Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower
Chapter 899: The So-Called Truth

Chapter 899: Chapter 899: The So-Called Truth

Yuwen Jun took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom.

"I came here precisely to give you the antidote. This is a six-month supply. Take it for now and just lie low. You don’t need to do anything else. One day, it will serve a great purpose."

Zhao Xiaomiao joyfully accepted the antidote, believing that after Thousand Miles was raided, everyone, from the Chief to Manager Qiao, disappeared because their master had given up on the Imperial Capital, withdrawing them in the process.

To save herself, she frantically sought out information, no matter whether it involved Yuwen Luanfei or all the other ministers, no matter whether the issues were big or small. She desperately gathered intelligence to report back, all to prove to her master that even though Thousand Miles had fallen, Dongsheng Tavern was still useful and should not be abandoned.

Now, her efforts had not been in vain!

Yuwen Jun looked on with some disdain at Zhao Xiaomiao’s ecstatic frenzy; she was just too young, her temper too untested. If she were facing the true complexities and intrigues one day, he feared she wouldn’t survive a single round before being exposed.

Zhao Xiaomiao met Yuwen Jun’s gaze and felt she had lost her composure.

She lowered her head guiltily: "Your subordinate... got carried away."

Yuwen Jun said nothing but changed the subject: "Do you know where they’ve gone?"

"They?" Zhao Xiaomiao was momentarily puzzled.

Yuwen Jun glanced at the courtyard and said indifferently, "Bai Junjun."

Zhao Xiaomiao was surprised, but she didn’t dare delay and answered truthfully, "To my knowledge, they went to the Second Prince’s summer palace in Ying County."

"Ying County?" Yuwen Jun raised an eyebrow.

He had passed by Ying County on the way from Three-Branch Junction, but at that time, he hadn’t thought of going in, after all, he believed Li Wenli was in the Imperial Capital.

The thought that he had wasted twenty days on the road put Yuwen Jun in a slightly irritable mood.

However, their being in Ying County further confirmed that Li Wenli and Ah Dao were the ones who had ventured into Witch Ancestor Mountain.

Thinking about how Li Wenli used Bai Junjun, and how Bai Junjun was still completely unaware, Yuwen Jun could no longer hide his emotions, and his anger was plainly evident.

Zhao Xiaomiao involuntarily asked with a tremor in her voice, "Could it be that the master also holds a grudge against these two people?"

"What did you say?" Yuwen Jun sharply turned his gaze towards Zhao Xiaomiao as if he had caught onto something crucial.

Startled, Zhao Xiaomiao shuddered and fell to the ground: "Please forgive this subordinate, Master. I did not intend to speculate about your thoughts; I was just..."

"What vendetta do you have with them?" Yuwen Jun couldn’t be bothered to listen to Zhao Xiaomiao’s lament and cut straight to the point.

Zhao Xiaomiao was taken aback and slowly began to describe the tragic events of how Zhao Family Village was pillaged and how Li Wenli and Bai Junjun left her behind, leading to her falling into yet another dangerous situation.

However, Yuwen Jun paid no attention to Zhao Xiaomiao’s tragic story; he was only focused on one key point.

"You’re saying... Bai Junjun also participated in the bandit suppression?"

"Yes," Zhao Xiaomiao nodded.

"Impossible," Yuwen Jun shook his head. Although Bai Junjun was not bad at riding and archery, those were merely trifles of the nobility.

Most of Black Spider’s members were ordinary Refugees, but they were not something that Junjun, a weak woman, could take down.

Thus, there was only one truth!

Li Wenli dared to take Bai Junjun on a perilous journey—was it just to let Junjun witness him defeating the Refugees with his own eyes?

Yuwen Jun’s face turned steely as he continued to inquire about the destruction of Black Spider’s lair, though Zhao Xiaomiao’s answers to the latter part of the questioning turned vague.

He instantly understood that Xiaomiao did not know about the events that followed.

Nevertheless, the information he had was sufficient!

At least it confirmed that Li Wenli was the one causing disruptions behind him during this period. Yuwen Jun looked coldly in the direction of Ying County, murmuring with a smirk, "Very good, excellently so."

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