Chapter 65 Bad News(1/2)
On the path to Mingyue Villa on Liuling Mountain, there were four people walking, including Chu Nanfeng and his wife, Luo Xiaoyao and Xiao Muyun.
It turned out that after Chu Nanfeng, Wu Wangbo and others returned to Fangzhou from Youzhou, they received a message from Luo Xiaoyao from Jiangning Prefecture. They learned that the Ming Dynasty monks would come to Fangzhou to treat Luo Hanshui in half a year. Chu Nanfeng was very happy and asked Fang Yuan to send a message to Luo that Xiao and the others found the news from Ma Xilan and asked them to go back to the academy to meet.
He didn't know that his two disciples went to Xiannv Lake to visit Ma Xilan. After staying in Fangzhou for a day, he took Ma Xilan, Wu and Hua back to Taibai Academy. When Chu's father saw his beloved son returning with Ma Xilan, he cried and cried with joy, and urged them to choose an auspicious day to get married.
It was on August 14th that Chu Nanfeng and Ma Xilan, under the abbot of Wu Wangbo, finally held a marriage ceremony that was postponed for seventeen years. However, Luo Xiaoyao and Xiao Muyun were also in Chu and Ma arrived the day before the day when they were overjoyed. For a moment, Taibai Academy was full of joy, and the students were decorating their new houses with joy. The neighbors in the village came to celebrate. The lively atmosphere was better than during the festival.
A few days later, Chu Nanfeng and his wife took Luo and Xiao to Liuling Mountain.
As soon as he arrived at Mingyue Villa, Xiao Muyun asked Zhuang Ding, who saluted at the gate of the manor, "Amu, is my master back?"
"Miss, the owner of the manor has not returned yet..."
"Huh? It's almost two months old. Why has the master not returned yet? What's going to Liaodong this time?" Xiao Muyun's face looked worried in his heart.
Chu Nanfeng was shocked. The reason why he rushed to Mingyue Villa was because he was worried about Mu Daocheng's whereabouts. After hearing Fang Yuan's words in Fangzhou, he guessed that Mu Daocheng would go to find Long Congyun and investigate his sect. But he wanted to hurt Luo Hanshui and Yan Zhongchang's martial arts were so high that if Mu Daocheng met him, he might not be his opponent. However, he did not tell the story of Long Congyun, in case Wu Wangbo and others also went to find Long Congyun.
The farmer said again: "However, Mr. Ma came to the farm yesterday, as if he knew the news about the owner of the house."
"Oh... Master Ma, where is he now?" Xiao Muyun said happily.
"My master only said that the second young master was greedy for freedom in the world and would not come back, haha..." Ma Xingkong quickly walked out of the village.
In the shyness of Xiao Muyun, he saluted to Chu Nanfeng and said, "I have met Mr. Chu." On that day, Chu Nanfeng and Yan Zhong fought against Xiao Yan's northern mansion, and Ma Xingkongzi also met him.
After meeting Chu Nanfeng, his eyes turned to Ma Xilan, who had silver hair and black gauze covering his face. He hesitated and heard Chu Nanfeng say: "This is my inner son..."
Ma Xingkong was shocked. He had heard Mu Daocheng mention Chu Nanfeng's incident. He saw Ma Xilan's head full of silver hair in front of him. He guessed that there must be something bitter about this, so he hurriedly bowed: "Ma Xingkong met Mrs. Chu."
Ma Xilan bowed and returned the gift: "I have met Mr. Ma."
After seeing each other with Luo Xiaoyao, Ma Xingkong smiled and welcomed everyone into the hall to sit down. After ordering the servants to serve tea, he said to Chu Nanfeng: "Mr. Chu is one day late, but Ma has returned to Xinzhou. The master went north for a long time this time, and was afraid that Mu Yun was worried, so he took Ma back first..."
"Oh? Master turned out to be out with Master..." Xiao Muyun said happily, but he felt that Master was inappropriate and he interrupted his words. He stopped talking nonsense.
Ma Xingkong nodded, glanced at her and Luo Xiaoyao, looked at Chu Nanfeng, and said hesitantly: "Mr. Chu has heard from his master mention the "Elephant King"..."
