The Deepest Affection in Qin's Time

Half an hour after Cao Yuan left, Hongyu and Caidie finally woke up on the large bed.

Both women had rosy complexions, their skin was fair with a rosy glow, and they looked moisturized and supple.

But when they saw a purple figure standing by the window, they all felt guilty.

Zi Nu turned around and looked at Hong Yu and Cai Die, whose pretty faces still held joy and smiles, but whose bodies were a mess, like flower buds that had been drenched by a sudden rain.

"woke up?"

"You're awake. Good morning, Sister Zi Nu."

"Tell me everything you know."

Zi Nu sat on the table, her long legs in black stockings crossed, her purple eyes fixed on the two women on the couch.

Hongyu subconsciously pointed to the table where Zinu was sitting. Just as she was about to say that she and Caidie had bled on it last night, and about Yuan-gege's... well, you know, she suddenly shut her mouth and remained silent.

Cai Die said guiltily, "Sister Zi Nu, I'm sorry. It's my fault for being incompetent. I couldn't get any valuable information out of him, and Brother Yuan even noticed something was wrong."

Zi Nu's beautiful face instantly tightened, and she said sternly, "Brother Yuan? What were you all doing last night? You couldn't get a single word out of them?"

After Zi Nu asked her a question, Cai Die and Hong Yu's little heads started to get excited.

Last night they were trying to get information out of each other, but then they just focused on eating. It's all because their Yuan-gege keeps putting them in a situation where one problem after another keeps arising.

In addition, the battle last night was too intense and prolonged, so even if they overheard something, they couldn't remember anything.

Zi Nu looked at the two women who had their heads down and were not speaking, and gently touched her forehead.

"You guys... you've made me lose out big time..."

She didn't really have high hopes that the two women could extract any valuable information from her.

But she couldn't get a single word out of him, and he kept calling her "Brother Yuan," leaving her speechless.

Anyone who didn't know better would think that Zilanxuan was opened by Cao Yuan.

Cai Die quickly said, "Sister Zi Nu, we'll continue next time. Brother Yuan said he'll come to find us again."

Hongyu added, "Yes, Sister Zinu, Brother Yuan likes us very much."

Zi Nu's face darkened, and she almost fainted from anger.

"Alright! It seems I haven't trained you well enough. Starting today, I will train you for another year."

Both Cai Die and Hong Yu shuddered and said fearfully, "Sister Zi Nu, please don't!"

Zi Nu suddenly narrowed her purple eyes and said with a smile, "You don't have to, as long as you can keep Cao Yuan here, I won't care about anything else."

"Ah, this..."

Hongyu and Caidie were both surprised, delighted, and worried.

Can they keep Yuan-gege by themselves?

Without Sister Zi Nu, they seem unable to handle things.

Chapter 83 The lady's buttocks are really big and smell so good!

In August, the autumn sky is high and clear, as blue as water.

Cao Yuan, Jing Ni, Li Wu, and Xiao Meng Jiang were sitting around a stone table discussing important matters.

"You mean, you already have clues about the bronze box?"

Li Wu's alluring eyes swept over Cao Yuan, her expression somewhat disbelieving.

It's not that I don't believe Cao Yuan already has a clue about the bronze box, but rather that I don't believe Cao Yuan obtained this clue from Zilan Pavilion.

Cao Yuan calmly replied, "That's right. It was thanks to my overnight stay at Zilan Pavilion, risking bloodshed and sacrificing my innocence, that I obtained this clue."

"Bleeding?" Little Mengjiang's bright eyes were filled with worry. "Aman, is it serious?"

Cao Yuan quickly coughed, "It's nothing, just a minor injury."

He was indeed risking bloodshed, but that was Hongyu and Caidie's blood, not his.

What clue was it?

"How many people know about this?" Jingni asked cautiously.

South Korea has always been the vassal state most frequently infiltrated by the Nao-wang, and has maintained contact and cooperation with Nightfall, the largest power in South Korea.

If they hadn't killed Yan Ri, wiped out most of Luo Wang's elite forces in Zhao, and if the six states hadn't formed an alliance to weaken Qin, leaving Luo Wang temporarily preoccupied with its own problems, she wouldn't have easily allowed Cao Yuan to come to Han.

No other reason than it's too dangerous.

If Luo Wang and Ye Mu cooperate and send experts and fully armed troops to surround and kill them in Xinzheng, even with their current strength, they will be in danger.

"Not much, but we need to hurry. I'll go check tonight to see if it's true."

Cao Yuan pondered. There were still several months before the start of the anime's storyline. He wondered if the Baiyue Treasure Chest in Liu Yi's secret room still contained anything.

But whether it's there or not, he has to go. He'd really regret it if he missed it.

Jingni said, "I'll go with you."

Cao Yuan shook his head: "No need, I can go by myself. Too many people would be a bad thing."

