Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 112

Chapter 112: Infiltration
Receiving Xuan Ruiquan’s command, the shadow guards activated their lightness skills and headed toward the bandit’s lair. Half an hour later, Xuan Ruiquan and the shadow guards landed near the bandits’ lair. Concealing their auras, they sneaked into the bandit’s lair under the veil of darkness.

When Xuan Ruiquan and Jian Yi sneaked into the archives room, Jian Er led other secret guards to investigate elsewhere. Xuan Ruiquan and Jian Yi searched the archives room carefully but found nothing. The two exchanged a look and planned to look elsewhere.

Before he left the room, Xuan Ruiquan stepped on something. Just when he wanted to see what was beneath his feet, one of the walls suddenly opened. Looking at the open wall, Xuan Ruiquan nodded to Jian Yi. After making sure that the guards outside heard nothing, the two walked into the hidden corridor.

Jian Yi took out a fire flint and blew on it gently. As the fire illuminated the surroundings, they walked in the narrow, dark corridor for a while and came to a large room. Seeing the large boxes piled up in the room, Xuan Ruiquan motioned to Jian Yi to check the boxes on the left while he checked the boxes on the right.

Standing in front of the nearest box, Xuan Ruiquan looked at the lock on the box. He thought for a moment, drew his sword, and cut off the lock in one swift move.

Clang! Thud!

The lock broke in two and fell to the ground. Xuan Ruiquan sheathed his sword and then opened the box. When he saw the neatly arranged gold bars in the box, his eyes flickered. Closing the box, he checked the next box and saw the box filled with gold ingots.

Xuan Ruiquan took a gold ingot and inspected it for a while. When he found no imperial emblem under the gold ingot, he sneered and thought, ‘No wonder Duan Qinwang can raise a secret army. It turned out that he had an unlimited source of money. If the war on the northern border had delayed me, I would have missed this important piece of information.’

After putting the gold ingot back in its place and closing the box, Xuan Ruiquan turned to look at Jian Yi. When he saw the box filled with silver ingots and jewelry on the other side, Xuan Ruiquan signaled Jian Yi to leave. After erasing their traces, Xuan Ruiquan and Jian Yi closed the hidden corridor and left the archives room.

Due to the disparity in their numbers, it is impossible to defeat more than fifty thousand bandits in a head-to-head confrontation with only three hundred secret guards. Even if their martial arts skills are much higher than those of the bandits, it is impossible for one secret guard to fight against more than a hundred bandits at the same time.

After thinking about it, Xuan Ruiquan decided to weaken the enemy first. Seeing that there were not many guards patrolling the area at this moment, Xuan Ruiquan and Jian Yi sneaked toward the kitchen area.

Standing by the only well in the bandit’s lair, Xuan Ruiquan took out a small package. He opened the wrapper and poured the white powder into the well. Afterward, he entered the kitchen while Jian Yi stood guard outside.

Xuan Ruiquan opened the door, saw the supplies in the kitchen, let out a sigh, and thought, ‘Even these bandits eat better than the soldiers of my Jin Yi Army. It seems that I have to find a way to make money quickly. Otherwise, we will starve to death.’

After lamenting his poverty, Xuan Ruiquan took out another pack of medicine and poured the white powder into the water barrel. He closed the lid and left the kitchen.

Seeing his Master coming out, Jian Yi whispered in a low voice, “Master, Jian Er and the others have retreated. They were waiting for us at the meeting point.”

Xuan Ruiquan nodded, and the two of them slipped out of the bandit’s lair. When they arrived at the meeting point, Jian Er and other secret guards were already waiting there.

Jian Er took out a thick book and a stack of letters, handed them to Xuan Ruiquan, and said, “Master, we found these after searching the bandit’s lair.”

Xuan Ruiquan took the thick book and opened it. After a while, he closed the book and said, “Well done. With this account book, we can cut off Duan Qinwang’s source of money and delay his plan.”

After speaking, he read the letters one by one. A few minutes later, Xuan Ruiquan handed the letters and the thick book to Jian Yi, “Keep these properly. When Duan Qinwang receives news that we destroy the bandit’s lair, he might send people to destroy these letters and the account book.”

“Yes, Master.” Jian Yi nodded and then put away the book and letters.

Seeing that there were still a few hours until dawn, Xuan Ruiquan said, “Recover your strength. We will have a tough battle later.”

The secret guards clasped their fists and said at the same time, “Yes, Master.”

As they waited, the sky gradually changed color. Five hours later, the patrolling guards changed shifts, and other bandits woke up one after another. Xuan Ruiquan saw the thin smoke coming from the direction of the kitchen, and the corners of his lips raised slightly.

Soon, the bandits had finished their breakfast. Looking at the bustling scene in the distance, Jian Er rubbed his empty stomach and muttered in a low voice, “The food looks delicious.”

Hearing his words, Xuan Ruiquan glanced at Jian Yi and said, “Jian Yi, when we return to the imperial capital city, buy delicious food for everyone. Take the money from my private account.”

As soon as these words came out, Jian Yi’s and his brothers’s eyes lit up. They clasped their fists and excitedly said, “Thank you, Master!”

“Mhm.”

Just as the shadow guards were discussing what to eat when they returned to the imperial capital city, the bandits began to fall to the ground one after another. When most of the bandits were unconscious, Xuan Ruiquan said calmly, “Let’s go.”