Resisting the Wind and Splendor

Chapter 816 Like sand in the eye, it cannot be relieved until it is removed.

Jing Lei and Chu Lingshan took the captured rebels away for questioning, but at the beginning, they informed Chu Yueli that the recruit who had been injured in the assassination attempt on Huo Qing had committed suicide by poison when he was captured.

"They said they were only paid to get rid of the general. I questioned Lord Jinglei for a long time, but the rebels had no new confessions."

The three surviving bandits were questioned separately, and their testimonies did not contain any particularly obvious flaws. Even if their testimonies were rehearsed, it would be impossible to be so rigorous.

Jing Lei also said, "General, based on my experience, they should really just be doing things for money. As for who gave them the money and who is the mastermind, they probably don't know."

“Three more rebels escaped back to the military camp, and we didn’t catch them,” Lu Yunfei said.

Huo Qing was slightly startled and looked at Chu Yueli: "I will immediately check one by one to find out who is missing tonight."

"There are over 20,000 new recruits. It would be difficult to screen them all, and this would delay tomorrow's schedule."

The schedule is tight, and we really can't afford to waste a single night.

If I don't get a good rest tonight, it will affect my schedule tomorrow. If my schedule is bad tomorrow, I will have to rush to finish it, which will affect my rest tomorrow night.

Day after day, it becomes a vicious cycle, and it takes at least several days to adjust and adapt.

Moreover, this is just one of the problems encountered at the very beginning of the trip, and new problems may arise in the future.

"General, then we..." Huo Qing looked at Chu Yueli.

Knowing there's a traitor in the team, not finding him immediately is like having sand in your eye—it's really uncomfortable to keep him around.

“Even if you investigate thoroughly, you might not find anything; there will always be some who slip through the net,” Chu Yueli said.

Chu Lingshan was also uneasy: "But if we don't find them, they might continue to assassinate us in the future. Keeping them around will always be a major concern for you, General."

Lu Yunfei wholeheartedly agreed with this, but he was not talkative and only listened to Chu Yueli.

All eyes were on Chu Yueli.

Chu Yueli replied casually, "I will give everyone an answer after lunch tomorrow."

……

That night, the military camp was under heavy guard.

After Chu Yue returned, the lights in the tent remained on for a long time.

Zisu was told to go back and rest.

Lu Yunfei, who was staying in the next tent, had not rested at all. His long sword was always at hand, and he was always on high alert.

Jing Lei also personally led the guards to stand guard around Chu Yue Li's tent. Later, Chu Yue Li had to forcefully order them to go back and rest.

She turned off the lights in the early hours of the morning and slept soundly until dawn.

The next morning, the army entered the city. In half a day, they walked from the south gate to the north gate, and then had lunch at the north gate.

The city lord had ordered people to arrange meals at the north gate well in advance. Although the army was not large, far smaller than the armies of others that numbered two or three hundred thousand, it was still not an easy task to arrange lunch for a force of more than 70,000 people.

In just half a day, the city lord had everything arranged.

Although it wasn't a very lavish meal, it had meat and vegetables, which made the soldiers, who had been eating dry rations for days, light up at the sight of it, instinctively feeling that it was the most wonderful dish in the world.

Just after noon, the city lord personally sought out Chu Yueli.

"Greetings, Princess Consort Mo. May the Princess Consort be well."

The city lord knelt on one knee to pay his respects to Chu Yueli, and then presented a stack of silver notes with both hands.

"Your Highness, these are the silver notes that Lord Liuyun sent last night. They are now being returned to you. Please take them back."