"Keep your voice down, don’t get us discovered!" Bai Ruozhu interrupted him sowhat unhappily. She felt it was inappropriate to curse Fo Lanying without knowing the specific situation.
Everyone knew the situation was dangerous now, and no one else spoke up.
Seeing Bai Ruozhu upset, Jiang Yichun wanted to quietly comfort her but suddenly rembered this matter involved Fo Lanying, so he thought it better not to speak.
Why on earth did he foolishly choose Fo Lanying for that act, practically courting disaster!
Everyone ambushed for half a day, but neither Fo Lanying nor You ng appeared again, so they retreated back into the City by dusk.
"Left Guardian, look over there!" soone suddenly reminded in a low voice.
Xiu Shao was the Left Guardian of Wei Hall, also the youngest among the various guardians in the Jiuli Clan. This was partly because he was indeed exceptional, and partly because Wei Hall suffered heavy losses during the previous clan leader’s ti.
As for Wei Hall’s Right Guardian and Hall Master, Bai Ruozhu had never t them, only heard they were relatively old and often in seclusion. Their wisdom and Divine Sense were extrely powerful.
Following his gaze, Bai Ruozhu saw, wasn’t that Fo Lanying up ahead? She was accompanied by two Quanrong tribesn, seemingly her guards, one of whom was carrying a lot of items, likely accompanying their princess for shopping.
Many Jiuli eyes turned red, each poised to rush out and kill Fo Lanying, but fortunately, Xiu Shao spoke up, "Don’t act rashly; we still don’t know how many of them have entered the City."
Bai Ruozhu watched Fo Lanying’s back and wondered if she would notice them and what her purpose was in appearing in Duanyang City at that ti—was it really just for shopping?
Eventually, Xiu Shao assigned two people to follow them, while Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun silently returned to the Inn with the others.
Not long after, the trackers ca back, regretfully saying, "Left Guardian, Fo Lanying only had those two guards; we should have captured her, maybe used her to blackmail You ng."
"Yes, we saw them leave town and wanted to follow but it was too late," another chid in.
Xiu Shao didn’t show much remorse, calmly saying, "She hasn’t been acquainted with You ng for long. You ng has other children too; it’s unlikely he’d be coerced over Fo Lanying. Taking action now would only expose us."
Bai Ruozhu agreed with him, "Xiu Shao is right. Currently, the Quanrong Clan doesn’t know there’s a passage we can use to co out. We should be cautious and catch them by surprise."
"If You ng leaves the Fire-Thunder Formation, we can make our move," Gao Zhou sighed beside her.
"Let’s figure out how to lure him out," Bai Ruozhu narrowed her eyes, "Ideas are conjured by people."
Everyone thought she had a good plan but she said nothing more, so they all dispersed for now.
Returning to the Room, Bai Ruozhu went into the Space to play with Little Dengdeng for a while. Suddenly, an idea popped into her mind.
"Achun, if You ng knows that you killed his son and you’re now in Duanyang City, do you think he’d co to take care of you?" Bai Ruozhu suddenly said.
Jiang Yichun thought for a while, "You ng appears rough but is quite ticulous and cruel. He probably wouldn’t act rashly at this mont," Jiang Yichun replied.
Bai Ruozhu smiled, "So it depends on how this news is spread."
She whispered a few words to Jiang Yichun, then happily went to play with her son.
By noon the next day, Jiang Yichun and Gao Zhou went to the City’s best Restaurant to eat, sitting in a corner of the Main Hall and ordering two pots of good wine.
"It was a mont of madness that I betrayed Ruozhu and went with that Fo Lanying, but haven’t I co back now?" Jiang Yichun’s voice suddenly rose as he hiccuped from the wine.
Gao Zhou slamd the table and said loudly, "Now you regret it, coming back for my foster daughter? Do you think I don’t know what you’re up to? Get lost, she doesn’t want to forgive you, and I don’t want to see you!"
Their argunt quickly caught the attention of many onlookers, who started whispering.
Jiang Yichun took a swig of wine and angrily said, "What ulterior motive could I have? I killed Fo Lanying’s own brother, and he was the Quanrong Clan Leader’s illegitimate son. I chopped him down; do you think I’d have second thoughts?"
Gao Zhou was taken aback, then laughed, "You say you killed him, but I didn’t see it."
"It was when I captured Du Fei on the road; that young man with the alias Xue Liang approached us; didn’t I just cut him in half on the spot?" Jiang Yichun laughed, laughter dripping with mockery, as if killing was no more than slaughtering an animal.
"That was the Quanrong Clan Leader’s son?" Gao Zhou showed a surprised look, then laughed loudly, "Well killed! The Quanrong Clan Leader isn’t so arrogant now, is he? Killing his son is as simple as slaughtering a chicken, so why act all arrogant!"
Both burst out laughing, and Gao Zhou patted Jiang Yichun’s shoulder, "Alright, I’ll trust you for now. If you get tangled with that Quanrong Clan Leader’s illegitimate daughter again, I’ll chop you up to feed the dogs, just like that Xue Liang!"
After that, the two stopped arguing and drunkenly left, knowing eyes already on them.
Once in the Space, Jiang Yichun wore a pitiful expression, "Darling, for your plan, I sacrificed a lot. Now outsiders think I’m a heartless playboy."
Bai Ruozhu gave him a big eye roll, "Don’t you n think it’s normal to have three wives and four concubines? You found a woman, and my foster father scolded you publicly. People would just think I’m jealous."
Jiang Yichun’s face fell further, "Others are others; I’ve never had such thoughts. Three wives and four concubines? I have no interest in other won, it’s disgusting."
Bai Ruozhu smirked, "Didn’t you say you were tired out the night before? Wasn’t it disgusting when you talked about it?"
"Uh..."
Jiang Yichun felt like crying; his life seed blackened!
...
"Clan Leader, that’s what they said," a spy reported to You ng about the situation in Duanyang City.
You ng clenched his fist tightly, his bones cracking loudly. That’s how his Liangliang was killed!
"Where’s Jiang Yichun? I’m going to kill him!" You ng said through gritted teeth.
"Clan Leader, you can’t be impulsive; what if it’s a trap?" The people around You ng hurried to persuade him.
You ng sneered, "A trap? Against absolute strength, all those plots are jokes! They think I don’t know a good number of Jiuli are already on their way to Duanyang City. Instead of waiting for them to gather forces and attack us, we should strike while they’re unprepared."
"So you had a plan all along, Clan Leader. It’s my oversight," You ng’s confidante said, bowing.
You ng smiled wickedly, "They want to lure out, do they? Then I’ll entertain them well."
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