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Chapter 937: Coming and Going

Editor: Henyee Translations

The door was quickly opened by a man with a leg amputated, who hobbled over with the help of a crutch. The man with the broken leg originally looked sullen, but his face lit up with excitement when he saw Lou Ze, “Lou Ze, you’re alive, that’s great! I’ve been hoping every day that you would come to visit me, and you finally have.”

Tan Xia was a good friend of both Lou Ze and the fourth leader. He had lost a leg during a mission, and the organization had given him some silver, with which he built a courtyard where he now resided.

Lou Ze apologized, “I’m sorry, I’ve been caught up with too many things recently and didn’t have the chance to visit you. How have you been?”

Tan Xia didn’t mind at all; he was very enthusiastic and happy, “No worries, no worries, come in and sit down.”

Lou Ze said, “No need to sit, it’s quite late. I came to ask you about the place where he and I used to go often.” As he spoke, a wisp of spiritual light entered Tan Xia’s body.

Tan Xia blurted out, “Isn’t it the waterfall behind the organization? You two often went there.”

It turned out the place was so close. Lou Ze said, “Thank you.”

Tan Xia felt something was off but hadn’t yet realized what, “No problem. You too, you’ve been too negligent of the fourth leader. But I can’t blame you, acting is indeed exhausting.”

Lou Ze, “…”

What’s going on? Is there more to the story?

Lou Ze pretended as if he couldn’t remember, “Why do you say that?”

Tan Xia looked at Lou Ze as if he were a younger brother, “Have you forgotten? You intentionally got rescued by the fourth leader, aiming to infiltrate the Yun Organization. You don’t even like men, how could you possibly truly love the fourth leader.”

Lou Ze thought to himself, could “he” be the person from the Xuan family? That would be very interesting, “It’s okay, I’m heading to the waterfall now.”

Tan Xia nodded, “Go ahead, be careful.”

Lou Ze left the cottage and headed to the waterfall with Zeng Huo, “Do you ever feel like everyone around has secrets?”

Zeng Huo glanced at Lou Ze, “I didn’t think so before, but now I do. I won’t trust people easily in the future.”

Lou Ze advised, “There’s no need for that, what’s the joy in life if you guard against everyone? People, just take it easy.”

Zeng Huo said, “Let’s find the item.”

“The waterfall is so big, where would the fourth leader hide things?” Lou Ze looked around and asked Zeng Huo, “Does the fourth leader have any particular habits or hobbies?”

Zeng Huo thought for a moment, “He likes to polish his knife.”

Lou Ze crossed his arms, a person who likes to polish knives is patient, rough, and straightforward. If he were to hide something, it would probably be hidden in…

He took a few steps back, then walked to the left, where several stones were stacked together. The item should be under these.

He moved the stones aside, and indeed, there was a box underneath.

He picked up the wooden box and said, “Zeng Huo, let’s go.”

The two quickly left and returned to their room. Lou Ze placed the box on the table, “Guess what’s inside?”

Zeng Huo shook his head, “How would I know?”

The fourth leader had said that the item was something Lou Ze had always wanted. What could Lou Ze possibly want? With curiosity, Lou Ze opened the box.

Zeng Huo craned his neck to look.

Inside the box was a map, which Lou Ze took out to examine, not understanding it, “Where is this map of?”

Zeng Huo looked at it for a long time, then shook his head, “I can’t tell.”

Lou Ze thought for a moment, his expression growing serious, “I need to make a trip out, you handle things here.”

Zeng Huo didn’t want to face the Left Emissary alone, too terrifying, “I’ll come with you. After all, Hong Feiyun and Chu Tang are also moving together.”

“Let’s go.” If the Left Emissary killed Zeng Huo, it would be inconvenient for her to gather information in the organization.

The two left the bamboo hut again, heading straight for the military camp.

Tang Jinghong was still in his tent dealing with official business, and several deputies were present. Chu Qingzhi didn’t feel it was appropriate to interrupt, so she sent Meng Shengdong, “Go and call Jinghong out for a moment, tell him I have something important.”

“Alright.” Meng Shengdong immediately went into the tent and quietly relayed the message.

Tang Jinghong, after hearing the message, showed no outward reaction but got up from his seat.

Outside the military camp, there was a huge pine tree where Chu Qingzhi stood, arms crossed, looking up at the moon in the sky.

Tang Jinghong walked towards Chu Qingzhi, holding a bag of candied beans, “Qingzhi.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled at Tang Jinghong, then handed him the map she had just obtained, while taking the candied beans into her own hands, “This is the map I just got. I don’t know where it is. Take a look.”

Tang Jinghong immediately recognized it, “This is the defense layout of the mansion belonging to the lord of the Eastern border.”

