Chapter 300: Majestic King's Return, A Big Move

Chapter 300: Majestic King's Return, A Big Move

Suddenly, a spontaneous "confession" was filled with sincere and heartfelt words.

Meng Qianqian almost added a time limit after this "sweet talk," perhaps starting with a million years?

Lu Yuan's sharp gaze fixed on her without blinking, for a long moment. Then, he coldly turned away, his ears turning red and extending down to his neck.

Meng Qianqian blinked, "Does this mean you agree?"

Lu Yuan gave a cold hum.

Apparently, he had agreed. Meng Qianqian's heart relaxed, and she immediately untied a small bundle of rope from her waist.

Lu Yuan's eyes turned icy, "Meng Xiaojiu, don't push your luck!"

Meng Qianqian immediately backed down, realizing that even a brief moment of tying him up was out of the question.

Meng Qianqian put away the rope and handed him a human skin mask.

Lu Yuan looked at her expressionlessly, "Do you think this commander would wear this kind of thing?"

Slap! Meng Qianqian placed the human skin mask over his face.

Almost at the same moment, Changkuan drew his sword and rushed out of the cave, "Lady Lu, are you alright?"

Meng Qianqian immediately withdrew her arm from around Lu Yuan's waist and instead grabbed his neck, "I'm fine, I've caught him!"

Changkuan looked at the unfamiliar face, feeling a sense of unease. This person seemed to exude a terrifying aura, as if he was born with a natural aura of intimidation.

Changkuan furrowed his brows, thought for a moment, and said, "Lady Lu, should I tie him up?"

Lu Yuan's voice turned cold, "Do you dare?"

Meng Qianqian quickly replied, "No need!"

Changkuan gave them both a strange look.

Meng Qianqian coughed lightly and said calmly, "I've put a poison bug on him. His martial arts are gone, and he won't leave my side. Otherwise, he'll have to endure the pain of a thousand ants devouring his heart!"

Changkuan still felt uneasy, after all, this was a grown man. Even without martial arts, what if he took the Princess Wanping hostage, who also lacked martial arts skills? It had to be said that Changkuan's concern was reasonable.

However, getting this guy to wear a human skin mask was already pushing it, let alone allowing him to surrender without a fight.

Meng Qianqian spoke seriously, "Lord Chang, rest assured. I'll keep an eye on him. Moreover, there are dangers lurking in the mountains. If we encounter wild beasts, tying him up won't help us escape. He's a witness in the Chu family case, and I must bring him back to the capital alive."

Hearing Meng Qianqian's explanation, Changkuan understood.

The two of them forced "Luo San" back into the cave.

Changkuan had intended to let Meng Qianqian personally protect Princess Wanping while he guarded Luo San. Unexpectedly, Luo San boldly sat down beside Meng Qianqian.

Then, Meng Qianqian tore off a rabbit leg and naturally handed it to "Luo San."

Changkuan: "..."

Princess Wanping also looked on in bewilderment.

Meng Qianqian sensed the awkward atmosphere and quickly shook herself, "Do you want to eat? I won't give it to you! It's for the Princess!"

She immediately offered the rabbit leg, "Princess, please dine."

Princess Wanping had just eaten some fruit and wasn't very hungry, but she still took a bite.

This was the royal family's etiquette.

The person with the highest status would pick up their chopsticks first, and only then could the others follow suit.

Holding the rabbit leg, her gaze fell on Lu Yuan's human skin mask, "This Princess just heard you say he's a witness in the Chu family case. What do you mean by that?"

"His name is Luo San, a guest of the former Crown Prince's mansion. He was the one who incited the Crown Prince to harm the Chu royal family. Just now, he impersonated Lu Yuan, and I couldn't distinguish between the two, accidentally injuring Lu Yuan."

Meng Qianqian also justified Luo San's injuries.

Initially, Princess Wanping felt that this person's aura was extraordinary, but upon learning that he had incited the Crown Prince, she was left with only disgust and anger.

"Why did you instigate conflict between the Crown Prince and the Chu King? What is your purpose?"

