Volume 1: The Rise of the East Chapter 13: The Covenant of the Poppy

At this point, it was past midnight.

Leaving the mansion and the clouds, Moyang and Lirenxian hit it off at first sight, and they were still talking at night.

After the two continued their relationship, they started chatting about the old man's recent situation, and then talked about ancient and modern poetry...... Later, he talked about some cultivation insights...... Still not enough.

Now in this Pearl City, although Mo Yang lives in the City Lord's Mansion, and Chu Tianxiao also calls him a virtuous nephew, but after all, it is not as good as the friendship of the door. Mo Yang has followed the Xuwangzi since he was a child to practice in the "Xichuan Langya Immortal Mountain", except for the old man without any relatives, after going down the mountain, he suddenly knew that he had a fellow disciple, not a relative but better than a relative, and his heart inevitably became warmer and warmer.

"Leaving the junior brother, this time I went down the mountain, the old man specially asked me to come to visit, but I didn't tell me for other reasons, I thought there was something else to do, it turned out that I was thinking about my junior brother...... This old man has always been pretentious, hard-mouthed and soft-hearted. ”

After Mo Yang finished speaking, he patted Renxian's forehead and suddenly remembered something.

Could it be that Shizun asked Senior Brother Mo to come to me for that matter?

"Senior Brother Mo...... I'm afraid that Master's move is not only for you and me to recognize each other, but also for you to find another person's information......"

Mo Yang's heart tightened, and his expression suddenly became a little nervous...... But he didn't rush to ask, and waited silently for Renxian to speak.

"The master is unfathomable, and he never pays attention to the disputes of the Immortal Sect and the grievances of the world. Seventeen years ago, however, a man came to me with a letter from his master, and he stayed with me for three days and three nights, never saying a word, and his expression was full of grief. Before leaving, I saw that he was lonely, so I gave him all the spiritual jade on my body...... Before leaving, he opened his mouth and said two sentences inexplicably...... First sentence: He said that his name is Han Zhe. ”

When Mo Yang heard the word "Han Zhe", he got up suddenly! No wonder the old man asked him to come to Pearl City to find a sage, it turned out that there was news from Mo Yang's father, Mo Hong's personal guard, Han Zhe!

"What about the second sentence, what else did he say......"

Seeing Mo Yang's expression, Lirenxian knew that things were extraordinary, so he immediately spoke, "Second sentence...... He said that if a descendant of the Mo family came to look for him in the future, tell him: Don't seek revenge...... With that, the man turned and left. ”

Mo Yang finally found the clue of Han Zhe, thinking that he could find out the truth about the Mo family's extermination and find out the enemy behind the scenes, but he didn't expect the clue to be so inexplicably broken...... My heart was empty for a while, and I didn't know what to do, so I sat in the study chair with a blank face.

"How so, how so!!!...... The enemy's background is too strong, and Uncle Han is afraid that I will not be able to protect myself...... So you won't tell each other......"

............

In the early morning of the next day, Mo Yang hurriedly bid farewell to Renxian early in the morning, and rushed back to the city lord's mansion with Chu Yingxue.

Although Lirenxian tried his best to keep Moyang for a longer time, since he heard the word "Han Zhe" in Lirenxian's mouth, Moyang began to feel anxious...... Although the clue has been broken at this moment, Han Zhe has appeared in Pearl City after all...... Perhaps, after careful search in the three nearby cities, some clues can be found......

"Let's ask Uncle Chu first, the first family can have the status it has today, after all, it's not a day or two...... Perhaps, he can know something......"

Mo Yang thought like this, so he did it. After rushing back to the City Lord's Mansion, Mo Yang hurriedly went to see Chu Tianxiao.

Although seventeen years have passed since this incident, it should have been the time when the young man was heroic and high-spirited, maybe...... He'd really seen or heard of this man in person......

The more Mo Yang thought about it, the more eager he became, and after stepping into the Tianxiang Courtyard, he shouted urgently, "Uncle Chu, Mo Yang has something to ask for!!......!

