Border Cook

Chapter 664: Chess Piece Utilization
"Of course I won't forget that I once had a younger sister named Lu Mingzhu." Lu Qiyan interrupted Lu Mingzhu, took a deep breath, rubbed the mud in his hand for a long time, and then carefully put it in his arms.

"I originally thought that after Mingzhu passed away, I would no longer have any desires in this world. I never thought that you would still keep this thing."

"It seems that I have to thank you. If you hadn't been so eager to make it look real, you wouldn't have left behind such an inconspicuous thing. And if you hadn't been so clever, you wouldn't have thought that I could be completely devoted to someone who looked very similar to you."

Did Lu Qiyan know the truth?
Wen Lixin's eyes suddenly widened.

No wonder, ever since the two of them met Lu Qiyan, he felt that Lu Qiyan's attitude towards Lu Mingzhu seemed a little too cold, but seeing that Lu Qiyan's face often showed sadness, he just thought that Lu Qiyan was like that because he was indecisive and entangled in his heart.

Now it seems that Lu Qiyan knew that the Lu Mingzhu in front of him was not the real Lu Mingzhu, but when he saw that the fake Lu Mingzhu's face was quite similar to the real Lu Mingzhu, he couldn't help but think of the death of his biological sister, and therefore felt sad?
In that case, the Wen family really has no way to control Lu Qiyan!

Wen Lixin glared at Lu Qiyan, gritting his teeth, "When did you know about this?"

"From the first day this fake appeared." Lu Qiyan did not hide anything.

Wen Lixin was stunned again.

The Wen family has always been cautious in doing things, and they take hostages very seriously, especially for someone like Lu Qiyan who needs to be controlled for a long time. They guard the hostage very carefully, and make an identical human skin mask based on his appearance. They then have long-term contact with the hostage and learn his words and deeds in order to make it completely realistic and avoid the possibility of the hostage committing suicide or escaping.

The same was true for Lu Mingzhu. Especially after Lu Mingzhu settled down in the Wen family, she did not communicate much with others and showed that she was extremely worried, which made the Wen family even more uneasy.

Therefore, the Wen family was extremely cautious towards Lu Mingzhu, and even sent out a substitute earlier than towards other people.

What happened later, that Lu Mingzhu died of a cold due to depression, also proved that what the Wen family did at that time was very wise.

It can be said that it is an excellent strategy to easily control Lu Qiyan with a fake Lu Mingzhu, and no matter what Lu Qiyan does in the future, Lu Mingzhu will be loyal to the Wen family.

but now……

Lu Qiyan said that he had already known that the Lu Mingzhu in front of him was a fake, and it was the first day that the fake Lu Mingzhu appeared?
How did he find out?
After all, the human skin mask on Lu Mingzhu's face was so lifelike that many other people controlled by the Wen family had never noticed it. How could Lu Qiyan...

Wait, Lu Qiyan discovered the fake Lu Mingzhu so early, but he never left the Wen family openly. He still accepted the Wen family's rigorous training and obeyed the Wen family's arrangements to join the Western Frontier Army?

Does this mean that Lu Qiyan has been taking advantage of the situation from the beginning to the end, using the various resources and connections provided by the Wen family to expand his wings and improve his strength?
Wen Lixin figured this out and glared at Lu Qiyan, "How dare you use the Wen family!"

"The Wen family thinks that the whole world is just a chess game, and they treat us as pawns on the chessboard. Then why can't we, the pawns, treat the Wen family as a pawn in their hands?"

Lu Qiyan sneered, "It would be a pleasant thing to use the Wen family's hands to get what I need, and then let the Wen family know how stupid the Wen family is!"

"How dare you!" Wen Lixin's eyes nearly spit fire, "No one who betrays his family can leave the Wen family alive!"

Wen Lixin put one hand behind his back, took two steps back, and ordered "Lu Mingzhu" beside him, "Kill him!"

Since he is a talent that the Wen family cannot get, then destroy him completely!
"Yes!"

"Lu Mingzhu"'s expression changed immediately, and he quickly drew out a soft sword from his waist and stabbed it straight into Lu Qiyan's chest.

Lu Qiyan dodged backwards, took out the dagger he was carrying in his sleeve, and started fighting with "Lu Mingzhu".

Lu Qiyan had the upper hand both in terms of skill and strength. The dagger in his hand touched "Lu Mingzhu's" neck and chest many times, but when he saw "Lu Mingzhu's" face, he felt a sour feeling in his nose and his movements became much slower.

Seeing this, Wen Lixin raised a mocking expression.

It can be said that the counterfeits cultivated by the Wen family never failed in the end.