Lu Yuan remained silent.

Suddenly, Princess Wanping stood up, drew the sword from Changkuan's waist, and pointed it at Lu Yuan's face, "This Princess is asking you a question! It's best if you honestly confess, or this Princess will execute you on the spot!"

"Princess, don't be impulsive!"

Meng Qianqian quickly blocked Lu Yuan.

Princess Wanping's eyes reddened, "Meng Qianqian, why are you protecting him?"

Meng Qianqian advised, "Princess, if you kill him, won't there be no proof? He has no grudge against the Crown Prince, and he doesn't have the ability to orchestrate such a significant event. There must be another mastermind behind him! He deserves punishment, but the mastermind is even more guilty!"

Princess Wanping pulled Meng Qianqian aside and pointed her sword at Lu Yuan, "Speak! Who is the mastermind?"

Lu Yuan: "Chancellor Xun."

Princess Wanping's eyes narrowed with anger, "Nonsense! Chancellor Xun is a pillar of the Great Zhou state, loyal to the Great Zhou court. How dare you slander him!"

Lu Yuan replied indifferently, "Believe it or not."

Princess Wanping raised her sword to strike, "This Princess will kill you to prevent you from smearing the Chancellor's reputation later!"

"Princess, Princess!"

Meng Qianqian hugged her.

Princess Wanping gritted her teeth, "Meng Qianqian, you're being presumptuous!"

"Yes, yes, I'm being presumptuous. Swords and knives have no eyes, Princess, please put down your sword first, be careful you hurt yourself."

"Meng Qianqian took back her sword and returned it to Changkuan.

Changkuan quickly threw the sword away.

He was genuinely afraid that this ancestor would cut himself.

Meng Qianqian seemed to have noticed that when Princess Wanping was happy, she called her Meng Xiaojiu, but when she called Meng Qianqian, it meant she was angry.

Additionally, Chancellor Xun, that old fox, had disguised himself so well that Princess Wanping believed in him without a doubt.

In this world, people like Princess Wanping were probably not in the minority.

To defeat Chancellor Xun, a single confession was not enough. Otherwise, anyone could impersonate Luo San to testify against the Chancellor.

They had to force Luo San to hand over evidence that the Mansion of the Minister couldn't refute.

The heavy rain showed no signs of stopping, and they could only spend the night in the cave.

Meng Qianqian and Changkuan took turns keeping watch.

Changkuan took the first watch.

When it was Meng Qianqian's turn for the second half of the night, the rain conveniently stopped.

Lu Yuan pointed at Changkuan's sleep acupoint.

Meng Qianqian also did the same to Princess Wanping.

Now, the two of them could finally speak without worry.

"How did you capture Luo San?"

Lu Yuan asked.

Meng Qianqian replied, "He impersonated you and tried to drug me, but I saw through him immediately. I injured him, and after he escaped, he met Princess Wanping. She inadvertently made his injuries worse, and then, somehow, he ate the poison fruit. In short, it's a long story."

"Princess Wanping thought he was the real you, and she was having a disagreement with 'you'."

Lu Yuan paused, "So, you're here to deal with a love rival?"

Meng Qianqian: Isn't the focus on how we captured Luo San? It seems like I was talking to myself earlier!

Meng Qianqian nodded nonchalantly, "Yes, yes, the world is vast, but the husband is the greatest. Capturing Luo San was just a side task. The main goal is to deal with my husband's romantic entanglements. I... I truly live only for my husband."

Lu Yuan spoke in a cold voice, "Meng Xiaojiu, are you being insincere to this commander?"

Meng Qianqian immediately backed down, "Xiaojiu dares not!"

Lu Yuan let out a cold hum, "Hmm."

Meng Qianqian tugged at his sleeve, "Will Luo San confess?"

Lu Yuan said, "Then we'll force him to."

Meng Qianqian poured out a bag of poison vials with a clatter.

Lu Yuan asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

Meng Qianqian replied earnestly, "Aren't you going to force him? I'm looking for some tormenting poisons."

Lu Yuan looked at the vials scattered on the ground, his lips twitched, "The old man gave you so many poisons?"

