"We can't work it out yet." Ju Shou shook his head and rubbed his chin. "But this is good news for us. I hope the City Defense Army realizes what's happening soon and doesn't fall for Yuan Xi's deception."
Shen Pei sighed helplessly. "Let's hope so."
Tian Feng, who had remained silent for a long time, suddenly said, "If we could find a way to get word to Xu Ziyuan or the other City Defense Army troops, we wouldn't be so helpless."
Ju Shou exhaled in frustration. "Unfortunately, we're confined to this residence. We have no way of getting out."
Five days later, Yuan Xi looked over the investigation report presented to him, his expression gradually twisting with fury.
"Good! Good! Very good!" Yuan Xi was so furious that he laughed, his grip tightening around the report as murderous intent churned in his eyes. "I left you alone because I wanted to keep the peace, avoid making this any bigger, and perhaps gain your allegiance someday!"
"But look at you! Instead of showing gratitude, you've come looking for trouble with me!"
"Wenhe was right. To accomplish great things, you have to cut out the weeds by their roots!"
Over the past few days, he had mobilized every connection and resource he had to investigate where these rumors had originated.
After painstakingly unraveling the threads, he had finally traced the rumors to their source.
The Feng Family and the Guo Family were driving everything from behind the scenes!
There were also secret reports that Feng Wei and Guo Kai had visited the Xin Residence, which meant the Xin Family was involved as well.
Yuan Xi instantly understood who stood behind it all-Xin Ping's younger brother, another adviser serving Yuan Shao: Xin Pi!
This man was no ordinary strategist, and Yuan