Chapter 590 - Chapter 590: Chapter 590: Prepared in Advance_1 (1/2)
Chapter 590: Chapter 590: Prepared in Advance_1
“I’ve already told you, if you want to negotiate, hand over Xu Zhengyong first!”
“That’s not an option. Aside from Xu Zhengyong, we have other matters we can discuss.”
“Damn it, you’re wasting my time!” Tian Yuande finally lost his patience and ordered his subordinates to lay siege to the small farmhouse in front of them.
Yun Zixiu quickly moved to protect Wei Ruo: “Miss, this man won’t listen to you. Please go back inside the house. We can handle this.”
“No, my plan has already succeeded; I’ve bought enough time.” Wei Ruo was not panicked.
Yun Zixiu looked at Wei Ruo puzzlingly, not understanding what she meant by ‘my plan has succeeded’ and ‘I’ve bought enough time.’
While he was still confused, a rush of horses’ hooves caught everyone’s attention.
The noise was loud and clear, indicating that the arriving group was large.
Tian Yuande looked curiously towards his back, only to see an army much more impressive than his own approaching.
Shocked, Tian Yuande hurriedly sent someone to investigate.
However, before his men could reach the others, the army had already arrived.
Upon seeing their flags, Tian Yuande paled. He quickly dismounted and kneeled in front of the approaching army in a gesture of surrender.
“Commander Tian Yuande pays his respects to the Governor!”
In the Iron Cavalry, a man in his fifties with a gray beard was standing.
“Tian Yuande, what are you doing here? What were you intending by leaving your post?”
“In response to the Governor, I came here to arrest a Jurchen spy who sneaked into our lines!” Tian Yuande quickly answered.
“Those are King Rui’s people, why are you surrounding them if you’re chasing a spy?”
Faced with the Governor Lun Wei’s question, Tian Yuande was dumbfounded, incapable of forming any answers and he looked around nervously.
The arrival of the Jiliao Governor also surprised Yun Zixiu and the others.
Why would the Jiliao Governor be here?
Yun Zixiu’s puzzled gaze fell on Wei Ruo and asked: “Miss, did you call for the Jiliao Governor?”
Before Wei Ruo could even respond, Zhang Yi, who returned with the Governor, came to Wei Ruo’s side to give his report.
“Miss, I returned late.”
“The timing was perfect, not late.” Wei Ruo had previously estimated the round-trip time to the Governor’s mansion and thought that the group should have arrived soon. To buy time, she had deliberately made her conversation drag on.
She was indeed chatting nonsense with Tian Yuande, but her original purpose was not to persuade him.
Yun Zixiu couldn’t help but ask Wei Ruo: “Miss, how did you predict that Tian Yuande would come knocking?”
“I had inferred the reason for Xu Zhengyong’s capture before, and this was confirmed when I met him. He was indeed caught in a trap laid by Tian Yuande during his patrol mission with a small squad.”
“So, once Tian Yuande found out Xu Zhengyong had escaped, he would try to locate him and silence him immediately. Otherwise, if the matter gets out, he would be the one in trouble.”