The Chief Minister's Ferocious Wife

538  Any Last Words?

Xie Heng's obedience made Lieutenant Qiu think that he was scared.

Lieutenant Qiu sneered, and his disdain for Xie Heng grew larger.

"I'm glad that you can think that way, Official Xie. After all, different professions can be worlds apart. I understand that you might be capable of managing the country in the royal court, but I believe I am the expert here when it comes to commanding troops and fighting a war."

"That's very true, Lieutenant Qiu. Well, then, I'll have to trouble you for the trip. Just let me know if you need me to do anything."

"Okay, I will."

Lieutenant Qiu felt he had the upper hand in the relationship with Xie Heng. So he happily rode the horse and went ahead.

Xie Heng looked at him, and he appeared relatively calm.

For the next few days, Xie Heng and Lieutenant Qiu's interactions became a lot more friendly.

Lieutenant Qiu even asked about Xie Heng's studies.

The two of them interacted rather naturally and seemed to like talking to each other. It was almost as if they were good friends.

With Lieutenant Qiu's intellect, of course, he couldn't tell what Xie Heng was actually thinking. So he thought that Xie Heng was just a weak scholar without pride or a mind of his own.

In the night, Lieutenant Qiu started discussing with his closest subordinates how to kill Xie Heng.

They didn't know that Xie Heng had heard all their plans.

Xie Heng simply laughed when he heard them, and he wasn't really bothered at all.

He knew better than anyone else what these "supplies" really were.

Just nice. He could use Lieutenant Qiu's plot to create "alternate arrangements" for these supplies and deliver them to Tianlang Checkpoint in advance.

Lieutenant Qiu didn't know that just as he was setting Xie Heng up, he had already become a pawn in Xie Heng's game.

Two weeks later.

Lieutenant Qiu launched the attack.

He could have never imagined that the "weak scholar" was actually an extremely powerful martial artist.

Forget about the bandits that he had hired. Even he and his subordinates couldn't defeat Xie Heng.

When Xie Heng stepped on them and looked at them from above, Lieutenant Qiu felt a chill run down his spine.

"Any last words?" Xie Heng's voice was emotionless, which made Lieutenant Qiu even more fearful.

"How dare you kill me? I am an officer appointed by the imperial court..."

"Lieutenant Qiu died in a fight with several bandits. He sacrificed himself to protect the supplies and our country."

"You..."

"No last words, then."

Xie Heng raised his sword and prepared to kill Lieutenant Qiu.

Lieutenant Qiu was terrified. "If I die, things wouldn't end up well for you either! Don't you know how you became the person in charge of these supplies? So if you want to leave, you better let me go. I can protect you."

Xie Heng laughed. "Oh yeah? I'd love to see what happens."

As he said that, Lieutenant Qiu drew his last breath.

After making the necessary arrangements, Xie Heng ordered one of his trusted subordinates to report the case to the local government.

When the magistrate heard about this, he almost fainted.

Someone tried to rob the army's supplies?

Crap, crap, this is the end of him.

Although he was just a county magistrate and not some big shot, he did his best on the job. But this massive disaster had just come out of nowhere and dropped on him. He couldn't believe that something like this had happened at the place where he was in charge.

Those are military supplies. He could be held accountable with his life!

Even then, the magistrate hurriedly brought some men and went to where the incident had occurred.

The sight of the corpses strewn around the path made the magistrate feel like he was about to faint.

Xie Heng was also injured and could barely stand on his own.

Fortunately, none of the supplies were robbed, which made the magistrate feel a little more at ease.

After the case was handed over to the local government, Xie Heng continued to deliver the supplies despite his "serious injuries." Even the county magistrate admired his determination.

Soon, the Dynasty Duke received the news as well.

The Dynasty Duke was livid.

When Zhao Chuchu heard that Xie Heng was hurt, she immediately requested to visit him. After the Dynasty Duke approved of her absence, she rode a horse and went toward Xie Heng as quickly as she could.