Chu Nanfeng originally guessed that Mu Daocheng went north to Liaodong to search for Long Congyun, but when he saw Ma Xingkong hesitating, he thought that Mu Daocheng told him not to talk about this matter easily. He heard this and said, "Senior Mu has found his whereabouts?"
Ma Xingkong nodded, "I already learned that he was going to Goryeo."
"Goryeo?" Chu Nanfeng was shocked, "When will Mr. Ma be separated from Senior Mu?"
Ma Xingkong replied: "Ten days ago, when he knew that Long Congyun was going to Goryeo, his master ordered Ma to come back... to avoid worrying about Xiao, Zhuo's two junior brothers and Mu Yun."
Chu Nanfeng felt aroused when he heard this. He knew that Mu Daocheng was very grateful to Yi Wuwei, and he was even more enthusiastic about himself. With Xiao Muyun's reason, he would naturally find out the truth about the "Hundred Tribulation Fist" that injured Luo Hanshui. But thinking about this, the two of them knew about it, and then they thought for a moment and then they had a scheming, and nodded and said, "This place should be three or four thousand miles away from Goryeo. I believe Senior Mu will come back within nearly a month..."
He paused, looked at Luo Xiaoyao and Xiao Muyun and said, "You brother and sister are in this village first, and you will be proficient in practicing the same wall movements you taught the day before yesterday, so you may be able to use them in the future."
The genius Chu Nanfeng Tianzong fought with the people from the Guardian in Youzhou that day. He found that the Four Symbol Formation that besieged the elder Tang Wang of the branch pavilion was very exquisite. He changed according to the pace of Xingsu sword technique and created a sword formation where two people cooperated to use their moves.
"Then Master, Master's wife?" Xiao Muyun had already heard that Chu Nanfeng was leaving and asked reluctantly.
"I can find my master's wife, thanks to the two masters Wuzhen from Hangkong Temple and Lejue from Daming Temple, I will thank you this time. Even though I know where Senior Mu is going, I feel at ease." Chu Nanfeng turned to look at Ma Xingkong and gave a wink, "Mr. Ma, then Chu and his son will leave first."
Ma Xingkong saw Chu Nanfeng's expression and knew that he had something to do in front of Luo. Xiao and the other two said it with a smile, and said to Xiao Muyun: "Then Muyun, you can practice swordsmanship with Master Luo in the village... and at the same time, you should protect the villa for Master. Master, I will also go back to Xinzhou to avoid family worries, haha..."
Xiao Muyun knew that he could not keep his master and his wife, so he looked at Ma Xilan reluctantly. Ma Xilan knew her thoughts and smiled and said, "When Senior Mu comes back, if you think about Master and me, you two go to Mowang Island."
Xiao Muyun and Luo Xiaoyao looked at each other, nodded, and reluctantly sent Chu Nanfeng and Ma Xingkong out of the village.
Not far from the villa, Chu Nanfeng suddenly stopped and said to Ma Xingkong: "About Long Congyun, the whole story must be discussed with Mr. Ma..."
"My teacher guessed that the people who hurt Yan Zhongchang and Mr. Luo should have a lot to do with Long Congyun. He also knew that the person who took action had a very high level of cultivation and was also wary of his mind, so he took Ma to the north together." Ma Xingkong nodded and said.
Although Mu Daocheng has entered the state of Nascent Soul, he is cautious in his actions. As Ma Xingkong said, he is afraid that his opponent will be difficult to deal with, so he also brings Ma Xingkong, who is already in the state of Little Pill completion.
"Then why did you let Mr. Ma come back first?" Chu Nanfeng felt very puzzled.
"After Long Congyun defeated Yan Zhongchang ten years ago, the guards of Shangjing wanted to win him over, but were rejected by him. From then on, his whereabouts were unpredictable. The family master and Ma went to Liaodong. After more than a month of inquiry, they learned that he had accepted the son of Yelu Lie, the Privy Councilor of the North Court as his disciple..."
"So he went from Liaodong to Shangjing to inquire with Prime Minister Xiao, and then he realized that he was envoyed by the Privy Council as an envoy of Goryeo. Xiao Zai respected his family master very much, so he took his family master to Goryeo, so the family master asked Ma to go back first."
