In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

Zhou Qian felt a little uncomfortable and left with disappointment.

Chen Ruotong poured a cup of hot tea for Zhen Yu and said politely with a smile: "Master Zhen, what are you doing here?

Zhen Yu said seriously, "I think the Fourth Young Master also knows the secret of Wan Baocai's hidden weapons. Can you tell me in detail?"

How could Chen Ruotong be willing to explain in detail? If she did, wouldn't that reveal the truth? So she blinked and said seriously, "You have to ask Qiao Zien about this matter. He knows more about it than I do. I also heard it from him last night!"

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yu frowned slightly, wondering whether what Chen Ruotong said was true.

He decided to go to Qiao Zien in person to ask, hoping to get more clues from her.

At the same time, Chen Ruotong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glad that she had successfully shifted the blame to Qiao Zien.

However, she also realized that Wan Baocai's possession of weapons might cause even bigger troubles, and she had to find a way to deal with it.

Chen Ruotong asked curiously, "Didn't Master Zhen go to southern Xinjiang to look for treasure? Why did he come back suddenly? Has something changed?"

Zhen Yu said, "To be honest with you, the emperor has sent his personal guards, and I have also sent Wei Bufan and a few of my trusted followers. There are still some important matters in the capital waiting for me to investigate and handle, so I can't get away!"

Chen Ruotong nodded and said, "I guess all of Wan Baocai's weapons have been seized by Lord Zhen, right? That's a great achievement!"

Zhen Yu shook his head and sighed, "No, I didn't see any weapons. They had already secretly transported them away. When we chased them to Beishankou, we only saw wheel tracks. When we got to the official road, even the wheel tracks were smoothed out. We didn't know where they were. So, I immediately came to ask the Fourth Master and Master Qiao!"

Chen Ruotong thought it was not good. If it was really transported away, then the regent would start a rebellion in no time. So she said, "With such a big commotion, if it was transported to the capital, someone would have seen it. Otherwise, it must be in the mountains. Didn't the soldiers search the mountains?"

Zhen Yu frowned, "We have sent people to search the mountain, but there is no news yet. Fourth Master, do you have any clues?"

Chen Ruotong pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps we can start the investigation from the route of the transport team. They will definitely choose a relatively hidden route, and perhaps we can find some clues."

Zhen Yu nodded in agreement. "That makes sense. I will send more people to carefully search the nearby mountain roads. However, this matter is of great importance, so I hope the Fourth Young Master will keep it secret."

Chen Ruotong nodded seriously, "Don't worry, Master Zhen, Gu Chuan understands the pros and cons."

After sending Zhen Yu away, Chen Ruotong became more and more anxious. She had to find those weapons as soon as possible and not let them have the chance to be transported to the capital. At this moment, she decided to discuss countermeasures with Qiao Zien to jointly deal with the upcoming crisis.

Chen Ruotong immediately got on the carriage and rushed to Zhishan Academy to find Qiao Zien to search the mountain together.

It was an unfortunate coincidence that Qiao Zien had an exam today and had to wait two hours before she could leave school.

Chen Ruotong was extremely anxious but helpless. She calmed down and thought carefully. If she was Wan Baocai, where would she hide the weapons if they could not be transported to the capital?

Chen Ruotong paced and thought, her eyes suddenly stopped on a mountain in the distance. That mountain was on the north side of her manor, with complex terrain and dense forests, making it an excellent hiding place. So the entrance to the secret passage was in the north mountain, but it did not rule out the possibility of transporting the weapons to the west mountain.

She suddenly had an idea.

Chen Ruotong decided to go to Beishan to find Zhen Yu, and go to Xishan together to explore to see if they could find some clues.

Chen Ruotong hurriedly got on the carriage and rushed to Beishan.

At this time, Zhen Yu was leading a group of people out of the North Mountain and sitting at the foot of the mountain to rest. Everyone was exhausted and covered in dust.

Chen Ruotong saw Zhen Yu and shouted, "Master Zhen! I have something urgent to discuss with you!"

Zhen Yu came to Chen Ruotong in one step and asked excitedly, "Did the Fourth Young Master find any clues?"

Chen Ruotong shook her head and said, "I haven't found any clues, but I'm guessing based on my intuition, is it possible that it's in Xishan? We can go over and take a look!"

Zhen Yu nodded and said, "Yes, I thought so too. I was also planning to go to Xishan. Let's set off immediately!"

Zhen Yu and Chen Ruotong led a team to the foot of the West Mountain and hid the team. The two of them only brought ten people and walked carefully into the forest and walked along the winding path.

As they walked, they found some strange traces, like marks left by wheels.

The two followed the traces and finally came to a hidden cave.

Zhen Yu approached the cave entrance and listened carefully. There seemed to be a faint sound coming from inside.

Zhen Yu and Chen Ruotong looked at each other, and a sense of tension surged in their hearts. Zhen Yu signaled everyone to keep quiet, and then carefully poked his head into the cave.

The cave was filled with a damp smell, and the outlines of some wooden boxes could be vaguely seen. Zhen Yu approached quietly and opened one of the wooden boxes, which contained rows of sharp weapons.

"It's here!" Zhen Yu said in a low voice, with a hint of joy in his eyes.

However, at this moment, there was a noisy sound of footsteps outside the cave. Zhen Yu's heart tightened and he reacted quickly, "Something is happening, get ready for battle!"

Before he finished speaking, a group of men in black appeared like ghosts and started a fierce fight with Zhen Yu and his men.

When the two sides were fighting fiercely, Chen Ruotong noticed a figure among the crowd of people in black. His moves were fierce and he was obviously the leader of this group.

Chen Ruotong quickly hid behind a wooden box, fearing that she would be implicated in the fight.

The twelve people who entered the cave would probably be surrounded by more than thirty men in black.

No matter how good Zhen Yu's Kung Fu is, the other side has more people and will eventually be defeated. What should he do? Chen Ruotong was so anxious that she was sweating.

Just as Chen Ruotong was anxious, a knife came towards her shoulder. When Chen Ruotong was struggling whether to enter the space, bang! A gunshot rang out, and the man who was about to chop her fell to the ground. She knew that Qiao Zien was here. This kid brother always came to save her in her most critical moments. He was really her lucky star!

Qiao Zien took out the Embroidered Spring Blade and displayed his martial arts skills, fighting with the leader.

Zhen Yu led the twenty or so people who came later to resist the attacks of the other men in black. After a hard fight, the men in black gradually lost the upper hand.

At the critical moment, Qiao Zien used a special skill to hit the black-clad leader's vital point, causing him to fall to the ground. Seeing this, the other black-clad men fled in all directions.

How could Zhen Yu let them escape? He led his men in pursuit and captured the remaining dozen or so men in black alive.

Zhen Yu, Chen Ruotong, and Qiao Zien successfully found the weapons hidden by Wan Baocai, thus avoiding a possible chaos. They brought the weapons back to the city and handed them over to the government for disposal.

The captured man in black was imprisoned in the dungeon and interrogated by Zhen Yu.

Qiao Zien was able to arrive in time because he was fast at answering questions and handed in his paper early. He also analyzed that the weapons might be hidden in the West Mountain. So he rode his horse straight to the foot of the West Mountain and met the people brought by Zhen Yu. He went up the mountain with them, followed the footprints to find the cave, and then saved Chen Ruotong.

After this battle, Zhen Yu deeply admired Qiao Zien's wisdom and courage, and Qiao Zien also got to know Zhen Yu better because of this cooperation. The relationship between the two became closer, and they became friends.