The Prodigal Son

When it comes to dealing with Qin Yu, Lü Si has always been bold and decisive.

Soon, Lü Si wrote a report and handed it to Meng Zhangping.

Meng Zhangping quickly glanced through the report, then gave Lü Si a thumbs-up: "Lord Lü, this report is truly excellent! Once this report reaches His Majesty, he will surely send someone to replace Qin Yu!"

"I hope so!"

Lu Si's face showed a hint of anticipation, and he urged, "Hurry and send the report back to the capital! If we're quick, it should reach His Majesty by tomorrow morning!"

"It's an urgent shipment, definitely no problem!"

Full of confidence, Meng Zhangping immediately handed the report to his personal guard, ordering, "Send this report to the capital at the earliest possible speed! And urge Your Majesty to make a decision as soon as possible!"

"yes!"

The guards dared not delay, made some preparations, and immediately set off with the report.

Qin Yu roughly guessed that they were going to tattle on him, but he did not stop them.

The old man really wanted to train himself.

But isn't this also a test of the female demon?

After all, he controlled nearly half of the army in Daming.

He needs the female demon to give him enough trust!

If the female demon entrusts him with full responsibility for this matter, but then interferes with his arrangements, the old man will definitely have to be more careful in the future.

After leaving the post station, the guards, with three flags on their backs, rode at full speed towards the capital.

"Giddy up, giddy up..."

The guards kept urging the horses on, sparing no effort.

This is an urgent dispatch!

The horse may run itself to death, but the goods in your hands must be delivered to the capital as quickly as possible.

More than 30 miles away from the post station, Lu Ji was also chasing after Qin Yu and the others.

He had roughly guessed Qin Yu and his group's movements.

Judging from the marks on the ground, Qin Yu and his group definitely had more people on this trip than when they left the Qin residence.

It's estimated that Qin Yu has rejoined their main force!

Although he was a ninth-level expert, it was still not easy for him to assassinate Qin Yu under such circumstances!

If we're going to make a move, we must take advantage of Qin Yu and his group's unpreparedness and strike them dead in one fell swoop!

Otherwise, once they are on guard, it will be difficult to assassinate Qin Yu!

Just as Lu Ji was pondering this, he heard the sound of horses' hooves.

The sound of hooves was very rapid, accompanied by occasional sounds of urging the horses on.

Gradually, a man and a horse came into Lu Ji's sight.

Even from a distance, Lu Ji could see the three flags stuck on the man's back.

"An urgent dispatch?"

Lu Ji narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a moment's thought, he made a decision.

Intercept and kill this person!

Even if such important military intelligence is delayed by a few days in reaching the capital of Ningguo, it will have a significant impact!

Upon realizing this, Lu Ji immediately moved to the side.

Just as the two passed each other, Lu Ji suddenly drew his sword.

brush!

A sharp, cold glint swept across the man's neck.

A head flew high into the air, but the man's body remained on the horse, running for more than ten zhang before tumbling off.

Lu Ji leaped up and, in a few bounds, arrived beside the headless corpse, quickly taking down the blood-stained letter tube.

Upon seeing the contents of the report, Lu Ji's face turned green.

He thought it was some important military intelligence, but it turned out to be just this piece of junk.

Did he end up helping Qin Yu by intercepting and killing this person?

Thinking of this, Lu Ji was so angry he laughed.

"Um?"

But soon, Lu Ji began to ponder again.

It has now been confirmed that Qin Yu is going to Chenzhou.

Should I follow them to Chenzhou and then find an opportunity to assassinate Qin Yu, or should I take advantage of the current opportunity to do so?

His biggest worry was that Qin Yu and his group would directly enter the camp of the army stationed in Chenzhou.

In that case, assassinating Qin Yu would be quite difficult.

Now that this report has reached the hands of the Empress of Ningguo, she will surely demand a reply from them!

But Qin Yu and the others were unaware that they had intercepted and killed this person!

