The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 435 Qin Yu's Cleverness

He thought the mine shaft where he was resting was big enough, but he almost didn't manage to hide all the things in that basket.

When settling the bill this time, he even smiled and included the odd change. He had always rounded it off the previous times, but this time he figured he was making more money anyway, so a little extra wouldn't matter.

Wen Luozhi gestured for Helian Zhi to leave, and the head constable waved his hand, saying, "If the child wants to play, let him play a little longer."

"I think your two horses are quite nice; they must be fast, right?"

The greed in his eyes was undisguised. The old horses at the mine weren't fast at all, and it would be too much trouble for him to go to town to have some fun.

Seeing his expression, Wen Luozhi cursed inwardly a few times, then patted the white horse's head and said, "These two horses of mine have very bad tempers; they almost overturned the carriage on the way here."

"This time, I'll find a place to sell them; I'll kill them and sell their meat."

As she spoke, Big White and Little Black even wiggled their hooves in response, and the two horses stood upright, panting heavily as if they were about to kick her at any moment.

The head constable was so frightened that he took a few steps back. At this moment, Helian Zhiyan also ran over.

"Hurry up! You all need to get going!"

The head constable dared not have any other thoughts now, he just wanted Wen Luozhi and the others to leave quickly, for fear that the two horses might suddenly go crazy and injure him.

"Hmph, human greed is insatiable, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant."

As Wen Luozhi left the Black Mountain Mine, she said this, and then a slow smile appeared on her lips.

When she handed me the basket, she put an extra-strong bad luck charm on it, so it's probably already attached to me.

Hmph, her things aren't so easy to get for free! That greedy guy will be in for a couple of weeks.

That night, the head constable got up to use the outhouse and tripped over a stone, falling and bruising himself badly, breaking one of his two front teeth.

When the miners saw him the next day, they wanted to laugh but dared not, and could only suppress their laughter while continuing to work.

He gave a few instructions to the others and then went back to the mine to rest. He wanted to eat something Wen Luozhi had given him, but when he opened it, it was empty.

"Who?!"

He searched frantically everywhere, and finally found only a few pieces of oil paper that had been gnawed to shreds, clearly the work of rats.

He had been starving all winter, and those rats really hadn't left him any food at all.

He lay in the haystack, nearly going mad, but in the end he managed to hold back.

Oh well, it's just a little food.

He tried to comfort himself, thinking that at worst, he could just ask the merchant to give him more gifts next time she came.

Helian Yu and his group felt much more at ease without him watching them, and they could even chat in the fields.

"Yan'er told me that Luo Zhi has hired people to plant things in the desolate town, and they're growing very well. The harvest should be good."

Ye Nanqiao sighed, her eyes full of admiration, "This girl is truly remarkable; she's truly admirable."

Lan Cai agreed, feeling happy as she recalled what her youngest daughter had told her the day before.

In the desolate town, there was a little girl who played with her, and her benefactor took such good care of her. She must have been incredibly lucky in her past life.

The whole family looked quite well; Wen Luozhi had given them medicine to regulate their bodies, and their depleted bodies from the winter had recovered considerably.

The shadowy figure and the iron-clad man finally reached Helian Yue's side. Upon hearing that Wen Luozhi had actually gone to the Southern Wilderness, his temples throbbed.

"You..." He glanced at his two subordinates but ultimately said nothing.

No one can stop that girl from doing what she's decided to do; we just hope she's careful when she goes to the Black Mountain Mine.

Now things are really messed up. It seems that even repaying her with his body is not enough to repay the debt of saving his life.

They have almost driven the northern barbarians back, and it shouldn't be long before they can return to the capital.

"Ah Yue, something's up."

Gu Yunqi put away his binoculars and suddenly said something, and the group disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye.

Qin Yu was still pestering Jing Yue in front of his tent, making him dizzy with noise.

"Old General of Longxi, you know why His Majesty sent you here."

"If we allow treacherous people to slip through the cracks and enter my Great Jing territory, can you bear the consequences?"

Qin Yu snorted coldly, staring intently at Jing Yue, afraid of missing any trace of guilt on his face.

He is now certain that the person wearing the mask that day was Helian Yue, and the other person wearing the mask was Gu Yunqi!

They must have used some kind of trick to deceive themselves at the time.

He truly regrets it! He should have killed them on the spot! Better to kill a hundred innocent people than let one guilty person go free.

Two people are dead, that's all. Why label them as spies?

Jingyue stroked his gray beard, glanced at him indifferently, and said, "Why did His Majesty send me here?"

He coughed lightly and said with a smile, "Don't you all know the reason? Vice General Qin, you are still young and inexperienced in leading troops into battle. You've suffered four consecutive defeats. What else could it be?"

"After all, not everyone is Helian Yue."

His nonchalant attitude infuriated Qin Yu, especially his last sentence, which completely enraged him.

"Where did you hide Helian Yue and Gu Yunqi? Do you know what a serious crime it is to harbor them?!"

"Hand over the man to me, and I, this general, will beg His Majesty to spare your body, considering how long we've led troops together."

Qin Yu's sword tip pointed directly at Jing Yue's chest, but Jing Yue didn't seem to care and sat down, saying casually, "I don't know what Vice General Qin is talking about. Instead of being so suspicious, you should concentrate on studying some military strategies."

He spoke sincerely; ever since Helian Yue and his men arrived, he had been at ease, focusing solely on leading his troops into battle.

As for how to arrange the formation and how to charge forward, these were not issues he needed to consider.

Judging from this situation, it won't be long before they can return home in triumph.

Qin Yu was so angry that his hands were trembling, but he was helpless against this person.

Logically, after so many days, the letter he sent back to the capital should have already reached Qin Qiao's hands. Why is there still no response?

Little did he know that the letter was intercepted by the Iron Bone Army before it even left the military camp.

"I will report to His Majesty on the day of my return to the capital. Vice General Qin, please do not concern yourself with such matters."

Jing Yue's expression was indifferent, but Qin Yu could read disdain in his words and face.

"You..." He couldn't take it anymore. He thought that even if he didn't kill this old man, he would still have to deflate his arrogance.

Just as he was about to draw his sword, someone rushed into the tent to report that his hand trembled and he quickly sheathed his sword.

"General Jing, Deputy General Qin, a small force of Northern Barbarian enemy troops has been spotted ahead."

Jing Yue nodded and said to Qin Yu, whose face was ashen, "Since it's just a small force, it shouldn't be a problem for Vice General Qin."

Qin Yu immediately straightened his chest, gave him a deep look, and turned to walk out of the tent.

Helian Yue, observing from the shadows, felt something was amiss. Based on his understanding of Chiduotu, this man liked everything in excess.

It's really strange that there are so few people this time.

Gu Yunqi, who was standing to the side, also sensed something was wrong, and the two of them observed the small group of people.

Before long, a large group of people appeared in the telescope, and Gu Yunqi took a closer look and was shocked.

"Oh dear! How could it be this fool? How dare General Jing summon him out!"