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Chapter 305, Your Majesty, I Accuse the Imperial Physician of Immoral Conduct in the Imperial Harem! (Bonus Chapter, Please Vote!)

Inside the main hall of the General's Mansion.

Ji Wuye sat in the main seat, looking at Bai Yifei with astonishment and disbelief on his face.

"What did you say?! Wushuang Gui escaped from prison? Was it that mad dog Tianze who did it?" Ji Wuye slammed his hands on the table in anger, exuding murderous intent as he glared at Bai Yifei.

"Wushuang Gui did indeed escape from prison. The guards had no wounds or signs of poisoning, which seems to be a method of Baiyue witchcraft. It is highly likely that Tianze was behind it."

Ignoring Ji Wuye's anger, Bai Yifei calmly picked up the wine cup and savored the fine wine.

While in the imperial court, Bai Yifei saw that Han Fei was plotting against Ji Wuye, but he did not make a fuss. Naturally, he did not want to help Han Fei, nor did he want to replace Ji Wuye.

It was for Xu Qing.

Xu Qing was his backup plan. He wasn't sure if the other party could thrive in Qin, but at the very least, he would be a high-ranking figurehead. In any case, the other party could be considered a backup plan for Nanyang's future.

Therefore, he naturally couldn't let Xu Qing get into trouble. However, the assassination of Xu Qing was a joint operation between Luo Wang and Ye Mu.

In order not to offend Luo Wang, he could not openly help them, but could only lend a hand in secret to distract the forces of the Nightfall.

"Then why didn't you say it in court just now?" Ji Wuye said coldly.

"Will they undermine Han Fei's mission? Who will be able to deal with the Qin envoy then? Li Si's aggressive attitude suggests he's already prepared for a failed mission, hoping to incite Qin to war and secure sufficient benefits in return."

"If we can't give them a satisfactory explanation to appease them, how should Han deal with the Qin army?"

Bai Yifei remained calm and spoke slowly.

Jade Tiger glanced back and forth between the angry Ji Wuye and the calm Bai Yifei. He was not involved in court affairs and did not know what had happened.

But judging from their attitudes and conversation, he guessed that Ji Wuye might have been tricked.

He didn't dare to interrupt for a moment, fearing that the trouble would fall on him.

Ji Wuye stared coldly at Bai Yifei, wanting to speak several times, but ultimately remained silent.

He knew that Bai Yifei was right, but he still felt that something was wrong, though he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

"Then what do we do next? If we can't hand over the Peerless Ghost, I, the general, will have to take the blame and become the one to give to the Qin Kingdom," Ji Wuye said through gritted teeth.

Ji Wuye was able to earn Han Yu's assessment of him as cunning and shrewd, so he was naturally not a fool. It was just that his irritable and arrogant personality made him easy to fall for traps.

Ji Wuye naturally understood the consequences of failing to hand over the Peerless Ghost.

If the prisoner cannot be handed over, then he will be guilty of harboring or dereliction of duty. In order to protect the state of Han from Qin's attack, Han Fei and Zhang Kai will surely incite King An of Han to hand him over to Qin as a scapegoat.

In Han Wang An's mind, he was originally meant to deal with military threats from various countries.

Leading troops into battle is one way to deal with the situation, and taking the blame is another. He believed that King Han An would surely push him out to protect himself.

A single general from South Korea was enough to quell the anger of the Qin state.

"We still have time. The prisoner handover is the day after tomorrow. The man in the straw raincoat has already found Tianze's whereabouts; he's near the Yellow River."

“Capturing him and handing him over to the Qin state would leave people speechless far more than Wushuang Gui.”

Bai Yifei got up from his seat and walked towards the door, saying as he did so.

"Then I'll trouble you to make the trip and bring the person back," Ji Wuye said coldly.

"Don't worry, if I can catch him once, I can catch him a second time."

Bai Yifei sneered and disappeared from the main hall, leaving behind an indignant Ji Wuye and a bewildered Emerald Tiger.

Jade Tiger looked at Ji Wuye, who was still furious, and said with a fawning smile.

"General, there is no need to worry. With the Marquis personally taking action, he will surely be able to capture Tianze."

