Chapter 972: Was It Exaggerated?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
His grandmother was not a muddle-headed person. She definitely did not want the 3,000 loyal Cloud Guards to be buried with her if she died. She would definitely be like the Defender General and find a suitable person for the guards to care for. Then, she would give the Cloud Guards to that person and let that person be the new master of the Cloud Guards.
“But today,” Jiang Yue said again, “l didn’t find anyone around your grandmother who was so skilled that they could fight against a hundred people alone. There were two people sent by Prince Ying who were much more skilled than the others. They looked like they would be able to fight against a hundred enemies on the battlefield. Do you think I’m overthinking this, or did she not bring the Cloud Guards with her at all?”
“l don’t think she brought them along.” Xue Yan said. “They were trained by the Defender General, so they might have gone back to improve themselves. Shao Zhongxi was actually taught by the Defender General.”
“l see.” Jiang Yue nodded in agreement. “I guess he didn’t bring it with him.”
When Xue Yan left the shop, he blew out the lights in his room before leaving with Zou Shisi. As for the rope, Zou Shisi also helped him put it back in his room, so that it would not be hung on the street. That way, no one would be allowed to enter his room and steal things from their shop.
When they returned to their shop, Zou Shisi was no longer around. Naturally, Jiang Yue climbed up first to make sure that there were no enemies around. Then, she threw down a rope and pulled Xue Yan up.
Xue Yan originally wanted to climb up the rope himself, but he didn’t have any support under his feet. Every time he climbed up, he would sway. It was like he was riding a swing. Not only was it especially strenuous, but he was also starting to feel his grip loosening. Jiang Yue really couldn’t stand watching him struggle, so she started pulling him up from above.
There was still some time before daybreak. Seeing that Xue Yan had been pulled up, Jiang Yue went back to her room to sleep.
After Xue Yan closed the window, he also went to sleep.
The next day, Empress Dowager Yunzi came together, and Hui Xiang reported that she had already interrogated the masked men. However, the masked man who had been shot in the right eye had already died from poison.
“Let them in.” Empress Dowager Yunzi said.
“Yes.” Hui Xiang quickly went to let the person who told her that the interrogation was done come in.
This person was also Empress Dowager Yunzi’s trusted aide.
It was Empress Dowager Yunzi who had whispered to him last night, asking him to see how the masked men would react.
As soon as this person entered, he lowered his voice and bowed. Then, he reported, “Reporting to the Empress Dowager. Yesterday, I interrogated the masked man who was shot in the right eye. I said that some of the other captured men who were taken alive could not take it and confessed everything. They said that Prince Ying had ordered them to come. They had originally wanted to kill the Crown Prince and the Empress, but when they found you, they decided they had to get rid of you first.
“The masked man who had been shot in the right eye clearly hadn’t expected this, and his expression immediately changed. He was sure that someone had betrayed him, or else we wouldn’t have found out about everything so quickly and in such detail. He immediately cursed at the traitor, but he was unable to endure even the slightest bit of pain. He had let down Prince Yings kindness in nurturing them, and he even cried bitterly, feeling that he had let Prince Ying down.
“Not only did he fail, but he had also caused Prince Ying to be discovered as the mastermind. However, when we asked him to explain himself, he refused to say anything. He only cursed the traitor and wished that he could cut the traitor into pieces and torture him. He refused to even eat any of the food we gave him. Without a cure, that man chose to die with the poison.
“After that, we tested the others one by one, and they all cursed him for being a traitor and exposing them. Four of them managed to endure the torture. Even if the others betrayed Prince Ying, they would rather die than say anything about Prince Ying..”