Qin Yining blushed when she heard his deep teasing. She rebuked, "Why do you always have a glib tongue? Why don't you talk about how domineering you were at that time? It's hard to forget that I was bullied by you like that. "
"Heh heh. If I don't take the initiative, should I give you the chance to be the crown prince's consort? "
Qin Yining was rendered speechless by his matter-of-fact tone. She hit him.
Pang Xiao laughed and grabbed her hand. He hugged her and gave her a loud kiss.
As they spoke, they arrived in front of the wooden fence of the camp. Pang Xiao dismounted and bent his arm to help Qin Yining step on it.
Qin Yining stepped on Pang Xiao's elbow as a step and nimbly jumped onto the ground. Pang Xiao was afraid that she would fall, so his large hand wrapped around her waist. Qin Yining threw herself into Pang Xiao's embrace.
"Don't mess around. There are so many people watching."
Many patrolling soldiers in front of the camp had already noticed them.
Pang Xiao laughed. He domineeringly held Qin Yining's hand and walked straight into the camp.
The South Pacifying Army was already familiar with Pang Xiao. They respected and trusted this Wang Ye, who led the troops in secret. Therefore, when Pang Xiao brought Qin Yining into the camp, no one dared to stop them even though it was against the rules. In fact, if this happened in Pang Xiao's Tiger Army, there would probably be someone brave enough to come up and make fun of them.
Facing the camp entrance was an empty field. There were neat rows of tents on both sides. In the distance, there were a few houses built against the mountain. They looked simple and crude and didn't look like they were for people to live in.
Qin Yining looked at the tents of the soldiers and asked in a low voice, "Is it bad for a woman like me to come to the camp?"
"Don't worry, I'll take you. Besides, we won't be staying here. We'll go back after we persuade Blockhead."
Qin Yining nodded. He pointed at the row of houses and asked, "What are those houses for?"
"That's a prison cell."
"No wonder. The tents used to detain people are not sturdy enough. " Qin Yining rolled her beautiful eyes and said with a smile, "It would be even better if there was a cave or something like that. We could even create a secret passage or something like that."
Pang Xiao chuckled. "How do you know I didn't do it?"
Qin Yining raised his eyebrows and looked up at Pang Xiao, but he didn't continue this topic.
When Qin Yining arrived at the door of the house, he saw Huzi and several other familiar faces.
When Huzi saw that Qin Yining had also arrived, he grinned and said, "Wang Ye, Your Highness."
"Yes. Where are Young Master Mu and his Martial Uncle? "
"They're all inside." Huzi leaned closer to Pang Xiao and said in a low voice, "That Spies is a tough nut to crack. We whipped him, but he refused to confess. Tian Jizi said she had a way and asked us for a stone mortar. She took out several small pouches and is fiddling with them right now. We didn't trust her at first, but Young Master Mu promised that she wouldn't kill the Spies, so we let her be. However, it hasn't started yet. "
Pang Xiao nodded and said, "She probably won't kill the Spies. Otherwise, she wouldn't have let Blockhead go to help capture them."
Huzi said, "That's what we think too."
As they spoke, Qin Yining followed Pang Xiao into the house.
The style of the house was different from what they had seen from the outside. After entering the house, there was a corridor with several adjacent dark rooms on the left. They walked to the end of the corridor and turned left. Soon, they arrived in front of a large iron door. Huzi pushed open the iron door, and Qin Yining discovered that there was a natural cave behind the iron door.
Pang Xiao had really made use of the cave.
After walking a little further into the cave, the space became even more spacious. The flames on the torches occasionally swayed in the wind, and the light flickered. The sound of footsteps also produced a disorderly and crisp echo in the cave.
Not long after, they arrived at their destination.
As expected, Tian Jizi squatted on the ground and added a handful of something into the stone mortar. Then, she pounded it while huffing and puffing.
Mu Jinghu stood beside her and stared blankly at the mountain wall, as if his soul had left his body.
Tian Jizi raised her head when she heard the footsteps. When she saw Pang Xiao and Qin Yining, she grinned.
Qin Yining already knew that they would meet Tian Jizi. On the way here, he was still thinking about how this person had harmed her in the past. He didn't expect Tian Jizi to be as thick-skinned as ever. She actually smiled first.
Don't hit a smiling person. They were old acquaintances, and there was even Mu Tou in the middle.
Qin Yining didn't show any signs of rejection. He smiled naturally and greeted the two of them.
Mu Jinghu forced a smile and went to the side in a daze again.
Tian Jizi stuffed the stone mortar into Huzi's hands and said, "Mix this with some water and pour it in. I guarantee that he'll confess everything."
Huzi looked at the lump of blue "mud". The color didn't look right. "This won't poison him to death, right?"
"Don't worry, it won't. I'll just make him tell the truth. Don't feed him too much. If you don't feed him a second time, the medicine will wear off in two to four hours. He'll still be a normal person. I guarantee that he'll answer whatever you ask of him. There won't be a single wound left. "
Tian Jizi spoke so seriously and confidently that Huzi was itching to give it a try. He looked at Pang Xiao inquiringly.
