ushernet Chapter 208 1 Thoughts of the Pass 11
Chapter 208 1 Thoughts of the Pass 11
It should be noted that when Ning Yuanzhou was the deputy head of the Six Paths Hall, he vigorously developed intelligence capabilities and specially established 108 secret nodes in order to quickly transmit information throughout the world.
Even so, Ning Yuanzhou, who was skilled in intelligence work, knew less information than Ren Ruyi.
It is obvious that Ren Ruyi must have a powerful organization behind her that is comparable to the Six Paths Hall, providing her with intelligence, and given her abilities, her position within it must be quite high.
The only spy organization in the world that can rival the Six Paths Hall is the Zhu Yiwei of Anguo.
So here's the question: Did Ning Yuanzhou know that Ren Ruyi was a member of the Zhu Yiwei?
Thinking of Ning Yuanzhou's casual remark about Ruyi that day, Yang Ying believed that he knew it, and perhaps not only he knew it, but Yuanlu, who went with him to take over Ruyi, would also know it. As for whether Qian Zhao, Yu Shisan, and Sun Lang knew it, that remained to be seen.
But since Ning Yuanzhou knew Ren Ruyi's identity, why did he still conceal it for her? And why did he even bring her to him?
What exactly is Ning Yuanzhou's purpose?
Why would Ren Ruyi tell her about Anguo's intelligence without reservation?
What is the relationship between the two of them?
Yang Ying had a lot of questions in her mind, but these questions pointed her to an answer.
Ren Ruyi cannot be kept!
She absolutely cannot keep a spy from an enemy country by her side!
However, this matter is worth planning carefully. Perhaps we can use it to damage Ning Yuanzhou's image in everyone's eyes and effectively split the relationship between Ning Yuanzhou and the others.
Yang Ying's subordinates had no power whatsoever, but the people of the Six Paths Hall were all talented. She wanted to recruit a few good ones, but unfortunately, with Ning Yuanzhou around, these people would not be truly loyal to her.
Ning Yuanzhou held such a high position in the hearts of the Six Paths Hall members that even if Ning Yuanzhou ordered them to die, they would not hesitate in the slightest.
Under these circumstances, Yang Ying had absolutely no chance of poaching him.
Yang Ying had long known that she and Ning Yuanzhou were not on the same path, and that Ning Yuanzhou might even be an obstacle for her.
The best way to resolve this matter is to eliminate Ning Yuanzhou directly.
However, she couldn't ignore the original owner's feelings. Ning Yuanzhou was sincere towards the original owner, and had taken good care of her over the past ten years. Because of this relationship, as long as Ning Yuanzhou didn't cross her bottom line, she would never take the initiative to kill him.
However, she can damage his image in everyone's eyes. She doesn't need to be ruthless; just leaving a crack in everyone's mind is enough for him to take advantage of the situation.
As for Ren Ruyi...
The feud between Anguo and Wuguo has a long history, and Zhu Yiwei has infiltrated Wuguo countless times to gather intelligence and eliminate targets.
Once Ren Ruyi's identity as a Zhu Yiwei is confirmed, how could Yang Ying possibly keep her?
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Having made up her mind, Yang Ying began to delve into the members of the delegation and secretly considered who should expose Ren Ruyi's identity.
Yu Shisan was able to be released from prison and regain his freedom thanks to Ning Yuanzhou's help; Yuanlu was a child raised by Ning Yuanzhou; and Sun Lang willingly followed Ning Yuanzhou.
Qian Zhao was different. Although he got along well with the others, he had an extreme personality and was very clear about his likes and dislikes. In his opinion, the Zhu Yiwei were the irreconcilable enemies of the Six Paths Hall. When facing such an enemy, there was no need to be soft-hearted. The right way was to eliminate them completely.
Therefore, Qian Zhao became the best candidate.
Having made up his mind, Yang Ying summoned Qian Zhao directly and went straight to the point upon meeting him: "Commander Qian, I have a very important matter to entrust to you."
Qian Zhao was slightly surprised to see that she had come to him instead of Ning Yuanzhou when she had something to do: "Your Highness has come to the wrong person. All affairs of the mission are now handled by the Lieutenant General. If you have something to do, you should go to Lord Ning."
Upon hearing this, Yang Ying said, "This matter involves Lord Ning, so in order to avoid suspicion, I have to hand it over to you."
Qian Zhao hesitated for a moment: "I wonder what Your Highness is referring to?"
Yang Ying said with a worried expression, "I suspect that the female tutor that Lord Ning found for me—Ren Ruyi—is a member of the Zhuyiwei!"
"what?"
Qian Zhao exclaimed in surprise, then his expression turned cold: "Your Highness, this is no laughing matter!"
Ren Ruyi is Ning Yuanzhou's cousin. If Ren Ruyi is a member of the Zhu Yiwei, then wouldn't Ning Yuanzhou also be implicated?
Yang Ying said solemnly, "How could I joke about such a thing? Based on my observation and probing of her these past few days, I think there is a high possibility that she is a member of the Zhuyiwei, but I am afraid that my judgment may be wrong, so I want to ask Commandant Qian to investigate this matter in secret."
"If she really is a member of the Zhu Yiwei, we can make plans early; if she is not, that would be even better, as there are not many women in the world as capable as her."