"Prime Minister Xiao?" Chu Nanfeng said suspiciously.
"Xiao Dilu, Mu Yun's uncle." Ma Xingkong said with a smile.
Chu Nanfeng smiled relievedly, "Oh, it's Xiao Dutong's brother, no wonder... But don't let others know the whole story about Long Congyun, especially Mu Yun and the others."
"This is naturally, and the family teacher also gave the same instructions, even the two junior brothers Yanbei and Zhuo Wu..." Ma Xingkong said with a wry smile.
Chu Nanfeng knew that Xiao Di Lu sent someone to follow him, and felt a little at ease. He thought that after visiting Wuzhen and Jue, he would go north with Ma Xilan to Goryeo to investigate the truth with Mu Daocheng. He nodded when he heard this, "After Chu and Neizi visited the monk, he would also go north and meet Senior Mu on the way."
Ma Xingkong was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly said, "Thank you Mr. Chu."
"Mr. Ma, you are polite." Chu Nanfeng smiled slightly and left with Ma Xilan.
After watching Chu Nanfeng and the other two leave, Xiao Muyun did not enter the village, and smiled at Luo Xiaoyao beside him, "I wonder if my father will help me stay "Jingjia"... How about the senior brother going to Yunzhou Prefecture with me?"
Luo Xiaoyao knew that she was just using "Shocking Armor" as an excuse, so she must be worried about Xiao Yanbei, but she was nervous when she wanted to see Xiao Yanbei. She hesitated but saw Xiao Muyun smiling and beautiful eyes wafting, and her face became hot and she nodded.
When Xiao Muyun saw him nodding in agreement, he ordered Zhuang Ding to prepare a fast horse and leave with Luo Xiaoyao.
Xiao Yanbei did not expect that his daughter and Luo Xiaoyao would arrive at the same time. He was very happy in an accident. When he was in Guangzhou, he had already entrusted Xiao Muyun to Luo Xiaoyao, but he wanted to wait for Mu Daocheng to return and Mu Daocheng would take the lead and get the two together. He now regarded Luo Xiaoyao as his son-in-law. When he greeted him, the "Nephew Luo" was very intimate, but Luo Xiaoyao became more and more reserved, and he was not as relaxed as he was when he was kidnapped by Yan Zhongchang.
Xiao Yanbei smiled and said, "Your daughter is worried about your father. If you hadn't asked someone to send a message, my father might have gone to Nantang to make a big fuss with Li Jing... How did you get involved in the affairs of the Gao family in Jingnan? How did you get out of the Longwu Army's house arrest?"
Xiao Muyun smiled sly: "How did Dad get the "Shocking Armor"?"
Xiao Yanbei did not take out the "Shengjia" at this time, but when Xiao Muyun saw the question, he smiled and said, "It turns out that the sword is "Shengjia", a good name, a good name, haha... I'm just hiding it from you." The implication was that he had already admitted that "Shengjia" was in his hands.
Then he told the story of Gu Yanchun coming with his sword. After he parted with Xiao Muyun and Luo Xiaoyao in Guangzhou, he rushed north. After meeting with Yelu Zongwu and others who were staying in Northern Han, he delayed for another two days before returning to Yunzhou Prefecture. He thought about going to Beijing to report his mission the next day, but unexpectedly, he saw Gu Yanchun visiting in the evening.
Xiao Yanbei was very surprised. He went to the Southern Tang Dynasty to go on a mission to Jiangning Prefecture and was arranged by the Longwu Army. Since he met Gu Yanchun, he welcomed Gu Yanchun into the hall to entertain him.
After Gu Yanchun sat down, he took out the "Shocked Armor" who was covered with a strip of white cloth and said, "Is the envoy who knows this sword? "
Xiao Yanbei has been through officialdom for a long time and is calm and steadily in dealing with things. He heard Gu Yanchun's tone, as if he was sure that he would know this sword. He quickly glanced at the "Shock Armor". He vaguely remembered that when he met Xiao Muyun in Guangzhou seven days ago, he seemed to have seen Xiao Muyun holding this sword. He did not dare to confirm it. Although he was shocked and suspicious, he did not show any signs of elegance. He picked up the tea bowl on a few and sipped it and replied: "Mr. Gu, hold this sword and asked... what does it mean?"
