Chapter 149: Chapter 150: Urgent Military Report!

“Capture the witch, generous rewards!”

“Yes!”

The soldiers responded in unison and raised their knives, their blades shimmering white in the firelight.

Qi Yue sneered, already prepared for their attack.

“I’ll see who dares!”

Chu Yuntian brandished the Prefectural Seal and shouted at the encircling soldiers, “I, as the Prefectural Governor, reign over Longnan County Government. Who dares to cause trouble!”

“Hahahaha….” Hu Chengxuan burst into wild laughter.

“Chu Yuntian, at such a time, you still cling to that Prefectural Seal with pretension. Do you know why it took me so long to return to the Capital City after my report to the Emperor?”

“Why?” Chu Yuntian was taken aback.

Hu Chengxuan hooked the corners of his mouth.

“Chu Yuntian, you’re so occupied with saving yourself, you still have the energy to manage others. Were I you, I’d pack up and return to the Capital City to see the Emperor as soon as possible, to see if you can save your position! Hahaha…”

“You… what have you done?” Chu Yuntian felt a foreboding feeling rising within him!

“You’ll find out soon enough!” Hu Chengxuan waved his hand, “Take him away for me!”

“Hu Chengxuan, you…”

Before Chu Yuntian could speak further, two soldiers standing behind him quickly restrained him and pulled him aside.

The soldiers he brought saw their leader turn against them and dispersed in disarray.

Suddenly, Hu Chengxuan’s men crowded the street in front of the gate.

Seeing this, Chu Yuntian grew desperate and shouted at the top of his lungs.

“Hu Chengxuan, are you attempting a rebellion?”

“Qi Yue is the Great General’s daughter. The Emperor will certainly not spare you!”

“….”

The frail Chu Yuntian was swiftly pulled aside, still shouting loudly.

“Hahahaha…”

Listening to these words, Hu Chengxuan simply threw back his head and laughed uproariously.

“Chu Yuntian, only you would still remember the Great General. In Longnan, the Emperor only trusts me!”

With that, he waved his hand again.

“Send Governor Chu back home!”

“Yes.”

“Hu Chengxuan, you are utterly treacherous, then let me go…”

“Let me go…”

Immediately, several soldiers escorted Chu Yuntian away.

For the dignified Prefectural Governor to be treated by the Prefectural Magistrate in such a manner was unprecedented.

But given the relationship between the two, this was an inevitable occurrence.

Previously, one managed civil affairs and the other military, with Hu Chengxuan being domineering and Chu Yuntian mild and honest. They opposed each other, yet they maintained face.

Even without Qi Yue, a falling out between the two was inevitable eventually; it’s just that Qi Yue accelerated the process.

Moreover, current politics were corrupt, the Emperor inactive, and major power lay in the hands of the Grand Tutor.

Hu Chengxuan had also become relatives by marriage with the Grand Tutor, and with a heavy military force in his hand, even if Qi Yunzhang were still alive, he might not be able to contend against him.

Let alone Chu Yuntian being merely a Prefectural Governor.

All this Qi Yue had clearly understood, which is why she did not intervene when Chu Yuntian was taken away.

However reckless Hu Chengxuan may be, he was unlikely to lay hands on an official appointed by the Imperial Court; but if Chu Yuntian didn’t leave, and hostilities truly broke out, blades being blind, treachery was a possibility.

For Chu Yuntian, returning to the Prefectural Office was the safest option.

With no one around, it was easier for her to act!

Suddenly, as if recalling something, Hu Chengxuan’s malicious eyes roamed over Qi Yue, his gaze as piercing as a hawk’s!

“Miss Qi, you really have a good adoptive father. His words have reminded me!”

“What if I petition the Emperor to make you a concubine for my son, wouldn’t tonight’s incident seem all the more justified! Hahaha…”

As he threw back his head in laughter, suddenly a round object bounced into his mouth and slid down his throat, disappearing.

Thinking it was some insect that had flown into his mouth, he coughed a few times, felt nothing amiss, and neglected it further.

When she looked up and saw Qi Yue smiling at him bright-eyed, a surge of anger rushed to his head.

“Take this woman back.”

“Yes.”

In an instant, hundreds of soldiers pressed forward, surrounding Qi Yue in the middle.

Swords and knives stood ready, bristling with killing intent.

Yet, Qi Yue remained calm and poised.

Just now, she had given Hu Chengxuan a modified poison pill, and she was curious to see if, when the time came, he would kneel down begging like Qian Faliang did, snot flowing down, and call her “master.”

Of course, it was essential to keep the fact that she had administered the poison a secret for now.

After all, poisoning a Prefectural Magistrate who had served the country valiantly would make her a target for everyone!

“Attack!”

At Hu Chengxuan’s command, Qi Yue also moved.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Even if she had to visit the Prefecture Magistrate’s Office, a fight was inevitable; she was not someone to obey orders quietly.

A firewood chopping knife secretly appeared in her hands, poised for a fatal strike.

Suddenly, a paw urgent sound of galloping hooves came from the street.

“Prefectural Magistrate, urgent military dispatch!”

At these words, the atmosphere instantly tensed.

A military dispatch that could still be delivered into the city after dark meant that there was a foreign invasion!

In a flash, two horses laden with dust stopped in front of everyone, issuing a loud neigh.

Two men jumped down from the horses and immediately knelt on the spot.

“Sir, it’s terrible! People from Nanyue suddenly attacked the West Great Camp and killed a thousand of our men!”

Another man also spoke up, “Sir, I am a messenger from East Great Camp. This morning, people from Nanyue suddenly appeared, first burning our provisions and then slaughtering countless soldiers!”

Hu Chengxuan was tight and rushed, about to speak, when the sound of rumbling hooves came from a distance.

This was the clanking of iron hooves only found at the supply camp, could it be…

Before he could finish his thought, three horses had already arrived in front of him.

The newcomer dismounted, his face covered with dust and his armor half shattered.

“Sir, it’s terrible! People from Nanyue suddenly attacked our supply camp, burning all the military supplies and provisions, and we barely escaped to bring the news!”

Hardly able to stand steady, Hu Chengxuan was about to kick the soldier who had just delivered the report when he heard more galloping hooves.

“Sir, it’s terrible! It’s terrible!”

The newcomer hadn’t even reached him before tumbling off his horse and crawling over while crying.

“Sir, the Military Horse Farm has been attacked, the horses, the horses…”

Hu Chengxuan could no longer restrain himself, delivering a kick that flipped the newcomer, “Quickly, what about the horses!”

“The horses, the horses all ran into Longnan Ridge…”

Hu Chengxuan, with his eyes bloodshot, kicked the man again.

“Speak, who did this?!”

“It was people from Nanyue…”

At the moment, Hu Chengxuan was like a lion in fury, having lost all reasoning and composure.

He seemed to forget he was on a public street and raised his whip to beat the kneeling soldiers until their faces were covered with blood.

Suddenly, he roared, “This can’t be!”

Saying so, he mounted a horse and rode out of the city without looking back.

Seeing this, the soldiers did not linger either; they all sheathed their swords and followed him.

In less than a minute, the street was empty.

If not for a few torches still lying on the ground, Qi Yue would have thought she was hallucinating.

A conflict had just vanished before her eyes?

She gazed in astonishment at the direction where the soldiers had hastily retreated, when suddenly, a familiar gaze locked onto her.

It was non-aggressive, without a sense of crisis…

It moved lightly, slowly, inch by inch, rolling over her entire body as if a doctor’s fingers were examining her for injuries.