The Killer's Cleansing Manual

Chapter 190: Exploring Songyun Mountain Again

Liu He listened to her, his eyes gentle, without blaming her: "I know, otherwise, how would you know my origins."

Ye Xi's heart softened: "What I want to say is... Is the statement in the letter about him, Ji Shihan, and Naluhan colluding with each other credible?"

Liu He's eyes became serious. She took Ye Xi's hand and felt the coolness. Then she pulled her back to the bed and covered her with the quilt. Then she told her in detail about Na Lu Han.

"Naruhan and my father are brothers, but Naruhan is warlike, rude and barbaric by nature. That's why my father was able to win over the people and sit on the throne."

"However, after the previous defeats, Naruhan took the opportunity to spread rumors among the Nanman people that my father intended to surrender to the Jing Kingdom and be willing to become a vassal."

"Those princes and traitors were eager to act, planning numerous assassinations. Father repeatedly suppressed them, but in the end, Naruhan took advantage and gathered some of those he had suppressed. Now, he and father are at odds. Dealing with him is extremely difficult. Father can only place spies around him as much as possible to learn about his movements. At least he can detect any action before it is taken and take precautions."

Ye Xi nodded to indicate that he understood: "In other words, this news is probably true, and that Lu Han may have already taken action?"

Liu He nodded heavily. "It's really dangerous to have Ye Lang as a spy in Jingguo now. Not only is he well aware of Jingguo's military strength and the defenses of Junan Pass, but he also holds a prominent position and has unimpeded access to the military camp."

Liu He looked at Ye Xi and held her more tightly. "I'm worried about you. I'm worried that he will harm you again."

Ye Xi was lost in her concerned and worried gaze for a moment. She tried to pull her hand back, but failed.

"I... nothing will happen to me." Ye Xi smiled, "Didn't you just say you would help me?"

"Of course, this will always count!"

Ye Xi felt relieved: "Well... I have a favor to ask of you, are you willing to do it?"

Liu He hesitated slightly after hearing this. After thinking for a while, she came up with an answer: "As long as it doesn't endanger my people and my country, I can agree to it."

Ye Xi was slightly startled, but finally pulled her hand back: "What if it endangers your life?"

Liu He chuckled, and Ye Xi saw the infinite tolerance in her eyes: "If you needed my life for something, you wouldn't have told me so much. I know you wouldn't let me take risks. Even if there is danger, you will stand in front of me."

Ye Xi was about to retort when Liu He suddenly declared, "What I like about you is your sincerity and tolerance."

Ye Xi was completely stunned. She realized that the place where she and Liu He were looking at each other was slowly getting hot, especially her fingers that were being held by Liu He again, which felt hot and itchy.

It was the first time that someone expressed his feelings to her like this. The quilt wrapped her tightly, her hand was held, and her whole body was enveloped in Liu He's gentle gaze. She couldn't even run away.

"You just said, what do you need me to do for you?" Liu He asked with curved eyes.

Ye Xi came back to her senses: "Her Highness said that Nalu Han and Ji Shihan have joined forces. This is a great threat to both Nanman and Jingguo. She hopes that you can persuade the King of Nanman to join forces with Her Highness and completely eliminate the remnants of Ji Shihan left behind in Jingguo."

Liu He had also thought about this. In fact, she mentioned it in her reply, but at that time, on the one hand, she was not sure what His Highness Xihe would decide, and on the other hand, she was not sure whether her father would agree, so she only wrote a few words.

Ye Xi thought she was hesitating, so he immediately advised: "The lips and teeth are cold, and if Lu Han can form an alliance with Ji Shihan, both sides will benefit. Ji Shihan wants to sit on the throne of Jingguo, and what Lu Han wants must be all the Nanman."

Liu He nodded. "I've thought about this, too. I mentioned it in my reply. Since Your Highness shares the same idea, I'll write back and explain the pros and cons."

After she finished speaking, she stood up and went to the desk, where she rewrote the letter in the Nanman language, detailing the two men's ambition to join forces. She then put the letter in an envelope, sealed it with ink, and sent a fast horse to deliver it to Nanman.

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At noon, Lin Shanjuan and the other two gathered on horseback outside the capital. After talking about sending the letter, they whipped their horses and headed straight for Songyun Mountain outside the city.

The horse's hooves clattered on the frozen road. With the experience of the first time, they arrived much faster this time.

Ye Xi found a high place, spread out the pen and ink he carried with him, and sketched the road map from a bird's eye view.

Lin Shanjuan and Liu He took advantage of the night to sneak around the village and carefully inspect the furnishings in each mud house.

Fortunately, the moonlight was clear, and Ye Xi carefully marked the scenery below while identifying it.

Perhaps the last assassination attempt had aroused these people's vigilance, and at this moment there were five or six people patrolling outside with knives in their hands.

The two hid behind the bushes and observed their patrol patterns. After figuring out the pattern, they quickly split up and took action.

Lin Shanjuan first looked at the room where she felt something was wrong last time. She opened the door and went in. The large table in the center was indeed a huge sand table. Half of it simulated the terrain of the capital, and the other half simulated the terrain of Ju'nan Pass.

Looking around, there was a detailed topographic map hanging there, which was exactly the deployment of troops at Junan Pass.

Lin Shanjuan searched the entire room, picked up a few important letters on the table, copied them, and then left quietly.

Since the marching and defense maps and other things are here, then the rebellious army and military supplies must be here as well. The specific location depends on what Liu He can find. The situation is unclear at the moment, so we must not alert the enemy.

Liu He came to the largest adobe house in the entire village. Under the moonlight, the room was filled with neatly arranged cold steel knives and closely arranged bows and arrows.

She walked lightly and carefully in the gap between the steel knives and bows and arrows, slowly walking in along the gap between the two rows, until she groped her way to the wall.

Is this room only used to store weapons?

Liu He was wondering when he suddenly heard a slight noise on the ground in front of him. He quickly jumped up and climbed onto the beam to hide on it.

Just as she hid herself, a square hole suddenly appeared in the ground. A man staggered out from underneath and walked outside through the gap. But after a moment, he turned back and climbed down the hole again. He must have just gone to the bathroom at night.

Liu He waited until there was no more noise before climbing down from the beam. She secretly lifted the wooden board and looked down. A very brightly polished ladder was nailed firmly and led down.

It was pitch black underground and she couldn't see clearly. She didn't rush down. She closed the lid quietly and left the room.

If there are a large number of soldiers living underground, there cannot be only one exit. She still needs to find out where the other exits are.