Chapter 18: A Liao Kingdom Spy, and a Beautiful Woman at That?

The theft of the national treasury is a major incident!

What's more, the current situation is that the entire national treasury has been completely emptied.

This was a matter that the officials in charge of rites and the eunuchs could not afford to handle, so they immediately went back to report.

The Liao emperor was having tea with Grand Tutor Xiao at the time, and thought that the officials in charge of ceremonies had brought the betrothal gifts. Grand Tutor Xiao was also beaming with joy.

Unexpectedly, the two officials suddenly knelt down, drenched in sweat.

The old eunuch leaned close to the Liao emperor's ear and whispered the situation cautiously.

"What? The national treasury has been robbed?"

The Liao emperor was furious and slammed his fist on the table, asking hastily:

How much treasure was stolen?

The old eunuch trembled with fright. When the Liao emperor learned that the entire national treasury had been robbed of all its silver, he almost choked and coughed up his lungs.

The total value in that national treasury was no less than four million taels of silver!

The Liao emperor had a large amount of gold and silver melted down and cast into huge gold and silver ingots. This was a very special national treasury for him. He originally planned to use those huge gold and silver ingots to make a grand display on the day of the crown prince's wedding.

But to my surprise, they were all stolen!

At his immediate command, the Liao emperor summoned the treasury guards, Lan Qi, the commander in charge of the Liao capital's defenses, and several other officials from relevant departments, and berated them severely.

"I hereby give you three days to solve the case and recover all the stolen property from the national treasury. If you fail to do so, your entire family will be exterminated!"

These words immediately shook the entire capital of Liao!

From that day on, dozens of Liao soldiers appeared on the streets, searching and exploring everywhere.

We've searched almost everywhere we can, and looked everywhere we can, but we still haven't found a single clue.

Not to mention the few commanders and officials guarding the national treasury, even the entire court and the common people couldn't fathom how things could have been lost from such a heavily guarded place as the national treasury.

The Liao emperor held a special morning court session the following day, in front of all his civil and military officials, to discuss this matter.

At this moment, someone stepped forward and reported:

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the case of the loss of 300,000 shi of grain?"

The Liao emperor felt a pang of pain in his heart upon being reminded of this.

How can such a humiliation be forgotten?

Half a month ago, 300,000 shi (a unit of dry measure) of grain went missing, and the whereabouts of the missing grain have not been found to this day. It is only known that someone must have dug a tunnel to enter and take away the grain.

The Liao emperor immediately sent people to dig up the entire national treasury, and sure enough, they found a large hole that Liu Fu had corroded with aqua regia in the copper and iron walls beneath the foundation.

Looking at the large hole corroded open, the Liao emperor fell into deep thought:

"Could it be that the group that stole the gold and silver today is the same group that stole the grain and fodder back then?"

Immediately afterward, due to the theft of the national treasury, many places began to strengthen patrols, and immediately the armory, medicine depot, and grain depot all came to report.

"Your Majesty, one of our armories has been emptied. Twenty thousand newly forged scimitars and five thousand crossbows have all been stolen."

The Liao emperor was taken aback:

When did this happen?

Before that person could respond, another person reported:

"Your Majesty, one of our medicine warehouses has been robbed. Tens of thousands of kilograms of medicine have been stolen, not even a single dregs of medicine remains."

The Liao emperor was suddenly engulfed in flames, and soon after, he received a report from the guards of the Taicang granary:

"Your Majesty, the 500,000 shi of grain in our granary outside the West Gate..."

Before the granary official could finish speaking, the Liao emperor, as if anticipating something, sighed and asked:

"Has even Taicang been emptied out?"

After carefully comparing the times of these thefts, it was found that they were all committed within the last few days.

However, when people were sent to investigate the scene, they couldn't find any clues.

The Liao emperor collapsed onto his dragon throne.

I have absolutely no clue!

At this point, a general stepped forward to present his case, providing the Liao emperor with a new clue:

"Does Your Majesty remember someone? That person could drink a thousand catties of strong liquor without getting drunk, and his belly was flat. He could drink a thousand catties and still be as good as nothing."

The Liao emperor was suddenly reminded of Liu Fu and immediately began to ponder:

"yes!"

"Liu Fu drank a thousand catties of strong liquor, yet his belly is flat. There must be something strange about this. Moreover, when I lost 300,000 jin of grain, he was with the army. Now that he has arrived in Liaodu, my national treasury, armory, medicine storehouse, and granary have been robbed one after another. I'm afraid these thefts are all related to Liu Fu."

However, the Liao emperor had no evidence to support his claim, so he sent his loyal spies to monitor Liu Fu day and night.

In a hidden room of the imperial study, the Liao emperor summoned a secret agent and gave him instructions:

"Ruobing, your lightness skill is excellent and you are a meticulous person. You will be in charge of monitoring Liu Fu and reporting his every move to me."

The black-clad spy received the order and immediately set off for the post station.

By this time, Liu Fu already knew that the Liao soldiers throughout the city were busy arresting thieves, so he certainly wouldn't commit another crime at this critical juncture.

I was having a delicious stir-fried sea cucumber with scallions, and I used my points to redeem a hundred skewers of lamb and a hundred skewers of grilled kidneys. That was the happiest time of my day.

Before he could hear any sound, Liu Fu's excellent sense of smell had already detected a strange scent.

A moment later, Liu Fu noticed very faint footsteps on the blue tiles above his head.

Liu Fu knew that the person who had come was a master of light-body skills.

My sense of smell is hundreds of times more sensitive than that of an average person, and my hearing is dozens of times more sensitive.

In this situation, such a subtle movement would be unnoticed by an ordinary person.

But Liu Fu was different, and he quickly detected a faint fragrance that was only found on women within this unfamiliar aura.

Is it a woman?

After analyzing the situation, Liu Fu already knew the identity of the person who had come.

At this critical juncture, the experts who still come to the post station to monitor him are most likely sent by the Liao emperor.

Liu Fu didn't make any rash moves and continued eating meat skewers and drinking beer.

Only Ruobing, the secret agent dressed in black and on the rooftop, found it very strange.

Today is the fourth day that Liu Fu has been without water and food. Where did he get the meat skewers?

Where did they get all these strange bottles and jars from, and why are they drinking so enthusiastically?

Just as Ruobing was about to take a closer look...

Suddenly!

From the spot on the roof where she was lying, a large hand lifted the blue bricks from the roof, grabbed her black clothes by the chest, and ripped her off...

Ruobing was also skilled in martial arts and was determined to break free.

But they discovered that the force in that hand was incredibly strong and domineering to the extreme!

Without giving her any chance to resist, Liu Fu had already torn her off the roof and thrown her onto the floor of his room.

Ruobing fell to the ground and immediately felt a chill on her body. She subconsciously looked down at herself.

All that could be seen was that Liu Fu had torn the night clothes at the chest, revealing a pleasing expanse of spring.

Looking at the spy he had dragged off the roof, Liu Fu teased him:

"Oh, it's a woman?"

He immediately reached out to grab Ruobing. Ruobing dodged twice, but Liu Fu's reaction speed and agility were too fast. She was captured by Liu Fu the third time she couldn't dodge in time.

Suddenly, Liu Fu ripped off the veil covering her face, revealing her true appearance.

When you look at a beautiful woman under the lamp, she becomes more and more captivating.

Liu Fu hadn't expected that the secret agent sent by the Liao Emperor would be a beauty. Although her pretty face was as cold as frost and snow, she had an extra touch of charm, making her a superb ice beauty.

"Not bad, not bad. Knowing that Your Highness is alone at night, you actually came to my door. You are quite thoughtful."