Live-in Son-in-law-Chapter 1138: Stolen Secret Letters

"Long Hai, if I were to act according to my temperament, you would be dead without a doubt. However, the Third Princess requires your support. I'm returning the secret message to you. Whether you report me or send someone to hunt me down, Qin doesn't care.

But I hope you don't rush, just watch how the situation unfolds. Because the one who will ultimately ascend the throne will be the Third Princess. You may choose not to support her, but I hope you don't seek your own demise. Because Qin's temper is not good.

Your lives are no different from the twelve kings of the Tianyue Empire to Qin. Don't force me to kill you; if I want to kill you, it would be as easy as picking something out of a bag. Remember my words, farewell!"

After Qin Yi finished speaking, his figure flickered and then disappeared. Outside, there was a commotion and cries of alarm, chaos as people stumbled and horses bucked. Qin Yi rushed out.

A few followers rushed in and felt relieved only after seeing that Long Hai was safe.

"War General, should we pursue?"

Long Hai snapped back to reality, the horror in his eyes not yet dispelled, and ordered, "No pursuit. Anyone who speaks of today's events will be executed without mercy."

"Yes." Several commanders were startled, rarely seeing Long Hai so agitated, hurriedly responded.

Long Hai sighed slightly, pursue? Even the royal family couldn't stop Qin Yi, how could they catch up?

He repeatedly instructed the commanders to ensure that today's events are not leaked even a single word. He was moved by Qin Yi's words and had not yet fully figured out what path to take in the future.

Long Hai contemplated as he returned to his room, opened a hidden compartment on the wall, and prepared to place the letter inside. These items were evidence of his collusion with the Second Prince, and losing them would have unimaginable consequences.

However, when he opened the sandalwood box, the thick pile of secret messages was gone, leaving only one letter.

Long Hai was so shocked his old face turned pale. Losing the messages is disastrous.

This matter is too serious. Who stole the secret messages? Any one of those messages, if presented to the Emperor, would be the end for him.

Why steal all the messages but leave one?

Long Hai instinctively picked up the remaining letter and opened it, almost dying of anger on the spot. This letter was the fake one Qin Yi forged for the Second Prince to show him, originally taken by Qin Yi, but now appeared in the box.

What does this represent?

It represents that Qin Yi stole the secret messages.

"Qin Yi, you insidious and despicable scoundrel, I'm not finished with you." Long Hai shouted in anger.

It must have been when he returned to the room earlier alone, Qin Yi secretly followed him, and he didn't notice. The grand hall only had Qin Yi at that time; he should have left someone to watch him.

Earlier, he was earnestly speaking to him, but in a blink, stole all his secret messages. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

This person is too cunning and treacherous.

Long Hai gritted his teeth in hatred but was helpless. With so many secret messages in Qin Yi's hands, he was essentially at Qin Yi's mercy.

Long Hai slumped powerlessly onto the chair, the secret messages with Qin Yi, he now had no choice but to follow Qin Yi's orders and support the Third Princess.

...

Meanwhile, Qin Yi was swiftly heading towards the Imperial City.

Indeed, the secret messages of Long Hai were stolen by him.

Talk is one thing, but it's crucial to have leverage over Long Hai.

However, he now needed to make a trip back to the Imperial City. He didn't expect that he would be caught off guard by Yun Baixuan, that bastard.

Yun Baixuan even marked the secret messages, which he didn't notice.

The messages in the hands of Qiu Tang and Li Tianyang were given to the ministers supporting him by Yun Baixuan. If this secret message contained a mark, then Qiu Tang and Li Tianyang threatening those ministers with it might lead to immediate exposure.

If any minister turns around and reports Qiu Tang and Li Tianyang to the Emperor, they would be completely finished.

Damn you, Yun Baixuan.

Qin Yi's speed increased tremendously as he headed toward the Imperial City. He hoped Qiu Tang and Li Tianyang had not yet acted.

Qin Yi rushed under the cover of night and when he reached the Imperial City, it was already past three in the morning.

He didn't have time to rest, embarking on his third night-time visit to the royal family.

...

Qiu Tang was cultivating, suddenly her spiritual energy was disrupted by a force that appeared out of nowhere.

She opened her eyes to find someone in front of her, startled with shock.

Upon seeing it was Qin Yi, she was taken aback.

"You, why are you back? Or did you never leave the Imperial City?" Qiu Tang stood up and walked over, shocked.

Qin Yi gave a bitter smile, "I went to Haikang City, temporarily dealt with Long Hai."

"So quickly?" Qiu Tang was shocked, Qin Yi's efficiency was indeed impressive.

"Did something happen?" Qiu Tang quickly surmised, since Qin Yi had managed Long Hai, logically he would deal with other war generals, yet he was visiting the royal family for the third time tonight—something must have happened?

"Is the secret message still with you?"

Qiu Tang paused, then shook her head, "No, it's with Li Tianyang."

Qin Yi's face changed slightly, "It's bad, we were both deceived by Yun Baixuan. The secret message contains special markings, which we didn't notice. When Long Hai saw the secret message, he immediately realized it was fake."

Qiu Tang's face changed dramatically, "Markings, what markings?"

Qin Yi opened a letter stolen from Long Hai and handed it to her, "Look at the lower right corner."

Qiu Tang looked for a while but found nothing wrong, she replied, "I can't see anything."

Qin Yi opened another secret message and handed it to her.

Qiu Tang looked again, still shaking her head.

Qin Yi moved closer, pointing at the almost invisible small black dot in the lower right corner of the secret message, "Here's the marking."

Qiu Tang looked closely and finally noticed a tiny ink spot in the lower right corner, comparing the two secret messages and finding them both had it.

"What a Yun Baixuan, who would have thought he would have such a meticulous plan." Qiu Tang's expression was very grim.

Qin Yi said, "Now's not the time to talk about this. We need to quickly contact Li Tianyang. If he tries to use the secret message to threaten those ministers, he could be instantly exposed."

Qiu Tang exhaled deeply, "I'll find a way to contact him right away, hoping he hasn't approached those ministers yet."

Qin Yi nodded slightly.

Qiu Tang couldn't leave the grand hall, she emitted a strange sound, like a kind of bird call.

Not long after, a brightly colored little bird flapped its wings, flying down from the large hole in the grand hall's ceiling, landing on Qiu Tang's outstretched finger.

Qin Yi curiously watched as Qiu Tang whispered a few words into the bird's ear, then released the beautiful, colorful bird.

"You can communicate with birds?" Qin Yi was full of curiosity, he had seen such a person only once before. It was the Black Crow from the Secret Realm, who considered birds as his life but could communicate with them.

Qiu Tang replied, "This bird is called the Five-colored Autumn Tang, incredibly intelligent. I used to keep it for amusement only. Didn't expect it to be so useful after being confined. I can't communicate with it, but it can understand my intentions. Li Tianyang will come to see me when he sees it."