Chu Qingzhi, “…”

She explained how she had come into possession of the map, “Jinghong, I think we can delve deeper into Lou Ze’s identity.”

Tang Jinghong spoke gently, “Take care of yourself and send me messages at any time.”

Chu Qingzhi hugged Tang Jinghong, “Okay.”

Tang Jinghong affectionately patted Chu Qingzhi’s head, “You’ve made great achievements again.”

Chu Qingzhi jokingly asked, “Then how many military merits are you going to record for me?”

Tang Jinghong thought for a moment, “Third-class merit, otherwise, we’ll run out of classifications later.”

Chu Qingzhi laughed, “Right, after I stabilize the Left Emissary, I’ll immediately follow up on the second batch of military provisions. Be ready to respond at any time on your end.”

Tang Jinghong nodded, “I understand.”

After discussing some more issues, Chu Qingzhi and Zeng Huo left.

Tang Jinghong holding the map of the mansion returned to the military camp. It seemed likely that Lou Ze was an undercover agent of the Xuan family, but what would he need the palace’s defense layout for? To attack the palace?

It would make more sense to first get a border defense layout; this had no significance otherwise.

Another possibility was that he intended to steal something from the palace.

Did the mansion possess any invaluable treasures?

It didn’t seem so, or perhaps he didn’t know about it.

Holding the map of the mansion, Tang Jinghong felt that things were getting more complicated.

“Shaoyuan, send someone to gather recent news about the mansion. If there is any anomaly, report back immediately.”

“Yes, General.”

…

Chu Tang and Hong Feiyun returned to the bamboo house. The Left Emissary was waiting for them in the courtyard, “I wonder what brings you two out so late at night?”

There were other issues Chu Tang could tolerate, but concerning his son, he had to be careful.

Chu Tang took out some medicine, “We went to gather herbs.”

Hong Feiyun flashed a look of surprise; where did Chu Tang get these herbs? He hadn’t seen him gathering any herbs just now.

The Left Emissary was confused, “These herbs are for…”

Chu Tang said, “To treat your son’s leg. These herbs need to be picked at midnight to retain their potency. Did our coming and going disturb the Left Emissary’s rest?”

The Left Emissary scrutinized Chu Tang, but no matter how hard he looked, he couldn’t find any flaws, “You are thoughtful. Once you cure my son’s leg, I will surely reward you handsomely.”

Chu Tang, feigning surprise, “Thank you, Left Emissary. We will do our best.”

Chapter 937: Coming and Going

Editor: Henyee Translations

The door was quickly opened by a man with a leg amputated, who hobbled over with the help of a crutch. The man with the broken leg originally looked sullen, but his face lit up with excitement when he saw Lou Ze, “Lou Ze, you’re alive, that’s great! I’ve been hoping every day that you would come to visit me, and you finally have.”

Tan Xia was a good friend of both Lou Ze and the fourth leader. He had lost a leg during a mission, and the organization had given him some silver, with which he built a courtyard where he now resided.

Lou Ze apologized, “I’m sorry, I’ve been caught up with too many things recently and didn’t have the chance to visit you. How have you been?”

Tan Xia didn’t mind at all; he was very enthusiastic and happy, “No worries, no worries, come in and sit down.”

Lou Ze said, “No need to sit, it’s quite late. I came to ask you about the place where he and I used to go often.” As he spoke, a wisp of spiritual light entered Tan Xia’s body.

Tan Xia blurted out, “Isn’t it the waterfall behind the organization? You two often went there.”

It turned out the place was so close. Lou Ze said, “Thank you.”

Tan Xia felt something was off but hadn’t yet realized what, “No problem. You too, you’ve been too negligent of the fourth leader. But I can’t blame you, acting is indeed exhausting.”

Lou Ze, “…”

What’s going on? Is there more to the story?

Lou Ze pretended as if he couldn’t remember, “Why do you say that?”

Tan Xia looked at Lou Ze as if he were a younger brother, “Have you forgotten? You intentionally got rescued by the fourth leader, aiming to infiltrate the Yun Organization. You don’t even like men, how could you possibly truly love the fourth leader.”

Lou Ze thought to himself, could “he” be the person from the Xuan family? That would be very interesting, “It’s okay, I’m heading to the waterfall now.”

Tan Xia nodded, “Go ahead, be careful.”

Lou Ze left the cottage and headed to the waterfall with Zeng Huo, “Do you ever feel like everyone around has secrets?”

Zeng Huo glanced at Lou Ze, “I didn’t think so before, but now I do. I won’t trust people easily in the future.”

Lou Ze advised, “There’s no need for that, what’s the joy in life if you guard against everyone? People, just take it easy.”

Zeng Huo said, “Let’s find the item.”

“The waterfall is so big, where would the fourth leader hide things?” Lou Ze looked around and asked Zeng Huo, “Does the fourth leader have any particular habits or hobbies?”

