Chapter 155: Encirclement of Bandits (3)

The black-robed man was also tied up. Gu Yun stepped forward and grabbed the black robe that almost completely covered the man's face. A resolute and arrogant face was presented to everyone. The man was in his early thirties, square-faced and tiger-eyed, tall and sturdy. Facing them, he could be considered calm and composed, and his arrogance and dominance were not bad, but Gu Yun always felt something was missing! At the very least, it didn't match the image in her heart! The leader who raided the military rations, kidnapped Han Shu, set up the Crow Valley appointment, and cleverly deployed the interception and water release to resist the enemy—would it be the man in front of her?

Her clear eyes narrowed slightly, and she asked coldly, "Are you their leader?"

The man turned his head away, as if he were righteous, and replied, "Success or failure, today I, Mu Cang, have nothing to say since I have been captured by you!"

He avoided her question and was eager to emphasize his identity. The clouds of doubt in Gu Yun's heart gradually expanded.

"General, it is estimated that most of the rebels escaped with the water flow just now, and only five hundred or so were captured." After counting the number of people, Yu Shijun was also a bit puzzled. This battle was too easy. After the flood just now, he thought there would be more difficult bitter battles waiting for them when they attacked the rebels' camp, but unexpectedly, it was so easy.

Su Ling clearly also felt something was wrong and asked, "Where is that blue-clothed, enchanting man?" That man was arrogant, and his status among the rebels should not be low. He had always thought that Wuji and Yan Ge were the left and right envoys of the rebels, but today a Yu Xiang popped up.

Yu Shijun shook his head, "The man was not found."

Could it be a trap set by the rebel leader? Just as Su Ling and Gu Yun were thinking, a small general hurried over and reported, "Report! The Commander and Vanguard have already found the gold and are now transporting it down the mountain, and they have captured the rebel Right Envoy—Wuji."

Captured Wuji?!

Regardless of whether the person in front of them was the rebel leader, at least a major figure had been captured. Su Ling raised his hand gently and said coldly, "Take them all back."

"Yes."

The group walked toward the foot of the mountain.

On a mountain ridge seven miles away, a lonely and cold figure watched the mountain fire gradually extinguishing in the distance. Behind her, a man in dazzling blue clothes hummed in dissatisfaction, "Leader, when will we rescue Wuji?"

"I have my own measure." The hoarse voice sounded low, and Yan Ge could only shut his mouth obediently. His slender index finger brushed lightly over the cold body of the small green snake, and his deep, cold eyes looked remotely into the distance...

Su Ling and his party escorted the "leader," Yu Xiang, and hundreds of rebels to the front of the camp, just happening to meet Han Shu who was escorting Wuji. As soon as the two teams met, Wuji, who usually had no expression, saw the man in the black robe and immediately screamed in horror, "Leader!" He began to struggle desperately with his tightly bound body, looking like he wanted to rush over. However, his shoulders were pressed heavily by Han Shu's large hands, and Wuji still didn't break free from the restraint in the end.

During the Battle of Crow Valley, they had all seen Wuji. Seeing his nervous expression toward the black-robed man, Yu Shijun, who was still a bit suspicious just now, also believed that the black-robed man should be their leader.

Gu Yun, however, came to a conclusion opposite to his. This person was not the head of the bandits!

Looking at Wuji's performance at Crow Valley, she knew he was an extremely indifferent and calm man. The anxious expression and excited body language he showed just now were completely not what he should have done according to his personality, and he did it, which could only mean—he was acting! The exaggerated expression matched with the still indifferent eyes, it was truly too exposed, which showed he was usually not practiced.

Gu Yun narrowed her shrewd eyes and didn't say much at this time. Su Ling's face was always gloomy, and his thoughts couldn't be seen. He only heard him say to Yu Shijun, "Take them all down! Keep them in separate custody!"

"Yes." Yu Shijun accepted the order and left. The group walked toward the main camp. At this time, a red shadow—or rather, a mud shadow—appeared in front of everyone. The person moved quickly, but the bedraggled appearance made people unable to understand. When the person approached, except for Gu Yun who was holding back her laughter, her face a bit distorted, everyone else was surprised and confused. Especially Su Ling, his hawk-like eyes widened, staring at the man who seemed to have rolled in a mud pit, covered in foul-smelling filth on his body, face, and hair.

Was this Mu Yi he knew? That man who couldn't tolerate a trace of filth and was addicted to cleanliness?!

Han Shu was straightforward and asked the doubt in his heart, "Mu Yi, what kind of suffering did you encounter?"

Mu Yi's complexion, which could only be described as blue-black, turned even colder. He just wanted to wash off this filth as quickly as possible. Before that, he wouldn't open his mouth, and didn't even want to breathe!

Gu Yun's mood was at its peak. Not taking this opportunity to step on him again wasn't her personality. Looking at Han Shu with a "you don't know" expression, Gu Yun smiled jokingly, "Han Shu, the mud in the rainforest is a rare skincare product. Others know how to enjoy it better than you."

"Is that so?" The honest Han Shu was stunned. Although he still didn't believe it, his tiger eyes still looked curiously at the mud on Mu Yi's body.

