Jia Wuqun rose to his feet. Unable to speak, he expressed his thanks with repeated bows.
He knew full well that, for Southern Prefecture, silencing them outright was the safest course. Taking the Chancellor and the others away meant shouldering considerable risk. What if they were discovered while hiding and fleeing? How could that compare to the certainty of eliminating them?
Niu Youdao reassured him, "There is no need for this, sir. A message has already been sent, telling them to forward the Chancellor's letter here. Once you see his letter, you should be at ease."
Jia Wuqun bowed again in thanks, his face truly filled with gratitude.
After Jia Wuqun withdrew, Yuan Cong asked, "Did you really send people to silence them?"
Niu Youdao glanced around and gave a low, bitter smile. "Master, once Southern Prefecture is exposed, Misty Pavilion will follow the trail and eventually implicate Purple Gold Cave. When that happens, who knows how many deaths it will take to fill this pit."
"And yet you promised to spare Zi Pingxiu?"
Niu Youdao sighed. "Logically, once Misty Pavilion discovers that people have gone missing, they should investigate immediately. But there has been no movement even now. This may truly have been a private operation by certain people within Misty Pavilion... So I am gambling as well! I only hope it will not be too late by the time the letter reaches Song Kingdom. If Misty Pavilion has already acted... Song Kingdom may already have made its move. Sending this letter now would be too late."
Yuan Cong fell silent for a moment. "This time, I caused trouble for you."
Niu Youdao hurriedly waved his hands. "This has nothing to do with Master. No one expected Shao Pingbo to collude with people from Misty Pavilion. Besides, they saw