I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 696 Identity Exposed

Chapter 696 Identity Exposed

Wang Lin and Sheng Lan hurriedly extinguished the fire. Although the entrance to the cave was disguised, the fire inside made it easy to spot.

Just then, the footsteps outside the cave grew closer, and the sound of two people talking could be heard.

One person said, "Because of the heavy snow, no clues were left at all. We are now searching blindly in the valley like headless flies."

"Sigh..." another person sighed and said helplessly, "What can we do? Lord Wang gave the order, and we can only do as he says. Judging from the wounds on the horse, the mad dog is likely still alive, and a large piece of flesh has been cut off from the horse's body."

"The wind is too strong, but it's calmer here. Let's have a drink here and avoid the wind."

Inside the cave, Wang Wenzhou, running a fever, kept muttering, "Lazy Blue, Ruru, I want to drink!"

Although Wang Wenzhou's voice wasn't loud, the cave was completely silent. Sheng Lan and Wang Lin were terrified, sweating profusely, fearing that the assassins outside the cave would hear them.

Sheng Lan quickly reached out and covered Wang Wenzhou's mouth.

Two assassins were drinking and chatting outside the cave.

One person said, "Lord Wang killing the mad dog is truly courting death."

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

"Leaving aside the relationship between the Emperor and Mad Dog, Mad Dog has over 100,000 elite troops in Hanshan. If Mad Dog dies, Hanshan will definitely rebel."

"That's none of our business. We're just agents of the Western Depot, following orders. And our Western Depot's rule has always been that we have to carry out orders from our superiors, regardless of the reason."

But this is different!

"Why?"

"The Empress's relationship with Mad Dog is unusual! I heard from Eunuch Li of the Imperial Kitchen that the Empress became pregnant after returning to the capital from Hanshan, which enraged the Emperor. Eunuch Li said that the child in the Empress's belly is most likely Mad Dog's!"

"Pfft..." The other person spat out a mouthful of wine and asked in surprise, "Is this really true?"

"You've been away from the capital these past few days, so you may not know! This matter has been the talk of the town in the palace, the Eastern Depot, the Western Depot, the Inner Depot, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard for quite some time now!"

Inside the cave, Sheng Lan covered Wang Wenzhou's mouth with her hand, furious. "You wretch! You'd risk your life just to sleep with a pretty woman! Is the Empress someone you should be sleeping with? Sleeping with her is one thing, but getting her pregnant is another! No wonder the Emperor killed our whole family! You damned wretch, it's all your fault!"

Because she was angry, Sheng Lan didn't think much and instinctively pinched Wang Wenzhou hard with her other hand.

Although Wang Wenzhou had a fever, he still felt pain. He quickly hugged Sheng Lan and asked indistinctly, "Baby, baby, you're being naughty again! Why are you pinching me?"

The fire inside the cave went out, and it was pitch black. Wang Wenzhou said something that made Wang Lin's face turn pale with fright. She quickly groped her way to Wang Wenzhou and whispered, "Husband, please don't speak!"

Sheng Lan knew that there were two assassins outside the cave at this moment, and she couldn't let Wang Wenzhou, that nemesis, spout nonsense. However, at this moment, she was being held in Wang Wenzhou's arms, and she couldn't pull her hands out to cover Wang Wenzhou's mouth.

Wang Wenzhou cursed, "Baby, if you don't behave, you'll get a spanking!"

"You rascal!" Sheng Lan thought quickly and kissed Wang Wenzhou to silence him.

Outside the cave, an assassin seemed to have heard Wang Wenzhou's words and hurriedly asked, "What was that sound?"

Another person took a sip of their drink and said with a smile, "Where would anyone be? If there is, they're our own people. It's probably just a rumor. Let's have some more drinks to warm up before continuing the search. Actually, the fact that Mad Dog is alive is a good thing for us!"

"Why do you say that?"

"Think about it! The Empress is having an affair with Mad Dog. If we kill Mad Dog, the Empress might avenge him! At that time, Lord Wang might have the Emperor to protect him, but what about us? We lowly minions might become tools for the Empress to vent her anger!"

"That makes sense!"

"Of course! You think the brothers are all stupid? Didn't you see? This time, none of the brothers were really serious about the search. They all kept a backup plan. Nobody wants Mad Dog to die! If someone finds Mad Dog, they might just pretend they didn't see him!"

"real or fake?"

“How could that be fake? If I find any trace of a rabid dog, I will pretend I didn’t see it and tell him that we will probably search until dawn. After dawn, if he walks north for more than ten miles, he will find a village.”

"Stop joking! If Lord Wang knew what you were thinking, wouldn't he kill you?"

Inside the cave, Sheng Lan kissed her nemesis while breaking out in a cold sweat. Judging from the assassin's tone outside, he had noticed people inside and guessed they were there. He clearly intended to let them go, hence his feigned warning.

Wang Lin groped her way to Wang Wenzhou's side, but after touching him a few times, she was stunned because she discovered that her nemesis was hugging and kissing Jian Fengyu.

Wang Lin was on the verge of tears. "My nemesis! You've really lost your mind! Jian Fengyu is a grown man! Lord Jian, you've been wronged!"

"Lazy Blue, Lazy Blue, I miss you!" Wang Wen stammered as he approached his friend.

Sheng Lan was on the verge of tears. "Stop messing around, you rascal! I'm kissing you, what are you whining about? If you make a noise, the assassins will break in!"

Although Wang Wenzhou was delirious with fever, his last shred of consciousness told him that he was currently hugging and kissing his Lazy Blue baby.

So, Wang Wenzhou kissed her while starting to take off Sheng Lan's clothes.

Sheng Lan was startled and quickly whispered, "Sir, please don't do this!"

Wang Lin was both amused and exasperated. Her nemesis was definitely up to no good. This nemesis was really out of her mind, not even sparing men.

Wang Lin, suppressing her shyness, hugged Wang Wenzhou and said softly, "Husband, I'm here!"

"Good girl, sister-in-law! I won't sleep with you tonight, I'll sleep in Lan tonight!" Wang Wenzhou said seriously.

"Pfft..." Wang Lin was completely dumbfounded. What a jerk! The person you're holding and kissing isn't your Lazy Blue Baby, it's Jian Fengyu. Can you please stop messing around?

Wang Wenzhou was very skilled at undressing the baby, and he quickly stripped Sheng Lan naked.

Sheng Lan thought for a moment. Since things had come to this, not letting her nemesis sleep wasn't a solution. She quickly said softly, "Wang Wenzhou, you can sleep, but you're not allowed to talk! And you're not allowed to make any noise!"

"Yes, yes!" Wang Wenzhou nodded, and said tenderly, "Listen to Lan Lan's words, and be a good man!"

A short while later, the two assassins outside the cave got up and left.

Wang Lin stood quietly inside the cave, her mind in turmoil. Her nemesis was doing *that* with Jian Fengyu! Wang Lin thought for a moment, then decided to ignite the fire first, lest her nemesis get cold.

When Wang Lin lit the fire, she was completely stunned; Jian Fengyu was actually a girl!

As the flames lit up, Sheng Lan scrambled to her feet, pressing a dagger against Wang Lin's neck.

"Hey hey hey... That's too much!" Wang Wenzhou got up, hugged Sheng Lan from behind, and complained, "Lazy Lan, Lazy Lan, you've gone too far! I haven't had enough sleep yet!"

"Who exactly are you?" Wang Lin asked Sheng Lan coldly.

"You've seen through my identity, so you have no choice but to die!" Sheng Lan said coldly.