The Flourishing Tang Dynasty: Beginning with Marrying Yang Yuhuan

Chapter 41 Taking the bait
In fact, Li Heng was not that kind because he had already made a judgment on the matter.

If they really wanted revenge, the best target would be Li Longji. Even if they wanted to vent their anger on him, there was no need to do so much.

And from the ambush of the venomous snake to the assassination of the dancer, he believed that the things involved behind it would definitely not be so simple.

Therefore, he felt that there was a high probability that they would come to him again.

The reason why he let them go and didn't send anyone to follow them was just to make these people who thought they were smart think that he was really kind and could be easily deceived.

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The dancer left the government office and wandered around Lanzhou for three days before finally arriving at the place where Chen Wulang's sister was hidden before.

This place was originally a brothel, but because it hid Chen Wulang's sister, Wang Zhongsi sent people to take her away and closed the brothel. It is now abandoned.

As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. Hiding here is indeed a good choice.

The dancer came into the brothel and saw a man drinking alone in the lobby.

This man was the strong man that Li Heng had let go before, and also the poisonous snake that Gao Shi mentioned.

When the strong man saw the dancer, he was stunned at first, then he was so happy that tears came to his eyes. He ran over to hug the dancer and said, "Hongyue, why did you come out? I was just trying to find a way to save you."

The dancer Hongyue said, "It was Li Heng who let me go."

After saying that, he looked at the strong man with concern and said, "Dou Lang, they didn't embarrass you, did they?"

"Li Heng let you go?" The sturdy man's face changed slightly. He did not answer Hong Yue, but asked: "Did he send someone to follow you?"

Hong Yue said, "I was worried that he would send someone to follow me, so I deliberately wandered around for three days to make sure that there was no one following me before I came to look for you."

"That's good." The sturdy man nodded. "There's an order from above that Li Heng must be killed no matter what. I was just worried that I had no way to do it. Now that you've come out, we can work together again!"

"Do you want to kill him again?" Hong Yue looked at the sturdy man and shook her head, "Dou Bai, since we have already left Chang'an, we should not do such things again. Let's find a place to hide and live a good life."

"How are you going to make a living?" Dou Bai's face changed, and he said sternly, "All I've been doing is taking money from people and helping them get rid of disasters. You only know how to..."

Dou Bai wanted to say that he was selling his art and body, but he couldn't continue and changed his words: "We don't know anything else. Even if we hide, how can we live? Besides, you and I are involved in this matter. If there is no result, the higher-ups will not let us go!"

Hongyue looked at Dou Bai, took out the money Li Ying gave her, put it in Dou Bai's hand, and said, "This is the money given by His Royal Highness Prince Shou. Let's run away, run back to my hometown, Bactria. The higher-ups won't chase us that far."

Dou Bai tightly grasped the purse and said, "What about your revenge? Don't you want to take revenge? You should have lived a life of wealth and honor, but it was because of the emperor that your family was destroyed and you became a prostitute."

"But that was the emperor's doing. It has nothing to do with His Royal Highness Prince Shou."

"The son pays the father's debt!"

After Dou Bai finished speaking, he took Hongyue's hand again, changed his tone, and said softly: "Everything I did was for you, for our future. Can you help me again? Just once, if you fail again this time, I will promise you that we will escape together."

Hong Yue was silent for a while, then asked, "How do you want me to help you?"

"When you return to Li Heng, tell him that the Tibetans want to kill you and ask him to protect you." Dou Bai thought, "Since Li Heng has let you go, it means he is soft-hearted. He will definitely keep you by his side. Then you can take the opportunity to drug him."

Dou Bai said as he took out a pack of medicine and handed it to Hong Yue, then continued:
"He already suffers from a knotted meridian. This is the medicine that will cause his knotted meridian disease to flare up. If he dies from the disease, you won't be the one to blame."

Hongyue took the poison and sighed, "Okay, I'll try it."

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Hongyue ran to the inn where Li Heng was staying, panting, and was brought in by Xin Yunjing.

Li Heng was talking to Gao Shi at the time. Seeing Hong Yue, he asked, "I've already let you go. Why did you come back?"

Hong Yue immediately knelt down and cried, "Please, Your Highness, save me!"

Li Ying said, "What's the matter? Tell me."

"I assassinated His Royal Highness Prince Shou before because I was coerced by the Tibetan secret agents. The Tibetan secret agents captured my lover and forced me to assassinate His Royal Highness Prince Shou. Now that I have failed, they not only killed my lover, but also me!"

Hongyue was crying as she spoke, her eyes were filled with tears.

"If you had told me earlier, maybe I could have saved your lover." Li Heng pretended to be very sorry and helped Hongyue up. "Since he is already dead, please accept my condolences. How about this, you stay here first. No one dares to touch you here. I will avenge you."

"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Shou." Hongyue cried and thanked.

"No need to be so polite." Li Heng comforted Hongyue, "As a prince of the Tang Dynasty, it is my duty to protect my people. You should go and rest first. I will come to see you after I finish my business."

Then he asked Xin Yunjing to take her away.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Hongyue bowed to Li Ying again before retreating with Xin Yunjing.

After Hong Yue walked away, Gao Shi said, "Your Highness, it seems that they are not going to give up."

"Then play with them," Li Heng said with a smile on his face, "She can come back so quickly, which means the poisonous snake is in Lanzhou. Now, she feels that she has gained my trust, so she will definitely relax her vigilance and go looking for the poisonous snake again. You personally lead people to follow, and if possible, only catch the poisonous snake."

Gao Shi didn't understand what Li Heng meant by catching only poisonous snakes for a moment, but he immediately understood what Li Heng meant and said, "Yes."

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That night, Hongyue secretly went to find Dou Bai again.

The two talked for a long time before Hongyue left.

After Hongyue left, Gao Shi led his men to rush in and captured Dou Bai on the spot.

Gao Shi took Dou Bai to prison and immediately interrogated him.

Gao Shi said: "Dushe, Hongyue has confessed everything. If you confess now, maybe your sentence can be reduced."

"Impossible, Hongyue would never betray me, we have already lived and died together!" Dou Bai still didn't believe it.

"You are the descendant of Dou Huaizheng, right?" Gao Shi said.

Dou Bai was surprised and asked, "How did you know?"

Gao Shi said: "Of course it was Hongyue who said that."

"No, no." Dou Bai shook his head. "It's not difficult to find out that I'm the descendant of Dou Huaizheng. You want to alienate us, but it's impossible! If you want to kill me, just kill me. I won't say anything."

"You are too confident." Gao Shi shook his head. "I'll give you some time to think about it. Tell me when you figure it out. Of course, to help you figure it out, I'll take you to a good place."

After saying that, he ordered people to beat Dou Bai up and then throw him into the water dungeon.

(End of this chapter)