Chapter 4 Chapter 4 The Emperor with Peacock Spreads His Tail ~

Mu Congmo and the other two watched Gu Shiyan walk straight towards his room and wanted to say something, but when they thought of the gentle young man who seemed to have no internal strength at all and had just killed three Linhai Realm masters in an instant, they did not dare to stop the obviously displeased young man.

At this point, Mu Congmo and the other two could not sleep well tonight no matter what, but this had nothing to do with Hongting. Hongting followed his master back to the room under the shocked gazes of the three people.

Mu Congmo sat at the table, picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea that had long been cold.

Yongye and the other man threw the corpse out of the room and cleaned up the bloodstains in the room, while listening to their subordinates report on the casualties of tonight.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, a faint red light appeared in the distant sky.

After a night of hard work by the Shadow Dragon Guards, and with the rain from last night, the bluestone slabs on the street were still clean, and there was no sign that a fierce battle had taken place there the previous night.

"The Shadow Dragon Guards outside didn't suffer many casualties. The assassins outside were just trying to delay them and didn't use their full strength. As for the three assassins who broke in, they seemed to have practiced a powerful concealment technique, so they were not stopped. I'm sorry to have frightened Your Majesty. We will go to the Punishment Hall to receive punishment after we return." Chang Ye half-knelt on the ground and reported to Mu Congmo what happened last night.

Last time, a new Free and Easy Realm Venerable appeared in Jizhou, but the Shadow Dragon Guards hadn't heard a word. Aside from the three commanders, each commanding ten whips, the entire Jizhou Shadow Dragon Guard had been rotated. Jizhou, with its vast plains, fertile black soil, and long rivers, was a fertile land. Naturally, the Shadow Dragon Guards there enjoyed more opportunities than those elsewhere.

At the same time, it borders Dongrong. The border of Jizhou is guarded by General Shen Ce Jing Ziping, and Daliang has deployed 300,000 troops here. The political affairs of Jizhou are under the jurisdiction of the Governor Sun Chang. Yunliang Qianchi Wuzun is famous, so their daily tasks are much easier.

Now they have to exchange with the Shadow Dragon Guards in remote places. This is already a huge punishment, but no one complains. They are the eyes and ears of the emperor, and they were negligent in this time. It is a great blessing from heaven that the emperor spared their lives.

With the lessons learned from his colleagues in Jizhou, Yongye could already imagine what kind of remote place he would be exiled to.

Mu Congmo took a sip from his teacup, his expression unremarkable. He seemed to be listening attentively to Chang Ye's report, but in reality, from last night until now, the image of the young man in white had been on his mind, a thought he couldn't shake.

Even though he was exhausted from running around all day yesterday, he still couldn't fall asleep after what happened last night. Thinking of the young man who couldn't wait to go back to sleep, he found it inexplicably cute and couldn't help but chuckle.

Half-kneeling, Chang Ye suddenly heard his master's laughter. He was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he managed to steady himself. There was a galaxy between the smile and his master's. He must have been hallucinating because of a sleepless night, he consoled himself.

Noticing Chang Ye's anomaly, Mu Congmo realized that he had just laughed. He cleared his throat and asked, "Have you found out who sent them?", changing the subject.

Hearing Mu Congmo's question, Chang Ye no longer cared about the hallucinatory laughter. He quickly replied, "We found a red lotus tattoo on the assassin's body. According to the records in the Shadow Pavilion case, Demon Lord Danxi also had such a red lotus on his body, but we have never seen it with our own eyes."

"The Demon Lord Danxi? It seems that he has really colluded with my good brother. Tell me, why are some people so unsatisfied? They have the love of their parents, power, and wealth, but they are still not satisfied. If he didn't have so many small tricks, I wouldn't be so reluctant to tolerate an idle prince. Now he can't wait to get rid of me. He is really a brotherly love." Mu Congmo said sarcastically.

Chang Ye naturally didn't dare to reply. His master had also longed for his parents' love. He also cursed the Prince of Huai in his heart. The land of Jiangnan was extremely rich. It had been a fiefdom only a few times since ancient times. Moreover, it was the most prosperous of the three counties, and yet the Prince of Huai was still not satisfied.

Seeing that the aura around Mu Congmo was getting colder, Chang Ye had to bite the bullet and speak, "The young man from last night..." He didn't know if it was his illusion, but when he mentioned that young man, the emperor's aura softened a little.

Chang Ye paused, and the emperor at the top keenly noticed, "Who else could have killed three people from the Linhai Realm in an instant except a Free and Easy Realm Venerable? And who else could have been such a young Free and Easy Realm Venerable except the Moon Venerable from Yunliang Qianchi? What's going on? Could it be that the Medical Venerable has developed a miraculous elixir that can restore youth? He turned out to be a Free and Easy Realm Venerable. No wonder you couldn't see through him yesterday."

"But why did that Yue Zun come here, and why did he help us?"

"He always has his purpose. No matter what it is, as long as it does not conflict with our affairs, we can cooperate with him. It just so happens that the aristocratic family has been restless recently, and Master Jingkong is not one of us after all. If we can use the name of Yue Zun to intimidate the aristocratic family, it would be a good choice." It was obviously a normal cooperative relationship, but Mu Congmo's tone sounded like he wanted to be a gigolo.

