Father and Son Both Get Smeared

Meng Qiwei's meeting with Chu Han was quite brief. Before long, disguised as someone else, he left the room with a series of orders and swiftly conveyed Chu Han's commands. That entire night, every member of Nandu Base's underground forces worked frantically overtime.

Elsewhere, the night was especially quiet. Aside from news of an earthquake coming once from the residences of various generals, the anxious people in the main city finally breathed a sigh of relief the next morning.

The night passed without incident. No fires broke out anywhere, and no more assassinations occurred. The past two days had truly been bloody and chaotic!

With dark circles under his eyes, Murong Luocheng found Shangguan Rong after working all morning. "The disturbance has passed. What should we do about those young generals from the other bases? It seems they've started thinking about marriage alliances again."

Shangguan Rong rubbed his temples irritably. "I don't know how far King Hunter has gotten. Yesterday, two young men's reputations took a sharp dive, while Chu Han's only keeps getting better. Shen Yunlou has almost no blemishes either. If this keeps up, it'll be hard to wrap things up!"

Murong Luocheng had nothing to say. He could only yawn. "Should we bring King Hunter over and ask?"

Shangguan Rong shook his head with a bitter smile. "Forget it. King Hunter should have a plan. Judging from his actions, there's clearly a sequence of steps behind them. If we suddenly interrupt, we'd only harm others without benefiting ourselves. If you employ someone, don't doubt them."

Murong Luocheng nodded tiredly. "Is there anything else, General?"

Shangguan Rong shot him an unhappy glance and waved a hand casually. "Go get some rest. You've worked hard these past few days."

"Heh! It was nothing, nothing." Having been granted his release,