The cold wind blew at the torches, causing them to flutter. The forest had already been completely surrounded by the Imperial Army.
Feng Jixing looked at the corpses of the Longdan Army Camp soldiers and frowned. He was so angry that the veins on his face were bulging. "Zhang Wei, who was on duty tonight?"
Zhang Wei cupped his fists. "The centurion of the 4th Legion's 7th Battalion, Liu Daren. Milord … he accepted three thousand gold notes, so he secretly opened the side gate and let these people leave the city.
"Execute Liu Daren. All the Imperial Army soldiers under him will be fined three months of salary."
"Yes!"
… …
On the side, Wei Chou and Bai Yin were holding trays filled with weapon embryos. There were swords, sabers, shields, bracers, metal boots, and so on. Lin Muyu checked the injuries of the injured soldiers and stood up to say to Chu Yao, "Sister Chu Yao, I'll leave these soldiers to you. You must save them. Try not to lose an arm or a leg. Otherwise, they'll be crippled."
"Mn."
Chu Yao's beautiful face showed a trace of fatigue. She had already treated seven soldiers who were seriously injured. Lin Muyu squeezed her hand with heartache. "It's been hard on you …"
"It's fine." Chu Yao faintly smiled. "I am the Spirit Medicine Division's Great Deacon. This is originally my duty. Ah Yu, go take care of your own matters. Come see me in a bit."
"Mn."
Lin Muyu turned and went to Feng Jixing. Meanwhile, Feng Jixing looked at the embryos in silence.
"How is it?" Feng Jixing asked.
Lin Muyu frowned. "Seventeen people died in the Longdan Army Camp, and twenty-one are seriously injured. A mid-grade earth tome caused us to lose so many people. How hateful!"
Feng Jixing patted his shoulder and said, "Yu, calm down first and quell your anger. This matter must be investigated from the beginning."
"What's there to investigate?"
Lin Muyu said, "The weapons in their hands are all weapons and shields produced in Lanyan City, and they call us the Empire's Dogs. It's obvious that they are from the Yihe Kingdom. How many people in the world can write a Middle Grade Earth Book? Other than the Clan Heads of a few aristocratic families in the Heavenly Tome Pavilion, I'm afraid there's no one else. "
Wei Chou cupped his fists and said, "General Feng, these aristocratic families sold the powerful Spiritual Tomes and Tomes of the Earth to the rebels of Yihe Nation. This is clearly an act of treason. General Feng, please investigate the Heavenly Book Pavilion thoroughly!"
"Heavenly Book Pavilion …" Feng Jixing clenched his fists and sighed. "I'll investigate thoroughly, but we can't be too hasty. The Heavenly Book Pavilion is too sensitive. If we make a big fuss, I'm afraid we'll lose many talents. This is also something that Your Highness doesn't want to see."
"So my people died in vain?" Lin Muyu said in a low voice, "Brother Feng, if you're not going to investigate, I'll do it myself."
"Yu … Don't be rash!"
"I'm not being rash. It's just that we can't tolerate traitors." Lin Muyu gritted her teeth and said, "I don't care which of the four aristocratic families sold the Heavenly Book to the Yihe Kingdom. As long as I find out who did it, I'll definitely teach them a lesson."
Feng Jixing asked, "Then what do you plan to do?"
Lin Muyu immediately ordered, "Wei Chou, return to the camp immediately and mobilize the First Legion's 10,000 Iron Cavalrymen. Surround the Heavenly Book Pavilion at night. Prepare the arrow boxes and crossbows. If they want to use the Heavenly Book to resist, shoot them to death!"
Wei Chou flipped over and mounted his horse. "I'll do it right away!"
Looking at Wei Chou's disappearing figure, Feng Jixing's face was ashen. He said, "Yu, the Heavenly Book Pavilion is guarded by 5,000 Imperial Guards. Are you going to attack them?"
"Then just withdraw 5,000 Imperial Guards. I'm going to investigate the Heavenly Book Pavilion at night. Brother Feng, you can come with me. I believe that the aristocratic families in the Heavenly Book Pavilion won't dare to act recklessly."
"Alright!" Feng Jixing nodded and asked, "Do we need to go to Her Highness to ask for an edict?"
"No need. Xiao Yin is asleep. Let her have a good sleep. Everything happened so suddenly. Let's make a decision first."
"Alright, let's go!"
…
Late at night, the sound of horse hooves could be heard on the streets of the Imperial Capital. The snow was getting heavier. Countless soldiers from the Dragon Courage Legion appeared around the Heavenly Book Pavilion with torches connected together. From afar, the soldiers from the Longdan Army Camp drew their bows and aimed at the Heavenly Book Pavilion. Any slight movement would cause a massacre.
"Bang!"
With a heavy kick, Lin Muyu and Feng Jixing entered the Heavenly Book Pavilion side by side. Behind them, the densely packed soldiers from the Longdan Army Camp quickly surrounded the courtyard of the Heavenly Book Pavilion. Their swords were unsheathed, and rows of sword lights shone coldly under the illumination of the torches.
"Who's there?!"
Inside the Heavenly Book Pavilion, a group of Imperial Guards rushed over with their weapons. However, they saw Feng Jixing's determined face.
"All Imperial Guards, withdraw." Feng Jixing raised his commander's token and ordered.
"Yes, Commander!"
The five thousand Imperial Guards left the Heavenly Book Pavilion in the blink of an eye. However, the steward and the others in the Heavenly Book Pavilion were all alarmed. Ji Lin, who was wearing a white robe, walked over with Ji Shang and the others. Soon after, the people from the Liu Residence, Ouyang Residence, and Prince Zhong Residence also appeared in the plaza. The snow was heavy, but no one was sleepy. Looking at the countless Dragon Courage Legion soldiers with their swords drawn, they knew that something big must have happened.
