Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 103 Dragon Pond and Tiger Den
Two fast horses were galloping through the darkness. Gu Jingnian and Pei Nian were riding together when they suddenly heard a horse neighing behind them.

Looking back, he saw Lu Yanning stumble after getting off the horse, causing him to fall off. If it weren't for his excellent skills, he might have been seriously injured or even killed.

"Brother-in-law?"

"It's okay, you go first, I'll follow soon."

Lu Yanning stood up, pulled the reins, and soothed the horse, as if it had thrown him down because it was too violent.

It was not until Pei Nian and Gu Jingnian were farther away that he sat down dejectedly, closed his eyes and took a few breaths. In the end, he was unable to suppress the blood that was about to overflow from his throat and vomited it out.

He knew that his condition was not good. In fact, he had been taken away from the Yulin Army Office a few days ago, tied up in a dark room and knocked unconscious. When he woke up again, he felt something was wrong with his body, presumably because he had been poisoned.

He felt that he didn't have much time left, which was why he decided to rescue Gu Caiwei tonight. He had no time to delay any further.

At this moment, there was no time to rest. He quickly opened his eyes, climbed onto the horse's back, and chased after Gu Jingnian.

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At Pei's house, there was a hurried knock on the door.

The concierge opened the door and saw several Dali Temple officials. He asked anxiously, "Is Pei Shaoqing here?!"

"My master has already gone to bed."

"Something bad has happened! Take us to him immediately."

The servants of Pei's house had no choice but to rush to the main house to report.

Before the footsteps were heard in the corridor, Pei Wujiu was talking to someone in the house.

"They have been rescued. Although the caged people have set up an ambush near Lu Yanning, fortunately the focus is still on the Xiangfu. Also, your daughter is fine."

"That's good." Pei Wujiu nodded and asked, "Have our people evacuated?"

"Yes, once Chu Danqing dies, the strength of the refiner will be..."

"Shh, someone is coming."

Pei Wuqiu quickly took off his clothes and lay down on the couch.

I only heard the servant outside the door say, "Master, someone from the Dali Temple has come and said there is something important."

Pei Wujiu then woke up from his sleep and asked vaguely, "What's the matter?"

As he said this, he put on his clothes and slipped off his shoes and went out. Soon he found out that he had killed the Minister of Dali Temple.

"what?!"

Pei Wujiu was very surprised. He stared blankly for a long time before he came to his senses and said, "I fell asleep a long time ago. How could I kill Si Qing? And why did I kill him?"

"This... I don't know either. Please go to the government office immediately."

"Ok."

Pei Wujiu nodded, without even changing his clothes, and walked out immediately.

As he walked, he thought in his mind that this problem should not be difficult to solve. He could easily prove that it was the ghost-faced man who had disguised himself as himself.

At this moment, even Pei Wujiu did not expect that there would be another disturbance tonight, and Gu Jingnian and Lu Yanning would come back with his daughter.

Even he didn't expect it, let alone Qin Jun.

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Qin Jun was on guard for the whole night and finally got news from Gu Jingnian.

"Gu Jingnian kidnapped Lu Yanning. The prime minister sent people to hunt him down in the hunting garden. They almost caught him, but he was rescued."

"Who rescued him?"

"I don't know yet. The other party is very mysterious."

Qin Jun pondered and said, "There are only a few forces that can have this strength, Wei Yu, ordinary people, or the remnants of the Gu and Lu families... For the time being, there is no need to pay attention to these idle people. Capturing Gu Jingnian is the most important thing."

"Yes, they fled southward, and are being hunted down now."

"understood."

Qin Jun felt very sorry when he heard that the search had failed. He didn't even realize that the tension that had been hanging in the air all night had loosened.

This was true for him, but more importantly, those who were protecting him also relaxed.

Therefore, when Qin Jun lay back on the bed and was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the yard. He was startled and shouted "Protect me", but his reaction was already a little slow.

There was flames in the yard, shouts and screams, and the door of the house was slammed open, and a man in black fell directly into the house.

Qin Jun was still in shock. He looked and saw the scene he had been waiting for the whole night. A cold-blooded young man walked towards him with the flaming wings on his shoulders raised high. The scene was dazzling, but to him, it was as terrifying as the god of death.

"rain!"

The most important thing to deal with Gu Jingnian is rain, but it is too late now. Those strange people who can call the wind and rain have just managed to gather dark clouds to the Yulin Army’s headquarters.

Since Gu Jingnian's fire wings could not be extinguished for the time being, Qin Jun, an ordinary person, had no way to deal with him. He could only wait for him to get closer, pull the rope beside the bed, and the big iron cage would fall down. At the same time, a fireball hit him and directly destroyed the entire mechanism.

Qin Jun was horrified and tried to escape into the secret passage under the bed, but the next moment, Gu Jingnian grabbed his feet and pulled him out.

Then I felt a gust of hot wind blowing on my face.

"Spare your life!"

Gu Jingnian held Qin Jun in one hand and rushed out at a very fast speed because this time he tried to flap his flaming wings to make himself fly.

Unfortunately, one wing cannot fly, but the wind it creates still allows Gu Jingnian to run very fast.

The temperature of the flame was very comfortable for Gu Jingnian, but it was very hot for Qin Jun. He was held in Gu Jingnian's arms and felt like he was being roasted dry.