"Hmph! I hope so. Lately, he and the Tide Demoness have been getting increasingly restless, doing who knows what they're up to behind my back every day." Ji Wuye said coldly after sitting down again. "How...how could that be? Your Excellency and Madam are both your capable assistants, General." Emerald Tiger said with an awkward smile.

Apart from Ji Wuye, the other four were well aware of what was happening inside the night. Compared to Ji Wuye, the great general, Blood-Clad Marquis Bai Yifei was more like the master of the night.

Bai Yifei knew everything Ji Wuye did, but Ji Wuye had no idea what Bai Yifei was doing.

"They're still useful, but we have to teach them a lesson. Xu Qing must die!"

Ji Wuye clenched his fists and said coldly.

Bai Yifei and Chao Nuyao are now indispensable in the night, but Ji Wuye is unwilling to tolerate their increasingly blatant disregard. Therefore, he must use Xu Qing's life to give Shan Zhenhu a warning.

As soon as Ji Wuye finished speaking, Mo Ya walked in from outside the door, cupped his hands and said...

"General, the Net has sent a message."

"What did you say?" Ji Wuye asked casually.

"The people sent by Luo Wang said they are responsible for assassinating the main target, while Xu Qing will be entirely handled by Ye Mu. In exchange, Luo Wang can eliminate Han Fei and Zi Lan Xuan," Mo Ya said in a deep voice.

Ji Wuye and Emerald Tiger were both stunned upon hearing this, and Ji Wuye's anger, which had just subsided, reignited.

"Do you all think I'm a fool? I am, after all, the great general of Han. Aren't the Luo Wang gang afraid of a fight to the death?"

Ji Wuye's voice was gloomy, and his words were full of killing intent.

Killing a royal physician who doesn't know martial arts is naturally not a difficult task for Bai Niao, but the difficulty lies in the fact that Xu Qing is backed by the Mo family, which he cannot afford to offend.

If it weren't for the Mo family's deterrence, he would have taken action against Xu Qing long ago. Why wait until today to ask Luo Wang to take action?

Before the sun was obscured, he confidently declared that the Net of Heaven did not care about the Mohists, and would only use the Nightfall to assist them, not to take action.

But now they're making him kill Xu Qing, which clearly shows that Luo Wang doesn't want to take the blame, so they're shifting the blame onto him.

Are they really treating him like a fool?
"The people from the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) said that it's not necessary for Luo Wang and Bai Niao (Hundred Birds) to carry out the killing; it's more appropriate for someone else to do it," Mo Ya continued.

"What do you mean?"

Ji Wuye looked surprised and glanced at the jade tiger beside him.

"Is someone more suitable? Does the Net mean it won't incur the hatred of the Mo family, or does the Mo family know this but dare not retaliate?" Emerald Tiger said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.

After a moment's thought, Ji Wuye's eyes flashed with a sharp light; he had found the person the Luo Wang had mentioned.

"Hehe~ Luo Wang really dares to think big, but this is indeed a good candidate. But what reason should we use?" Ji Wuye said thoughtfully.

"Does the General mean the King? Does he want the King to order Xu Qing to be killed?" Emerald Tiger also realized what was going on and said with a sly smile.

Ji Wuye remained silent. If it was Han Wang'an who ordered Xu Qing's execution, then no one could say anything.

Even if the Mohists knew that Xu Qing had died unjustly, how many times had monarchs unjustly killed their ministers? Even Lord Wu'an, Bai Qi, died like that, let alone Xu Qing?

Ultimately, it can only be said that Xu Qing was unlucky, and even if the Mo family knew, they would not avenge Xu Qing.

However, killing a subject requires a reason; one cannot act without cause.

“However, this reason is indeed not easy to come up with. The king trusts him very much, unless he does something that makes the king want to kill him without considering the consequences,” Emerald Tiger said thoughtfully.

"Reckless? I remember he was supposed to be Consort Hu's favorite courtier, wasn't he?"

Ji Wuye said with a cold smile, he had already thought of a suitable reason.

Nothing seems more fitting to trigger a man's reckless impulse than discovering he's been cuckolded.

(End of this chapter)