Chapter 53 Family and Responsibility
The heartbeat was so loud that Jing Yu felt that Chu Mo should have heard it.
Little did she know that Chu Mo's heartbeat was no weaker than hers.
At this moment, he couldn't figure out the complicated emotions in his heart. He wanted the little princess to understand and know everything, but he was a little hesitant.
He stared deeply into the amber eyes, remaining silent.
Jing Yu blinked slowly and smiled dryly.
What are you thinking about? ! 】
She shook her head vigorously, trying to get rid of all the weird thoughts in her mind.
After calming down, she raised her eyes and met a pair of dark eyes. Her heartbeat, which had just been normal, became disordered again.
"Chu, Chu Xiaomo..."
Chu Mo pursed his lips and continued to stare at her quietly. After she avoided his gaze uncomfortably, he sighed, "Does it still hurt?"
"Um?"
Jing Xuan's neck was slender and long, with a graceful curve, like the neck of a white swan. However, there was a finger-long bloodstain on her fair and delicate skin, which was quite eye-catching, like a flaw in white jade, which made people feel distressed.
Chu Mo's eyes darkened and his face became gloomy. He thought: He should be more ruthless to Wu Qi'an.
Knowing his worries, Jing Xuan smiled and comforted him, "It doesn't hurt anymore. Sister Chu Xue applied some medicine to me just now at the market."
As soon as Chu Mo arrived, Chu Xue knew that there was no danger, so she took out the ointment and applied it on Jing Yu.
Chu Mo paused, then faced her flattering smile and said helplessly: "Do you want me to let Chu Xue go?"
"It's not my sister's fault. She and the other Chu guards were trying their best to save me." She said with some anger: "It's that group of people's fault."
Chu Mo: "Their mission was to protect you, but you almost got into trouble. It was their fault."
Jing Yu pursed her lips.
"Xuanxuan, even if I let them go, they won't feel at ease." Chu Mo said softly, "Because I know this, I will let them be punished."
Jing Yu thought for a moment and nodded: "I understand."
Chu Mo glanced at the sky and said, "Later, Chu Xue will help you bathe and change clothes. I'm leaving first."
"Yeah." Jing Yu knew that he was going to deal with the killer and didn't want to disturb him.
Chu Mo stood up and strode out.
"Chu Xiaomo!"
Jing Xuan suddenly called him, and the latter turned around and saw the little girl leaning against the door with her hands behind her back, her head slightly bent, smiling at him with curved eyebrows and a sweet smile, as if it contained honey, which went straight into his heart.
The sunlight cast a slender silhouette on the blue brick road, adding a light edge to it, making her already pretty face even more beautiful. The breeze blew by, blowing her long hair and the corners of her clothes, rustling in the wind.
She stood in the light, looking at him tenderly.
Chu Mo's heart suddenly pounded, and he heard the little princess's soft voice gently: "You want me to be happy, and I also want you to be happy, Chu Xiaomo, don't worry, I will be fine."
His pupils suddenly shrank and his heartbeat sounded like a drum. The hands at his side tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened again. Chu Mo couldn't help but strode forward, walked in front of Jing Yu, and looked down at her.
Jing Yu was puzzled, why did he come back again?
Before she could even ask, she felt a strong arm wrap around her waist and hold her tightly in his arms.
"Chu Xiaomo?"
Jing Xuan's eyes widened, her soft white cheek pressed against the rising and falling chest, she murmured to herself, not understanding the situation: "Why are you hugging me again..."
"My dear..."
Chu Mo's voice was slightly hoarse and low, and it was so loud in his ears that his ears were almost numb.
Jing Xuan couldn't help rubbing it, and the next moment, a warm big hand gently pressed the back of her head, stopping her movements domineeringly.
The little girl puffed up her cheeks and complained unwillingly: "Stingy!"
Chu Mo chuckled, a hint of helplessness appearing between his brows.
How could a hot-blooded young man dare to let the little princess continue to rub against him, otherwise, he would go to the dungeon later?
After a while, Chu Mo loosened his arms and said softly, "I'm leaving."
"Um."
He raised his hand and rubbed his furry head, chuckling: "I'll come find you later."
"Okay~"
The tone of voice was drawn out and soft, and one could tell at a glance that he was extremely happy.
Chu Mo looked at her again before turning and leaving.
Jing Xuan looked at his back and blushed belatedly. After his back completely disappeared, she touched the back of her head foolishly.
