Chapter 267: Settling Scores with Lord Rui
Upon finis.h.i.+ng his words, Gong Qianyu snapped his fingers and directed flames straightly at the jungle. When sad wails and smas.h.i.+ng sounds made their way to Duan Wuluo’s ears, he knew Gong Qianyu had created new traps to stop Qingyan troops from moving forward.
Gong Qianyu, who was able to create various traps even in a jungle must be able to create much more dangerous ones in Nanjiang, a state of a very complicated topography, where he could use mountains, rivers, hills and basins as natural forts.
After the death of Nanjiang vice generals, it was unlikely that Qingyan troops could get through all the traps safely without the help of Nanjiang traitors. Under this circ.u.mstance, Qingyan troops would not be a threat in the short run.
In addition, Gong Qianyu set traps to keep his troops in the military camp in case they caused some turmoils. In this way, his 10,000 troops would be safe and sound before the arrival of new generals.
“Your Highness, do you really have to go back to the capital?” Duan Wuluo shot Gong Qianyu a meaningful stare.
“Gong Qianze is determined to kill me. I can’t just evade him,” Gong Qianyu said as he shot a piercing glance over vice generals’ dead bodies.
With a heavy sigh, Duan Wuluo took up the cudgel for Gong Qianyu. Lord Rui was way out of line who ordered vice generals to a.s.sa.s.sinate Gong Qianyu when Gong Qianyu was in Mingzhou with a combat mission. If this happened to Duan Wuluo, he would also settle scores with Lord Rui.
The fight for the throne between Gong Qianyu and Gong Qianze was no longer a secret, so battles were inevitable. As an outsider, Duan Wuluo had no right to make a comment or decision on such a significant issue. “Your Highness, take care,” said Duan Wuluo.
“Sure,” Gong Qianyu replied with a nod before he turned to Murong Xue. “Gong Qianze set you up. I’ll uphold justice for you!”
Murong Xue turned solemn before she said with a smile, “No, I’ll do that myself.”
Gong Qianyu was surprised. “You mean you’ll join me?”
“Yes!” Murong Xue nodded. Without Nanjiang traitors’ help, Qingyan troops were incapable to figure out methods in a short time to get through so many new traps set by Gong Qianyu. So Murong Xue found it meaningless to stay here any longer.
The plotter behind the scene was in the capital of Nanjing now. If she went there, she might find out the whole story and could seek revenge herself!
Gong Qianyu’s eyes lit up with a smile since Murong Xue unexpectedly decided to join him. “When shall we leave?” Gong Qianyu asked in a charming voice.
With a sullen look, Ouyang Shaochen raised his eyebrows and took a look at Murong Xue when she said with a smile, “The sooner, the better.”
As for Murong Ye, she didn’t have to worry about him since he was safe in the military camp; as for the shadow guards, she lost track of them and wouldn’t find any clues even if she stayed here.
Shadow guards from Lord Freedom’s Mansion were also in Mingzhou with investigation missions. They might find some clues when Murong Xue came back to Mingzhou after her revenge.
Suddenly, Murong Xue felt sharp pain on her waist. She looked down and saw Ouyang Shaochen grab her tightly. With a frown, she asked blankly, “Heir Ouyang, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” Ouyang Shaochen said blandly as he grabbed her more tightly.
Enduring the pain, Murong Xue knitted her eyebrows tightly. Why did he grab her so tightly if there was nothing wrong?
“Anything tricky in Lord Freedom’s Mansion?”
“No, of course. What do you ask this for?” Ouyang Shaochen looked at her blankly.
“In that case, join us in the trip to the capital. You can take this opportunity to revisit it,” Murong Xue said with a smile.
Ouyang Shaochen once traveled to the capital of Nanjiang, so he must be familiar with there. He could show Murong Xue around there who had no acquaintance in this strange place, when Gong Qianyu was too busy with the counterattack to accompany her out.
Looking at her sparkling eyes, Ouyang Shaochen said with a subtle smile in his eyes, “I am tied up even though there’s no big issue, so I cannot be too far away from my mansion.”
“Both Mingzhou and Nanjiang’s capital are inside Nanjiang. It takes us as much time to travel to its capital as to travel to Mingzhou from our capital. So Nanjiang’s capital is not far away from our capital at all,” Murong Xue continued for fear that he would turn her down again. “Join our trip. It’s a deal.”
A smile snaked across Ouyang Shaochen’s face when Murong Xue turned sullen. Gong Qianze who capitalized on Murong Xue was obviously biting off more than he could chew. Even if Murong Xue didn’t ask Gong Qianyu to go with her, he would also go there to settle scores with Gong Qianze.
In such a long journey from Mingzhou to the capital, carriage was the only choice. After a long journey for more than half a month, the three of them finally reached their destination.
Murong Xue sighed in relief, lying lazily on the blanket in the carriage with her eyes closed. She sighed inwardly that she finally reached the capital of Nanjiang. Worn out by the long journey, she missed the airplane in modern times so much. Unlike the carriage, travelling by airplane was fast and comfortable.
Ouyang Shaochen, sitting by the window, was reading. He looked more charming when the bright suns.h.i.+ne poured on him through the window.
Murong Xue said to him with a pout, “Aren’t you tired after sitting still in the carriage for so long?” After getting on the carriage, she slept most of the time. However, every time she woke up, she saw Ouyang Shaochen reading his book beside her.
Ouyang Shaochen leaned composedly against the carriage with the book in his hands. He looked so charming that Murong Xue couldn’t get her eyes off him.
“I am not tired,” Ouyang Shaochen said blandly, turning a page lightly and scanning it with deep eyes.
It seemed that Ouyang Shaochen paid more attention to the book than to her. She decided not to disturb him.
When Murong Xue rolled over and prepared to rest for a while, the carriage suddenly stopped. Roars made their way to her ears and kept her awake. Murong Xue frowned in confusion, “What’s happening?”