Chapter 177: Learning the news, the Xiang family is terrified

The Commandant's residence.

Xiang Bo arrived here with his men.

Just as they climbed over the wall to enter the courtyard, they were discovered.

"You have finally come."

"The Master is waiting in the main hall; please follow me."

Several servants stood in the courtyard, looking as if they had been waiting there for a long time.

Seeing someone climb over the wall, they spoke directly, and after finishing, turned and walked toward the main hall.

They showed no fear, nor did they drag their feet.

Yet this scene startled Xiang Bo and the others.

Xiang Yu almost swung his fist, which was as large as a sand pot, at them.

Fortunately, Xiang Bo reacted quickly and held Xiang Yu back.

Otherwise, the servant who had spoken would likely have had his head smashed in by Xiang Yu.

"It seems this matter is not that simple!"

"Leave a portion of the men here to monitor the surrounding situation."

"The rest follow me to take a look, and stay sharp."

Xiang Bo remained cautious and took the lead, following the servant inside.

In the main hall.

The Commandant Wu Tian sat cross-legged to one side, drinking tea with an expression of enjoyment.

It appeared he had been waiting here for quite some time.

Seeing people enter, Wu Tian hurriedly rose to welcome them.

"Xiang Bo, you have finally come."

"You have kept me waiting for so long!"

"Sit down quickly."

Xiang Bo was somewhat suspicious, but he instructed everyone to sit.

Since they had already arrived here, they would eventually understand the full story.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry. Wu Tian saw that everyone had sat down.

He ordered the servants to serve tea and then dismissed them.

At the same time.

In a tavern in the capital.

Ying Ying Zi Ye lay bored on the bed, chewing on something.

"Dong dong dong~~!"

A knock on the door suddenly sounded.

"The door isn't locked, come in."

As soon as Ying Ying Zi Ye finished speaking, he saw Wang Li walk in.

This tavern had many private rooms, all of which had been booked by Wang Li.

After he finished the task he was assigned, he returned here; his duty was to protect the Ninth Prince.

"Come, eat something together."

Ying Ying Zi Ye pointed to the dried meat on the table, signaling Wang Li to sit.

Wang Li did not stand on ceremony and sat down directly.

The Ninth Prince was a man without airs and was quite easy to get along with.

Wang Li grabbed some dried meat and began to eat.

"Ninth Prince, your suspicion was correct; that County Lieutenant Yan Teng and that Commandant Wu Tian have problems!"

"There is no movement from the Governor Yin Tong and the Censor, but I don't know if those two have problems."

"Under the secret surveillance of our men, we discovered a group of men in black went to the County Lieutenant's residence."

"They left shortly after and went to the Commandant's residence. If I haven't guessed wrong,"

"they should be the remnants of the Chu State who came to spy for information."

Ying Ying Zi Ye nodded; he had only suspected that Wu Tian had some issues.

During their conversation, he had inadvertently noticed a strange look in Wu Tian's eyes.

Although it was well-concealed, having lived two lifetimes, he knew how to observe people's expressions.

Therefore, he remained cautious and had Wang Li secretly monitor the officials in the capital.

He did not expect to discover people sneaking into their residences at night.

If there were no trickery in this, no one would believe it; it was too coincidental.

"I wonder if Xiang Yu is among those who came?"

"This is interesting."

Ying Ying Zi Ye muttered to himself, seemingly thinking of something amusing.

"Xiang Yu?"

Wang Li was somewhat confused.

But the next moment, his eyes widened.

"Xiang Yu, the grandson of the Chu State General Xiang Yan?!"

Wang Li was quite surprised; he did not expect the Ninth Prince to know such a person.

He had only heard that this man could lift a cauldron, but he had never seen it.

He only thought it was an exaggeration and a mythologizing of Xiang Yu.

"Yes, that's him; he is a decent military general."

Ying Ying Zi Ye commented; Xiang Yu's deeds were not few.

"The Ninth Prince thinks so highly of him?"

Wang Li was curious; was Xiang Yu really that good?

Could he even catch the Ninth Prince's eye?

"Ninth Prince, you wouldn't be thinking of taking him as a deputy general, would you?"

"There is absolutely no need! I, Wang Li, am definitely not inferior to that Xiang Yu!"

"If Xiang Yu is among that group of people, then I will personally capture him later!"

Ying Ying Zi Ye glanced at Wang Li, finding his somewhat anxious appearance amusing.

"Wait until you meet him to say that."

"I hope you won't be discouraged by his strength then."

"It's getting late, it's time to close the net, let's go!"

Ying Ying Zi Ye said, standing up and walking toward the door.

Wang Li clenched his fists, secretly noting the name Xiang Yu.

He felt a sense of crisis of being replaced; if he met Xiang Yu, he would definitely show him!

"Ninth Prince, do we need to mobilize the Qin Ruishi from outside the city?"

Ying Ying Zi Ye heard this and stopped in his tracks.

"There is no time left; Wu Tian has a heart of rebellion against Qin, which was unexpected."

"However, to prevent the city guards from rebelling, you order men to mobilize five thousand soldiers into the city to surround the residences of the Governor, the Commandant, the Censor, and the County Lieutenant."

"The remaining five thousand will remain outside the city to stand guard. We will go to arrest the people first; a two-pronged approach will be more effective!"

Wang Li nodded; from here to the outside of the city to mobilize troops, the fastest round trip would take half a stick of incense. (One stick of incense is one hour)

By then, the opportunity would be lost, let alone catching anyone.

"They entered Wu Tian's residence; they will soon know that we came here to deal with the Xiang family." ===== CHAPTER 179 =====