webnovelfull Chapter 264 Finally, Ah Liang was found.
Chapter 264 Finally, Ah Liang was found.
The War King was in his military camp, pressing his index finger against his brow.
Marquis Zhong'an is dead.
Marquis Zhong'an was collecting intelligence for him in the capital, and he did a good job.
He knew that the only person in the intelligence agency who could contact all the spies was Marquis Zhong'an. So, with Marquis Zhong'an dead, the intelligence agency was essentially destroyed because no one could contact them.
It's like I've lost an eye.
Fortunately, he always kept a backup plan before employing people, preventing the Marquis of Zhong'an from implicating him and instead causing him to commit suicide...
Qinghe's lover was also rescued by the Crown Prince. Qinghe was originally sent to the capital by the War King, who ordered her to contact Marquis Zhong'an directly.
Now that her lover has been rescued, this woman is no longer loyal to him.
The War King clenched his fist.
They finally found such a beautiful and easy-to-manage woman, but the Crown Prince and his accomplices ruined it all...
Xiao Dongqian pictured Xiao Jiye's face in his mind.
His fifth younger brother has grown up.
When he was all-powerful and influential, he was just a child.
Now that he has the ability to strike him down time and time again.
Am I really going to lose to him?
Impossible. In Xiao Dongqian's life, the word "failure" is unacceptable.
It seems I need to speed things up.
We still need to send someone to make contact with the North.
The final battle will begin soon.
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Qin Wanying had her fortune told at Tianji Garden today, just like any other day.
After calculating the five appointments made today, Qin Wanying sat in the room in a daze, waiting to see if any other people would come to make appointments.
She remembered Liang, the War King's servant, who held evidence of the War King's crimes.
Finding Ah Liang was one of the reasons she established Tianji Garden.
But so much time has passed, and Ah Liang still hasn't been found.
Perhaps Ah Liang is already dead, or perhaps he has gone far away to a place he can't find himself in.
Just then, a woman in her thirties walked in. She had an ordinary appearance.
Xue Mei, wearing a veiled hat, stepped forward to greet her. Qin Wanying stared at the woman for a few seconds, her eyes widening.
Qin Wanying wondered if she had the ability to make her wishes come true.
It's true what they say, what you think about comes true. I was just thinking about Ah Liang, and then I saw something about Ah Liang!
Xuemei was about to register the woman when Qin Wanying said directly, "No need to register, we can do it today."
The woman's eyes lit up with surprise.
She knew that fortune telling at Tianji Temple required appointments and waiting in line, but she was so lucky that she didn't have to wait in line at all.
Qin Wanying told the woman what she wanted to know, and the woman looked shocked.
Qin Wanying was already used to it; everyone who came to her place was surprised.
Qin Wanying then inquired about A Liang from the woman, since the information she could see was limited. She had only seen A Liang in the picture, a person with a birthmark under his left eye, which matched the description in the book.
“Madam, I am looking for someone with a birthmark below their left eye. I wonder if you have ever seen such a person?” Qin Wanying asked.
After a moment's thought, the woman said, "I've seen it before! In the Wan family of Qingyun County, there's a servant in their household who looks just like that!"
It turns out that Ah Liang is now working as a servant in a household in Qingyun County, which is one of the counties surrounding Kyoto.
Fortunately, it's not far away.
Qin Wanying then asked the woman for details about the exact location of the Wan family's residence.
The woman then spoke out.
"What's that servant's name? Could you tell me about him?" Qin Wanying asked.
The woman shook her head: "I don't know what that servant's name is. I've only seen him, but I've never spoken to him or asked him anything."
"Don't you recognize this person, young lady?" The woman had asked her because she thought Qin Wanying knew the man, but now it seemed that Qin Wanying didn't recognize him either.
"I just wanted to confirm if it was an old acquaintance," Qin Wanying said.
Xuemei saw the woman off.
Qin Wanying was somewhat excited.
Great, now we finally know where Ah Liang is.
She needs to find Ah Liang quickly so that she can obtain substantial evidence of the War King's crimes. This will give her a legitimate reason to attack him in the future, and at the very least, it will create public pressure.
That afternoon, Qin Wanying led a group of people to the vicinity of the Wan family's residence.
Feeling it wouldn't be right to go in directly, he ordered his shadow guards to go in and check, and then find Ah Liang when they saw him come out.
After waiting for a while, Ah Liang came out of the mansion.
Qin Wanying stared at him for a few seconds, and sure enough, he was the person she was looking for.
However, there is nothing about him that relates to the War King, perhaps due to the protagonist's halo.
It seems I'll have to ask Ah Liang properly.
Qin Wanying called out to him directly.
“Ah Liang.”
Upon hearing the voice, Ah Liang was stunned for a moment, then took off running.
Qin Wanying: ......
The shadow guards hurriedly gave chase.
Near Wan's house was a small river, and in the blink of an eye, A Liang ran directly onto an abandoned pier.
The pier was dilapidated and creaked underfoot, with splinters of wood falling down. Thirty meters below was a rushing river.
Ah Liang stood on the bridge, his body swaying with it. Suddenly, the wooden plank beneath his feet broke, and a large piece of the plank fell into the river, splashing water before being swept away by the rushing current.
Ah Liang clung tightly to the handrail by the bridge to avoid falling.
Cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and he dared not move, fearing he would fall.
Qin Wanying chased after him to the riverbank, where the shadow guards watched A Liang nervously from the bridge.
The guards dared not go up rashly, for fear that the bridge would collapse if they did.
Even if you use your light-footed skills to get up there, you still need a foothold, and you need Ah Liang's cooperation, otherwise you might fall down together with Ah Liang.
Qin Wanying looked at A Liang, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
I should have just arrested them and then talked to them slowly.
The sound of water and wind was loud. She shouted at Ah Liang, "Ah Liang, don't be nervous, we're not here to settle scores with you!"
Ah Liang looked at Qin Wanying with a wary expression.
He thought it was the War King's men who had come to arrest him, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't remember having such a woman under the War King's command.
"I am the Crown Princess, and I promise you, I will protect your safety!" Qin Wanying continued.
Crown Princess?
Ah Liang looked at Qin Wanying and saw that this woman was indeed beautiful and dressed in luxurious clothes, so she was very likely to be the Crown Princess.
He knew that the Crown Prince and the War King were on opposing sides, and if it were the Crown Princess, she might really be able to help him.
Qin Wanying looked at him: "A Liang, I'll send someone over to bring you here now. Don't move around, okay?"
Ah Liang doesn't know any light-footed skills, and in his panic he ended up on this pier. He definitely can't get down on his own, so he had to ask Qin Wanying to rescue him.
A Liang nodded to Qin Wanying.
Qin Wanying gave Mu Yan a look, and Mu Yan nodded.
Just as he was about to leap onto the bridge, he suddenly heard a loud creak. The bridge beneath him completely broke apart, splitting into two sections and collapsing from where he was!
"Ah—" Ah Liang screamed uncontrollably, and his body fell down with the wood chips.
The pier is 30 meters above the water and there are many rocks. Falling in could very likely result in death!