"I have the ledger, the ledger is here!" Liu Xiaoxiao hurriedly said to him. With that, she scrambled to her feet, threw herself into her luggage, and pulled out the yellowed ledger.

Yan Wuchang's expression showed a slight look of surprise, he watched Liu Xiaoxiao present the account book to him, then took it and opened it to read a few pages.

Liu Xiaoxiao knelt in front of him again, tears streaming down his face, and pleaded bitterly: "Please...... I'll give you whatever you want, I'll make you a cow and a horse, just ask you not to hurt that girl, she really doesn't know anything......"

Yan Wuchang looked at the ledger, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Niu Lian in the corner looked at him, and was also a little scared, and hid behind Liu Xiaoxiao timidly.

After a while, Yan Wuchang closed the ledger in his hand and still raised his short knife at them.

"Wait a minute, I still have the account book, I copied a copy by hand and handed it to the county magistrate!" Liu Xiaoxiao saw that he still refused to let himself go, and shouted in panic, "If I die, the county magistrate will definitely present the ledger to the state capital!"

In fact, Liu Xiaoxiao didn't know anything about the content of the ledger, she just guessed that there must be some unknown and unruly things in it, so she used it to threaten in a hurry.

Sure enough, Yan Wuchang's short knife held in mid-air paused and did not fall.

He was stunned by Liu Xiaoxiao's words, originally he wanted to get the account book, so that he could have some handles to negotiate some conditions with Tianshu Pavilion, so as to make it more convenient for Tianwang to act under King Yan. But if the ledger leaked to the court of Wu, the situation would become serious, and Skynet's actions in Wu would be even more blocked.

Yan Wuchang frowned and muttered, "County Order...... Isn't he from the Heavenly Pavilion......"

He had doubts in his heart, and the short knife in his hand was slowly lowered. Liu Xiaoxiao, who had survived the catastrophe, looked up at him, panting heavily, and was already in a cold sweat.

Yan Wuchang stood in place, thought for a while, turned around, put on a hat, and said without looking back: "I'll go out for a trip, you just opened your mouth to dispose of the corpses outside, if you want to run, you won't survive tonight." ”

With that, he turned and left the hut.

Looking at his back as he left in the heavy rain, Liu Xiaoxiao exhaled, his extremely panicked heart finally let go, and he couldn't help but cover his face with his hands and cry. Niu Lian behind her was silent, stepped forward and gently hugged her back, comforting her.

Inside the tavern.

Yan Wuchang hurriedly braved the heavy rain from the muddy path to the door of the tavern, and the little servant in the tavern saw him and stepped forward to ask politely, "Guest officer, how many of you are?"

Yan Wuchang glanced at him coldly and said to him, "Don't talk to me about the code, ask the pavilion master to come out." ”

The little guy was stunned for a moment, didn't say anything, and turned around and went into the tavern.

Yan Wuchang went straight to a seat and sat down, putting the hat aside.

After a while, an old man staggered out of the tavern on crutches and dressed in a dark robe.

"Come, Lord, I'll show you something. Yan Wuchang said to him casually, and then took out the account book from his arms and threw it on the table in front of him.

The pavilion master looked at him, slowly came to the opposite side of the table, slowly sat down, and looked at the ledger on the table.

Yan Wuchang looked at him and said, "What, do you know what this is?"

The pavilion lord raised his head and glanced at him, and a hoarse voice came: "It's ...... How can it be in your hands?"

Yan Wuchang smiled after hearing this, leaned closer, and said, "You ask me, why don't you go and ask the people of your Tianshu Pavilion." I found the ledger, and there is another copy, which is in the county order of your Tianshu Pavilion. ”

He didn't tell Liu Xiaoxiao's story, leaving a way back for himself.

The pavilion master frowned, a little unsure of Yan Wuchang's words. He trembled and stretched out his hand, flipped through the account book, and after confirming that it was correct, he asked, "Lord Wang, please speak." ”

Yan Wuchang's smile was a little cold, and he looked at the pavilion master and said, "Your county commander, my news said that he went out of the city with the account book a few days ago, you see, what's going on?"

Yan Wuchang has no bottom to these things, and he is just hearsay, but in order to suppress the pavilion master, he still told the pavilion master his suspicions.

After hearing this, the pavilion master pondered for a while, and said to him: "You said that this account book has been copied, but there is evidence? Also, why did it fall into your hands again?"

Yan Wuchang smiled at him again and said, "What I should have said has already been said, and you can check the rest yourself." If you doubt me, you can report it to King Yan. ”

With that, he got up and put on his hat, and hurried out of the tavern without looking back, leaving the pavilion master to sit alone facing the ledger.

He pondered for a while, and said, "Come on, put away the account book, and let the people in Hangzhou check Ouyang Mo." ”

The little guy hidden in the dark hurriedly stepped forward, put away the account book, and said to the pavilion master respectfully: "Yes, the little one will go immediately." ”

Wu.

Border.

It takes about three or four hours from Hangzhou to the post station on the border of Wu, and the weather is still cloudy and sunny. The wheels of the carriage drove on the slippery road, and the grass on both sides of the road poked its head out, and the grass was full of frogs.