The words were not finished before he could finish speaking, and at this time, Mo Yang realized that the atmosphere in the Tianxiang courtyard hall was a little weird.

Chu Tianxiao was sitting in the middle of the hall sighing, on the left and right were the Great Elder Chu Ye and the Second Elder Chu Zhen, the three of them had solemn faces, as if they were discussing something important, but the Third Elder Chu Lan was missing.

"Uncle Chu, you ...... What seems to be difficult?" Seeing such a scene, Mo Yang was inconvenient to mention his own affairs at the moment, so he immediately changed his words and asked.

"Alas, the third elder Chu Lan and his son Chu Yukun disappeared last night......

After Chu Tianxiao finished speaking, Mo Yang felt a trace of surprise in his heart. Although, he had already guessed that what the father and son planned to do might be related to Chu Yingxue's poisoning, but after all, it was just a guess and there was no real evidence, so he didn't tell Chu Tianxiao what he thought, at this moment, why did the father and son flee overnight, are you afraid that I won't be able to report it?

"Uncle Chu, Prince Yukun has been seriously injured, why are the three elders in a hurry to leave? Could it be that there is something wrong in the mansion......

Chu Tianxiao let out a long sigh and slowly spoke.

"I have been secretly investigating Xue'er's poisoning for more than three months, but there is no clue at all...... This matter is strange, combined with the power of my pearl, jade, and glass three cities, I can't find any clues, so I wonder if the direction of the inquiry is wrong, and the person who can know Xue'er's whereabouts well may be someone who is familiar with the city lord's mansion or someone in the mansion...... But I don't know where to start for a while, how can anyone in my city lord's mansion harm Xue'er?...... Therefore, when he went to visit Kun'er's injury, he asked the third elder if there was anything suspicious in the mansion recently, after all, most of the matters in the mansion were handled by the three elders. Now Kun'er is so badly injured...... Why did you have to meet Mo Xian's nephew before?...... Who knew that when they got up this morning, the people of the mansion reported that the third elder and Kun'er had left the other courtyard and did not know where to go......"

Subsequently, Chu Tianxiao hurriedly called the Great Elder and the Second Elder to discuss the matter, and this was the scene that Mo Yang had seen when he first entered the door.

The third elder took the injured Chu Yukun Gongzi without saying goodbye and left in a hurry...... Is it because he is a thief with a weak heart, or is he afraid that Uncle Chu will find any clues under his strict investigation......" Mo Yang asked tentatively.

"Well, the three of us had that same doubts just now...... But why? After all, he is a member of the Chu family, and he is also a third elder, how can this matter have anything to do with him?"

Chu Tianxiao shook his head in an incomprehensible way. When discussing with the Great Elder and the Second Elder just now, everyone didn't understand, and then the discussion also reached an impasse, and everyone was silent, as if they were all looking for the motive of the Third Elder's move, and the more they searched, the more they found that there was no trace. If it weren't for the father and son who took the initiative to escape overnight, it would be impossible for Chu Tianxiao to suspect Chu Yingxue's poisoning on the heads of the three elders.

The so-called thief has a weak heart, but that's it.

Or maybe it was really the conspiracy of the father and son who couldn't frame them, and they were afraid that Mo Yang would mention this matter in the future, and Chu Tianxiao suddenly asked, so they had to make this decision.

"So, can anyone see the Third Elder and the Prince of Chu Yukun going out of the city?" Mo Yang asked again.

"I asked the city gate guards Wei Shan and Luan Ping in detail, but no one saw them leave the city gate...... Besides, this pearl city has a protective barrier, and it is impossible to escape from the sky......"

"In this way, the Third Elder and the First Yukun Princesse should still be in Pearl City......"

It's come to this, and it's useless to be in a hurry. Chu Tianxiao can only send more people to continue to search for the whereabouts of the two people in the city, maybe only by finding the two can he ask the reason and find out the truth.

