Mysteries of the Great Zhou Dynasty

Chapter 220 Extra Chapter: Rong Junye (3)

Lan Muhe was quite pleased. She raised her eyes and looked at the madam, asking, "Someone reported that your Hongwu Pavilion is harboring traitors. Anyone who knows anything should confess now. If you don't confess now, once I find out, none of you will survive."

Lan Muhe spoke slowly, her gaze sweeping across the crowd, and some people were already crying in fear. The crowd only wept softly, and no one said anything.

“Since you won’t tell me, I’ll try to recall for you. Has a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old appeared at Hongwu Pavilion in the last few days? Her name is Yu Nishang! ...Nobody knows, right? Good! You have guts!” Lan Muhe paced back and forth, then suddenly drew a sword and pointed it at a servant of Hongwu Pavilion, saying each word clearly, “Where is she?”

"I...I don't know..." The servant stammered in fear. Before he could finish speaking, Lan Muhe had already pierced his heart with a sword, and blood splattered everywhere, creating a gruesome scene. The crowd, who had never witnessed such a sight, screamed in terror and knelt on the ground, trembling.

Rong Junye, lying on the roof, saw everything. He moved slightly, but it was too late to save them.

Is this guy crazy?! He's actually serious!

Lan Muhe suddenly drew a dagger from her waist, grabbed a young woman beside her, pulled her close, and held the dagger to her face: "Little beauty, what's your name?"

"My name is Qin Wu'er..." The woman was already crying with tears streaming down her face.

"My lord, please spare Wu'er! She's the star performer of our Hongwu Pavilion. Without her, we're all doomed!" The madam pleaded anxiously, trying to beg for mercy.

Lan Muhe raised the dagger in her hand and pointed it at the madam: "Get out!"

The madam had no choice but to leave.

"Your name is Qin Wu'er, right? Tsk tsk tsk, what a pity, what a pity, it's such a waste to kill such a beautiful woman... How about cutting off her face... After cutting off her face, chop off her fingers. Which finger should I chop off first? Oh dear, even if she becomes a military prostitute, I wonder if anyone will still patronize her?"

Lan Muhe raised an eyebrow and used a dagger to snap two buttons off Qin Wu'er's blouse. Qin Wu'er's clothes instantly fell open, revealing glimpses of her red undergarment, sparking the imagination. Although Qin Wu'er had fallen into prostitution, she had always been a star performer at the Hongwu Pavilion, highly sought after, and had never been humiliated like this in public before. She felt unbearably ashamed and wished she could just kill herself.

"Hahahaha!" Lan Muhe and his two attendants burst into meaningful laughter.

The rest of the soldiers present, apart from Lan Muhe and his two companions, had all previously served under General Guo and were known for their upright conduct. They were already resentful of being ordered around by this man of unknown rank these past few days, and now, seeing him treat a vulnerable woman so despicably and cruelly—even though the woman was a prostitute—they all felt contempt, but military orders could not be disobeyed.

"I'll count to three. If you still haven't confessed, then I won't hold back!" Lan Muhe's dagger was pressed tightly against Wu'er's fair face, and blood was already seeping out.

With a "bang," the door to the secret room was pushed open, and Yu Nishang walked out, her eyes blazing with anger as she glared at Lan Muhe.

"Stop! I am Yu Nishang. What do you want? Let her go!" Yu Nishang said loudly, each word resounding.

Lan Muhe looked at Yu Nishang with disdain, scrutinizing her from head to toe several times, his expression as if he were examining an object. His heart, however, was already racing with desire. He released Qin Wu'er. Qin Wu'er cast a grateful glance at Yu Nishang. "Is there something you need?" Yu Nishang asked first.

"You are Yu Nishang, and you do have some looks. But if you say you are Yu Nishang, are you really? The Sixth Prince gave me the task of rescuing Yu Nishang, and this matter cannot be taken lightly. If I am wrong, it will be terrible! Come with me into the house so I can verify your authenticity! If you are real, I will rescue you from this hellhole!" Lan Muhe's face was full of lust, and her thoughts were almost written all over her face. Her intentions were obvious to everyone!

As Lan Muhe spoke, he walked forward, pressing the dagger in his hand against Yu Nishang's chest, as if he was about to use the same trick again to cut off the button!

Yu Nishang quickly took a few steps back to avoid the dagger, but bumped into a solid chest.

Yu Nishang looked up and saw a sharply defined profile. The person's face was cold as he glared at Lan Muhe.

"Hey, what do you mean by this, Rong? Trying to steal my woman?" Lan Muhe brandished the dagger in her hand, looking very arrogant.

"Lan Muhe, the Sixth Prince sent you here to save people, not to act arrogantly!" Rong Junye rebuked angrily.

"Hmph! A hero saving a beauty? I'd like to see if you can protect her!" Lan Muhe was clearly not buying it. With so many people watching, he couldn't afford to lose face. As soon as he finished speaking, he threw the dagger in his hand at Yu Nishang.

Rong Junye pulled Yu Nishang close with his left arm, shielding her to his side. His right hand drew his longsword with a clang, the blade clashing against the dagger. With a slight flick of his wrist, the sword coiled around the dagger, using the force to spin it several times. The next moment, the dagger flew straight towards Lan Muhe, piercing her left shoulder with a soft "thud." The sharp dagger grazed her skin, but didn't damage her bones. This near-miss terrified Lan Muhe, turning her face deathly pale.

That power, that accuracy! The difference in their abilities is too great! This is just a warning!

Lan Muhe was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground.

General Rong's voice boomed: "As the military supervisor, Lan Muhe should firstly fulfill his duties, sharing the Emperor's burdens and pacifying the people. Instead, he knowingly broke the law, indiscriminately killing innocent people; his crime deserves death. Secondly, as the military supervisor, Lan Muhe has no authority to command troops. He disregarded the Emperor and the law, and should be punished according to military law. Therefore, he is to be executed on the spot. Now, I order all soldiers to atone for their crimes and capture this traitor!"

Before Lan Muhe and his two subordinates could react, they were already bound hand and foot like rice dumplings.

"General, you are wise! I was also misled by that scoundrel surnamed Lan! General, you have been wronged! General, I can redeem myself through meritorious service!" The two subordinates immediately wailed, their defection was quick indeed.

"Take them away!" General Rong waved his hand decisively.

Rong Junye sat silently on his horse, looking down at Yu'er several times. Somewhat puzzled, he pointed to the black horse beside him and asked, "Why don't you get on?... Don't you like the color of this horse? If you don't like it, there's a white one over there!"

Seeing that he asked with such certainty and without any hint of joking, Yu Nishang assumed he really meant it. This guy was interesting; his mind was too rigid to think outside the box.

Yu Ni Chang lowered her head and smiled: "I like it, but Ni Chang can't ride a horse..."