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Han Yilin stared blankly at the stone gate.

In my heart,

This inevitably raises questions.

"There's a secret passage here?"

In contrast,

The person who came out from behind the stone gate was even more bewildered. He looked around at the empty cave, then at the corpses lying haphazardly on the ground, and finally at the hostile gazes in front of him.

this moment,

Even if he's a fool,

They also know what happened here.

"Take it down!"

Before he could speak,

Han Yilin has already given the order.

Two imperial guards immediately stepped forward and pinned the man down, one on each side.

The man instinctively tried to struggle, but when the knife was pressed against his neck, he instantly became docile.

immediately,

Those two Imperial Guards

A body search was immediately conducted, and soon a tightly wrapped secret letter was found, still sealed with sealing wax.

"grown ups."

Han Yilin reached out and took it.

On the surface of the envelope,

The envelope retained its intact sealing wax, with no other writing on it. Han Yilin didn't rush to open it. He waved the envelope at the man and asked with a smile, "Tell me, who are you? Who wrote this letter? And what's behind this door?"

The man opened his mouth,

His expression clearly showed some hesitation.

Obviously,

He was considering whether or not to confess.

Seeing this scene,

Han Yilin remained unperturbed, his smile unchanged, and simply pointed to the corpse behind him: "Over there, see it?"

"I don't have much patience. Confess now, or those people will end up like you."

As soon as he finished speaking,

The Imperial Guards around them had already drawn their long swords in perfect cooperation.

Clang—!

A flash of cold light,

The man's face turned deathly pale instantly. "I'll talk, I'll tell you everything, please don't kill me."

"Behind...behind is a secret passage that leads directly to the outside of Qing Shi Valley. As for the letter...the letter was written by the head of the Gao family."

Upon hearing this,

Han Yilin squinted.

He hadn't expected that there would be a secret passage here that could connect directly to the outside.

obviously,

During the time Ji Yun retreated to the valley,

This secret passage is probably used to maintain contact with the outside world. As for the plan she mentioned, it might also be related to this letter.

Huh~

He chuckled.

Han Yilin hadn't expected that this trip would yield such unexpected gains.

Looking again at the messenger, Han Yilin continued to ask, "Which Gao family? Tell me clearly."

"The Gao family of Bohai".

Since things have already come to this point,

There was clearly no need to hide it, and the man immediately replied, "It was written by the head of the Gao family himself!"

"For whom?"

"His Majesty."

"What did the letter say?"

"This... I don't know either, I'm just a messenger."

Han Yilin frowned slightly.

Close your eyes,

Begin to recall,

He felt that the name "Bohai Gao Family" sounded familiar, but he couldn't quite place where he had seen it before.

After thinking about it,

I couldn't come up with a solution.

He simply opened the secret letter, and by the firelight, lines of text came into view.

The letter wasn't very long.

Front,

Most of them are just empty words like greetings and expressions of loyalty.

Until you see the rest,

A playful smile gradually crept onto Han Yilin's lips.

The second half,

The letter was clearly a reply, roughly stating that Hong Shengguang's trust had been gained by the Yuwen family.

They have even successfully arranged for assassins to infiltrate Hong Shengguang's inner circle.

only,

Hong Shengguang was surrounded by tight defenses and was heavily guarded, so there was no chance to find an opportunity in the short term.

But since His Majesty has already ordered the plan to be brought forward,

Subsequently,

They will act once an opportunity is identified.

After reading,

Vague memories,

It also gradually became clearer.

Until then,

Han Yilin then remembered that the Gao family and the Yuwen family of Bohai had been mentioned in the intelligence sent by Zhou Xun earlier as having surrendered to the Pingtian Army.

It was also because of the betrayal of these two families,

This led to the rear,

Ji Yun's food supplies were cut off.

That's why they had no choice but to retreat to Qing Shi Valley.

at the moment,

From the content of the letter,

You can tell from that.

All of this was a play staged by Ji Yun and the two families. Her so-called allegiance was just a pretext to get closer to Hong Shengguang.

As for the plan,

daytime,

When I met Ji Yun, she mentioned it to me, but she only gave a brief hint and didn't say much more.

It was clearly an assassination attempt on Hong Shengguang.

Given the rebels' nature,

With Hong Shengguang dead,

With the army leaderless, they will inevitably fight amongst themselves for power, which will ultimately give Ji Yun the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

only,

Because of his own help,

This led to Ji Yun's defeat of the Pingtian Army's million-strong force, which prompted her to plan ahead.

After analyzing the cause and effect,

Han Yilin smiled.

"A fake surrender... Ji Yun, Ji Yun, I never thought you'd resort to such tricks, using yourself as bait to draw the Pingtian Army's attention, then taking the opportunity to let the two families get close to Hong Shengguang, and then assassinating him?"

"The plan sounds pretty good."

"What a pity that such an important secret letter fell into my hands."

"You're probably in for a world of hurt."

Han Yilin's face,

The smile grew even wider.

especially,

When he thought back to their meeting during the day, Ji Yun's arrogant demeanor, how she immediately told him to be at her beck and call and call, and then made all sorts of empty promises.

right now,

This is such a huge handle against me.

It fell into my hands.

A bold idea suddenly arose in Han Yilin's mind.

I was just thinking about it.

At this time,

A member of the Imperial Guard rushed in from outside.

"grown ups!"

"Ji Yun is leading her people and is heading this way."

Han Yilin's brows furrowed instantly: "What? Someone leaked the information?!"

After saying that,

He immediately turned his head.

He glanced at the crowd around him.

His gaze was scrutinizing, but he quickly dismissed the idea.

These Imperial Guards,

They were all recruited by themselves.

There is absolutely no need to doubt loyalty.

As for Cheng Murou, needless to say, as her husband, it was even more impossible for her to have any contact with Ji Yun.

In that case,

How did that news get out?

At last,

Han Yilin's gaze fell on the messenger on the ground.

Perceive the field of vision,

The messenger, with a mournful face, said, "My lord, it's not that someone betrayed us, but rather that His Majesty personally comes to deliver messages every time I return."

"To avoid leaks, only a very few people know about this secret passage."

"Judging by the time, I should have arrived at this time today."

Hear this,

Han Yilin immediately realized what was happening.

"I see."

It seems,

Ji Yun didn't discover that something had happened to the secret treasure.

Instead, they timed it perfectly and came specifically to receive the secret message.

Thinking of this,

Han Yilin breathed a sigh of relief.

Okay,

If it really was a leak,

Tens of thousands of Jing soldiers immediately surrounded the cave.

That's a bit of a problem.

I'm not afraid of dying myself; if I can't win, I'll just have to wait for GG to revive me.

But if something were to happen to Cheng Murou, she would be devastated. No matter how strong she was, she wouldn't be able to break through the encirclement of tens of thousands of people.

As for now,

Since it wasn't a leak,

Ji Yun definitely won't bring too many people, so what am I afraid of?

They might even really fall out.

Who's manipulating whom?

It's really hard to say.

"Walk."

"Since His Majesty has come in person..."

"We should at least go out and greet them."