Chapter 148: The story comes to an end, but there's a huge surprise coming...
Zhilan suppressed her teasing expression, and Fu Jun naturally didn't say anything more. He raised his hand and gestured for Zhilan to follow him.
Although Fu Yun had not lived in the Su residence for long, the overall layout was not unfamiliar to him, a person in the construction engineering industry.
Instead of going to the side courtyard where Su's father used to live, Fu Yun led Zhi Lan away from the night watchmen and quietly went to Su Tan's bedroom.
Su's father has never been well-liked by Su Tan. The courtyard where he originally lived was very remote, but now it has become a bargaining chip, and he will probably be moved to a place not far from Su Tan's bedroom.
If Su Tan lives in the main house, then Su's father will most likely be assigned to one of the rooms on the east or west side.
Fu Yun hid behind a pillar and looked into the distance. Sure enough, she saw several groups of people guarding the main house. It was clear that the defenses were very tight, and it was unlikely that she could force her way in.
He observed carefully and found that, apart from Su Tan's bedroom, the thugs in the two western rooms were arranged almost identically. It seemed that Su Tan was also cunning, deliberately confusing the importance of the two rooms, making it difficult to tell which one was Su's father's room.
But this little trick was no match for Fu Yun. He had already guessed that this would happen, and before making this plan, he had Lu Zhisheng prepare this powder that would make him faint as soon as he inhaled it through his nasal cavity.
Thinking of this, he took out two packets of powder from his sleeve pocket and looked back at Zhilan: "This is sleeping incense. If I ask you to quietly go to the roof and sprinkle the powder down to knock them out, would that be a problem?"
Zhilan took the medicine packet from Fu Jun's hand and said in a nonchalant tone, "It's nothing. You wait here, I'll be right back."
Fu Yun added with concern, "Be careful, cover your face with a mask. If we are discovered, we will retreat immediately. Our own safety is the top priority when rescuing people."
Zhilan nodded, pulled her mask up to cover her mouth and nose, and quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Fu Yun also pulled his face mask up to cover his mouth and nose tightly, his eyes following Zhi Lan's dashing figure in the darkness.
With a few clean and nimble leaps, she easily reached the rooftop and silently crept up from above.
She quickly stopped on the roof of her target building and glanced at Fu Yun in the distance.
Fu Yun carefully scanned the courtyard. Apart from the fact that there were several people guarding the front of the houses on both sides of Su Tan's house, she did not see any servants moving around.
It was normal for her to leave only the main security personnel on guard in the middle of the night. After all, she would never have imagined that during the chaotic battle in the city, when everyone was fleeing for their lives, Fu Jun would still have the energy to cause her trouble.
Fu Yun raised her right arm, making a gesture indicating that she could move.
Zhilan gazed at the corner where Fu Jun was for a moment, then squatted down and fiddled with the medicine packet in her hand for a while.
Before long, she approached the eaves, spread one arm, and quietly moved her body while sprinkling the medicine powder in her hand down little by little.
Fu Jun heard a faint sound coming from afar:
What does it taste like?
Can you smell it?
"It smells like a fragrance."
"Where did this fragrance come from in the middle of the night..."
Before he could finish speaking, Fu Yun saw the rows of guards slowly fall to the ground.
"Hey! What's wrong with you...?"
"I feel so dizzy..."
Once everyone had fallen to the ground, Fu Yun emerged from behind the pillar and headed towards the house on the west side.
Zhilan leaped down from the roof and stood beside Fu Jun.
Looking at the figures lying on the ground, she asked curiously, "Where did you get this kind of sleeping incense? It's much more potent than regular drugs."
Fu Yun looked down at the person on the ground: "I had Lu Zhisheng specially prepare this; it's faster and stronger than the medicine on the market."
Zhilan praised her, saying, "You've prepared everything quite thoroughly, which has saved us a lot of trouble."
Fu Jun smiled slightly, unconvinced: "Let's find someone first!"