Watching Mu Yi's face turn from white to blue, and blue to black, Su Ling didn't doubt that Mu Yi was already so angry he wanted to kill the woman beside him who was still watching the fun.

The tall figure moved slightly toward Gu Yun's direction, but Mu Yi didn't pounce. His phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and every word burst out from between his teeth, "Qing—Mo—! You wait!"

After speaking, Mu Yi flicked his sleeves and left. Gu Yun replied coldly to his angry back, "At any time!" You only allow yourself to plot and frame others to watch the fun, but don't allow others to fight back? Just kidding!

Su Ling breathed a sigh of relief secretly. Mu Yi's martial arts style was strange, and he didn't even know how deep his skills were, but she challenged his limit of patience. This woman was truly ignorant of the height of the sky and the depth of the earth. At this time, Su Ling didn't know why the two had a grudge. If he knew, what he should be worried about now was—how Gu Yun would rectify him in the future. This woman, besides being "ignorant of the height of the sky and the depth of the earth," also had grudges that must be repaid!

Gu Yun was just about to turn and return to her tent when a small general trotted toward them and said urgently, "General, there is an urgent official letter from the Ministry of Justice!"

Ministry of Justice? He didn't have much to do with the Ministry of Justice. Why was there an urgent official letter? Su Ling said in a deep voice, "Present it."

Hearing that it was an official letter from the Ministry of Justice, Gu Yun suddenly thought of Dan Yulan, and her footsteps slowed down. Only to see the small general look at her cautiously, stuttering, "However, it is written on the official letter—Qing Mo, open personally."

For her?!

Not only Su Ling was puzzled, but even Gu Yun was confused. Why did the Ministry of Justice send her an official letter?

Although there were questions in her heart, Gu Yun still reached out to the small general and said, "Give it to me."

The small general looked at Su Ling secretly, and after seeing him nod slowly, he dared to hand the official letter to Gu Yun. Gu Yun opened the official letter nimbly. The so-called official letter only had a small piece of paper inside.

After reading it, Gu Yun's face changed slightly. Su Ling and Han Shu looked up at the same time, only to see a line of small characters written hastily and extremely concisely on it:

Lucy, the case is tricky, return quickly! Nancy.

What does this mean? What do the symbols before and after represent?

When did the Ministry of Justice's official documents change to such a form?

Most importantly, the Ministry of Justice handling a case, what did it have to do with her?

They didn't understand, but Gu Yun understood completely. The only one who would know her English name was Qing, and for her to let her return so urgently, she must have encountered trouble.

Su Ling's eyebrows were tightly locked, his stomach full of doubts, but Gu Yun had already closed the official letter very readily and said, "I want the best fast horse."

"What for?" Although he asked, Su Ling had actually vaguely guessed her intention.

Sure enough, Gu Yun replied concisely, "Return to the capital, immediately!"

Immediately? Su Ling's thick eyebrows were even more tightly locked. What was so urgent? A note could make her ignore everything and rush back. Was it because the person who wrote the note was Dan Yulan?

Gu Yun was indeed rushing back for the person who wrote the note, but that person wasn't Dan Yulan, but her most important friend in this strange world—Zhuo Qing.

From the moment she left the camp, she was very unhappy!

Why did she have to return to the capital with Su Ling?

He was the Commander of the Su Family Army and should return to the capital with the army, shouldn't he?

Fine, it was all caused by Su Ren, who was afraid the world wouldn't be chaotic. He pretended to be serious and said that the Emperor's decree said the bandit suppression only had one month, and there was so much gold, transporting it back would definitely exceed the deadline, so Su Ling must go back to apologize to the Emperor in person and ask the Emperor to extend the time for a few days.

Fine! He could ask for his extension, but there was no need to go with her!

Han Shu was also an idiot, saying that the two of them traveling together could also take care of each other, very good, very good. Good my foot. If they didn't fight when they were together, it was a blessing; if they didn't fight with their mouths, it was a fluke.

The most disgusting thing was that Su Ling actually agreed to return with her! Didn't he hate women being troublesome? Didn't he like to be alone?

In short, the final result was that she and he were forced to travel together!

Two horses, one in front and one behind, left Pei City. Gu Yun decided to make one last effort, "Su Ling, although you and I are both going to the capital, the paths are different, so don't conspire. Let's go our separate ways."

Just thinking about being with him all the way, she got goosebumps. She thought Su Ling should also be unwilling, right? It was just that there were so many people in the army making a fuss, so it wasn't convenient for him to say anything.

Su Ling's originally pleasant mood dropped to the freezing point for some reason. The cold, hard voice and arrogant attitude made people feel extremely uncomfortable. "You are a person of my General's Mansion. Who allowed you to act freely?"

What did he mean by this? Could it be that she had become a pet kept in their house? Ridiculous! She just said, how could it be possible to be calm and composed with a man like Su Ling? The General's Mansion was amazing? One day she would leave that General's Mansion!

Now—I endure you!

Su Ling thought she would roar at him, because he clearly saw a cluster of obvious anger in her eyes.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 156 =====