A storm of emotions surged within Qian Zhao. He stood there stunned for a moment before silently bowing and turning to leave.
No one knew that he had a younger brother, Chai Ming, who died in battle at Tianmen Pass protecting Emperor Wu, and that it was the Zhu Yiwei who killed him.
The death of his younger brother made Qian Zhao hate the Zhu Yiwei intensely; he wished he could exterminate all the Zhu Yiwei in the world.
If Ren Ruyi really is a Zhu Yiwei...
A cold glint flashed in Qian Zhao's eyes, and he became like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath, his edge fully revealed.
Qian Zhao was practically an all-rounder, proficient in everything from playing musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, painting, pulse diagnosis, and cooking.
So he quickly figured out how to test Ren Ruyi.
People from Anguo don't eat dogwood. After thinking for a moment, Qian Zhao picked out two dishes, put dogwood in each, and then placed them in front of Ren Ruyi.
At this moment, Ren Ruyi was focused on having a child with Ning Yuanzhou. In addition, Qian Zhao concealed it well, so Ren Ruyi didn't think much of it when she saw Zhuyu. She skipped the two dishes in front of her and picked up the other dishes on the table.
Seeing that she indeed did not eat dogwood, Qian Zhao felt a chill in his heart and became somewhat certain of her identity.
From that day on, Qian Zhao kept a close eye on Ren Ruyi, wanting to see what purpose this Zhu Yiwei had infiltrated the delegation for.
Seeing Ren Ruyi constantly hovering around Ning Yuanzhou, pestering him to have her baby, Qian Zhao almost couldn't resist rushing out and chopping her up!
This Zhu Yiwei actually wanted to defile Ning Tou?
Qian Zhao suspected that Ren Ruyi was trying to use this incident to cover up her true intentions, and that she was actually plotting some kind of conspiracy.
The people of Liudaotang all had a blind trust in Ning Yuanzhou. Even now, looking at the interaction between Ning Yuanzhou and Ren Ruyi, Qian Zhao guessed that Ning Yuanzhou knew Ren Ruyi's identity.
But in the end, Qian Zhao subconsciously overlooked this point and placed Ning Yuanzhou in the position of the victim, believing that he had been deceived by Ren Ruyi.
Qian Zhao kept a close eye on Ren Ruyi's every move, ready to capture her at any moment.
A few days later, Qian Zhao followed Ren Ruyi and witnessed her meeting with Zhu Yiwei's men.
Previously, one could say that people had different tastes because they didn't eat dogwood, but now that Ren Ruyi has made contact with the Zhu Yiwei, it directly confirms her identity.
Qian Zhao returned to the delegation with a gloomy face and told Sun Lang and Yu Shisan directly about the matter, but he did not tell Ning Yuanzhou and Yuan Lu.
With Ren Ruyi's identity confirmed, he stopped fantasizing about Ning Yuanzhou and Yuan Lu's innocence, since Ren Ruyi was brought back by the two of them.
Ning Yuanzhou was a shrewd man. Having spent so much time with Ren Ruyi, how could he not know her identity?
Because Sun Lang's father was forced to his death by the Zhu Yiwei, his eyes turned red when he heard that Ren Ruyi was a member of the Zhu Yiwei.
They instantly joined forces with Qian Zhao and decided to work together to take down Ren Ruyi.
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Unfortunately, plans change quickly. Ning Yuanzhou suddenly received news that Zhou Jian, the trusted general of Danyang, had mobilized 3,000 troops to intercept the delegation at Tushan Pass.
Everyone was incredulous: "The Prince of Danyang dares to intercept a delegation from the imperial court?"
Ning Yuanzhou wasn't surprised at all: "They certainly won't make things public. Instead, they'll secretly do some dirty work, kill all the members of the delegation, and then disguise the bodies as people killed by the Anguo Zhuyiwei. That'll be about right."
Yang Ying raised an eyebrow, feeling that it was impossible for the Prince of Danyang to have done this.
After all, the delegation was attacked and wiped out before even leaving the country. Everyone would assume that it was the work of the Prince of Danyang, which would not benefit the Prince of Danyang at all, but would only earn him a reputation for disloyalty and injustice.
Yang Ying made this guess in her heart, but she didn't reveal a word of it. She just silently started to plan it out in her mind.
So, after the delegation used a trick to get out of Tushan Pass, they were ambushed by Zhou Jian's troops at Tianxing Gorge. Yang Ying showed no mercy and took advantage of their unpreparedness to send them away with her telekinesis.
With Zhou Jian dead, the three thousand soldiers he had brought lost their will to fight and immediately abandoned their armor and fled in panic.
Everyone who had expected a fierce battle was somewhat surprised and didn't understand why Zhou Jian had suddenly died. However, they were still very happy to have avoided a tough fight.
Only Yang Ying's face was frosty as she looked at Zhou Jian's corpse and gritted her teeth, saying, "I never expected that my brother, the Prince of Danyang, would be such a disloyal and unjust person. He would do such a heinous thing to stop my brother."
what?
Your Highness, aren't you a little late in reacting?
Didn't we already receive the news before we even entered Tushan Pass?
Everyone looked at Yang Ying's crazy behavior with bewilderment, exchanging puzzled glances.