0p0 Chapter 276 Beating someone
Chapter 276 Beating someone
Seeing this, Xinran felt a surge of passion and heroism. She stepped forward and volunteered, saying, "Your Highness, I am willing to risk my life to gather information for you. I will do my utmost to fulfill my mission." Ye Jiuchen raised his eyes, his gaze lingering on Xinran for a moment. Seeing her firm and bright eyes, which revealed her cleverness and intelligence, he was slightly moved and immediately nodded in agreement.
After receiving her orders, Xinran carefully disguised herself and cleverly infiltrated the enemy camp. She moved swiftly among the tents, her light steps as silent as a cat in the night. With her exceptional courage and resourcefulness, she successfully obtained a great deal of highly confidential and valuable intelligence amidst the perilous and treacherous environment. However, fate is unpredictable. Just as she was preparing to quietly return to the palace, a slight oversight was detected by the enemy. In an instant, alarms blared throughout the enemy camp, and shouts of battle erupted. Xinran was immediately plunged into extreme danger. At the critical moment, Ye Jinghao, dressed in black, arrived like a divine warrior with his men. He led the charge, his longsword gleaming coldly in the sunlight; wherever his sword struck, enemies fell. After a fierce battle, they finally managed to rescue Xinran.
After everyone safely returned to the Prince's mansion, Xinran learned that Ye Jinghao had been secretly following her, concerned for her safety. Upon learning the whole story, Ye Jiuchen looked at Ye Jinghao with genuine trust and gratitude. Afterwards, the three gathered their intelligence and began meticulously planning their scheme in a secret chamber within the Prince's mansion. They studied a detailed map, repeatedly analyzing various possible scenarios and carefully considering every detail of their plan. Every exchanged glance and every whispered discussion was filled with tacit understanding and wisdom. Ultimately, Ye Jiuchen, with his exceptional intelligence and decisiveness, devised a flawless plan. On a dark and windy night, they acted according to their plan, thwarting the carefully laid conspiracy of Ye Erxiao and his associates. With the failure of the conspiracy, Ye Jiuchen regained his power and position in the court, his prestige surpassing all previous achievements. Because of her outstanding contributions, Xinran was taken seriously by Ye Jiuchen and kept by his side, becoming an indispensable and capable assistant in the Prince's mansion. As for Dongfang Wan'er, witnessing the Prince's mansion gradually return to peace from its turmoil filled her with relief and joy. During this period, seeing Xinran's dedication to the Prince's mansion, she gradually let go of her prejudices against other women, and the atmosphere in the Prince's mansion became increasingly harmonious and pleasant.
Having successfully consolidated his power, Ye Jiuchen, like a wise man weathered by storms, possessed a sharp insight into the ways of the world in his deep eyes. He clearly understood that the crisis he had encountered was merely a small microcosm of the turbulent and unpredictable storms raging in the court. In order to stand firm amidst the future upheavals and take preventative measures, he resolutely launched a sweeping overhaul, focusing on reforming the defense and intelligence systems both inside and outside the Prince's residence.
Xinran, this intelligent and decisive woman, under Ye Jiuchen's instruction, actively threw herself into a mission of extraordinary significance and extreme challenge. She meticulously prepared and began training a group of secret guards specializing in espionage and intelligence gathering. These guards came from diverse backgrounds, recruiting orphans and skilled martial artists from various regions. Some were children struggling to survive in the streets, given new hope and a mission by Xinran; others were wandering swordsmen relying on their unique skills, drawn by Xinran's sincerity and Ye Jiuchen's prestige, and gathered here. Under Xinran's strict, almost harsh, training, they underwent countless days and nights of arduous training, gradually transforming from a disorganized group into a secret force of the royal palace, feared by enemies and as elusive as ghosts in the night. They mastered techniques for concealment, agile footwork, and coded messages and passwords for intelligence transmission.
Meanwhile, Ye Jinghao, standing in the imperial court, also shouldered an important mission. Like a highly skilled dancer, he skillfully maneuvered on a stage where various forces intertwined. On the surface, he chatted and laughed with the other princes, drinking and making merry, his words full of insincere pleasantries and perfunctory responses, leaving those princes with ulterior motives completely unsuspecting. But in secret, he was like a keen hawk, constantly monitoring the every move of the various forces, quietly transmitting a constant stream of dynamic information to the royal palace.
One day, at a grand yet turbulent banquet in the palace, Ye Jinghao was mingling with the crowd when he suddenly heard news that made him wary—a foreign envoy was about to visit. Even more worrying was that the country behind this envoy was eyeing Ye Jinghao's borders covetously, like a lurking wolf ready to pounce at any moment. Ye Jinghao remained calm, his seemingly harmless smile still on his face, continuing his pleasantries with those around him, but his mind was racing, devising a countermeasure. After the banquet, he swiftly and secretly passed the message out.
Upon receiving the news at the Prince's residence, Ye Jiuchen immediately displayed his decisive and efficient nature, methodically arranging for personnel to conduct an in-depth investigation into the foreign envoy. His subordinates were all experienced and composed individuals, spreading out like a fine spiderweb to every corner, probing the envoy's background and intentions.
Upon learning of this, Xinran felt a surge of passion and pride, and volunteered. She selected several of her most capable bodyguards, whom she had personally trained, and meticulously disguised them to blend in with ordinary citizens. Then, she led them to a cleverly constructed observation post along the envoy's likely route. This observation post appeared to be just an ordinary tea stall on the street, but in reality, it concealed a secret: the stall owner and waiter were all disguised bodyguards, their eyes constantly watching for any movement on the road.
As the envoy's procession arrived at this point, Xinran and her guards keenly noticed some individuals acting suspiciously within the group. These people had shifty eyes and acted cautiously, seemingly deliberately concealing something. Especially noteworthy were the unusual shapes and sizes of their packages. Xinran had an idea and decided to take the risk. Seizing the opportunity, she used the noise and chaos of the crowd to stealthily approach her targets like a nimble shadow. Her movements were as light as a swallow, her footsteps silent, and she successfully stole the package from one of the suspicious individuals without the enemy noticing. Then, she quickly withdrew with the package, rejoined her guards, and rushed back to the palace without stopping.