After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

Chapter 181 For example... Murder to silence witnesses

Chu Xi was not surprised by Sun Changfan's answer. Of course he had to pretend to be stupid. Otherwise, how could he survive?

Unfortunately, Sun Changfan wants to live, but some people don't want him to live.

After all, as long as he is alive, he is a threat to some people. As long as Chu Xi relaxes her guard over Sun Changfan a little, she thinks someone will take advantage of this opportunity soon.

Chu Xi understood this principle, Han Yaojun understood it, and Sun Changfan... understood it too.

Precisely because he was clear about this, Sun Changfan had been eating and sleeping poorly for the past few days, and he quickly lost weight. The sides of his cheeks were sunken as if he had not eaten for a long time and was due to hunger.

The look he gave Chu Xi was not as sharp as before. He just glanced at her silently, then quietly looked away, pretending not to know.

Yu Chengwen next to them remained silent. Since the day Chu Xi asked them to write a confession, they had already prepared themselves for death.

The Eighth Prince doesn’t care whether they have written it or not. Even if they haven’t written it now, in the eyes of the Eighth Prince, they are still “time bombs” that may betray at any time.

No one could accept betrayal, especially the Eighth Prince, who could not tolerate even the slightest bit of disloyalty.

On the way back to Beijing, they were bound to be assassinated and silenced, for which they had already been prepared.

It's just that some people are willing to write, and some people are not...

Yu Chengwen is not a very kind person. On the contrary, he is very selfish. But even selfish people have their weaknesses, and his weaknesses are his parents, wife and children.

Like Sun Changfan, he could only bet that Han Yaojun and Chu Jiang were not the type to easily implicate innocent people, so the two of them held their ground and were unwilling to write a confession.

Even if they admitted the guilt themselves, it would be better than giving away the Eighth Prince.

"General Sun, I have never understood whether collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country is really that good. In the middle of the night, won't you be dreaming of those comrades who once fought with you?"

Chu Xi knew their worries. "Today, you think that as long as you refuse to give up the Eighth Prince, your wives and children will survive. You are totally wrong!"

"You know what treason is. It's a heinous crime that will kill all of your clan. Do you think anyone can get away with it?"

The land that others risked their lives to protect was abandoned so easily by them, as if it were an ordinary transaction...

But for Chu Xi, he would not give up an inch of the country's territory.

After listening to Chu Xi's words, Sun Changfan said nothing and continued to look down at the rice in the bowl.

He seemed calm and peaceful, but in fact, only his right hand, which was tightly holding the chopsticks with fingers turning bluish-white, knew how...uneasy he was in his heart right now.

Yes, they are still unwilling to give up the Eighth Prince because they hope that the Eighth Prince will spare their families because of their "loyalty".

But what if... the entire clan was to be exterminated from the beginning?

If no one can be spared, what is the point of their persistence?

"General Sun, I have good news for you. The Third Prince will be here with his men soon. They will be responsible for escorting you back to the capital. I believe that with the Third Prince here, no matter how many assassins there are, they will not be able to save you..."

Chu Xi paused, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and continued meaningfully, "Perhaps they can try other methods, such as... killing people to silence them."

The last four words successfully made Sun Changfan look up suddenly, and as soon as he looked up, he met Chu Xi's unfathomable eyes.

That look made Sun Changfan feel as if his heart was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand, making it difficult for him to breathe.

He knew that the young man in front of him was not deliberately threatening him when he said this, because no one would want to keep someone who could threaten them at any time, especially someone with the temperament of the Eighth Prince.

From the moment he failed in his mission, he was already a dead man whose life was meaningless in the eyes of the Eighth Prince.

The only reason he was able to survive until now was because the young man in front of him and General Han did their best to have people protect him, which also made the Eighth Prince's men fearful and unable to find an opportunity to attack him.

"Keep an eye on them and don't let anyone get close to them." Chu Xi said what he wanted to say, stood up, and slowly instructed Chu Er behind him.

Even if it means killing someone to silence them, she won't give anyone this opportunity.

Without Sun Changfan, Yu Chengwen and others, how could she continue fishing?

Chu Er always carried out Chu Xi's orders seriously and without any kickbacks.

"Yes."

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The mountain that Zhou Yichen led Rong Qingzhu and his party to climb was the same mountain where Han Yaojun was. The way up the mountain was not so convenient. You could ride horses on the lower part of the road, but the higher you go, the more difficult it becomes to walk.

Everyone had to get off their horses and walk.

Rong Qingzhu was a civil servant after all. Even though riding and archery were compulsory courses among the six arts for gentlemen in the capital, he did learn them quite well.

But compared with Zhou Yichen and his guards, his riding and archery skills are not even good enough.

While Rong Qingzhu was climbing the mountain, if the guard next to him had not led the horse over and pulled it for him, he would have been stuck there with the horse and would not have been able to climb up for a long time.

He was originally wearing a moon-white robe with a straw raincoat on the outside, but after getting off the horse and walking, the edges of the robe were inevitably stained with mud and water, and the color had changed.

It is normal for civil servants to feel exhausted when climbing mountains.

Rong Qingzhu almost fell down several times, but fortunately there were trees on both sides so he could hold on from time to time.

Zhou Yichen was a prince, and the most unpopular prince at that. He had been bullied since he was a child, so martial arts naturally became a subject he had to learn.

By the time they climbed to the top of the mountain, it was already two hours later. There were special soldiers patrolling the top of the mountain, hundreds of them, changing shifts every hour.

Zhou Yichen and Rong Qingzhu were both strangers. When they saw Zhou Yichen, the leader, they frowned. After asking about their identities, they unconsciously showed a questioning look in their eyes, but still led them to Han Yaojun's tent.

Han Yaojun's tent was in the middle of the tents of the soldiers. There were several soldiers guarding outside. When they saw Zhou Yichen and Rong Qingzhu, both of whom had extraordinary temperaments, being brought in by the soldiers, they symbolically asked about their identities.

Han Yaojun in the tent didn't need to wait for Zhou Yichen and the others to enter. He could hear the noise and voices outside, and naturally he soon knew...the arrival of the third prince.

Han Yaojun hadn't seen Zhou Yichen for a long time. Although he didn't know why the third prince came to Xi'an City this time, he still fulfilled his duty as a subject and came out impatiently without waiting for the third prince to enter the tent.

Without the shelter of the tent, Han Yaojun saw at a glance the noble and outstanding Third Prince, and hurriedly knelt on one knee to salute him.

"Your Highness the Third Prince."

Seeing this, the other soldiers no longer had any doubts and followed Han Yaojun in paying homage.

In an instant, people were kneeling on the ground. As for the people on the other side, they naturally had no idea what was happening here.

Zhou Yichen nodded slightly, "General Han, no need to be polite."