Zeng Huo thought for a moment, “He likes to polish his knife.”

Lou Ze crossed his arms, a person who likes to polish knives is patient, rough, and straightforward. If he were to hide something, it would probably be hidden in…

He took a few steps back, then walked to the left, where several stones were stacked together. The item should be under these.

He moved the stones aside, and indeed, there was a box underneath.

He picked up the wooden box and said, “Zeng Huo, let’s go.”

The two quickly left and returned to their room. Lou Ze placed the box on the table, “Guess what’s inside?”

Zeng Huo shook his head, “How would I know?”

The fourth leader had said that the item was something Lou Ze had always wanted. What could Lou Ze possibly want? With curiosity, Lou Ze opened the box.

Zeng Huo craned his neck to look.

Inside the box was a map, which Lou Ze took out to examine, not understanding it, “Where is this map of?”

Zeng Huo looked at it for a long time, then shook his head, “I can’t tell.”

Lou Ze thought for a moment, his expression growing serious, “I need to make a trip out, you handle things here.”

Zeng Huo didn’t want to face the Left Emissary alone, too terrifying, “I’ll come with you. After all, Hong Feiyun and Chu Tang are also moving together.”

“Let’s go.” If the Left Emissary killed Zeng Huo, it would be inconvenient for her to gather information in the organization.

The two left the bamboo hut again, heading straight for the military camp.

Tang Jinghong was still in his tent dealing with official business, and several deputies were present. Chu Qingzhi didn’t feel it was appropriate to interrupt, so she sent Meng Shengdong, “Go and call Jinghong out for a moment, tell him I have something important.”

“Alright.” Meng Shengdong immediately went into the tent and quietly relayed the message.

Tang Jinghong, after hearing the message, showed no outward reaction but got up from his seat.

Outside the military camp, there was a huge pine tree where Chu Qingzhi stood, arms crossed, looking up at the moon in the sky.

Tang Jinghong walked towards Chu Qingzhi, holding a bag of candied beans, “Qingzhi.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled at Tang Jinghong, then handed him the map she had just obtained, while taking the candied beans into her own hands, “This is the map I just got. I don’t know where it is. Take a look.”

Tang Jinghong immediately recognized it, “This is the defense layout of the mansion belonging to the lord of the Eastern border.”

Chu Qingzhi, “…”

She explained how she had come into possession of the map, “Jinghong, I think we can delve deeper into Lou Ze’s identity.”

Tang Jinghong spoke gently, “Take care of yourself and send me messages at any time.”

Chu Qingzhi hugged Tang Jinghong, “Okay.”

Tang Jinghong affectionately patted Chu Qingzhi’s head, “You’ve made great achievements again.”

Chu Qingzhi jokingly asked, “Then how many military merits are you going to record for me?”

Tang Jinghong thought for a moment, “Third-class merit, otherwise, we’ll run out of classifications later.”

Chu Qingzhi laughed, “Right, after I stabilize the Left Emissary, I’ll immediately follow up on the second batch of military provisions. Be ready to respond at any time on your end.”

Tang Jinghong nodded, “I understand.”

After discussing some more issues, Chu Qingzhi and Zeng Huo left.

Tang Jinghong holding the map of the mansion returned to the military camp. It seemed likely that Lou Ze was an undercover agent of the Xuan family, but what would he need the palace’s defense layout for? To attack the palace?

It would make more sense to first get a border defense layout; this had no significance otherwise.

Another possibility was that he intended to steal something from the palace.

Did the mansion possess any invaluable treasures?

It didn’t seem so, or perhaps he didn’t know about it.

Holding the map of the mansion, Tang Jinghong felt that things were getting more complicated.

“Shaoyuan, send someone to gather recent news about the mansion. If there is any anomaly, report back immediately.”

“Yes, General.”

…

Chu Tang and Hong Feiyun returned to the bamboo house. The Left Emissary was waiting for them in the courtyard, “I wonder what brings you two out so late at night?”

There were other issues Chu Tang could tolerate, but concerning his son, he had to be careful.

Chu Tang took out some medicine, “We went to gather herbs.”

Hong Feiyun flashed a look of surprise; where did Chu Tang get these herbs? He hadn’t seen him gathering any herbs just now.

The Left Emissary was confused, “These herbs are for…”

Chu Tang said, “To treat your son’s leg. These herbs need to be picked at midnight to retain their potency. Did our coming and going disturb the Left Emissary’s rest?”

The Left Emissary scrutinized Chu Tang, but no matter how hard he looked, he couldn’t find any flaws, “You are thoughtful. Once you cure my son’s leg, I will surely reward you handsomely.”

Chu Tang, feigning surprise, “Thank you, Left Emissary. We will do our best.”