The Savage Lady Wants to Kill Me! Reborn on the Path of Cultivation

Chapter 264 Confession

If the Hongxing Army wants to march into Dongguan, attacking cities and strongholds is inevitable, so they need to carry large siege weapons, which will undoubtedly affect the marching speed.

After listening to their analysis, Duan Tianyang sighed softly.

Compared with Xiguan and Beiguan, Dongguan has a sparse population and a vast area, and is a typical example of a sparsely populated area.

Duan Tianyang firmly believed that as long as he led his army into Dongguan, he could easily capture its affiliated cities.

But the key point is that there is Zhou Baiyuan who is eyeing them covetously.

Just as Wen Daozun and Li Jiu said, once they sent troops to Dongguan, Zhou Baiyuan's rebels would definitely take the opportunity to launch an attack.

Duan Tianyang turned to the three people and asked, "Have Zhou Baiyuan's troops increased by tens of thousands recently?"

Chi Xun nodded and responded: "That's right, sir. Since Zhou Baiyuan was defeated in Xihui City, he has been recruiting soldiers on a large scale. Not all of those who joined him came from Xiguan. More than half of them were rebels and bandits from other places."

Duan Tianyang pondered and said, "This is indeed a bit strange. In less than a month, Zhou Baiyuan was able to recruit tens of thousands of soldiers. This requires a lot of silver. But where did his money come from? The treasury of Shengluo City should have been exhausted by him."

Wen Daozun and Li Jiu looked at each other, and they both spoke at the same time, expressing the same conclusion: "Except for the Kingdom of Jin secretly funding him, we can't think of any other possibility."

Later, Li Jiu further elaborated: "The Kingdom of Jin does have a stockpile of silver in the Divine Realm, but it is impossible to reach the huge amount that we have seen. We all agree that the Kingdom of Jin is continuously transporting silver to the Divine Realm through secret means."

After hearing this, Duan Tianyang had a trace of doubt in his heart. He asked in a deep voice: "If the Kingdom of Jin wants to transport such a huge amount of silver, it must pass through the border. But the border situation in the Divine Realm is currently tense. Except for the West Gate, the other gates have been blocked. You don't think that the Kingdom of Jin transported silver through the West Gate City, right?"

He turned to look at Wen Daozun and Li Jiu, his face full of confusion.

Li Jiu bowed his hands respectfully and replied, "Your Excellency is very perceptive! In my opinion, the Jin Kingdom is most likely to choose Xiguan City as the channel for transporting silver."

However, Duan Tianyang shook his head firmly: "Impossible! The amount of silver transported by the Jin Kingdom is an astronomical figure. It is impossible for our soldiers to be unaware of such a large amount of money passing through Xiguan City."

Wen Daozun pointed out: "Zhou Baiyuan has never been in financial difficulties. Even if he recruited soldiers and bought horses, he still had plenty of silver. This is enough to show that the Jin Kingdom's funding for him has never stopped. The border between our country and the Jin Kingdom has been strictly blocked and heavily guarded. It is impossible for the Jin Kingdom to transport silver directly through the border. Therefore, the only possibility is that the Jin Kingdom took a detour through Xifan and transported the silver into our country."

Duan Tianyang looked puzzled: "But, Xiguan City is under our control, but we have never found anything abnormal."

Upon hearing this, Wen Daozun couldn't help but laugh: "This is exactly where the Jin people are so smart. They are good at hiding things from the world."

After hearing this, Duan Tianyang frowned and shouted, "Someone come!"

Qiu Tieyi, Lu Jingyuan, and Hua Duoer, who were outside the pavilion, responded in unison and walked closer to ask, "Brother Tian, ​​what can I do for you?"

Duan Tianyang instructed: "Go and call Jin Bao and Dai Zong."

"Yes, sir!" Qiu Tieyi responded, then waved gently at a big tree not far away. A cloud of black mist swirled under the tree, and a big man in black suddenly appeared.

Qiu Tieyi whispered a few words in his ear, the big man nodded, and then his figure suddenly became ethereal and he disappeared.

The checkpoints at Xiguan City were extremely meticulous in their inspections of passing caravans. Any merchants entering the country with large amounts of silver would not escape the keen eyes of the soldiers guarding the city.

As a person who had been stationed in Xiguan City, Duan Tianyang was well aware of this rule of Xiguan City.

It is true that there are many caravans entering and leaving this place every day, but the silver they carry is strictly controlled. Once the limit is exceeded, it will be temporarily detained.

Just as Duan Tianyang was wondering what went wrong, a soldier quickly walked through the back garden and walked straight towards the pavilion.

After he saluted properly, he reported carefully: "Sir, I have something important to report."

Duan Tianyang was stunned for a moment, then asked, "What's the matter?"

The soldier seemed a little nervous and hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Lu Jingyuan was slightly dissatisfied: "What's the matter? Why are you hesitating so much?"

The soldier took a deep breath and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Sir, there is a girl outside the door who wants to see you. She...she claims to be your wife."

After hearing the soldiers' report, Lu Jingyuan, Hua Duoer and others felt angry and amused.

Duan Tianyang is not married yet, so where did he get a wife?

Lu Jingyuan shook his head and said, "That's just nonsense. Go back and tell her that the City Guard House is not a place where she can act recklessly."

Seeing Lu Jingyuan's stern expression, the soldiers agreed reluctantly.

However, he did not leave, but just stood there.

Seeing this, Lu Jingyuan couldn't help but frown and ask, "Why aren't you going yet?"

The soldier lowered his head and whispered, "She claimed to be a child spirit and threatened that if the adults did not recognize her, she would reveal the adults' secrets to the public."

Damn it! Why did she come to my house...

Lu Jingyuan was about to speak, but Duan Tianyang smiled bitterly, waved his hand, and stood up: "Let her in."

After hearing this, Chi Xun, who was standing by, was full of doubts.

He knew that Tong Ling was Chang Yuan's woman, but now she claimed to be Duan Tianyang's wife. What was going on?

He looked at Duan Tianyang in confusion and asked, "Sir, why... why is this happening?"

Duan Tianyang was silent for a moment, and finally confessed: "Chang Yuan did not die in Xihui City. He was killed by me a long time ago. When he went to Yunzhong City to buy Xuanbing from me, he was already dead."

Chi Xun's face changed suddenly when he heard this.

He always felt that there was something strange about Chang Yuan's death. Hearing Duan Tianyang's words at this moment just confirmed his guess.

Duan Tianyang's purpose is obviously to control the Chang family army.

What surprised him was that Chang Yuan had died when he was in Yunzhong City. Then who was the person who returned from Yunzhong City?

Just when he was full of doubts, Duan Tianyang lowered his head.

When he raised his head again, the expression on his face was exactly the same as Chang Yuan's.

He imitated Chang Yuan's voice and said, "In fact, it was me who returned to Lingfei Town from Yunzhong City."

The scene before him left Chi Xun dumbfounded.

Even Wen Daozun and Li Jiu, who had witnessed the Wuxiangshu technique, were shocked.

After Duan Tianyang finished speaking, he lowered his head again, restored his normal expression, and then told Chi Xun what had happened in detail.

He chose to reveal the truth to Chi Xun, firstly because hiding it had become impossible.

Chi Xun has a sharp mind. Rather than letting him fall into groundless speculation, it is better to tell him the truth directly.

Furthermore, the relationship between Chi Xun and Chang Yuan is not deep. Even if he knew the truth, he is unlikely to resent himself for it.

This approach not only avoids unnecessary misunderstandings, but also maintains mutual trust.