117: Black and White

Looking at the departing carrier pigeon, Sheng Fang felt a slight sense of wonder.

This carrier pigeon was specifically sent to him.

Sheng Fang handed the message tube to Eunuch Wei, who was standing by: "You read this letter to me. What kind of letter is this?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Eunuch Wei took out the rolled-up letter from the message tube and unfolded it.

As the letter came into view, Eunuch Wei froze.

"What's wrong?" Sheng Fang noticed the change in Eunuch Wei's emotions.

"Your Majesty, regarding this letter, this Old Servant is terrified!"

"Read it out!" A Man said, frowning.

Seeing that the Emperor had given such a command, Eunuch Wei no longer hesitated: "I, Li Qiu, a fifth-rank attending Eunuch in the palace, was invited to the Third Prince's residence on the evening of October 8th, in the 501st year of the Sheng Country's founding."

"The Third Prince promised a thousand taels of gold and instructed this humble one to falsely transmit an imperial decree to the Fifth Prince in Qiushan City..."

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As sentence after sentence was read out.

Sheng Fang's complexion changed from pale to ashen.

"Your Majesty, this letter cannot be true. Please don't damage Your Majesty's health with anger."

After Eunuch Wei finished reading, he quickly said.

He took a deep breath.

Sheng Fang barely managed to suppress the fury in his heart.

The information in the letter might not be entirely accurate, but the matter of falsely transmitting an imperial decree was likely true!

This kind of matter, as long as they went to Qiushan City and found the confessing Eunuch Li Qiu, could not withstand investigation!

And the culprit...

"Destroy the letter."

In the end, Sheng Fang could only sigh helplessly.

In the current situation of unstable warfare, no matter how angry he was, he couldn't take a clear stance.

If he were to move against the Third Prince over this matter, too many people would be implicated.

This letter only added more helplessness and disappointment towards Third Prince Sheng Tianlong.

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Qiushan City.

Sheng Changge did not know that his letter had vanished without a trace.

He was currently.

Finishing the last bit of his long-distance run.

After a few breaths.

When the final long run ended, the System's voice appeared in Sheng Changge's mind like a clear spring in the mountains.

"Ding ~ Congratulations, Host, for completing the daily task 'Long Run'. Reward: One ingenious plan pouch."

Within a day.

Obtaining two ingenious plan pouches was not bad for Sheng Changge.

He had originally thought of continuing to do push-ups, but it was truly difficult to keep going.

One set required one hundred standard ones.

This was the biggest difficulty.

Looking at his current location, he had unknowingly run out of the city.

The trees on both sides were dark and gloomy, but the round moon overhead was able to bring some light to the quiet official road.

Walking towards the city, it wasn't long before Sheng Changge heard a woman crying out.

"Help! Help!"

From the woods on one side, a woman wearing a white dress that revealed a large area of her skin ran quickly towards the official road.

She kept looking back, as if there was something terrifying behind her.

Sheng Changge frowned and subconsciously wanted to back away.

However.

The woman who ran from the woods ran directly towards him.

When she got closer.

Only then did Sheng Changge see how beautiful this woman was.

Her smooth chin complemented her small mouth, her nose bridge was delicate, and her beautiful eyes, filled with tears of fear, looked like a startled young deer.

In just a short moment.

The woman, whose clothes were disheveled, grabbed Sheng Changge's arm: "Young Master, save me, I've encountered ruffians!"

"Ruffians?" Sheng Changge looked into the depths of the woods on that side: "How many ruffians are there?"

"There are so many!" The woman sobbed: "Young Master, you must save me!"

"So many?!"

Hearing this, Sheng Changge's heart also trembled.

"System, use an ingenious plan pouch. Tell me how I can escape danger."

As he spoke, the System panel popped up, and a line of text appeared.

"Ding ~ Host has encountered an assassination attempt by the Third Prince's killer organization's strongest combination, Black and White Sha. The ingenious plan pouch has been activated to provide a new strategy for breaking the situation."

Looking at this line of text on the System panel, Sheng Changge was startled.

Black and White Sha?

He didn't expect the Third Prince to send someone to kill him so quickly!

It seemed that this involved the young woman beside him.

Thinking of this, Sheng Changge glanced at the woman in front of him... A System message appeared in his mind.

"This person is White Sha, one of the Black and White Sha. She is skilled at luring and killing men. Host, do not act rashly. Do not expose her. You must cooperate with her performance."

Hearing the voice of Ye Tian's ingenious plan pouch, Sheng Changge's face was full of astonishment.

The killer was right beside him?

If the System hadn't told him not to act rashly, he would have definitely run away immediately!

"Young Master, those ruffians are coming!" The woman beside him said with another choked, nervous voice.

How did she look like a killer at all? She was clearly a kind and gentle younger sister!

"Let's go!"

Thinking of the System's reminder to cooperate with her performance, Sheng Changge didn't hesitate.

He took the woman's hand and led her towards the city.

Being pulled by Sheng Changge.

The white-clothed woman behind him had a slight look of surprise in her beautiful eyes.

Many men would have probably directly abandoned her, this burden, and run away by themselves.

However, this didn't prove anything. What if this man had other motives?

A subtle smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and White Sha resumed her expression of fear.

They ran for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

They could already see the city gate of Qiushan City ahead.

"It should be safe here. Thank you for saving me, Young Master."

The woman said in a soft voice, her expression a little timid.

"Host can take this opportunity to leave."

Ye Tian's words made Sheng Changge's heart relax. He then looked at the woman beside him: "You don't need to thank me. We met by chance. Let's part ways here."

As he said this.

Without any hesitation, he left directly.

This situation, however, left White Sha bewildered.

Had her charm disappeared?

Among the previous targets she had assassinated, which one didn't want to take advantage of her after seeing her disheveled and so weak?

"Young Master, wait a moment!" White Sha grabbed Sheng Changge.

And being grabbed, Sheng Changge felt a surge of urgency in his heart.

"Young Master... You saved this humble woman. Won't you give this humble woman a chance to repay you?"

White Sha said, lightly biting her lip, her eyes misty with tears. The clothes on her shoulder unconsciously slipped down a little, revealing her inverted jade bowl.

In such a seductive and tempting scene, Sheng Changge had no interest whatsoever: "There's no need for repayment. It was just a matter of convenience."

He said this very seriously.

This, however, made White Sha slightly confused.

She had made it so obvious. Was this man perhaps an idiot?

"Young Master's great kindness cannot be so lightly dismissed."

White Sha showed her acting skills again: "This humble woman has no money to repay you. How about, let this humble woman offer herself to you?"

White Sha said, showing a shy posture: "This humble woman is still a virgin..."

"Ding ~ Please Host refuse, and sternly denounce the other party for this slutty behavior. The denunciation should not be less than ten thousand words."

The System's prompt, the first sentence, was also what Sheng Changge thought.

Knowing that the other party was a killer, how could he believe her words? He would definitely refuse.

But the second sentence surprised Sheng Changge.

Sternly denounce the other party... Wouldn't that anger her and get him brutally killed?