CHAPTER 656: CHAPTER 656: THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE SCENES

Asi Han reacted swiftly, leaping aside, narrowly avoiding this strike.

His expression stiffened, Zhan Lan’s swordsmanship was surprisingly formidable!

Zhan Lan silently rejoiced that when Mu Yan was unharmed, he would accompany her in sword practice. After all, not every outing required carrying a heavy, long battle spear.

Asi Han sneered, "Zhan Lan, you and Mu Yan destroyed Western Rong, your couple killed so many people, you will receive divine retribution!"

He deliberately said, "I heard you two have been married for over three years and have no offspring. Who will inherit Dayu’s kingdom in the future?"

He deliberately provoked Zhan Lan, trying to distract her, but Zhan Lan wasn’t bothered by his words at all.

Because she had completely let go of this obsession.

Asi Han furrowed his brows, he was increasingly unable to fend off Zhan Lan’s attack.

So, he turned his horse’s head and fled quickly.

"Retreat quickly!"

As he fled, he lay flat on the horse’s back, Zhan Lan drew her bow and arrow from behind, and with a bang, shot Asi Han in the leg.

Enduring the excruciating pain, Asi Han escaped.

"Master, should we pursue?" Qin Ming asked.

Yun He slit the throat of a soldier from Western Rong’s old forces with his sword and hurried over.

The fiery clouds on the horizon mirrored the ground full of blood, Zhan Lan watched Asi Han’s back, recalling his provocative words, realizing he was deliberately provoking her, trying to lead her into another ambush. She calmly said, "Do not chase a cornered enemy, quickly go and meet up with my grandfather."

"Yes!" Qin Ming and Yun He said in unison.

She looked into the distance, her grandfather’s side of the battle was also intense, it seemed it hadn’t ended yet.

Just as Zhan Lan was about to mount her horse, suddenly, a blast rang out beside her, and after a thick cloud of smoke, her vision went black, her body suddenly went numb.

She then saw the Hidden Guard beside her fall one after another, in an instant, she felt no strength, her body collapsing softly, she was caught by someone.

Zhan Lan had obtained many poisons from Xue Lingling, and there was always some poison concealed in her sleeves. All she needed was to scatter it, but her fingers wouldn’t move.

She instantly understood someone had betrayed her!

She still had some consciousness, not fully fainted, suddenly she saw Mu Yan and Yun He standing beside him.

That clothing was Mu Yan’s favorite black and gold attire, the Jade Pendant at his waist, and that face was undoubtedly Mu Yan’s.

Yun He, who had been fighting bloodily with her earlier, now appeared with Mu Yan.

Her pupils constricted sharply, it was Yun He who betrayed her!

Why did Mu Yan look at her with such coldness?

"Mu..."

She weakly uttered a word, when she heard Yun He speak, "Master, do we kill her now, or..."

Mu Yan waved his hand, whispered a few things to Yun He.

Yun He nodded, "I will take her away now."

The mastermind was Mu Yan, Zhan Lan’s heart wept, why was it Mu Yan?

Why!

Before she lost consciousness, this was the scene she witnessed.

When Zhan Lan completely passed out, two women came and carried her into a carriage.

Yun He also boarded the foremost carriage with another person.

Inside the carriage, the person removed the human skin mask from his face, smiled and said, "Yun He, you did well."

Yun He respectfully said, "Godfather, you wouldn’t really kill Zhan Lan, would you?"

The man laughed, "No, her value is too great, I made a very profitable deal with her as leverage."

Yun He lowered his gaze.

The man patted Yun He’s shoulder, "Eliminating Zhan Lan is just the first step, next is Mu Yan. As long as those two are around, I can never be at ease."

Yun He’s eyes darkened.

The man looked at Yun He kindly, "Don’t have your mind burdened too heavily, you’ve been by Mu Yan’s side hiding for so many years, he naturally trusts you, you are my only godson, my expectations for you are high!"

Yun He nodded, "Alright, godfather, rest assured, Yun He’s life was given by you, I will not expose myself."

He looked up, concern in his eyes, "How is Qingcheng doing?"

The man shook his head, "In the past three years, there hasn’t been much contact, she has grown independent wings and doesn’t bother with me as her master!"

"Does she know your true identity?" Yun He continued to ask.

The man shook his head, "She only knows that I’m an old friend of her father, my identity is not convenient to make public."

Yun He nodded, "It’s better that Qingcheng doesn’t know, if Mu Yan finds out about Zhan Lan’s disappearance, he would surely investigate through Qingcheng."

The man nodded, a gleam of darkness flashing in his eyes, confidently said, "Rest assured, regarding us, Mu Yan will find nothing through Qingcheng!"

Yun He curiously inquired, "Godfather, how did you learn about Zhan Lan’s departure this morning and prepare ahead of time?"

"There is a woman from the Qin Family called Zhao something... she contributed significantly." The man’s eyes showed disdain, his subordinate obtained the desired information through small bribery.

Yun He understood, godfather had always been cautious in his actions, this operation, godfather never contacted him directly because he knew Zhan Lan was more cautious, so the information godfather gathered was all through Zhao Yan. Because Zhan Lan was very vigilant, if there was a slight flaw, the plan wouldn’t succeed.

"With Zhan Lan missing, Mu Yan will definitely search for her." Yun He said.

The man’s smile remained undiminished, "What if Mu Yan sees the corpse of Zhan Lan?"

Yun He was stunned, the man continued, "A few years ago, I was collecting women who resembled Zhan Lan, one actually looked quite similar, if I burn the face beyond recognition, do you think Mu Yan could find anything?"

Yun He’s pupils constricted, this seemed a bit cruel.

The man seemed to sense Yun He’s hesitation, he sighed, "It’s all for our great cause!"

Yun He nodded, "Yes."

The man looked at Yun He and cautiously asked, "You helped me drug Zhan Lan and abduct her, Mu Yan loves her to the bone, will he believe your words?"

Yun He personally drugged Zhan Lan and Qin Ming and others, if Mu Yan discovered this, certain death awaited.

Yun He’s lips curved slightly, "When the time comes, I will naturally have a way."

"Good, I cannot stay here, take care!" The man’s smile deepened.

Yun He watched as his godfather departed.

Plotting against Zhan Lan, his heart felt uncomfortable, but this task he had to complete.

Over ten years ago, he was just a few years old, orphaned and forced to wander the streets, one day, he finally managed to get a meat pie from someone’s kindness but was chased and bitten by a pack of vicious dogs. If it hadn’t been for his godfather passing by and saving him, he would have been dead.

The debt of life-saving cannot be forgotten, godfather was of the Zhongzhou royal family, the Imperial Uncle of Princess Mu Cheng’an.

He had been hiding his identity for years, just waiting for the day to restore the Zhongzhou kingdom!