Vol 11 Chapter 8 (1/2)

Book 11 Chapter 08 – An Earth-Shaking Conspiracy

After journeying for ht Situated on the Zhao-Qi border, the tallit The mountain peak is covered with thick layers of snow

Everyone is feeling burdened emotionally and can hardly find any reason to be happy They no longer enjoy the sa City

The only conversation going around was how to cover their tracks or counter the ene

Halfway through the trip, they have shaken the pursuers off their trail

Xiao Yuetan is surprisingly quiet and seems to have a lot on his mind

After the night of chatting with Xiang Shaolong, he see

He , thefeels

Last night, he even had a dream He dreamt about Zhao Qian and the fourlike blosso When he woke up, his face is ith tears and his heart was akin to being sliced apart

So although Teng Yi wanted to coveron a flatland with their backs to mountain He wanted more time to rest and think

Before evening, Jing Jun, the Meng brothers and the hunters ca fire To evade detection, they put out the fire at nightfall In winter, sleeping at night without fire in the open wilderness is most unbearable

With their goal in sight, everyone is excited and was chatting with joy

Ji Yanran and Wu Tingfang were chatting secretly in their tents

Xiao Yuetan got Li Si to chat with him at a nearby waterfall They have a serious expression on their face

Teng Yi and Xiang Shaolong were sitting a some scattered rocks near the campsite Dazed, they watch the sun slowly set into the horizon

Out of the blue, Li Si came over and invited them to join him

Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi exchanged looks Their heartbeat began to quicken at the same time With Li Si, they approached Xiao Yuetan Xiao Yuetan was staring blankly at the clear water falling down and his eyes are moist

Li Si shook his head and sighed

Even a patientYi could not hold back and questioned: “We are all close like faht forward about your thoughts”

Xiao Yuetan sighed deeply Glancing at bothI love to let hts asmyself ‘What if’ and the answer lies there”

He pointed strongly to Huang Lung Ling

Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi were tre uncontrollably and their limbs turned ice-cold

Li Si revealed: “Just now, Brother Xiao gotthe red pine forest assassination We discoveredconclusion I am afraid we have become the sacrificial lambs for Premier Lu”

Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi looked at each other with their eyes full of surprise

Xiao Yuetan started: “This trip should be extre theainst Zhao, it is harder for them to see eye-to-eye This trip is actually unnecessary In addition, Master Lu has been grooreat opportunity to gain credit However, this s I do not regard as important but now that we have suffered such a blow, I can find s after deeper contemplation”

Teng Yi’s face is completely white In a deep voice, he commented: “I just could not understand how the eney And it is just about the ti and Qu Dou Qi had left with Yan in pursuit Even if they are spying on us all the ti heavily How can they be so sure we retreated into the forest and are letting our guard down? Thereus”

Xiang Shaolong could feel his head beco a deep breath, he suppressed his emotions and asked: “How does it benefit Premier Lu? We are hisWu and Meng Tian perished as well, Meng Ao will be devastated too”

Xiao Yuetan lifted his sleeve and wiped away so, he declared: “I have been with Master Lu for aloal, he is completely ruthless It is the sa”

Pausing, he threw back a question: “If it is really done by Lord Yangquan, hoill he benefit?”

This should be an easy and straightforward question But under these circuive a ready answer

King Zhuangxiang has always been thankful for Lord Yangquan’s intervention When he proht Premier, he promoted hiiving trouble to Lord Yangquan

If Xiang Shaolong and his entourage were annihilated, with ruainst the those dead were Lu Buwei’s own family warriors, no one will suspect that the entire setup is masterminded by Lu Buwei

King Zhuangxiang and Zhu Ji adored Xiang Shaolong If they were led to believe that Lord Yangquan killed Xiang Shaolong, Lord Yangquan will be in trouble Even Lady Hua Yang will not be able to protect his brother

With that, Lu Buill get rid of this thorn in his flesh and dominate the Qin politics

Who else is closer to King Zhuangxiang and Zhu Ji other than himself?

Looking at the ashen face of Xiang Shaolong, Xiao Yuetan state in a deep voice: “A all those that I have co than Master Lu If he succeeds, he can kill many birds with one stone”

Quivering, he continued: “First, he can be rid of you Xiang Shaolong You have been too outstanding The King and Queen hang onto your every word and even the Crown Prince respects you greatly With the grand Wu Family Farm behind you, you will soon take some shi+ne away from him The people of Qin love heroes and military contributions They need eous How can Lu Buwei just watch by the side?”

He no longer addressed Lu Buwei as Master Lu and used his full name instead The three of them can sense the transformation in his attitude and understood the pain of betrayal by his master

Li Si added: “He can use the death of the Meng children to strengthen his partnershi+p with Meng Ao against Lord Yangquan’s forces He can also absorb the invincible elite Wu Fa his forces Sacrificing a few fa Anyway, the three hundred family warriors came mainly froeneration With their deaths, the Lu clansmen will increase in power”

Piak!

Teng Yi vehe tree that was beside him into two

Everyone was quiet and just look blankly at one another

The pain in their hearts only seems to increase more and more

They did their best for Lu Buwei but were treated in such a manner

Xiao Yuetan summarized: “We will soon know if this is the case If Lu Buwei betrayed us, the people waiting for us at Huang Lung Ling will not be Lu Xiong and Qu Dou Qi but those who attacked us at the red pine forest If I a will lead the attack personally to prevent any infores Once this is over, they just have to house theseand everyone will be kept in the dark”

Xiang Shaolong ree the travelling path and his heart sank straight down

Li Si warned: “Zhu Meng is extreuised as Han soldiers to pursue us We were deceived that it was Lord Yangquan conspiring with Han against us What treachery!”

Unexpectedly, Teng Yi inquired in a peacefulto Qi?”

Xiang Shaolong could not even force himself to smile He slowly state: “I have only one interest noant to prove that it is really Lu Buwei betraying us Following that, I will try to kill Zhu Meng and redeem some of the blood debt that Lu Bues me”

The next evening, Xiang Shaolong, Teng Yi and Jing Jun returned froathered Li Si and Xiao Yuetan to the waterfall for a

Ji Yanran and Wu Tingfang knew about the matter and joined the discussion