r18novel Chapter 71 Three Golden Tokens
Chapter 71 Three Golden Tokens
Xungu Pass has fallen.
When the news arrived, Sheng Wansong and his companions were having a meal in the lobby of the inn.
As soon as the young man with the buzz cut mentioned this rumor, someone immediately slammed their hand on the table and stood up.
"impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
This man spoke with absolute certainty and conviction: "Xun Gu Pass is the most formidable pass in the Central Plains!"
"Marshal Ye is a grandmaster of our time, invincible under heaven! How could Xun Gu Pass possibly be breached!"
Although Ouyang Xue did not step forward, she shared the same thought.
After swallowing her food, she put down her chopsticks and whispered to the person next to her, "With Father and the elites of the six major sects here, even an army of 100,000 would not be a match for them, not to mention Marshal Ye and the garrison troops."
"Even if the entire Yuan Kingdom were to mobilize its forces, they still wouldn't be able to take Xun Valley Pass now."
Xungu Pass has never been breached since the founding of the nation, and no one believes it based on a single statement.
Believe it or not, it's up to you.
The man who boasted about his extensive information pursed his lips and sat down dejectedly amidst the crowd's skepticism.
You will soon find out the truth.
Then you'll be ashamed of yourself, ashamed that you didn't trust me, a top intelligence expert!
A bunch of ignorant, weak-willed intelligence operatives!
Sheng Wansong seemed to be deep in thought. This man was not lying; he was truly certain that Xun Valley Pass had been breached.
Normally speaking, Xungu Pass would not be easily breached; something unexpected must have happened.
The real world is not a game that follows a set pattern; all the plots only trigger when the protagonist arrives.
When Sheng Wansong was staying at Mingjian Villa, he missed the side quest of the Emperor Taizu's Mausoleum.
If he hadn't been cultivating a relationship with Ouyang Xue there and had gone directly to Chu Xiang, he might have been able to stop Han Lingsha's betrayal in time.
Even now, while he was in the capital, the story of Xungu Pass was still unfolding.
However, Sheng Wansong originally had no intention of helping Liang Dynasty defend the city.
Even if they knew in advance, they wouldn't go to guard it.
Whether Xun Gu Pass is breached or not is none of his concern.
However, the people in front of him, the one who knew that Xun Gu Guan Po was still showing off his extensive information, had not yet realized the significance of Xun Gu Guan Po.
Their peaceful days in the capital are probably coming to an end.
"I saw someone I knew again."
"She might have news from Xungu Pass."
Sheng Wansong took a sip of tea and looked outside the door. A girl in a green dress hurried past.
"Young Master Sheng has a truly extensive network of connections."
Ouyang Xue greatly envied people who had many friends; she only knew a handful of people.
Shangguan Hong then asked, "Are you a young lady again?"
An Lan used her chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat, put it in her mouth and tasted it. She had already seen the woman who had passed by.
"It's a girl, and a girl who can answer the question we just discussed."
Sheng Wansong put down his teacup, used his "Unfettered Ascension Steps" to catch up with Ye Yinping as if taking a leisurely stroll, and before she could react, he pulled her back to the inn and pressed her into an empty seat.
"Huh? How did I get here?"
Before Ye Yinping could react, the scene before her suddenly changed.
Am I dreaming?
She subconsciously pulled a chicken leg from the roast chicken on the table and put it in her mouth.
"Ahem. Silver Bottle."
A familiar voice rang out, and Ye Yinping turned her head sharply, her eyes lighting up. "Brother Sheng!"
"Yinping, didn't you go to Xungu Pass to find your father? What are you doing here?"
She took a big bite of the chicken leg, and the aroma of the chicken told her that this was neither a dream nor an illusion.
Ye Yinping, as if she had found a lifeline, chewed her food and said, "Brother Sheng! You must help me!"
Sheng Wansong comforted him, "Don't rush, speak slowly."
"I will definitely help you."
Ye Yinping nodded repeatedly, swallowed the meat that hadn't been chewed properly, and cried out with tears in her eyes.
"Father is missing! I can't find him anywhere!"
Ouyang Xue felt that the young woman looked familiar and that her surname was Ye. She made a guess in her mind, "Young Master Sheng, could this young woman be...?"
"Yinping is the daughter of Marshal Ye Pengju."
Sheng Wansong confirmed her guess, and then immediately asked Ye Yinping, "What happened to General Ye?"
"Dog King".
Realizing that there were many people here, and that this was still the capital city, she swallowed the words back and used the last bit of her brain to find another way to address the person.
"I'm talking about the Emperor. The Emperor issued thirteen imperial edicts, ordering Father to return to the capital within half a month."
"My brother asked me to go to the capital to find out about Father's condition."
"As soon as I returned to the capital, my father disappeared without a trace. I searched for him for several days but couldn't find him."
As she spoke, Ye Yinping took out a gold medal and threw it on the table.
Despite being called a gold medal, it's actually made of wood, with gold inscriptions on it.
The inscription "Imperial document, no one may lay it out" indicates that the situation is urgent and cannot be delayed.
General Ye has disappeared?
After handling it for a couple of minutes, Sheng Wansong passed it on to the others to see.
"Yinping, are you familiar with the situation at Xun Valley Pass?"
Ye Yinping tilted her head. "I was fine when I left."
If Marshal Ye had an accident, it wouldn't be surprising if Xun Gu Pass had problems.
Ye Yinping was unaware of the recent situation at Xun Gu Pass due to a time lag.
"Zhu Wu, and then Marshal Ye."
"What was the emperor's purpose in concentrating these pillars of the nation in the capital, leading to the split of the Six Doors and the fall of Xungu Pass?"
Sheng Wansong was not interested in saving Zhu Wu.
But since my future father-in-law has been arrested, we should at least take some action.
Both were high-ranking officials who were brought to the capital around the same time and were likely imprisoned in the same place.
Sheng Wansong looked at Han Lingsha, "Do you know where Zhu Wu is being held?"
Han Lingsha shook her head repeatedly.
How could she, an outsourced employee, possibly know such crucial information?
"As expected, we still have to rely on the power of the Divine Arrest Bureau."
The Six Doors is the largest official intelligence organization.
But now the Six Doors is just a toy for the emperor. The real elites have all moved to the Divine Arrest Bureau, and the remaining Six Doors are nothing more than a shell company.
The constables of the Divine Constables' Gate are truly loyal to Zhu Wu, willing to abandon their official status to become bounty hunters.
As long as they know that Shenhou has been captured by the emperor, they will spare no effort to find him.
They were once highly respected constables, with connections and intelligence in the capital far surpassing those of the others.
"Instead of running around like a headless fly, it's better to hand it over to the professionals from the Divine Arrest Bureau."
Ye Yinping blinked, then suddenly realized.
"As expected of Brother Sheng, he's truly clever!"
"I just know some information that you don't."
With one worry temporarily put aside, the aroma of the food on the table began to waft into Ye Yinping's nose, and her stomach growled twice.
Miss Ye shyly rubbed her stomach, looked at the leftover food on the table, and asked, "May I have another bowl of rice?"
Sheng Wansong smiled slightly.
"Waiter, we'd like to order more food."