The Prime Minister’s Darling-Chapter 1520 - 738 Using Troops Like a Deity! (Two Updates)_4

Before that, he just needed to find a place to hide himself well.

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The men in black and the peddler had searched the entire sorghum field before realizing they had been fooled.

There was nothing in the sorghum field!

No human figure, not even traces of someone having hurriedly passed through!

Furthermore, the peddler came to an even more infuriating realization, "Nobody came to rescue them; they escaped on their own!"

The man in black asked, "Why do you say that?"

The peddler snorted coldly, "If someone had indeed found that courtyard, do you think after so much time, there wouldn’t be any people from the Official Government coming to search?"

The man in black suddenly saw the light.

The peddler’s eyes filled with malice, "It must be that damn brat! Once I catch him, I won’t just slaughter him!"

The two headed towards the forest.

The forest was full of ancient trees that touched the sky, branches and leaves shading the sun, even the temperature was much cooler than outside.

As the man in black walked, he said, "Actually, we don’t necessarily have to find the Little Princess ourselves, it would be fine if other prominent families find her. After all, our goal isn’t to gain merit in this matter."

The peddler said, "We might not need this merit, but we must ensure that the Han Family doesn’t get it either! If they find the Little Princesses and redeem their crimes with this merit, then what was the point of all our efforts?"

The man in black thoughtfully said, "That’s true."

The peddler chuckled, "At the very least, the Han Family shouldn’t benefit, and ideally, we should take the credit ourselves."

As they spoke, the two walked farther and farther.

On a century-old parasol tree, a man in his forties, along with a guard, swooped down from above.

The middle-aged man looked towards another large tree, "Yang Family head, isn’t it hot up in the tree? Still hiding?"

There was a moment of silence from the branches, and then a man in his fifties dressed in dark cyan brocade was brought down by two guards.

He greeted the middle-aged men with indifferent politeness, "Dong Family head."

The man addressed as Dong Family head smiled, then looked around in all directions, "Everyone might as well come out, there are many mosquitoes in this forest, and hiding behind trees and getting bitten is not worth it."

As soon as he finished talking, three more men came forth with their family guards, some from up in the trees, some from behind the trees.

Dong Family head smiled and glanced over the three men, "Chen, Du, and young brother Feng, and little Geng."

The first three were about the same age as Dong Family head, all in their prime. Only Geng Family head was twenty-three years old, and thus, the youngest family head among the ten great families.

It wasn’t that he was exceptionally capable, but rather that all the elders of the Geng Family were gone, leaving only him and his older brother by blood to depend on each other and uphold the family through shaky times.

Dong Family head said with a cheerful smile, "It seems everyone has been keeping an eye on them since they entered the forest. Surely you all heard what they just said. I might as well clarify for everyone, the man disguised as a peddler is a master hired by the Mu Family from the underground Martial Arts Arena years ago, a lightfooted expert."

Chen spoke up, "So, the Mu Family is behind this; they want to deal with the Han Family?"

Dong Family head laughed, "It appears so at the moment."

Du asked, "Why would the Mu Family do this?"

Dong Family head smiled, "The Concubine Wan just had an accident, and the Mu Family immediately made a move against the Han Family. Didn’t it occur to anyone that there might be a connection?"

Young brother Feng’s temper flared up, "Just say Concubine Wan was framed by Concubine Han!"

Dong Family head’s smile remained unchanged, "You said that, not me."

"You—" Lord Feng choked.

Among the ten family heads, Head of the Dong Family was notoriously known as the ’smiling fox’.

Speaking with him was easiest to fall into traps.

The Head of the Dong Family said with a smile, "Aside from the Mu, Wang, Su, and Han families, all the other noble families have arrived. I have a proposal, I wonder if you all would like to hear it." ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

Lord Feng was most annoyed by his tactics, as one sentence from him could hold several traps: "Just speak!"

If you’ve got gas, just let it out!

The Head of the Dong Family’s gaze swept over everyone: "The Mu Family is related by marriage to both the Wang and Su families. If the Mu family is implicated, it would be difficult for these two families to evade involvement completely. Even if they are not punished by the king, they definitely won’t get any benefits."

Lord Feng was fed up with him: "What exactly are you trying to say?"

With his hands behind his back and a smile on his face, the Head of the Dong Family said, "The Mu Family has committed a capital offense by kidnapping the Little Princess, and the Han Family is also guilty of dereliction of duty for failing to protect her. But these alone are not enough to topple the two families. But what if... I mean what if... something happens to the Little Princess? Could these two families... still survive?"

Lord Du furrowed his brows: "What you’re suggesting is—"

The Head of the Dong Family’s smile gradually became sinister: "What I mean is, instead of the six of us fighting tooth and nail to claim the credit for finding the Little Princess, why not take down the Mu and Han families and divide their power amongst ourselves? This way, we won’t harm our unity and everyone can benefit."

The eldest among them, Head of the Yang Family, laughed: "The smiling fox indeed, you’re ruthless."

The Head of the Dong Family glanced at him and said, "The Mu and Han families are juicy morsels, don’t you want a bite? The Hei Fengqi, the Logistics Camp... We also contributed back in the day, so why shouldn’t our great noble families share a piece of the Xuanyuan Family’s military power?"

The woods fell suddenly silent.

Indeed, they had paid a great price in the fight against the Xuanyuan Family, but in the end, they received not a bit of military power.

It was bearable that the Nangong Family got the lion’s share, being of military background, but why would the Mu Family, which had always been a scholarly family, receive the Logistics Camp?!

They were in agreement!

The people in the woods began to stir.

"I’m leaving," the youngest house head, Geng Wuxiu, said disinterestedly and turned to leave.

The Head of the Dong Family narrowed his eyes as he watched his graceful retreating figure and asked with a sneer, "Geng boy, have you agreed or not?"

Geng Wuxiu waved his hand: "I haven’t agreed."

The Head of the Dong Family threatened, "Then you can’t just walk away."

Geng Wuxiu glanced at him from the corner of his eye: "If you can stop me, just try."

The Head of the Dong Family’s bodyguards grasped the hilts of their swords at their waist.

But suddenly, a young Taoist priest in a blue Taoist robe descended from the sky like an unshakeable deity, protecting Geng Wuxiu behind him.

Everyone was shocked.

Head of the Yang Family said in disbelief, "Taoist Priest Qingfeng!"

Geng Wuxiu was young, but his aura was not the slightest bit weak: "I don’t care what you are planning, and I won’t report you, but this merit—I, the Geng Family, have claimed it!"

All the experts assembled couldn’t match Taoist Priest Qingfeng alone... The Head of the Dong Family smiled.

He said, "I was just joking just now, why take it seriously? Alright, now let’s each rely on our own abilities to see who rescues the Little Princess first!"

It was so close, but that damn Geng Wuxiu had completely upset the situation!

"Brother, let’s go," Geng Wuxiu said to Taoist Priest Qingfeng.