Regent, the princess you found is a treasure

Chapter 99: Capturing the Northern Liang State's Spies

When Prime Minister Su hurriedly arrived at Ningcui Pavilion, he was shocked by the scene in front of him. He saw that Ningcui Pavilion had been tightly surrounded by a large number of officers and soldiers from Jingzhao Prefecture, and no one could get in or out. Aunt Zhao had been tied up and was being closely guarded by the elite guards of the Regent Palace.

Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Su's face instantly darkened. With his eyes wide open, he strode straight towards Pei Yuan.

"Sir Pei! I am a high-ranking official in the imperial court, yet you dare to lead an army to raid my prime minister's residence and even capture my aunt! Could this be the emperor's order?" Prime Minister Su asked sternly.

When Pei Yuan saw Prime Minister Su coming, he had expected him to question him like this. However, before he left, the Regent had specifically told him that there was a spy from the Northern Liang Kingdom hidden in the Prime Minister's Mansion. The situation was critical and urgent, so he could not report to the emperor for the time being, so he had to arrest the person first. At this moment, the Regent had sent an envoy to the palace to inform the emperor of the matter.

"Prime Minister Su, we have not yet received the emperor's order. But the matter is urgent, and I hope you can bear with me." Pei Yuan explained sincerely.

"Forgive? I have no idea what kind of big thing has happened that caused Lord Pei to go to such great lengths to besiege my Prime Minister's Mansion and even capture my people! How can I be tolerant? I want to meet the Regent!" Prime Minister Su said indignantly, and walked towards the bound Aunt Zhao.

"What are you doing? Untie the rope for me quickly!" Prime Minister Su's eyes were wide open and he shouted at the two palace guards who were guarding Aunt Zhao.

However, the two guards pretended not to hear anything, and did not even raise their eyelids, completely ignoring the existence of Prime Minister Su.

At the same time, Aunt Zhao, who always liked to act cute and cry in front of Prime Minister Su, was also acting out of character at this moment. She bit her lips tightly, stared at the ground under her feet, and said nothing, as if she had become a stranger.

Not long ago, Aunt Zhao was resting leisurely in the room. Unexpectedly, Xuan Moyin suddenly broke in with his men and ordered them to tie her up without saying a word. Then, they opened the secret door of the tunnel without hesitation and rushed into the tunnel like a gust of wind. Aunt Zhao was shocked and full of doubts: How did Xuan Moyin know such a confidential matter?

You know, she had been guarding this secret passage for four years! During this period, even Prime Minister Su, who was closest to her, failed to notice anything unusual. Now, seeing Xuan Moyin easily find the entrance and drive straight in, Aunt Zhao couldn't help but worry.

At this moment, the only thing she could do was to pray silently, hoping that the three people in the secret passage could successfully escape from other exits to the outside of the city, and must not be captured by Xuan Moyin's men. Otherwise, everything her father had carefully planned would suffer a heavy blow, and the consequences would be disastrous.

Prime Minister Su had no idea what Aunt Zhao was thinking. He just thought that his beautiful, gentle and considerate Aunt Zhao was so frightened that she didn't dare to talk to him.

He wanted to go into the house to see Xuan Moyin and ask him what was going on. However, the guards at the gates were holding swords and had a look of "keep away from strangers", so he didn't dare to go forward.

At this moment, Xuan Moyin was leading An Yi and several other guards with high martial arts skills, shuttling through the dark and deep secret passages, closely tracking the three spies from Beiliang Kingdom.

When Xuan Moyin and his group stepped into the tunnel, the three extremely perceptive Beiliang spies immediately noticed the chaotic footsteps. The leader instantly became alert, stood up without hesitation, and shouted to the other two anxiously: "Not good! Something is happening, run!"

Before they finished speaking, the three of them rushed towards the exit of the city like an arrow. However, what they did not expect was that in that seemingly exit, there were already many heavily guarded soldiers from the Regent Palace, forming a copper wall and iron wall defense line, waiting for them to fall into the carefully woven trap.

At the same time, Xuan Moyin and his men did not rush to catch up, but maintained a leisurely and distant attitude. As if driving a group of frightened ducks, they gradually forced these enemies into the cages prepared in advance.

The three Beiliang spies were completely unaware that the exit ahead had been besieged, and they had only one thought in mind - to escape from here and not be captured by the Yuan people. Although their own martial arts were at the top level in Beiliang, during their escape, they clearly felt that one of the pursuers had unfathomable skills, far beyond their ability to contend with.

After an unknown amount of time, a faint light finally appeared in front of them. The second brother shouted excitedly, "Brother, look! We are about to get out!"

The old man nodded breathlessly and said, "Okay, keep trying! As long as we get out of this tunnel, it will be very difficult for those Yuan people to catch us!"

The tunnel was so narrow and cramped that if he was caught up by the pursuers behind him, he would not be able to display his skills. However, once he was outside, the situation was very different. The three of them could escape separately, thus effectively dispersing the pursuit force. Moreover, the mountainous terrain outside was complex and diverse, which was more conducive to hiding and avoiding pursuit.

Just as the three of them were happily crawling out of the tunnel, in an instant, more than a dozen cold and shining swords appeared across their necks like lightning.

The three were shocked and instinctively wanted to retract their heads, but they didn't expect that Xuan Moyin and his group had already arrived right behind them. Seeing that there was no hope of escape, the three were desperate and were about to bite the poison hidden in their teeth, but in a flash, Xuan Moyin, An Yi and another secret guard moved as fast as the wind and removed the jaws of the three people at the same time.

Xuan Moyin ordered his men to pry open their mouths, take out the poison, and then punch their jaws back.

When Xuan Moyin and the three Beiliang spies appeared at the door, Aunt Zhao felt a black screen in front of her eyes and her body shook involuntarily, as if a gust of wind could blow her to the ground. Fortunately, Prime Minister Su was quick to reach out and support her, but Aunt Zhao did not appreciate it at all, and just glared at Prime Minister Su with a cold and resentful look.

Prime Minister Su did not care about Aunt Zhao's attitude. At this moment, his attention was completely attracted by Xuan Moyin and the people tied up behind him. Xuan Moyin looked stern and his eyes were as sharp as a knife. He stared at him closely, which made Prime Minister Su feel a chill in his heart.

"Regent, this...what is going on?" Prime Minister Su looked at Xuan Moyin in astonishment and asked in a trembling voice.

"Why, doesn't the Prime Minister know?" Xuan Moyin raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a mocking smile, "These three people are the spies from the Northern Liang Kingdom that we have been searching for, and your Aunt Zhao is probably also a spy from the Northern Liang Kingdom!"

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Su froze in place as if struck by lightning. Northern Liang spies? His charming Aunt Zhao was actually a spy sent by the enemy? And these spies were discovered in his own Prime Minister's Mansion. If it was confirmed that he was involved with them, then the charges of treason and harboring spies would be enough to kill him without a burial place!

In an instant, fear and despair surged into his heart like a tide. Prime Minister Su's legs went limp and he fell powerlessly to the ground, his whole body soaked with sweat.

When he finally came to his senses, he was shocked to find that Xuan Moyin had already left with Aunt Zhao and the three spies from Beiliang. At the same time, the Prime Minister's Mansion was still closely guarded by a large number of officers and soldiers. He was extremely anxious and thought: No! I must go to the palace immediately to meet the emperor and apologize and explain myself! Otherwise, the Prime Minister's Mansion will be finished.

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