Chapter 77 Foreign Enemies Alliance

Chapter 77 Foreign Enemies Alliance

"Uh...uh..."

The man's face was still covered with a black cloth, his eyes were wide open, and after falling down, he was still looking at Du Ming who was close to him, as if he wanted to say something to him, but when he opened his mouth he could only make unclear sounds.

"Stab!"

The sharp blade was pulled out from the man's forehead, and another figure appeared from behind the fallen man.

It’s Ye Qiongying.

Du Ming would naturally recognize the person, because this was the woman who killed his youngest son.

And now, he saw with his own eyes Ye Qiongying kill another person easily.

Du Ming raised his hand and touched the blood on his face. The sticky touch and the smell of rust in his nose made his stomach churn. The next moment, he couldn't help but vomit while holding onto a stone.

"vomit……"

He has been an official for so many years. He is not a poor scholar and his hands are stained with blood.

In the early stage, it may be because of the conflict in political views, but in the later stage, it was mostly because of covering up for his youngest son Du Chengxiu.

But he didn't need to do all those things himself. The high and mighty Prime Minister Du only needed to give orders, or even just a glance, and naturally someone would kill and silence the witnesses for him.

This was the first time Du Ming had seen such a killing scene, and he even had the blood of the dead splashed on his face.

"How's it going?" a voice sounded, "Did they catch up?"

"We caught up with him," Ye Qiongying pointed at Du Ming who was vomiting, "Look, over here! The one lying on the ground is dead."

The soldiers who came were the ones who were responsible for escorting Du Ming. Seeing that he was not lost, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly waved to the soldiers who followed behind to re-shackle Du Ming. Then they turned around and said to Ye Qiongying:

"Thank you Miss Ye for this time. If it weren't for you, our mission would have been ruined."

Ye Qiongying smiled and waved her hand. Seeing that Du Ming had been taken away with a gloomy look on his face, she walked forward and directly used her spear to lift the black cloth on the man's face.

The revealed face stunned Ye Qiongying and the officers and soldiers who stayed behind.

The half-covered face of this person was almost horrible to look at, as if it had been burned by fire, full of pits and holes, and it was impossible to recognize its original appearance.

"This..." The soldier frowned and said, "Miss Ye, these people... I'm afraid they have big plans. They even destroyed her face. These people..."

The reason why it is "all" is because the faces of the dead assassins on the battlefield before were also like this after the black cloths on their faces were removed.

Generally speaking, one might guess that they all experienced a terrible fire, survived it, and were left with these scars.

However, the scars on their faces were in the same location, while the rest of their bodies were intact.

If it was a fire, why would the scenes be so neat and uniform?

Since it is not a natural disaster, it must be man-made.

They could even endure the pain of fire burning on their faces, which shows that these people's intention was not just to rescue Du Ming.

Ye Qiongying had been in a hurry to catch up with Du Ming, so she didn't have time to pay much attention to the people over there. She only knew that as soon as Du Ming disappeared, the besiegers seemed to have received some instructions and quickly retreated.

All the dead assassins looked like this.

The danger was temporarily eliminated at this time, Du Ming was also found, and there was more time.

Ye Qiongying squatted down, reached out and fiddled with the corpse's head, as if she had discovered something, then she pried open the other person's eyelids and examined them carefully. Finally, she put a handkerchief in her hand and carefully touched the man's burned facial contours.

"Miss Ye, what are you doing?" The soldier originally planned to return to the team, but seeing Ye Qiongying staying where she was, he stopped here as well. However, when he saw her actions, he immediately asked in confusion.

"This person is most likely from Xili," Ye Qiongying wiped her hands. She did not throw away the used handkerchief casually, but burned it with a fire stick and buried it. "Although his face is burned so badly that his appearance cannot be seen clearly, his hair is obviously curlier than that of the Daqi people, his eyes are lighter in color, and his facial features are darker than ours."

The soldier was startled and looked at the body on the ground:

"This... no, no way?"

More than ten years ago, the Xili Kingdom was repelled by several generals of the Ye family. After they fought all the way to the capital, the king of Xili Kingdom was frightened and took the initiative to hand over the peace documents and surrendered to the Da Qi.

There has been no abnormal behavior over the years.

Three years ago, the Dongchen Kingdom caused chaos on the border, and it was also in that war that several generals of the Ye family were killed.

Not only did the Xili Kingdom not join the rebellion, it also specially sent envoys to the Da Qi to express its condolences and loyalty.

"This..." The officer calmed down, "The hair color of the people in Xili is also lighter, so..."

He thought about it, then simply untied the kettle from his waist and poured the water on the corpse's head.

The hair is still black.

But when the officers and soldiers squatted down, picked up some hair and rubbed it, they found that the skin on their fingers had also turned black.

It was obvious that something had been used to dye the hair black.

The soldier stood up immediately and said anxiously:

"Xili? Why would the people of Xili come to rob Du Ming? No, this matter must be reported to the capital to His Majesty!"

Ye Qiongying nodded:

"Dongchen Kingdom is already restless. If Xili Kingdom also rebels, we must tell Your Majesty as soon as possible so that we can be prepared."

The two men sped back to the bulk.

As soon as the officer arrived at the team, he hurried to the carriage behind and seemed to say something.

Immediately afterwards, An Yu came out of the carriage and sat on the shaft, while the officer got into the carriage.

"What happened?" Uncle Ye had just stayed where he was to tie the horses back to the carriage. Seeing the situation now, he was naturally puzzled. "Didn't old man Du Ming come back? We didn't have any serious casualties. Why does that little brother look unhappy?"

Ye Qiongying lowered her voice and told Uncle Ye what had just happened.

This matter is not easy to make public, but Uncle Ye is the most trusted elder among the people she keeps around her, so of course it is not easy to hide it.

When Uncle Ye heard this, he tightened his grip on the reins:

"Xi Li? As expected, we shouldn't have given them a chance to recuperate. We should have just taken over the capital and wiped them out! Now we have left behind troubles."

Ye Qiongying didn't expect Uncle Ye to have such a bad temper, so she quickly said:

"It's not certain yet. Besides, if we kill all the surrendered soldiers, the enemies in the future will just fight to the death. It's convenient in the short term, but it's not a good choice in the long run."

Uncle Ye was helpless:

"Your tone is exactly like your father's. Sigh... I hope things won't be too bad."

Ye Qiongying's eyes fell on Du Ming on the other side.

Maybe it was the previous scene that had upset him, but Du Ming was now slumped on the ground with a dazed look on his face, not even the hatred in his eyes towards her anymore.

What do the people of Xili Kingdom want to do by looking for Du Ming?

"Sister!" An Yu suddenly ran over and said to Ye Qiongying, "That white-faced old man wants you to come over!"