pertwk Chapter 2315 It’s coming, it’s coming
Chapter 2315 It’s coming, it’s coming
Chapter 2315 It’s coming, it’s coming
She had been lurking in the Heavenly Palace for five or six years, walking on thin ice every day. Jiuyou had once said that the Heavenly Palace was the most filthy and corrupt place in the world, and that was absolutely true; she was finally experiencing it firsthand.
Compared to this, the former Bo Kingdom court was nothing but a drop in the ocean.
In recent years, she has watched her innocent maids disappear without a trace—some of whom were particularly lovely, as pure as a blank sheet of paper when they first entered the Heavenly Palace.
Even Mei Wuniang felt mentally exhausted after staying in the Heavenly Palace for a long time.
Now that Aunt Zeng's remains have been sent back to her hometown, perhaps it is a good opportunity for her to leave the Heavenly Palace.
The thought of being able to leave the Heavenly Palace made her breathing much easier.
But then she thought again, what would the Heavenly Palace do if "Tong Yiyi" disappeared during the journey of escorting Aunt Zeng's body?
Lu Yongyan and the old mastermind had just finished exchanging so many secrets, and Aunt Zeng, who was present, heard everything clearly. Then, the trusted maid who was attending her funeral disappeared.
If she were Lu Yongyan, she would also be suspicious at this moment. Did Tong Yiyi have some secret that led her to run away on her own?
Just to be on the safe side, will the Heavenly Palace move the Hidden God to another place to hide him?
Putting aside the difficulty of such a transfer, if the Heavenly Palace really did that, what value would the secret she obtained at such great risk still have?
But if she goes back, and the Nine Nether Emperor sends people to investigate or destroy the Hidden God's hiding place, the Heavenly Palace will still suspect which link in the chain leaked the secret.
When the time comes, as Aunt Zeng's maid, she'll still be in deep trouble.
What should we do?
Mei Wu Niang closed her eyes, but she couldn't sleep all night until dawn.
……
Three days later, the journey was peaceful and uneventful.
Mei Wu Niang also breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that her process of checking the intelligence had not alerted anyone.
Sure enough, everyone can become complacent.
In four more days, she will be able to complete this mission.
That afternoon, the procession was nearing Bu County. The coffin-carrying procession had been traveling along the official roads between urban and rural areas, which were all bustling and relatively safe.
However, further ahead lies a forest, where, it is said, more than a dozen monsters appeared half a year ago and devoured a caravan.
The mountain path was quiet, with only the coffin escort team walking by. Just a quarter of an hour ago it was sunny, but a strange gust of wind blew the clouds over, and the little sunlight couldn't penetrate the darkness of the mountain valley.
The trees rustled everywhere.
Mei Wu Niang glanced at the sky. This gloomy weather came and went quickly; perhaps a sudden rainstorm would clear the sky again.
However, the funeral procession quickened its pace, knowing that once they crossed the mountain, they could stop in a village, have some hot soup, and wash off the tree seeds and dirt.
Sending the deceased back to their hometown is nothing to rush. Aunt Zeng won't urge them.
A gust of wind blew by, and seven or eight arrows shot out from the side.
"Enemy attack!"
Two arrows were deflected by the guards accompanying the group, one of which became embedded in the coffin. A maidservant beside Mei Wu Niang also let out a scream:
He's been hit by an arrow.
Mei Wu Niang thought to herself, "They've finally arrived."
Thirty-odd masked men suddenly emerged from the woods, silently drawing their swords to attack.
The two sides clashed and fought.
These dozens of people were all skilled in martial arts and possessed profound cultivation. In contrast, Mei Wu Niang's group only had six guards, with the rest being laborers and maids. How could they possibly be a match for them?
In less than a quarter of an hour, the battle was over.
Although Mei Wuniang possessed magical abilities, she had already devised a plan. She only used four or five tenths of her skills to protect herself, and then she was naturally abducted.
The other person knew her identity very well and pointed at her:
"Keep only this one."
With a few swift strokes, all the prisoners were killed. The masked leader pointed to the coffin: "Go take a look."
The subordinate opened the coffin lid, glanced inside, and even reached out to probe the contents a few times before reporting:
"It is indeed Zeng Gu Zi."
So the leader walked over to Mei Wu Niang and squatted down, reaching out to pull off his face mask, revealing a fair face, probably in his thirties, with a hooked nose.
"Tong Yiyi?"
Mei Wuniang leaned against a large rock, her whole body trembling uncontrollably, and said in a deep voice, "Who are you? How dare you intercept the Heavenly Palace's army!"
"Sending such weaklings as escorts shows that the Heavenly Palace doesn't really value you," the leader laughed. "You seem like a smart girl. As long as you answer obediently, I won't take your life."
The woman had gentle features and was not stunning at first glance, but the more you looked at her, the more beautiful she became, like a rose in the wild, delicate yet with a touch of stubbornness.
The leader was heartless, but upon seeing her, he felt it would be a pity to kill her like that.
Upon hearing this, Mei Wuniang looked at the corpses scattered on the ground.
That's something you'd only say to a child.
The enemy wiped out the entire team, what difference would one more make? Besides, she even saw the leader's face; wouldn't they silence her afterward?
But she didn't want to be tortured, so she stammered, "What...what do you want to ask?"
"Get it," the chief said gently. "How did Aunt Zeng die?"
“I didn’t see it with my own eyes.” Mei Wu Niang deliberately slowed down her speech and recounted everything that happened in the Heavenly Palace on the day the Du Yun chieftain was replaced. Then she said, “Everything I’ve said is true, not a single word is false. I can swear a blood oath to the heavens!”
"Oh, so you don't know why Zeng Guizi was killed?"
Mei Wu Niang shook her head vigorously: "If I had known, I would have followed in Aunt Zeng's footsteps long ago. Why would the Heavenly Palace have sent me down the mountain on business?"
That makes a lot of sense. The leader thought for a moment and said casually, "Then you're useless now."
"Wait a minute!" Mei Wu Niang quickly stopped her. She shouldn't have spoken so logically; if she had convinced the other party, they might have wanted to kill her to silence her.
Since the gods have their eyes on her, they must have sent people to secretly follow her, right? She's even slowed down her speech to buy time, so why haven't the reinforcements appeared yet?
Those people didn't care about her life or death at all, did they?
Since that's the case, she has to find a way to force them out!
She glanced at the sky and saw that the clouds were about to disperse, so she said, "Since you know my name, you should know that I am a first-class maidservant by Aunt Zeng's side. Although Aunt Zeng's cause of death is unknown, I still know many secrets of the Heavenly Palace."
She spoke softly and slowly.
"Secrets of the Heavenly Palace?" The leader's murderous intent subsided slightly. "Alright, then let me ask you, do you know who is in charge of the Heavenly Palace's spies stationed in the Mu Kingdom?"
The spies that Bega and Mou Kingdom send to each other are not operating as lone wolves, but rather as teams of one or more. The key figure in each team, responsible for receiving orders, formulating plans, and coordinating operations, is called the "central figure." Capturing this person is crucial to effectively dismantling the entire team.
His main reason for arresting Tong Yiyi, besides wanting to find out the cause of Zeng Gu Zi's death, was that this maid had been in the Heavenly Palace for many years and must have some understanding of its inner workings.
(End of this chapter)