Green Mountain

Jiao Tu’s eyes lit up: "You’ve asked the right person! This is something that Bai Long, Heavenly Horse, Treasure Monkey, and Mountain Bull can’t do; only a woman like me can! They can only roam in Jiefan Building, but cannot take even one step further into the deep palace!"

Chen Ji asked in confusion: "Can Xuan Snake do it?"

Jiao Tu smiled: "He is a eunuch, so of course he can. But isn’t it exhausting to cooperate with such monstrous people? It’s much safer to work with innocent spies like Yun Yang and me, right? Mr. Chen, please tell me, what do you need me to do?"

Chen Ji stood in the long, dark corridor, staring at Jiao Tu and said: "I need you to go to Jingyang Palace and ensure Princess Bai Li does not die."

Jiao Tu was taken aback: "An old sentiment or simply can’t bear it? When you betrayed Prince Jing back then, I thought you were a good-looking but ruthless character. How come you’re regretting it now?"

Chen Ji replied calmly: "She has her uses."

Jiao Tu questioned: "What uses?"

Chen Ji declared: "Han Tong. The Cao Guild once assisted Your Majesty and brought great power to Jianghu, even in the Imperial Capital their connections are deeply intertwined. Now their tail is too big to ignore, and the Prime Minister desires the removal of the Cao Guild for a long time. As long as we catch Han Tong and dismantle the Cao Guild, it’s not just one person elevating in rank, even the three of us might ascend together."

Jiao Tu covered her mouth and laughed: "That’s more like it, that’s the way of the Spy Department; kind-hearted people don’t last long here. However, we previously used the Commandery Princess to bait Han Tong and it didn’t work; Han Tong ran off all by himself. Poor Commandery Princess, on her way to the Imperial Capital, she cried every day until she almost went blind at Fengtai, and now she doesn’t shed even a single tear."