Chapter 183 Li Mo

Wang Zhi was obviously well prepared for this trip.

When setting off, Sun Wei just left the house and saw Wang Zhi waiting outside with a large group of guards.

"Sima Deng from your house has been missing for many days. I wonder where he has gone?" After greeting, Wang Zhi suddenly asked.

"Since Sima Deng is the Sima of the royal palace, he naturally obeys the orders of the Crown Prince. I never ask about it."

Wang Zhi responded with a forced smile and got into the car.

The guards brought by Wang Zhi were all private soldiers of the Shangshu Mansion.

And all these people obey the orders of Li Mo who is beside Wang Zhi.

Sun Wei looked forward and saw Li Mo still wearing a cloth robe, with a sword on his waist, riding on a horse.

It seems that Li Mo is deeply trusted by Wang Han and his son and plays an important role.

Sun Wei couldn't help but become more curious about him.

But along the way, Sun Wei never found an opportunity to talk to him.

Li Mo was either discussing matters with Wang Zhi in the boat house, or returning to his room with the door tightly closed. He was never seen going out.

"This guy is really weird!" Lian Aju couldn't help but exclaim, "He's clearly already established himself in the Shangshu Mansion and must have quite a bit of money. But the way he's dressed, he looks like a teacher in a village school. Even the Shangshu Mansion's wealthy servants can't compare to him."

Sun Wei kept searching in her memory.

In her previous life, because she was close to the eldest princess, she knew the people in the Shangshu Mansion quite well, but she could not remember the existence of a person named Li Mo.

"Princess, do you want to have a talk with this person and find out his background?" Aju asked.

Sun Wei thought that Aju was really becoming more and more able to see through her.

She did not deny it and said, "But it's really hard to talk to this person."

"That's not difficult." A'ru smiled easily, "Leave it to me."

——

Sure enough, not long after, Li Mo came to see Sun Wei.

In his hand, he held a bowl of lotus seed soup.

"I was reckless and knocked over the princess's soup," he said. "I've come to apologize to the princess."

Sun Wei glanced at A'ru who was following behind Li Mo, and saw her blinking at him in an unfathomable manner.

"It's just soup, Mr. Li, you're too polite." Sun Wei asked the attendant to take the bowl and said, "Please sit down, Mr. Li. A'ru, serve Mr. Li tea."

Aju agreed immediately.

Li Mo seemed to have not expected that Sun Wei would keep him. He paused and finally sat down.

Sun Wei looked at him and smiled, "You look so young, sir. I wonder how old you are?"

Li Mo said: "I am twenty-five this year."

"Twenty-five already?" Sun Wei asked in surprise. "Looking at Mr. Li's appearance, I thought he was the same age as my prince."

"I am ashamed."

"Where is Mr. Li from?"

Li Mo bowed and said, "My ancestral home is in Ningzhou. I followed my mother to Jiankang when I was young and grew up there. Later, I was appreciated by the Shangshu Pushe and became an aide to the government. However, I followed my mother to Buddhism when I was young and am a lay disciple. I spend half of the year practicing in Ruoye Mountain in Kuaiji. I am quite a stranger in the capital."

"I see." Sun Wei pondered, "However, Kuaiji has been in turmoil for the past two years. Ruoye Mountain is also not peaceful, right?"

"There is no truly peaceful place in this world. I went to Mount Ruoye simply because I like the scenery there."

Sun Wei nodded: "Ruoye Shanzi Kuaiji. I think you know about the Three Immortals Sect."

"I know."

"If the imperial court cannot win this battle, I'm afraid you won't be able to go to Ruoye Mountain again."

Li Mo smiled and said, "That's quite true. The military supervisor went to Linhai precisely so that the prince could win the battle."

"So, the military supervisor and the master are doing this for the good of the prince?"

"Exactly."

"Then I don't understand. The military supervisor forced me to go with him. Is this also for the good of the prince? I'm afraid you are not familiar with the prince. The prince hates being threatened the most."

"I can assure you, Princess, that I won't let you suffer any injustice unless it's absolutely necessary," Li Mo said. "Besides, is Princess really forced to go along? If Princess doesn't want to, who can force her? After all, the Jiangzhou Army is everywhere in and around the city, and the Supervisory Army has only a hundred guards, so they're powerless to resist. Moreover, Princess has done General Yang a favor. As long as Princess gives the order, how can General Yang not take action?"

Sun Wei looked at him and said, "Although you are practicing in the mountains and seem to be unconcerned with worldly affairs, you know a lot."

"I am but an ordinary man. I must know what I should know about loyalty to the emperor."

"What a loyal act!" Sun Wei said, "Sir, I believe you know what Wang Pushe wants. This thing was obtained by the prince with his life, and he will not give it to you. How do you plan to be a loyal minister then?"

Li Mo smiled and said, "Then there's no need for you, Princess."

Sun Wei knew that he had finished talking here.

"We cannot work together if we do not share the same ideals. My lotus seed soup is getting cold, please go back, sir."

Li Mo stood up and smiled.

"We may share the same path, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's different," he said. "There's still a long way to go."

Sun Wei fixed his gaze and said to Aju, "Send it off, sir."

Li Mo did not insist and bowed and said goodbye.

After seeing Li Mo off, A'ru came back and asked, "How is it going? Princess, have you figured out Li Mo's background?"

Sun Wei shook his head: "No clue."

That only means that Li Mo died early and she didn't have the chance to meet him in her previous life.

If that's the case, there's no need to delve into it.

A'ru asked again, "Just now, the princess said that what exactly did the prince want?"

"We want a great victory at Linhai, a real victory report."

——

Li Mo is a capable person.

Now the Kuaiji area is at war, and there are bandits everywhere, but he can always arrange the time of sailing to avoid the areas where bandits are rampant.

Four days later, the waterway came to an end, and everyone turned to land and traveled by carriage.

The closer you get to the sea, the denser the jungle becomes and the more solemn the atmosphere becomes.

It was obvious that a great battle had just taken place here. Corpses were piled up on both sides of the mountain road. It had just rained, and the air was filled with a disgusting smell.

Sun Wei carefully examined the deceased's clothing. Soldiers and members of the Three Immortals Sect could be identified by their clothing. The Three Immortals Sect members, in particular, had talismans painted on their faces with cinnabar, giving them a strange and comical appearance.

The bodies had not been cleared yet, which showed that the war was not over yet.

In order to avoid trouble, Li Mo did not take the main road, but turned left and right and took a small path.

Although the road was hidden, it was very flat. Soldiers cleared the way ahead, cutting away the branches and leaves, making it wide enough for even the carriage to pass easily.

At night, everyone settled in an abandoned village.

Sun Wei said to Li Mo, "Mr. Li, you seem quite familiar with this place. Have you been here before?"

"No." Li Mo said, "This road was opened by local merchants to escape the war. As long as you ask more locals, it will not be difficult to find out."

"Mr. Li is indeed a rare man of wisdom and strategy."

"Your Highness, you are too kind."

Sun smiled and continued, "I've heard that Taoism has a secret technique for leaving the soul. Could it be that Buddhism also knows this secret technique?"

"Why do you ask this, Princess?"

"Mr. Li is always by my carriage. When did he go to ask the locals?"

Li Mo's eyes settled slightly, and he smiled without saying anything.