This is what Xiao Yanbei is so smart. He did not directly answer whether he recognized the master of this sword, but instead asked Gu Yanchun in a tone of responsibility.
When Gu Yanchun heard the four words "What does it mean?", although Xiao Yanbei's face had not changed, his tone was quite heavy. He only thought that Xiao Yanbei had seen that the sword was his daughter, and hurriedly said: "Enterprise, don't misunderstand me. Gu came here at night, but was ordered by the Crown Brother... After the envoy reads the Crown Brother's handwritten letter, he will know the whole story."
In his words, he placed "Jingjia" on several tables beside him, took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Xiao Yanbei.
Xiao Yanbei felt something was strange, so hesitated for a moment, took the letter, and opened it and took it:
Your Excellency:
You are on the order of the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty to send a mission to the Tang Dynasty to discuss alliances. The alliance forces destroyed Guo Puppet in the Central Plains. However, the recent storms in the south of the Yangtze River have been ruthless, and the tea strips are not collected. We have failed to reach mutual wishes on the matter of tea and horse exchange. This palace feels regretful.
King Gao Baorong of Jingnan flattered Guo Wei, and his uncle Gao Congyi was very ashamed of his actions. He once asked my palace to help him to correct the chaos. However, Gao Congyi did not act closely, and even lost his achievements and wasted his inability to send someone to help him.
The day before yesterday, the Longwu Army of the Tang Dynasty accidentally discovered in Jiangning Prefecture that the person who helped Gao Baorong to quell the rebellion, so he took it down. Unexpectedly, one of the women said something amazing, saying that you were still a daughter. I suspected that there was a deception, so I asked Mr. Gu Yanchun to wear this woman with a sword. Please confirm.
But I thought that the Gao family was rogue and often made repeated actions. The palace guessed that he served Guo Wei in an open manner and secretly wanted to protect the Liao Dynasty. He was afraid that if this woman was not your daughter, she would also be a female figure in the Liao Dynasty. Therefore, she did not neglect and treated her courtesy with courtesy.
Your Excellency is famous for Youyun. When I was in the palace, I wanted to be able to attack Guo Wei with your troops from the north and south. It should be a pleasure in life. If the Emperor of the Great Liao Dynasty saw that Yunyin changed his horse, this wish was just around the corner. I hope your good words would be promoted.
The crown prince Li Jing then paused his head.
After reading the letter, Xiao Yanbei had already guessed the rough idea in his heart. But he did not dare to confirm whether "Shocking Jia" was Xiao Muyun's object, and he would not immediately admit that the person in Li Jingsui's hands was Xiao Muyun.
Thinking that when he parted with Xiao Muyun in Guangzhou that day, in addition to Luo Xiaoyao in the realm of divine thought, there was also a strong man with a clear and skilled skill. He thought to himself that although Muyun's martial arts skills were only achieved, Luo Xiaoyao and the strong man were not bad. To take down the three of them, it was not possible for ordinary soldiers to do it. When he thought, he smiled and said, "Although the martial arts skills of dogs are not bad, the people who follow him are all good at it. I guess Mr. Gu took action himself..."
Gu Yanchun's eyelids twitched. Knowing that this happened in the future, Xiao Muyun would tell Xiao Yanbei that he could not hide it. He smiled embarrassedly and said, "At that time, Gu did not expect that he was a noble daughter. When she used Senior Mu's sword technique, Gu and my senior brother realized it, so they did not dare to offend him at all."
"Oh?" Xiao Yanbei was surprised, "Senior Brother? I didn't expect that Mr. Shen Liancheng and Mr. Shen would also take action. No wonder the three of them missed."
When Mu Daocheng's sword technique was mentioned, he also confirmed that Li Jingsui's letter said that the captured person was his beloved daughter Xiao Muyun, and Xiao Yanbei sneered secretly, saying that he had been captured by you, and he didn't dare to offend him at all.
"Not all three of them... were guests in the government office, and one of the young masters had never been with the noble daughter."