It's not like we're going to Han Wang An's harem or Nightfall's lair. It's just the residence of a minor character. It's already a favor that a half-step Grandmaster peak expert like him goes there. If Jing Ni were to follow along, that would be too outrageous.

Jingni hesitated for a moment, then, considering Cao Yuan's current strength, she did not insist any further.

The autumn night was slightly cool, the bright moon hung high, and all was quiet in the stillness of the night.

Cao Yuan leisurely left the courtyard and stepped into the night.

The residence of Liu Yi, the Left Sima, was not hard to find.

In no time at all, Cao Yuan arrived at the entrance of an alley in front of Liu Yi’s mansion.

"Looks like he's embezzled quite a bit."

Cao Yuan looked at the imposing gate of Liu Yi's mansion and clicked his tongue in amazement.

Just as he was about to sneak in under the cover of night, he suddenly saw an ordinary carriage slowly approaching from not far away and then stopping at the gate of Liu Yi's residence.

As soon as the carriage stopped, a burly man with a rugged appearance and a fierce look came out of the gate and respectfully greeted a mysterious person dressed in black as he entered the mansion.

"This person is not weak...who is it...?"

Cao Yuan stared in astonishment at the mysterious man shrouded in black.

Based on the aura emanating from the mysterious person, it can be preliminarily determined that this person is a half-step Grandmaster.

Perhaps because of the recent breakthrough, his aura has not yet been fully contained.

Under the moonlit night, a dark shadow flashed by.

Cao Yuan entered the mansion and hid outside a room, eavesdropping quietly.

"Liu Yi, has His Majesty told you the amount of military pay for the border troops after the New Year?"

Cao Yuan looked puzzled; it would be hard for him not to recognize the voice.

"General, His Majesty did not tell me the amount of military pay today, but only said some things to prepare me."

Although Liu Yi was fierce and domineering in front of outsiders, he was very obedient in front of Ji Wuye.

"Hmph!" Ji Wuye said coldly, "Then you'd better be well prepared. Once you've figured out the amount of military pay after the New Year, tell this general immediately!"

Liu Yi immediately replied, "Yes! I understand."

As the Left Sima, he was specifically responsible for the army's provisions, pay, equipment, and so on.

Although one cannot directly lead troops and wield military power like the Right Sima, the potential for personal gain is immense.

Unfortunately, 70% of it had to be supplied to Ji Wuye, and he could only take the remaining 30% at most. Moreover, he had to be subservient to Ji Wuye and kneel before him to get it. He also couldn't choose not to take it, otherwise Ji Wuye would just get rid of him and replace him with someone else as Zuo Sima.

He had always wanted to become the Right Sima and gain military power.

Because he doesn't lack money.

He obtained a lot of valuable things from Fire Rain Manor back then, and even secretly killed the three wolves with broken hair to get a whole box of Fire Rain Agate.

Unfortunately, as long as the darkness of night exists, he can forget about ever becoming the Right Sima.

He knew very well that the position of Right Sima had not been established for so long because Han Wang An had made a deal with the Bai family in order to gain the throne. In this way, he abandoned Li Kai and handed over the military power of Right Sima to Bai Yifei.

If it weren't for Ji Wuye's rise against the tide many years ago, leading eight thousand desperate soldiers from Han to fight against a hundred thousand troops from Chu, the Bai family would probably be in control of the Nightfall today.

Of course, the only one to blame is Bai Yifei, who was young and impetuous back then. He was too confident when the Han-Chu allied forces attacked Baiyue and failed to notice the Chu army's troop movements in Baiyue in time.

By the time they found out, it was too late; 100,000 Chu troops were already on the border with Han.

Ji Wuye tapped the table, his voice displeased, "The six states formed an alliance, and that old bastard King Han actually agreed, causing me to lose a lot of troops and money."

Liu Yi thought to himself, "You were so supportive of me back then in court."

While night may seem to have absolute power in South Korea, it is actually quite precarious.

Because the Nightfall ultimately depends on South Korea; if South Korea falls, the Nightfall will naturally fall as well.

South Korea is geographically unfavorable, situated at the gateway to the east of the Qin state.

It can be said that if the Qin state wanted to destroy the Han state, it would almost be a piece of cake.

The reason we haven't taken immediate action against South Korea is simply because it's unnecessary.

Therefore, when the alliance was launched, the entire Korean court almost instantly chose to support it, and there was no objection even at night.

But it failed.

While South Korea suffered significant losses, Nightfall suffered the greatest losses because most of its military power was under Nightfall's control.

That's why Ji Wuye was so angry.

Such a huge loss greatly reduced Nightfall's financial resources, causing him to delay the renovation of his Sparrow Tower after its completion, which greatly troubled him. So he focused his attention on the military pay after the New Year.

"Don't worry, General. I will inform you as soon as this sum of military funds is secured."

Ji Wuye nodded noncommittally and left.

Liu Yi hurriedly saw Ji Wuye out, doing a better job than any of his lackeys.

Cao Yuan overheard their conversation and immediately knew what it was about.