The Prodigal Son

"later?"

Wei Chongshan closed his eyes, a bitter smile tinged with regret, "My weakness is in Zhao Yi's hands, I had no choice..."

Zhao Luan was known for his cruelty and inhumanity.

He knew that once his secret reached Zhao Luan, he would be doomed.

Moreover, Zhao Yi made a lot of promises to him, and he himself was indeed not optimistic about a woman becoming emperor.

After much deliberation, he was forced to seek refuge with Zhao Yi.

After that, he used similar methods to help Zhao Yi win over several people in Xining Prefecture.

This included Li Quan, the Sima of Chenzhou.

Chen Xian, the garrison commander of Chenzhou, and two other thousand-man generals could not resist the temptation of money and beautiful women and became their men.

As for those at the level of Hundred Generals, Wei Chongshan had no idea.

They also considered bringing Wu Chi into their group.

But Wu Chi resisted the temptations of money and beautiful women on several occasions.

Originally, he planned to find an opportunity to frame Wu Chi and replace the commander of the garrison with Li Quan, thereby gaining complete control of the garrison and the county troops.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yu came today and immediately detained him and took over his power.

He was afraid that Qin Yu and his group would find out that he had sided with Zhao Yi, so he had no choice but to take the risk.

"I'll fuck your grandma!"

Enraged, Wu Chi punched Wei Chongshan in the face and then ordered his men to arrest the two officers Wei Chongshan had just implicated.

At this moment, Wu Chi didn't know whether to say he was lucky or unlucky.

He was lucky, but he was inexplicably implicated in a major treason case.

Although he was not involved, the Chenzhou garrison was also infiltrated by these people, and as the garrison general, he was certainly not without blame.

To say he was unlucky is an understatement; before Wei Chongshan could even frame him, that bastard had already fallen for it himself.

"Stop fighting!"

Qin Yu stopped Wu Chi, staring intently at Wei Chongshan, "Is Shen Jue one of yours?"

Hearing Qin Yu's question, everyone's eyes fell on Wei Chongshan, and they felt inexplicably nervous.

The answer to this question is extremely important!

"have no idea."

Wei Chongshan opened his mouth, which was covered in blood, and said with a deathly pale face, "I only know that Zuo Jiangyue might be a member of the Holy Fire Cult."

Zuo Jiangyue?

The group exchanged glances simultaneously.

They had actually suspected Zuo Jiangyue.

The reason is simple: Shen Jue was indulging in pleasure and neglected military affairs. Zuo Jiangyue, as Shen Jue's deputy general, should have reported this to the court.

However, the imperial court did not receive any reports at all.

This raises suspicions.

Of course, they only had suspicions and no evidence.

Xu Wan suppressed her worries and coldly demanded, "It's either yes or no! What do you mean by 'possibly yes'?"

"I...I'm not sure either."

Wei Chongshan replied weakly, "I only overheard a bandit leader who was about to be executed saying that Zuo Jiangyue was the son of the commander of the royal guard of the King of Lang..."

Hearing Wei Chongshan's words, the group of people suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.

If this news is true, Zuo Jiangyue is indeed very likely in league with the Holy Fire Cult.

"Take him away and lock him up!"

Qin Yu acted decisively, handing the imperial gold medal to Pei Du, "You immediately take men to arrest Li Quan!"

All the important information has been asked.

The rest is up to the people from the Treasure Mirror Bureau to interrogate slowly.

"It's just capturing a mere Sima; there's no need for this!"

Pei Du refused the gold medal, saying, "I'll leave this to you!"

After saying that, Pei Du left immediately.

"I'll go too!"

Wu Chi immediately spoke.

Although he wasn't deeply involved this time, he can't escape the blame for negligence.

Now is the time to atone for one's sins.

"You shouldn't go!"

Pei Du saw through Wu Chi's thoughts and said to Qin Yu, "He deserves a lot of credit for keeping the situation under control here!"

Upon hearing Pei Du's words, Wu Chi immediately cast a grateful glance at him.

Pei Du's one sentence was more useful than a thousand explanations from me.