Chu Mo sat alone in the carriage, sorting out his troubled thoughts in recent days. From Yan Wuchang and the strange woman's endless search for him, to the arms corruption involved in Niu Tao's case, the two were involved because of Liu Xiaoxiao's annihilation, and the source behind the scenes was pointed to Yan Guo. From the moment he received the secret letter sent to him by the Tianshu Pavilion, he understood that this was the smuggling of armaments sent by the Yan State to the Wu State, and he, as the person designated by the Tianshu Pavilion, followed the instructions of the National Teacher, and fled to Korea without everything, this move would definitely attract the attention of the Tianshu Pavilion, and he also invisibly increased the risk of exposure. However, if you continue to stay in Wu Kingdom and get close to Tianshu Pavilion, it is equivalent to putting yourself under the nose of Skynet, I am afraid that it will cause fire, and it will be even more difficult to get out at that time.

Thinking of this, Chu Mo sighed silently. His identity is revealed step by step, but there is no way to do it. Could it be that this is the inevitability of God's arrangement?

At the moment, Wu Guo estimated that he would not be able to go back, and as soon as he left, he was afraid that there would be the double eyeliner of Tianshu Pavilion and Skynet. Only Zhang Renjie knows about his trip to South Korea, and I don't know how long he can help him keep it.

Chu Mo put his hand into his waist, took off the token of his county order, and threw it out of the carriage. The token rolled on the ground several times and landed in a puddle.

The carriage swayed and drove slowly, and the post station at the end of the road was getting closer and closer. The inn was small, with only two floors, and it contained rooms for pedestrians to rest and some forage for the horses. It was still early in dark, and the carriage headed for the post station for a short rest.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the post station, and Chu Mo and the coachman walked inside. As soon as he stepped into the threshold, an old man guarding the post station came forward and asked earnestly, "Where are you going?" Yo, I'll take you to the backyard in the carriage, and you two will sit in it for a while. ”

With that, the old man walked towards the carriage with broken steps. The coachman thanked him, entered the lobby of the post station, found a table and sat down, and said to Chu Mo: "Boss, it's getting dark now, I see that there is still a glow in the west, I don't think it will rain, how about we rest here and then walk?"

Chu Mo nodded gently, and said, "You sit down for a while, and I'll ask if there is any good wine here." ”

After saying hello to the coachman, Chu Mo followed the old man out of the post station.

Outside the post station, the old man skillfully pulled the reins of the horse and shouted to the backyard: "Ah Hai, come out to work!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a teenager-looking boy hurried to the old man's side, took the reins with his hands and feet, and led the carriage into the backyard.

Chu Mo walked up to the old man and said in a low voice, "There is no tail, just me." ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, looked inside at the figure of the coachman, and after confirming that there was no one around, he also lowered his voice and said to Chu Mo: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Chu Mo waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, are you ready?"

"It's ready, it's thirty taels of gold in total, and according to the instructions of the National Teacher, our people in Korea have already received the news. The old man leaned in.

Chu Mo nodded and said, "After a while, you also come with me, I may not come back, let the remaining brothers here withdraw all who can withdraw, Skynet is afraid that there will be action." ”

The old man looked at Chu Mo's face, was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Yes, the little one will go and prepare." ”

Then he was leaving. Chu Mo pulled his sleeve and asked, "Who is that kid?"

"It's an orphan, who has no relatives since he was a child, and he came here to work and beg for food. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rest assured, he doesn't know anything and is very clever. The old man said.

After hearing this, Chu Mo nodded, let the old man leave, and after a while, he turned around and entered the post station.

The coachman heard footsteps at the table, turned around, beckoned to Chu Mo, and said, "Hey, boss, I remembered, do you want to listen to the Gu art that He Bai and his wife said in the morning?"

Chu Mo smiled gently at him, sat down next to him, and said, "Oh, you also know something about Gu arts?"

The coachman hurriedly smiled: "Hey, boss, I don't understand, I've just been running outside for the past few years, and I've heard of it." It is rumored that the village dozens of miles south from the outside of Hangzhou City, suddenly ordered a large number of coffins, the transportation was inconvenient, and outsiders generally could not enter, but as long as they entered the village to beat the coffin, they almost died of inexplicable illness after coming back, and it was not good to invite Langzhong. I wonder if it's the village He Bai said. ”

Chu Moying nodded kindly and said, "What you said is reasonable. ”

"What if, if it's really the demon girl who did it, after killing the people in that village, will she run out and enter Hangzhou City to harm others? That's a big deal, there are still my wives and children in Hangzhou City. Boss, do you really know that...... Call...... What Zhang Renjie's? What kind of exorcism does he really know?" the coachman's expression became nervous, and he asked Chu Mo.

Chu Mo shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't know about this, I haven't been with him for a long time, if there is really a demon girl, the government will definitely make a move." ”

When the coachman heard his words, he was still not at ease, and asked: "That's not accurate, I heard that a lot of officers and soldiers have been dispatched, but there seems to be no movement, will even the officers and soldiers be killed inside?"

Chu Mo smiled: "You and I are just ordinary people, don't do bad things, and aren't afraid of ghosts knocking on the door." Don't worry about it anymore. ”

When the coachman heard this, he had no choice but to stop talking, and his expression was still a little palpitating.

Suddenly, a cold light flashed in Chu Mo's hand, and a sharp short sword plunged into the coachman's throat in the blink of an eye.

It all happened so fast that the coachman didn't have time to snort, his face twitched, and his body froze in place.

The hilt of the dagger was slowly soaked with blood, and the coachman's head hung limply and slammed on the table. His eyes were still not closed, staring blankly ahead, the blood on his neck dripping down the blade of his sword to the ground.