Chapter 241 News
Chapter 241 News

Lai Zi kowtowed to Ye Xuan in a hurry, shouting: "I dare not deceive you, sir. Please give me a way to live!"

As these young men were all tied up with hemp ropes by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, Laizi could not kneel any longer and could only kowtow a few times before falling to the ground with a thud. Even so, Laizi continued to bang his head against the ground desperately.

It looks like a big caterpillar, trying desperately to move forward.

"You are quite clever, young man." Ye Xuan curled his lips slightly, revealing a hint of mockery as he said, "Okay, then I will give you a chance to survive. It depends on you whether you can grasp it."

After hearing what the two said, the other young men realized something was wrong and started to show fear on their faces.

Ye Xuan really ignored him, waved his hand at Wang Feihu and said: "Except this leper, kill all the others!"

After saying that, he strode to Cui'er.

"It's better for girls not to watch this kind of scene."

Cui'er also understood what Ye Xuan meant and turned around in panic, but she caught a glimpse of the Jinyiwei around her, all of whom were gathering towards those young men with bad intentions.

The big man named Wang Feihu even drew out his long sword.

At this time, all the young men, except the lecher, were crying and begging for mercy.

Although Cui'er was nearly raped by these young men, she was still only a little girl of sixteen or seventeen years old. She couldn't bear to hear their screams and said, "Master Ye, do you have to kill them?"

Ye Xuan smiled slightly and said, "Keeping these hooligans around will only bring disaster to the world. Didn't they almost bring disaster to you?"

Cui'er Cui'er did not think of the scene of these young men harming her, but instead thought of the scene of Ye Xuan holding her naked in his arms, and her ears suddenly turned red.

Ye Xuan had no idea what Cui'er was thinking. After explaining, he stood with his hands behind his back and ignored the movement behind him.

After a few wails, Ye Xuan turned around and saw several heads rolling far away. The yellow mud ground in the yard was soaked with blood.

Only the beggar was left, shivering and lying on the ground, with a large puddle of water on his lower body.

Ye Xuan walked up to Lai Zi and said with a smile: "Since you already know that we are Jinyiwei, you should understand that there is no place for you to hide in this world. The only thing you can do is to atone for your sins."

Laizi suddenly came back to his senses, and kowtowed to Ye Xuan like a big caterpillar, saying non-stop: "I understand, I understand, please rest assured, I will help you even if I die!"

Ye Xuan smiled slightly, without replying, he just looked at Wang Feihu and said, "Take him with you, maybe it will be useful."

"I obey your command!" Wang Feihu bowed, then called a few Jinyiwei, took Laizi with him and went out.

"The pier?" Ye Xuan muttered to himself, then looked at Cui'er.

"I still need to track down Hu Weiyong and wait for an opportunity to rescue the princess. I will order my men to send you back to the inn in a moment, and you can wait there in peace."

After Ye Xuan finished speaking, he picked up his sword and was about to leave.

Cui Er suddenly said from behind: "My lord, Her Highness is deeply in love with you. If you two can have a good relationship one day, I am willing to be your trial marriage maid."

After saying that, he ran back to the temple with a red face.

Ye Xuan was slightly stunned, and then he remembered that in ancient times, the emperor had a trial marriage process when marrying off his daughter.

The so-called trial marriage maid is to test the character, living habits, etc. of the prince consort on behalf of the princess before she marries him. After confirming that there are no major flaws in the code, the princess will officially marry the prince consort. Of course, the most important part of this link is to test whether the prince consort has the ability to have children.

"This little palace maid, is she afraid that I won't work hard and won't do my best to rescue the eldest princess?" Ye Xuan shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "She is a loyal servant."

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Time passed slowly, and three days had passed in the blink of an eye.

In a teahouse at Quanzhou Port Terminal.

"Sir, the strange thing is the ship docked at the pier not far away." Wang Feihu sat by the window and signaled to Ye Xuan with his eyes.

Ye Xuan followed Wang Feihu's gaze and saw a three-masted sailing ship anchored at the dock not far away, loading and unloading cargo, as if it was about to set sail.

From time to time, people dressed as Japanese pirates could be seen on the deck, walking back and forth at the bow and stern of the ship in a state of alert.

Ye Xuan raised his teacup and said while drinking tea, "Have you sent spies aboard to investigate?"

Wang Feihu looked ashamed and said, "The ship is full of Japanese pirates and is heavily guarded. It is impossible for our subordinates to get on board."

Seeing Ye Xuan's expression unchanged, Wang Feihu quickly added: "But that lecher pretended to have done something meritorious to get on the ship. He was originally a rogue on the port grounds, and when he had no food to eat, he often worked part-time as a laborer. The boatmen on the dock recognized him, so they managed to get on the ship smoothly."

Ye Xuan smiled slightly and said softly, "As expected, rats have their ways and snakes have their ways. I never thought that such a young scoundrel would be put to good use one day."

After sighing, Ye Xuan asked again: "Did he say when the situation on the ship can be found out?"

Wang Feihu nodded. "Before boarding the ship, my subordinates taught him the simple signal transmission among the Jinyiwei. Last night, Laizi gestured to us at the bow and said that we could get off the ship today. We agreed to meet in this teahouse."

Ye Xuan nodded and said nothing more. He just sipped his tea and glanced at the ship from the corner of his eyes.

Not long after, a figure swayed on the boat, and a wretched man with several bald spots on his head walked down the gangway to the dock and staggered towards the teahouse.

"Sir, Laizi is back." Wang Feihu said in a low voice.

Ye Xuan nodded, stood up and left the teahouse, turned right and walked into an alley.

Soon, the figure of the beggar appeared at the entrance of the alley.

While humming a song, Laizi carefully watched whether there was anyone following him. After making sure that no one was following him, he walked to the end of the alley.

"Sir, I have fulfilled my mission and have already found out the true situation of the ship!" Laizi said to Ye Xuan excitedly.

At this time, several more Jinyiwei appeared, all dressed in casual clothes and dressed like passers-by, walking back and forth in the alley as if they were passing by.

After making sure that he had not aroused suspicion, Ye Xuan asked, "According to the report from my spies, the Japanese ships were very suspicious at that time, so I sent you to sneak onto the ship. Did you find anything?"

Laizi nodded excitedly and said, "Your Excellency, I found a Han Chinese in the bed!"

"And I have found out everything!"

(End of this chapter)