Meng Qianqian asked in confusion, "Don't you have any? I only brought half of them."

Lu Yuan: "..."

He closed his eyes for a moment, "The poison won't work on Luo San."

Meng Qianqian was surprised, "Luo San's willpower is so strong?"

Lu Yuan calmly explained, "Attacking the body is inferior, attacking the heart is supreme."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Wake Luo San up."

"Oh."

Meng Qianqian agreed and used a silver needle to stimulate an acupoint, awakening Luo San.

Luo San opened his eyes groggily, his head throbbing painfully. His entire body felt like it had been beaten a hundred times with a sandbag, every inch of his bones aching.

Lu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at him.

Luo San asked weakly, "Who are you?"

Lu Yuan replied casually, "You impersonated this commander but don't recognize who he is?"

Luo San closed his eyes and shook his head vigorously, trying to clear his mind.

"You're Lu Yuan..."

Luo San suddenly smiled, "Long time no see, I hope you're well."

Lu Yuan said indifferently, "Keep your pleasantries to yourself. This commander is here to give you a choice."

Luo San scoffed, "Oh? The former fellow disciple advisor, the most trusted confidant of the former Crown Prince, what choice would you give to an insignificant guest like me?"

Lu Yuan said, "The news of your capture has already leaked out, and this commander intentionally spread the word. By now, your master has probably taken action. Do you think he will kill you to silence you?"

Luo San averted his gaze, "I don't understand what you're saying."

Lu Yuan was not surprised by Luo San's reaction, "I know, he never kills his men to silence them. This is one of the reasons you've been loyal to him for so many years. You believe he is a good master."

Meng Qianqian suddenly realized, "No wonder he didn't kill Hai Zhu. It turns out it was a show for Luo San. He wants Luo San to trust him. He would rather implicate himself than take their lives. This way, he makes his underlings willingly devote their lives to him."

Luo San said disdainfully, "You two don't need to sing in harmony in front of me. Even if you say he won't kill me, if he really comes, I will have no complaints."

Meng Qianqian: Chancellor Xun's skill in manipulating people is truly masterful. This Luo San is completely unaffected by this scheme of incitement and estrangement.

Lu Yuan smiled, "Do you know that this commander also sent another message back to the capital?"

Luo San didn't care at all.

Lu Yuan stared straight at Luo San, "This commander told your master that Xun Yu is your doing.

Explanations:

- Jin Yi Wei: This title indicates a specific imperial guard force, similar to a secret service.

- Jin Wu Wei: This title indicates another military force, similar to the imperial guards.

- Bao Shu: This name is kept as is since it's a character's name.

- Little Fat Bun: This name is adapted to make it more relatable and humorous for a Western audience.

- Wolf Pups: This term is adapted to make it more relatable and natural for a Western audience.

- Jin Yi Wei: This title indicates a specific imperial guard force, similar to a secret service.

- Jin Wu Wei: This title indicates another military force, similar to the imperial guards.

- Bao Shu: This name is kept as is since it's a character's name.

- Little Fat Bun: This name is adapted to make it more relatable and humorous for a Western audience.

- Wolf Pups: This term is adapted to make it more relatable and natural for a Western audience.

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Luo San's expression finally changed for a fleeting moment.

Meng Qianqian rubbed her chin in doubt, "Hmm, a reaction?"

Luo San clenched his fists, "I have no reason to harm Xun Yu. He won't believe it."

Meng Qianqian asked strangely, "But why do I feel like you're afraid he might believe it?"

Luo San exploded, "I'm not! He won't!"

Meng Qianqian widened her eyes, surprised by his strong reaction.

Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Luo San."

Luo San interrupted harshly, "Don't talk nonsense!"

Lu Yuan hooked his lips, "This commander is reminding you, the person who wants to kill you has arrived."

Meng Qianqian cautiously extended her hand, placing Lu Yuan behind her, and then drew her Spring Saber to guard the cave entrance.

Lu Yuan released the pressure points on Chang Kuan and woke him up, "There's an assassin, and they're after us. If you don't want the princess to die, take her and leave quickly."

