In that case… where did Quan Liyu want those envoys to die?

Lin Fei did not immediately answer Liu Yuan and Wei Fu’s questions, but said, ‘If he had taken the person back into Goguryeo territory, we would not have been able to intervene. It is a pity, though, that his intentions were not as such!”

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuan could not help but sigh and nod, “That’s true! If someone dies in Darong, we will not be able to face it. We then have to give Goguryeo an explanation!”

“If it was just an explanation, His Majesty wouldn’t have asked me to keep such a close eye on Quan Liyu.” Lin Fei looked at the heavy rain outside and shook his head. “It’s a pity that although he is a hero, he does the same things as those envoys. There is no difference.”

……

A rainstorm forced the caravan to slow down, but even so, the caravan, which had horse-drawn carriages to take shelter, did not stop to rest but continued to move forward slowly.

The few horse-drawn carriages carrying goods at the end of the team gradually separated from the caravan in front. The caravan that was still moving forward may not have noticed or may have noticed but did not care.

This was just a caravan that gathered spontaneously, and other people’s affairs had nothing to do with them.

In the gray rain curtain, torches lit up bit by bit, but the caravan did not move closer to the lights in the rain curtain but continued to move slowly on the official road.

Those were the troops stationed at the Luozhou Road entrance and had nothing to do with these merchants.

However, in the rain curtain, the light of the torches seemed much brighter than usual, perhaps indicating some movement in the military camp.

The merchants naturally ignored the movements of these military camps and just continued to move forward. The dense rain curtain blocked people’s sight. The sound of rain was as loud as drums, making it impossible to hear the sounds of fighting in the valley not far ahead.

The complex terrain in the mountains made it increasingly difficult to tell the direction due to the heavy rain. Even the bandits originally stationed in the mountains would miss their step and fall off the cliff if they were not careful.

But the suppression of bandits had already begun, and both sides had drawn their weapons. How could they stop so easily? Blurred by the rain, the soldiers could only squint instinctively, relying on the armor of the other party to identify whether it was one of their own or the enemy.

The fighting continued in the heavy rain. Quan Liyu looked at the fighting in the mountains ahead, trying to keep his eyes open due to the stinging of the rain, and said, “Swords have no eyes, they can only identify our own people! But in the mountain stronghold, besides the bandits, there are also hostages captured by the bandits.”

If the envoys of Goguryeo who left first were captured and taken hostage, and if these hostages died at the hands of Darong’s troops, Darong would be unable to defend himself.

“If not a single person from the entire delegation is left alive, the small countries surrounding Darong will no longer trust Darong,” Quan Liyu murmured, “The current Darong Emperor is no longer the foolish Emperor who sought immortality and enlightenment back then. He will definitely not allow such a situation to happen.”

Therefore, if those people died, they would definitely not die, and they would go back alive to explain to Goguryeo.

By then…

“I can borrow the soldiers they can’t.” Quan Liyu said this and continued to move forward, “I need soldiers to wipe out the chaotic situation in Goguryeo!”

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……

“… This must be what General Quan was planning!” Lin Fei explained here, shook his head, and said, “Being in a small country, as a rare good general, it is true that he wants to benefit the country. But he shouldn’t have planned to hit Darong!”

After listening to Lin Fei’s explanation of Quan Liyu’s plan, Liu Yuan and others sighed and lamented.

However, these sighs had nothing to do with Zhao You, who was squatting on the ground, chewing wild grass and watching the rainstorm out of boredom. Listening to their sighs, Zhao You spat out the wild grass in his mouth and said, “Lin Shaoqing has already sent a letter to the guards at the Luozhou Road entrance to help and cooperate. The bandits were wiped out in advance last night. Now it’s just a show to capture Quan Liyu alive!”

Liu Yuan and Wei Fu, who were sighing with emotion, did not miss the two words Zhao You said – “capture alive”.

“My country’s blood is not something they can suck whenever they want,” Lin Fei explained calmly, “but he is a rare good general in Goguryeo after all, and His Majesty feels a little sorry for him. Therefore, after capturing Quan Yi alive and sending him back to Goguryeo, His Majesty will write a letter to speak for him.”

The Emperor of Goguryeo would certainly give His Majesty this favor.

Moreover, although the Emperor of Goguryeo was not a great talent, he was not a fool, otherwise, a small country like Goguryeo would have been in trouble long ago.

Sighing over the fate of the Goguryeo envoys, Liu Yuan remembered Jin Yanxiu who cooperated with Quan Liyu and was willing to take the blame.

“Do you think that Jin Yanxiu is the daughter of the leader of the Moro Cult who was chopped by Quan Liyu?” Liu Yuan stroked his chin and said, “I think Quan Liyu would not dare to lie to us if he wants to deceive the Dali Temple. Moreover, if she is not related to the Moro Cult, how can Prince Yu and others trust her?”

But if she was really the daughter of the leader of the Moro Cult, then Kwon Woo must be the enemy because he killed Kim Yeon Soo’s father. Why was Kim Yeon Soo willing to take the blame for Kwon Woo?

Hearing this, Lin Fei looked up and glanced at Liu Yuan, and said, “The way she pretended to draw the whip this morning was exactly the same as Quan Liyu’s action of drawing the knife!”

This sentence immediately reminded everyone, and Liu Yuan suddenly realized: “If she is the daughter of the leader of the Moro Sect, it makes sense that she can’t return to Goguryeo and can only come to Darong to avoid disaster! But who did she learn all these martial arts from?”

Wei Fu also said, “Her father was killed with a single blow, which shows that she can’t be fooled by martial arts. She is alone in Darong, so who would teach her martial arts for no reason?”

At this moment, thinking back to the subconscious action of drawing the sword and taking the whip, it seemed that he had the answer.

The flaw was not that serious.

“When Quan Liyu communicated with us earlier, his Chinese was not fluent.” Lin Fei said, “He often needed other envoys to help explain!”

Since Quan Liyu was an official of Goguryeo and it was his first time to come to Darong, he couldn’t speak fluent Chinese.

“But when we said goodbye this morning, he spoke fluently to you and me, and he could easily quote Chinese idioms and classics,” Lin Fei said, and couldn’t help shaking his head, “Maybe he was in a hurry to kill someone and even forgot to cover up, or maybe he is not good at covering up…”

In short, the flaw was so big that Lin Fei was certain that he was the culprit behind the scenes.

As the last few thunders sounded, the rain gradually subsided. Summer thunderstorms were always like this, coming and going quickly.

When the clouds cleared and the rain stopped, Lin Fei stepped out from under the eaves of the temple where he had taken shelter from the rain.

In this case, neither the old minister Du nor the general Quan Liyu of Goguryeo were bad people, but they broke the law. Since the case was brought to the Dali Temple, the Dali Temple had to reveal the truth.

“This morning, the jailer came to report that Old Master Du wanted to say something,” Wei Fu followed Lin Fei out and turned to Liu Yuan and said, “I also want to ask about what happened with Jin Yanxiu.”

(End of this chapter)

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