Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 825

Chapter 825: Chapter 822: Good News

Having long been aware of the Wei spy lurking by Bai Qingyu’s side, he had allowed the man to remain in order to relay information to the King of Xihuai, hoping to lure the king to a meeting. But who could have foreseen... that it would attract not the King of Xihuai but the Ninth Prince of Yan.

Wang Dong, an officer in the Bai family’s army who had posed as Bai Qingyu’s guard, limped into the room with a salute. "Master, the Ninth Prince of Yan has arrived."

"Hmm..." Bai Qingyu turned around, his fingers softly stroking the ring on his right thumb.

He walked to the side of the soft couch, lifted his robe as he sat down leisurely, and asked, "Did you get anything out of him?"

"In response, Master, the man claims... he only reports your whereabouts to the King of Xihuai and has no dealings with the Yan people! He also mentioned that the King of Xihuai is presently on his way to Xiangliang, pursued by Wei Kingdom’s assassins in Yinshan, which caused some delay. The person with whom the King kept in touch came by yesterday to instruct him... under any circumstance, to keep you in Xiangliang for a few more days. The King of Xihuai should arrive within a day or two," Wang Dong said in a low voice. "From my judgment, he’s not lying and currently, the Yan Kingdom is in a deadly feud with Wei..."

"Human nature is unpredictable; Liu Huanzhang was from Jin, yet he harmed Jin, leading to the destruction of the Zhen Duke’s entire family," Bai Qingyu’s voice was cold as he poured himself a cup of tea. "Send someone to investigate the King of Xihuai! Furthermore... the methods General Zhao of the Zhao family used to interrogate spies in the past could prove useful. We should be able to uncover something interesting!"

Bai Qingyu had been taught from an early age to protect the country and its people. Such teachings... led Bai Qingyu mistakenly to believe that all Jin people were like the Bai family and would never betray their homeland.

Liu Huanzhang had taught Bai Qingyu a lesson, but... the cost was too great, nearly wiping out the entire Bai Clan.

"Yes!" Wang Dong saluted, and just as he was about to leave, Bai Qingyu called him back.

"Wait a moment..."

"Anything else, Master?" Wang Dong asked. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

Bai Qingyu gazed intently at the clear tea in his cup and spoke slowly, "In a moment, ask this Ninth Prince of Yan what his relationship is with Xiao Rongyan."

Wang Dong was taken aback, nodded in acknowledgment, and then shut the door tightly behind him on his way out.

This time, Bai Qingyu did not plan to meet the Ninth Prince of Yan in person. Instead, he sent one of his men wearing a mask to meet the prince in the room next door.

Since Murong Yan, the Ninth Prince of Yan, had requested the meeting, Bai Qingyu had been pondering how the prince knew his whereabouts...

At first, he suspected the Wei spy had defected to Yan.

But if the man truly wasn’t a Yan spy, then it meant there was a Yan spy in the King of Xihuai’s entourage.

He had heard that the King of Xihuai was saved by a wealthy merchant from Wei named Xiao Rongyan, who arranged all subsequent travels. Moreover, the King of Xihuai trusted Xiao Rongyan completely.

Judging by the timing, the King of Xihuai should have already arrived at Xiangliang, but instead, the Yan people had arrived first.

As for the story about being pursued by Wei assassins, Bai Qingyu didn’t believe a word of it.