Chapter 302: Death of Zhou Quankun
Chapter 302: Death of Zhou Quankun
It was already very cold at the northwestern border in November. Ye Jintang put on thick cotton clothes and stopped riding a horse even though the carriage was bumpy.
Sitting on horseback, the howling north wind blew past my face, and it felt like being cut by a knife. It was very painful. It was warmer in the carriage with a felt carpet.
"We have already entered Ningchuan Prefecture. Does Zhou Quankun dare not launch a surprise attack on us?"
In the carriage, Ye Jintang had a thick woolen blanket covering her knees and was leaning on a soft pillow. Xuetuan lay at her feet to warm her feet.
Xiao Mo, who was standing by, was carving a wooden figure with a carving knife. He had just learned this from a master who made bows and arrows. He originally wanted to make a strong bow for Ye Jintang, but in the end he found it was too difficult, so he could only carve a wooden figure for her.
"That should be it. Zhou Quankun recruited so many horse bandits and mountain bandits to attack us, but none of them succeeded. Besides, our carriage team now has more than 700 people. The number of people he brought is simply not enough."
"Zhou Quankun is like a hungry wolf hiding in the dark. I won't be able to sleep or eat until I get rid of her."
"I was originally thinking that Zhou Quankun might come to attack us. It would be a shame if he didn't come."
Ye Jintang took out a thunder bomb the size of a walnut, which Liuli specially prepared for Zhou Quankun. If he didn't come, Liuli would definitely be disappointed.
"Jintang, why do I feel like you really want Zhou Quankun to die? Do you have a grudge against each other?"
"He attacked us by surprise, I definitely want to kill him."
Ye Jintang felt a little guilty. It was not that she wanted to save Zhou Quankun's life, but Liuli.
Liuli, who was badly harmed by him because of his selfish desires, wants to avenge the dead members of the Lin family. Zhou Quankun must die. Only with his death can Liuli feel relieved. Otherwise, she is afraid that she will have to live in that dark past for the rest of her life.
"Then I'll send more spies to see where Zhou Quankun is hiding. If he doesn't come to attack us, we can still cause trouble for him."
Ye Jintang's eyes lit up. How could she have forgotten about this? She had a lot of people under her command. She asked them all to go out and inquire to see if they could find out any information about Zhou Quankun.
Coincidentally, although Xiao Mo had so many powerful spies, he was unable to find out any news about Zhou Quankun. However, Ye Jintang's subordinates, who had been trained for only half a year, sent her news that they had seen Zhou Quankun and a woman in a small town near Xichun City.
It goes without saying that the woman should be Yao Zhen.
Ye Jintang called Liuli to her tent to discuss the matter of Zhou Quankun with her.
"Liuli, I know Zhou Quankun's whereabouts, but he has more than a dozen guards with him. If you only take a few people with you, I'm afraid you won't be able to kill your enemy and may even alert the enemy."
"I was thinking why don't you let Shi Bin go with you. He's very good at Kung Fu, and he also wants to kill Zhou Quankun himself."
When she heard the name Shi Bin, Liuli subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them all back.
Apart from knowing how to use poison, she is not very good at fighting and kicking. It is very likely that she will fail if she leads people to assassinate Zhou Quankun. Zhou Quankun has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his kung fu is not weak at all.
After a moment's silence, Liuli finally spoke.
"My queen, as long as I can kill my enemies with my own hands, I would be willing to go through fire and water, not to mention with General Shi."
"Okay, since you said so, leave the rest to me."
Liuli's identity was the head maid of Ye Jintang, so it was a bit abrupt to ask her to assassinate Zhou Quankun. When Ye Jintang went to talk to Xiao Mo, he could only find a reasonable reason for her.
"Liuli has some powerful poisons. I'm afraid that General Shi and his rough men can't handle it. If they get the wrong poison, someone could die."
"That's fine. Bin and the others will protect Liuli from time to time. Her personal safety will not be a problem."
Xiao Mo didn't think much about it and agreed immediately.
The next day, just after dawn, when the others had not yet gotten up, Shi Bin and his group had already left on horseback.
Xichun City was not far from Xiao Mo's carriage team. If Shi Bin and his party rode fast, they could arrive in half a day at most.
“Liuli, the queen gave you so many good medicines, and I saw that you brought a lot of things.”
Shi Bin glanced at Liuli, who was dressed in men's clothes. The saddle on her horse's back was bulging, and it was obvious that it was filled with a lot of good things.
"The Queen gave me eight kinds of poisons, and I made some thunder bombs myself."
"Poisoned thunder bombs?"
As soon as Shi Bin heard about the thunder bomb, he immediately became interested. The thunder bomb he made recently only contained gunpowder, without any poison.
"Yes, I will distribute them to the brothers when we get there. There are a lot of strange poisons added to the thunder bombs. When we use them later, they can kill the enemy in attack or save lives in defense. They are all good stuff."
"well."
Shi Bin happily agreed. He thought to himself, Zhou Quankun, just wait and see, this time let us settle both the old and new accounts together.
Ye Jintang thought that Liuli and Shi Bin would be back in two or three days at most. The poison she gave was quite strong. Not to mention killing one Zhou Quankun, it could easily kill ten of them.
Five days passed in a flash, and Liuli didn't even send a letter by carrier pigeon, let alone come back. Ye Jintang couldn't help but start to worry.
"Your Majesty, do you think something has happened to them? Why haven't you heard from them for so long?"
When setting up camp at night, Ye Jintang received messages via carrier pigeons from other people, and he felt increasingly uneasy.
"Sometimes, there will be no problem with Bin being here. Even if the assassination fails, he will find a way to protect Liuli. You can rest assured."
"Oh, how can I not worry?"
The carriage team was not delayed because of Liuli and Shi Bin. They rushed to Ningchuan City at the fastest speed almost every day.
After entering Ningchuan Prefecture, the surroundings were visibly desolate. Not only were there few people, but there were also fewer trees.
On the 8th day, during the lunch break, Ye Jintang was sitting on the side of the road drinking tea when she heard the sound of hurried horse hooves in the distance. She stood up excitedly. The people coming were none other than Liuli and her group, whom she had been thinking about all the time.
"Liu Li."
Ye Jintang walked forward excitedly, only to see that Liuli's left arm was wrapped in gauze, with the arm hanging naturally, and it was obvious that the injury was serious.
"My lady, I finally see you."
Liuli was very happy to be able to come back alive and see Ye Jintang, and her eyes even turned red.
"How did you hurt your arm?"
"Zhou Quankun was not easy to deal with. The first time we attacked him, he ran away. We chased him deep into the mountains and seriously injured him. Later, he accidentally fell off a cliff and was smashed to pieces."
"As for the wound on my arm, it was left when Zhou Quankun was about to fall off the cliff. I have already applied medicine, so it's not a big problem."
Zhou Quankun died. Liuli's face was full of smiles, and she looked visibly relieved.
"Let me see your injuries."
"it is good."
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