Xiao Yanbei became more and more surprised, but did not answer. He thought that Li Jing's letter was intended to make a statement in front of the Liao emperor, and changed the proposal of tea and horses to the Southern Tang Dynasty to buy silver. However, he thought that this matter was very important, and he could not change it at will, but he could only do his best.
As for Xiao Muyun's safety, Li Jing thought that Li Jing was just repaying his kindness. Even if he failed to promote cooperation between Liao and Tang, he would never dare to hurt Xiao Muyun. Thinking of this, he said, "Mr. Gu, please wait a moment, I will come."
When I arrived at the study, I wrote a letter to reply to Li Jingsui, naturally saying that I would do my best to promote the alliance, and thanked Xiao Muyun for taking care of her. After writing it, I handed it over to Gu Yanchun and smiled faintly, "I wanted to keep Mr. Gu for a narration, but I was going to go to Beijing to report my life. I can't entertain Mr. Gu anymore. I hope Mr. Gu will forgive me, please..."
At this time, it was getting dark, so Xiao Yanbei could not rush to Shangjing overnight. He was just angry that Gu Yanchun took action to detain his beloved daughter and said he would send her off. Gu Yanchun also felt embarrassed and wanted to leave overnight. He did not offend him because he heard this. He left "Shocked" and said goodbye to Xiao Yanbei.
"When my father went to the capital, I received a letter from you from the fast horses of the family in the mansion... Haha, it surprised me." Xiao Yanbei paused and smiled and said to Xiao Muyun: "When my father came back from the capital of Shangjing, I received a letter from the prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty, haha..."
Xiao Muyun chuckled and said, "If my daughter guessed well, he must have pushed it onto the Gao family in Jingnan..."
"Push it on the Gao family?" Xiao Yanbei said suspiciously: "From your tone, can it be said that it is not the Gao family who is rescued... Then how can you escape from danger? Oh, you have not explained the reason for helping the Gao family quell the chaos..."
"This escape from danger should be due to the help of the Gao family..." Xiao Muyun nodded and looked at Luo Xiaoyao, "Just because the Gao family helped the senior brother to find the Ming Wu monk, his daughter and senior brother also helped the Gao family to quell the rebellion."
Xiao Yanbei only wanted to be a son and daughter of the world, and was so grateful to be repaid. He nodded when he heard this.
Xiao Muyun then said the passage of escape. When he heard someone was masked to rescue him and someone was masked to kill him, Xiao Yanbei couldn't help but feel confused, "The prince's letter was indeed saying that you were saved by the people of the Gao family... I also think so as a father. Don't you and Nephew Luo Xian knew who was saved? I don't know who wanted to kill you?"
After pondering for a while, he frowned and said, "This matter is not simple. If Nephew Luo Xian and the masked man had not arrived, I'm afraid you, Yun'er..." Although Xiao Muyun was right in front of him, his tone was frightened.
"My daughter was very surprised, but she couldn't think of who was doing it. But she thought it was not Li Jingsui. If her daughter had any mistakes, she would be unable to explain to her father."
"This is natural," Xiao Yanbei smiled when he heard this, and suddenly a thought flashed in his heart, and then he sneered: "I'm so brave. I dare to touch my daughter, Xiao Yanbei. Hehe, okay, okay."
Hearing Xiao Muyun's words, he thought that if Xiao Muyun had any mistakes at that time, the worst thing he would be to be the crown prince Li Jingsui who wrote to him, he would have made enemies with Xiao Yanbei because of this, and the beneficiary was naturally the person who opposed Li Jingsui. Xiao Yanbei naturally thought of King Yan Li Hongji in his heart.
Xiao Muyun, however, heard Xiao Yanbei's tone, seemed to know who instructed the masked man to rob him and asked, "Dad knows who the person behind the scenes is?"
Xiao Yanbei was eager to love his daughter, and he was inevitably happy and angry when he guessed it. However, he didn't want his daughter to be involved in the court's power conspiracy. When Xiao Muyun asked him, he realized that he was out of control and said vaguely: "Dad is just a suspicion. How could it be that someone did it? It's good that you and Nephew Luo Xian returned safely. I won't mention this matter... You see, as you chat, it's going to be dark. Let's go, Nephew Luo Xian, and I'll drink a gun for you, haha..."
To be continued...