I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 350: Falling into a trap
The two were so indignant that their voices were slightly loud.

Xiao Jingfan glanced over, and Chen Xing and Si Yue immediately stood up straight. Chu Liuzheng and Feng Jing also quickly stopped talking and pretended to concentrate on eating their snacks.

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

Since leaving the palace, the four of them have become increasingly familiar with each other and more unruly, practically forming a gossip-loving squad that can get together and chat anytime.

Seeing that the four had quieted down, he looked away and gestured for Du Qian to continue.

Du Qian had nothing else to say.

Although he found the matter somewhat strange, there was no rule that a husband could not remarry after his first wife died, so after sending someone to investigate and finding nothing wrong, he paid no further attention to it.

If Feng Jing hadn't suddenly interrupted, he wouldn't have said those things.

The deceased are gone, but those who remain must go on with their lives. From Master Qin's perspective, it's a good thing that he can be so open-minded.

Xiao Jingfan's eyes were deep and thoughtful. After a moment's thought, he said, "Immediately send someone to invite this Master Qin to come to the mansion for a chat."

"Now?" Du Qian was somewhat surprised. "You must be tired from your journey. Why don't you rest for a day and continue tomorrow..."

Xiao Jingfan looked up at him, his expression clearly blank, but it sent a chill down Du Qian's spine. He immediately shut up and sent the steward to fetch someone.

Xiao Jingfan continued, "Do you know anything about that Master Liu?"

“This man is aloof and difficult to approach.” Du Qian’s brows furrowed involuntarily when this Master Liu was mentioned. “I asked Master Qin to invite him twice, hoping to make his acquaintance, but I didn’t get to see him either time.”

"This man spends most of his time in the government office and rarely goes to restaurants or teahouses, much less brothels. As far as I know, there are only a handful of people in the entire city who have a private relationship with him."

[This labeling is ridiculous. They're just a bit of a homebody, too lazy to socialize, how is that being withdrawn? People like to stay home and entertain themselves; is it wrong for them not to go out and join in the fun?]

Chu Liuzheng found the information about this Master Liu in the system and couldn't help but silently defend him.

Xiao Jingfan: Staying at home?
Wow! It's all thanks to Master Liu's covert cooperation that Lord Jiang was able to wipe out all those Gu people in Sishui Town. Otherwise, given Lord Jiang's state of being under surveillance and control at the time, the matter would have been discovered by Yin Lanci's people before it was even completed.

[What's amazing is that this guy completely absolved himself of any suspicion; none of Yin Lanci's people suspected him at all. What a talent!]

Chu Liuzheng continued to dig, and found that the more he dug, the more there was.

[Tsk tsk, this guy's got the makings of a double agent.]

On the surface, he's extremely obedient and cooperative, doing whatever Yin Lanci's people tell him to do. For example, he previously stopped the Imperial Guards from seeing Lord Jiang, all to gain the enemy's trust. In reality, he's constantly making underhanded moves; given a little more time, he could figure out where Prince Rui and Lord Jiang are being held.

[If we can get in touch with this person, the Tyrant will definitely find it much easier to deal with Yin Lanci's hidden forces in Xian City.]

The tyrant himself began to consider how to contact this advisor, Liu, without alerting the enemy.
Chu Liuzheng scrolled down, then his gaze suddenly stopped.

[Funny! The Grand Tutor had already discovered he was being watched. He deliberately stayed at the inn and got captured, intending to infiltrate the enemy camp to rescue Prince Rui. What a joke—nothing ventured, nothing gained! Grand Tutor, does the tyrannical emperor know how brave you are?]

Xiao Jingfan: ...Now I know.

According to the Grand Tutor's plan, the Imperial Guards should have discovered the note he left behind on the third day after he and Marquis Wenzhao were arrested, and used the method written on it to find where they were being held.