Qin Yu glanced at Wu Chi and immediately ordered, "You must immediately send someone to personally take over the city's defenses! Also, send people to cooperate with the Baojing Division to thoroughly investigate all officers of the garrison with a strength of one thousand or more throughout the night!"

"yes!"

Wu Chi was overjoyed and quickly accepted the order.

At this point, entrusting him with the command of troops and the city's defenses was the greatest sign of trust placed in him.

He has already been held responsible for oversight, so he needs to behave well.

After watching them leave, Qin Yu sat down to the side and began to ponder.

Xu Wan turned to look at him, her heart pounding with anxiety, and asked, "Do you think those two secretly protecting us will succeed in the assassination?"

However, Qin Yu acted as if he hadn't heard her voice at all.

"Qin Yu, Qin Yu..."

Xu Wan called out twice and then reached out and tugged at him.

"what?"

Qin Yu snapped out of his daze and looked at Xu Wan with a puzzled expression.

"What are you thinking about? I've been calling you for ages and you haven't responded!"

Xu Wan glared at him, then teased him, a rare occurrence for her, "Are you possessed or lovesick?"

Qin Yu subconsciously wanted to reply with "I miss you," but he swallowed the words back.

This is not the Luo Qingyi he can tease at will; she's a tigress!

Qin Yu composed himself and asked with interest, "Do you think that damned Celestial Venerable of the Holy Fire Sect might be a remnant of the Lang Kingdom?"

Ok?

Xu Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she nodded emphatically: "You know what, it's actually quite possible!"

If Zuo Jiangyue's identity is truly as Wei Chongshan has heard, then that Celestial Venerable is indeed very likely a remnant of the Lang Kingdom.

Most likely, they are members of the Lang Kingdom's royal family!

"I think it's very possible too!"

Qin Yu nodded. "What were you going to say to me just now?"

Xu Wan: "I'm asking you, is it possible for those two to have succeeded in their assassination attempt?"

"How would I know?"

Qin Yu rolled his eyes.

He said he had no idea who those two people were. Does she believe him?

However, those two are both experts at the ninth level, and they are so good at hiding, so their assassination skills must be very good too, right?

Anyway, all I can say is that there's hope!

Just as they were talking, another person from the Baojing Bureau came to report to Xu Wan: "Reporting to the Military Commissioner, the people who released the carrier pigeons have been caught! They released three carrier pigeons in total! In addition, we shot down another carrier pigeon that flew in from the Governor's Mansion!"

As he spoke, the man handed the intercepted message to Xu Wan.

Before April 20th, it is imperative to control the garrison troops; if necessary, Wu Chi may be lured and killed.

There was a special symbol on the back of the note.

It must be their secret code for communication.

"What day is it today in April?"

Qin Yu asked Xu Wan.

April 18th!

Holy crap?

Is today April 18th?

Wouldn't it be April 19th by dawn?

Qin Yu, unusually serious, said with a grave expression, "The Holy Fire Sect must already know their scheme has been exposed. They might even be preparing a rebellion!"

"It should be!"

Xu Wan's expression was equally grave. "Our mission was to eradicate the Holy Fire Cult at the lowest possible cost, and we can now basically declare this mission a failure! What we need to do now is to minimize the losses to the imperial court as much as possible."

Qin Yu nodded slightly, then teased Xu Wan, "You people from the Treasure Mirror Division aren't any good either! You went to investigate the enemy, but you ended up exposing yourselves and arousing the enemy's suspicion!"

Hearing Qin Yu's words, Xu Wan couldn't help but blush.

Although Qin Yu's statement was somewhat biased, it was the truth.

Whatever the reason, if they alert the enemy and cause unrest, it is their dereliction of duty!

Don't be shy.

Qin Yu comforted Xu Wan with a word, then, like a wicked old woman, said, "Give me all those people from the Treasure Mirror Division later, and I'll have those two master concealment experts train you!"

"Go and tell His Majesty!"

Xu Wan replied briefly, then immediately ordered, "Notify Wu Chi that after taking over the city's defenses, he must immediately go to the governor's office for a meeting!"