Chapter 137: Tokens

Chapter 137

"Subordinate pays respect to Madam," the few intelligence personnel, who were actually secret agents, said when they heard what their master said. They walked up one by one, took off their masks, saluted Gong Xiaohua, and then put their masks back on again.

Their real looks were ordinary people who would be forgotten as soon as they were seen on the street. They looked very common but this kind of people would not draw attention and were most suitable to do intelligence tasks.

Gong Xiaohua was almost angered by how they addressed her. She looked at Qin Chuyuan, "You know I don't want to get involved in your court politics."

"I would never force you to do what you don't want to do. But now that you're the General Guangwei of Daye, it would be good to have an intelligence organization backing you up. It would give you more bargaining power to protect your life in the future," Qin Chuyuan said.

Gong Xiaohua looked at Qin Chuyuan without saying anything. What he said was right. During critical moments, a powerful intelligence organization could help one make the most accurate decision, which would determine whether one lived or died, a family's glory or downfall, or even lay a solid foundation for a prosperous country.

Seeing that Gong Xiaohua did not reject anymore, Qin Chuyuan took out a jade pendant from his waist and handed it to her, "This is proof of your identity. With it, you can mobilize anyone from the organization as you please."

"You trust me so easily? What if I betray you one day?" The intelligence network he built had covered most of Ye Country. If this was exposed to the imperial family, the Emperor would be suspicious. This could easily bring danger of losing his life if he was not careful, after all one should not sleep soundly next to a stake with crooked roots.

"I'm not worried. I believe you," Qin Chuyuan looked gently at Gong Xiaohua and answered softly.

"Trusting others so easily, you wouldn't know how you died one day," Gong Xiaohua said softly.

She felt very complicated inside. If she accepted the other party's token, no matter what happened in the future, she would be tied together with the Qin family.

If she did not accept it, considering the current situation of the three branches of the Qin family, who knew if they would get caught in the battle for the heir in the future. Even if she did not participate, as a Qin family woman on the surface, she would still be involved. She did not like to be a passive prey at the mercy of others to determine her life and death.

But now there was a "fool" who was following her previous life's footsteps, wholeheartedly believing in someone. She did not know if she should consider herself lucky or think that the other person was a fool. Th.ê most uptodate novels are published on n(0)velbj)n(.)co/m

"People who know you all say that you are sinister. I wonder if the person they talked about is the same person I know," Gong Xiaohua said frankly.

She looked at Qin Chuyuan's determined eyes, which reminded her of her most trusted partner in her previous life. They lived and died together for many years until finally for the righteousness of the country, she died under her partner's hands.

That was why he came to visit the Qin residence today, to see if he could get some useful clues from Qin Chuyuan or General Gong.

Qin Chuyuan was resting in his room where Third Madam Qin, the two elders, and Qin Chuqin were present when Lord Gu came in.

"Lord Gu, sorry I cannot properly greet you due to my condition. Please pardon me," Qin Chuyuan said from his bed.

The others greeted Lord Gu.

"Sorry to intrude today, please forgive me," Lord Gu greeted them in return.

"I came to the Qin residence today just to ask if General Gong was familiar with one of the assassins on the boat yesterday."

"What do you mean by that, Lord Gu? Are you suspecting that my Xiaohua colluded with the assassins to harm the Crown Prince? Mind what nonsense you say," Third Madam Qin said unhappily to Lord Gu.

"Yes, Lord Gu," the others echoed.

"Second Master Qin, Madam, you got me wrong. I only wanted to ask if General Gong knew where the assassins were from," Lord Gu explained.

"The assassin I fought was from the Wuji Sect, one of the martial arts schools in Jianghu. I crossed paths with him in Nanlong Prefecture. Before boating that night, I saw him walking with the Sixth Prince. There was also an assassin from Wei Dynasty among the Wuji Sect members," Gong Xiaohua said.

"The Sixth Prince? Is this true?"

"It's true."

"Wuji Sect? The Sixth Prince? Wei Dynasty? And the Prince of Wei Country was also assassinated on the same day," Lord Gu frowned deeply, lost in thought.

"Lord Gu? Lord Gu?" Qin San Ye called out after a while.

Lord Gu snapped back to reality, "Sorry for my rudeness. Thank you General Gong for the clues today. I have urgent matters to attend to." After saying that, he hurriedly left without waiting for their response.