As Zhu Xuri approached, Tan Yue also walked out.
Song Chaoyu and Mu Changxi followed behind Tan Yue.
Zhu Xuri, unaware of anything amiss, glanced at Tan Yue and asked, "How is it?"
Tan Yue lowered his head, "Everything is normal."
"Very good."
Zhu Xuri seemed to look down on Tan Yue, snorting at him with great pride. "The master's big day is coming soon, and there absolutely cannot be any mistakes on your end. The master said that as long as this matter is successful, everyone will be rewarded. Everything you desire can also be obtained, so there must be no mistakes, understand?"
Tan Yue nodded, "This subordinate understands."
Zhu Xuri threw Cong Fei and Dong Shuang to Tan Yue, "Lock them up in the dungeon!"
He kicked Cong Fei, who could no longer move, "Especially this one, keep a close eye on him! He is the first 'chicken' the master wants to kill as a warning after the matter is settled! The master wants to show everyone the fate of those who do not obey him!"
Song Chaoyu understood.
It was likely that Mu Hansu had wanted to cooperate with the Cong family, but Cong Fei had refused, which led Zhu Xuri to capture Cong Fei in this manner.
Tan Yue turned back and looked at Mu Changxi and Song Chaoyu, "What are you two standing around for? Come with me and take these two to the dungeon!"
Song Chaoyu knew he was giving them an opportunity.
So she quickly stepped forward, helped Dong Shuang up, and gently squeezed Dong Shuang's arm.
Dong Shuang looked up in confusion. Although Song Chaoyu was disguised as a man, she recognized Song Chaoyu at a glance!
But with her back to Zhu Xuri, her shocked expression naturally went unnoticed by him.
Perhaps it was because she finally saw Song Chaoyu, Dong Shuang's tense body finally relaxed.
At the same time, Mu Changxi had already hoisted the unconscious Cong Fei onto his shoulder.
Zhu Xuri had other matters to attend to, and Tan Yue quietly said to Mu Changxi and Song Chaoyu, "Let's go, I'll take you to the cave."
Finally, they were going to see that cave!
Tan Yue held a not-low position here, so he seemed to be able to move around freely.
At least the guard at the entrance of the cave showed no other reaction when he saw Tan Yue.
Tan Yue naturally still had to lead Mu Changxi and Song Chaoyu towards the cage below the cave—
Who would have thought that below this cave, there would be such a huge cage!
The cage held quite a number of people, most of whom were likely those Mu Hansu did not want anyone else to see.
The cage was plunged into darkness, not a sliver of sunlight visible.
Tan Yue led them all the way to the innermost part, pointed to the larger cell at the end, and said in a low voice, "Put them here first. I'll check on this person's condition. Don't make a sound."
Dong Shuang naturally cooperated, and Cong Fei was completely unconscious at this moment.
Song Chaoyu and Mu Changxi stepped forward. Mu Changxi looked outside, while Song Chaoyu took Dong Shuang's hand, "Are you alright? Why are you covered in injuries?"
"I'm fine."
Seeing Song Chaoyu and the others, Dong Shuang seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief, "Don't worry about me, I'm fine. I'm just sorry, it happened so suddenly, I didn't even have time to fire a flare before I was knocked out. I was brought all the way here, and I never thought I'd see you again!"
"It's alright!"
Song Chaoyu hugged Dong Shuang gently, "It might be a bit inconvenient for you to stay here a little longer. Don't worry, we won't abandon you."
"Okay."
Dong Shuang lowered her head and sighed as she looked at Cong Fei, "But his situation isn't very good."
"Indeed."
Tan Yue chimed in after Dong Shuang, glanced up at Dong Shuang, then lowered his head, "He's been poisoned by a deep Gu poison, but fortunately, Zhu Xuri has been controlling the toxicity, preventing him from dying. I can detoxify it, but it will take at least three days for him to be able to move freely. Can you wait?"
In the capital, the imperial concubine was still waiting for the antidote to Tan Ye's Imperial Cold Poison.
Mu Changxi frowned and suddenly looked at Tan Yue, "Tan Ye can prepare the antidote for the Imperial Cold Poison here in about half a day. Then we'll have Tan Xing take the antidote out. As long as he can safely reach the Yueyang Restaurant in Tanzhou City, someone will help him deliver the antidote to the capital. I'll give him a letter of introduction, and someone will arrange his accommodation along the way. Then, when we return, what do you think?"
This was also the best way to get Tan Xing out of danger here.
Tan Yue nodded without hesitation, "So you're here for the antidote to the Imperial Cold Poison. Then Tan Ye doesn't need to do anything, I have it here."
With that, he stood up, signaled for everyone to walk out together, and personally closed the cage door, "You must be careful when acting here! After we go back, we'll send Xiao Xing out!"
Mu Changxi nodded and patted Tan Yue's shoulder, "It's not that I don't trust you, but the antidote to the Imperial Cold Poison is of great importance to us. I need Dong Shuang and Tan Ye to verify your antidote and confirm there are no issues before I hand it over to Tan Xing. What do you say?"
Tan Yue knew that given his current situation, it was normal not to be trusted.
He naturally had no objections, "Alright, I won't deceive you."
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After walking out of the cage, Song Chaoyu finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Zhu Xuri had already gone inside to discuss matters with others. Tan Yue stood with Song Chaoyu and Mu Changxi in front of the cave and asked, "Do you want to go inside and take a look? I can take you in, as I need to check the quantities of the remaining items inside."
Of course, they had to go!
Mu Changxi and Song Chaoyu did not hesitate and followed Tan Yue into the cave.
From the outside, one couldn't tell that this cave was so large!
Torches were placed at intervals inside the cave, stretching as if there was no end.
As soon as they entered the cave, Song Chaoyu saw many things resembling armor.
Those armors and helmets were all loaded into small carts, waiting to be covered with black cloth and sent out of Taoyuan territory.
Seeing Tan Yue enter, the people loading the armor reported to Tan Yue, "Mr. Tan, we are scheduled to send out thirty carts of armor and fifty carts of weapons today. One-third have already been sent out, and we will definitely complete the task before dark."
"Mm, very good."
Tan Yue nodded as usual, and even deliberately lifted the black cloth covering a small cart, allowing Song Chaoyu and Mu Changxi to see the finely crafted armor inside.
He tapped the armor and instructed the transporters, "Be extremely careful when transporting these items, and do not let anyone see them. I don't need to tell you this, do I?"