Day 2.

Inside the inn.

Early in the morning, Yan Wuchang's room was broken by a sharp knock on the door.

A man from Skynet hurriedly walked into the house, saluted Yan Wuchang, and regardless of the presence of Liu Xiaoxiao and others, he came to him with a solemn face and said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, there was some movement in Nanzhou last night. ”

Yan Wuchang was dressed in a nightgown and was slowly and leisurely packing up the bedding. Without looking back, he spat out a single word: "Speak." ”

The man approached and said, "Lord Wang, the information from the Tianshu Pavilion found that the envoy of the Wu State went to South Korea to urgently enter the palace last night, returned to the Korean courtiers, and announced to the South Korea that Chu Mo was in the Wu State under the pretense of Ouyang Mo's identity and served as the county commander of Pingxiang County, which was the news that the Tianshu Pavilion had sent people. and asked Chu Mo to return to Wu. ”

As soon as these words came out, Yan Wuchang's movements in his hands stopped, his brows tightened, he turned his head and asked him, "The court of the Wu Kingdom knows about the Tianshu Pavilion sending Chu Mo to infiltrate the Wu Kingdom?"

The man nodded, and continued: "Now, the envoy of the State of Wu has informed the Korean court of this matter, Lord Wang, what should we do?"

Liu Xiaoxiao, who was half-sitting on the bed next to him, heard their conversation, his face changed, he straightened up, and listened quietly.

Yan Wuchang glanced at her, indifferent, picked up his clothes, and asked while putting them on his body, "Does the Holy Lord have any will?"

The man looked in Liu Xiaoxiao's direction, lowered his head, and said, "At present, there is no news from Dayan. ”

Yan Wuchang's face gradually became solemn. He got dressed, thought for a while, and said, "If they take Chu Mo away, there will be a reason to start a war against Dayan, and Chu Mo will also disappear from our sight." Chu Mo would definitely try his best to return to the Wu Kingdom, and there, it would be easy for him, who was regarded as Ouyang Mo, to escape. We can't wait for Ouyang Mu any longer, if she doesn't make a move, we will enter Ouyang Mansion. ”

The man was stunned when he heard this, raised his head, and hesitated: "Can ...... This involves the chaebols of South Korea, and the Holy Lord asks us to be cautious. ”

Yan Wuchang put away the short knife, inserted it into his waist, and said solemnly: "The war is about to start, and the benefits of killing Chu Mo far outweigh the disadvantages, and the Holy Lord will think the same." We can't care about so much, and if the Korean court intervenes, it will be even more difficult for us to do it. ”

After he finished speaking, the man couldn't argue, so he had to bow his head and agree. Yan Wuchang packed up the clothes on his body, walked to the door, and said to the man: "Pass the order, prepare a plan immediately, fight to the death, no matter the cost, the only goal is to kill Chu Mo." Everyone, including me, must be prepared to die. ”

After hearing this, the man's expression became solemn, and he saluted him, saying, "Yes, punish Chu thief, swear not to return!"

When Yan Wuchang went out to leave, Liu Xiaoxiao suddenly got out of bed and whispered to his back, "Wait a minute." ”

Yan Wuchang turned his head and looked at her expressionlessly.

"You...... Be careful. Liu Xiaoxiao was silent for a while, lowered his head and spit out a few words lightly.

Yan Wuchang nodded and stepped out of the door without hesitation.

Inside Ouyang's house.

Chu Mo walked on the tree-lined path between the bamboo forests, the mottled morning light fell to the ground from the gaps in the bamboo leaves, and the pleasant birdsong was heard all around, and the breeze struck, driving a faint fragrance.

After walking for a while, he came to the main hall in the mansion. There were a few men standing at the door, and when they saw him, they hurriedly opened the door.

Chu Mo entered the main hall, and in the empty hall, the curtains were neatly lifted. The surroundings are filled with elegant and precious antique porcelain, and the carpet is embroidered with dim patterns, and a quiet and oppressive atmosphere comes to the face.

Ouyang Zhenhua's low body sat on the main seat in the center, his old face was lowered, and his straight cane was erected in front of him, silent. Chu Mo slowly stepped on the carpet, walked in front of him, saluted, and said softly, "Dad." ”

Ouyang Zhenhua heard his voice, raised his heavy eyelids slightly, squeezed out a slit in his eyes, and made a hoarse voice, "Mo'er, Dad heard that you have been a county magistrate in Pingxiang County all these years, and you have never been in contact with your family, what happened there?"

Chu Mo listened to his calm tone, lowered his head, and said, "Dad, after the child returned from the examination, he went directly to the Wu Kingdom, where he was transferred to an official and was busy with official affairs, so he ......"