Ji Lin quickly walked forward and cupped his fists respectfully. "Marquis Yun Ling, Marquis Yun Zhong, the two Marquises came to the Heavenly Book Pavilion in the middle of the night. I wonder what happened …"
Lin Muyu took a saber embryo from Wei Chou's hands and said, "The middle-grade Earth Book on this embryo came from the Heavenly Book Pavilion, right?"
Ji Lin was stunned. "Isn't … isn't this a six-ringed saber? Why … why is it in the hands of Marquis Yun Ling? "
"I will have to ask you this."
Lin Muyu said indifferently, "Her Highness the Empress had already ordered that all of the embryos in the Heavenly Book Pavilion must be stored in the warehouse and wait for the Ministry of War's deployment. However, these dozen or so embryos with Spirit Books and Earth Books inscribed on them appeared in the hands of a group of Yihe Nation rebels. Steward Ji Lin, do you know what happened?"
As he spoke, he slowly raised the six-ringed saber. The light on it dimmed. After activating the power of heaven and earth once, the Earth Book needed around ten days to recover its spiritual power. Furthermore, an Earth Book could only be used five times in a lifetime. Although the spiritual power on this six-ringed saber was dim, one could still see the earthy yellow color of the power of heaven and earth. It was undoubtedly the Earth Book. Lin Muyu said in a low voice, "This middle-grade Earth Book was activated and killed a total of seventeen people from the Dragon Courage Legion. Who should I find to settle these seventeen lives?"
Ji Lin's body trembled. Only now did he realize the seriousness of the situation. He hurriedly cupped his fists and said, "Commander Yu, I don't know anything about this, but … but this six-ringed saber did come from this old man. I will definitely investigate this matter!"
"There's no need."
Feng Jixing stepped forward and said indifferently, "We are here today to investigate this matter. Guards, who is the person who stored the Heavenly Book? Bring him here. "
In the crowd, a short and fat man scrambled forward and said, "Lord Commanders, I really have nothing to do with this matter. I am only responsible for storing the artifact embryos in the warehouse. I don't know anything else …"
"Take out the inventory." Lin Muyu said.
"Yes!"
He quickly took out an account book.
Lin Muyu glanced at it. In the past half a month, the Heavenly Book Pavilion had stored a total of 14 local books, 71 spiritual books, and 224 personal books. She quickly found the fire-type middle-grade Earth Book embryo in the Earth Book's inventory. There was no doubt that it was the six-ringed saber, but there was only the inventory record.
"Why did the embryos disappear without a trace?" Lin Muyu asked coldly.
The fatty repeatedly kowtowed on the ground, "I don't know …"
"Don't know?" Lin Muyu could not help but laugh, "Guards, drag this fatty away and behead him. I want to see if he knows."
"Yes!"
Two soldiers from the Longdan Army Camp stepped forward and grabbed the fatty's arms. Suddenly, the fatty's face turned green. He had never seen such a scene. His pants were instantly wet. He knelt on the ground with a pale face and begged for mercy, "Commander Yu, I know … I know … Just last night, the chief of the Ji Residence, Lord Ji Zhao, went to the warehouse and took a batch of weapon embryos. I didn't dare to ask too much …"
"Ji Zhao?"
Feng Jixing's expression turned cold, "Where is Ji Zhao? Come out!"
Among the crowd, a man with a pale face slowly walked out and knelt on the ground. He was wearing a luxurious leather robe and his hair had already turned white. He smiled at Lin Muyu and Feng Jixing and said, "Don't investigate anymore. I did it. I sold the nine spiritual books and three local books just to get some money to spend."
Lin Muyu could not help but laugh, "Some money? How much did you get for these weapon embryos? "
"They are all here …"
Ji Zhao took out a pile of gold notes from his pocket and threw them into the snow. They were all 100,000 gold notes each. From the looks of it, there were at least 10,000,000 gold notes. Yihe Country was really rich. They were actually willing to spend so much money on these Heavenly Books.
On the side, Ji Lin's face was pale. He cupped his hands and bowed to Lin Muyu and Feng Jixing. "Commanders … Ji Zhao is this old man's cousin. He has been loyal to the empire for many years. I hope that the two commanders can let him go. This old man … this old man only has this one cousin …"
Lin Muyu went forward to help Ji Lin up and said, "Lord Steward, this matter has nothing to do with you. You don't have to plead for him. General Feng and I will handle this properly and hand Ji Zhao over to the empress. I hope you can supervise the Heavenly Book Pavilion in the future and don't let this kind of thing happen again."
"Yes … Thank you, Commander Yu …" Ji Lin looked sad.
…
Ji Zhao and the gold notes were handed over to the people of the Fire Sparrow Division and then handed over to the empress.
The snow was getting heavier and heavier, making a rustling sound as it landed on the cloak.
Lin Muyu and Feng Jixing led their horses and walked on the streets of Ze Tian Palace.
"Yu, is this the end of this matter?" Feng Jixing asked.
"Yes."
Lin Muyu nodded, wanting to say something but hesitating.
Feng Jixing laughed, "You should be able to see it too …"
"Yes." Lin Muyu said in a low voice, "If it wasn't for Ji Lin's support, Ji Zhao wouldn't have done such a big thing. However … the empire needs people like Ji Lin to take charge of the Heavenly Book Pavilion, so we can only turn a blind eye. This time, we punished Ji Zhao as a warning to the Heavenly Book Pavilion."
"Yes." Feng Jixing nodded heavily.
Unknowingly, a few years had passed. Feng Jixing had witnessed Lin Muyu's growth. From a silly boy who only knew how to use brute force to the swift and decisive commander of the Dragon Courage Legion, Lin Muyu was gradually transforming into a true famous general of the empire.
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