Chapter 51: Can you sleep well? (Thanks to book friends 0385 and lzsg for the reward?)

Jiang Shouye was shocked when he heard this, and asked in confusion: "You mean, someone in the Great Zhou army wants to kill Ye Mingsheng?"

Jin Duxun showed a bitter look on his face, shook his head and said: "My benefactor, I don't know about this. I just feel that the man's swordsmanship is from the style of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and his style is open and close, as if he is invincible, very similar to someone in the army. As for the rest, I can't tell..."

Seeing that Jin Duxun did not dare to draw a conclusion, Jiang Shouye did not make things difficult for the ranger. After thinking for a while, he instructed Jin Duxun:

"This assassination attempt failed. Ye Mingsheng has become alert. It will be very difficult for him to carry out his plan. You should not stay here. Leave tonight and return to Zhushan Port. Disappear for a while. I have arranged a group of people there. You are responsible for helping me train them into qualified assassins!"

"I understand." Kim Do-hoon nodded with a slightly relaxed expression, and left without any hesitation.

For a ranger assassin like him, it is natural to flee thousands of miles away if he misses a strike. Now that Jiang Shouye has provided him with a safe place to stay, it is the best thing that can happen.

After Jin Duxun left, Jiang Shouye was silent for a while again, then he looked eastwards, which was the direction of Ye Mingsheng's military camp, and murmured in a low voice full of murderous intent:
"Ye Mingsheng, you bastard, don't let yourself be killed so easily. You have to wash your neck and wait for me to take your head!"

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The next day, Ye Mingsheng brought several personal soldiers to patrol the city wall of Liujing and check the defense situation of his subordinates.

Although Xiang Yuanhui's 3,000 Great Zhou cavalry had already entered Liujing, because cavalry were not good at defending a city, the task of defense was still handed over to the more than 2,000 men under Ye Mingsheng. Although they were a little tired, fortunately the siege of Liujing had been lifted and there was no danger.

As he walked along, Ye Mingsheng could clearly see that with the defeat and retreat of the Gongdu army outside the city, his subordinates had obviously relaxed a lot and were no longer as vigilant as before.

Seeing this scene, Ye Mingsheng frowned, but did not say anything to reprimand, which was considered as turning a blind eye.

Soldiers are dangerous tools. These soldiers have been concentrating their minds for nearly ten days since they set out from Ruishan County. They are already exhausted both physically and mentally. Now that they are safe, it is time to recuperate and relax. Continuous high-intensity exploitation is not advisable, as it will easily lead to complaints and may even provoke a mutiny.

"Master, Wang Kangxin is in front. Lord Wang is there."

Just when Ye Mingsheng was chatting and laughing with a few soldiers, showing his approachability and love for his soldiers, Ye Tie seemed to have discovered something and whispered in Ye Mingsheng's ear:

Hearing the three words "Wang Kangxin", Ye Mingsheng, who was smiling a second ago, instantly stopped smiling and turned to look in the direction Ye Tie pointed.

On an arrow tower not far away, a military officer wearing a Zhou army general's robe and a sword on his waist was standing with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance. This man was none other than Ye Mingsheng's good classmate and colleague Wang Kangxin!

Seeing Wang Kangxin appear, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but narrow his eyes. He didn't believe that Wang Kangxin and he met here by chance. Wang Kangxin was a man who would not do anything without a profit. He appeared here because he probably knew that he would be inspecting the city today, so he was waiting for him here.

Although he didn't know what Wang Kangxin was going to do, after thinking for a few seconds, Ye Mingsheng signaled Ye Tie and the others to stay where they were. Then he walked alone towards the arrow tower where Wang Kangxin was, pretending to be friendly and laughing heartily:
"I didn't expect to meet Brother Wang here, what a coincidence..."

"Unfortunately, I am here on purpose, waiting for you, Lord Ye." Looking into the distance, Wang Kangxin turned his head and said expressionlessly:

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised by Wang Kangxin's directness, but he kept smiling and stood beside Wang Kangxin, asking knowingly, "Oh? Brother Wang, you waited for me, what's the matter?"

"That's right! But there is one thing I want to ask you, Lord Ye!" As he spoke, Wang Kangxin's gaze shifted from Ye Mingsheng to the wilderness outside the city.

"Since my brother has something to say, I should tell him everything I know," Ye Mingsheng said with a smile.

Looking at the wilderness below the city, Wang Kangxin was no longer polite and asked indifferently:

"Master Ye, have you been sleeping well recently?"

Wang Kangxin's question was very abrupt, which made Ye Mingsheng a little confused. After thinking for a while, Ye Mingsheng, who didn't know what he meant, answered cautiously:

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Wang. I have slept well these days."

"Really? Could it be that Lord Ye really never dreamed of Wan Shun?"

After saying that, he looked at Wang Kangxin under the city, then suddenly turned his head and looked at Ye Mingsheng. At this time, his eyes were flashing with undisguised murderous intent. If eyes could kill, then Ye Mingsheng should have been killed hundreds of times by Wang Kangxin at this time.

After listening to Wang Kangxin's words, Ye Mingsheng realized that Wang Kangxin was the only one who followed Xiang Yuanhui, while Li Wanshun, who was inseparable from Wang Kangxin, was nowhere to be seen. Judging from Wang Kangxin's tone, could it be that Li Wanshun was... dead?
Ye Mingsheng, who had some guesses in his mind, turned his eyes slightly and was about to speak to test Wang Kangxin's tone, but he only heard Wang Kangxin's faint words:
"In the battle at the Luochuan Road granary, the enemy soldiers attacked fiercely, and Brother Li was unfortunately injured and died of his injuries!"

Hearing the answer was exactly the same as he thought, although Ye Mingsheng was secretly happy in his heart, he still sighed in a hypocritical manner in front of Wang Kangxin, shook his head and said with pretended sadness: "It's really God's envy of talents. With Brother Li's departure, our Great Zhou has lost another loyal and good general..."

Seeing Ye Mingsheng being so hypocritical, Wang Kangxin resisted the urge to draw his knife from his waist and kill Ye Mingsheng right now, and said coldly: "Master Ye, you are really a real person who never shows his true colors. If you don't make a sound, you will make a big splash!"

Ye Mingsheng didn't care about Wang Kangxin's weirdness, and said calmly: "Thanks to Master Shen for his appreciation, I'm lucky to have succeeded, Brother Wang, please forgive me for making fun of you!"

"Humph!"

"Master Ye's Qi-cultivation skills are really getting better and better. It seems that you have learned a lot from following Master Shen. But Master Ye, if you don't want others to know, then you better not do it yourself."

"Well! We are officials in the same dynasty, the mountains and rivers remain unchanged, Lord Ye, you must take care of yourself..."

After leaving behind these harsh words, Wang Kangxin stopped talking to Ye Mingsheng and walked away.

(End of this chapter)