"Sir, what's wrong with you?"

Ye Xun breathed heavily. Although the scene just now was just a dream, he was still scared.

It wasn't until I heard Ah Qing's caring voice that I felt a little relieved.

At this time, Ye Xun was already sweating profusely.

"I'm fine, it was just a dream."

Although Ye Xun said this, he was still a little nervous inside and the fear had not completely dissipated.

Recalling everything in the dream just now, the woman in red actually knew Ye Xiaoxiao? Qu Tan'er and Ye Jingyi, this caught Ye Xun a little off guard.

Who is this woman? Why does she keep appearing in my dreams and pestering me in disguised ways?

Ye Xun sighed. He knew that he might not get an answer to such a question for the time being.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Ye Xun realized that it was already dawn through the sunlight coming through the window.

After this scare, Ye Xun lost his desire to sleep.

"Ah Qing, go get some hot water. I want to take a bath."

Ah Qing said, "My lord, your knife wound has not yet healed, so you should not bathe."

"Then just wipe it off."

After a busy day, Ye Xun finally changed into clean clothes and felt relieved. The haze caused by the dream was also basically swept away.

However, Ye Xun became more and more curious about who this woman in red was, and he was determined to find out.

"Ah Qing, is my uncle back?"

"Master has returned, but when Master and others went to Huangcun, there were no people from the imperial court there, and the place had been burned clean."

"Burned?" Ye Xun looked confused.

"Yes, Master told me to tell you that when they arrived at Huang Village again, the fire had already started."

Ye Xun fell into deep thought. If what Ye Tianxuan said was true, when they went to Huang Village again and the fire had already started, it would mean that someone was still alive after his uncle's last sword strike.

It is very likely that they set the fire in order to burn the evidence of their presence here.

After all, this time the imperial court took action against Jianmen, everything was done in secret.

Although we cannot catch anyone with a better official position, it is better to burn the fire. So many people died that night. If left unchecked, a plague will break out after a long time.

In that era of backward medical conditions, although the plague could not spread throughout the country due to inconvenient transportation, it still caused considerable harm to the area around Huangcun.

"What about my great uncle?" Ye Xun asked.

"After a night of hard work and two trips to Huangcun, Master has gone to rest."

Ye Xun nodded: "Since my uncle didn't catch anyone, then our hope can only be placed on the team commander. Ah Qing, go call Murong Fu and Yang Dingtian, and we will go to Qu Mansion."

……

Shuiqu Village.

In the most remote corner of the village, there is only one house within a radius of three or four hundred meters, which is somewhat isolated from other farmers in the village.

Two cold bodies were lying in the courtyard of a residential building.

The body was somewhat blackened, with obvious signs of poisoning.

Inside the house, four people were drinking light white porridge.

And they were the only four people who survived Ye Tianxuan's sword in the battle of Huangcun.

"Uncle Jiang, this mission has failed. I don't know how I will face my father when I return. Before I came here, I vowed to capture Hong Xiguan, but I never thought that the result would be like this today."

Situ Lie had a worried look on his face and didn't eat a single bite of the porridge in front of him.

"The failure of this mission is not the fault of the commander alone. I, Jiang Jianfeng, am also to blame."

After a sigh, Jiang Jianfeng continued, "This time there was a sudden change, which we were not prepared for, and that's why we suffered this defeat."

"But the Military Affairs Council sent out more than 60 people this time, but only we survived. The commander-in-chief must be furious about this."

"I really don't understand why we were discovered even though we hid very well this time. Moreover, the Nancheng Murong family and the Qingshan Sword Sect were also involved in this matter."

"We just wanted to sneak into Xingyue Sword Sect and capture Hong Xiguan. We have no grudges against Nancheng and Qingshan Sword Sect. They clearly knew that we were from the Military Affairs Office, but they still attacked us."

After saying that, Situ Lie slammed the table hard, with resentment flashing in his eyes.

"Could it be that they have already known the court's plan?"

As soon as Dongfang Zheng said this, the faces of the other three people changed at the same time, especially Situ Lie, whose expression was extremely unnatural.

If Ma Ning'er was only a team commander, the information revealed by Dongfang Zheng's words was definitely not something Ma Ning'er could know.

But Dongfang Zheng did not hide anything from Ma Ning'er, which shows that when the system implanted Ma Ning'er's identity information, it also included the conspiracy of the court.

"We can't conclude now. After all, we don't know whether Hong Xiguan really heard the conversation of the commander-in-chief." Situ Lie thought for a while and said.

Dongfang Zheng disagreed and firmly believed that Hong Xiguan must have heard it: "But if he didn't hear it, why did he flee the capital with his wife and children? His escape actually confirmed the possibility that he eavesdropped."

Ma Ning'er also thought so: "What the Eastern Battalion Commander said is correct. His running away can indeed prove that he eavesdropped."

"I just don't know if this matter has spread from his mouth."

Situ Lie said: "From the appearance of the Murong family and Ye Tianxuan of Qingshan Sword Sect last night, I have no doubt that this is possible, but what makes me curious is that the kid from the Murong family did not mention any news about this, but instead spoke to me for the lives of those untouchables in Huang Village."

"These people in the underworld are meticulous and we cannot rule out the possibility that they already know something." Jiang Jianfeng is older and can often see the deeper side of things, so he does not completely believe that these people came just for the lives of the untouchables in Huangcun.

Instead, he felt that these people might have come to investigate the secrets of the imperial court. After all, everyone who was familiar with the affairs of the martial arts world knew that the Qingshan Sword Sect had a good relationship with the Xingyue Sword Sect, and Ye Tianxuan was even a sworn brother to Ye Yun.

What he couldn't understand was why the Murong family was involved.

"Then what do we do next?"

"Since the Murong family and Qingshan Sword Sect have already joined, it is impossible for the four of us to capture Hong Xiguan alone. After all, the power disparity is too great. In addition, the other side also has Ye Tianxuan, who is a super master who has entered the highest realm. I think the residual power of that sword is still reflected in everyone's hearts."

Although Situ Lie was the leader of this operation, Jiang Jianfeng undoubtedly had the most experience.

Jiang Jianfeng's last words reminded the other three people of that horrific moment.

"So under this circumstance, we can only give up the action temporarily and report the news here back to the capital as soon as possible and let the commander-in-chief make the decision."

"But now Commander Ma and I are injured, we..."

"It's okay. Just hurry back to the capital and leave it to me and the young commander. The two of you will stay in Ningyang City to recover from your injuries. You can secretly investigate the movements of Xingyue Sword Sect and Hong Xiguan, and whether they have learned of the court's plan. But remember, everything can only be done in secret. Don't expose it, and don't fight with them."

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