dognovel Chapter 397 The Young Lady Has Been Found
Chapter 397 The Young Lady Has Been Found
Gu Tao was overjoyed and rushed to the edge of the cliff to look down. But as soon as he stuck his head out, he suddenly stopped moving. Then he slowly looked down and saw Jing Han's smiling face as he fell, and... the sword piercing his abdomen.
"Lord Gu." The deputy general behind him hurriedly stepped forward to help Gu Tao up.
"He...I..." Gu Tao turned his head to say something, but he felt someone push him and then he fell down.
"Oh no! The deputy commander has also fallen!" the lieutenant shouted.
All the officers and soldiers gathered around, but the cliff was too deep and they couldn't see the bottom at all. So, they hurriedly went down from the side, determined to find the person alive or dead.
At this moment, Jing Han, who should have fallen to his death, appeared in a cave and, together with Lan Yi and Lan Er, tore off his disguise and returned to his original appearance.
He put the clothes he had taken off on the three corpses that had been prepared long ago, and then pushed the corpses down.
The three of them followed the carcass to the bottom of the cliff. Little White Tiger Twenty brought over a few stray dogs from somewhere, and they gnawed the carcass so badly that it was unrecognizable, so the three of them didn't even have to do anything about it.
"Tiger Boss, just have a couple of bites, that'll do," Lan Er couldn't help but tease the little white tiger.
Twenty rolled its eyes. It wouldn't eat someone like that; too ugly and disgusting.
Lan Er didn't understand, but he thought his master's pet was very interesting.
"Alright, let's hurry up and find Gu Tao." Zhou Jinghan glanced around.
Twenty snorted and ran to the side, where he saw Gu Tao fall into a pile of rocks.
This person is quite lucky; he didn't die, but he was badly injured and covered in blood.
"Gu Tao." Jing Han walked over and looked down at him.
Gu Tao slightly opened his eyes, and what he saw was a face that looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before. He opened his mouth as if to ask for help, but no sound came out. Instead, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"Gu Tao." Jing Han squatted down. "I am Zhou Jing Han."
Gu Tao's eyes widened instantly.
"Obviously you remember me, so let me tell you something else: Huo Qingyuan died long ago, it's always been me..."
Gu Tao's eyes widened, and disbelief was evident in them.
"The Qian and Gu families will be finished soon too." Jing Han curled the corner of his mouth. "You can go in peace."
Gu Tao opened his mouth, trying to raise his hand, but he only managed to lift it a little bit before it crashed to the ground, and he died instantly.
"Let's go." Zhou Jinghan glanced around, then turned and left.
He hadn't originally planned to proceed with the plan so hastily, but Yunyi's return to the capital made him feel a sense of urgency. The girl would be turning 18 next month, and he didn't want to miss her coming-of-age ceremony. Moreover, she could get married after turning 18, and he wanted to marry her as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications.
Fortunately, with Mu Li's help, eliminating these people became much easier.
Of course, with both him and Gu Tao gone, the entire Longxi city defense could not be leaderless. Therefore, Li Haoqing, the highest-ranking deputy general, would naturally act as the commander and then petition the court to send someone else.
Li Haoqing was his man, and whether or not he was allowed to write the book was up to him.
About half an hour after they left, Li Haoqing, the deputy general, came down with his men. The first body they found was Gu Tao's, followed by the bodies of Huo Qingyuan and the other two.
“Deputy General Li, we can’t even see his face clearly anymore,” someone objected.
“But these clothes, weapons, and accessories definitely belong to Lord Huo,” another person sighed.
Before the objector could say anything more, several wolf howls and barking dogs suddenly rang out, immediately putting everyone on alert.
"Get the body out of here immediately," Li Haoqing decided decisively. "Corpses will attract wild animals; we can't make unnecessary sacrifices."
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, hurriedly found bags to put the body in, and then carried it away.
Li Haoqing walked at the back, glanced back in a certain direction, made a gesture, and then hurried away.
After leaving the bottom of the cliff, Zhou Jinghan did not return to Longxi City, but headed towards Black City. Next, he would take over the entire Black City, and finally Tianyang City.
Similarly, Zhou Jinghao from Xiajiazhuang was not idle either. He wrote three letters in a row and sent them out. His health had recovered quite well, and it was time for him to stand in front of people.
He specifically called Da Bao over to watch him do these things.
"Dad," Da Bao said, his little face tense, "Are you going to rebel?"
“Dabao, only when you have power in your own hands can you protect yourself and the people you want to protect.” Zhou Jinghao patted his son’s head. “Your imperial grandfather… he is no longer your imperial grandfather.”
The words were a bit jumbled, but Da Bao understood them.
“You are a smart child. I don’t know how long I can hold on, so this world will be handed over to you in the future.” Zhou Jinghao smiled. “You have experienced so much and are familiar with the hardships of the world, so you will be a good emperor, right?” Although he was the crown prince and his seventh brother Yunyi would support him, he knew very well that compared to himself, Da Bao was the one they believed to be the ruler of the world. Since that was the case, why didn’t he just do a favor?
Da Bao didn't hesitate, because his mother had told him about this before. He had known since he was a child that he was the Crown Prince. Since his father had said so, he nodded and said, "Father, if you ever don't want to be emperor anymore, I will take over and be a good emperor."
Zhou Jinghao paused for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh: "Mm."
"Father, Mother... I'm talking about Mother Consort, she..."
“She’s still alive, but she’s injured and doesn’t remember us.” Zhou Jinghao patted his son’s head again. “However, your mother, your Yunyi’s mother, promised to go see her. She’ll definitely be cured by then. She hasn’t even met Qibao yet.”
Da Bao's eyes reddened. He leaned against Zhou Jinghao's chest and nodded sullenly. His mother would definitely get better. Then he and Qi Bao would have two mothers and would be the happiest children.
Yunyi had already been found by the people of the Earl's Mansion. Of course, she had taken the initiative to let them find her. After all, two days had passed, which was enough, and she really wanted to go to the Earl's Mansion to see the excitement.
"Young Miss, I've finally found you." Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief, but he still felt that the young lady had only appeared because she needed him to find her.
"Hmm." Yunyi nodded. "But Guard Su, what do you want with me?"
Su Mu blinked: "Of course we're taking Miss back. Lord... hasn't eaten or slept well for two days."
"My father misses me that much?" Yunyi seemed touched. "In that case, let's go back quickly."