It is one thing that the counterfeit is very skilled, but the most important thing is that it has the face of the person that the other party cares about the most. Even if the other party already knows the truth about the counterfeit, it is still difficult to cut off the concern in their hearts and they can't bring themselves to do it when facing the counterfeit.

Even the extremely wise Lu Qiyan seems unable to escape.

Since Lu Qiyan was cultivated by the Wen family, if he died at the hands of the Wen family, it would be a worthy death.

Wen Lixin gritted his teeth and ordered "Lu Mingzhu", "Quick battle, quick decision!"

"Yes!"

"Lu Mingzhu"'s attack immediately became more fierce.

Lu Qiyan also pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and then slashed the dagger in his hand across "Lu Mingzhu's" cheek.

The dagger was extremely sharp, and even a light sweep was enough to scratch Lu Mingzhu's face. However, because there was a human skin mask on Lu Mingzhu's face, there was no bleeding from the wound, and the skin was only slightly lifted due to the presence of the wound.

Lu Qiyan took advantage of this opportunity to reach out and pull off the peeling human skin mask!
The original face of "Lu Mingzhu" was revealed. She was an ordinary young woman with regular features, which was very different from the real Lu Mingzhu. Her face was full of murderous intent at this moment.

Without the intimidation and restraint of the human skin mask, "Lu Mingzhu" was stunned for a moment, then showed some timidity, and then tightened the sword in his hand and stabbed at Lu Qiyan again.

At this time, Lu Qiyan did not hesitate at all. After dodging the attack very nimbly, he slashed the opponent's neck with the dagger in his hand.

"Lu Mingzhu" only felt a chill on her neck, and then felt warm blood gushing out. She slowly fell down with her eyes wide open.

Seeing that "Lu Mingzhu" was already dead, and Lu Qiyan with a bloody dagger in his hand and bloodshot eyes slowly walked towards him, Wen Lixin was so scared that he stepped back repeatedly, and even fell to the ground after a stumble.

"You, you, don't do anything rash. If I die here, the Wen family will definitely massacre your Dingyuan Marquis Mansion!"

"If you think your Wen family has this ability, just come on." Lu Qiyan glanced at Wen Lixin.

The tone was calm, but it was full of chill, causing Wen Lixin to shudder. He could only watch as Lu Qiyan got closer and closer to him, with the dagger in his hand raised high...

The dagger pierced into Wen Lixin's thigh, and blood gushed out, causing Wen Lixin to wail in fear.

Lu Qiyan pulled out the dagger with a calm face and stabbed it into Wen Lixin's other thigh.

At this time, Wen Lixin was trembling all over and his face was pale.

One reason was the severe pain in both legs.

The second reason is because of Lu Qiyan’s behavior at this time.

Lu Qiyan could have killed him with one blow, but he stabbed him in the thigh instead, and controlled the strength so as not to cause him too serious injuries. His purpose must have been to torture him!

In order to avenge their Lu clan members, Lu Mingzhu who had died long ago!

Wen Lixin looked ashen.

After Lu Qiyan pulled out the dagger that had stabbed Wen Lixin, he took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood off the dagger.

"Take your people and get out of here!"

Wen Lixin was stunned.

Does Lu Qiyan intend to take his life?

Why is this?

It's because even though he said he wasn't afraid of the Wen family's power, he was actually afraid that the Wen family would get angry and kill him. Haha...

This Lu Qi Yan is nothing special!
But that’s fine too, let’s wait and see!
Wen Lixin sneered, put the bamboo whistle in his mouth and blew it hard.

Soon, masked men climbed over the wall and took away Wen Lixin, who was bleeding profusely, and the fake who had become a corpse.

In an instant, the courtyard outside the flower hall returned to normal, as if nothing had happened, except for the blood of Wen Lixin remaining on the ground, which was shocking.

After asking someone to clean up the bloodstains in the yard, Lu Qiyan took a deep breath and clenched the mud in his arms.

Lu Qiyan walked towards Xia Mingyue's courtyard with unsteady steps.

He stumbled into the room. Xia Yunji had already returned to his room, leaving Xia Mingyue alone in the room, fiddling with the rock sugar and snow pear tea that she had just asked someone to bring up.

Seeing Lu Qiyan's face turn pale and his eyes dim, Xia Mingyue's heart tightened and she hurriedly went up to him, "Husband..."

Lu Qiyan reached out and held Xia Mingyue in his arms.

Xia Mingyue's body was small and soft, and hugging her was like hugging the whole world.

