Volume 3 Bao Ling Prefecture Chapter 61 Inquire about the news
Outside the gate of the Wei Mansion, Mu Chen looked up from time to time to observe the dark night sky, he was waiting for Qi Luna to return, and also escaped Jiayue who woke up by the way. He told Chunyue and Wei Rou to persuade her to eat something first, and then tell the truth about the business group, without concealing it or being unbearable, he believed that Jiayue could face it.
Mu Chen knew that there was no reason to let Lianbazan Qimu go, but he exchanged his life for the merchant group pass and the relocation of the spirit clan, which caused a knot in his heart, making him always feel sorry for Erniu, and the news he was waiting for was also related to Erniu, which made him even more restless and afraid to face Jiayue.
In the inner courtyard, Jiayue, who had just woken up, was much calmer, she held the decoction prepared for her, and listened to Chunyue and Wei Rou tell what happened after she fell into a coma while sending it into her mouth with a spoon, and when she learned that Guo Erniu died, her tears couldn't stop dripping into the bowl, but her expression was wooden, and her right hand was still mechanically scooping the soup, as if she had expected it, just waiting to confirm the answer.
Seeing her like this, Chunyue went up and took the bowl away, hugged her and cried, and the two sisters snuggled together, in pain.
Mu Chen waited outside the door for a long time, Qi Luna finally came back, and as soon as the two met at the gate, Qi Luna said directly: "It was stolen." ”
"Did you catch someone?"
"Nope. ”
"You infiltrate the council and find out the reaction of the nobles from the small city lord, and how Jeon Yuren shirked his responsibility. I went to Wei Gonglu and asked him to arrest someone. Although Quan Yuren accepted the Spirit Clan in front of him, Mu Chen always felt that he would not act according to his own arrangement, and sent Qi Luna to inquire about the situation, just to confirm whether he would play tricks and deal with it in advance.
Mu Chen led the integration of the mercenary and the human, and at that time, with the help of the unintentional Qi Sidi, he still suffered a lot, and the human race chose to accept it on the surface, but behind the scenes, it was full of difficulties, so that many mercenaries voluntarily gave up entering the city and were forced to return to their original lives. So this time he was much more cautious, making use of all the resources he could use, no longer doing things according to his temperament, and repeatedly confirming every step he took, striving to be foolproof.
After separating from Qi Luna, he went directly to Wei Gonglu's study, and seeing Mu Chen's serious expression, Wei Gonglu put down the dishes and chopsticks and asked, "What's wrong?"
"You are now sending people to the slums to arrest the villagers of Qiming Village, Erniu's tomb has been stolen. ”
"What? Okay, I'll arrange it right away. ”
"Wait, let's send someone to keep an eye on it, first find out where they hid the gold and silver for the burial, and then arrest people at dawn and send them directly to the council. Remember, make sure you get your money. ”
"Okay, don't worry. Wei Gonglu put down the half-eaten dinner and went out to make arrangements.
After explaining the matter, Mu Chen paced back and forth in the study, hesitated for a long time, and finally walked towards Jiayue's room.
"How's it going, is there anything else uncomfortable?"
Jiayue glanced up at Mu Chen, didn't speak, and shook her head gently at him.
"Have you eaten?" Mu Chen looked at Wei Rou, and she nodded hesitantly.
"Don't be too sad and take a break. With that, he turned to leave.
"Mu Chen, you wait. Jia Yue finally spoke, stopping Mu Chen, who was ashamed in her heart.
"Well, what, what's the matter?"
"I want to visit Erniu's cemetery tomorrow. ”
"Sister, you just regained consciousness, let's rest for two more days, Erniu..."
"Okay, tomorrow when I finish dealing with the affairs of the Spirit Clan, I will take you there. His tomb had been stolen and it was time to re-care and bury it. ”
"What did you say?" the two sisters asked almost at the same time, and Jiayue, who had been acting very calm, finally had a fluctuation in her mood.
"It was stolen by the villagers who went to mourn in their village. I want to use this to force them to accept the Spirit Clan, so that the Spirit Clan can rebuild Qiming Village and live with them. Mu Chen told his thoughts truthfully, and he couldn't hold back this kind of transaction against his will any longer.
"I also used Erniu's death in exchange for a pass for the two of you, as well as the Spirit Clan... Anyway..."He didn't want to lie to the sisters, but he didn't have the courage to continue at this point, besides, Guo Erniu would really become a chess piece.
"Mu Chen, are you doing this..."
"I know, it's hard for you, I'll go with you tomorrow. Jia Yue interrupted Chunyue's well-intentioned question, she knew that Mu Chen had something unspeakable, and it was best to stop this matter, continuing to delve into it would only hurt each other, and there would be no benefit.
"Okay, let's go together tomorrow, you can rest. With that, Mu Chen turned around and went out.
In the square of the House of Representatives, he released the presiding officer Bazin Zimu for the pass of the merchant group. In front of Erniu's grave, he knew that the villagers had bad intentions, but he did not stop it. The temperament that should have been clear about love and hatred has a lot of thought after returning to the human continent, not to mention scheming, but he also used some means to achieve his goals, which was not his original intention of coming back, so he was tormented in his heart.
