Chapter 369 A tooth for a tooth!

Seeing Chen Dechang asking this so quickly, Shen Jianzhong couldn't help but curse in his heart, but he could only answer helplessly:
"Reporting to the Marquis, the assassins from the Black Dragon Society have already taken action yesterday!"

"But according to the intelligence from the spies, the assassin from the Black Dragon Society only slashed Ye Mingsheng once, so he probably didn't kill him..."

After saying this, Shen Jianzhong lowered his head looking a little ashamed. Although Shen Jianzhong thought about how to deal with Chen Dechang's problem for a whole night, he still couldn't come up with any good solution.

So all he can do now is cheat!

It would certainly not be possible to tell Chen Dechang that he had prepared for such a long time and spent so much energy, but in the end he didn't even touch a hair of Ye Mingsheng. However, it was a fact that Ye Mingsheng was still alive, so it would naturally not be possible to lie to Chen Dechang that he had killed Ye Mingsheng. Therefore, the best excuse was that he had chopped Ye Mingsheng with a knife but did not kill him!
This ambiguous answer was the most suitable for the current situation. He only needed to insist that Ye Mingsheng was injured. It didn't matter whether Ye Mingsheng was injured or not. Even if he was walking around, he could still say that Ye Mingsheng was pretending. Anyway, he just said that he chopped Ye Mingsheng once, but he didn't say where he chopped him, nor did he say how badly he chopped Ye Mingsheng. This left himself ample room and a way out.

Although this certainly wouldn't satisfy Chen Dechang, but he had given an explanation. Combined with his contribution in contacting the Khitans just now, even if Chen Dechang was dissatisfied, he couldn't say anything...
It must be said that Shen Jianzhong's design was good. After hearing his answer, Chen Dechang's expression immediately darkened. He glanced at Shen Jianzhong with cold eyes, and then said very seriously:

"Sir Shen, Ye Mingsheng is now a serious threat to our army. You, the Supervisory Department, must continue to work hard to get Ye Mingsheng's head for us as soon as possible!"

Hearing what Chen Dechang said, Shen Jianzhong couldn't help but feel relieved, knowing that he had barely passed this hurdle today.

Just as Shen Jianzhong was about to speak and express his loyalty to Chen Dechang, there was a loud noise suddenly heard outside the house.

"boom!"

The loud noise completely shocked Chen Dechang and Shen Jianzhong. They were both stunned for a moment. The next second, all of Chen Dechang's personal soldiers rushed into the room and nervously protected Chen Dechang and Shen Jianzhong behind them.

Although he didn't know what had happened, Chen Dechang became a little nervous when he saw this situation. When he turned around a little, he asked the soldiers around him:
"What happened outside? What was that loud noise just now?"

In response to Chen Dechang's question, the soldiers also answered honestly:

"Reporting to the Marquis, we didn't know what was going on. We thought someone was trying to assassinate us, so we rushed in to protect us!"

Chen Dechang frowned slightly when he heard that, and then looked at Shen Jianzhong again. At this time, Shen Jianzhong was secretly groaning in his heart, wondering what tricks Ye Mingsheng, the wolf cub, had done to embarrass him...

Just when everyone was very nervous, a soldier came in and reported:

"My Lord, just now Master Bai was using your carriage to go out for some work. He had not gone far from the mansion when he was attacked by an unknown person. This person threw a hidden weapon at my Lord's carriage, and the hidden weapon landed on the carriage and killed Master Bai!"

"What? Bai Renxuan is dead?"

Upon hearing this news, Chen Dechang's eyes widened with anger and he shouted angrily:

Bai Renxuan is his most important counselor, who has always been giving him advice. He has been able to rise to high positions over the years, and Bai Renxuan has contributed a lot behind the scenes. Therefore, he values ​​Bai Renxuan Chen Dechang very much and regards him as his right-hand man!
The situation in Liaoyang is difficult right now. Ye Mingsheng and the Fengzhou Army have become a serious threat. This is when Bai Renxuan needs to devote himself to Chen Dechang behind the scenes. If he dies at this time, Chen Dechang will be really at a loss and heartbroken!

Although he was trembling and at a loss at what to do under Chen Dechang's roar, the soldier still had to bite the bullet and said, "Yes, Master Bai was killed on the spot!"

“Ye Mingsheng, you bastard, I’m going to kill your whole family! Kill your whole family…”

Chen Dechang, who had originally held out a glimmer of hope that he had misheard, shouted angrily after hearing the confirmation from his personal guards:

However, before he could finish his words, he was so angry that he spurted out a mouthful of blood, fell down limply, and fainted.

"Master Hou!"

"grown ups!"

"Master Hou!"

Everyone surrounded the collapsed Chen Dechang and shouted anxiously. At this time, Shen Jianzhong was looking at the unconscious Chen Dechang, stunned. He had an urge to faint. He knew he was doomed!
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Guangning Prefecture, Cui Family Compound.

Cui Shao and An Miaoyi sat opposite each other. Looking at An Miaoyi, whose face was covered with a white veil, Cui Shao said with some emotion:

"More than ten years have passed in a flash. Miaoyi, you have grown up and are ready to get married!"

An Miaoyi heard this and said softly:
"Thank you for taking care of me during these days in Guangning Prefecture!"

"It's okay, this is what I should do as an elder!"

"Miaoyi, remember that Guangning Prefecture will always be your home. If Ye Mingsheng dares to bully you, your uncle and the Cui family will back you up!" Cui Shao said with a smile, very generously:
After Cui Shao finished speaking, An Miaoyi's expression remained unchanged behind the veil, but her heart sank. Cui Shao spoke so bluntly, and of course she understood the implication of Cui Shao's words. However, this was not what she wanted to do. What she wanted was to put herself first and let the Cui family become a force to help her stabilize her position beside Ye Mingsheng, rather than making herself a pawn of the Cui family beside Ye Mingsheng.

However, she is still under the control of the Cui family, so An Miaoyi can be flexible and nodded and said with a smile:

"Thank you, uncle. I believe that with my uncle around, he will also respect me!"

After hearing An Miaoyi's answer, Cui Shao nodded with satisfaction, and then said slowly:

"Yesterday Ye Mingsheng sent someone to deliver the betrothal gifts. In addition to gold, silver, jade, and other ceremonial items, there was also something special!"

Having said this, Cui Shao suddenly turned his gaze back to An Miaoyi and said word by word:

"That's the list of military officers for the 25,000 new troops!"

(End of this chapter)