The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 1050 - 238: Arousing the Urge to Kill_3

Chapter 1050: Chapter 238: Arousing the Urge to Kill_3

"Yes," Xiao Yong replied expressionlessly.

As soon as Pei Qin entered the ice water, she immediately shivered from the cold. The water had been drawn from the well. The hotter the day, the colder the well water, and a bucket of ice had been added to it, making the cold piercing to the bone.

"Sister Qin! How is it now?" Xiao Yong anxiously called out to her from the side.

Chilled to the core, Pei Qin’s eyes finally cleared slightly from their haziness, regaining some alertness, "Xiao Yong?"

"Yes! It’s me! Don’t worry, Sister Qin! You’ll feel better after soaking in the ice water!" Xiao Yong nodded.

"Alright," Pei Qin closed her eyes. She trembled from the cold, yet a relentless fire within her continued to torment her will, "You all go out first!"

Xiao Yong pursed his lips, "Alright! I’ll be right outside the door, call me immediately if you need anything, Sister Qin!"

"Hmm," Pei Qin scooped up a handful of icy water and splashed it onto her face, quelling the heat in her head.

Xiao Yong restrained his gaze and, together with the old woman, retreated to the outside of the door.

Time ticked by slowly, the ice in the big tub decreased, and the fire of desire inside Pei Qin gradually came under control.

Lu Hai and Liu Feng went back to seek out Xiao Guangbi for help.

Xiao Guangbi himself hadn’t found the person yet, naturally displaying a displeased demeanor, though he also made a half-hearted show of dispatching people to join them in the search.

Pei Qin emerged from the ice tub, having regained her composure.

Xiao Yong handed her clean clothes to change into, "I just made some fresh mutton soup. Sister Qin, have a bowl first to warm up!"

Pei Qin’s lips were purple, and her face was pale. Seeing him bring the soup over, she drank a bowl, "Notify Lu Hai and Liu Feng to wait for me at the east stream of the city’s moat."

"Sister Qin!? You want to go back now? Xiao Guangbi is searching everywhere for you!" Xiao Yong disagreed with her leaving.

Pei Qin snorted coldly, "Xiao Guangbi! His time to die has come!"

Seeing the cold fierceness in her eyes, emanating a murderous intent, truly she was thoroughly enraged and intent on killing. Xiao Yong’s heart trembled, and his gaze swept over her lips, "I’ll escort you there!"

After finishing the soup and changing into her own clothes, Pei Qin used the underground passage to get to the place closest to the east stream of the city’s moat and directly hid herself in the river.

Meanwhile, Lu Hai and Liu Feng had just reached the riverbank.

Pei Qin emerged from the river, "Lu Hai! Liu Feng!"

The two rushed over, Lu Hai pulled her up quickly, immediately feeling her wrist, "Is everything alright?"

"It’s nothing! Let’s go back!" Pei Qin said coldly.

Liu Feng handed over a cloak.

Lu Hai draped it over her and they rode together on one horse, swiftly heading towards the Manufacturing Bureau.

In the palace, Emperor Chu Wen had also sent Shi Su out of the palace to inquire about her, and he was now waiting at the Manufacturing Bureau, "Oh! General Pei! What happened to you... Did you fall into water? Quickly, quickly, change your clothes first!"

Pei Qin excused herself and went inside to rinse off. She returned with a change into dry clothing.

"Where had the General gone? The Emperor was very anxious when he heard you were missing!" Shi Su asked urgently with a high-pitched tone.

Pei Qin looked at him deeply, "I suddenly felt unbearably hot, so I took a dip in the east stream."

Shi Su’s eyes flickered quickly, and after hearing that Pei Qin did not say much more, he advised her to rest well and hurried back to the palace.

When he returned to the palace and Emperor Chu Wen asked, he simply said, "General Pei said she felt hot, so she went to cool off in the east stream."

Emperor Chu Wen frowned, "A young lady, what business does she have cooling off in the water!"

Shi Su laughed, "General Pei is no ordinary person."

"Have her come to me tomorrow!" Emperor Chu Wen ordered before he finally went to sleep.

Shi Su complied and assisted him to bed.