Lu Qiyan rested his chin on Xia Mingyue's shoulder, smelling the faint fragrance emanating from her body, and his heart gradually calmed down.

Xia Mingyue noticed Lu Qiyan's loss at the moment, so she reached out and hugged Lu Qiyan's waist, allowing him to lean most of his body weight on her.

The two of them just hugged each other like this, silent.

After a long time, Lu Qiyan, who had kept his eyes closed, finally raised them and said in a hoarse voice, "My wife, I'm hungry."

"What would you like to eat, my husband?" Xia Mingyue asked softly.

"Hmm..." Lu Qiyan thought for a moment and said, "How about clear soup noodles?"

"Okay." Xia Mingyue responded, loosened her arms around Lu Qiyan, and after he and she stood up straight, she stood on tiptoes and pecked Lu Qiyan lightly on the lips.

"Then wait a moment, my husband."

Xia Mingyue raised her foot, but Lu Qiyan reached out and grabbed her.

"I'll go with my wife."

Since his wife wants to cook clear soup noodles for him personally, he needs to help.

While his wife kneaded the dough, he scooped water; while his wife cooked the noodles, he lit the fire.

The couple are in perfect harmony with each other and do things in tacit understanding. Even when Xia Mingyue was rolling and cutting noodles, Lu Qiyan cooperated by washing the vegetables and bringing the eggs.

After Xia Mingyue cut the noodles into thin strips, she pulled the two ends of the noodles and flicked them on the chopping board to make the noodles stretch further and become thinner and more elastic.

Lu Qiyan had already skillfully put the firewood into the stove and boiled the water in the pot over high heat.

Use a large iron spoon to scoop some hot water from the pot into a bowl, put the eggs stored in the winter into the hot water for a while, then crack the whole eggs into the pot and beat them into poached eggs one by one.

During this period, the fire in the stove should be low and the water in the pot does not need to boil. After the poached eggs in the pot are completely formed, you can boil it over high heat and put the pulled noodles and washed vegetables into the pot.

Cook the noodles in boiling water, and then pour a ladle of cold water into the pot after they are cooked. This will help the noodles cool down quickly and become more chewy.

Take advantage of this time to put the noodles, vegetables and cooked eggs into a bowl, add some of the original soup, and season with salt, cornstarch, sesame oil, etc.

The clear soup noodles have a light taste, the noodles are chewy, and the poached egg is slightly runny...it tastes just right.

Moreover, this clear soup noodle is eaten hot, with both the soup and the noodles. It is very comfortable to have a bowl of it on a winter day like this.

As expected, no matter when, a bowl of noodles from his wife is always the best thing to soothe all the pain and fatigue in his heart.

Lu Qiyan felt very satisfied after eating, and his eyes, which were originally covered with a layer of haze, gradually became brighter.

Xia Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this.

"I'm sorry to have made you worry." Lu Qiyan held Xia Mingyue's hand.

"I am indeed a little worried." Xia Mingyue said, "This is the first time I see you like this."

"I recalled some things from the past, and I couldn't help myself." Lu Qiyan sighed, "And the enemy was right in front of me, I could have killed him myself, but I had to let him go."

Therefore, I felt a little depressed for a while.

"As the saying goes, it's not that there is no report, it's just that the time has not come. My husband, there is no need to worry about it." Xia Mingyue shook Lu Qiyan's hand in return.

"Yeah." Lu Qiyan nodded.

Yes, that's right.

It's not that it is not reported, the time has not come.

A small leak will sink a great ship.

His enemy is the entire Wen family, and he wants to send the entire Wen family to hell!

Lu Qiyan let out a breath, picked up Xia Mingyue's hand, and rubbed it on his cheek.

"Eat well." Xia Mingyue smiled and added some more noodles to Lu Qiyan.

"Well, eat well!" Lu Qiyan responded and put the noodles in the bowl into his mouth with chopsticks.

Xia Yunji, who was playing with Wu Jin, was about to throw the bamboo ball in his hand, but suddenly stopped, stretched his neck, sniffed for a while, and then ran towards Xia Mingyue's yard.

Wang?
Wu Jin didn't understand why, but he followed anyway.

A man and a dog rushed to the yard, and when they saw Lu Qiyan eating clear soup noodles happily, they immediately screamed.

"Brother-in-law eats alone!"

"My sister is biased. She only makes noodles for my brother-in-law!"

“Woof woof woof woof woof woof woof!”

The man and the dog were extremely angry. They stood beside Lu Qiyan and started to accuse him, looking as if they were going to overturn the table.

Xia Mingyue, "..."

A bowl of clear soup noodles was about to lead to a bloody murder!