Cypress Boat Floating

next day

Liang Kai woke up and washed up and walked to Ye Honghai's door. When he was about to knock on the door to wake Ye Honghai up, Ye Honghai happened to open the door from the inside. The two met face to face, and Liang Kai still greeted Ye Honghai with a smile.

"General Ye, good morning."

"Good morning." Ye Honghai's voice was a little hoarse from just getting up. He rubbed his eyes with his hand and then turned slightly. Liang Kai thought he wanted to invite him into the house. Just as he was about to refuse, he looked up and saw the room behind him clearly.

"This?" An exclamation caused Ye Honghai to look up in confusion.

Liang Kai stepped into the room cautiously, pointed at the five men in black who were tied together on the ground and had their mouths blocked by rags, and asked in surprise: "What, what, what, what's going on?"

"The assassins who came last night didn't bother you because it was too late. Stay one more day today, and you can arrest these people and interrogate them." Ye Honghai's tone was so calm, as if he was discussing with Liang Kai what to eat for breakfast this morning.

"You let these five assassins sleep in your room for one night?" Liang Kai was even more surprised. So, how could General Ye sleep so soundly with five assassins? He didn't look like he had a bad sleep at all, and he even looked more energetic today.

"Is there any problem?" Ye Honghai was puzzled.

Of course there is a problem. Five assassins, aren't you afraid that they will break free from the ropes in the middle of the night and kill you? Liang Kai wanted to complain harshly, but looking at Ye Honghai's righteous face, even if he had anything to say, it was choked in his throat and he couldn't say it.

"No, no problem. I will arrest these people now." Liang Kai silently swallowed the words he wanted to complain about, resumed his duties, arrested the tied-up people, and took them to another room for questioning.

Ye Honghai, who was dressed neatly, sat at the table and poured himself a glass of water. His eyes gradually drifted away as the assassin left.

Since leaving Beiguan City, there have been more and more assassins. It is still a long distance to the capital. Ye Honghai cannot guarantee that he can survive the constant assassinations and reach the capital smoothly.

After these assassins were captured yesterday, Ye Honghai asked a few questions. They were very skilled and acted in an orderly manner. Ye Honghai was a leader, so he could naturally see that. And the people who sent them didn't seem to have any intention of hiding anything.

My heart feels like it's being pulled.

Ye Honghai's face did not look good. He covered his heart with his right hand and grabbed something on the table casually with his left hand. In fact, he didn't know what he was grabbing, but he always wanted to grab something, no matter what it was, as long as he could grab something with his hands.

Even though he was in pain, he still had time to feel lucky that he had closed the door just now, so that no one could see him, a great general, in such an embarrassed state.

General, huh.

How funny.

Ye Honghai couldn't help but be stunned for a moment with a painful face, and then he showed a self-deprecating smile. How could a person who was guilty have the nerve to say that he was still a general? What was there to be afraid of? If he could really make it to the capital alive, he would probably be put on a prison van, shackled, and paraded through the streets with rotten tea leaves and eggs thrown at him by the people. Wouldn't he be even more embarrassed by then?

Of course, the prerequisite for all this is that he can reach the capital alive.

But now, too many people don’t want to reach the capital alive.

There must be someone in the capital who is colluding with Damao to frame me for treason. There may also be traitors around me who took my seal and stamped it on unknown letters when I was not paying attention.

Ye Honghai felt suffocated because he knew he was innocent, but he couldn't find the murderer or catch the person behind the crime. He had to die with this crime.

After a while, when the discomfort in his heart had eased a little, Ye Honghai raised his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand.

Heart problems have occurred too many times since he left Beiguan.

But now he can't go see a doctor, and he can't let anyone else know. If others find out, it will only accelerate his death.

After tidying himself up briefly and making sure that there was nothing wrong with him, Ye Honghai pushed open the door and walked in the direction Liang Kai had just left.

He wanted to listen to what these people would say and see if their judgment was the same as his own.

"General Ye." The soldier guarding the door saw Ye Honghai coming and hurriedly saluted and greeted him.

Ye Honghai nodded and wanted to push open the door of Liang Kai's room to go in, but was stopped by the soldier.

"General Ye, Commander Liang is interrogating the assassins and has ordered that no one is allowed to enter."

Ye Honghai frowned slightly: "Is it not possible for this general?"

"Yes." Under Ye Honghai's pressure, the soldier trembled a little, as if he was carrying a huge stone on his back. He didn't dare to say much, but he had to obey Liang Kai's order to stop Ye Honghai outside.

"Got it." Ye Honghai didn't say anything. He just glanced at him and turned away.

Seeing this attitude, Ye Honghai knew that his guess was probably correct. The man in the capital still couldn't tolerate him.

He sighed slightly, walked to the lobby of the inn to eat something, and then stayed in the room to rest.

The people in the capital city actually don’t want to go back. A general with great military achievements was falsely accused of treason and collaborating with the enemy. Regardless of what the officials in the court think, the people only trust and protect them.

Moreover, his attitude can actually prove that the evidence in his hand is not very convincing. He just wants to transfer himself away from Beiguan. As long as he leaves Beiguan and dies on the way without going to the capital, it doesn't matter how Ye Honghai died. What matters is that his crime is established.

Ye Honghai sneered. He didn't like the conspiracies and intrigues in the court, but that didn't mean he knew nothing about them.

That person didn't even try to pretend, did he really think he would die on the way? Then, did the group of people who were supposed to escort him also receive the same orders and have the same mission?

Lying on the bed and looking at the slightly shabby ceiling above, there was a bug that fell on a spider web in the corner and was struggling constantly, but its struggle was in vain. The spider web was extremely sticky, and no bug that fell on it could escape.

tuk tuk tuk

Someone knocked on the door.

Ye Honghai turned his head and asked, "Who?"

Liang Kai's voice came from outside the door: "General Ye, it's your subordinate."

Ye Honghai got up from the bed, brushed off his clothes, walked over and opened the door for him: "What's wrong?"

"General Ye, those people committed suicide." Liang Kai had an apologetic look on his face, as if he was really sorry for the deaths of these people.

Ye Honghai looked at Wugan and felt nauseous in his heart. For more than 20 years in the military camp, he had always been a carefree, straightforward person who spoke his mind and was straightforward in his interactions with the soldiers. He did not like the feeling of scheming against his own people.

When Liang Kai wasn't paying attention, his brows slightly frowned, and then relaxed very quickly, pretending to be indifferent and said, "Let him die, then die. Did you find out anything?"

Liang Kai shook his head in shame: "These people are very stubborn, and I can't get anything out of them. Instead, they took advantage of my unpreparedness to bite their tongues and commit suicide."

Ye Honghai glanced at him and chuckled, "You're quite tough. If you were in the military camp, you would have been a good soldier. It's a pity that you have to be an assassin."

When Liang Kai heard this, his expression froze for a moment, but soon returned to normal. He thought Ye Honghai didn't see it, so he continued to follow Ye Honghai's words: "Yeah, it's a pity. It seems that his martial arts skills are not bad."

However, what he didn't know was that Ye Honghai was watching his every move. He couldn't help but sneer in his heart, thinking that Liang Kai's acting skills were really poor.

"Since the assassin has committed suicide, let's deal with it, purchase the equipment we need for the journey and then set off." Ye Honghai had no intention of continuing the show with him, so after giving some instructions, he closed the door and went to pack his luggage.

He had not brought anything with him since he came out of Beiguan, just two sets of clothes and some dry food. Now he didn't need to pack anything anymore. After checking that nothing was missing, he left the room and went to the stable to find his horse.