Arriving at the door of the west-side room, Fu Yun, just to be on the safe side and avoid unnecessary trouble, took out a sleeping incense stick, poked a hole in the window paper, and knocked out the person inside.
If the sudden appearance of the person startles Su's father and he screams, it will definitely wake Su Tan from his sleep, making it difficult to escape with Su's father.
After putting in the incense, Fu Yun waited for a while before quietly using a tool to pry open the bolt on the wooden door. Soon, she managed to open the bolt.
Zhilan was dumbfounded as she watched Fu Jun's rather practiced movements. She had never expected that a young master of the Su family could be so adept at forcibly entering a house.
Fu Yun gently pushed open the wooden door, glanced at Zhi Lan, and gestured for her to go inside and rescue the person.
Zhilan suppressed her shock and followed Fu Jun into the house.
The two groped their way to the bedside. Fu Yun glanced at it and noticed that the bulge on the bed seemed suspicious; it looked like there was more than one person there.
Fu Jun's heart suddenly tightened. Oh no, besides Su's father, there were other people present.
The next instant, the person on the bed threw off the covers and sat up, only to see two hidden weapons shooting towards him and Zhilan.
Fu Yun's expression changed, and he immediately turned around and pounced on Zhi Lan, knocking her to the ground.
Zhilan groaned, then immediately realized what was happening and pressed Fu Jundao’s head firmly against her shoulder.
With two sharp "whoosh" sounds, two darts grazed the tops of the two men's heads and struck the screen behind them.
A gust of wind approached from behind; clearly, the dart had failed, and the person on the bed had already drawn a knife and was slashing at the two of them.
Zhilan quickly rolled around with Fu Yun in her arms, dodging the dangerous attack. She then swiftly drew her sword, pushed Fu Yun aside, and began fighting the figure in the darkness.
Fu Yun avoided the area where the two were fighting, and only then did she see clearly that the figure fighting with Zhi Lan was Su Tan.
Unexpectedly, Su Tan was so cunning that he would endure his disgust and stay in the same room with Su's father, keeping an eye on him at all times.
If he hadn't reacted quickly, both he and Zhilan would have been caught off guard.
Fu Yun could remember how much Su Tan disliked Su's father, and how she would look disgusted whenever Su's father was mentioned.
While Zhilan and Su Tan were fighting, Fu Yun quietly moved to the bedside and observed the figure getting up.
This person was thin, with pale skin and little color in his face; he looked like a sickly person suffering from malnutrition.
However, his features were extremely handsome, and it was clear that Su Fuyun's appearance was partly inherited from him.
With just one glance, Fu Yun could tell that this person was Su's father, and not someone else in disguise.
Because of the incense, he was sleeping soundly, but his brows were slightly furrowed, indicating that he was not sleeping soundly.
Fu Jun grabbed the outer garment from the side, pulled Su's father up from the bed, and began to put the outer garment on him.
Seeing this, Su Tan couldn't help but panic. Several times he tried to snatch the person away, but Zhi Lan suppressed him with her powerful martial arts.
Zhilan's skills are undoubtedly excellent; Su Tan's meager business acumen is no match for her.
If he and Zhilan had just been hit by the hidden weapon, Su Tan might have had a chance of winning, but if they hadn't been hit, he would have lost the initiative.
Fu Yun carried Su's father, who was dressed neatly, and ran towards the door, avoiding the area where Su Tan and Zhi Lan were fighting.
Seeing that the chips were about to be stolen, Su Tan immediately shouted, "Someone, stop him! Don't let him get away!"
"Noisy".
Zhilan spoke casually, then added sarcastically, "It's no use shouting all the time; you've already fallen."
Upon hearing this, Su Tan's expression changed drastically. He immediately raised his sword and slashed fiercely at Zhi Lan, but took advantage of the gap in Zhi Lan's blocking to quickly withdraw the blade and chase after Fu Yun.
When Zhilan saw that she had stopped midway, she immediately realized that she had used a feint and immediately drew her sword to follow.