An advisor from Prince He Qing’s residence, self-proclaimed as ’Master,’ came to the Manufacturing Bureau seeking an audience with Pei Qin.

"Not seeing him!" Pei Qin sharply refused.

The guards were all elite soldiers she had handpicked. They were not her confidants but were loyal to her. When she said she would not see anyone, naturally nobody was let in.

Pei Qin lay in bed, growing angrier the more she thought about it, and got up to write a letter to Mo Heng. She wrote about how someone was plotting against her and how she didn’t have a single man by her side! Furious, she bit her teeth and sent the letter off.

What do you mean she had no men by her side? Right now, the only female around her was Lu Hai. She was surrounded by a bunch of men.

Upon receiving the letter, Mo Heng’s heart fluttered at her angry and coquettish tone. He couldn’t help but smile, and replied with a teasing note: "Missing me?"

Pei Qin made a trip to the palace, only mentioning that someone had schemed against her. She had a meal with Emperor Chu Wen and said, "In a few days, when the Spear Battalion is fully trained, I’ll take the Emperor to watch a military exercise!"

"Are you not planning to come to the palace at all these days?" Emperor Chu Wen asked displeased.

"Whenever I have the time, I will come to the palace to report the progress to the Emperor!" Pei Qin replied before excusing herself.

Emperor Chu Wen’s eyes narrowed slightly, "Shi Rui! What about the matter from last night? Did you find anything?" Her mood clearly changed today. She only mentioned being the target of a plot but didn’t explain. She came to the palace to report, not to dine with him.

Shi Rui’s gaze flickered, "General has kept things tight, we have yet to find out anything. But last night the General disappeared for half of it. Prince He Qing has been sending people out to look for her."

Emperor Chu Wen fell into a deep thought and didn’t ask any further for a while.

Pei Qin began to refuse visitors, except for receiving the snacks, fans, and mosquito repellent from Princess Xiyun.

Xiao Yong saw her working day and night, resting for only two or three hours a day. He urged her to take care, to no avail, and could only bring her nutritious medical meals every day.

Pei Qin opened Mo Heng’s letter, and the words on it left her silent for a while. Now... Her dear daughter wasn’t by her side, her man wasn’t by her side, she was only holed up in the Manufacturing Bureau, surrounded by wolves.

With a cold snort and eyes filled with murderous intent, she wrote back: "Yes, I miss you, and I need you."

Mo Heng received her letter and his eyes gleamed with more amusement, responding with a poem filled with longing.

Pei Qin, somewhat puzzled by the letter, thought, how come his response came so quickly? Wasn’t he off attacking the Rong Clan’s stronghold? Could he have returned to Liaodong already?

But then again, reading the poetry, she replied: "Don’t understand!"

Quickly, Mo Heng sent back something more straightforward: "I’ll come back and satisfy you!"

Pei Qin spat, cursed like a sailor, and paid him no more attention. The second batch of two hundred long guns and bullets were already made.

More soldiers were equipped with long guns, and she had to intensify their special training.

After assembling a hundred-man battalion, Pei Qin took them out for a few days of special training to the drill field.

She petitioned for the Emperor and the military and civil chancellors to come and watch the military exercise.

Emperor Chu Wen appeared at the drill field looking rosy and healthy, accompanied by the military and civil chancellors to watch the exercise.

Pei Qin hadn’t visited the palace in days. Seeing his ruddy complection, she hesitated for a moment. Could his illness have taken a turn for the better?

Indeed, Emperor Chu Wen felt much lighter and was gradually recovering. He wasn’t truly at death’s door, merely overcome by a severe illness. It was the lingering effects of the Wa Ci incursion that had accumulated into a more serious condition. Now, after taking the medicine from Daoist Xu, his health was vastly improved!

With his health secured and Pei Qin producing long guns and training personnel, the future of Great Chu was assailable no more. Emperor Chu Wen was in high spirits.

Prince Xiao Guangbi, along with a few other princes, also came along.

Watching Pei Qin below, clad in military garb and exuding a cold and powerful presence, a flash of lethal intent crossed Xiao Guangbi’s eyes. If she couldn’t be of use to him, he would find a way to get rid of her!