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Chapter 356 Kangli Ding'an: Brave warrior, please wait! [2 chapters, please vote!]

I've been waiting for you for a long time!

Cai Fu and the others had been sleeping fully clothed, but upon hearing Yang Zaixing's warning, they immediately jumped up.

The three brothers rushed out of the room and, sure enough, saw faint flames coming up from downstairs!
At this moment, Yang Zaixing also called up Huyan Zhuo, Yang Zhi and the others, and they all took up their weapons and charged down.

Cai Fu kicked open Princess Tianshou's door, only to find her undressing under the bright moonlight...

"you--"

Princess Tianshou quickly turned around, her back to Cai Fu, and scolded him angrily and anxiously:

"Close the door quickly!"

"Oh!"

Cai Fu obediently closed the door, and Princess Tianshou's face turned green:

"What are you doing? I want you to pay..."

"I was about to ask you what you wanted!"

Cai Fu interrupted her without any politeness:

"What time is it? Why aren't you wearing clothes? Why are you taking them off?"

Princess Tianshou was extremely aggrieved: "I put it on backwards just now..."

"So you put it on and then took it off, right?"

Cai Fu was convinced: "Stop taking them off, let's fight our way out!"

"understood!"

Princess Tianshou hurriedly put her clothes back on after taking them off halfway...

Cai Fu couldn't stand it any longer.

If everything wasn't under his control, he would have left long ago.

Even so, Cai Fu couldn't bear to watch any longer; he was afraid that Princess Tianshou's stupidity would make him cry.

You can't even tie the straps of your bellyband, what else can you do?
Cai Fu opened the door and went out:
waste!

As soon as Cai Fu went out, Princess Tianshou tied it on.

Cai Fu was in the room, her hands trembling...

Cai Fu, carrying his ghost-head broadsword, strode out and saw that the battle in the roadside inn was coming to an end.

From the second-floor corridor to the first-floor lobby, more than a dozen masked men were lying haphazardly.

Cai Fu leaned on the railing and looked down. Lu Zhishen, Shi Wengong, Huyan Zhuo, and Yang Zhi were having a great time killing each other.

Having defeated all the masked men, the blood-soaked heroes looked at each other and burst into laughter:
“Great!”

To this, Cai Fu could only say one thing: "Brothers, spare one of them!"

The fire didn't start.

The main reason was that Yang Zaixing was too vigilant; the masked man had just started a fire on the first floor when Yang Zaixing discovered it.

There were no survivors.

In fact, Lu Zhishen and Shi Wengong spared their lives, but these masked men all committed suicide by poisoning themselves.

The poison sac is in someone's mouth; if they want to die, they only need to bite lightly, and it will be too late to stop them.

"This shows that these are also golden dogs!"

Yang Zhi analyzed, "They are the same group of people who ambushed Princess Tianshou outside Longtou City!"

"If they hadn't infiltrated the Liao Kingdom so thoroughly, they would have been lying in wait here long ago..."

Huyan Zhuo also analyzed: "There is a traitor among us!"

At that moment, almost everyone called out one person's name in unison:
"Wuyan Yanshou!"

"No wonder that guy left so early!"

Shi Wengong suddenly realized: "He must have escaped first!"

To prove this, Shi Wengong ran upstairs to take a look, then called out to his brothers with a strange expression:
"Come up and take a look!"

When Cai Fu and his group went upstairs, they found that Wuyan Yanshou was still in the guest room, sleeping like a log.

Having been ill for a long time, Lu Zhishen became an expert. After examining Wuyan Yanshou, he confidently said:

"He's been drugged!"

"We ate all the meat and vegetables, but we didn't drink any alcohol."

Yang Zhi understood: "They put sleeping pills in the wine!"

"It seems we misunderstood this guy..."

Yang Zaixing said embarrassedly, "When I heard him ordering, I thought he was exchanging secret signals with the waiter..."

