Chapter 1256 - 1165: Lady Chancellor 104
Chai Feipeng saw the reactions of Yin Shuangshuang’s group and already had a bad premonition. It was clear that Yin Shuangshuang had come prepared and had probably already detected his actions.
Chai Pengfei looked at the metal sphere below, gritted his teeth. Since he had already made a move, there was no turning back now. He had to leave Yin Shuangshuang behind.
"Everyone, get down there and break that tortoise shell for me! When attacking, keep an eye on that woman; she’s weak and that’s her weak spot."
This time, Chai Pengfei had brought all the county soldiers under his command, a full thousand men. He had considered the possibility that the opposite side might be prepared, so to be safe, he brought everyone.
Chai Pengfei couldn’t believe it. Even if the people around the opposite side were all experts, they were still outnumbered, and his numerous forces could overwhelm them.
Chai Pengfei’s men responded, put away their bows and arrows, drew their swords and just prepared to rush out. Who knew that just as they reached halfway up the mountain, a sudden rain of arrows came from behind!
The arrow rain was dense and urgent, and came from behind. Chai Pengfei and his men were not at all prepared. Most of them were directly shot to the ground by the arrow rain, even Chai Pengfei’s shoulder was pierced by a long arrow.
Chai Pengfei was also ruthless, he directly pulled out the arrow from his shoulder, gritted his teeth and turned back, only to see a large group of people dressed as county soldiers appearing at the top of the mountain.
Chai Pengfei’s forehead was sweating from the pain, twitching the corners of his eyes, squinting to take a look, and found that the leader was a young man wearing a county captain’s uniform, who was commanding his men to shoot arrows at them.
The wound on Chai Pengfei’s shoulder hurt so much that half of his body twitched along with it, but Chai Pengfei couldn’t care about anything, because in an instant he had gone from surrounding others to being besieged himself.
There were enemies attacking from behind, and in front, some of the people around Yin Shuangshuang also split off to attack them. The attack power of the people around Yin Shuangshuang was far beyond that of ordinary county soldiers.
Yan Yi and Ying Yi led people wielding sharp blades into the crowd like tigers among a flock of sheep, unstoppable. They were all battle-hardened, coordinating with the county soldiers ambushed above, and in no time the battle was already over.
Covered in blood, Chai Pengfei and his men were tied up and pressed to kneel in front of Yin Shuangshuang, who, wearing a snow-white fur-trimmed silver cloak, hadn’t even gotten a speck of mud on her.
At this moment, Yin Shuangshuang was smiling as she thanked Captain Yang Yixuan from Lin County who came to help: "Many thanks to Captain Yang for deploying troops to help; only then could I successfully set up this situation. I am extremely grateful."
Yang Yixuan cupped his fists and saluted to Yin Shuangshuang: "My lord, please do not say such things. If it weren’t for your great righteousness pleading for me, I would still be a slave unable to turn over a new leaf. Your kindness is like giving me a second life; I am willing to die a thousand deaths for your command!"
This Yang Yixuan’s identity was not ordinary. He was the young general who previously led the killing of the barbarians and had received great favor from Yin Shuangshuang.
Previously, Yin Shuangshuang had already detected something wrong with Gao Ya, and adding that Gao Ya was Chai Pengfei’s mistress.
Connecting the dots with how Chai Pengfei and Hu Bingchen dealt with her previous two predecessors, Yin Shuangshuang easily concluded that Chai Pengfei wanted to make a move against her.
However, she was different from the previous two county magistrates, with too many people protecting her. Attempting anything would not be a small matter. Chai Pengfei must mobilize his county soldiers to deal with her.
Adding information from Gao Ya and her intention to take her to find the gold mine, Yin Shuangshuang quickly deduced that Chai Pengfei planned to make his move during the journey to the gold mine.
Chai Pengfei’s attempt was a rare opportunity to catch him red-handed and eradicate both him and his faction, including Hu Bingchen. Coincidentally, nearby Lin County’s Captain Yang Yixuan owed her a favor.
Yang Yixuan was a trusted subordinate of Great General Feng. The person who originally bought him was a friend of Great General Feng, and when his punishment was waived, Great General Feng arranged for him to serve as captain in Lin County, next to Qinglin County.
Yin Shuangshuang always ensured she had all the information in any place she visited, so she quickly learned that the nearby county’s captain was Yang Yixuan.
This time, seeing a chance, Yin Shuangshuang thought of asking Yang Yixuan to help eliminate Chai Pengfei, so she sent Yan Qi to deliver a message to Yang Yixuan overnight, asking him to bring county soldiers to assist, while having Yan Qi constantly track Chai Pengfei’s whereabouts.
Chai Pengfei mobilized such a large number of county soldiers that it was impossible to do it secretly, so Yan Qi easily found out their movements. With Yan Qi reporting, Yang Yixuan and his county soldiers were always following behind Chai Pengfei.
Yang Yixuan, forged in battlefield combat, was far more experienced in leading troops than the superficial Chai Pengfei. Chai Pengfei never discovered he was being tracked by Yang Yixuan and his men.
Everything proceeded smoothly. Chai Pengfei was now caught with irrefutable evidence and could not possibly escape.
With Chai Pengfei captured, dealing with Hu Bingchen and Xu Huirong, who had no soldiers, became much easier, and without troops, they couldn’t cause much trouble.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Yang Yixuan, Yin Shuangshuang walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down. About ten meters below, there was a large net that had been set up earlier, and Gao Ya, who had jumped off the cliff, was sitting in it.
Yin Shuangshuang smiled slightly, speaking with a hint of indifference: "So it’s here, is it? The wind below the cliff is strong, and Manager Gao is delicate and frail. Staying there too long might catch a cold, which wouldn’t be good. Someone, throw a rope down and let Manager Gao climb up herself."
After speaking, Yin Shuangshuang left the edge of the cliff, holding a warm stove to warm her hands, and chatted casually with Yang Yixuan. After a while, a disheveled Gao Ya climbed up, panting heavily and gripping the rope.
Perhaps she slipped while grabbing the rope, leaving her hands bloodied. As soon as she climbed up, she collapsed on the ground, and only after a while, trembling, did she manage to support herself from lying to sitting.
She panted lightly, glanced at the severely tied and embarrassed Chai Pengfei beside her, and with a bitter smile, looked at the calm Yin Shuangshuang: "You have quite the shrewd mind and tactics, my lord. If I had known, why would I have..."
Gao Ya did not finish her words, but Yin Shuangshuang chuckled softly and continued for her: "If you had known what, if you had known, Manager Gao wouldn’t have chosen the method of killing me for your revenge, right?
Am I right? Miss Gao, the daughter of the former County Magistrate Gao who was jointly murdered by Chai Pengfei, Hu Bingchen, and Xu Huirong, beneath this cliff."
Gao Ya’s eyes widened in surprise and suspicion at Yin Shuangshuang’s words. She looked at Yin Shuangshuang in shock: "I have hidden my identity for so long, and no one has ever known who I am, not even that fool Chai Pengfei, who spent day and night with me. How did you know I was County Magistrate Gao’s daughter?!"