In front, Lu Yanning and Pei Nian were sitting on horseback, using crossbows to hurt the enemy. Seeing Gu Jingnian rushing out, Lu Yanning threw a rope, Gu Jingnian caught it, and Lu Yanning immediately drove the horse to gallop.

"drive!"

Gradually, Gu Jingnian's toes left the ground.

He was pulled higher little by little like a kite, his flaming wings flapping and making his body sway... No matter what, he flew up.

This was not his first time flying. In his memory, he had flown higher with a phoenix, but this was his first time flying with his own wings. He felt like a bird.

Behind them, the men in black who heard the news appeared in the air and chased in the direction of the fire wings in the sky.

The flames gradually died down and the horses stopped.

Qin Jun didn't know where he was and he had fallen to the ground. A dagger pierced directly into his palm, nailing him to the ground.

"what!"

"Doctor Qin, do you recognize me?"

"Pei... Pei Jishi."

Qin Jun's face was distorted with pain, but when he saw Pei Nian, he still tried to put on a smile.

"You know the methods of the Kaiping Division." Pei Nian said, "It's best if you answer whatever I ask."

"Yes."

"Where is Gu Si Niang imprisoned?"

"I don't know." Qin Jun confessed: "It was indeed me who bribed Gu Jiye to falsely accuse Lu Yanning, but I was only acting on the orders of the Prime Minister! I am just a small pawn and I know nothing else..."

Before he could finish his words, Pei Nian cut off one of his fingers.

She cut horizontally along the nail. The same action of cutting the finger, but the people of Kaipingsi paid attention to details, made it much more painful than for others. Qin Jun was in excruciating pain.

"Do you think I don't know?" Pei Nian said, "When the Kingdom of Yue was destroyed, you were a clerk in the army and served under Gu Beiming. Therefore, you are very familiar with the affairs of the strange people. You must have been deeply involved in Zheng Kuangfu's conspiracy."

She was right. Gu Jiye wanted Gu Jizu to ask Qin Jun to help him get an official position several times because of this relationship.

Qin Jun saw that he couldn't hide it anymore, so he gritted his teeth and said, "If I tell you, will you let me go?"

"If you say so, I'll let you fend for yourself."

"Okay." Qin Jun said, "Gu Si Niang is not in the Prime Minister's Residence. There are only traps set there to deal with you. She is actually in the Northern Courtyard... You see, even if I say so, you can't save her."

On the surface, the Bei Ya was only responsible for paying tribute to the emperor, so it had a tribute courtyard. It was not connected to the Kaiping Yamen, but was a separate courtyard close to the palace.

But now that we know that the actual duty of the Northern Yamen is to supervise extraordinary people, there must be many talented people among them. After all, even a figure like Mei Chengzong can only be responsible for a matter in the Northern Yamen, and the Tribute Hall is obviously a dangerous place.

"You lied to me." Pei Nian sneered, "Are you trying to trick us into falling into your trap?"

In fact, she was lying to Qin Jun with these words.

"I really don't dare to lie to you." Qin Jun said bitterly, "I am an official, I seek benefits and avoid harm. My life is in your hands, why should I die for the prime minister?"

After hearing what he said, Pei Nian, Gu Jingnian and Lu Yanning discussed in a low voice for a few words and concluded that what Qin Jun said was true.

"Then let's go to the Northern Yamen." Lu Yanning did not look back.

This time, Gu Jingnian actually hesitated.

He thought for a while, and just when Lu Yanning almost thought he was going to back down, he spoke.

"Zheng Kuangfu knows that we have captured Qin Jun."

"so what?"

"He knows Qin Jun's character and must have guessed that we have gotten clues from Qin Jun. So, whether we transfer Sister or send more people, he will definitely not let us rescue her." Gu Jingnian pondered, "But what if we go and capture Zheng Kuangfu now and force him to release Sister?"

Lu Yanning frowned, feeling both pained and worried.

He was afraid that he was running out of time.

Pei Nian quickly approved Gu Jingnian's plan, even though it was another dangerous place.

She turned around and asked Qin Jun, "Where is Zheng Kuangfu?"

"Not in the Prime Minister's Residence." Qin Jun said: "The Prime Minister in the Prime Minister's Residence is fake."

"I asked where you really were?"

"I don't know." Qin Jun said, "The prime minister would go to a few places, such as the palace, the government hall, or his private residence."

Pei Nian knew immediately that since there was a fake Zheng Kuangfu in the prime minister's residence, the real Zheng Kuangfu would not be in the palace or the government hall, but could only be in a private residence.

"Where are his private residences?"

Qin Jun said: "I only know the locations of the prime minister's private residences, but I don't know which one he is in."

Having said that, Gu Jingnian broke into the Yulin Army's yamen tonight and then robbed Qin Jun, disrupting Zheng Kuangfu's plan. He must have a lot of information to pass on to Zheng Kuangfu. As long as he pays attention to where people frequently come in and out, he can find Zheng Kuangfu. This is not a difficult task for Pei Nian, who is good at searching.

Before dawn, when the night was darkest, groups of men in black were lying in ambush in the prime minister's residence, chasing Gu Jingnian, or rushing to the Northern Yamen in the streets of Jing.

Zheng Kuangfu sat alone in a room, listening to his subordinates' reports, his face becoming increasingly gloomy.

Suddenly, he raised his eyes and looked outside.

There was a wooden door in front of him, and stone walls and courtyard walls outside, but he saw a figure in the distance.

As he watched, Zheng Kuangfu murmured, "Gu Jingnian is here."

(End of this chapter)