Chapter 879: Shao Zongxi’ s Men

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation   Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“What about the other one?”

“The other book seems to belong to a family in Zhu Village, but I’m not too sure who it was.’

The two officers talked as they walked away.

The two men of sacrifice sent by Prince Yi found it strange.

Zhongxi? Wasn’t that family in the Zhu Village?

Could it be that he had already discovered that Wei Zizhan was not the Crown Prince at all? Did he find out that Zhu Laicai and Zhu Xiuhua from Zhu Village?

If that was the case, that would be considered bad news.

Most of the dead warriors in the same batch as them had already died at the hands of Shao Zhongxi. Even if the two of them joined forces, they would not be a match for Shao Zhongxi.

In addition, their current master had also said that they must not risk their lives.

However, regardless of whether Zhu Laicai and Zhu Xiuhua were still in Zhu Village or whether they could kill them, they had to go and take a look. However, they had to be even more careful now.

Shao Zhongxi was most likely still in Xinyuan County.

Therefore, the two of them still went to Pingan Town. They only went to Zhu Village after finding out how to get there.

They had been on high alert throughout the journey.

Fortunately, they had maintained a high level of vigilance, which was why they had discovered that someone was secretly watching the Zhu Village before they even approached it.

Shao Zhongxi had taken the household register of a family in Zhu Village, and other than Shao Zhongxi, who would send someone to keep an eye on a small village full of farmers? This was definitely Shao Zhongxi’s men.

Zhu Laicai and Zhu Xiuhua were definitely in Shao Zhongxi’s hands.

They were basically important witnesses, Shao Zhongxi would definitely protect him well.

If they went, they would be courting death.

Naturally, the two men of sacrifice did not enter Zhu Village. They took advantage of the fact that no one had discovered them to secretly turn around.

After returning to Pingan Town, they found an inn nearby to stay in.

Zhu Laicai and Zhu Xiuhua could not be killed, but they still had other missions that they had to carry out. They still had to investigate Xue Yan and Jiang Yue, as well as see if they could kill Empress Shao and the child in Empress Shao’s stomach.

Now that Shao Zhongxi definitely knew that Xue Yan was the Crown Prince, he must be currently gathering evidence to prove this point. Shao Zhongxi had already sent people to keep an eye on Zhu Village and Locust Village, they had to be careful.

Locust Village was definitely not a place to go right now, so there was no way to kill Empress Shao and the child in Empress Shao’s stomach.

However, they could still check if Xue Yan and that little girl in his home were still in line.

Although they couldn’t go to Locust Village, they could ask around from the villages near Locust Village about them. There would always be people who knew some information about Xue Yan and Jiang Yue.

The two men of sacrifice first asked the people in town which way to get to Locust Village. Then, one of the men of sacrifice pretended to be a commoner visiting relatives during the New Year. He carried something in his hand and walked along the road, wanting to ask people in the villages near Locust Village.

The other man of sacrifice returned to the inn.

It would be too eye-catching if both of them went, so it was better to go alone.

When they were three villages away from Locust Village, the men of sacrifice who came to inquire saw an extremely burly middle-aged farmer. The farmer

was humming a song as if he was going somewhere happy.

The man of sacrifice quickly stepped forward and asked with a smile, “Sir, can I ask you something?”

“You can’t.” The extremely burly middle-aged man did not care. As he spoke, he brushed past him

“S-sir,” the man of sacrifice quickly stopped him and smiled. “It’s just a little token of my appreciation. As he spoke, he took out twenty silver and stuffed it into the middle-aged man’s hand..