Chapter 348: No Suspicion Will Fall on Me

Chapter 348: No Suspicion Will Fall on Me

Fei Nanyu had been waiting for some time. Hearing the window slide open, he hurried over.

"Prince Nine, you're here?"

Mo Jiuye jumped into the study.

"How is everything prepared, Mr. Fei?"

Fei Nanyu closed the window and invited Mo Jiuye to sit down at the table.

"Everything is arranged. Tomorrow, I will accompany Nan Qi to the birthday banquet, and then you can disguise yourself as a guard and enter the Nine Princes' Mansion with me."

Mo Jiuye had planned this from the start. Seeing that Fei Nanyu had everything in place, he expressed his gratitude.

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Fei."

"Prince Nine, there's no need to be so formal. Later, I'll call one of the guards, and you can knock him out."

Mo Jiuye understood Fei Nanyu's intentions.

"Alright."

Fei Nanyu glanced outside at the sky, then opened the door and called out into the empty courtyard, "Shadow, come here."

Meanwhile, Mo Jiuye quickly hid behind the door, holding his breath.

In an instant, a black-clad figure appeared in the study.

Before the black-clad figure could react, he felt a sharp pain at the back of his neck and collapsed to the ground.

Fei Nanyu swiftly closed the door again. He stared at the black-clad figure on the floor, his eyes filled with disdain.

He did not intend to hide anything from Mo Jiuye.

"Among my guards, two are spies sent by Nan Qi. This is one of them."

Mo Jiuye was well-versed in knocking people unconscious. He was certain that his strike would keep Shadow unconscious for at least two hours.

Therefore, he spoke without any hesitation.

"Nan Qi is indeed very suspicious. No matter how much he trusts someone, he will eventually doubt them.

However, he has one good trait—he doesn't remain suspicious for too long."

As he spoke, he looked at the motionless Shadow on the floor and continued:

"For example, if he sends someone to watch you and finds nothing suspicious after a while, he will trust you even more. At that point, Mr. Fei, you can take action."

Although Fei Nanyu was clever, he had not spent as much time with Nan Qi as Mo Jiuye had. Mo Jiuye's words gave him a glimmer of hope.

His presence beside Nan Qi was not pure-hearted. If he were constantly watched, he would be unable to act freely. When would he achieve his goals?

It seemed he needed to appear even more loyal in front of Nan Qi's spies to gain his trust sooner.

"Thank you for the reminder, Prince Nine. I will be careful in the future."

Seeing Fei Nanyu's calm demeanor, Mo Jiuye couldn't help but worry.

"But what will you tell Nan Qi about knocking this person out?"

Fei Nanyu sighed.

"Tomorrow, I will accompany Nan Qi to the Nine Princes' Mansion for the birthday celebration. Nan Qi specifically requested Shadow to be my attendant. Given my position as merely his advisor, I wouldn't even be able to enter the mansion without him. Bringing an attendant is already a privilege.

Therefore, we have to deal with Shadow."

Fei Nanyu walked over and turned the prone Shadow onto his back.

"Prince Nine, look. Shadow looks quite ordinary, especially with his dark skin and the scar on his face. Disguising you as him won't be difficult. Moreover, your physiques are quite similar. As long as Nan Qi doesn't approach you, fooling him should be easy.

As for explaining it to Nan Qi, I've thought it through. During our visit to the Nine Princes' Mansion, regardless of whether he interacts with you or not, you will have met. We will be together the whole time, without any suspicious behavior. After leaving the mansion, if Shadow suddenly disappears, Nan Qi might suspect Shadow's loyalty, but he won't suspect me."

Hearing Fei Nanyu's explanation, Mo Jiuye felt somewhat reassured.

It wasn't out of sentimentality; he was grateful for Fei Nanyu's help and didn't want him to suffer because of him.

"Since that's the case, I'll make sure to leave without arousing any suspicion about Mr. Fei."

As he spoke, Mo Jiuye carefully examined Shadow's appearance.

Shadow had dark skin, thicker eyebrows than his own, and a beard.

These details weren't difficult for Mo Jiuye to replicate. Just as he was about to start disguising himself, Fei Nanyu opened a cabinet in the study.

From inside, he took out several bottles and a fluffy item resembling the fake beard his wife had prepared for him.

"Prince Nine, let me help you with the disguise now."

Mo Jiuye hadn't expected Fei Nanyu to have such skills.

Since Fei Nanyu offered, he decided to let him handle it.

Fei Nanyu's makeup tools were not as good as his wife's, but after he used them to disguise himself, if one did not look closely, there was hardly any difference from the shadow.

Especially since both he and the shadow were wearing black nightclothes at this moment. If he covered his forehead a little more, there would be even less distinction.

Fei Nanyu was quite satisfied with his disguise technique. After carefully examining Mo Jiuye and finding no significant differences between him and the shadow on the ground, he threw all the makeup tools into a copper basin and set them on fire.

At the same time, he explained to Mo Jiuye.

"I never like leaving any traces behind when I do things; burning these is the safest option."

Seeing Fei Nanyu's actions, Mo Jiuye admired him from the bottom of his heart.

No wonder such a meticulous person would become a wise ruler in the future.

Of course, this had little to do with him personally; he simply admired Fei Nanyu.

After disposing of the cosmetics, Fei Nanyu turned around and looked down at the shadow.

"This person cannot be left alive."

Mo Jiuye knew that Fei Nanyu did not have any martial arts skills, so dealing with the shadow required his own action.

"How do you want to handle it?"

Fei Nanyu shook his head helplessly. "This person has been making my life difficult in secret. Today, I'll send him on his way."

With that, he took out a shiny dagger from a drawer and directly stabbed it into the shadow's chest.

The shadow, already unconscious, did not even groan before he died.

Fei Nanyu glanced at Mo Jiuye.

"I'll have to trouble Ninth Master to dispose of the body."

As he spoke, he pushed open the back window of the study.

"Today, I've moved all the guards away; it's very safe."

Mo Jiuye naturally would not refuse such a task. Regardless of the fact that Fei Nanyu killed the shadow for his sake, even as a gesture of gratitude, he needed to help.

He nodded slightly, lifted the shadow's body, and leaped out of the window.

Here, disposing of a body was not a problem for Mo Jiuye, but he did not want to leave any trouble for Fei Nanyu in the future.