Pang Xiao looked at Tian Jizi's sincere smile and said with a smile, "I'll listen to Tian Jizi."
"Yes." Huzi held the stone mortar and strode into the cave.
Following the light from the torches of his followers, Qin Yining saw that there were several large and small caves in the depths of the cave. They walked into one of them.
When the light from the torches disappeared, the cave became dark again. They could vaguely hear voices inside, but they couldn't make out what they were saying.
Qin Yining tugged at Pang Xiao's sleeve. They couldn't forget what they were supposed to do.
Pang Xiao suddenly understood. He smiled and asked Mu Jinghu, "Blockhead, you've been here all this time. Why didn't you go home?"
Mu Jinghu came back to his senses. His face was full of displeasure, "No, I had to protect Martial Uncle."
When Qin Yining saw Mu Jinghu's expression, he knew that he was stubborn. He gave Pang Xiao a look and tugged at Mu Jinghu's sleeve, indicating that he should come out and talk to him.
Mu Jinghu didn't want to go, but Pang Xiao had already gone to talk to Tian Jizi. Qin Yining was also waiting for him not far away. He couldn't refuse Qin Yining and could only walk over.
The two of them walked to a secluded place. Qin Yining said, "Aren't you worried about Boss Qiu's condition if you don't go home? She's getting older and hasn't been feeling well recently. I'm afraid that she'll be tired. There's no female elder around to help her, so I've been staying with her at Qin Manor for the past few days. But when she heard that you're back, she hurriedly rushed home to welcome you.
"She's been waiting for you the whole day. Wang Ye has already gone home, but you didn't go back. What do you want her to think? She's pregnant because of you. What if she's upset at home and hurt her health? "
Mu Jinghu pursed his lips, his expression wavering. But when he thought about it, he was tied up, and Qiu Feishan didn't care about his life at all. He felt extremely wronged.
"Why would she be upset because of me? It was my fault in the beginning. I shouldn't have forced her to marry me. Now, she probably wants me to die early so that she can regain her freedom. "
Qin Yining rolled his eyes at Mu Jinghu's words. "You think too highly of yourself. Although you're skilled in martial arts, you don't guard against your own wife. If she wants you to die early, she might as well poison you behind your back. Since you don't guard against her, won't she be able to harm you? "
Mu Jinghu was stunned and was speechless for a moment.
Qin Yining continued, "Everyone's personality is different. She was raised by her grandfather as a boy since she was young. She didn't go through the smooth-sailing days of a girl, so her personality is naturally stronger. She's strong, but she's not unreasonable. She just doesn't know how to express her feelings.
But whether she has you in her heart, don't you feel it at all? "
"I …"
"Moreover, you're feeling wronged here, but how do you know that she's not? Don't tell me that when you kidnapped her and forced her to marry you with the Qiu family's future, that means your methods are honorable? Can you blame her for feeling wronged? She's a girl who was forced to marry you, but she doesn't resent you. She's even willing to work hard to bear you a child. Doesn't that prove her feelings for you? "
Mu Jinghu stood rooted to the ground as he listened. His dazed expression made one want to kick him.
Qin Yining continued, "You despise her for not caring about you, and you're not a person who's good with words. How do you know if you didn't take care of her in any way? Don't just think about your own unhappiness. Think about how hard it must be for her to be pregnant and busy with business matters. "
"I, I, when you put it that way, it does seem like I'm in the wrong."
Mu Jinghu was regretting it. He was a man and should be more magnanimous. If there was something he wanted to say, he should have asked her face to face. He shouldn't have done this behind her back.
At this moment, there was a commotion from inside.
Qin Yining and Mu Jinghu looked at each other and hurried back into the cave.
They saw Huzi carrying Shopkeeper Liu out with one hand as if he was carrying a bag.
Shopkeeper Liu's clothes were ragged and there were wounds all over his body. It was obvious that he had been treated harshly during the interrogation. He didn't speak even when he was severely injured, but now he was curled up into a ball and rolling on the ground, begging, "I'll talk, I'll tell you everything, I'll talk!"
Pang Xiao couldn't help but look at Tian Jizi when she saw how miserable he was.
Tian Jizi smiled and said, "Immeasurable Deity, this is just a small trick. It's not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."
No one wanted to praise her at all, alright!
Pang Xiao snorted and asked, "Speak, who are you? Who sent you to follow This King? What's your motive for following This King?"
Shopkeeper Liu's internal organs were already being tortured by the medicine. He felt as if there were ants crawling all over his body. The pain from his internal organs to his flesh was bone-piercing and he was already in a delirious state.
"I'll talk, I'm, I'm from Sitong. Shopkeeper Liu, I, I'm following Master's orders to follow Wang Ye and see if Wang Ye can succeed. If Wang Ye, Wang Ye can't successfully rescue Son-in-law, I, I'll go to the Qiu family and report Wang Ye's plan. Master said to do his best to protect Son-in-law and ensure Son-in-law's safety …"
Shopkeeper Liu was on the verge of fainting as he stuttered his words.
Mu Jinghu stared blankly at the person in front of him.
Qin Yining and Pang Xiao were analyzing the situation.
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