The Prodigal Son

In the morning, Ding Che led his men to Jiangning Prefecture.

Upon arriving in Jiangning Prefecture, I heard about Qin Yu's assassination attempt in the street.

Only after hearing that Qin Yu was not only unharmed but had also captured an assassin did Ding Che feel relieved and head towards the governor's mansion with Li Yan.

Li Yan lowered his voice and said to Ding Che with great resentment, "These scoundrels are becoming more and more lawless; they even dared to assassinate Lord Qin!"

Even setting aside Qin Yu's current status, his previous role as an imperial envoy wouldn't have made him someone who could be assassinated!

Moreover, it was an assassination in the street!

This is absolutely outrageous!

"normal!"

Ding Che shook his head and sighed, "His Majesty has been thoroughly enraged this time. Lord Qin will definitely take drastic measures against the salt merchants, salt officials, and local officials. There are far too many people who want him dead!"

Now, it's not to say that all the salt merchants, salt officials, and local officials in this land of nine provinces are hoping for Qin Yu's death, but at least 70% of them are!

Qin Yu is undoubtedly extremely hated now!

He's definitely more hated than when he was a spoiled brat in the capital!

When Qin Yu dies, many people will surely celebrate.

Li Yan gave a wry smile, "I hope this matter is resolved soon!"

The more they find, the more frightening it becomes!

As it stands now, it's in a terrible state!

If we dig any deeper, who knows what else might happen?

"Previously, it might have been easier to finish quickly, but now there's no hope!"

Ding Che shook his head slightly. "His Majesty has given Lord Qin such great power, so he must be ruthless! If Feng Min was truly framed and killed, the person who set that trap is an absolute idiot!"

Hearing Ding Che's words, Li Yan nodded in deep agreement.

Of course, the imperial court wasn't stupid. Sending Qin Yu down to reorganize the salt administration wouldn't completely destroy the entire salt administration system.

As a result, the incident involving Sun Min and Jia Dequan put Qin Yu and the imperial court in a very difficult position!

This enraged both Qin Yu and the person in the palace!

To resolve this matter, it will likely cost many more lives.

"Um?"

As the two were talking, a commotion suddenly broke out behind them.

Li Yan looked back and saw pedestrians on the road making way for the convoy behind them.

Li Yan looked closely and asked in a low voice, "Is that Shi Yi?"

Ding Che turned around, glanced at it briefly, then turned to glare at Li Yan: "Are you fucking stupid? It's clearly written on the official title plaque: Salt Commissioner of Liangjiang, who else could it be but Shi Yi?"

Li Yan chuckled and teased in a low voice, "Shi Yi is quite low-key! He didn't even have anyone clear the way."

"nonsense!"

Ding Che sneered, "The salt administration problem is so serious, how could he, as the Salt Commissioner of Liangjiang, possibly escape involvement! At this time, would he dare to be high-profile? Alright, forget about him, let's hurry to the Prefectural Governor's Office to report to Lord Qin what we found in Taozhou!"

With that, Ding Che immediately led Li Yan to speed up their journey to the governor's mansion.

Behind them, Shi Yi and Shi Wang sat in the carriage, both with somewhat solemn expressions.

"When you see Qin Yu, don't be nervous!"

Shi Yi shifted his body slightly back, away from the car window, and solemnly reminded Shi Wang, "Remember this: we do have some problems with the salt business, but that's all! From now on, neither of us must mention the past again!"

"Um!"

Shi Wang nodded slightly, and was about to speak when two arrows suddenly pierced through the carriage curtain and shot towards him.

The moment the arrow came flying, Shi Yi reacted with lightning speed, catching it and slashing his arm with the arrowhead. With a flick of his wrist, the bloodied arrow was firmly embedded in the carriage.

At the same time, a "ding-ding" sound came from outside the carriage.

That was the sound of an arrow piercing the wooden wall outside the carriage and hitting the iron plate inside the compartment.

"Assassin! Protect the master!"

With this shout, a large group of guards quickly surrounded the carriage.

Several agile guards immediately leaped up and rushed towards the assassin on the roof.

"Retreat immediately!"

Mo Wu roared and swept his foot out, sending a piece of green tile from the roof flying towards the guard who had leaped onto the roof.

bang bang...

The two guards were unable to dodge in time and were hit by flying tiles, falling off the roof.

The other guards immediately drew their swords and charged at the fleeing assassin.

Hearing the noise behind them, Ding Che and Li Yan, who had already walked some distance away, suddenly stopped.

"Flank from the side!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Ding Che immediately took Li Yan and leaped onto the roof, quickly attacking the fleeing black-clad assassin from the side.

Seeing the two people who suddenly appeared from the side, Mo Wu couldn't help but frown.

Damn!

Why are there two people suddenly appearing?

Moreover, judging from their speed, both of them are clearly quite strong.

An unexpected situation has occurred!

Two people have to die!

"You all escape to the east, I'll cover your retreat!"

Mo Wu let out a low roar, raised his hand and drew the soft sword from his waist. He quickly moved and rushed towards the Shi family's guards.

He wielded a soft sword with the agility of a serpent.

With a single thrust of the soft sword, it directly entangled the hand of a guard holding the knife.

"what……"

The guard's wrist was cut by the soft sword, and he screamed in pain.

But the next moment, a cold glint pierced his throat, and his voice abruptly stopped.

Mo Wu sheathed his sword, then with a backhand strike, easily pierced another person's neck.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that the two guards had died in an instant, the remaining guards were filled with fear.

Mo Wu was about to make another move when he saw Ding Che and Li Yan attacking from the side.

brush!

The two drew their swords almost simultaneously, the sharp blades whistling through the air as they slashed towards Mo Wu.

Mo Wu deliberately concealed his strength, retreating swiftly to barely avoid the attacks of the two.

The two, not giving up easily, immediately launched an attack on Mo Wu from the left and right.

Mo Wu pretended to engage them, but was nearly injured by their blades several times.

After narrowly avoiding Ding Che's blade once again, Mo Wu quickly found an opening in Li Yan's attack, and with a swift thrust of his soft sword from the side, he pierced through Li Yan's neck.

"puff!"

As Mo Wu drew his sword, blood gushed out from the hole in Li Yan's neck.

Li Yan's eyes widened, his body instantly stiffened, and the long sword in his hand clattered to the ground as his life force rapidly faded away.

Faced with Li Yan's tragic death, Ding Che's mind went blank for a moment.

When he came to his senses, a surge of rage suddenly turned Ding Che's eyes bloodshot.

"kill!"

Ding Che gathered all his strength, his blade imbued with a violent and ferocious aura, and slashed fiercely down at Mo Wu!

Faced with this fatal blow, Mo Wu remained calm, his soft sword suddenly flashing and precisely locking onto Ding Che's wrist that was holding the knife.

Ding Che instinctively sheathed his sword to block, and at the moment their forces collided, Mo Wu suddenly exerted his strength and kicked out with a swift and fierce kick!

Bang!

Caught off guard, Ding Che suffered a severe chest injury and was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the roof tiles.

Roof tiles shattered and flew everywhere.

With a loud "boom", the roof was smashed through!

Ding Che fell heavily into the house below.

Mo Wu ceased fighting, his figure soaring like the wind, leaping across rooftops and eaves, his movements swift and agile, disappearing without a trace in an instant...