After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2691 I can't take the blame for something that isn't my own

“Besides Jiecheng, I also have subordinates in Qingshandian and Taoxian. They usually have to coordinate the arrangements between several transshipment warehouses. This is official business. I can handle it!” The transshipment warehouses also need to coordinate the quantity of materials and transportation capacity. It’s just that Jiecheng has never been operating at full capacity in more than a year. Wang Lushi has delegated the work to other transshipment officers.

“Very good. Every ten days, you must update me with intelligence, including the logistics team's destination, the type and quantity of supplies, the number of guards, and so on. If there are any sudden major events—”

"Every...every ten days?" Wang Lushi was puzzled.

If this were a one-off deal, he wouldn't mind selling some intelligence in exchange for his safety. But judging from the other party's current stance, they actually want him to be a spy, selling logistical intelligence about the Maohe Plain for an extended period!

This is too dangerous.

Besides, he's the grandson of the Vice Minister of Agriculture of Lingxu City! If he reports his situation, his grandfather might be able to find an antidote for him.

With so many immortals and gods in Lingxu City, each with great supernatural powers, how could they possibly be unable to deal with the mere Corpse King Pill!
Okay, but he can't let the other party see through him yet; he has to play along.

The other party seemed to see right through him and said bluntly, "The Corpse King's Poison is planted in your heart. Even a god couldn't cure it. Don't think that just because you have a powerful backer, you can find another way to survive. The last two people who were this confident have already died from the poison."

The man chuckled twice: "I can monitor you in real time. If you dare to ask an outsider for help, you will die from the poison as soon as you utter a single extra word."

Yes, this person has already demonstrated to Wang Lushi that he can control Wang Lushi's body and actions, and even when he is not by Wang Lushi's side, he can see what Wang Lushi sees.

This person can't stay in Jiecheng for twelve hours every day, but if he asks others for help or even writes a letter back to Lingxu City and is discovered, wouldn't that be a dead end?
That's truly terrifying supernatural power! Wang Lu swallowed hard: "I can't do that, but... but can you let me go?"

“Every month, I will send you an antidote to alleviate the poisoning. If you don’t take it within five days, you’re dead,” the man said calmly. “As long as you are useful, you can live.”

Wang Lushi was in a state of utter confusion: "What if... what if you can't deliver the medicine in time?"

"Then there's nothing I can do," the man laughed. "You'd better pray that I'm always this free."

He added, "Now, go back to the bedroom and open the hidden compartment by the bed."

Wang Lushi did as he was told and returned the way he came. When he passed the two guards again, he was already heartbroken and didn't even bother to look at them.

Useless! Absolutely useless.

Open the hidden cabinet by the bedside; inside is a cloth bag, from which a small blue pill is poured out.

"Eat."

With a single command and a single action, Wang Lushi swallowed the pill. Just over ten breaths later, his stomach rumbled, and he felt much more relaxed.

"You've already taken the antidote for the next thirty days. Also, don't even think about trying to fool me with false information." The man preemptively warned him, "You're not my only informant. I'll cross-check the information you give me, and if anything's wrong—"

Wang Shilu's heart sank, and he could only manage a strained reply: "Yes."

"Work hard, and you'll live to see the end of the war. Otherwise, you'll become the fifty-eighth official's son to die on the Maohe Plain."

Fear, like a needle, pierced Wang Lushi once more. Sure enough, they were the ones who killed the first fifty-seven!
There was no sound from inside; the figure was long gone. Wang Lushi called out tentatively a few times, but there was no response.

That person seems to have already left. To be able to come and go freely in this heavily guarded official residence, the other party's skills are truly remarkable. Wang Lushi alone knows of at least seven mechanisms and magic arrays within this residence, and the defensive barrier is always open. In particular, there are special guardian beasts protecting the main gate and high walls. It's a mystery how the other party managed to sneak in undetected.

His legs went weak as soon as he relaxed, and he sat down directly, unconsciously turning from sitting to lying down.

The next day, Wang Lushi was awakened by the chirping of birds outside.

When he opened his eyes, he found that the sun was already high in the sky.

The guards on the corridor were no longer the same two, and the maids coming and going all bowed to him.

Everything was normal, he moved freely, and his stomach did not hurt.

Was last night just a nightmare?
Wang Lushi harbored a sense of侥幸 (a lucky break).

Three days later, two urgent messages arrived on his desk. Wang Lushi was drinking tea when he glanced at them, and before he knew it, he had dropped his cup, spilling tea onto the table.

A grain convoy bound for Longhou Pass was robbed, and all the grain was burned.

Among the teams traveling across the Maohe Plain at the same time, they were transporting the largest number of goods, and their escorting troops were the most elite, even having two powerful demons as guards. Some time ago, the evil spirits that had appeared all over the Maohe Plain had raised the vigilance of various logistics posts and increased manpower, but they still failed to prevent them from being stopped.

Most importantly, the team's whereabouts were on the list that Wang Lushi had submitted three days ago!
It was he who betrayed the team.

It was he who caused the robbery of Bega's military rations and the killing of his soldiers!

"Sir?" The bookkeeper beside him awaited his instructions.

Wang Lu frowned, slammed his hand on the table, and roared, "This is outrageous! A guard of over five hundred men, including two powerful demons, were defeated by a hundred enemy soldiers! How did they even manage to lose?!"

"The enemy leader was extremely powerful, killing the great demon Li Jiu who accompanied the army in a single exchange. The spear went in here—" the bookkeeper pointed to his chest, "and hit the mark with one blow. The survivors said that the leader of this group might be a woman, because she was thinner than the others."

"A woman?" Wang Lushi's heart skipped a beat. He recalled the figure hidden in the darkness three nights ago, who seemed rather thin. Could it be a woman?

But the person didn't speak; they only spoke to Wang Lushi in his mind.

"There are many female soldiers in the Panlong Army."

Can the eyewitnesses confirm this?

"Uh, no, the natives of the Maohe Plain are naturally shorter." Unlike the tall and strong soldiers of Bega.

"So there are no new leads? I told you to question them about how they lost the battle! How did five hundred useless men lose to one hundred men? I didn't ask you to explain it to me!"

"Ah, yes, yes."

Watching the bookkeeper's pen fly across the page, Wang Lushi let out a frustrated sigh. Only he knew that once he took this step, there was no turning back.

For whatever reason, he revealed the logistics situation of Bega in half of the Maohe Plain to the enemy!

From this moment forward, the repeated attacks on the Bega logistics team will all be attributed to Wang Lushi.

He knew perfectly well how severe the punishments for traitors and spies were in Lingxu City and the Bega army, having read the law.

Even if he turns himself in now, it doesn't mean he can escape punishment.