Chapter 392 - Chapter 392: Let’s Talk After Getting the Goods
Chapter 392: Let’s Talk After Getting the Goods
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Su Ying took out a flashlight and turned it on. Almost the entire area at the foot of the mountain was illuminated.
She went forward to check the identities of the men in black, but there was nothing on them.
She pulled open their mouths and saw that there were poison sachets hidden inside. They were death warriors.
Xiao Jin had sent guards to follow her, but they were not that fast. Those guards would deliberately keep a certain distance from her so as not to attract attention.
Su Ying took out a signal flare and fired it into the sky. Row! The flare exploded in the sky, and the secret guards not far away quickly discovered it.
After waiting for nearly an hour, the secret guards finally caught up to her.
“Greetings, Your Imperial Highness.”
“Please rise. These people are here to assassinate me. You guys deal with them.
I have to hurry on my way.”
“Yes, Your Imperial Highness.”
After handing the men in black over to the secret guards, Su Ying mounted her horse and continued on her way.
As she approached the border of Jing Prefecture, heavy rain began to fall from the sky.
Su Ying took out an air canopy from her interspatial store to block the rain, preventing the rain from drenching her. It wasn’t until dawn the next day that she finally saw the city gates of Jing Prefecture.
Looking from afar, the sky above Jing Prefecture was shrouded in a thick black cloud that looked as if it was going to crush Jing Prefecture. The cloud layer was so thick that it made it difficult for people to breathe.
Su Ying continued to ride her horse to the city gates.
It was not known whether people were afraid of torrential rain, but there were many people queuing up at the city gate, waiting to leave the city. Very few people were entering the city.
In order not to attract attention, Su Ying changed into ordinary men’s clothing as she approached the city gates. After arriving at the city gates, she handed her pass-clearance documents to the officer, who only let her in after checking that there were no problems.
Xiao Jin said that Zhu Lin stayed in the City Guardian’s Residence. After asking for directions from passersby, Su Ying immediately headed to the City Guardian’s Residence.
The City Guardian’s Residence in Jing Prefecture was situated on the busiest main street. After Su Ying located the signboard with three large words “City Guardian’s Residence” written in gold paint on black background, she got off her horse.
However, as soon as she approached, the officer guarding the entrance stopped her.
“Who are you? The City Guardian’s Residence is not any place you can come near wantonly. Leave at once.”
“I want to see your City Guardian.”
As she spoke, Su Ying took out her token.
The guard was shocked when he saw the dragon motif on the jade token. His expression immediately changed and he invited Su Ying to a room in the outer courtyard. “Please wait a moment. We’ll go and send a message to the lord right away.”
The guard returned not long after leaving. A middle-aged man followed him. He was wearing a dark green official robe and had a small goatee on his face. His slender eyes made him look like a shrewd bureaucrat.
“Your lowly official greets you, my Lord. I wonder if my Lord is here to deliver the blueprints?” Yi Kun asked straightaway.
“That’s right. Where’s Zhu Lin?”
Yi Kun straightened up and said, “Sir, you may not know this. After arriving in Jing Prefecture, Lord Zhu was busy working day and night on the dam project. He fell ill the day before yesterday and is now unconscious. I am ashamed that I did not take care of Lord Zhu.”
Su Ying frowned. “Zhu Lin fell ill?”
“Yes, he is still recuperating in the Residence.”
“I’ll go take a look.”
Su Ying stood up and was about to go in when Yi Kun stepped forward and blocked her path.
“Don’t worry, my Lord. Lord Zhu is fine. He’s just too tired and caught a cold. He’s still unconscious right now. The most important thing now is to repair the new dam as soon as possible. Just in case, please give us the blueprints first, my Lord.”
Su Ying stared at Yi Kun intently with her almond-shaped eyes. “I’ll go take a look. I won’t take more than fifteen minutes.”
When he saw that Su Ying insisted on going, Yi Kun accompanied her to where Zhu Lin was resting.
The moment the maidservant pushed open the door to the guest room, Su Ying could smell the pungent aroma of medicinal herbs.