So the question is, who is the spy?
After ruling out Wuyan Yanshou, this problem becomes problematic...

Cai Fu kept quiet and listened to their discussion.

Although they may have limited intelligence and not necessarily be able to discuss the truth, the atmosphere is very good.

Besides, three cobblers are as good as one Zhuge Liang; what if they actually come up with something through their discussions?

Unfortunately, no conclusion was reached today, so Cai Fu stepped in to wrap things up:
"I believe there are no spies among my brothers. It seems that the Liao Kingdom has been thoroughly infiltrated by the Jin Kingdom."

Princess Tianshou: (ノ义)ノ彡┻━┻

"Alright, it's getting late, let's talk about it later."

Cai Fu patted Yang Zaixing on the shoulder: "We'll take turns keeping watch tonight, and we'll set off for Mozhou tomorrow."

……

The next morning.

"Oh my god—"

Wuyan Yanshou was awakened by a basin of cold water, and couldn't help but scream as he sprang out of bed:
"It's raining!"

Cai Fu and the others smiled, and because Wuyan Yanshou was no longer suspected, they became more friendly towards him.

Lu Zhishen casually tossed the water basin aside and picked up his monk's staff:
"Wake up, Wu Yanyan, let's go!"

"Master, my name is Wuyan Yanshou!"

With a forced smile, Wuyan Yanshou repeatedly emphasized, "Master, you can call me Wuyan, or Yanshou, it's fine either way..."

Lu Zhishen couldn't be bothered with him; he could call him whatever made him feel comfortable, since a name was just a label.

That's just how willful the Flower Monk is!
Wuyan Yanshou stepped out of the room and let out another shrill scream:

"Ahhh-"

It turned out that masked corpses were lying haphazardly in the corridor outside, and Cai Fu and his men hadn't cleaned them up at all.

We've been waiting to set off today. We'll burn down this roadside inn; it'll save us time and effort.

After asking Yang Zaixing, who was the most talkative, Wuyan Yanshou learned that he had been drugged with sleeping potion.

If it weren't for Cai Fu and his men, Wuyan Yanshou would have been burned to death or hacked to death last night...

Wuyan Yanshou quickly thanked Cai Fu repeatedly, which made his brothers treat him even better.

"call--"

Princess Tianshou excitedly lit the curtains with a torch!
Even though she was a princess, this was the first time she had ever done something like this!

If it weren't for Cai Fu, she might never have been able to do it in her entire life!
"Is this how you always end up?"

Princess Tianshou threw the torch into the burning roadside inn and asked Cai Fu with a mixture of curiosity and envy.

Cai Fu nodded: "More or less."

So exciting!
Princess Tianshou was originally very wild, and after being influenced by Cai Fu, she developed a strong interest in becoming an outlaw!
After burning down the roadside inn, Cai Fu and his group set off again.

After traveling for most of the day, Cai Fu and his group arrived in Mozhou City in the afternoon.

At the city gate, Princess Tianshou revealed her identity and was quickly escorted by Liao soldiers to the residence of the emperor's brother-in-law.

"Princess, you silly child!"

Kangli Ding'an, the Liao emperor's brother-in-law who was stationed in Mozhou, knew that Princess Tianshou had arrived and had already come to greet her at the gate.

Upon meeting, Kangli Ding'an grabbed Princess Tianshou's wrist and pretended to be angry, saying:
"You ran away without a word, taking General Wuyan and Li Jinwu with you. Do you know how worried your father and mother were?"

Do you know how worried I was?

Kangli Ding'an was the elder brother of the Empress of the Liao Dynasty, and thus the maternal uncle of Princess Tianshou.

Princess Tianshou had no temper at all after he said that, and could only smile and say:
"Uncle, don't worry, I'm back now!"

Kangli Ding'an reprimanded Princess Tianshou for a moment, then looked at Cai Fu and the other unfamiliar faces:

"Princess, who are these people...?"

