Chapter 1013: Anger Out of Humiliation

Editor: Henyee Translations

Jiang Zhaoyong clasped his hands in a salute and said, “Alright, I’ll head toMu Cityfirst and then proceed with the mission.”

Tang Jinghong looked down, “Is Shang Zixing going with you?”

“He is. We’re partners,” Jiang Zhaoyong replied.

“Then you both go,” Tang Jinghong said.

Jiang Zhaoyong left the main camp and went to find Chu Qingning in the army tents. He pulled Chu Qingning into an embrace, “Qingning, I have to go complete the mission.”

Chu Qingning felt her heart tighten with an overwhelming sense of reluctance and longing. “When will you be back?”

“I don’t know yet, but I’ll come back to you as soon as the mission is done,” Jiang Zhaoyong promised.

Chu Qingning tightened her arms around his waist, not wanting to let him go. “Will you write to me?”

“If I have the chance, I’ll write to you,” Jiang Zhaoyong said softly. “Qingning, I’m sorry to make you worry again.”

“You serving the country makes me proud. It’s okay,” Chu Qingning said, understandingly.

Jiang Zhaoyong felt his heart soften even more, “Qingning, once I return, we’ll get married.”

“I’ve already prepared my wedding dress,” Chu Qingning said, her face flushing slightly.

Jiang Zhaoyong smiled, “And I’ve prepared my wedding robe.”

They talked for a long time, reluctant to part. Eventually, Jiang Zhaoyong and Shang Zixing mounted their horses and left amidst Chu Qingning’s lingering gaze.

Jia Liwen and Jia Lixia came to accompany Chu Qingning. They were now assigned by Tang Jinghong to be Chu Qingning’s personal guards.

“Miss Qingning, Lord Jiang will be fine. Don’t worry,” Jia Liwen comforted her.

“With General Tang’s people in Mu City, everything will be taken care of, no matter what happens,” Jia Lixia added.

“Yes,” Chu Qingning said with a faint smile, her eyes fixed on the direction Jiang Zhaoyong had left, as if she could still see him.

…

The night was clear and full of stars.

Li Hongye sneaked into Wen Baoyu’s room, whispering, “Baoyu, are you awake?”

Wen Baoyu didn’t respond. The bed curtain swayed gently in the night breeze, heightening Li Hongye’s excitement as he slowly approached the bed.

Just as his fingers touched the curtain, a force kicked him onto the bed. Grabbing the curtain, he brought the whole bed crashing down.

Chu Tang emerged from the darkness and struck Li Hongye on the neck, knocking him out. “Didn’t expect the members of the Yun Organization to be hiding so deeply. It was hard to find you.”

“Zeng Huo, take him away.”

Zeng Huo stepped forward, slinging Li Hongye over his shoulder, and they left together.

As for Wen Baoyu, she was still in the second prince’s bed, for obvious reasons.

Chu Tang instructed Zeng Huo to take Li Hongye to a secret room and used a spell to control him. “Who are the Second Elder and Fourth Elder?”

Li Hongye, now with vacant eyes and completely unaware, answered everything he was asked. “I don’t know. We don’t know each other’s identities.”

“So secretive?” Chu Tang paused. “Tell me the locations of the Yun Organization’s bases and warehouses in Mu City that you know of.”

Li Hongye mentioned three locations.

“Not bad,” Chu Tang wrote down the addresses and instructed Zeng Huo to take the information to the tea house so the manager could lead people to raid these locations one by one.

Then Chu Tang asked, “Do you know of any places where drugs are made?”

Li Hongye provided one location. Chu Tang relayed this information to Tang Jinghong, instructing him to lead a team to destroy it. His men were now experienced in dealing with Immortal Ointment, so there was no worry.

“Have you written to Lord Yun? Have you seen him?” Chu Tang asked.

Li Hongye said, “No, Lord Yun always sends us instructions. I saw him once. He wore a mask, a white robe, looked young, and spoke in a low, unrecognizable voice.”

“Any letters from him?” Chu Tang asked.

Li Hongye said, “Yes, all the others were burned, but I kept one. It’s hidden in my study, in a book called “Reflections on Things at Hand”.”

Chu Tang told Zeng Huo, “Watch him. I’m going to find that letter.” Then he left the estate.

Zeng Huo looked at Li Hongye and clicked his tongue in amazement at Chu Tang’s efficiency. “The Third Elder is captured too. Seems like Second Elder and Fourth Elder are next.”

Chu Tang snuck into Li Hongye’s study and searched for the book “Reflections on Things at Hand”. It was easy to find on the shelf. He quickly located the hidden compartment and retrieved the letter.

Curious why only this letter was saved, Chu Tang examined it. The handwriting was neat and square, but the strokes were sharp and ambitious, indicating the writer’s strong aspirations.

However, given the incident with Xia Yuncheng, he wasn’t fully convinced this was written by Lord Yun.

Reading the content, Chu Tang saw it was a letter threatening Li Hongye to join the Yun Organization. The tone was very forceful, essentially saying if he didn’t join, Lord Yun would expose his secrets, ruining his chances of ever inheriting the throne.

Understanding why Li Hongye kept this letter, Chu Tang realized it was for self-defense. If exposed, he could claim he was coerced into joining the Yun Organization, reducing his culpability.

Chu Tang pocketed the letter for future use and left the royal mansion.

…

Upon returning to the estate, Chu Tang found it surrounded by intruders.

Hong Feiyun was confronting them in the courtyard. “Who are you?”

The intruders, all masked, were led by a strong-looking man with sharp eyes. “Move aside, or I’ll cut you down!”

Chu Tang leaped onto the wall and calmly said, “Who dares to cause trouble in my estate?”

The intruders looked up, startled to see him. They hadn’t noticed his presence before.

Hong Feiyun felt relieved upon seeing Chu Tang. With him here, there was nothing to fear.

The leader glared at Chu Tang, “Who I am is irrelevant. Just hand over the person we’re looking for!”

Chu Tang replied unhurriedly, “I’ve captured many people. Which one do you want?”

The leader drew his sword and pointed it at Chu Tang. “Hand over the Tenth Prince, or I’ll slaughter everyone here.”

So they were from Zia Sangguo, here to rescue the Tenth Prince. Surprising that he had such loyal followers.

“How scary. But I only have two people here. How will you slaughter everyone?” Chu Tang spread his hands in mock fear.

The leader, enraged, shouted, “Hand him over now!”

“I don’t have him,” Chu Tang said nonchalantly.

The leader, infuriated, lunged at Chu Tang with his sword. “Then I’ll capture you and trade you for him!”

Chu Tang raised his foot and kicked, sending a powerful force that knocked the leader back. The leader felt a massive pressure, forcing him to block with his sword, but he was still sent flying.

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