In the Noble Council, Qiluna took advantage of the darkness to easily avoid all the guards and went straight to the study of the full name De, he had just finished dinner and was dealing with the affairs of the state, and no one usually bothered him at this time.
After a long talk with his father, he finally found his goal, and in recent days, he has returned to normal, even too diligent, working until late at night almost every day, forgetting to sleep and eat.
Qiluna, who was hiding in the shadows, looked around to confirm that there was no one around, pushed the door and entered, startling the full name of the concentrated De, and when he came back to his senses, he shouted in surprise: "Nana?"
Ciluna didn't reply, closed the door, walked up to him, looked up and down, and asked, "Are you okay?"
As soon as these words came out, the full name De immediately put down the pen and paper, looked at her with affection, and almost burst into tears.
"Nana, why are you here, are you worried..."
"Inquire about the news. A greeting is already her limit, and she can't say anything she cares about and doesn't want to hear it, so she goes straight to the point and doesn't hide it.
Quan Mingde, whose emotions had just been ignited, was immediately lost when he heard such an answer, and asked weakly: "What do you want to know?"
"The attitude of the aristocracy. ”
"About what? About the Spirit Clan? Mu Chen sent you?"
"Yes, not assured. ”
"Hmph, he said that he would advance and retreat with my father, but behind his back, he didn't trust my father at all. I also used you to find out the news from me, and if you stay with this kind of person, you will regret it sooner or later. ”
"Getting to the point. ”
"Why? can't you get the answer you want, don't you have anything to say to me?" Quan Mingde got up from his seat and ran towards Kiruna.
"Nana, I'm right to you..."
"Let go of your hand. He clasped Chiluna's arms in both hands, and before he could say anything, she refused.
"Well... Well, you want to know the reaction of the nobles, I'll tell you... I'll tell you all, I'm going to see what he can do to fight against Quan Bao Lingzhou?"
Qi Luna only used a few words to turn her full name into anger, leaving behind his father's instructions, and explaining the countermeasures discussed in the afternoon, and showing her arrogance, looking like she didn't care even if she let Mu Chen know.
"That's it, what else do you want to know, I'll tell you all, you go back and tell Mu Chen, if you have the ability, he will pull off the arms of all the nobles in Baoling Prefecture, and if you have the ability, let our father and son lose the position of city lord, as long as my full name De reigns for a day, he doesn't want the Spirit Clan to gain a firm foothold in Baoling Prefecture." Quan Mingde completely lost his mind, and returned to the previous appearance of only jealousy and resentment in his heart, and he was quick to speak for a while, without considering any consequences.
Ciluna got the answer, didn't say a word, turned and went out, disappearing into the darkness. Quan Mingde looked at her back, furious, threw all the pen and paper on the desk on the ground, and slammed the door.
Leaving Jiayue's room, Mu Chen walked around the courtyard alone with guilt on his face, and happened to meet Wei Gonglu, who had arranged for his subordinates to come back, so he briefly explained a few words, and then went back to the room, waiting for Qi Luna to return.
The two sisters did not continue the topic of Erniu, Jiayue ate something more, and then solemnly thanked Wei Rou who had taken care of her for many days, and advised her to rest well, her condition was stable, and she did not need to continue to stay by her side.
It wasn't until midnight that Qi Luna came back, and after seeing Mu Chen, she briefly explained the situation, Quan Yuren really did not resist the pressure of the nobles, and adopted the method of stabilizing Mu Chen first, and then letting public opinion go so that no one would be offended, which made Mu Chen see his two-faced nature, except for his own interests, he could sell anything.
Mu Chen smiled helplessly, in the face of Quan Yuren's betrayal, he could only choose to forbear, in the future, the life and death of the Spirit Clan were still in his hands, if he tore his face with him now, then the Spirit Clan would really have no way out, but Mu Chen was unwilling to sit still, so he took Qi Luna to Wei Gonglu and asked him if there was a better solution.
Before going out, Qi Luna paused, turned her head to look at Mu Chen, and asked, "What about Mo Cheng?"
It has been two days since the black orange disappeared at Guo Erniu's funeral, and the mercenary is the same as the wastelander, and the corpse will disappear within three days, but the time of resurrection is very different, the wasteland person will generally be resurrected in a short time, and the mercenary is fast for three days, and the slow one for two years. Qi Luna knew that Mu Chen had a lot of things going on recently, but she still wanted to go to the Tree of Life to see if Mocheng would be reborn tomorrow.
"That's it, girl, tomorrow morning we will go to the tree of life first, if the fruit has already given birth to the orange, we will wait until she is reborn, if the fruit is empty, we will deal with the affairs of the spirit race first, you see if it will work. Mu Chen knew the emotions between them, and Mo Cheng's death was also for Jiayue and Erniu, so he changed his opinion of her and regarded her as his partner as well.
Kiruna nodded in agreement, and the two of them went to see Wei Gonglu together. In the face of the problem of the Spirit Clan, if you want to persuade all the nobles to give up the resistance, you can only come forward by Wei Gonglu, who is in a high position and has a noble status, and is most suitable to be the middleman. And Quan Yuren has already betrayed his promise, and now there is no powerful person on his side except him, so although Mu Chen is not too sure about this matter, there is no better way.