ZHAO JUREN'S LAST LOVE
Chapter 32. Waging Mission

"What's wrong? Why are you asking me for forgiveness?" Zhao Juren stared at Li Jin sharply, unable to dismiss the tension that had adorned her cold face.

"Master can kill me after this, sir..."

"Why should I kill you?" Zhao Juren stood up with a tense look.

"I didn't say anything, sir. But, there's someone I can't lie about returning my master."

Li Jin's reply instantly stunned Zhao Juren, his legs as if frozen. Her favorite night blue robe reflected sparkles in the afternoon light, her body becoming much thinner after being unconscious for so long suddenly like an ice stone.

"I can't lie to one person who believes my master isn't dead." Without raising his head he trembled.

"Who?" Zhao Juren's fingers clenched, making a strange crunch. He was angry and tense at the same time.

A soft sound of footsteps rang out behind the door. Very soft and barely audible.

A slender body figure in a thick dark-colored black robe walked slowly, its legs were like it was not tracing the ground.

The door was already half open, his hand outstretched pushing the door open wider, making a small creaking sound.

The balcony of Lantian's palace was bright yellow, the light coming from two lanterns hooked to the wall and had been lit since this afternoon by Zhao Juren.

His face was covered with a veil that was no less dark than his robe.

"I know, you're still alive General Juren."

Slowly she opened the veil and veil that covered her face.

Zhaon Juren was like a bewitch, her breathing seemed to stop, after a long time she could see these vile eyes, looking at her so closely.

"I know very well that there was something Li Jin was hiding when he saw his face for the first time this morning at the Zuihou Temple. Although he pretended to look sad but his eyes could not lie, he did not grieve at all. Different from the days before." Xiao Yi immediately spoke without giving Zhao Juren a chance to speak again.

Zhao Juren looked at Xiao Yi unblinkingly.

"Your Majesty the empress...?" Zhao Juren gasped as she returned to her consciousness.

He bowed immediately in a respectful manner, while Li Jin did not dare to raise his face.

"His Majesty the empress does not deserve to be here. If Your Majesty Yan Yue finds out, we will be given a severe punishment." Zhao Juren bowed even deeper.

"I risked my life to meet you, General Juren. I hope what I'm doing is worth what you can do for Yanzhi." Empress Xiao Yi slowly shook her coat sleeve then stepped forward.

His personal bodyguard, Cun's bodyguard stood at the door in pitch-black clothes.

Night crept slowly over the Lantian palace, no more than a drink of tea, two horses came out of the palace gate, piercing through the darkness.

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Zhao Juren stood on the highway outside Nanxing City, Four days ago she had left Yubei city and crossed through Liangsu province with all her skills.

Uncle Wang who had become familiar with him, helped him cross over and now he had returned to the land of Niang.

The town of Shizi just outside the king's town, this small town is still part of the Lijiang province area outside Nanxing Township. This place is quite crowded, considering it is on the outskirts of Kotaraja. As the name suggests, Shizi, this city produces persimmon fruit. Persimmon sweets from Shizi are famous all the way to Niangxi. The fruit is round like a tomato with a dense, crunchy and soft texture of the flesh of the fruit, almost like an apple, fresh and sweet in the mouth does not taste a bit.

Dry persimmons are often found in Shizi in mid-winter, as they are made in late autumn. In spring, fresh persimmon fruit and its sweetness are scattered on every corner of the street, so that the city of shizi becomes orange.

Since yesterday afternoon, he has been living in Shizi City, renting a room in a house with one yard and one door, the edge of the house and in a less crowded neighborhood.

In the blink of an eye, the atmosphere of spring felt as lively as the other Nanxing areas, the end of the year had arrived, Shizi City was decorated with colorful lanterns, the atmosphere was excited to feel sticky.

Spring parties are the most awaited thing by many people, young parents and even children. How not, this spring party only happens once a year, there will be a party of lanterns that are colorful and various forms, there are many sweets tanghulu.

"Good morning, Mr. Lian Ju."

The owner of the house was a round fat mistress aged at the beginning of forty. her face was very friendly, her name was Madam Pei. Her husband was Mr. Pei a persimmon farmer, they were a simple family.

"Good morning, Miss Pei." Zhao Juren nodded her head, it seems that Madam Pei just came home from the market, they passed each other on the streets. Madam Pei's eight-year-old daughter, seems to like Zhao Juren a lot. From yesterday afternoon, when he passed in front of the door, he always stuck out his neck to look at it, his round eyes teasing Zhao Juren as if he felt very interested in this handsome Uncle Ju.

"Gentleman where are you going? Did you eat this morning? At home I already have soup."

"Thank you madam, I'm not so hungry right now it looks like I'm going for a short walk this morning. I can eat in the tavern if I'm hungry." Zhao Juren smiled amiably.

"Well then, I'll cook some meat in the afternoon to celebrate the new year's party. We invite Mr. Lian Ju to eat together if we want."

"Oh, of course madam, with pleasure." Zhao Juren immediately parted, ending their conversation. He was very interested in taking a walk in this Shizi city, as a suburb of Kotaraja, of course he would be able to listen to a lot of gossip and information here.

The one thing he wanted to know the most, who was Xue Lian, who even Lin Hongse, the right-hand man of the general Qui, was obedient to and submissive to?

After that, he hoped to infiltrate into the king's city and find out who among his subordinates had betrayed him, so that in the battle for the city of Yichen, he would fight for the city of Yichen, all his strategies were leaked to Niang's side.

And to be sure, he had to carry out the one mission Empress Xiao Yi had given him, which would probably stop the great war threat from His Highness Yan Yue to King Nan Chen.

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