When he saw Su Ying frowning, Yi Kun explained, “Because Lord Zhu caught a cold and couldn’t come into contact with the wind, 1 instructed my people to close the doors and windows.”
Su Ying didn’t say anything and just walked straight to the bed.
There was a person lying on the bed. It was Zhu Lin.
However, the current Zhu Lin was completely different from his usual sickening demeanor. His face was extremely pale, and the color of his lips was so pale that his lips could not be seen clearly.
Su Ying reached out with her hand to check Zhu Lin’s pulse and found that his blood vitality was extremely weak. It was just a cold. How could his condition be so serious? She felt that something was wrong.
She reached out to lift the blanket on Zhu Lin’s body and was about to check on his body’s condition when Yi Kun suddenly went forward and pulled the blanket over Zhu Lin.
“My Lord, Lord Zhu has caught a cold. His body is already so weak. He definitely can’t catch a cold again. I beg Your Lordship to forgive me for forbidding this.”
Su Ying glanced at Yi Kun again, but she didn’t insist anymore and followed him to the study.
“How should I address you, my Lord? What position do you hold in the palace?” Yi Kun asked.
“I serve the Emperor directly.”
Yi Kun saw that Su Ying didn’t want to say anything more, so he didn’t ask further. He only asked Su Ying for the blueprints.
“Let’s go to the dam first. I want to know what’s wrong with the new dam.”
Yi Kun didn’t refuse and immediately asked someone to prepare a horse carriage.
“My Lord, this way please.”
The dam was located in the mountains and a certain distance away from the city. To save time, Su Ying rode a horse instead of a horse carriage.
When Yi Kun saw that Su Ying was riding a horse herself, he felt he couldn’t possibly take the horse carriage. Thus, he could only ask his subordinate to bring a horse for him.
In order to build the new dam, the Imperial Court approved the building of a road. Although it was a yellow mud road, it was much easier to travel on than the mountain path.
It was already close to noon when they reached the new dam’s location on horseback.
Su Ying stood halfway up the mountain and took out her binoculars to look at a construction site not far away. The new dam should be at that location.
When she went up, there were still many workers working on the construction of the new dam. When he saw Su Ying and the others here, a man who looked like a foreman hurriedly ran over and bowed to Yi Kun with a flattering expression.
“Sir, why are you here? The mountain road is muddy with rain now. Please don’t get your shoes dirty.”
Yi Kun glared at him. “It is my duty to monitor the repair and completion of the new dam. This lord here came from the capital, so all of you mustn’t be rude.”
When the foreman heard this, he turned his smiling face to Su Ying. “So you’re an official from the capital. I’m sorry for my disrespect. Don’t worry, my lords. There won’t be any problems with the dam at all.”
Su Ying didn’t know much about construction, but she could see the workers working on the dam without stopping. At first glance, she really couldn’t see anything unusual.
“Didn’t you say that there was a problem with the new dam and that it needed internal repairs? Why? There’s no more problem now?”
The smile on the foreman’s face froze, but he quickly recovered himself. “Yes, yes, yes. We need to repair it. Now we’re just waiting for the original blueprints from the Imperial Court. Only then will we know how to repair it.”
“My Lord, you heard it too. The most important thing now is to get the original blueprints and repair the problematic areas as soon as possible.”
Su Ying nodded when she heard him. “Lord Yi, you are right.”
After a simple inspection, Su Ying followed Yi Kun down the mountain and returned to the City Guardian’s Residence.
At this point, night had fallen and the sky had already darkened.
Su Ying said that she was hungry. Yi Kun replied that he would hold a small welcoming party for her that night, but Su Ying rejected his offer.
“There’s no need. Send the food to my room. After a simple meal, we’ll discuss how to fix the dam.”
Yi Kun didn’t object when he heard Su Ying’s words. He told the servants to send the food to her in the guest room.
After the guest room door closed, the attendant went to the study.
“My Lord, the food has been sent over. This person from the capital doesn’t look like a scheming person.”
Yi Kun’s face was emotionless. He didn’t dare to be friendly with people from the capital because he couldn’t figure out what they were thinking.
“No matter what, we’ll talk after we get the original blueprints..”