[Unfortunately, plans don't always go as expected. After Yin Lanci's men continued to brainwash the Grand Tutor and Marquis Wenzhao, the Grand Tutor decided to pretend to accept their indoctrination and first meet with Yin Lanci, the leader of this group of traitors, to find a way to wipe them out all at once.]

Chu Liuzheng genuinely felt that the Grand Tutor was incredibly brave; at his age, he was still working so hard, not at all like someone being chased and scratched by an orange cat.

She continued reading.

[Tsk tsk, those Imperial Guards are really pitiful. They followed the Grand Tutor's instructions, full of hope, to rescue people, only to have the Grand Tutor change his mind without a word, deliberately exposing the matter to prove he truly wanted to betray the Light and join the Dark Side, gaining the trust of Yin Lanci's faction.] [Those people, though still suspicious, immediately moved everything, leaving the arriving Imperial Guards empty-handed.]

Oh my, those guys' bewildered faces were almost unbearable to look at.

Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but light candles for the Jinwu Guards who were practically turning the land upside down.

When your own people turn against you, who can stand that?

[If Marquis Wenzhao hadn't been on the verge of collapse, intending to take these people down with him and kill as many as possible before he died, the Grand Tutor wouldn't have been planning to tell him his plan.]

[Now, Marquis Wenzhao is like he's been injected with chicken blood; all he can think about is catching traitors, catching traitors, catching traitors, making meritorious contributions, making meritorious contributions, making meritorious contributions. He's actively cooperating with the Grand Tutor's actions and doesn't even care about losing his hair.]

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

He had felt something was off before; how could someone as shrewd as the Grand Tutor have been so easily fooled by Yin Lanci's people? It turned out they had walked right into his trap.

He suddenly felt that his trip had been completely unnecessary.

Couldn't you have given him a heads-up beforehand?

The Grand Tutor said: There's no time! Let's get started!
Meanwhile, Chu Liuzheng casually checked Yin Lanci's whereabouts.

[Let me check... Yin Lanci is currently... Oh, he should be able to reach Xiancheng tomorrow. I need to go to the government office to check on the situation first.]

[Hmm? What a great opportunity! Couldn't we just wait for them to come to us at the government office?]

Chu Liuzheng's spirits lifted, and so did Xiao Jingfan's. It would be best if they could capture Yin Lanci when he was off guard.

He glanced at Chu Liuzheng and quickly told me about it in a reasonable way!
Chu Liuzheng was making plans.

Tomorrow is a rare opportunity. If I can seize Yin Lanci, I'll immediately—wait!

She clicked on the latest news related to Yin Lanci.

Yin Lanci received a message from her trusted confidant via carrier pigeon and decided to change her plans, skipping Xiancheng and going directly to Sishui Town to see the Grand Tutor!

[Frog Fun! The Grand Tutor actually snatched it away!]

Chu Liuzheng was heartbroken. His budding plan to wait for the rabbit to run into the tree stump had been ruined. He really wanted the orange cat to scratch the Grand Tutor again!

Xiao Jingfan was also speechless. He had already figured out how to arrest the person, but Yin Lanci was not coming.

After returning to the capital, he must send several more cats to the Grand Tutor's mansion.

The Grand Tutor, who was discussing the next steps with Marquis Wenzhao, suddenly shivered and had a bad feeling.

Meanwhile, Chu Liuzheng was reading the contents of the message sent by carrier pigeon.

No wonder Yin Lanci changed his plans. The Grand Tutor only says half a sentence, which really keeps people in suspense. If I were Yin Lanci, I would also go see the Grand Tutor first.

[Speaking of this highly knowledgeable person the Grand Tutor spoke of, who knows everything from astronomy to geography, and can predict the past and the future five hundred years in advance? I follow the tyrant every day and am considered a confidant, so how come I had no idea that the tyrant had such a capable person by his side?]

Xiao Jingfan: What a coincidence, I didn't know either.

Chu Liuzheng flipped through the pages for a while without finding the answer, so he had to go back and continue searching.

[Tsk tsk, Yin Lanci really knows how to play his cards right.]