Mistakenly Connected to the Jade Flower Branch

Chapter 238 Qingyun

It's just money, isn't it? She has it, and Luo An has even more. A true man can bend and stretch; there's nothing he can't endure. Silence is the best policy.

Although they were going against the current, the ships were naturally faster than ordinary ships, and they soon arrived at Moon Continent.

Undeterred, Xu Sheng immediately ordered the ships to dock at the pier.

Nianyao disembarked first, looking up at the tower: "Something feels off."

Xu Sheng followed closely behind: "Chief, what's wrong?"

Nianyao said, "There's no one at the dock, and there's no bugle call from the tower."

If the people in the tower saw a ship approaching from afar, they would surely give an early warning; the dock could not possibly be empty.

Xu Sheng said, "Then let's go take a look."

Nianyao pointed to the soldiers standing guard on the ship: "Aren't they going to disembark?"

Xu Sheng said, "It's just Ji Kongming; why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?"

Nianyao asked, "Then what are you doing bringing so many ships and so many people here?"

Xu Sheng said, "To intimidate them and scare them."

Nianyao asked, "The Tale of the Empty Boat?"

Xu Sheng said, "That's not necessarily true. Five ships, you can see at least two thousand people at a glance, right? However, I've already spread the word, so Ji Kongming and Yanshan probably know that we have twenty or thirty thousand people coming."

Moon Island was desolate, with tables and chairs overturned in the hall, looking quite messy. It seemed that the people of Moon Island had left in a hurry.

Nianyao looked around but didn't see anyone. Standing in the courtyard, she called out, "Is anyone there?"

"Hahahahaha..."

There was a woman's laughter, which sounded somewhat mournful.

The three of them turned their heads at the same time and saw a naked woman crawling out of the garden bushes.

She was covered in dirt, her long hair was disheveled, and there seemed to be bloodstains on her lower body that hadn't been cleaned off. Her laughter was sharp and silly.

After she finished laughing, she pointed in the direction of the river: "There it is, it's all there."

Nianyao felt that the woman's features and voice were somewhat familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere before: "Who are you?"

The woman pointed at Nianyao, then at herself: "Who am I? You ask who I am? I am the leader's wife... Hahaha... I am the leader's wife... Hahaha..."

Nianyao blurted out, "Qingyun?!"

"Qingyun? I'm not Qingyun. I'm the leader's wife, you have to call me Madam. Otherwise, I'll..."

The woman rushed forward, raising her hand, intending to hit Nianyao. Nianyao grabbed her wrist and flicked it away slightly.

Qingyun fell to the ground and burst into tears, wailing, "You hit me! It hurts so much! I'm going to tell Kongming and have him kill you..."

Nianyao couldn't bear it any longer, so she took off her coat and threw it at Qingyun: "Put your clothes back on."

Qingyun tore off her clothes and threw them aside, then stood up again, looking pitiful, and said, "I'm so hungry, can you give me something to eat?"

Xu Sheng said, "Let's go."

Nianyao asked, "Ninth Brother, what should we do?"

Qin Jiu tilted his head slightly, looking in the direction of the tower, and turned his face back slightly upon hearing this.

Qingyun suddenly screamed and rushed towards him: "Kongming, you're back! I knew it..."

Qin Jiu quickly took a large step to the side, and Qingyun missed her target. She was coming at a great speed and couldn't stop in time.

Qin Jiu subconsciously reached out to help her, but withdrew his hand halfway through.

Qingyun crashed directly into a pillar in the hall's corridor, his head bleeding profusely. He collapsed to the side without making a sound.

Qin Jiu picked up the clothes from the ground and covered Qingyun with them. He checked her breathing and gently shook his head: "She's dead."

Nianyao said, "She's pitiful, why don't we bury her?"

Xu Sheng said coldly, "Don't you all practice water burial? This person looks like a beauty. After being washed clean by the river, she'll be perfect for offering sacrifices to the river god."

Chongming Island is close to the estuary, and there are no other residents or fishing boats downstream, so the body naturally landed safely in the sea. Yuezhou is different.

Nianyao wrapped Qingyun in her clothes. She and Qin Jiu each carried one side of the bundle, tied it to a stone by the river, and threw it into the river.

Such a beautiful woman, talented in singing and dancing, ended up like this.

Nianyao looked up at Yanshan across the way: "I originally came to Yuezhou to inquire about Yunting's whereabouts. After all, if Xue Yunting went to Yanshan, Ji Kongming and his brothers in Yuezhou would definitely know."

She never expected that Yuezhou would be deserted; it seems that the rumors spread by Xu Sheng had indeed frightened them.

Xu Sheng said, "Then let's go to Yanshan. The young general has disappeared in Yanshan. We must seek justice for him. Let's go."

Nianyao leaned against the boat's bow. The river breeze carried a damp scent, but it couldn't calm her down. A strange restlessness lingered, and she didn't know where it came from.

Xu Sheng came to Yuezhou and Yanshan not just to help her kill Ji Kongming, nor could he simply seek justice for Xue Yunting.

Moreover, Xu Sheng clearly said before: Yun Ting is leading troops to besiege Furong City! Which statement is true?

If Yunting really disappeared, how would she explain it to Duan Mingzhu? How would she explain it to her uncle and the others?

Xue Yunting was the eldest son in his family and a highly respected young general. Although he had a younger brother, it was impossible for him to simply disappear: they needed to find him alive or dead!

"I just think that even though he is the eldest brother, if there are younger brothers in the family, it's still considered to have descendants, so it's okay."

The words suddenly echoed in her mind, and Nianyao almost shivered: What did Duan Mingzhu mean?

"Chief, Chief..." Qin Jiu called out several times, but Nian Yao didn't respond. Qin Jiu had no choice but to wave his hand in front of Nian Yao.

Nianyao asked, "Ninth Brother?"

Qin Jiu assumed that she was upset about Qingyun's situation and comforted her, "Chief, you met Qingyun before. She has only herself to blame for what she has done. You don't need to take it to heart."

Nianyao nodded: "Ninth Brother, Xue Yunting's disappearance in Yanshan and his siege of Furong City were both spread by the Prince, right?"

Nianyao calls Prince Xu Sheng? Qin Jiu was quite surprised: "Yes."

Nianyao asked, "Then which of these two rumors do you think is true?"

Qin Jiu thought about it carefully: "Your Highness is meticulous and thorough in his work. Although sometimes what you say may sound unreliable, that is only on the surface."

Nianyao hummed in agreement, seemingly without question.

Qin Jiu looked Nian Yao up and down: "Chief, what's wrong?"

Nianyao said, "It's nothing, I just think you're right."

Qin Jiu couldn't help but look back around. He wondered if Xu Sheng would be moved if he knew that Nian Yao approved of him so much.

Nianyao said, "I heard that Xu Sheng often uses surprise tactics and spends a lot of money, but suffers fewer casualties on the battlefield."

Qin Jiu happened to see Xu Sheng coming up and quickly greeted him, "Fifth Master, the gang leader is praising you."

Xu Sheng walked over and pointed to the sun in the west with a nonchalant air: "No wonder the sun is rising in the west today. It turns out that Chief Xue is praising me."

To Nianyao's surprise, she didn't argue with him. Instead, her tone was quite sincere: "Your Highness, is Yun Ting really in Furong City?"

Xu Sheng put away his teasing attitude and became serious: "Of course."

Nianyao asked, "Your Highness, has Yunting really disappeared in Yanshan?"

After a long pause, Xu Sheng finally said, "Of course."