If I were to disguise myself as someone delivering a message, and get within three zhang of Qin Yu, and if Qin Yu wasn't protected by a grandmaster, with my strength, Qin Yu would almost certainly die if I suddenly launched a sneak attack!

That's settled!

After Qin met Chenzhou, I'm afraid I might not have such a good opportunity again!

Lu Ji quickly finalized the plan, immediately took the man's body, and fled...

……

"Thump thump..."

On the official road, a group of people galloped on horseback.

Even though the scenery along the official road was beautiful, they had no heart to appreciate it.

Amidst the sound of horses' hooves, Lu Si's mournful cries could also be heard.

"I can't do it! I really can't..."

"Qin Yu, I'm begging you, please let them stop and rest for a bit..."

Lu Si finally experienced firsthand the speed at which the Baojing Division traveled.

This is no way we're traveling!

This is clearly a deliberate attempt to torment people!

Fortunately, he had guards assigned to him by his father protecting him on both sides, otherwise he would have fallen off his horse long ago.

"Young Master, please stop shouting."

The guard rode alongside Lü Si, whispering a reminder: "The more you shout, the more excited they become."

"I'm in pain all over, what's wrong with yelling a bit?" Lu Si glared at the guard. "A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle, understand?"

"..."

The guard's lips twitched, and he immediately fell silent.

Qin Yu turned a deaf ear to Lü Si's wailing.

Although he was also feeling unwell, he felt better as long as Lü Si was feeling worse than him.

So, schadenfreude can be a painkiller!

Ok?

Painkillers?

Qin Yu's heart skipped a beat, and a wicked smile flashed across his face.

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison.

Listening to Lü Si's wailing all the way, and then looking at Qin Yu, the people from the Baojing Division suddenly felt that Qin Yu wasn't so bad after all.

Their pace today is no slower than yesterday, and Qin Yu is still leading the charge.

Even so, Qin Yu didn't utter a single sound the whole way.

Compared to Lü Si, Qin Yu was incredibly resilient.

Just like yesterday, they continued their journey day and night.

They stopped to rest at an inn around midnight.

Lu Si's inner thighs were also chafed, and he grimaced in pain when he dismounted.

Before Lü Si could even catch his breath, Qin Yu arrived.

Upon seeing Qin Yu's smug expression, Lü Si knew that this bastard was up to no good.

"I have some healing medicine here, do you want some?"

Qin Yu smiled like a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Lu Si scoffed, "A healing medicine? I think it's poison."

"Poisoning you, you big idiot, wouldn't do me any good!"

Qin Yu pressed his face close and said, "I've personally tried this medicine, and it works incredibly well! It's especially effective for chafing on the inner thighs—it's miraculously effective!"

Lu Si curled his lip and sneered, "I don't believe you'd be so kind!"

"Of course I'm not that kind!" Qin Yu said with a wicked smile, "Using my medicine costs money!"

"So that's what you were waiting for!" Lü Si exclaimed, suddenly realizing. "Okay, how much?"

"Twenty taels per use!"

Qin Yu grinned.

"Only twenty taels of silver?"

Lu Si was instantly disappointed. "Looks like your medicine isn't as miraculous as you made it out to be!"

He knew better than anyone what kind of person Qin Yu was.

If this medicine really has miraculous effects, he will definitely take the opportunity to extort money from me.

"No, no, I meant twenty taels... of gold!"

"What? Why don't you just rob it?"

"Am I ripping off a sucker?"

"You're the sucker! Your whole family are suckers!"

"Alright! We'll be marching again tomorrow anyway, so as long as you're okay with it, I don't mind!"

"I……"

Enraged, Lü Si roared as if making a solemn vow: "Even if I, Lü Si, die from pain or exhaustion, I will never buy your medicine!"

That bastard is obsessed with money!

He still owes the Lü family 80,000 taels of silver!

How dare you come here and screw yourself over?

I'll make sure you don't get your way!

For once, Lü Si showed rare courage, gritting his teeth and enduring the burning pain, he walked away like a crab...