General Li was an upright man who strictly observed military discipline and had high demands on himself and his soldiers.

Moreover, General Li was a local, so he was well aware of the importance of the border. Therefore, he was very vigilant and did not dare to relax at all.

Not only did he strictly train his soldiers, he also often patrolled the border in person to ensure border stability.

The local people also strongly support and trust General Li.

The most important thing is that he is an old border general, and he is someone who truly cares about and understands Guandu City.

The other letter asked her to forward it to a general named Chen.

Xiaoyan told her that the Chen family was the maternal family of the eldest lady of the He family where Qin Qiong had lived in Qizhou.

Qin Qiong was dizzy after watching this...

After thinking for a long time, she finally remembered that the mother of Xuan'er, the youngest master of the He family, and the eldest lady of the He family, had the maiden name Chen.

When she left with the young master, the young lady also said that her family had someone in Beijing, and she would return to Beijing after the New Year and would definitely come to visit. I guess this was the eldest young lady returning to Beijing. It was a pity that she was a step late and missed Qin Qiong.

...This meal is quite confusing.

Xiao Yan said in the letter that the Chen family was also a prominent family, but their influence was mostly in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works, and their official positions were not high. They were an honest family, so the prince consort did not include them in the list of those he would win over.

However, unexpectedly, not long after the Prince Consort took office as the Ministry of Rites, someone from the Chen family came to visit, and she was a female relative.

After asking, I found out what happened to them in Qizhou.

It’s a pity that Miss Xiao Qiong is not here.

The eldest young lady was a little regretful at first, so she said goodbye and thought of coming back again after Miss Xiao Qiong came back.

But unexpectedly, the young master just came back.

He said Xiao Qiong said that she liked Xuan'er very much and said she would protect him well.

Therefore, from now on, whenever the eldest young lady has something to do, she can come to the Duke’s Mansion or the Princess’ Mansion.

Just like that, the parents behind both sides started moving.

The Chen family also officially entered the Prince Consort’s circle of friends.

And some of the information about the border came from a general of the Chen family who served at the border.

This is the person Qin Qiong is looking for this time.

However, before Qin Qiong could go find the person, someone came to find Qin Qiong and his friends.

No matter how she dressed, Qin Qiong was still a girl after all. Even though she was wearing men's clothes, she was still recognized.

So when they woke up the next morning, Qin Qiong discovered that someone had put something in their food.

Feng Qi was very angry about this matter, but Qin Qiong felt a little strange.

No matter how beautiful this woman is, how dare this store owner allow someone to do such obvious things in broad daylight?

What kind of place is Guandu City?

So, Qin Qiong simply asked Feng Qi to wait for a while and see what the other party wanted to do.

Qin Qiong grabbed the boy who came to deliver the food and forced him to eat a few bites of the food, wanting to see his reaction.

As a result, I fainted as soon as I saw it.

There was no other way, so they both just fainted.

In addition to Feng Qi, Qin Qiong was also accompanied by four guards from the princess's mansion.

But usually they walk separately.

Only Feng Qi followed Qin Qiong, the other four were dressed as merchants and followed behind them.

Although I stayed in this store this time, even the time I arrived at the store was different.

Qin Qiong and the others called each other brother and sister to outsiders, so at this moment, there were only two of them fainted in the room.

The other four are all fine, and they are all waiting in the room at the moment.

Soon several people came in.

Qin Qiong took a look and realized that these people were not the store's employees.

Several people rushed in like a group of bandits.

After they came in, they actually went straight to their luggage and...

As soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "Tie up this woman and send her directly to the car. See if Ba Ye likes it! ... Kill that boy directly."

I rely on!

When Qin Qiong heard this, he realized there was no way to hide.

There was no other choice but Feng Qi got up and knocked these guys out.

Qin Qiong asked the four guards to go out and see how the store was doing.

When I went out to take a look, I saw that the people in the store were doing their normal business as if nothing had happened.

This is obviously a shady shop.

Okay, knock them all out together and bring them all here.

After bringing them over, Qin Qiong interrogated them one by one.

Of course, the shop owner was dissatisfied at first, saying he knew nothing.

But, no problem.

The people who came with them were all experts and got the job done quickly.

It's actually very simple.

Pull one over and cut off his finger, and everyone will immediately behave themselves.

How dare you form an alliance with bandits?!

No, I dare not!

So what is this?

I was forced to do this. I had no choice.

Upon further questioning, the reason was found to be because of the so-called Tyrant they were talking about.

This man used to be just a ruffian in Guandu City, but later he found a godfather, a captain named Du who was in the city’s garrison.

So, this kid became the bully of this place.

This place has been in war for many years and is located in a remote area.

Theft, robbery, and murder were common, making life in Guandu City dangerous and turbulent.

Naturally, people only mind their own business and ignore other people's problems.

If there were no troops stationed here, and if these local bandits did not target local people, the lives of the local people would be even more difficult to maintain.

"Master Ba forced all the big carriage houses here to report the information of the customers coming and going to him every day. We have no choice. If we don't obey, Master Ba will..."

Qin Qiong suddenly thought of something.

"Wait, you said he recognized a man named Du as his godfather, so is his last name also Du?"

"Yes, his last name is also Du, his name is Du Ba, and people call him Ba Ye."

Qin Qiong thought about it.

"Are you sure his name is Duba?"

"Eh? Yes, we all call him Ba Ye."

"Wait, shouldn't we call him Duba?"

The shopkeeper looked up at Qin Qiong with some suspicion.

"Well... Actually, he used to be called Bazi. The old people here call him Xiao Bazi. He doesn't even have a surname. No one cares about him."

"But later, when he grew up, he became Du Ba. After that, he recognized his godfather. After that, no one dared to call him by his previous name, so he became Ba Ye."

Qin Qiong nodded.

It seems that this person is the one Xiaoyan mentioned who will betray Guandu City in the future.

She originally wanted to kill this man first after she came here, but she didn't expect to meet him first.

She lowered her head again and asked, "You just let him into the store and arrested people because you were afraid of him. I'm afraid you are not in the same group, right?"

"No! No! We really just have no choice, he, he..."

"No way? Can't you report to the police? Aren't there soldiers guarding this place? Is there really no one here to take care of it?"

"Well, this Overlord has the support of his godfather. It's useless to report it. Besides, you... are all from other places, and you are just two siblings..."

The shopkeeper bowed his head.

"How did they know about us? We checked in very late yesterday, and you came in early in the morning and drugged us. Do you think I'm a fool?"

"Well, yes, yes, yes..."

"Cut off another finger of his"

"No! No! I'll tell you, I'll tell you..."

The shop owner was so scared that he kowtowed immediately.

"It's that guy in the store. He's the one who reports who comes to the store and what happens..."

"Huh! I was wondering, your inn is well run. It looked quite lively from the outside just before we came in, and it turns out to be a shady shop."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like