Upon seeing this letter, Lan Wendu’s expression first showed astonishnt, then a mix of fear and ecstatic joy, to the point where his hand trembled. He glanced out of the corner of his eye to confirm that Wen Qingyu was still fast asleep, before slowly taking out the letter.
Is it real?
Or is it fake, a disguise?
Lan Wendu remained silent for a long ti, sitting cross-legged next to Wen Qingyu.
He was not in a hurry to open the letter; he felt a bit dazed and hesitant. As a disciple of the Mo School and a strategist with genius plans, he instinctively sensed sothing was wrong. Instinctively, he sat there, hoping to see Wen Qingyu awaken.
But Wen Qingyu slept deeply.
Lan Wendu opened the letter, confird the handwriting was Lu Youxian’s.
He held his breath as he read.
There were several letters, clearly not discovered at once.
Lan Wendu’s heart was on full alert, yet curiosity led him to continue reading, seeing Lu Youxian speaking of offering the city to Li Guanyi, hoping Li Guanyi would not pursue the incident of besieging Marquis Qin Wu at Guan Yi City three years ago.
Clearly, it was winter, and no one was around.
Sweat dripped from Lan Wendu’s forehead, and he said, "...Could this be a disguised letter?"
He continued reading, and when he saw—
[With a secret letter, send the Wolf King to lure him into this place; then I will deliberately join forces with the Lord of the Western Regions to jointly eradicate the Wolf King]
[Furthermore, send Ye Buyi, Zhou Liuying, Gong Zhenyong, and other old acquaintances of the Lord as generals]
A great wave surged in Lan Wendu’s heart.
There was even a coded letter!
It perfectly matched Lu Youxian’s actions. Lan Wendu now believed it but still had countless thoughts rising, murmuring, "No, not necessarily, the Wolf King’s son, His Highness Chen Wenmian, is also here; if he obtained this from here..."
Until he saw the last letter, seeing it was written by Li Guanyi to Lu Youxian, stating that after returning to him, once Lan Wendu was dealt with, all benefits managed by Lan Wendu would be given to Lu Youxian.
Lan Wendu’s thoughts and gaze subtly focused.
This continuous layer upon layer overwheld his psychological defense. Lan Wendu’s expression struggled several tis, then he slowly exhaled and finally folded all the letters, put them away, and stored them in his chest.
Ignoring what he had discussed with Wen Qingyu, he got up and went out, discovering that the place where Wen Qingyu was located was heavily guarded. From a distance, it seed as if there were troop movents, causing a chill in his heart, knowing that what he was carrying was indeed a secret, therefore departing.
The guard curiously asked, saying he had agreed to chat with Wen Qingyu; why was he leaving?
Lan Wendu laughed heartily, saying only: "Wen and I hit it off on first eting; we drank too much today. I am three parts drunk, and my brother is completely drunk and unconscious. I suddenly rembered there are alliance matters I haven’t dealt with, so I must go."
"Oh oh, take care, Mr. Lan."
Lan Wendu laughed heartily, casually rode away on horseback, abandoning his troops, leaving the city, raising a whip, and galloping back to the border city. Then he made every effort to transmit this secret letter to the imperial city of Chen Country, where Chen Dingye resided.
The guard watched Lan Wendu depart, then strides into the secret room, casually removing his helt, revealing a young man with a rather free and easy deanor. Sitting cross-legged by the table, he sniffed the alcohol, slightly frowned: "The sll is really strong!"
Then he took out a cup, slowly drank wine, and used the sword scabbard to lightly tap Wen Qingyu’s cheek, stating: "Wen He, wake up, the fish has bitten the hook."
Wen Qingyu slowly opened his eyes: "...Not easy, huh."
"Yuan Zhi."
The so-called guard outside, maneuvering the troops to create an atmosphere of danger that forced Lan Wendu to leave, was none other than Yuan Zhi, the top strategist of his generation and Heavenly Strategy Mansion’s foremost martial artist in single combat.
Yuan Zhi smiled freely, saying: "How far did he go before biting the hook?"
Wen He got up, stating: "The final step."
"Even if Breaking Army could imitate the handwriting of anyone in the world, to the extent that even Lu Youxian himself couldn’t recognize it, and used Gongsun Huaizhi to replicate Lu Youxian’s seal, with the Stargazer disrupting the secrets of heaven, he only bit the hook at the last mont."
"The initial ecstatic joy, the rejection of factions, even the Wolf King secret letter’s ambiguity, and even when it involved his own life, he saw through it and kept his composure, even developing suspicion of ."
"It’s just a pity; in the final step, he couldn’t cross it."
Yuan Zhi said: "Interest."
Wen He said: "After all, he is from a great family. Even with talent, pride, and insight, ultimately, he fails due to family instincts, a link in pursuing benefits for his family."
"I spent over a hundred thousand on him."
"When the Lord was young in Guan Yi City, it was one tael of silver a month."
"This is equivalent to the monthly salary of over a hundred thousand people, all spent on one person. He is young, from a noble family, but lacks sufficient status; once he gets this gold and silver, he won’t put it down."
Yuan Zhi raised his eyebrows: "A pity."
"However, the bait you prepared, was it really just that last one?"
"The previous ones were just to make the final bait more believable."
Wen He smiled, saying: "Those who know best are Yuan Zhi."
Yuan Zhi drank, saying: "What about the gold and silver? You only regarded Lan Wendu’s place as temporary storage for gold and silver, right? Also to tease Daiqing, but as the night is long and dreams are many, over a hundred thousand in gold and silver must still be taken back."
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