After eating and drinking to their hearts 'content, the sky quickly darkened.
After night fell, the state guesthouse was still brightly lit.
In the spacious courtyard, all the members of the Seaway Kingdom's diplomatic mission were gathered here.
Around the courtyard, there were also Embroidered Uniform Guards and Imperial Army soldiers standing guard.
Once they discovered the traitor, there was no way to escape.
"General, what do you mean?"
The princess of Hanhai Kingdom wore a veil and pressed her hands on her abdomen as she looked at Cao Peng and asked.
There was a hint of anger in his tone.
Although the Eternal Sea Kingdom was a small country, it was still a country.
The princess of the Seaway Kingdom was naturally angry that a diplomatic mission was treated like this.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness." Cao Peng cupped his hands.”
"The White Angel Corps has been attacked. I suspect that an assassin has taken the opportunity to sneak into the diplomatic mission and is trying to harm Your Majesty.”
"Just in case, I'm going to check it carefully.”
"Inspection? Is General Cao suspecting that I am an assassin?”
The princess of the Seaway Kingdom shouted coldly.
"I don't dare."
Cao Peng cupped his hands and said," But for the safety of Your Majesty, I have to investigate. I hope the princess will agree."”
"Although our Seaway Kingdom is a small country, we can't stand such humiliation," the princess of the Seaway Kingdom said coldly.”
"I did not mean to humiliate the Hanhai Kingdom. I hope Your Highness can forgive me."”
"However, His Majesty's safety is more important than Mount Tai. I must investigate to ensure that nothing goes wrong.”
"I think the princess doesn't want any accidents to happen. At that time, it won't be good for the Great Zhou or the Eternal Sea Kingdom.”
The princess of Hanhai Kingdom was so angry that her entire body trembled. She said coldly,"General Cao, this princess will remember what happened today.”
"You can investigate if you want to, but if you can't find the assassin, don't blame this princess for reporting you to the emperor.”
Cao Peng was shocked when he heard this and immediately had the intention to retreat.
It was not a good thing to be hated by a princess.
Although the Hanhai Kingdom was a small country, after the princess married the emperor, she would at least be a noble consort.
This meant that Cao Peng would offend a noble consort today.
However, when he thought of the safety of the emperor and the lives of his nine clans, Cao Peng had no choice but to investigate.
" I'm sorry, Your Highness."
Cao Peng cupped his hands and bowed. With a wave of his hand, two soldiers behind him brought over two wine jugs and dozens of cups.
Cao Peng looked at the princess of the Seaway Kingdom and explained,"Your Highness, there is a refreshing powder in this wine. It can disturb people's minds and make them tell you everything they know.”
"Of course, the Refreshing Powder is not a poison. It only takes one night for the effect to disappear, so Your Highness does not have to worry about the safety of your subordinates.”
Cao Peng looked at the people from the diplomatic mission in front of him and shouted coldly,"Everyone, drink a cup. As long as you don't have any evil thoughts in your heart, nothing will happen.”
After saying that, the soldier stepped forward and fed each of them a cup of wine.
After drinking the wine, the people of the diplomatic mission looked at each other, feeling nothing.
But soon, the alcohol got to their heads. They felt dizzy and their vision began to blur.
Cao Peng looked at them one by one, his eyes as sharp as an eagle, not letting go of any clues.
Just as he walked to the side of a maid, Cao Peng suddenly exploded and pointed at the maid's shoulder.
The maid was hit hard and immediately screamed. She spat out a mouthful of blood and threw herself forward.
Looking at the maid who had fallen to the ground in a sorry state, the surrounding maids were so frightened that they screamed.
The few of them huddled together, trembling in fear and panic.
The princess of the Seaway Kingdom's expression changed. Just as she was about to get angry, she heard Cao Peng shout," This person is not a maid, but a traitor in disguise."”
"Men, peel off her face.”
Two Imperial Army soldiers stepped forward and pressed down on the maid. One of them grabbed her face with an eagle claw and immediately tore off a human skin mask.
Because she used too much force, she even tore apart the maid's original face.
"Hmph, do you think that this little trick can fool this general? I've been in Jianghu for many years and have interrogated countless Jianghu thieves.”
"A mere human skin mask, Little Doyle!”
Cao Peng sneered disdainfully.
"Do you think that I won't be able to tell just by using True Qi to disperse the medicinal properties?”
"Little did you know that this general was waiting for you to circulate your power.”
"If you don't have any problems, why do you need to circulate your Qi to disperse the medicinal properties?”
Seeing that her identity had been exposed, the female traitor immediately cursed," Dog thief, you're an accomplice to the evil. You'll die a horrible death."”
"Emperor Jingtai was fatuous and tyrannical, causing the world to be in chaos and the people to be in dire straits. Everyone has the right to kill him!”
"Just wait and see. The Great Zhou Imperial Court won't last long. Its destruction will be today!”
The female traitor seemed to have gone mad as she cursed.
Cao Peng was so angry that his entire body trembled. He immediately went forward and slapped the woman away.
"Slandering His Majesty the Emperor is an unforgivable crime.”
"Men, break her limbs, cripple her dantian, and send her to the imperial prison for trial!”
Two Imperial Army soldiers stepped forward and crushed the woman's limbs.
The woman was in so much pain that she wanted to die. She immediately let out a mournful wail. The surrounding maids were so scared that they trembled and kept quiet out of fear.
The princess of Hanhai Kingdom was also frightened and her face turned pale.
She did not expect that there was really a traitor in her diplomatic mission.
If Cao Peng did not check tonight and she brought the traitor into the palace and hurt the Emperor, then she would be guilty.
Not only would she die, but the Eternal Sea Kingdom would also be implicated.
The Imperial Army soldiers were even more ruthless than the Embroidered Uniform Guards. Even when facing women, they would not show any mercy.
After dealing with the woman, Cao Peng looked at the others again.
When Cao Peng's gaze swept past them, all the members of the diplomatic mission trembled in fear.
The maids were all pale, and their foreheads were covered in sweat.
Cao Peng's gaze was like an eagle's as it swept across the men and women in front of him.
After looking at more than twenty people, he did not find any trace of the traitor.
Just when everyone thought that there was only one traitor, Cao Peng noticed something strange behind him.
"The third from the left, take him down!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the face of the male guard who was pointed at immediately changed.
Just as he was about to escape, he saw the two soldiers 'killing moves appear in front of his neck.
"The imperial court's dogs will die a horrible death!"
The male guard cursed and flipped his palm. Two golden needles appeared in his hand and flew out.
The two soldiers were hit and flew back while screaming.
Before entering the state guesthouse, he would check if he had any weapons on him. The golden needle was the only weapon he could hide.
"He's actually a Xiantian expert!"
Cao Peng grinned. He felt that he had caught a big fish and immediately drew his sword.
He slashed horizontally with his sword, then changed his move and slashed upward, cutting the male guard's wrist.
This male guard's strength was inferior to Cao Peng's to begin with. In addition, he did not have a weapon, so it was even more impossible for him to be Cao Peng's match.
In less than ten moves, he was captured alive by Cao Peng.
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