On the other side, Yong Zhou came to the door of Gu Shiyan and the others' room, hesitating in front of the door and not daring to move forward.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open from the inside and hit Yong Zhou in the face. "Ah, you..." Yong Zhou shouted.

The moment he opened his mouth, Hongting rushed over from inside the door, covered his mouth and pulled him aside.

Yong Zhou kept struggling, and Hong Ting only let go of his hand when they were far away from the room. Before Yong Zhou could complain, Hong Ting preemptively said, "Are you crazy? If you don't want to live, don't take me with you. You saw what happened last night. My young master must not be disturbed when he is sleeping."

Thinking of Gu Shiyan's ruthlessness and determination last night, Yong Zhou seemed to have walked through the gates of hell, and his eyes were full of gratitude when he looked at Hong Ting.

Hong Ting felt a little uncomfortable with his gaze and waved his hand. "I'm not trying to help you, I'm mainly afraid of being implicated by you. If my master gets angry, my life will be difficult too."

"I owe you a favor for what happened just now. By the way, how long will your young master sleep? My master wants to thank him personally."

Hong Ting secretly remembered what Gu Shiyan said last night. Since his master wanted to use them, why not go along with it?

"I'm afraid it's almost noon. I'll go and inform you when my young master wakes up."

The sun in the sky moved slowly, and the shadow cast by the sundial pointer became shorter and shorter, until the sun was high in the middle.

Mu Congmo and the other two sat at the table in the room, always paying attention to the movements next door, until the sound of a door opening was heard next door. Changye looked through the crack in the door to see what was happening outside, and saw Hongting walk in with a basin of hot water.

"It seems that the young man has finally woken up. He can still sleep so soundly after what happened last night. It is really enviable." Chang Ye looked outside the door and spoke slowly.

"If you had the same strength as him, you would naturally be able to sleep peacefully." Yong Zhou retorted to him.

"Go pick out a robe for me, a light-colored one. I need to change clothes." Mu Congmo interrupted the two of them. The young man wore a white suit yesterday. It seemed that he preferred plain colors. He was catering to his taste by doing this.

Yong and Zhou were puzzled. It wasn't just a meeting, so why did he need to change clothes? Besides the bright yellow dragon robe, their Majesty usually wore black and gold clothing. While the Imperial Household Department had a variety of clothing, their Majesty never wore light colors, yet this time he actually asked for light-colored clothing.

Fortunately, they had prepared several sets of light blue and turquoise clothes for this incognito visit, otherwise where would they get light-colored clothes in such a short time.

As the saying goes, "To serve the emperor is like serving a tiger." Even if the emperor didn't need something on a daily basis, if they couldn't produce it when he suddenly asked for it, it would be a dereliction of duty.

On the other side, the guest room next door.

Hong Ting soaked the handkerchief in hot water, took off the mask on Gu Shiyan's face, and wiped it carefully.

After washing up, Gu Shiyan asked someone to inform Mu Congmo and others.

Hong Ting quickly invited the three of them in, and Gu Shiyan raised his hand to signal Mu Congmo to sit down. Yong Zhou and the other man tactfully led Hong Ting out, leaving only Gu Shiyan and Mu Congmo in the room.

Mu Congmo chose a light blue robe today and hung a fine jade pendant around his waist, showing his nobility in every move.

"I haven't thanked you yet for saving my life last night. I wonder why you are here." Mu Congmo bowed to Gu Shiyan and said thank you, but he directly pointed out Gu Shiyan's identity.

Gu Shiyan wasn't surprised by this. If the emperor who emerged victorious from the succession struggle couldn't even guess something so obvious, Gu Shiyan thought Daliang was doomed, as he had no reverence for imperial power.

"It's just a small favor, Your Majesty, you're too polite. Besides, even if I hadn't taken action yesterday, could your men have let you, the emperor, die here?" Gu Shiyan used his own methods to fight back. He then chuckled and spoke, his tone gentle, but his words were fierce and ruthless. "Why are you here? Of course, to kill someone."

The strong men in the Xiaoyao Realm have a highly respected status in Daliang, but precisely because of this, they are also feared by the royal family.

The strong men in the Free and Easy Realm were given the privilege of not kneeling when meeting the emperor, but were also shackled with the restriction of not being allowed to enter the capital without an imperial edict.

Even though Mu Congmo had witnessed the young man's ruthlessness yesterday, hearing him speak these words in person today, he still found it difficult to connect the gentle young man in front of him with such harsh words. Indeed, who among those who can become a venerable is a simple person?

"Since Your Excellency saved me yesterday, I can grant you a request. Your Excellency has his own purpose for coming here, and I do too. If the two do not conflict, we might as well cooperate."

"No need, your promise means nothing to me. As for cooperation, both parties have to seek something in return. If I say that I want to use your majesty's manpower to find the whereabouts of someone, then what about you? What do you want from me?" Gu Shiyan's tone was indifferent, mixed with a bit of curiosity and temptation.