Chapter 170 The golden cicada escapes from its shell

Chapter 170 The golden cicada escapes from its shell

After that night patrol mission, Ye Qiongying participated in daily training as usual. At least on the surface, she did not show any sign of anxiety.

The training of the new recruits is also continuing.

Because of the arrival of the new recruits' competition, everyone seems to be much more positive than before, and there are new recruits who take the initiative to practice on the training ground every day.

Even during Ye Qiongying's daily night training time, she could see several familiar faces appearing here.

She was not affected. She nodded and greeted him, then started training on her own.

The others suddenly realized.

No wonder Ye Qiongying made such rapid progress. They used to think she was just gifted, but now it seems that in addition to her talent, she is also diligent in her private work.

After learning the truth, they did not look down on Ye Qiongying, but instead admired her even more.

It is not difficult to achieve success by relying on talent, and others will have nothing to say.

But it is even rarer to have talent and be willing to work hard, restrain the desire to enjoy and relax, devote yourself to training, and exchange for progressive results.

While they were sleeping peacefully, Ye Qiongying was still training in the martial arts field. Just thinking about it, they were full of admiration and would never look down on her.

But...

Starting tomorrow, you have to get other teammates to train together.

Now, their team has one of the highest chances of being selected, and that is the team Ye Qiongying is in.

If they want to catch up, they can't be lazy! They must invest more time and energy like Ye Qiongying.

Ye Qiongying didn't know that because of today's encounter, the number of people training in the martial arts field would increase greatly starting tomorrow night.

After completing her set amount of training as usual, she returned to the tent. When she put down her things and was about to wash up, she felt something was wrong.

Ye Qiongying stood at the entrance and did not move forward. She narrowed her eyes and looked towards a corner.

His hand also reached for the short knife he carried with him.

Ever since the last incident with Li Yunwei, she has been carrying this knife with her.

Anyway, it's not big and it won't be noticeable when you carry it with you.

Ye Qiongying lightened her breathing and footsteps and began to approach that place quietly.

who is it?

Could it be that Li Yunwei again?

He seems to have been much more well-behaved recently. Could it be that he has a problem with his brain again and wants to ambush me?

Ye Qiongying gripped the hilt of the dagger tightly.

Just as she was getting closer and closer to the target, a figure suddenly jumped out from the shadows over there.

Ye Qiongying was about to stab out with the knife in her hand, but she stopped and looked at the figure and said:

"It's you?"

Yang Xiaotao, wearing a nightgown, said to Ye Qiongying:

"Hahahaha, it's me! It's me! I wanted to scare you, young lady, but I didn't expect you to notice me."

Ye Qiongying looked at her speechlessly.

If she hadn't reacted quickly enough, the knife would have already stabbed her.

However, this girl sneaked into the army without being discovered. It seems that her physical skills are indeed quite good.

"Did you bring the news?" Ye Qiongying had been thinking about it for a few days. She didn't waste any more words and went straight to the point.

Yang Xiaotao asked curiously:

"Hey? How did you know I had news for you?"

Ye Qiongying took the paper tube she handed over, took out a small scroll from it, and said as she read it:

"I took the opportunity of night patrol a few days ago to send back a message. Today you sneaked into the army. If you didn't bring the message, what else could it be for?"

Yang Xiaotao laughed and said:

"Hey! Fortunately I was there that day. I found your stuff as soon as it was thrown in, and no one else noticed it. I followed you all the way, and only went back when I saw you return to the barracks. I wanted to come and say hello to you and ask if you had anything else to take back, but your companions stayed with you, so I gave up."

Ye Qiongying looked at Yang Xiaotao in surprise.

Although she was preoccupied with the things thrown into the yard that night, she would still be able to notice if an ordinary person followed her.

Yang Xiaotao's hiding skills are really good.

However, there was no other light at night except the torches they carried when they went on patrol.

In addition, the three people traveling with her were constantly chatting, and Ye Qiongying was multitasking, so she became a little careless.

Today, she immediately noticed Yang Xiaotao's presence.

The previous moment, Ye Qiongying was still listening to Yang Xiaotao's words, but the next moment, her attention was completely attracted by the contents of the note.

Last time I came back from vacation, everything was normal.

It has only been a few days, but there have been changes outside.

As soon as Uncle Ye received her news, he immediately rushed to the exile camp in Cunjin Mountain to investigate.

After checking, I realized that there was a big problem!

Du Ming had been replaced at some point without knowing it!

The man now in the refugee camp looks very similar to Du Ming, but people who are not familiar with him cannot tell the difference between him and the real him.

But Uncle Ye had been in Beijing for so many years after all. He used to be the chief steward of the Ye Mansion. He had also had many contacts with the master and other officials in the court. How could he not recognize Du Ming?

Although this counterfeit looks similar to Du Ming and even has the same scars on his body, his personality and temperament are completely different.

Have these people sent to monitor him ever come into contact with the original Du Ming?

Of course I don’t know, the target has disappeared long ago.

When Ye Qiongying saw Du Ming being replaced, her heart tightened.

It actually only took a few days from the time they settled down in Pingwu City to the time she instructed Uncle Ye to keep a close eye on Cunjin Mountain.

Du Ming actually escaped during this period of time!

He is worthy of being Prime Minister Du, who has been in the court for so many years.

But I don’t know whether he accomplished this independently or with the intervention of... the Xili people?

Also, where is he now?

Ye Qiongying continued to look down.

After Uncle Ye discovered that Du Ming was missing, he knew something was wrong and quickly took his men to Xiaowa Village.

In particular, the shepherd's territory was searched carefully.

There was indeed nothing wrong with the hole where the sheep fell to their deaths.

but!

But there was something wrong with this village.

There are many secret passages underground in Xiaowa Village, one of which leads to Cunjin Mountain.

The reason why the shepherd's sheep all accidentally fell to death was that one of the newly dug tunnels made the ground too thin. When the sheep passed by, the ground could not support the weight and sank, causing the sheep to fall to their deaths.

The design of the secret passage is also very interesting. After the ground collapsed, it automatically blocked all sides. Unless you go through other passages, you can't see anything from the collapsed place.

Therefore, the people sent by Pang Li did not notice this situation.

Of course, their main goal was probably to check whether the sheep were really killed by the fall, or whether they were poisoned by someone who took the opportunity to murder the Pingwu Army. Unlike Uncle Ye, who went there with a clear goal, they did not care about anything else.