Chu Qingmeng mentally vented her frustration before quietly taking the main seat, gesturing for them to sit and report. Never did she expect this briefing to drag on for a full hour. Just a quarter of an hour in, Chu Qingmeng's head was already throbbing with a dull buzz. Shuangcheng applied a dab of peppermint oil and massaged her temples, watching her with such concern that Quan Si felt he didn't even need to take her pulse—it was obvious the Ninth Lord was suffering from severe internal heat and rising blood pressure, practically turning red with fury.
By the time Wǔ Qīng finished his report, Shuangcheng's hands were aching from the massage, yet Chu Qingmeng's anger remained unabated. Three consecutive death warrants slipped from her lips, frightening the men present; the Ninth Lord was truly enraged. Seeing that the time agreed upon with Mo Liujin had arrived, Chu Qingmeng took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and instructed Wǔ Qīng to carry out the orders. Then she vaulted onto her horse and galloped toward the main camp, telling Hui Wenzhong and Shuangcheng to put on their disguises and wait for her directly outside Chen Shao's manor gates, while Quan Si escorted her to the camp in secret.
Meanwhile, Mo Liujin was waiting anxiously outside the camp gates, terrified that something might have happened to her. Although he trusted the martial prowess of Hui Wenzhong and the others, one could never be too careful. As his mind raced with worries, he caught sight …
Chapter 173