jdhmnovel Chapter 216 No man can be trusted
Chapter 216 No man can be trusted
It drifted unsteadily into the Gate of Rebirth, exchanged a glance with Zhai Rongyu, and then stood aside very consciously.
"Through the deepest darkness, your soul is reborn in heaven, ascending to the highest realm to deliver your lonely soul."
"May all of you be reborn in a better realm!"
Zhai Rong made hand seals, thus sending all the other ghosts to the afterlife.
She took the talisman, and the golden archway vanished instantly.
The Boundless Divine Turtle in the bag sensed that its spiritual power had recovered by 10%, and stretched out its limbs with a refreshed expression.
That's right, that's right, that's correct.
Accumulate more good deeds and spend less money, and you will live a harmonious and happy life.
It also saves it some trouble.
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Haimu City, Nansang Military Camp.
"General, there is a woman outside the door requesting an audience. She claims to be Cang Zhihe's maid."
"Cang Zhihe's people?" Hu Lieyunxiao frowned. "Please let her in."
The maidservant rushed in, "This servant greets General Hulie."
Hu Lieyunxiao: "Didn't your young lady already send someone to deliver a letter agreeing to cooperate with us? What's the matter now?"
"You sent a letter?" The maid was taken aback, then hurriedly knelt down. "General Hu Lie, please forgive me! Our young lady sent me here personally to show how much she values you, but she has never written a reply to you!"
Hu Lieyunxiao strode forward, grabbed her by the collar and lifted her up, his tone filled with shock and anger, "What did you say?! You've never written a reply?"
"Yes, yes, exactly..." The maid turned pale with fright, her lips trembling.
Hu Lieyunxiao threw her to the ground, muttering angrily to himself, "Could it be that I've been tricked by that woman?"
The maid immediately knelt down: "General Hu Lie, please see the truth! How dare our young lady play tricks on the general!"
"Miss genuinely wants to cooperate with General Hulie to deal with the Regent from within and without. We truly knew nothing about those letters!"
She lowered her head, her face covered in cold sweat.
What exactly is going on?
Seeing her fearful expression, Hu Lieyunxiao already guessed what was going on.
"So, that letter from before was forged by the Regent Prince Longyan." He narrowed his eyes, his fist clenching suddenly. "Then... the treasure map mentioned in that letter, it's probably fake too?!"
The maid looked up. "May I take a look at that treasure map?"
Hu Lieyunxiao lowered his brows and looked at her.
Yes, regardless of whether the letter is real or fake, the real treasure map must be in Cang Zhihe's hands.
He immediately handed the letter to the maid.
"If you dare to lie to me, I'll make sure you don't leave this camp today!" he threatened.
"This servant has come today on orders, and sincerely wishes to cooperate with the General," the maid said, taking the letter and conveying Cang Zhihe's message to him. "General Hu Lie, rest assured! That Regent Prince has been playing tricks on my young lady, and she is now at odds with him. There is no way she would side with him!"
The maid opened the letter and read it carefully, a wave of fear washing over her.
This treasure map is indeed fake.
But the handwriting on it is exactly the same as the young lady's...
If this was truly a forgery by the Regent, then wouldn't he have complete control over my and Miss's whereabouts?! And what about my trip today...?
Her hand trembled, and the letter fell to the ground.
It's over. I absolutely cannot tell Hu Lieyunxiao that the mine is in Kunwu Mountain.
Otherwise, the regent would probably find out immediately!
That place is full of the Regent's men!
Hu Lieyunxiao frowned and asked, "What do you mean? Is this treasure map real or fake?"
The maid immediately knelt down, a plan forming in her mind. "Reporting to the general, this treasure map is indeed fake!"
"The real treasure lies in Gumeng Mountain!"
The young lady had previously instructed her to bring a fake treasure map to deceive Liu Taiqing, claiming that the treasure was hidden in Gumeng Mountain.
Liu Taiqing believed it to be true and actually secretly sent people to mine it.
Since that picture could fool Liu Taiqing, it could naturally fool Hu Lieyunxiao as well.
In short, the real treasure could never be known to them.
The young lady said, "There isn't a single man you can trust!"
"It's actually fake!" Hu Lieyunxiao was so angry that he tore the treasure map to shreds.
“However…Gumeng Mountain?” His eyes sharpened.
A few days ago, it seems that one of the Grand Wizard's subordinates went to Mount Gumeng on some business.
Did he already know the treasure map was fake, but deliberately kept it from me, wanting to keep the mine for himself?!
Hu Lieyun's chest heaved with imposing strength.
Wow, this Wu Muyou is so cunning, he's completely fooled me!
He looked down at the kneeling maid, "If you had replied to me earlier, I would have believed you were sincere in cooperating with me, but you've only come now..."
He thought for a moment and said, "If you want me to trust you, your young lady has to do something for me."
"What is it?" The maid looked up.
"Tell your young lady to steal the city defense map of Haimu City."
The maid bit her lip and agreed, "Okay!"
The young lady instructed that as long as the regent could be brought down, she would agree to any request Hu Lieyunxiao made!
The maid returned to the city lord's mansion and told Cang Zhihe about Hu Lieyunxiao's request.
"A city defense map?" Cang Zhihe was trying on clothes. She had gained a lot of weight, and none of the clothes in the closet fit anymore.
She angrily ripped off the outer garment that was stuck to her body, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it twice.
"Okay! I'll help him steal it!"
The Regent has allowed that woman from Longyan to turn herself into what she is now; they won't get away with it either!
"Where is the Regent now?" she asked the maid.
"The Regent has not been in the City Lord's Mansion since yesterday, and that woman Long Yan is also gone. We don't know where she went." The maid secretly rejoiced.
Fortunately, they weren't here, otherwise I wouldn't be standing here unharmed after going to the military camp today.
"Hmph," Cang Zhihe sneered, "Where else could we go?"
"He must have taken that woman out to play!"
A flash of jealousy crossed her eyes.
"It's good that they're not in the manor. I'll go and steal that city defense map right now!"
The night is dark and windy.
Cang Zhihe followed the secret passage of the city lord's mansion to Jun Ce's study, which was empty.
She sneered inwardly.
The secret passage that Father dug has finally come in handy today.
Fortunately, I didn't tell the Regent about the secret passage, otherwise things wouldn't have gone so smoothly today.
She quietly walked to the desk, carefully searching by the moonlight, and after a long while, finally pulled out a drawing.
"found it!"
She carefully examined the layout and found that it was indeed the current military defense arrangement of Haimu City!
With this map, she could secretly open the city gates for Hu Lie Yunxiao and catch the Regent Prince like a turtle in a jar without anyone noticing!
Cang Zhihe smiled, folded the city defense map, put it in her bosom, and quietly returned to her room through the secret passage.
Moonlight streamed through the window.
Jun Ce and his lone figure slowly emerged from the shadows.
"My lord, Cang Zhihe has indeed come to steal the map." The figure stared at the direction of the secret passage, once again marveling at the lord's brilliant strategy.
Jun Ce narrowed his cold eyes. "Give the order to change the city's defense layout tonight."
"Yes!"
A lone figure clasped his hands in a fist salute and laughed.
Cang Zhihe and Hu Lieyunxiao wanted to trap the turtle in a jar, but little did they know that they themselves were the turtle.