Chapter 408 - Chapter 408: Chapter 404: Spy (Seeking Monthly Votes, Recommendation Tickets)_1 (1/2)

Chapter 408: Chapter 404: Spy (Seeking Monthly Votes, Recommendation Tickets)_1

Before she could figure out what to do, Xiao Mo abruptly lifted her up onto the carriage.

“Stay put!” He waved his hand, and several trusted aides surrounded the carriage.

Yingbao’s mind raced, contemplating what the safest course of action would be.

Attempting a direct confrontation would not be wise at this moment, but allowing them to search was not an option either.

What if they injured Chen Zhu and the others?

“Xiao Mo! What are you doing?” Yingbao shouted.

But Xiao Mo paid her no mind, commanding the cavalry to exit the city gates while he himself stood at the entrance, directing the city’s defense matters.

Suddenly, Yingbao seemed to calm down.

Chen Zhu and the others were only ordinary villagers, even if they were caught, what then?

She and her crew were merely trying to protect themselves. Moreover, she was the only one responsible for all their actions, Chen Zhu and the others had nothing to do with it. Although Xiao Mo was cold-hearted, he was not the type to indiscriminately kill the innocents.

With these thoughts, Yingbao calmed down and sat in the carriage, calmly observing the situation.

An hour later, the cavalry that had exited the city returned.

“No abnormalities were found.” One man reported to Xiao Mo, “We have searched the entire forest and found no suspicious individuals.”

Hearing this, Yingbao sighed in relief.

It seemed like Chen Zhu had taken her signal – the waving white handkerchief – to flee into the forest without wasting any time.

Xiao Mo’s furrowed brow slightly relaxed, and upon returning to the carriage, he ordered the coachman to head back home.

Once back at the County Government, Yingbao went straight to her room, barricaded herself inside and forbid anyone from disturbing her. She covertly prepared the poisons.

It would be unrealistic to poison Xiao Mo to death all at once, as Xiao Chengjun would soon arrive with reinforcements.

So, she could only wait for the reinforcement to arrive before making a move.

Several days passed in a flash, and as expected, the military troops from the Xiao Family arrived.

However, they did not enter the city but set up camp outside of it.

In the evening, Xiao Chengjun, leading around thirty guards, entered the city to meet his elder brother.

Yingbao was confined in the inner court of the County Government, without ever seeing anyone.

Yet, she saw a chance for escape.

For the two maids who were with her all the time had finally left the room to help out in the front courtyard.

Yingbao pushed the door open and went to the room that Xiao Mo used as a study. She opened the door and looked around, not finding anything useful, nor any maps or letters.

Just then, it seemed like someone was approaching from outside.

Yingbao immediately ducked behind the window and slipped into her hidden chamber.

Afterward, she stayed in her hidden chamber for several days. Except for eating, drinking, and sleeping, all she did was harvest mushrooms and fruits, and fed the horses.

Indeed, she kept a horse in her hidden chamber for emergencies.

She also spent time wandering around the small courtyard inside the cave, practicing her knife skills in the middle of the yard.

She hadn’t dared to check the mirror in her bedroom, as something about it unnerved her.

However, she did not know that her sudden disappearance had caused a huge uproar outside.

Xiao Mo had sent people door-to-door throughout County Town, but they did not find any sign of Yingbao.

As a result, the two maids responsible for taking care of her were whipped, and the guards in charge of the County Government were also punished.

But, that young woman seemed to have vanished into thin air and had not reappeared since.

Several days later, Xiao Mo and Xiao Chengjun each led units of soldiers to reoccupy the surrounding counties.

In the meantime, Yingbao would leave her hidden chamber each night, looking for an opportunity to investigate the study.

Fianlly, one day, Yingbao found many intelligence reports in the desk drawer of the study.

Among them was a message that stated there were rebels stationed in Anping County. It detailed the number of people and horses, where the food and grain were placed, where the army was positioned, and who the commander was. The description was incredibly detailed.