Cypress Boat Floating

As night falls, the temperature in the desert area drops sharply. The scorching heat of the day is instantly replaced by cold. The severe cold at night makes people shiver, and even the air outside has condensed into frost.

In the silent inn, a window was slightly opened, and a cautious hand gently pushed it open. When the window was wide enough for a person to pass through, a figure quietly stuck his head out, looking around, vigilantly observing whether someone was watching.

After making sure that there was nothing unusual around, Ye Jianqing, dressed in a pitch-black nightgown and wrapped tightly, nimbly got out of the window and quickly ran towards the direction of the Flame Army.

Under Ye Honghai's careful care, the city has remained intact for more than a decade. Every street, every house, every brick and tile is so familiar to Ye Jianqing. When she walks on the rooftops, she can tell which family lives under each tile.

The team escorting Ye Honghai back to Beijing will set off in two days. They can only stay in Beiguan for two days and two nights. During the day, various forces mixed in the team are monitoring them, so they only have two nights. Ye Jianqing and Lu Ci Qiu are hurried by time. The urgent pressure forces them to take risks. In this limited time, they must find out the real traitor in the Flame Army and give Ye Honghai justice.

Most of the Fiery Army's troops were stationed outside the city. Those who could live in the city were generals or deputy generals. Luo Ziyu, the traitor who Lu Ciqiu said was colluding with the Desert Army, lived in the city. Along the way, Lu Ciqiu had been delaying the team's arrival at the North Gate in order to seize the opportunity to catch the solid evidence of Luo Ziyu's collusion with the Desert Army, and was almost discovered by Liang Kai.

After nightfall today, Ye Jianqing decided to take advantage of everyone's after-dinner rest and quietly sneak into Luo Ziyu's mansion to conduct an investigation. If he could find some evidence and submit it to Lu Ciqiu, it would be icing on the cake. He rushed all the way like lightning and arrived at the door of Luo Ziyu's mansion in a moment. Perhaps influenced by the simple style of Ye Honghai's mansion, the mansions of the generals in Beiguan City were not magnificent.

Ye Honghai's general's mansion was just a courtyard with three entrances and three exits, which was extremely simple considering his status; and the mansions of other people could only reach two entrances at most, and it was difficult to surpass that.

Although Ye Honghai never set limits on the expenses of his officers, due to the difficult situation in Beiguan and the strict prohibition of extravagance and waste, he usually maintained strict control over military style and discipline - not only would he never take a single needle or thread from the people, but those who belonged to the Flame Army would actively step forward when the people needed help, and would never harm the people in the slightest.

However, this Luo Ziyu was only a deputy general in the Flame Army Cavalry Regiment, and his position was not even as high as Dai Xingxian's, but his mansion was actually a two-story courtyard! It was just a little bit short of being comparable to Ye Honghai's mansion!

Perhaps it was because the Lieyan soldiers were too naive to notice this detail, but Ye Jianqing saw it at a glance when he first arrived - there was an open space behind this courtyard. If the courtyard could be slightly expanded and extended to that side, wouldn't it become a large mansion with three entrances and three exits? In this way, it could be on par with Ye Honghai's mansion!

Ye Jianqing snorted coldly, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he sighed in his heart: This person really does not hide his ambition at all, and reveals it so blatantly.

Ye Jianqing did not enter the mansion rashly, but stood outside at a higher place, carefully observing the appearance of the entire mansion and each exit, and memorizing them firmly in her mind in case of emergency. After all, if she encountered sudden danger after entering, at least she could find a way out. It was during the observation that she unexpectedly discovered something very strange...

Before coming, she and Lu Ci Qiu carefully studied Luo Ziyu's information. Although Luo Ziyu's family was not particularly rich, they were definitely not poor. A few years ago, the capital recruited a group of soldiers and prepared to send them to Beiguan to fight against the Desert Army. At that time, Luo Ziyu took the initiative to sign up to join the team and was assigned to the cavalry regiment of the Flame Army. With his own efforts and strength, he successfully stayed.

In the years that followed, he stayed in Beiguan, leaving his parents, wife and children at home, and sent money back on time every month, but due to the long journey, he was unable to go home for a reunion. His wife, children and mother at home knew the hardships he was going through, so they worked hard at home and supported him silently.

However, when Ye Jianqing stood here, she was surprised to find that in the main room in the backyard, which was supposed to belong to only one man, there was actually a woman. Judging from the woman's behavior and demeanor, she was obviously very familiar with this place and had probably come to this mansion more than once.

Ye Jianqing stared at the reflection of the two people whispering in each other's ears in the window with an indifferent look on her face. Her face was expressionless like a sculpture. After a moment, the candlelight in the house quietly went out, which undoubtedly gave her a perfect opportunity to sneak in. Ye Jianqing stood up carefully. She had already found a flaw for climbing. When she was about to take action, a hand suddenly crossed in front of her.

"Don't move!" A familiar voice suddenly sounded in her ears. Ye Jianqing frowned slightly, turned her head and looked in the direction of the sound. As expected, the person who came was Lin Ming.

"Why are you here?" She asked in a low voice, but there was no ripple in her heart. After all, if Lin Ming was here, it would be reasonable for her not to notice him. As the leader of the Dark Guard Battalion, Lin Ming's ability to hide is first-class, otherwise why would Lu Zhixing entrust him with such an important task?

At this moment, Lin Ming's voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible. If you didn't listen carefully, you might not even notice that someone was talking: "There's something wrong with this person. I've been secretly investigating him for several days."

Ye Jianqing: "Have you found out anything?"

Lin Ming raised his chin and pointed to the northeast: "There are quite a few people guarding over there."

Ye Jianqing raised her face slightly, glanced lazily, then quickly retracted her gaze without saying a word. In fact, she had already noticed the people over there, but she had absolute confidence in herself and firmly believed that she would never be noticed by those people. That was why she wanted to go in.

Lin Ming's hiding skills were very powerful, and he skillfully blended his figure into the surrounding environment. He adjusted his breathing to a level that was almost imperceptible. If he was not looking for him intentionally, it would be difficult to detect his presence. His eyes were always fixed on Luo Ziyu's mansion, but his mouth kept criticizing Ye Jianqing: "Look at you following the Eighth Prince for the past two years, your life has been so comfortable and pleasant, and you haven't even seen your figure. You are really becoming more and more useless."

Facing Lin Ming's accusation, Ye Jianqing chose to remain silent, and was even too lazy to refute. She really couldn't muster the interest to communicate with him. In fact, she didn't like Lin Ming. Lin Ming was too cold and ruthless. He was not only like this to others, but also to himself. For a wild wolf like him, only Lu Zhixing had the ability to put a rope around his neck and control him. Anyone who tried to approach him would feel threatened by him.

She whispered softly, "Luo Ziyu is the traitor." Although she had no good feelings towards Lin Ming, she knew that Lin Ming would believe what she said.

Lin Ming questioned: "What evidence do you have?"

Ye Jianqing shook his head: "We don't have any solid evidence at the moment, but you keep him. After we leave, he will definitely show his hand. Then he will definitely make a deal with the people of the desert, and you can take action directly."

Hearing this, Lin Ming, who had been staring at the mansion, finally parted a little of his gaze to Ye Jianqing. However, after only a moment, when Ye Jianqing hadn't noticed yet, he quickly retracted his gaze and said, "The master can only place a few people in the team, and many of them are from the prince's family. You need to pay more attention on the way back to Beijing."

"Understood." After saying that, Ye Jianqing turned and left. She knew in her heart that with Lin Ming here, it would be difficult for her to take any action tonight, let alone obtain the so-called evidence.