Chapter 1207: Smoke and Fire Rises

about it, how could Empress Cen simply tell Xi'er these things.As night fell, the autumn wind blew gently, carrying a hint of coolness that came with the arrival of fall.Dugu Cheng crept into the Yao...If they don't leave, they're all going to die.

Even if I don't want to live, at least I can ask Dugu City for a happy ending.

Dugu City swept over them with cold eyes, threw down his dagger and walked to the chair beside him and sat down. The coldness in his eyes did not diminish at all, staring at them.

"Listen carefully to me, all of you. One of you will lead the way."

"Don't play games."

Yèxī looked at them and said in a harsh voice.

Everyone knelt down, trembling with fear, stammering, "I'll go."

Dugu City raised his hand, "Put it on, let's go."

This person went out with Dugu City and Ye Xi again. This place was only half an hour's journey from the village. The bandits were really scared and told everything about the village along the way.

This chieftain was a rough and tough character, with formidable martial arts skills. He had thousands of men under his command, mostly commoners who had lost their homes after battles and turned to banditry. There were people from the Central Plains, as well as those from other border regions, making it quite a mixed bunch.

The military advisor was a person from the Central Plains. He had handsome features and the appearance of a scholar, but he was quite skilled in martial arts and adept at researching and developing various weapons. It was precisely because of this that he became the military advisor of the village and the second-in-command of this mountain stronghold. His name was Zhou Mu, twenty years old, and unmarried.

This Zhou Mu not only excelled in weapon crafting but was also skilled in military strategy. He was well-versed in poetry and literature. Since he joined the village, the team grew larger, and their weaponry became more advanced. According to the bandits, Zhou Mu was a very meticulous person. For the past year, he had been secretly developing weapons and recruiting soldiers and horses behind the scenes. His careful planning and actions impressed the chieftain greatly. This is precisely why he remained undetected all this time.

This chieftain is called Ulu. Besides that, nothing much is known about his origins. Within the village, besides a few heads of households, no one else knows anything about him. All they know is that he's quite skilled in martial arts.

Although he is a rough fighter, he is an ambitious man.

How long have you been in the village

"It's been a year and a half. I'm just an ordinary commoner. My arrangement is to replace another man in the military service. I haven't done anything wrong, Your Highness Chen Wang. Everything I said is true. I swear on heaven."

Dugu Cheng rolled his eyes, "To be a bandit and seize other people's wives and children, isn't that doing something"

I didn't touch that man's wife.

獨孤城聽到這話，明顯不信。

"Is it too ugly for you to bear"

"No, I didn't want to hurt her. She cried and begged me to let her go. Seeing her like that, I couldn't bring myself to do it. Believe me, Prince Chen can ask her. I really didn't touch her. If I were lying to you, I wouldn't live long."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Cheng became interested in the man and asked, "What is your name"

At the peak, people of the wilderness in summer.

"You, Ah Xia, looked at him with a glance,"How come you've become a bandit in such a good country as the dynasty of Xia"

"No way, I was caught by them. I'm different from others. I used to be a small-time hoodlum."

獨孤城冇有再問，於峰帶著他們上山，躲在山坳口，果然看見了山寨的寨民，寨裡的人正在訓練，就跟士兵一樣，一個個訓練有素，手裡拿著的槍也是標準戰場上的槍。

"At this time, they were all training. These were the newcomers. Those who trained for a long time would be sent on missions. I used to be like that too."

At a low voice, Yu Feng said that this mountain ravine looked down, the location of their village was extremely hidden, and their position was also safe. Yu Feng also told them that there would be people patrolling here, and everyone in the surrounding ravines would be patrolling to prevent anyone from discovering the existence of their village.

Will Zhou Mu come out

Ye Xi asked, Yu Feng shook his head.

"No, he wouldn't come out of his laboratory unless it was the Village Master or a few other elders. No one else was allowed on his premises."

"That's a fresh word."

Dugu Cheng's eyes darkened slightly. It seemed that what Xi'er said was true, this Zhou Mu was indeed her hometown person.

This King will let you go. Tell Zhou Mu that This King wishes to see him.

Dugu Cheng suddenly spoke, startling Yu Feng who hurriedly shook his head.

"No, I can't go back. If I go back, they will kill me, I..."

"Tell Zhou Mu that the princess wants to see her and tell him everything you know, he'll be interested."

This Zhou Mu, if he truly is Xier's hometown person, then he will either kill Yu Feng to clean up the village, or he will meet Xier. Of these two options, he will definitely choose one.

Ye Xi drew her sword and held it to Yu Feng's neck, "If you don't go, you die now."

"You may carry out this king's orders. When the task is completed, the king will let you go home."

Yu Feng looked at Dugu City, his eyes full of doubt, "Is this true"

Dugu Cheng swept a cold glance over, Yu Feng shuddered and swallowed hard, struggling.

"Alright, I'm all in. I'm already facing death anyway. All I ask is that the Prince of Dawn doesn't deceive me. I only need to complete this task for the Prince of Dawn, and he will spare my life."

"Okay."

Dugu Cheng agreed readily. Watching Yu Feng enter the nearby woods, he and Ye Xi crouched behind a thicket, watching Yu Feng's direction, and also lowered their voice and said, "Let's go back."

"My lord, are we just leaving like this What if Yu Feng is killed or gets hold of the news If that happens, how will we be found"

"Why don't you just stay here and wait for them to come and kill you"

Anyone with a little sense wouldn't wait for someone in place.

Dugu City and Ye Xi returned directly to the military camp. As soon as they arrived, Feng Yumo rushed forward, "Brother-in-law, Du Yue committed suicide in prison, and all the other bandits were killed, dying from the poison."

"Poisoning"

獨孤城的臉色驟變，“曦兒呢？把她帶到牢裡來，本王先過去看看。”

Feng Yu Mo responded and immediately went to find Feng Ling Xi to meet her in the prison.

In the prison cell, Du Yue's corpse and the corpses of other bandits remained in their death poses. No one dared to touch them. They immediately reported to Feng Yu Mo and then guarded the bodies, awaiting execution.

Feng Lingxi arrived and saw Du Gucheng standing at a distance, looking at the corpses. The robbers who had died from the poison had blackened faces, and even the blood flowing out was black.

"Xier, come and see these corpses."

Even if it was death by poison, this poison is too scary. As for Du Yue, she committed suicide, and her body was a normal color.

Feng Lingxi glanced at it, took down a silver hairpin from her head, dipped it in the blood, and a layer of black appeared on the surface of the silver needle. It was indeed a deadly poison.

During the examination of Du Yue's body, no signs of poisoning were found within his system, and his body color appeared normal.

"It seems that everyone except Du Yue was poisoned."

If they were going to poison themselves, why wait until now

Dugu Cheng asked out his doubts, but he didn't say that he absolutely had to kill them.

"My lord, could it be that they were frightened by your methods this morning Perhaps they would rather die by poison than live"only would Dugu City disagree, but Luo Li over there wouldn't either. Besides, the Su Yue by Wan'er's side is a dark guard of the Yao clan, and she isn't the only one who came with her."Feng Ling Xi's...