"You're lying!" Ouyang Zhenhua's voice suddenly became louder, and there was anger in his tone, he held his cane tightly and said to Chu Mo, "Let me ask you, today the people from the Dark Fragrance Hall came to me and said that the Korean Imperial Court had received news from the envoy of the Wu State, and you were a person sent by the Tianshu Pavilion of the Yan Kingdom, lurking in the Wu Kingdom, and wanted to take you to the Wu Kingdom for trial, what is going on?"

Chu Mo was stunned for a moment, raised his head to look at him, and his face was full of surprise.

Ouyang Zhenhua exhaled heavily, and said, "Before, the people from the Dark Fragrance Hall came to me, and when they talked about it, I still didn't believe it, and I thought it would be the wrong person, but now that the official document of the imperial court is here, how can you explain it?"

"Yan Guo?" Chu Mo was a little stunned and asked suspiciously.

"Exactly. Ouyang Zhenhua looked at him angrily and said, "The old man is old, and he has more or less heard of these things in the rivers and lakes. This Tianshu Pavilion is an institution under the hands of the Yan Imperial Court, specializing in some petty theft. If you are really taken back to the kingdom of Wu, according to the law, you should be beheaded. How could you do such a deadly thing?"

"Daddy...... I ......" Chu Mo made a look of wanting to say something, and looked at him as if he didn't understand.

"Mo'er. Ouyang Zhenhua's cloudy eyes looked at him solemnly and said, "After you go to the entrance examination, what happened, tell your father about it." ”

Chu Mo lowered his hand, looked at the carpet under his feet, and was silent.

After a while, Ouyang Zhenhua sighed heavily, with a slight tiredness and helplessness in his voice, and said, "Actually, I called you here this time, mainly for this matter. ”

With that, he turned sideways with difficulty, stretched out his hand, picked up a letter on the glazed wooden table beside him, and held it in his hand.

"This matter is not trivial, it is a family matter in my clan, and it must not be communicated with outsiders. Ouyang Zhenhua had a gloomy face and said cautiously to Chu Mo, "Mo'er, actually, my father doesn't want to tell you, but you are my child after all." ”

As he spoke, he paused, pondering for a long time.

"Mo'er, what did you think about your relationship with Ouyang Mu at the beginning, Dad actually knows it. Ouyang Zhenhua said slowly, "Now that such a big thing has happened, Dad must know what happened to you and her." ”

After hearing this, Chu Mo raised his head, showed a puzzled look, and asked, "Dad...... What's wrong?"

"Not long ago, there was a murder in Ouyang Cheng's mansion. Ouyang Su, the eldest grandson of Elder Ouyang Cheng, was killed and died in Ouyang Mu's practice room. Ouyang Zhenhua said in a low voice.

Chu Mo was stunned for a moment, the thoughts in his mind were running rapidly, and he couldn't help frowning, waiting for the following.

Ouyang Zhenhua said in a deep voice: "Ouyang Su is the elder's favorite eldest grandson, and he was admitted to the Xilu Academy of the Qin State not long ago, which can be described as the pride of my Ouyang family. He was killed in the mansion for no apparent reason, which made people angry. At that time, there was only Ouyang Mu in the room. ”

Chu Mo recalled that Ouyang Su was the white-faced scholar he had seen at that banquet, and he asked Ouyang Zhenhua, "Did Ouyang Mu kill him?"

Ouyang Zhenhua shook his head and said, "Mu'er also loves her younger brother since she was a child, and I don't believe that she would do such a thing to her own brother." But Mu'er's behavior has been very abnormal since returning home. After this incident, she refused to say a word in the face of suspicion, and no one knew what happened and why. Yesterday I got together again with a few elders, but we decided to seal the news and not spread it. Mu'er was also controlled and placed under house arrest in the mansion, waiting for her to speak. ”

Chu Mo pondered silently and nodded.

"This matter is a big deal for our Ouyang clan. Ouyang Zhenhua said heavily, "Now, our clansmen in the court have begun to investigate this matter, if it is not for Mu'er, then the murderer must be arrested immediately." Including the Dark Incense Hall has also taken action, but at this time, the envoy of the Wu Kingdom came to report that you are the person of the Tianshu Pavilion of the Yan Kingdom. You tell your dad what happened to you and her, and where have you been all these years?"

Chu Mo made a compilation with both hands and said in a low voice: "Dad, I have been staying in the mansion for the past few days and have never gone out, please Dad Mingjian." ”

Ouyang Zhenhua looked at him and said, "I am willing to believe you, are other elders willing to believe you?" Ouyang Chu has been coveting you for a long time, and he can't wait to beat you down. Now he suspects that you are having a holiday with Mu'er, thinks that you are very suspicious, and wants you to come forward to explain. On the other hand, Wu Guoren wanted to take you away, but I pressed you down. If you don't tell your father the truth, how will your father protect you?"

