Bo Ling and An Ying led their men to search for Fu Pei's whereabouts throughout Hongdu. Meanwhile, Tian Rui also drove three horses to the front of the camp.

It doesn't visit the military camp very often, but it's now a well-known tiger in the army.

Upon seeing Tianrui and several horses carrying people, the guards were startled and shouted, "Quickly inform the prince that the Divine Tiger has arrived!"

Some soldiers ran quickly to inform Fu Ci, while others opened the city gates, allowing Tian Rui and several horses to enter the military camp.

Upon hearing the news, Fu Ci quickly arrived. Seeing that the person lying on the ground was not his junior sister, he inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhong Xu, asking, "What happened?"

Zhong Xu was so dizzy from the journey that he felt like his bones were about to fall apart. But what was worse, he was still so weak that he couldn't even get off the horse.

Fu Ci noticed that something was wrong with him and had someone help him down from his horse. He also had the army doctor examine him.

Aside from being weak all over and unable to exert any strength, Zhong Xu was still able to speak. He said, "General Ji sent me to deliver a message to you. I was attacked on the way and drugged by the enemy. I was almost taken away by the enemy, but General Ji's big tiger appeared and saved me."

Fu Ci looked at the other two men in black on the horse and said, "Are they the assassins who tried to kill you?"

Zhong Xu said, "Yes, I had Big Tiger help me interrogate them. They confessed that the Third Young Master ordered them to do it. I dare not make the decision myself, so I can only ask Brother Tiger to help bring these two people to you for your decision."

As he spoke, he explained, "I only rode one horse here. These two horses are wild horses that Brother Tiger called from the mountains."

He described this whole thing in a way that sounded absurd to anyone who heard it. A tiger saving people, and even bringing wild horses from the mountains…

However, this was the tiger raised by his junior sister. Fu Ci had seen how powerful this tiger was, and he believed that all of this was true.

He called over a military doctor and quickly treated the two men in black.

One of the two men in black had his arm bitten off by Tianrui, and the other had both legs bitten. Neither of their wounds were treated, and they continued running all the way.

The man whose arm had been bitten off had fallen unconscious due to excessive blood loss. The other man in black, whose leg was injured, was in slightly better condition, but his situation was still not optimistic.

After some treatment, the military doctor managed to save both of their lives.

However, the man in black who had the arm injury was more seriously injured. Although he survived, it was uncertain whether he would wake up.

The other man in black, though weak after receiving treatment, was still able to speak.

Just as Fu Ci finished reading the letter Ji Yunshuang had written to him, a military doctor came to report: "Your Highness, one of the assassins is ready for questioning. Shall we bring him in for questioning now?"

Fu Ci nodded slightly and said, "Bring it up!"

After saying that, he asked about Zhong Xu's situation.

The military doctor said, "Guard Zhong was poisoned by a drug called 'Soft Tendons and Soothing Bones Powder,' which is not life-threatening, but will make the person weak and unable to exert any strength."

Fu Ci asked, "Have you searched the two assassins? Did they have any antidote on them?"

The medic shook his head and said, "We've searched them... but they didn't have the antidote."

"Can you concoct an antidote?"

The military doctor shook his head and said, "It might not be possible to make it in a short time, and even if it were possible, we don't have enough medicinal herbs to test it..."

Fu Ci understood his meaning: the army was short of medicines, and medicines had to be used sparingly.

The medicine was used to test an antidote for the "softening tendons and bones powder." What will the soldiers use when they fall ill?

He said, "Don't worry about this, I'll figure something out. First, have someone bring the assassin up."

The medic received the order and went down to retrieve the man in black who had been bitten on the leg.

Fu Ci sized him up and said, "Since you were able to intercept Zhong Xu, it means you've been watching them for a long time. I have his people on my side, right?"

Feng Shijiu also knew that at this point, he had no other way out.

But would he really be able to save his life if he confessed honestly?

He struggled internally for a moment and said, "I can tell you everything I know, but can you grant me one request? That brother said he would help me ask for... ask for a blessing, did he tell you?"

Fu Ci's eyelids twitched slightly, and he asked, "What are your requirements?"

Feng Shijiu said, "Heal my leg, then let me go."

Fu Ci said, "I can promise to let you go after this is over, but I can't guarantee that your leg will be healed."

If he had agreed immediately, Feng Shijiu might have doubted him, but the way he said it made Feng Shijiu believe him even more.

"Okay, it's a deal."

He said, "Now I'll answer your question. I don't know if the Third Young Master has arranged for anyone to be with you."

My name is Feng Shijiu. As far as I know, those ranked by the wind are the outermost branch. Only those ranked by darkness are truly trusted, followed by those ranked by shadow.

Upon hearing this, Fu Ci let out a cold snort and said, "He certainly knows how to cause trouble."

He paused, then raised an eyebrow and glanced at Feng Shijiu. "Is that all?"

Feng Shijiu thought for a moment and said, "I know he has a secret residence in the city, and I also know that he runs some businesses in secret, but I don't know much. We mainly follow Steward Bo's orders."

Fu Ci said, "Is the antidote for the 'Softening Muscles and Soothing Bones Powder' also on that Steward Bo?"

“That’s right!” Feng Shijiu said, “He is the Third Young Master’s confidant. He not only keeps the antidote for the Muscle-Softening and Bone-Dissolving Powder, but he should also know what the Third Young Master does in private.”

Then, without Fu Ci asking, he took the initiative to talk about Fu Pei's secret residence in Hongdu.

After Feng Shijiu finished explaining and was led away, Fu Ci's personal guard said, "Young Master, would you like me to arrange for someone to investigate that secret residence and report it to the Prince?"

Fu Ci recalled the letter Ji Yunshuang had written to him, shook his head and said, "For now, there's no need to worry about those irrelevant things."

The guards were astonished. How could the prince say that they shouldn't waste their energy on such irrelevant matters when it was such an important thing?

The Third Young Master's plan to have people watching his every move is obvious to everyone.

Fu Ci didn't explain much to his guards, but instead sent someone to summon Lu Yinheng.

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