Chapter 729: The Hunter and the Prey
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“Rest assured, Your Highness. This time, not even wings will help Huang Rong escape.” The group responded in unison.
Every person present was a master among masters. The last time, despite surrounding her completely, they had let Huang Rong slip away. Although Wanyan Liang had not blamed them, they still felt humiliated and were determined to redeem themselves this time.
Among the three, Ouyang Feng had a longstanding grudge against Guo Jing and Huang Rong, so he had every reason to go all out. Qiu Qianren, on the other hand, was the most ambitious. He had fully pledged allegiance to Wanyan Liang and would spare no effort in proving his worth for the sake of wealth and power. As for Murong Bo, who was masquerading as the Monk Li, he was actually the least invested among them.
“Whether or not Tang Kuo Bian is actually in Huang Rong’s hands is still uncertain. Your Highness must not be deceived by her bluff.” Ouyang Feng was unwilling to let Wanyan Liang agree to give Huang Rong the antidote. After all, if she received the real antidote, his deception involving the fake one would be exposed.
“I had the same doubts at first.” Wanyan Liang shook his head and pointed to a peculiar mark on a public notice. “However, this mark belongs to the Tang Kuo family’s patriarch. The seal is in Tang Kuo Bian’s possession and cannot be forged by outsiders. Furthermore, Tang Kuo Bian has been missing for days. I deployed all my men to search for him, but there hasn’t been a single trace. The only possibility is that he is in Huang Rong’s hands, which is why our spies haven’t been able to find him.”
“So that’s how it is!” The others immediately understood. However, even Wanyan Liang was unaware that before his death, Tang Kuo Bian had already entrusted his patriarchal seal and a series of secrets to Song Qingshu, allowing him to impersonate him flawlessly. Even the cunning Wanyan Liang had been completely fooled.
“But why would that wretched girl Huang Rong set the transaction time for tomorrow and even tell us the location?” Though Huang Rong had been married for years, Qiu Qianren still held a deep psychological shadow from the clever and mischievous girl she once was. He had yet to break the habit of referring to her as such.
“It is strange. She’s giving us an entire day to prepare, which allows us to set up our ambush with ease,” Wanyan Liang muttered to himself. “Still, in the end, this works to our advantage…”