"Dad, it's a long story. Chu Mo lowered his head and said in a low voice.

"You believe Daddy. Ouyang Zhenhua's voice was a little higher, and he said, "My Ouyang clan also speaks in the court, don't worry, as long as your father protects you, even if it is a saint, you have to worry a little." In South Korea, Dad's status is not less than half of the prime minister. ”

After hearing this, Chu Mo still hesitated in his heart.

The news from the old man's mouth made the burden in his heart sink a little. Ouyang Mu, as a member of the Skynet forces that hunted him down, was also a chaebol, and his younger brother was killed in front of him, and there are few people in South Korea who can have this strength. The first person he could think of was Yan Wuchang, who would do whatever it took to achieve his goal. But his purpose in doing this also made him not understand for a while, what was his plan?

And most importantly, the court of Wu has discovered Ouyang Mo's identity, if he returns to Wu, it is equivalent to making the case of Yan Guo's theft and sale of armaments to Wu public. As a result, relations between the two countries have become tense and war is likely to break out.

If Yan Guo is plunged into war, Skynet, which is far away in South Korea, will inevitably act passively, and Yan Wuchang will have the opportunity to defend and attack, not only to get rid of Skynet's sight, but also to take Yan Impermanent by surprise in secret.

He had just thought of this, when suddenly, the door of the main hall was pushed open, and a guard hurriedly broke into the main hall and ran to Chu Mo's side in a panic.

Ouyang Zhenhua was stunned for a moment, and said with some annoyance: "What are you doing?" Didn't I say that no one was allowed to come in?"

"Old ...... Master. The guard said to him in a panic, "Outside the house...... Someone is going to kill them, and we've already killed a few people, and we can't stop them!"

"What?"

Chu Mo and Ouyang Zhenhua were stunned in unison, they glanced at each other, Ouyang Zhenhua's pale temples trembled slightly, and said to the guards: "Hurry up and invite the Dark Fragrance Hall, call the people below to come over, you must guard." ”

"Who is going to kill in?" Chu Mo turned around and asked.

"I don't know," the guard gasped, his face full ......of horror, "Those people are dressed in black and masked, they are highly skilled in martial arts, they are skilled, they kill people without blinking, and they kill people in broad daylight." The people of the government are already on their way. ”

Chu Mo was startled, and the appearance of a person instantly appeared in his mind.

Yan impermanence. Skynet. They're going to storm.

"Dad, I'll go to the outside of the house first, and you can stay here. Chu Mo hurriedly said to Ouyang Zhenhua, and after speaking, he walked out of the door.

"Come back! How can this be reasonable, how can anyone dare to go wild in my Ouyang Mansion?" Ouyang Zhenhua tapped the cane in his hand on the ground and said angrily, "Don't go, it's dangerous outside." How can there be no one in my Ouyang Mansion?"

After hearing this, Chu Mo turned his head, glanced at him, and walked out without hesitation, leaving the main hall.

At this moment, at the gate of Ouyang Mansion, it was already a tragic situation.

The two magnificent vermilion iron doors were wide open, and the doors were splattered with large patches of oozing blood. On the bluestone slab outside the door, there were more than a dozen corpses lying horizontally. Blood was spilling from their chests, limbs and necks, and pools of blood were spreading down the road into the streets. The surrounding pedestrians had already fled in a hurry, and the doors and windows were closed. People gathered a street away from Ouyang Mansion, looking at the movement inside in fear.

From the gate, there was no one alive. On the two stone lions lay several guards, pierced through the body with sharp knives, hanging on them. The lawns on both sides of Yingbin Road are littered with the corpses of many guards. The severed limbs were scattered haphazardly on the ground. There were also a few guards under a few thick trees, and they died a terrible death.

Further inside, there is a lively and crowded welcome hall at the congratulatory banquet. In the center of the hall stood two men in black from Skynet, wearing wide black cloaks, masked, and two cold eyes full of killing intent, looking at the door. The long knives in their hands were stained with blood and fell to the ground drop by drop.

The entire welcome hall was covered with corpses, piled up layer upon layer. The furnishings around it were all ruined and in a mess. Expensive calligraphy and paintings were soaked in blood, and delicate sculptures were split into sections. The carpet is no longer visible in its original color, and it is a bright red color everywhere you look.

Behind the welcome hall is a long cloister. At the end of the corridor, dozens of guards held long knives, their faces full of horror, trembling, and retreating. Opposite them were more than a dozen men in black who were also dressed, their black robes stained with a large amount of blood, like a suffocating sense of oppression like death.

Yan Wuchang stood at the front of the man in black, his face covered tightly. The sharp gaze in his eyes swept with a cold killing intent. The lotus pond under the cloister ripples slightly, and the delicate lotus leaves sway in the wind, bright red.

"Kill. ”