Chapter 441 - Chapter 441: The Spies Of The Chu State
Chapter 441: The Spies Of The Chu State
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Su Ying first brought the woman into the guest room and tied her up before returning to the backyard to store all the fish in her interspatial store.
The woman watched Su Ying leave and then struggled to break free from the rope tying her hands. She rubbed her head on the bed and a small blade fell out of her hair.
She picked up the blade and started cutting the rope binding her wrists quickly.
Su Ying returned to the guest room after putting away the fish.
When the woman heard the noise, she stopped what she was doing. Her round eyes stared at Su Ying in fear as if she was extremely afraid.
“There’s no need to struggle in vain. You won’t be able to break free from this rope.” This was not an ordinary hemp rope. Even if the woman used an ax to chop it, she might not be able to cut it. Otherwise, how could Su Ying leave her all alone in the room with peace of mind?
“Young Master…” The woman called out softly.
“This rope is hurting me so much. Young Master, can you loosen it for me?” Her charming eyes were both innocent and flirtatious. She was really the best among the seductive virginal type.
Su Ying uncapped the water bag and took a sip before pulling a stool over to sit down in front of her. “Your every move seems to have been calculated. Even the way you cast flirtatious looks from the corners of your eyes is just right, but you lack a soul of your own. One look and I can tell that you’re someone who’s been trained for a long time by some organization.
The woman’s eyes flickered a few times in response to Su Ying’s words. She forced herself to keep her expression steady, but her hands, which were tied behind her back, were clenched tightly.
“Let me guess. Are you the spy that those soldiers on the street want to catch?” The woman’s heart was racing. She appeared to be thinking what kind of person Su Ying was and what she should do to make Su Ying let her go.
-Tell me. Who are you spying for? Tell me honestly, and I may consider letting you go.” After all, the life and death of the Jin State had absolutely nothing to do with her.
“Where are you from, Young Master?”
Su Ying raised her eyebrows slightly and answered, “The Nan State.”
The woman blinked guilelessly. “But judging from your accent, you don’t sound
like you’re from the Nan State.”
“Because my mother is from the Chu State. So I naturally speak with an accent
from the Chu State.”
The woman observed Su Ying. It was hard to tell if Su Ying was telling the truth
or not.
“You don’t have to test me. I’ll give you 15 minutes to consider. You don’t have to tell me the truth, and I can also hand you over to the Jin State’s soldiers.
The woman’s brows were furrowed deeply as if she was having an internal struggle. Su Ying wasn’t in a hurry either. She took out some snacks from her bundle and began eating them leisurely.
Fifteen minutes was about to lapse when the woman suddenly said, “I’m a spy.
I came here from the Nan State. I was discovered and pursued while I was investigating the secrets of the Jin State. I don’t know who you are, but we have no grudges against each other. I beseech you to let me off, Young Master.” As the woman spoke, Su Ying was staring intently at her eyes. The expression in the woman’s eyes did not change at all as she spoke, proving that what she was saying was true.
However, even if her words were true, she might not be telling the truth.
There was a kind of lie where one could reveal information honestly by avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial. However, when the facts were presented in this way, the content that listeners distilled might not be true.
This person was a spy, and she could also have arrived from the Nan State. However, she might not be a native of the Nan State. She was investigating the secrets and was discovered by others, but she did not say whether she had found the secrets of the Jin State or not.
“I believe what you are saying is true.”
The woman hadn’t expected Su Ying to believe her words so easily. She assumed that she would have to spend a lot of effort to persuade Su Ying. However, what Su Ying said next caused her heart to sink completely.
“SO, what secrets have you found out about the Jin State? Which kingdom are you from? For whom are you spying?”
The woman was stunned outright. She had thought that Su Ying was easy to fool!
Su Ying finished the last piece of snack and slowly walked over to search the woman’s body.
The woman did not panic when she saw Su Ying trying to look for something
on her.
Su Ying glanced at her, but her hands didn’t stop moving. It wasn’t until she reached out to take off the woman’s shoes that a hint of panic flashed across the woman’s eyes.
“I stole the map of the military defense formation at the border of the Jin
State.”
Su Ying’s expression froze for a moment before she took off the woman’s shoes to take a look.
The woman became even more anxious. “I’m from the Chu State! If Young Master can help me to return to the Chu State, the Chu State will definitely reward you handsomely.”
A strange look appeared in Su Ying’s eyes, but her hands still did not stop.
“Which part of the Chu State? Who are you working for?”
“Since I am a spy, I am naturally working for the state.
Su Ying shook the shoe in her hand and found a key that was concealed within a hidden layer inside.
The moment the key was shaken out, the woman’s expression changed completely. “Everything I said is true. Young Master, you are also from the Chu State, right? If Young Master hands me to the Jin soldiers, it will only rum our state’s affairs.”
Su Ying’s almond-shaped eyes turned and stared straight into the woman’s eyes. “Where is the military defense formation map?
The woman pursed her lips. “I still don’t know Young Master’s identity. Even if
I die, I will never hand it over.”
“What evidence do you have to prove that you are sent by the Chu State?” “None. The identities of spies can’t be exposed. Other than the higher-ups, no one knows our identities at all.”
“Alright. I want you to pass a message to your organization. Tell them that the Chu State’s Empress is still alive and is currently at the border of the Chu and the Jin States. Tell them to inform the Emperor this news at once.
The woman stared at Su Ying in surprise. She had been working in the Jin State all this while and didn’t know what was happening back in the Chu State. Shouldn’t the Empress be staying in the Imperial harem’s palace? Why would she come to the border between the Chu and Jin States?
Also, why did the man in front of her want her to send such a message? If this was a trap…
“You can’t possibly keep something as important as the military defense formation map on yourself. A spy won’t trust anyone easily. If your item wasn’t sent back to your superiors, then you should have put it in a place that wouldn’t arouse any suspicion.”
It wouldn’t arouse suspicion, but she could still get it and exit the border pass at any time.
“Does the Jin State also have a storage pavilion?”
The woman’s eyes widened, and her body stiffened.
“Wait here. I’ll go take a look.”
Su Ying grabbed the key and prepared to leave.
“I’ll send it. I’ll help you send the message!” Just as Su Ying was about to step out of the room, the woman growled.
Su Ying stopped in her tracks. She knew then that she had guessed correctly. The reason she brought up the storage pavilion was because she remembered that Lin Zhuyu had hidden the letters there as well. She assumed that it was truly a safer place.
“Young Master, if you want me to send a message back, surely you should untie the ropes on me? Our handwritings are different. If I let you write on my behalf, it may arouse suspicion.”
Su Ying asked the waiter to bring a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone to their room.
After the waiter left, Su Ying untied the steel cable on the woman’s wrists.
The woman obediently picked up the brush and started writing, but she kept watching Su Ying from the corner of her eyes. She was looking for an opportunity to escape.
Just as Su Ying looked away, the brush in the woman’s hand suddenly stabbed at Su Ying’s back!
However, Su Ying seemed to have eyes on her back. She immediately turned around and gave the woman a big tight slap..