bookrandom Chapter 157 There are spies in the army
Chapter 157 There are spies in the army
"Oh? What are the conditions?" Lin Shu came back to her senses and asked somewhat casually.
Zi Yi: "Using the power of the Peerless Pavilion, we will dump drugs into various countries. After the deed is done, we will help the Peerless Pavilion establish itself as a nation..."
"Snapped."
Before Zi could finish speaking, Lin Shu slammed her hand hard on the table, her eyes filled with an unyielding coldness. The entire room seemed to slowly be covered in frost, with Lin Shu at its center.
Zi Yi watched as her breath materialized. This was the second time she had seen Lin Shu possess this ability. The first time was to subdue the three of them, but this time she was truly enraged.
So she quickly knelt down: "My lord, please calm down. Ugly Second has not agreed."
Lin Shu suppressed her anger, let out a long sigh, and felt the temperature in the room rise before speaking in a cold voice to warn:
“I’ll only say this once. I don’t care about others, but if anyone in Wushuang Pavilion dares to be blinded by greed and get involved with this thing, I will make them know what it means to have ‘even death be a luxury’.”
"I understand, and I will inform everyone." Zi Yi lowered his head, not daring to look into Lin Shu's eyes.
"Get up!" Lin Shu nodded, then continued to instruct:
"Let Chou Er continue to investigate the Grand Preceptor of Nanli. If possible, investigate whether any major events occurred in Nanli forty years ago."
Furthermore, if she ultimately persists in dumping drugs, it may be necessary to cooperate with the Regent of Nanli to stop her.
Zi Yi: "Yes!"
Lin Shu rubbed her temples and asked, "Is there anything else you want to report?"
Zi Yi hurriedly presented another letter: "Reporting to the master, the various branches of Wushuang Pavilion have discovered that there have been a lot of foreigners in Fengming territory recently. Although they have tried to conceal it carefully, our people can still tell from the clues that they seem to be from the Northern Wilderness."
"The Northern Wilderness? Do you know how many people there are?" Lin Shu suddenly felt puzzled.
Zi Yi reported truthfully: "They exist in every state, and they are well hidden. A rough estimate suggests that there should be no fewer than ten thousand of them."
Upon hearing this, Lin Shu frowned. Previously, General Xiao Zhuqing had been stationed at Shuomen Pass in place of Prince Ling Huanan of Dingbei, and only returned last month for the Empress Dowager's birthday.
With no commander at the border for some time, the Northern Wilderness managed to infiltrate.
Even if there is no commander-in-chief, there must be quite a few generals. How could hundreds of thousands of people not be able to defend a pass? So that can only prove that there are spies in the army!
If that's the case, then Ling Huanan and Xue Wen's return journey will certainly not be smooth!
After thinking it over, Lin Shu didn't speak. Instead, she lowered her head, picked up a copy of "The Record of Phoenix Crying in the Rivers and Lakes," and read it for a while before grinding ink, picking up a brush, and quickly writing a letter. She handed it to Zi Yi and instructed him:
"Order someone to deliver this letter to the Prince of Dingbei as quickly as possible, and remember to deliver it to him personally."
With this letter, Ling Huanan no longer needs to worry.
"Yes."
……
The letter arrived in Ling Huanan's hands two days later. After reading it, she had no doubts about its contents and immediately summoned her deputy to make preparations in advance.
The capital city is located in the north, and if they traveled from the capital to Shuomen Pass at a fast pace, it would only take about ten days.
The journey must pass through the perilous peak, otherwise it will take another half a month. The perilous peak is flanked by cliffs on both sides, with only a short, winding road in the middle. If an ambush is to be carried out, this is the only place to choose!
The deputy general looked up at Ling Huanan's calm demeanor, somewhat puzzled. Why did the prince seem so unconcerned? "Your Highness, do you have a plan?"
Ling Huanan raised an eyebrow but did not answer, seemingly in a good mood. Then he strolled off to fawn over Xue Wenxian.
Seeing that his lord wasn't in a hurry, the deputy general stopped caring!
……
Meanwhile, in a camp at Shuomen Pass.
"Congratulations, General! It won't be long before news of Ling Huanan's death spreads. At that time, won't our hundreds of thousands of soldiers at Shuomen Pass be under your command?"
A soldier dressed in a red battle robe and bear armor flattered the woman in the main seat.
At the head of the table was a robust woman clad in silver-gray lion armor, with an honest-looking face and a knife at her waist.
Upon hearing this, the woman laughed twice, her seemingly simple voice revealing a ruthless and shrewd nature:
"Haha! Everyone says that Ling Huanan is the Phoenix Cry War Goddess, but I think she's nothing special. If it weren't for us men charging ahead, could she have achieved such success?"
"I've served her for ten years, and she actually puts some nobody who's only been here a few months on equal footing with me! It's utterly ridiculous!"
"But will the King of Dingbei really die?" Another general in black tiger and leopard armor suddenly spoke up in the tent. That was the God of War!
(Settings: Bear armor is for a fifth-rank Martial Virtue General, Tiger and Leopard armor is for a fourth-rank Bright Might General, and Lion Iron Armor is for a third-rank General.)
The atmosphere in the tent froze for a moment. The seemingly honest woman's eyes flashed with a fierce light as she glanced disapprovingly at the fourth-rank soldier and said confidently:
"Hmph! The Northern Wilderness has arranged for two thousand men to ambush us, and I, the general, have also sent one thousand men to cooperate. With the enemy in the open and us in the dark, she won't survive!"
“The general is right.” The fifth-rank soldier dressed in a bear costume who had spoken first in the tent quickly flattered him, and even gave the man who had spoken first a provocative look.
Then he felt quite worried, but not about whether Ling Huanan was dead or not, but about something else:
"General, the Northern Wilderness people have entered our territory. If we turn a blind eye like this, what will happen if the imperial court finds out?"
"What are you afraid of! Who can prove that we let them in? I said that I came with the envoy from the Northern Wilderness at last year's grand court assembly, and Ling Huanan let them in without warning!" The honest-looking woman looked at him like he was a coward.
"But...but the night the Northern Wilderness entered, General Fu saw me...?"
General Fu was an unknown junior officer promoted by Ling Huanan. Although he had only been in the army for a few months, he was proficient in military strategy and was no less capable than the strategist. As a result, he was promoted to one of the four generals under Ling Huanan!
"Detain her first. When news of Ling Huanan's death arrives, that will be her death day." A cunning glint flashed in the seemingly honest woman's eyes, and she added:
"Moreover, the Northern Wilderness has already been entered. Now, all that's left is for the Crown Princess to accomplish her task, and this general can rise to the top in one step!"
"Congratulations, General! Congratulations, General!"
"Hahaha……"
A burst of hearty laughter came from inside the tent!
However, no one noticed that the soldier clad in tiger and leopard armor soon quietly left the tent and headed towards another large tent in the distance...
Late at night, everything is silent.
A snow-white carrier pigeon streaked across the sky, silently flying towards the capital...
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