But where can they hide?

............

Just as everyone was pondering and doubting, suddenly, the hospital guards hurriedly reported that someone in front of the door asked to see Mo Yang, the ink doctor.

"Oh, can you see who is coming, who is asking to see?" Without waiting for Mo Yang to speak, Chu Tian Xiaoshuai asked first.

"The person who came claimed to be instructed by the owner of Yu Fang to come and send an invitation to the ink doctor...... The hospital guards replied.

"Ruyi Fang...... What did she invite Mo Xian's nephew to do?"

After Chu Tianxiao finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Mo Yang with some puzzlement.

Mo Yang was also confused, and then shook his head in confusion.

"Uncle Chu, since you don't know...... Then there is no ......."

"No! Yu Meiren, after all, is the owner of Ruyi Fang, one of the four major families in Pearl City, she specially sent someone to send an invitation to my house, and this thin noodles still have to be given. Nephew Mo Xian, go and take a look and ask what is going on...... If you want to excuse yourself, let me know in person!"

Mo Yang nodded, got up and left the Tianxiang Courtyard, and walked towards the gate of the City Lord's Mansion.

After a while, seeing that the discussion was fruitless, the Great Elder and the Second Elder also got up and retired.

The outsiders had been waiting for a long time, and as soon as they saw Mo Yang appear, they hurriedly stepped forward and bowed slightly and said, "Qiao Fuhai, the shopkeeper of Xia Ruyi Fang, see Mo Gongzi!"

"Qiao, do you know me? There are rumors outside that I'm in my thirties...... Why are you ......?"

Qiao Fuhai got up slightly and replied respectfully, "When I was competing that day, I had the honor to follow Master Yu to see the demeanor of the son......

Mo Yang also bowed slightly, and then asked, "Shopkeeper Qiao, don't you know what to do with me?"

"On the orders of the owner, I specially sent an invitation to my son! My owner wants to meet in Ruyi Fang three days later. ”

"Oh, I've never met the owner of Yu Fang, so I don't know what the appointment is?"

Qiao Fuhai saw that Mo Yang was on guard, if he wanted to invite him to join the Ruyi Fang and participate in the "Four Families Competition", I am afraid it would be a little difficult to invite, so he paused for a moment, and then said, "The owner of the workshop has something important to discuss with the son, and it is about Miss Chu'......"

Mo Yang squinted slightly, staring at Qiao Fuhai carefully. If it really concerns Miss Chu, it is very likely that Chu Yingxue was poisoned...... Could it be that the poppy has any clues in his hands?

Thinking of this, Mo Yang smiled slightly, then stretched out his hand to take the invitation and said, "Then there is Lao Qiao's shopkeeper to return to Yu Fang, Mo Yang will definitely come as promised!"

............

After visiting Lirenxian, Mo Yang has been burning in his heart.

Now, I have been in this Pearl City for more than a month, but there has been no progress in finding the enemy, I never thought that it was just a convenient move to save people, but it was one thing after another, making Mo Yang doppelganger. Finally, I had time to visit Lirenxian and learn about Han Zhe's clues, but now the clues are broken again. Moyang is really bitter!

The elder once advised, don't forget what to do down the mountain, don't fall deeper and deeper...... And now, it seems that there is a pair of giant hands in the underworld, and the more you want to fight against it, the closer it will be, and finally even deep into the center of the vortex!

"Alas, boy! As the saying goes, if you want to hurry, you can't get there. The road has to be taken step by step, now, you are already deeply involved in this matter, then solve him as soon as possible, maybe in the midst of this, you can also find something, and find out the sporadic news of Han Zhe, and I don't know......"

Mo Yang was pondering, and the old man's voice had already sounded in his head.

"Old, what you say is very true. Anyway, now I have to search for Uncle Han's news in detail, Ruyifang is full of people, and maybe I can really detect some useful news. Besides, now, I also want to help Ying Xue find out who is behind the scenes......"