Chapter 189 Lurking
But these boxes were turned away from the camp, and Dugu Shuming said that they came to deliver things, not collect things.
So the strong men carried the box back to Hou Yan.
Hou Yan opened the box one by one, and in the dazzling pearly aura, his face let out an inexplicable smile: "Princess Qingming!"
"General, is this princess honest or is she wary of the general?" a middle-aged man asked in a low voice.
"What do you think?"
"Well... I'm afraid I'm wary of the general, otherwise I wouldn't stay outside and not go into the city!"
"What do she want to do for a little princess?" Hou Yan took back his gaze looking at the middle-aged man.
"I'm afraid I'm going to stab you!"
"She dares-!"
"Why don't you dare?" Hou Yan snorted coldly: "Golden branches and jade leaves, nobles of the Tian family, what are their concerns?"
"She isn't afraid that the emperor will be angry and vent her anger?"
"Princess Qingming, this is the one you are most afraid of!"
"Oh..." the middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Those guys are really not successful, they are more than defeated!"
"Shut up!" Hou Yan shouted lightly.
The middle-aged man was shocked.
"Bang!" He slapped himself hard.
Hou Yan snorted, slid his crimson cloak, turned around and strode away.
The middle-aged man waved his hand quickly.
The men gathered the boxes and carried them back into the woods.
The night shrouded the camp, and the lights were brightly lit. Shenwu Guards lined up in four lines, patrolling across the board, and were on high alert.
Li Chengkong and Dugu Shuming were sitting in the big tent, playing chess with black and white chess pieces. Yuan Ziyan, Xiao Meiying, Xiao Miaoxue was watching the battle, and she exclaimed and sighed from time to time.
"Princess, General Dong asks for a meeting."
"Come in."
"I've seen Your Highness." Dong Datong lifted the curtain and brought a warm spring breeze, and the lights in the tent shook.
The entire camp is wrapped in warmth, as if it is in spring.
Stepping outside the camp is cold winter, and stepping inside the camp is warm spring, which makes the Shenwu Guards amazed.
"What's the matter?" Dugu Shuming put down a white piece and asked lightly.
Dong Datong looked up at her.
Under the light, she looked like a white jade statue, emitting warm and bright light, and was so beautiful that it was beyond the square.
"After saying that!" Dugu Shuming looked up at him.
Dong Datong hesitated and said, "Your Highness, Commander Hou is here to plead through me, please give your highness a favor."
"Hmm-?" Dugu Shuming frowned and glared at him.
Dong Datong smiled bitterly: "It was my elder brother who came here in person and brought some treasures. He just wanted to plead with His Highness and asked him to report the truth to the emperor."
Dugu Shuming hummed softly.
Dong Datong said: "It seems that Commander Hou is planning a major operation to plow the courtyard and sweep the caves and quell the rebellion in one fell swoop."
"What kind of action?"
"This is a military secret and must not be circulated."
"Um..." Dugu Shuming pondered.
Dong Datong said: "Commander Hou said that as long as he slows down for the first half of a month, he will be able to wipe out the rebellious bandits and return a bright world in Tiexiguan. At that time, he will personally go to Beijing to apologize and be willing to be punished. But if he reports it now, his hard work is nothing. What is important is that the people of Tiexiguan will suffer the pain of bandits and chaos!"
"It sounds better than singing!" Dugu Shuming hummed.
"I think it's okay to slow down." Dong Datong hesitated: "I wonder what your Highness wants?"
Dugu Shuming frowned and pondered.
She stood up and walked in front of Xuan's case with her hands, weighing the pros and cons.
Li Chengkong remained silent.
"What do you think?" Dugu Shuming looked at Li Chengkong.
Li Chengkong said: "First ask the capital, what is wrong with the family of Commander Hou. Send someone to protect Commander Hou's family is the primary priority."
Dugu Shuming's beautiful face suddenly became gloomy.
Dong Datong was stunned and frowned: "The commander..., no! It definitely won't!"
Li Chengkong smiled and said nothing.
Li Chengkong said: "It depends on when the will will arrive now. If it arrives late, I'm afraid it's too late."
"Mr. Li, Commander Hou is a cautious person and will never dare to take this step!"
"Oh..." Li Chengkong shook his head and said, "Mr. Dong, I can only say that people's hearts are unpredictable. The more impossible things are, the more we must beware of them."
"Mr. Li is too worried." Dong Datong shook his head.
Dugu Shuming said in a deep voice: "I will send a message,...but my father may not accept it!"
Not everyone can be the commander of Tiexiguan, but he is a careful choice, and he can be sure that he is undoubtedly loyal to the Dayue Dynasty and will never betray him.
Otherwise, how could I feel at ease to hand over Tiexi Pass to him?
One side is a confidant and the other side is an ignorant daughter. Which side would the father choose?
In the eyes of the father, I am probably just a woman who knows nothing, and is easily blinded and acts in love.
He may not accept what he has reported, and even if he accepts it, he may not agree.
"So that's it, I'll go into the city." Li Chengkong said: "Go to meet Lord Zheng."
He looked at Dong Datong: "Mr. Zheng is still alive?"
"It should be alive." Dong Datong nodded slightly: "Just..."
Li Chengkong said: "No matter what, you have to meet Lord Zheng. Lord Zheng's words are more effective than Your Highness, your words."
"...Okay." Dugu Shuming nodded slightly: "Be careful!"
Li Chengkong smiled and nodded.
Dong Datong said: "Mr. Li..."
He felt that if Hou Yanzhen was preparing to rebel as expected, the city would be filled with a dragon's and tiger's den and would never fall into the trap.
Li Chengkong said: "I will go back."
He silently left the camp, entered Tiexiguan City in the night, and silently came to a mansion along the terrain reported by Song Yunxuan.
Tiexi Pass is desolate, but the city is bustling and lively. The city is brightly lit and the streets and alleys are full of people.
Li Chengkong sat in front of the window of a restaurant in a blue shirt, looking at the people on the street below, and felt something was wrong.
They seem to be spending money desperately, like they are going to die tomorrow, they have to spend all their money today, and they are drunk today.
Li Chengkong frowned.
It seems that there is no airtight wall in the world, and people are aware of it, but there are bandits outside and they cannot escape.
Li Chengkong's face turned gloomy. He put down his wine glass, went down the restaurant, entered the alley a few times before floating into a mansion, and came to the bedroom silently.
As a master of the Great Light Realm, he is proficient in hidden art, and it is easy to hide from everyone's senses and gazes.
He pulled the middle-aged man on the bed, flashed twice, and appeared in another courtyard.
The old man who was cleaning the yard straightened up, held his fists and smiled proudly: "How?"
He is Song Yunxuan.
Li Chengkong nodded with satisfaction, put the middle-aged man in his hand under the lamp and showed him.
This is a handsome middle-aged man with a face that looks like a jade-like face and a square face that exudes a sense of righteousness.
"It's Zheng Xifeng." Song Yunxuan nodded.
"Okay, you go." Li Chengkong said.
Song Yunxuan said: "They are ready to launch in advance, five days later!"
"Yes." Li Chengkong nodded.
Song Yunxuan bowed his fists and his figure disappeared into the shadows, and continued to go back and lurked next to Hou Yan.
He never thought that he was so useful, and Wuxianggong had such a use, and one person was worth hundreds of people!
After receiving the order from Li Chengkong, he came to Tiexiguan City first and selected a guard from Hou Yan. After following him for two days, he stopped him and protected Hou Yan instead.
He quickly made Hou Yan's old secrets clear, and directly summoned Li Chengkong in his mind and reported it.
Chapter completed!