CMWKSD -Chapter 275 Mobilizing the Troops

Jiu Yue lowered her head and let out a soft laugh.

That inexplicable chuckle sent chills straight down the spines of the several shadow guards, raising goosebumps all over them.

So… in the end, was Zhuo Mu the seed of the Northern Barbarian emperor?

Or Prince Hui’s?

If he was Prince Hui’s—

Then did Prince Hui know about Zhuo Ya’s situation?

And if he knew—

Then all that seemingly fierce internal struggle between Zhuo Mu and the others had actually been pointless, because everything had been happening right under Prince Hui’s nose?

Or perhaps…

Using Zhuo Ya to win over capable people also had Prince Hui’s hand behind it?

A truly ruthless man.

Jiu Yue liked that very much—and wanted even more to meet him.

The shadow guards stuffed Jiu Yue into the carriage.

Everything had already been arranged in advance. Jiu Yue’s group quickly arrived at the city gate.

The shadow guards had already disguised themselves as ordinary stewards.

One of them stepped forward and handed over the travel permit and other documents to the gate guards.

The soldier glanced at the carriage, frowned, and reached out to lift the curtain.

Inside the carriage, a shadow guard hid behind Jiu Yue, a dagger pressed straight against her lower back.

Jiu Yue turned her head and cast a light, indifferent glance at him.

The curtain was lifted—and suddenly, the sound of galloping hooves erupted.

The soldiers and the shadow guards on the carriage tensed as if facing a great enemy.

Jiu Yue looked up and saw Shen Zongsheng, whom she had not seen for a long time, riding hard toward them.

His eyes merely swept over the carriage—

But the instant he saw Jiu Yue, his pupils shrank. He was about to dismount and pay his respects.

Jiu Yue shot him a fierce, chilling look, freezing him stiff on horseback.

Jiu Yue stroked her chin, then lightly drew her thumb across her own throat.

Shen Zongsheng instantly understood her meaning.

He quickly shifted his gaze away.

The curtain fell back into place.

Shen Zongsheng tossed the token in his hand toward the soldier who was inspecting Jiu Yue’s carriage.

“Check faster!”

The soldier hastily glanced over the carriage.

With a wave of his hand—The carriage jolted and slowly passed out through the city gate.

Inside the carriage, on the floor—A patch of vivid crimson blood spread like a brilliantly blooming flower.

Jiu Yue calmly wiped the blood from her hands.

On the ground, the shadow guard twitched, clutching his own throat.

The spurting blood instantly dyed the entire carriage compartment red.

Leaning back against the carriage wall in a good mood, Jiu Yue said leisurely, “I don’t like people pointing knives at me. Remember that next time.”

The shadow guard’s eyes were wide open in death.

Once outside the city, the carriage sped up rapidly.

Many people immediately followed behind.

No one had expected things to go so smoothly.

But as long as they could take Jiu Yue back—Who would think about anything else?

The carriage was so quiet you couldn’t hear a thing.

Yet as long as they confirmed Jiu Yue was inside, the shadow guards stopped worrying about anything else.

Some even secretly scoffed, thinking that Jiu Yue’s reputation had really been exaggerated.

Shen Zongsheng quickly dismounted.

Jiu Yue had clearly run into something. He had been out suppressing bandits and had just returned.

He didn’t know about Prince Hui at all.

But Jiu Yue’s manner didn’t look like she was in trouble either.

Still, for Jiu Yue to go willingly—this had to be something major.

At the city gate, Shen Zongsheng quickly found several soldiers.

He sent people to deliver messages separately to the Ji family, the imperial palace, and the Shen family.

Having just returned, he couldn’t avoid entering the palace.

Moreover, Jiu Yue’s meaning had clearly been “get lost, don’t come near,” which left Shen Zongsheng somewhat hesitant.

Several deputy generals following behind had no idea what was going on.

They dismounted one after another as well.

Shen Zongsheng decided to go back, gather some people, and then go after Jiu Yue.

Just at that moment, Ji Yiqing—dressed in festive wedding robes—rode up at full speed.

Shen Zongsheng froze when he saw Ji Yiqing’s attire. “This is…?”

Shao Qing followed up from behind. “We’ve found out. Prince Hui should have secretly slipped into the outskirts of the capital, but we still don’t know exactly where he is.”

Ji Yiqing was panting heavily.

Who could have known that he had been happily preparing to go to the courtyard to look for Jiu Yue—Only to find nothing but a message left behind by Ying Yi and Jiang Xunan.

When he entered the room and saw Jiu Yue’s note—He had nearly been scared out of his mind.

Ji Chaomian immediately headed for the imperial palace.

Ji Yiqing first led the people of the Dark Moon Pavilion out of the city.

At the rear was Ji Weizhou, who had already shot up in height, driving a wooden cart.

On it were several dogs, with another running cheerfully along on the ground.

This way, even the dogs could take turns on duty.

Shen Zongsheng: …

Indeed, in the Ji family, no matter what scene you saw, nothing was ever surprising anymore.

At this moment, the palace had also learned that Jiu Yue had been “abducted” by Prince Hui’s shadow guards.

Emperor Fengyuan flew into a towering rage, cursing “that little bastard” over and over again.

He had arranged so many people to protect that little bastard.

Well then—she thought it was too slow.

She just had to drill straight into Prince Hui’s lair herself.

He was furious to death.

Emperor Fengyuan’s chest heaved violently with anger.

Ji Chaomian knelt on the ground.

He was afraid—very afraid—but he still keenly sensed the hidden concern and affection beneath Emperor Fengyuan’s fury.

The Crown Prince stood to the side, helping to smooth things over for Emperor Fengyuan.

After all, with Emperor Fengyuan cursing so fiercely—Anyone who didn’t know better would think he had completely abandoned Jiu Yue.

“Father Emperor, what should we do now?”

Emperor Fengyuan spun around angrily. “What do you mean, what should we do? Do I need to teach you?”

As he spoke, he forcefully flung a token from the desk toward the Crown Prince.

“You go personally. Mobilize a thousand elite soldiers from the Northern Camp outside the capital!”

In the heat of the moment, Emperor Fengyuan even burst out with a curse.

“Damn it, do they really think Great Qi has no one left or what?”

“They dare abduct a princess of Great Qi—this Prince Hui is dying far too slowly!”

He had originally planned to sneak out of the palace later to attend the ceremony.

Ji Yiqing and Jiu Yue’s wedding had nothing—nothing at all.

Just thinking about it made Emperor Fengyuan feel wronged on that little bastard’s behalf.

With his mood ruined like this, how could he not be angry?

Yes—Emperor Fengyuan successfully convinced himself that he was angry because he didn’t get to eat at the banquet.

Absolutely not for any other reason.

If Jiu Yue found out, she’d probably say—What kind of family mobilizes a thousand elite soldiers just because they didn’t get to eat at a banquet?

The Crown Prince immediately clenched the token, and Ji Chaomian quickly followed him out.

He knew that at times like this, he couldn’t be of much help.

But Prince Hui was cunning and treacherous. He could ride a horse, yes—But he would definitely hide behind the elite troops.

He would absolutely not cause trouble for the Crown Prince and the others.

He would hide properly.

He definitely would.

So the Crown Prince didn’t feel at all that Ji Chaomian following behind him—busy here and there, helping out—was in any way inappropriate.