Seeing Su Tan reach for his sleeve, Zhi Lan's expression changed, and she loudly warned, "Be careful of hidden weapons."
Fu Yun stopped running, and without thinking, he carried Su's father forward and fell heavily to the ground at the doorway.
Fu Yun groaned; the weight of the two people almost made him vomit blood.
A dart flew past Su's father's shoulder, leaving a bloody gash.
Fu Yun's expression changed slightly, and she quickly touched Su's father's back. Fortunately, the arrow did not hit his back.
Fu Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at Su Tan, who was now engaged in a new round of battle with Zhi Lan.
Fu Yun glanced at the bow and arrow he had casually placed by the door when he unfastened the bolt, and thought to himself: Zhi Lan has to worry about his safety while fighting Su Tan, and she is always distracted by protecting him. This can't go on. If the effects of the sleeping potion wear off and Su's men wake up, then he and Zhi Lan will be unable to get away. We must make sure that Su Tan is powerless to resist.
Fu Yun grabbed the bow and arrow, and dragged the still unconscious Su's father toward the pillar in the corridor.
Once he was certain he would no longer be threatened by Su Tan's hidden weapons, he leaned Su's father against a pillar, picked up his bow and arrow, and slowly aimed it at the two combatants.
Zhilan had been keeping a close eye on Fu Yun, and she understood his intention the moment she saw him pick up the bow and arrow.
She managed to make Su Tan turn her back to Fu Yun, so that Su Tan wouldn't notice Fu Yun's movements and wouldn't be able to avoid them in time.
Fu Yun stared intently at Su Tan's arm as she brandished the knife, anticipating the momentum of her movements and waiting for the right moment for her to swing the knife again.
Just before Su Tan swung his sword to attack Zhi Lan again, Fu Yun suddenly released the arrow in his hand.
The arrow shot towards Su Tan's right hand with unstoppable force, then plunged deep into her forearm.
"Ugh..." Su Tan groaned in pain, and the long sword fell to the ground instantly.
The next instant, she was slammed to the ground by Zhilan.
Su Tan raised her eyes and glared in the direction from which the arrow had been shot, and by the moonlight, she could see the person hiding behind the pillar.
She gritted her teeth and said, "As expected, you're a piece of trash. I should have kicked you to death the moment you were born and thrown you out to feed the wild dogs."
Zhilan's eyes darkened, and she kicked her knee hard: "Shut up!"
Fu Yun twitched the corner of her mouth and gave Zhilan a look, indicating that she didn't need to worry.
He retorted to Su Tan without any politeness: "Don't worry! Your death will be even more gruesome than this."
Su Tan stomped on Fu Yun's leg, yelling, "You bitch, I'm your mother! Are you going to commit matricide?"
Fu Yun shrugged, looking disgusted: "Don't try to claim kinship with me. I don't have a mother like you who harms and kills her children. We broke off all ties a long time ago."
After saying this, he didn't look at Su Tan again, picked up Su's father, and headed towards the gate.
Su Tan was so angry that her face turned red and her neck bulged. She cursed, "You filthy slut, come back here!"
Zhilan's angry rebuke came from behind: "Watch your mouth."
Then came a muffled groan as Zhilan knocked Su Tan unconscious.
Fu Yun carried one on his back, and Zhi Lan dragged the other as they opened the gate of the Su residence.
The servants outside the door turned around when they heard the commotion, and upon seeing this, they all drew their swords from their waists, ready to attack.
Zhilan said coldly, "If you want to live, don't resist. If you join Su Tan in aiding and abetting evil, then your entire family will be executed."
Zhilan's words immediately stunned the servants outside the door.
Fu Yun spoke up at the right moment: "This is an official from the imperial court, in charge of investigating Su Tan's collusion with foreign powers. I know you all came to work for Su Tan to make a living. If you don't want to be implicated by her, then put down your knives and go home. After tonight, there will be no chance to turn back."
