Jiaohua

Wu You's reaction stunned Ri Yu Fang Cao.

Riyu Fangcao looked at them and slowly said, "Could it be that Ali didn't appear?"

Wu You asked, "When did she appear?"

The man also asked, "Did you really see her?"

Riyu Fangcao: "..."

After comparing the accounts from both sides, Riyu Fangcao realized that the person she had seen was not Ali at all, but Li Xinya.

Riyu Fangcao breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that it's not her. If she had come, our mission might have changed."

Wu You said, "With such a big thing happening in Yong'an, she must still have to stay there. How could she possibly appear in Guzhou?"

Riyu Fangcao nodded: "It's best if she's not here. We've finally found Zhili. This is a rare opportunity, so we must act quickly and capture him alive."

They were sent by He Yanpo to assist Chongmen Heng.

Chongmen Heng once told Tao Lan that the best way to deal with Ali was to exploit her weakness.

Ah Li's most vulnerable point is her junior brother, Zhi Li.

Tao Lan agreed.

So Chongmen Heng left Mingfang City with Chen Yongming, Liu Yue, and "Shangxia" and "Zuoyou".

Over the past few months, Chongmen Heng has been secretly investigating Zhili, and with the help of Zhuge Pan, they have almost captured him alive several times.

This time, after confirming that Zhili would definitely come to Guzhou, Chongmen Heng ordered Riyu Fangcao and the other two to come as well.

They just arrived last night, and if nothing goes wrong, Chongmen Heng and the others will come over this evening.

Chen Yunqi stood beside them, her face grim. She held a hemostatic powder in her hand, her thumb almost pushing the cork into the porcelain bottle.

These women are incredibly skilled, but are people as skilled as them afraid of that bitch?

They were so afraid that they saw snakes in the shadows and were constantly on edge.

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Riyu was a noble physician in Beiyuan, and Riyu Fangcao had to learn medicine with her clan from birth.

Two of her companions were seriously injured and Riyu Fangcao will need some time to receive treatment.

Worried that they had been exposed and that the group would leave early, Riyu Fangcao ordered Chen Yunqi to go back to the post station to keep watch, and she would come over after she finished her work here.

Chen Yunqi was afraid that Li Xinya would reveal everything she knew, and it would be very dangerous for her to go back now. But then she thought that as long as she could do her part to deal with Ali, she would be willing to go through fire and water.

Fortunately, after she disguised herself as a woman and went to the post station, she saw Zhili directing his subordinates to work, looking very smug.

So this is what Ah Li's junior brother looks like.

Because of his fair skin, he was at best a clean-cut young man with delicate features; if you threw him into a group of scholars, he would be nothing special. His only redeeming quality was his physique—slender and upright, but of medium height.

Chen Yunqi observed for a while but did not see Li Xinya.

I wonder where Li Xinya went...

Chen Yunqi turned and walked into the dilapidated teahouse across the street.

As soon as she entered, one of her subordinates approached Zhili and asked, "Young master, shall we follow her?"

“No need,” Zhili said in a low voice. “She won’t get lost. Wherever I go, their eyes will be there. Go and ask my master if he has sent a message.”

The subordinate said, "...Young master, I just came back from there not long ago."

"Oh, just go when I tell you to."

The subordinate sighed, "Fine."

As darkness fell, even if Zhili wanted to cause trouble, he had to go back inside; otherwise, it would seem too deliberate.

He sat inside for a while, then got up and asked the waiter to bring hot water for a bath.

Although the inn is small, the staff are experienced and use tools to hoist the items up from downstairs and then carry them inside.

Four workers were busy filling the bathtub behind the screen with buckets of hot water. The oldest worker was the third one. He kept his head down and worked diligently. From beginning to end, he only glanced at Zhili twice.

Zhili sat at the table with his hands clasped, watching and eating sunflower seeds, completely ignoring them.

Once the water was full, a waiter came over and said, "Young master, the water is ready."

Zhili said, "Okay! Thank you for your trouble!"

The door closed behind him, and Zhili immediately got up, squatted down by the door, and pressed his ear against it.

A little while later, the sound of footsteps leaving could be heard outside, very lightly.

There was someone standing outside the door just now, probably listening to what was happening inside.

Zhi Li got up and went to the bathtub. He took out a small acupuncture scroll from his sleeve, which contained dozens of needles of different lengths, thicknesses and colors.

They tried them one by one, and by the fourth needle, the green liquid at the needle tip had turned light pink.

It really is poisonous.

Chen Yongming went downstairs to the backyard, feeling completely relaxed. He looked up at the building.

This inn was a branch of Chongmen Heng'an's network in Guzhou, used for gathering information, which is why Chen Yongming allowed Chen Yunqi to stay there.

However, the hired workers were all locals from Guzhou and did not know who the real owner was.

Chen Yongming arrived three days ago. Last night, he saw his daughter, whom he had not seen for a long time, from afar. He suppressed his emotions and did not come out to acknowledge her.

His scheme was quite successful.

Chen Yunqi's silhouette, and the Li Xinya that Chen Yunqi mentioned in her letter, indeed caught Zhili's attention.

To be honest, when he saw Li Xinya last night, she did indeed resemble that little bitch by about 60%.

Zhili Zhen followed them into the inn and checked into a room.

Chen Yongming had originally planned that if Zhili hadn't noticed them, he would have shown up last night and made them deliberately walk around in front of Zhili.

Everything is going very smoothly now, even though there was a little mishap this morning, but it turned out to be nothing serious.

Back in the backyard doing chores, Chen Yongming kept estimating the time in his mind.

"Zuoyou," also dressed as a servant, quietly approached him: "Did you successfully administer the drug?"

Chen Yongming nodded: "All three small bottles were poured in. The scent is delicate, like gardenia."

Those around him said, "If this succeeds, you will be the greatest contributor."

Chen Yongming said calmly, "It will work."

Apart from the two of them, Liu Yue had also arrived here early, only Chongmen Heng was not there.

Chongmen Heng parted ways with them four months ago, saying he had important business to attend to.

At that time, Zuo You and Liu Yue disagreed and angrily denounced Chongmen Heng, accusing him of using Madam Yu's power and money to enter the pass.

But Chongmen Heng was shameless. The old man chuckled and, with extremely agile footwork, ran away with the big black dog.

Fortunately, although they left, they did not abandon them. They would write letters from time to time to the designated place and occasionally come back to visit them.

Sitting to the left and right of Chen Yongming, waiting, time seemed to pass particularly slowly.

Zuo You wanted to complete the mission of capturing Zhi Li alive as soon as possible so that he could return to Bei Yuan.

Compared to his anxiety, Chen Yongming appeared calm and composed.

As the incense beside him burned down to its last bit, Chen Yongming stood up and said, "That should be about enough. Take your rope."

The attendants were overjoyed and stood up, saying, "No need to bring it, just tie it to my clothes!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a neatly dressed man emerged from the courtyard, hands clasped behind his back, leisurely observing the two of them. (End of Chapter)