Chapter 259: Still as shameless (2/2)
Questions flew by in Chi Guyan’s mind.
However, Chi Guyan did not ask any of them. The general was dead.
With the commotion at the Northern Mountain Village, the black robed man was likely to have left the camp. There was only one way to get to the bottom of this.
Bait him out.
In order to do so, they had to capture all of the soldiers and interrogate them individually.
That was the only way they could lure out the opponent.
”Even though you were under orders, you have harrassed the villagers. We will have to investigate the details! From this moment on, you are not to have any interactions with others. You are to await further orders here. Anyone who runs will be executed, along with all nine groups of your family!”
”Yes ma’am!” None of the soldiers dared to protest. Even though Chi Guyan did not have control of the military, she was being groomed to be the commander in chief.
Who in their right mind would protest?
”Sister Yan, they have done so much evil, why don’t we kill them all?” Ping Yang said unwillingly.
”The mastermind has yet to reveal himself! We will be helping him silence them if we execute them.” Chi Guyan explained patiently.
”I see. Then we will spare them for now! Sister Yan, how will we deal with them?”
”We will punish them lawfully!”
”So we are going to hand them over to the military courts?”
”No, at least not right now!” Chi Guyan shook her head.
”Then are we just going to make them kneel here all day?” Ping Yang sneered as she glanced at the kneeling soldiers.
”Yes, let them kneel! Someone will come and bring them away later!”
”Where will Sister Yan take them?”
”The Divine Constabulary!”
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Within fifteen minutes, a grey armored middle aged man arrived by Chi Guyan’s side.
Fang Zhengzhi knew this man.
This was General Li, the same man who had accompanied Chi Guyan to the Southern Mountain Village. However, he had much more white hair than before.
”Greetings my lady! I have already brought 2000 men to the gates of the village. These are the medicine you asked for.”
”Good, leave the medicine here. Bring these men back to the Divine Constabulary. Ensure that they to not communicate with anyone along the way. Take them back separately and make sure they are well guarded. Interrogate them all individually back at the Divine Constabulary!”
”Yes ma’am!” General Li replied respectfully before leaving.
Within moments, all 1000 soldiers and the deputies were led away.
Fang Zhengzhi did not stay at the square. The moment Chi Guyan gave the orders, he already began leading his parents back to their home.
Ping Yang looked at the leaving General Li, as well as the thankful villagers. She smiled.
”Sister Yan, where are we going next?”
”We’re staying here!”
”But we haven’t had anything good to eat in so many days! You have no idea how horrible rations are. Why don’t we go to Huai An County? What’s there to eat here?”
”Oh, that’s where you are wrong. How can the food in Huai An County ever match up to the food here?” Chi Guyan ruffled Ping Yang’s hair. Then, she looked anxiously in the direction of Fang Zhengzhi’s house.
”There are delicacies here? Where at?”
”The shameless fella’s house.”
”What? What delicacy could he possibly offer us?”
”You will find out later! However, it will take some effort if you want to eat something yummy today!” Chi Guyan frowned slightly. Today’s events had already derailed her plans slightly.
An event as major as this would spread quickly throughout the empire. An investigator from the law ministry would be sent over very soon.
Massacring the soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Even a rank one official did not have that much power, much less a rank four official.
Even though Fang Zhengzhi’s actions were not unreasonable, killing nearly a hundred soldiers bordered on the ridiculous.
”What happened?” Chi Guyan was confused. Based on what she knew about Fang Zhengzhi, he would never have killed this many people even if he was just guarding his village.
She didn’t think much about it. All her questions would be answered when she saw Fang Zhengzhi. She guided Ping Yang towards Fang Zhengzhi’s residence.
”Sister Yan, do you think that he seems a little strange today?” Ping Yang asked as they walked.
”Why do you say so?”
”I feel like his gaze is much icier than before. Furthermore, he did not have an opinion as to how we should deal with the soldiers. Don’t you think that it’s slightly out of character?”
”Why don’t you ask him later?”
”Never! That being said, did he really grow up in this village? It’s so run down here! Furthermore, none of these villagers seemed to have entered Dao. How did he become so powerful?”
”Why don’t you ask him?”
”Not again! Sister Yan, you’re bullying me!”
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Before long, they arrived at Fang Zhengzhi’s house.
Fang House and Qin Xuelian were sitting in the living room. When they saw Chi Guyan and Ping Yang, the welcomed them at the door.
”Greetings your highness and princess!”
”Uncle, auntie, I’ve said this before. Just take me as the Guyan you know. Else, I will not feel comfortable.” Chi Guyan immediately helped them up.
”So where will you stay...”
”We will have to trouble uncle and auntie!”
”No way!” Just at this moment, a voice rang out from inside the room. Then, a figure in a blue robe appeared at the door.
It was Fang Zhengzhi.
When Ping Yang heard it, she pouted and eyed Fang Zhengzhi discontentedly. ”Fang Zhengzhi, you should be honored that I want to stay here! Furthermore, I saved your life today, shouldn’t you be grateful?”
”You can stay here, but you have to pay 100 silvers a night!” Fang Zhengzhi wagged his finger at Ping Yang.
”Sister Yan, I take back what I said just now. He is just as shameless as before!” Ping Yang raged.
”As for you, the treasured daughter of the Divine Constabulary, you should find someplace else to stay! I won’t accept any amount from you!” Fang Zhengzhi ignored Ping Yang and said to Chi Guyan assertively.
”Is that right? What if I offered you 10,000 silvers a night?” Chi Guyan smiled, not shocked by Fang Zhengzhi’s attitude at all.
[1] The punishment involved the execution of all relatives of an individual, which were categorized into nine groups