Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 548 - 279: The Enemy Lurking By Your Side

Chapter 548: Chapter 279: The Enemy Lurking By Your Side

Everything was developing in an extremely smooth direction.

Because of the massacre after Ran Qingchen was possessed, it made other soldiers dare not recklessly advance.

This gave Mr. Zhao and the others ample time to evacuate.

However, those who left were mostly ordinary civilians; those Jianghu members with decent cultivation did not follow. They had the power to roam Jianghu and start anew elsewhere.

For example, the Master of Famous Sword Mountain and the Xu Family, which Jiang Shouzhong had visited before.

Jiang Shouzhong had not seen Yan Changqing’s ex-wife and guessed she must have left Qingzhou long ago.

Others, who didn’t have homes in Qingzhou, were just there for business or travel and ended up suffering the calamity.

They did not wish to go to Dead Man Island but only to return to their families.

Jiang Shouzhong understood them, recognizing that family was most important. Thus, after escorting them out of the city, he let them find their own way back, their survival left to fate.

If they indeed made it alive, he believed the court would most likely not investigate further.

After all, with so many people in Qingzhou, a few slipping through the cracks was nothing much.

The premise being that these people kept their mouths shut, stayed quiet in their daily lives, and pretended nothing had happened.

After escorting the last group out of the passageway, and everyone had left Qingzhou, as they were leaving, Mr. Zhao bowed deeply to Jiang Shouzhong:

"Master Jiang, like I always say, if there’s ever anything you need from me, just command it. My life is yours, Jiang. Should the tyrant Emperor of Dazhou dare to harm you one day, just send me the word, and I will bring troops to save you, even if it means revolting alongside you."

The last sentence might have been a joke, but if such a day really came, and Jiang Shouzhong demonstrated enough power to overthrow Dazhou, Mr. Zhao would by no means hesitate.

Jiang Shouzhong laughed, patting Mr. Zhao’s shoulder: "Take care."

Watching the team depart, Ran Qingchen said:

"If Dead Man Island really develops, these commoners and soldiers might even... establish a small nation."

"Thinking of becoming an empress?"

Jiang Shouzhong caught the woman’s hidden words and joked.

Ran Qingchen glared coquettishly at him: "Not in the slightest, and don’t you think about becoming an emperor, nor about having multiple palaces and wives."

"Listening to my wife, I’ll become a beggar instead."

"That works too, I’ll join you."

Ran Qingchen playfully blinked.

Jiang Shouzhong gazed at the woman’s girlish demeanor, unable to resist the urge to embrace her, but she dodged, pointing with her chin towards Li Nanshuang who was joyfully riding a buffalo in the distance.

Jiang Shouzhong was speechless.

They were about to return to the Capital to get married, yet this woman still thought of hiding it from Li Nanshuang.

Of course, he understood Ran Qingchen’s idea; she just wanted to give Li Nanshuang a surprise and a shock to show off and vent about the past setbacks.

The wars between women are always so filled with jealousy and immaturity.

However, at that moment, what concerned Jiang Shouzhong the most was Zhang.

He had thought Zhang Yunwu and Lu Renjia were together only to learn that the latter had been taken to the Capital by Fo Mu.

Luckily, according to Lu Renjia, Fo Mu and Zhang Yunwu were old acquaintances, and she likely wouldn’t harm him, which somewhat relieved Jiang.

"Braised noodles, Mugua!"

Li Nanshuang jumped gracefully from the back of a buffalo, squeezing between the two, "Can we really return so openly without any issues?"

Ran Qingchen was slightly annoyed at being pushed aside.

But thinking about the big surprise she was about to give this girl, she let it slide.

Jiang Shouzhong chuckled: "What could the Emperor do? Rest assured, we’ll return openly. He wouldn’t dare touch me, at least for the moment.

It would be even more absurd to worry about us revealing the truth.

I bet even now, the Capital is already spreading the word, proclaiming the rebel army allied with the young prince of Nanjin Country to massacre the people of Qingzhou, and the populace will completely believe it.

Even if we used loudspeakers to broadcast our version, do you think anyone would believe us?

At any time, the court is top-tier in covering its own face; it’s very hard for us to stir any big waves. What we can do, is to survive."

The straightforward Li Nanshuang, listening, clenched her fists in anger:

"When we return, I will get my family to move out of the Capital, preferably to Dead Man Island. Then I’ll make a big scene, even if I can’t kill the Emperor, I’ll throw a lump of dog shit in the palace!"

Jiang Shouzhong smiled faintly: "There will be such a day."

...

Besides Jiang Shouzhong and his party, there were also Rong Yuhe, Li Nanshuang’s second uncle, Lu Renjia’s goddess Qing Niang, and several civilians from the Capital.

Lu Renjia had planned to have Qing Niang go with them to Dead Man Island instead of risking the journey to the Capital, but she adamantly refused.

Perhaps she could not leave behind the friends at Spring Rain Building, or maybe it was for other reasons.

To this, Jia had no solution.

As they were setting off, Qing Niang suddenly approached Jiang Shouzhong.

"Master Jiang, could you be Jiang Yi?"

Qing Niang asked softly.

Looking at Qing Niang, her hair a mess and a burn scar on her face, Jiang Shouzhong was taken aback, looking at her in surprise: "How did you recognize me?"

"I have something to tell you."

Qing Niang did not explain but motioned for Jiang Shouzhong to bend down.

Perplexed, Jiang Shouzhong nevertheless leaned down to bring his ear closer to the woman.

Qing Niang shielded her face with one hand, preventing others from reading her lips, and whispered a few sentences into Jiang Shouzhong’s ear.

The man’s eyes flashed thoughtfully.

He smiled and nodded lightly: "I understand, thank you, Qing Niang."

Qing Niang said no more and turned to leave.

"No wonder..."