nashuaworldcup Chapter 423: Absolutely Falling into a Trap, Killing to Silence
Chapter 423: Absolutely Falling into a Trap, Killing to Silence
"Alas, she's a lady from a noble family! How come she's acting like a whore?"
"Since the North has been peaceful lately, why don't the military supervisor ask for permission to go back and divorce that whore? What man can swallow such humiliation?"
Luo Heng looked around and saw that those who were discussing these things were all soldiers.
The customers in the teahouse are usually soldiers, who gather here when they have nothing to do.
Luo Heng walked forward and lifted a man's collar.
When the man saw that it was Luo Heng, he was immediately frightened.
"Master Military Supervisor."
"Where did you hear these rumors?" Luo Heng asked in a deep voice.
"I heard it from a merchant caravan."
Luo Heng immediately let go and walked out, "Find that caravan for me right now!"
"Yes."
After Luo Heng's men searched around, they found out that the caravan had left early yesterday morning and was probably already three hundred miles away by now.
It was impossible for Luo Heng to mobilize his troops to chase the caravan to vent his anger, as he had no place to vent his rage.
"Come here, pass the order down. Those caravans deliberately spread rumors in an attempt to discredit the reputation of this military supervisor! Anyone who dares to spread such rumors again will be punished by military law!" Luo Heng ordered in a deep voice.
Now we can only suppress it forcefully, otherwise these rumors will only become more and more intense.
"Yes."
The strong suppression soon took effect. No one dared to say a word, whether in the army or on the streets outside.
But Luo Heng still felt that there was something wrong with the way people were looking at him.
No matter where he went, as long as he saw a group of people gathered together, he had the illusion that these people were talking about him.
My father's letter did not mention this matter at all, but only mentioned willow catkins, so did Jiang have an affair with someone?
He was eager to know the truth of the matter!
When he first heard the rumor, he still believed in Jiang, but this trust was too fragile and could be easily shattered.
His father wrote to him, worried that he would fall into someone else's trap. If his father had mentioned that he should never believe the rumors about Jiang's affairs, it would have given him reassurance.
Could it be that Jiang really did something to let him down?
Just the secret letter from his father was not enough to make Luo Heng feel completely at ease.
After thinking it over, he called his confidants.
"You must hurry back to the imperial capital. I want to know what happened to the Marquis of Zhenyuan, as well as my wife's affairs and why Liu Xu was suddenly driven out of the mansion."
"Yes."
As soon as Luo Heng's men left the city, Rong Yulan received the news.
"General, do you want to send someone to intercept Luo Heng's men?"
"Why stop him? I'm afraid he won't send anyone back. Don't worry about him. We just need to keep an eye on Luo Heng and make sure he doesn't leave the Northern Territory. Once he leaves, he will be considered as deserting his post!"
What he was waiting for was Luo Heng's desertion from his post.
After a long wait.
Luo Heng finally got the news.
It is true that Jiang fell into the water and was rescued by more than ten men. She was sent back to the Mansion of Marquis Zhenyuan in a dishevelled state. Jiang also wanted to commit suicide at the place where she fell into the water, but was rescued.
The matter of willow catkins has also been investigated clearly.
Jiang shook out the willow catkins, and her father was furious. Her mother had no choice but to place the willow catkins on the farm.
This time, his subordinates also brought him a secret message from his mother.
Don’t be sentimental, you must kill the catkins!
Luo Heng didn't understand why his mother wanted to silence him.
However, since his mother said so, he couldn't possibly keep the catkins.
"Take a few more people with you to secretly leave the city and look for Liu Xu's whereabouts. Once you find her, execute her immediately."
"Yes!"
……
The willow catkins mixed in with the people heading to the northern border, and they slept in the open air for half a month.
These people are homeless and mainly engage in animal husbandry.
In winter, the north was too cold and no grass grew, so they had to leave there and wait until spring to return.
Thinking that they would soon reach the northern border, Liu Xu was so excited.
Suddenly, a group of people on horseback came towards this side.
One of them was holding a portrait in his hand and asking questions to the people.
Liu Xu recognized the man as Luo Heng's subordinate at a glance.
"Have you seen this woman?"
The people took one look and shook their heads.
Liu Xu looked at the portrait and recognized himself.
Did Luo Heng send someone to look for her?
The news of her escape must have reached Luo Heng, so he sent people with the portrait to search for her.
She immediately ran towards the man.
"Me! I'm Catkins!"
The man heard the sound, turned around and glanced at Liu Xu in disbelief.
"I really am Liu Xu!" Liu Xu shouted excitedly.
Finally, the man recognized her.
However, with so many people around, it was difficult for him to take action.
"Did the general ask you to pick me up?" Liu Xu asked anxiously.
"Yes, come with us." The man responded following Liu Xu's words.
"Okay! Take me to see the general quickly." Liu Xu couldn't wait any longer.
Seeing that everyone was riding horses, she looked a little embarrassed. Since they were here to pick her up, why didn't they prepare a carriage?
The man got off the horse and said to Liu Xu, "Miss Liu, please get on the horse."
With the help of the man, Liu Xu got on the horse.
These people took her and left the group of people, heading north.
Liu Xu was very excited.
When she sees the general later, she will definitely tell him how much she has been wronged during this period! The general will definitely love her more than before!
As for the bones she saw in the cave, she had long forgotten about them.
The horse suddenly stopped.
Liu Xu looked at them with a puzzled look on her face, "Why aren't you leaving?"
Several people dismounted.
Liu Xu's heart suddenly tensed up, "You...what are you going to do? I am the general's woman. If you dare to be rude to me, the general will definitely not let you go!"
"It was the general who sent us to see Miss Liu off."
"No, it's impossible! The general loves me so much, he would never kill me!" Liu Xu still didn't believe it.
A sword with a cold glow was suddenly pointed at her, and her body suddenly fell off the horse.
"No! Don't come over here!" Liu Xu was so scared that he couldn't stand up and could only crawl backwards.
Suddenly, a group of men in black rushed out from all directions.
Luo Heng's men immediately raised their swords and stabbed at Liu Xu, but unexpectedly, they were blocked by someone. The person who blocked his sword was obviously more skilled than him.
The man in black grabbed Liu Xu, jumped on his horse and ran south.
"Chase!"
I don't know how long the horse ran before it stopped.
The people behind have been completely left behind.
Liu Xu fell to the ground, his face pale with fright.
The man in black handed her a water bag.
She took the water bag and drank it down with gulps.
"Thank you for saving me." Liu Xu thanked softly.
"I have saved you more than just this time. I have been saving you ever since you were taken out of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion by the people there." The voice of the man in black was as calm as water.