke'er's eyes. "It must be him. It must be him."
"Him...?" The maid seemed not to realize who Qin Ke'er was referring to.
"Ling Ku, something must have happened to him."
"Miss, Madam has dispatched secret guards to protect General Ling." The maid's voice softened as the secret guards had only been on their way for three days, and it was still uncertain whether they would be able to enter Longyou smoothly.
"Miss, General Ling is a lucky man, he will be alright."
Qin Ke'er sat there blankly for a while before returning the way she came with the help of her maid. She had originally planned to go to Lingyun Garden, but now she didn't have the strength to go.
Back in the house, Qin Ke'er clasped her hands together and prayed incessantly that Ling Ku was safe and sound.
......
On the other side, Ling Ku was powerless to resist and could only wait for death to arrive.
At this critical moment, Ling Ku suddenly seemed to hear the sound of more arrows piercing the air, and then all was silent.
Ling Ku slowly opened his eyes. The assassins who had wanted to kill him were all gone, and a group of armored people surrounded him.
One of them quickly dismounted and walked to Ling Ku's side to examine his injuries. "Is this General Ling Ku of Dayu?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Ku's expression hardened, and a hint of wariness appeared in his eyes.
"Thank goodness we arrived in time."
If they were a moment too late and something happened to the person in front of them, they wouldn't know how to explain it to the young lady.
"General Ling, rest assured, we now need your cooperation in putting on a show."
Ling Ku's injuries were too severe, and he fell into a coma after confirming that the person who came was a friend and not an enemy.
Pei Jian, who had received the news, also rushed over. Looking at the scene before him, Pei Jian's face turned extremely ugly.
"Rushing into Longyou without a word, is this how the Qin family behaves?" Pei Jian's eyes narrowed as he looked at Ling Ku, who lay unconscious in a pool of blood.
"The head of the Pei family sent spies to poison our head. What kind of behavior is this?" The leader's face showed a sneer. "We are here on behalf of the madam to demand an explanation. If the head of the Pei family does not cooperate, the Pei family's behavior will be known throughout the world tomorrow."
"Are you threatening me?"
"And this unlucky fellow, who was actually chased by your Pei family. If he hadn't been lucky enough to run into us, he would have been meeting the King of Hell by now." The leader paused here, "But I think his martial arts are quite good, and he was able to hold out for so long. If you don't want him, you can give him to us."
"Let him go."
Pei Jian's face was now as black as charcoal.
"Release them? Patriarch Pei, you'd better not get your hopes up."
The leader chuckled a few times, "We'll find an inn to stay in first, and wait for your explanation."
After saying that, the group took Ling Ku and left.
......
"A bunch of idiots, we couldn't even stop them?" Pei Jian's chest heaved with anger as he watched the group's retreating figures.
"Patriarch... these people are all wearing armor, and they've threatened to ruin the Pei family if we try to stop them." The subordinate looked ashen.
"Fool, why didn't we just kill them?" Pei Jian glared at his subordinate, who immediately knelt down. "Many people were sent by the young master to kill today... so the defenses were weak. We did manage to stop them."
They just couldn't stop them.
Pei Jian was so angry he was about to vomit blood. A few breaths later, his subordinate fell to the ground, killed instantly.
Jiang He remained calm, but Pei Ju, who had been waiting for news, began to get anxious and paced back and forth in the courtyard.
To Pei Ju's utter surprise, instead of receiving good news from his subordinates, he was met with Pei Jian, who was as fierce as a raging lion.
"Father?"
Snap—
Without saying a word, Pei Jian slapped Pei Ju across the face, making Pei Ju's head buzz.
"Who gave you permission to mobilize troops to kill a guard without authorization?"
Just as Pei Ju was about to explain, *slap*—another resounding slap.
After being slapped several times, Pei Ju's cheeks were swollen high, like steamed buns.
"Do you know how much trouble you've caused?"
"Father......"
Pei Ju's tears fell uncontrollably; the pain was unbearable.
"Do you know how much effort I put into finding that person?" Pei Jian said with exasperation. "Now he's not only been beaten half to death, but he's also fallen into the hands of the Qin family."
"The Qin family?"
"Because you mobilized troops without authorization, the city gates were poorly defended, and the Qin family members entered Longyou directly. They even killed the guards you sent to kill."
Pei Jian felt dizzy, and he began to wonder if the Pei family was really unlucky.
Jiang He almost burst out laughing while listening to this.
The last time someone was sent to kill Pei Zhi, they were dealt with by Ling Ku because they didn't use arrows or similar weapons.
He was initially worried when Pei Ju mentioned that he had brought many arrows, but they were all dealt with by the Qin family who were lying in ambush. It seems that the Pei family is indeed lacking in luck.
"The master was right after all."
Pei Ju suddenly turned around and knelt down beside Jiang He. "Just now, the master said that I would get into big trouble by killing that guard."
“Father, Master… Master’s calculations are very accurate.”
Pei Ju immediately pushed Jiang He forward, saying, "Father, please have the master perform a divination for our Pei family. His divination is very accurate."
Upon hearing this, Pei Jian turned his gaze to Jiang He, who fearlessly met Pei Jian's eyes directly.
"You can tell fortunes?"
"I am not very knowledgeable, but I know a little bit about it."
Jiang He's heart skipped a beat; his chance to get closer to Pei Jian... had arrived.
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