Wanjin Lady

Chapter 381 Attack on the City
The night wind in Bozhou City seemed to be even stronger.

The osmanthus tree in front of Wen Wan’s door...the osmanthus flowers were blown all over the ground by the wind.

But Zhao Heng had no mood to appreciate the flowers because someone pinched his mouth and nose at the same time while he was sleeping in bed. Then he saw the monkey's big, sparkling eyes in the dark.

Then, the two of them sneaked through the night to a house in the city that was as bright as day.

As soon as I entered the room, the strong smell of blood and medicine suddenly rushed into my nostrils. In the main hall, Wei Zheng was naked from the waist up, with cotton wrapped around his right chest, his face was pale, and a military doctor was changing his dressing on the side.

The monkey explained in a low voice, "We were ambushed at Stone Mountain. The Marquis was seriously injured and barely escaped death."

Zhao Heng raised an eyebrow, looking at the people in the room who were all dressed neatly and without a scratch. "The Marquis is seriously injured, and you're just here to do nothing? Why is the Marquis the only one injured? Aren't you supposed to be his bodyguards? What kind of protection are you doing? I always told you that the Marquis couldn't live without me. If I, Old Zhao, were here, not a single hair of the Marquis would have fallen!"

Meng Yuanjie, Hou Ji, and the others looked extremely grim.

"enough."

Wei Zheng's voice was calm, but unquestionable.

"This is my fault alone."

Zhao Heng wanted to refute, but when he looked up and saw those dark and captivating eyes, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

The Marquis tonight... looks... particularly creepy.

But since the Marquis was seriously injured, why was he in such a hurry to return to Bozhou?

Also...what Monkey said just now was that they were attacked in Shizi Mountain, not in the suburbs?
Zhao Heng frowned, suddenly realizing that tonight was unusual.

The military doctor changed the medicine and left, leaving only a few trusted people in the room, while the others kept watch.

Zhao Heng could no longer hold back and informed Wei Zheng of the commotion in the city. "My Lord, rumors suddenly spread in the city today, saying that you were attacked in the suburbs and your life is in danger. I hurriedly sent people to rescue you, but then..."

Zhao Heng's tone clearly paused.

He noticed the concerned looks coming from all around him.

He remembered that Meng Yuanjie had once laughed at him: Tofu pudding has a brain, why don’t you have one?

I remembered what the Marquis said when he was angry: "He is as stupid as a pig and cannot be taught."

He was so excited that he twitched and blurted out, "But I saw through this conspiracy at a glance! It takes at least half a day to get here from the suburbs, and the time doesn't match. Secondly, the Marquis was attacked in the early morning, and no one would rush back non-stop to spread the news of the Marquis's attack. So I immediately suspected that someone had deliberately leaked the Marquis's itinerary!"

——Swish.

Everyone in the room looked over.

His eyes trembled, were filled with astonishment and suspicion.

Zhao Heng puffed out his chest, practically dancing with joy as he spoke. "So I pretended to lead the troops out of the city. After leaving, I immediately split the troops into two groups. One group rushed to rescue you, while I launched a surprise attack. I also had a few trusted confidants guard the city's weapons to prevent anyone from deploying troops. At the same time, I sent people to monitor the movements of important figures in the city, and I'm waiting for your return to report back."

Wei Zheng's pale face was furrowed even deeper.

Something even more terrifying than Zhao Heng using force happened...that is, Zhao Heng used his brain!

And his guess was almost right!
Honest man Meng Yuanjie's voice trembled, "Are you sure... you are talking about yourself?"

Hou Ji said without hesitation: "My Lord, Zhao Heng has been possessed by someone! Hurry up and ask a Taoist priest to exorcise the ghost for him!"

Wei Zheng stared at Zhao Heng, his eyebrows raised, and he said something shocking: "Someone deliberately leaked the news. But the fact that you're willing to use your 90% new brain... really surprises me."

Zhao Heng patted his chest loudly, "My Lord, a man who has been away for three days should be looked at with new eyes!"

"So..." Wei Zheng's voice suddenly dropped, "Who did you meet today?"

"My lord, why do you always look down on people?!" Zhao Heng was furious, his neck flushed red, and he said righteously, "I saw Lady Wen this morning! Lady Wen told me to stay in the city!" Wen Wan, ah.

This seems to make sense.

Wei Zheng suddenly realized that he hadn't heard this name in a long, long time. When he heard this name, his longing turned from weeds into vines, entangling his heart tightly.

Counting the time, he had been away from Bozhou for a month. He deliberately kept himself further away from her, but she appeared in his dreams every night.

He dreamed of marrying her, being intimate with her, and growing old with her; he heard her softly calling him "husband", and he and she went to a street vendor to eat a bowl of sweet rice dumplings made with fermented glutinous rice, and on a rainy night he pushed her against the windowsill and ravaged her violently.

Everything in the dream was too real.

He could even remember the feel of the fabric as it caressed the curve of her waist, the fragrance and softness of her body, and the desire of their tongues entangled with each other.

He... is probably... crazy.

It is a fact that I like her.

But should he marry her? His aunt wouldn't agree. She had given everything for him, and he didn't want to hurt her feelings.

Be a concubine? That would just be an insult to her.

He didn't even know how she felt about him but he fell in love with her unilaterally.

He once laughed at Cheng Yunzhang for being confused and entangled, but now that he has become the person in charge... he is also confused and upset.

That means I don’t like it enough.

If he really likes it, he will do his best to get it.

Zhao Heng noticed that the person in front of him seemed to be distracted.

Those captivating pupils were slightly dilated, and he was staring at the candlelight in front of the table, but it seemed as if he was looking at something far away.

"Master Hou?"

Zhao Heng's voice brought him back to reality.

"She..." His lips and tongue avoided her name uncontrollably, "What else did she say?"

"Shopkeeper Wen also said there might be trouble in the city in the next few days, and told me to be on guard." Zhao Heng scratched his head. "My Lord, is it really that dangerous? And... who the hell dared to attack you?"

Wei Zheng turned his head away, thinking about something, and ignored Zhao Heng's yelling.

The doctor brought in the boiled medicine. Wei Zheng's cold and calm eyes were reflected on the dark medicinal juice.

"Have you sent people to guard the city gates?"

Zhao Heng wasn't very bright, but he was quite careful. When Wei Zheng asked about official business, his playful expression faded. "Don't worry, my Lord. The city gates are well guarded. No one will break in. But I don't know what we should be prepared for."

Wei Zheng tapped the tabletop lightly, signaling Hou Ji with a wink. Hou Zi quickly explained, "We chased Liu Guizhou all the way to Stone Mountain. We were hoping to find his contact, but he ambushed us."

"There's a military bunker on Stone Mountain that can accommodate a thousand people. We sneaked in and found that there were only one or two hundred people inside. The rest were nowhere to be found."

If not for this, they might not be able to rescue the Marquis.

"We originally wanted to capture Liu Guizhou alive and bring him back for interrogation, but this guy... was quite courageous. Knowing he was surrounded and unable to escape, he committed suicide."

It’s just that... the Marquis went to the underground bunker alone, and when he came out his face looked obviously not good, and seemed much gloomier than before.

Meng Yuanjie also went down later, but the two of them never mentioned what happened inside.

Hou Ji guessed... maybe it was because he hadn't found any clues about the Duke.