Princess Tianshou blushed slightly and was about to introduce Cai Fu when Cai Fu preemptively introduced himself:

"No need for the emperor's brother-in-law to ask; we are friends the princess made while she was away."

"It was only because I admired the princess for her loyalty and righteousness that I sent her back to the Liao Kingdom from afar."

"Now that the princess has returned to Liaodong intact, we should also go back."

"Your Excellency, Princess, farewell!"

Cai Fu left without hesitation, not out of a desire to refuse or be welcomed, but because he knew there was no future for him and Princess Tianshou.

There will be no development at least for now. If there is to be development, it will have to wait until he establishes his own territory and becomes king.

So rather than wasting time in the Liao Kingdom and potentially being taken advantage of as a poor young man, it's better to just leave.

Once he achieves fame and success, the Liao king will naturally send Princess Tianshou to his bed.

"Hey--"

Princess Tianshou immediately became furious, thinking that Cai Fu had come back with her to meet her parents!

She had even come up with a scenario where her father opposed the marriage because they were not of equal social standing, and she eloped with Cai Fu...

After all that fuss, Cai Fuzhen just took her home?

What are you doing?
After Cai Fu finished speaking, he turned and left. Princess Tianshou was anxious to chase after him, but Kangli Ding'an saw this and quickly called out:

"Please stay, brave man!"

Cai Fu frowned and turned to look at Kangli Ding'an: "Is there anything else?"

Kangli Ding'an glanced at Princess Tianshou and then at Cai Fu:
"Several brave men have traveled thousands of miles to escort the princess back to the Liao Dynasty. As the princess's uncle, how can I not express my gratitude?"

"Don't misunderstand, I know that these brave men regard money as dirt!"
"I simply wish to ask you gentlemen to grant me the opportunity to extend my hospitality and invite you to a simple meal!"

As the emperor's brother-in-law, Kangli Ding'an's humble attitude made it difficult for Cai Fu and his group to refuse.

So Cai Fu and his group attended the banquet hosted by Kangli Ding'an to welcome them and express their gratitude.

Kangli Ding'an, Princess Tianshou, Wuyan Yanshou, and Jin Fu and Ye Qing, who assisted Kangli Ding'an, were all present.

Apart from Princess Tianshou, everyone at the banquet was toasting and laughing, enjoying themselves immensely.

Contrary to Cai Fu's expectations of "bullying the poor and young," Kangli Ding'an treated Cai Fu and his group with great friendliness.

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, Princess Tianshou, who had been sullen, suddenly got up and left.

The scene was a little awkward. Kangli Ding'an sighed inwardly, then greeted Cai Fu with a smile:

"The brave man is known as the 'King of the Northern Swords,' so he must be an expert in swordsmanship!"

"I have just acquired a fine new sword and would like to ask the brave warrior to take a look at it!"

Cai Fu then left the table with Kangli Ding'an, who then led Cai Fu to his study.

Only Kangli Ding'an and Cai Fu were in the study. Cai Fu asked, knowing the answer already:
"Imperial brother-in-law, where's the knife?"

"Please forgive me, brave warrior. This was just an excuse I made up to ask you to come out and have a private talk with me."

Kangli Ding'an, a gentleman, frankly said:
"May I ask, brave warrior, what exactly did the princess experience in the Song Kingdom?"

Cai Fu refused without hesitation: "I cannot say. If the Imperial Uncle wants to know, why not ask the Princess?"

Kangli Ding'an smiled and pushed a golden horse figurine, a full foot tall, from the table toward Cai Fu:

"Could you tell me?"

It is obvious that this golden horse is made of real gold and is solid; it is extremely valuable even without considering the craftsmanship.

You've mistaken me for someone else!

Cai Fu snorted coldly, turned and left, and Kangli Ding'an quickly called out to him again:
"Please stay, brave man!"

【Don’t worry, there’s more to come】

(End of this chapter)