Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

Chapter 290 Sneak Attack

When Xi Qiao learned that Prince Guo was about to enter the capital, he had already led his men to a manor three miles outside Ganlu Temple. Apart from his guards, only Xiao Linzi accompanied him.

She changed into a drab, patched outfit at the village, then applied makeup to her face, transforming herself into a sallow-faced middle-aged woman.

Then, she and Xiaolinzi left the village. Um... she became Xiaolinzi's coachman.

They drove a mule cart loaded with grain and charcoal to Ganlu Temple under the guise of a donation.

There were many opportunities to strike Prince Guo, but the safest and most suitable place to do so was Ganlu Temple.

When Prince Guo travels, he cannot possibly be without guards.

She now has some men under her command, so setting up an ambush isn't out of the question.

However, the more people involved, the greater the possibility of leaks.

She didn't want to gamble on human nature.

Ganlu Temple is full of nuns, and Prince Guo, being a man from outside the temple, would certainly not bring too many guards when he visits his birth mother at Ganlu Temple.

In addition, the secluded residence of Consort Shu, far from the monks' and nuns' quarters and the main hall of Ganlu Temple, further prevented the possibility of Xi Qiao being caught in the act.

When the mule cart entered Ganlu Temple, Xiao Linzi explained his identity and purpose and received a great welcome.

While the nuns were carrying things, he suggested going to the main hall to chant sutras and pray for his master.

The host naturally wouldn't refuse and even accompanied them with extra enthusiasm.

Xi Qiao stood hunched over beside the carriage. After seeing Xiao Linzi leave, she immediately told the nun next to her that she wanted to go to the Bodhisattva to fulfill her vow.

The nun did not stop her.

Xi Qiao left smoothly and found his way to the vicinity of Consort Shu's residence by following the route he had noted during his previous reconnaissance.

He took out three wooden sticks that he had prepared in advance from his spatial storage and placed them in three inconspicuous places, then hid behind a clump of bushes by the roadside.

It's not that there aren't any rooms that can shelter from the wind, but the rooms in this area are full of dust, and going in will definitely leave traces.

Just in case, she preferred to be outside in the cold wind.

Fortunately, Xi Qiao didn't have to wait long. He quickly spotted Prince Guo with his spiritual power, and sure enough, he only had one attendant with him.

As Prince Guo and his entourage stepped over the first wooden stick, Xi Qiao used his mental power to raise the stick and strike the entourage hard on the back of the neck.

"Bang~"

After a muffled thud, the unsuspecting follower's vision went black, and his body instantly lost its strength and he fell to the ground.

Prince Guo, who was walking in front, turned around when he heard the noise, but he had only turned halfway when he suddenly felt a gust of wind behind his head. Before he could think about it, he felt a pain in the back of his neck, and then everything went black and he knew nothing more.

After two thuds, one after the other, Xi Qiao emerged from the bushes.

First, they quickly took out a handkerchief laced with sleeping pills and covered Prince Guo's mouth and nose, then dragged the master and servant to a nearby bush and hid them.

Then they casually stripped them of their valuables, including hats, cotton-padded coats, and deerskin boots.

This premeditated murder was disguised as the two unlucky people, master and servant, encountering robbers.

Then she broke off a very thin branch that had been frozen into a small icicle, which she had found earlier.

With the help of her mental strength, she somewhat laboriously dragged Prince Guo's legs and threw his lower body into the bushes, attempting to let the thin branch she had broken pierce his scrotum.

In this kind of weather, if she were stabbed and then frozen for another fifteen minutes, she refused to believe she could still use it!

Her mental strength wasn't strong enough; such a blow would only take fifteen minutes at most for the person to wake up—not enough time to freeze to death, and certainly wouldn't damage her merits or fortune.

With the aid of mental energy, Xi Qiao succeeded on his first try.

A very slight piercing sound rang out, and Prince Guo's limbs twitched for a moment, but he showed no signs of waking up.

It's clear that the sleeping potion she bought at great expense was very effective!

Xi Qiao's lips unconsciously curved upwards slightly. Very good, congratulations to Prince Guo on becoming Eunuch Guo!

After cleaning up the crime scene, Xi Qiao walked away with a flourish.

The two, Prince Guo and his servant, were left standing miserably in the freezing cold for a full quarter of an hour and a half.

Just as Xi Qiao had predicted, about a quarter of an hour later, Prince Guo's attendant slowly woke up.

However, the pain in the back of his neck, the dizziness in his head, and the numbing coldness kept him lying there for a while before he finally regained consciousness.

The attendant's jaw and body trembled uncontrollably. He tried to get up from the ground, but his hands and feet, which were almost numb from the cold, were not very responsive to his commands.

He had only gone halfway when he fell hard onto the snow-covered ground.

At the same time, a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eye startled him. The serious consequences of his dereliction of duty made him overcome all difficulties in a short moment and crawl to Prince Guo's side using both hands and feet.

"Your Majesty..."

The attendant, trembling, reached out and turned the Prince Guo, who was lying face down in the snow, over. His mind was filled with concern for the Prince Guo's life or death, and he was only concerned with checking his breathing.

Only after confirming that Prince Guo was still alive did their hearts finally settle down.

Looking around, he saw neither the thief nor anyone to ask for help.

Instead, they discovered that the place where they had been knocked unconscious was just a few steps away.

The attendants' anxiety subsided somewhat; the thief must have only come for money and had no intention of harming them.

Feeling the biting cold on his body, the attendant did not dare to delay and took Prince Guo's arm, preparing to help him into the house to avoid the wind.

But when she lifted Prince Guo's arm, she caught a glimpse of the blood-stained clothes on his lower abdomen, which were already frozen into ice, and a branch stuck in his genitals.

That place—

The follower's pupils contracted sharply.

While Ganlu Temple was in chaos, Xi Qiao and Xiao Linzi had already boarded a carriage to return to the capital.

However, when they returned to the manor, there were many more people there.

An Lu came forward, somewhat bewildered, and said, "Madam, this afternoon, Eunuch Xia from the Imperial Household Department personally led people to bring Princess Shou'an to our residence."

She sent someone to the estate outside the city to look for the Fujin (principal wife), but since the person did not return with the Fujin, they must have missed each other.

Xi Qiao paused as he unfastened his cloak: "Who? Princess Shou'an? That little princess from the Ulanara family?"

Anlu nodded.

Xi Qiao exhaled a breath of stale air. What kind of situation was this? They actually asked her to raise a girl from the Ulanara clan.

For some reason, Xi Qiao had a feeling that he had been scheming too much and was finally getting his comeuppance.

—Although this little princess lost her mother at a young age and has nothing to do with her, if you have to force a connection, it seems that there is a slight link.

In order to scheme against the Wuya family, the Imperial Concubine and the Nian family chose Moyaqi's birth mother from among the vast sea of ​​people—a pitiful woman who truly loved her daughter but was driven to a desperate situation with nowhere to turn for help.

Xi Qiao had never met that Ulanara Fujin, nor did he know her name. He only knew that she had risked her life to secure a way out for her frail only daughter.