The servants at the door looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing this, and none of them took any further action.
One of them asked, "Are you the young master of the Su family?"
Fu Yun nodded: "That's right, but Su Tan and I broke off our relationship a long time ago."
Upon hearing this, the servants exchanged glances again, and then silently put down their knives.
They bowed to Fu Yun and Zhi Lan, saying, "Thank you, sir, thank you, young master Su."
Fu Yun waved his hand, signaling them to leave.
As soon as the two left the Su residence, the soldiers hidden in the shadows revealed themselves.
Zhilan tossed the unconscious Su Tan to the leading general and gave the order: "Take everyone in the Su residence into jail and await further orders."
"Yes!" The leading general replied respectfully, and then led his men into the Su residence.
With the matter settled, Fu Yun and Zhi Lan both breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhilan reached out to take Su's father from her, but Fu Yun waved his hand and politely declined, saying, "Let me do it!"
Zhilan was slightly taken aback, but ultimately said nothing more and went with Fu Jun.
She helped Fu Yun get Su's father onto the horse. After Fu Yun was seated, she mounted her horse and rode with him towards the Su residence.
On the way back, Fu Yun asked, "Are you sure it's alright what happened in the palace? What if Wang Linfang tries to cause trouble in the palace while you're away?"
Zhilan chuckled and comforted her, "Don't worry, I've already arranged things in the palace. Even if Wang Linfang wants to rebel, we'll have to see if she has the ability. Now that we've captured Su Tan, as long as we announce what happened back then before Wang Linfang does, and tell the world that Su Tan is the real culprit behind the massacre of the Wang family, and that she's now colluding with foreign powers and harming the country and its people, she'll be executed soon. Then she won't be able to smear me or slander me and incite public resentment."
Hearing Zhilan's words, Fu Yun's worries lessened considerably, but he was still a little uneasy: "Mu Xin and Su Tan are partners, we have to be careful she doesn't break us out of prison."
Zhilan smiled and wasn't worried: "Muxin is too busy taking care of herself right now. It's not her style to divert her energy to save a death row inmate."
Fu Yun thought about it for a moment and agreed.
Someone like Mu Xin, who only acts in his own self-interest, would never waste manpower and energy rescuing a pawn.
The moment Su Tan was arrested, her role came to an end, unless Su Tan still had the ability to support her army.
But that's impossible. If she hadn't been captured, she could have escaped Lingzhou City with a considerable fortune, used that wealth to gain power, and lived a worry-free life in other countries.
But once arrested, it would be a serious crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of her family. No matter how much wealth she had, it would all be confiscated, rendering her useless.
After delivering Fu Yun to the Su residence, Zhi Lan bid farewell to him.
She wanted to return to the palace and have the Ministry of Justice investigate Su Tan's family murder case overnight, and announce it to the world first thing the next morning.
Fu Yun told her to go ahead and do her work, and not to worry about him. The chaos in the city had been quelled, and there was basically no danger.
According to Zhilan, Mu Xin's army, though large in number, was only skilled in naval warfare and not in land warfare. As a result, they did not gain any advantage during the siege and the two sides remained deadlocked.
On the way back to the Su residence, according to information revealed by Zhilan, the war on the Qingzhou border had been won a few days ago thanks to the dispatch of elite troops for support.
The army is currently rushing back to Lingzhou overnight. As long as our army holds the city gates and waits for the army to return, Mu Xin will have to tuck his tail between his legs and run back to the Nong Kingdom.
Fu Yun fondly recalled the peaceful and prosperous Lingzhou City of the past.
He prayed silently in his heart that the reinforcements would return in triumph soon, drive the enemy out of Lingzhou, and prevent them from easily invading again.
The battle of Qingzhou is over. Cheng Jincheng and General Qian should be on their way back by now, right? I wonder if that guy has changed at all?
Fu Yun was unaware that Cheng Jincheng had given him a huge surprise.
No, to be precise, it should be described as being frightened.
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