Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 625 - 626 - The ’Mountain Bandits’ Are Here_1

Chapter 625: Chapter 626 - The ’Mountain Bandits’ Are Here_1

Nan Feng had become accustomed to the travel-stained appearance of Yege, only advising him to be careful with everything in the Capital City.

One day, after walking out of Spikenard Square, Nan Feng bumped into Long San. His carriage was parked by the side of the road, it seemed he had intentionally been waiting for her there.

Upon seeing Long San, Nan Feng thought of what Yege had once said, about Long San having a tendency towards men, meaning he was homos-e-xual.

Could it be true?

However, no matter how she looked at him, it didn’t seem to fit. Although Long San appeared delicate, beneath the surface, he was full of masculinity.

Although Nan Feng wasn’t sure if a profoundly masculine man would... like the same gender.

Upon seeing Nan Feng continuously staring at him, Long San couldn’t help but laugh, "Miss Nan, it’s only been around ten days since we last separated. Have you already forgotten what Long looks like?"

"No," Nan Feng, realizing she had stared at Long San for too long, quickly apologized and smiled at him, "I was just curious, why are you here? Were you waiting for me here on purpose?"

"Indeed," Long San motioned for Nan Feng to get into the carriage first. After she did so, he pulled out a piece of paper from his bosom, "This is a message sent over by Guard Xia via pigeon."

"Thank you," as Nan Feng reached over to take the note, their fingertips accidentally brushed against one another.

So cold.

Thus, she didn’t rush to read the note and instead looked at Long San to ask, "Why are your hands so cold? Are you not wearing enough clothes?"

"I appreciate your concern, Miss Nan. My hands are always this cold. Butler Yan even jokingly called me a cold-blooded animal, comparing me to the snakes we keep at home," Long San said, laughing. Then he urged Nan Feng, "Take a look at what Guard Xia wrote."

Nan Feng unfurled the note to reveal several lines of minuscule regular script: There may be a large number of mountain bandits roaming around in the next few days, please exercise caution when leaving home, kindly inform Fengfeng.

"Mountain bandits?" Nan Feng looked up at Long San, "Isn’t Yege in the Capital City? How would he know that there would be mountain bandits lurking around?"

Seeing Long San’s enigmatic smile, Nan Feng suddenly understood, "You mean, these mountain bandits aren’t real bandits, but someone deliberately staged this?"

"Miss Nan is indeed astute."

"Was it Qin Kun who sent them?"

"Perhaps."

"Qin Kun intentionally deploys the mountain bandits to create chaos, so when the imperial court sends troops, he can use that as justification."

"Exactly, the current Ministry of War is under Qin Kun’s control."

"So... what does Qin Kun plan to do?"

"At this point, we already know his motives, but I don’t think the Emperor plans to interfere just yet," Long San paused, "As for the specifics, we can’t really do anything, so we just have to wait and see how this unfolds."

Nan Feng felt that the situation was getting too chaotic, "What about the common people when the mountain bandit incident actually happens?"

"Without sacrifices, how would Qin Kun expose his true intentions? The Emperor might possibly counter with a ruse of his own!" Thus, Long San gazed at Nan Feng with concern, "Regardless of the reason, the Court must have its own justification. For now, you should stay in Provincial City."

Nan Feng asked, "What if the bandits head for Heping County?"

"It won’t be Heping County, but more likely County."

"What about Xue Ling?"

"I will have someone protect her covertly. You should stop the supplies to her side for the time being."

"Alright," Nan Feng replied softly, yet she felt a chill creep up her spine.

...

Indeed, Fuku Prefecture, a prominent southern province of Dajin, had become restless recently. Rumors abounded about an evil cult and a powerful group of mountain bandits.