To the First Emperor of Qin: The state has decreed this!

Chapter 292 Zhang Fan is kidnapped!

A short arrow pierced through the window, shot into the courtyard, and embedded itself firmly in the ground, its fletching still trembling violently.

Fusu froze, his back instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Luo Li was also startled by this sudden change and stopped crying. She quickly drew the short blade from her waist and stared warily out the window.

Fusu took a deep breath, steadied himself, and focused his gaze on the short arrow!

A yellowed envelope was clearly tied to the arrow shaft.

He immediately reached out and tore off the envelope, quickly opened it, and pulled out a piece of silk inside.

As soon as he saw the words on it, his face turned deathly pale.

There were only a few lines of text written on it.

"Zhang Fan is in my hands! If he dares to make a big fuss and alarm Xianyang, or if the authorities continue searching the city..."

"Then we'll just wait to collect his corpse!"

Upon seeing this warning, Fusu turned pale, his hand holding the silk hanging in mid-air, not daring to move.

Luo Ying reacted quickly, immediately dashing out of the courtyard gate and running wildly towards the Changzi County government office. She had to stop Mo Feng before he alarmed the authorities!

Inside the courtyard, Fusu paced anxiously back and forth, his hands unconsciously rubbing together.

What should we do now?!

If the robbers are truly angered, the teacher's life will be in danger!

But if we don't report to the authorities or ask for help, are we just going to wait here idly?

Just as Fusu was pacing anxiously, Luo Li ran out of Zhang Fan's room.

The tear tracks at the corners of her eyes were still wet, but she tightly clutched a small piece of paper in her hand and quickly handed it to Fusu.

"Young master, this was under the master's pillow!"

Fusu was startled and quickly took the note.

The above is a line of words hastily written in charcoal:

"If something goes wrong, don't panic! Just observe and see what happens!"

Upon seeing the familiar, scrawled handwriting, Fusu's wildly beating heartbeat immediately calmed down considerably.

But the worry in his eyes had not completely disappeared, and he fell into deep thought while holding the note.

What should we do right now?

Did the teacher foresee that he would be in danger?

Was he deliberately kidnapped by those people?

Or perhaps... the teacher is secretly plotting something big by getting involved himself?

……

at the same time.

The top floor of Ji Honglou.

Zhang Fan's eyelids twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes.

He gasped, feeling an excruciating headache, as if his head were filled with lead.

His gaze gradually focused, and he turned his head to see Mi Yueyao sitting on the soft couch beside him.

She still had that smiling look on her face, holding her phone in her hand, her fair fingers curiously exploring and playing with the screen, while her gaze quietly watched Zhang Fan, who had just woken up.

"Awake?" Mi Yueyao chuckled softly.

Zhang Fan frowned, and just as he was about to struggle to get up, he suddenly realized that his body was completely out of his control.

He looked down and saw that his limbs were tightly bound to the four corners of the mahogany bed with strong silk ropes, making him look like a "big" character and unable to move at all!

"What exactly do you want?"

Zhang Fan glared at him, gritting his teeth as he demanded, "Do you know what you're doing? Kidnapping the Qin imperial envoy! Have you considered the consequences?!"

Hearing Zhang Fan's angry rebuke, Mi Yueyao was not angry at all. Instead, she put down her phone and slowly walked to the bedside.

She looked down at Zhang Fan, her smile unwavering.

"Young Master Zhang, you can rest assured. Since we are in a cooperative relationship, Yueyao will naturally not harm your life."

She leaned down slightly and gently straightened Zhang Fan's disheveled collar, but her tone left no room for argument.

"The situation outside is about to descend into chaos. For your absolute safety, young master, we would be grateful if you could stay at my Ji Hong Lou for a few more days!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fan not only did not get angry, but instead chuckled softly.

Seeing this, Mi Yueyao's eyes flashed with curiosity, and she couldn't help but ask, "Young Master, how can you still laugh in such a predicament?"

Zhang Fan stopped laughing, stared into her eyes, and slowly said, "So you kidnapped me for one of two reasons. Either you intend to hand me over to the Xiang family! Of course, there's a second possibility..."

He paused, his tone becoming more certain:

"You want to completely absolve me of this matter! After all, even I, the Imperial Envoy of Qin, have been kidnapped by assassins, so this crime of treason involving the theft of coal must have nothing to do with me, right?"

Mi Yueyao's expression hardened, the smile on her lips gradually faded, and she stared at Zhang Fan coldly, saying:

"Go on!"

Zhang Fan smirked, a hint of mockery in his eyes: "I'm laughing because I find it laughable. Why do you trust that old fox Xiang Liang so much? Are you so sure that once the Black Ice Guard investigates, he won't betray you to protect the Xiang clan?"

Upon hearing this, Mi Yueyao's expression completely changed.

Her face instantly darkened, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

She snorted coldly, didn't answer Zhang Fan's question, and turned to stride towards the door.

With a "bang".

The door was slammed shut, and the room fell silent once more.

Zhang Fan watched her departing figure and felt a wave of helplessness.

He tried to free himself from the silk rope around his wrist, but to no avail.

In the current situation, the enemy is in the shadows while we are in the open, leaving us completely on the defensive and vulnerable to attack.

Mi Yueyao is a woman whose thoughts are unfathomable; it's hard to know how much of what she just said actually came to her attention.

However, Zhang Fan knew in his heart that he had made a small right bet!

Mi Yueyao really didn't want to hurt herself!

Otherwise, she wouldn't have needed to secretly send a message to save him back in Langya Lane.

For now, all we can do is wait and see!

at the same time.

Deep within the residence of the Junior Prefect of Xianyang.

Shao Fu Zongyu sat upright behind his desk, holding a secret report in his hand.

The letter contained the latest news from Shangdang County: Imperial Envoy Zhang Fan had been attacked and disappeared, and had been secretly taken to Ji Honglou.

After reading the secret report, Zong Yu was not shocked or angry. Instead, the corners of his mouth slowly turned up, revealing a cold smile.

"Master, Zhang Fan has now fallen into the hands of an unknown force. What should we do now?" A trusted confidant standing below bowed and asked for instructions.

Zong Yu casually tossed the secret report into the brazier beside him, watching the flames instantly engulf the silk, and chuckled softly.

"This Imperial Envoy Zhang is really tough; even the death warrant from the Wind and Rain Pavilion couldn't take his life!"

At this point, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and he changed the subject:

"But this is for the best. By some twist of fate, we've finally forced out the fox's tail that was hiding in the shadows."

Zong Yu stood up, paced back and forth in the study a couple of times, and gave a deep order:

"Immediately order our informants in Shangdang to thoroughly investigate Ji Honglou in Changzi County! What's the point of a brothel keeping so many assassins? I need to know its entire background, and what its relationship is with Zhang Fan!"

"Yes, sir!" The trusted aide immediately clasped his hands in obedience.

"in addition……"