Chang Kuan drew his sword and pointed it at Lu Yuan, then turned towards the cave entrance where Meng Qianqian stood, "Lady Lu..."

Meng Qianqian spoke seriously, "He's right. You take the princess and go first!"

Chang Kuan's mission was to protect the princess, and the safety of everyone else must come after hers.

"Forgive me, Lady Lu," Chang Kuan said as he held the sleeping Wanping Princess and quickly left the cave.

Soon, two assassins dressed as Imperial Guards reached the cave entrance.

Meng Qianqian charged out and engaged in an intense fight with the two.

Although the assassins wore heavy armor and their faces were covered by helmets, Luo San, who had spent many years in the Mansion of the Minister, could easily recognize their skills.

One was Xun Liu, and the other was Shangguan Ling.

Lu Yuan said, "Give them the toxin!"

"I almost forgot, I have the toxin!"

Meng Qianqian grabbed two toxin bottles from her waist pouch and threw them at the two assassins.

The assassins exchanged a glance and deftly avoided the toxin bottles.

"You can't escape forever," Meng Qianqian said as she took out two more toxin bottles. "I have more here!"

Meng Qianqian then took out two more toxin bottles, "Husband, you two go first! I'll hold them off!"

Lu Yuan nodded, grabbed the manacled Luo San, and cut his ropes with a sword, "Go."

Luo San followed Lu Yuan out of the cave.

As soon as they left, the three assassins stopped fighting.

"Shangguan Ling" removed his helmet, "It's hot."

It was Yu Zichuan.

"Xun Liu" also took off his helmet, revealing Ji Li.

Everyone thought that Ji Li had acted on impulse by attacking Xun Liu and Shangguan Ling, but in fact, he had secretly memorized their martial arts moves.

Yu Zichuan knew Shangguan Ling, so Ji Li pretended to be Xun Liu.

Ji Li opened his folding fan and shook it, "Little Tiger, how was my performance as the commander?"

Meng Qianqian extended a finger, "So-so, worth two brass coins."

Ji Li was furious, "What? I worked hard to perform, and it's only worth two brass coins? Are you being too stingy?"

Meng Qianqian retracted one finger, "One."

Ji Li insisted, "Two, and no going back on your word!"

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Lu Yuan and Luo San ran for two miles before stopping.

Luo San leaned against a tree, exhausted and panting.

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow, "Now do you believe me?"

Luo San slumped against the tree, sitting on the ground, "Lu Yuan, I admit your plan is good, but did you forget what I do? Pretending to be someone else in front of me is like showing off in front of experts."

Lu Yuan frowned, "Meng Xiaojiu."

Meng Qianqian, who had been following them quietly, poked her head out from behind another tree, blinking innocently, "Um, the sleeping powder was too weak, he's not dizzy enough."

"Hahaha... Hahaha... Hahaha..."

Luo San laughed heartily, looking up at the sky, "I knew it... He wouldn't send someone to kill me... He would never give up on me... Lu Yuan... You lost!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying killing intent suddenly emerged from the east side of the woods.

The moon was dark, and the tree shadows swayed.

The Majestic King dramatically waved his arms and ran forward with a whoosh.

"Come on! Come and catch me!"

Behind him, a large group of assassins followed, the same ones who had been chasing him all the way from the capital.

Meng Qianqian only saw a figure whooshing past her.

The Majestic King ran past, then paused and said in confusion, "Granddaughter-in-law, is that you?"

Meng Qianqian was stunned, "Grandfather?"

The Majestic King shouted, "Oh no! There's a killer! Granddaughter-in-law, let's run!"

Meng Qianqian looked behind him and saw a dark crowd, like a river of shadow guards.

She shivered and ran, chirping, "Grandfather, what did you do? Why are there so many assassins? Did you dig up someone's ancestral tomb?"

The Majestic King calmly replied, "Yes, I dug up Old Rascal Xun's ancestral tomb!"

Qianqian: (⊙o⊙) Majestic King, you're so cool!

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