"Chu Xiaomo's hands are so warm and big."
As she spoke, she looked at her hands, and recalled the scene of the two of them holding hands in the wonton shop, and her ears turned red.
Her hands were small and fair, and they were completely wrapped in Chu Mo's big hands. It was visually impactful and made people shy just thinking about it.
She didn't feel it yesterday, but now when she thinks about it, she feels overwhelmed.
Jing Xuan let out a long breath, holding her red face, and thought: Chu Xiaomo’s embrace is so warm, but his heartbeat is too loud.
Louder than hers.
Is this how all men's hearts beat?
It was so fast and intense that she worried that her heart and lungs would explode one day.
It’s a pity that there are no other men for comparison, so I can’t figure it out.
She sighed, then curved her eyebrows and smiled sweetly.
He skipped back to the room.
Chu Xiaomo will come again in the evening, so she has to be clean~~
…
Chu Mo did not go to the cell immediately, but changed his clothes first.
When leaving the courtyard gate, he paused and squinted his eyes at the man in red who was walking towards him.
"Go to the cell?" Tuoba Xun waved his folding fan lazily.
Chu Mo: "Do you want to go?"
Tuoba Xun: "May I ask the general if I can come with you?"
"Can."
Master Tuoba clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, General Chu."
Chu Mo couldn't help but give him a blank look.
The two left the general's mansion together.
The cell was at the corner of the city, in a secluded, cold location, with not many people held there, but quite a few were put in there at once this time.
As they got closer to the prison, there were fewer and fewer people walking by. Finally, there was no one there. The two people who had been silent all the way finally spoke.
Tuoba Xun: "Lure the tiger away from the mountain? Is that right?"
Chu Mo responded: "The method is too crude."
His tone was full of disdain, but Tuoba Xun understood him and chuckled: "Are you angry?"
Chu Mo was silent: "You shouldn't touch her."
"I will definitely return that blow." Chu Mo looked at him sideways, his eyes full of unquestionable determination: "Return ten blows!"
Tuoba Xun knew that the person who was retaliated against was not only Wu Qi'an, but also the person behind him - Tuoba Xiao.
Tuoba Xun paused and said, "I won't stop you, just don't let anyone die."
Chu Mo responded.
"Chu Mo, my brother has grown up." Tuoba Xun smiled bitterly: "He has really grown up."
The intelligence he received clearly stated that the people sent by Tuoba Xiao had just set out, but he didn't know that the assassins had already sneaked into the city.
It seems that the intelligence was just to confuse him, to pretend to build a plank road while secretly attacking Chencang. Although the means have improved, he cannot be happy.
Chu Mo sneered: "Indeed, I didn't notice that more than a dozen people sneaked into the city. I really underestimated him."
"I will leave early tomorrow morning."
Chu Mo paused and said seriously: "Be careful."
"Don't worry." Tuoba Xun said lightly, "I was attacked this time because my people are all outside the city. Once we get out, he won't be able to touch me at all."
Chu Mo was naturally confident in his methods. How could his best friend be an easy person to deal with?
If their opponents were not their relatives, they would have died without a burial place years ago.
When talking about dungeons, the first impression is that they are cold, dirty, scary and terrifying.
It's the same here. How can the sanitary conditions in the cells be good?
But both of them were no longer the fussy young men they used to be, and they went deep into the cell without even raising an eyebrow.
All I could hear were the prisoners' screams and cries, as well as the horrific sounds of various torture instruments, and my nose was filled with a sickening stench.
Even the temperature dropped by eight degrees.
Seeing Chu Mo coming, Wen Zhixun looked at him and said, "General, they are too stubborn to pry them open."
In fact, a lot of intelligence is clear, and there is not much to pry open, but there is always some that needs to be known.
Chu Mo raised his eyebrows: "Hard-mouthed?"
The prison was very large, and most of the dozen people who were assassinated died on the spot in the street. Now the few remaining people had their hands hung high, with their whole bodies suspended in the air.
Chu Mo picked up the soldering iron on the fire rack, walked slowly towards the dirty-looking Wu Qian, and laughed softly.
The low, sweet laughter sounded eerie and terrifying in the dim cell. He removed Ukian's jaw and thrust the red-hot iron into his mouth!
"Ouch!!!" Wu Qian's eyes widened in pain, and his limbs twitched in pain.
The sizzling sound reached everyone's ears. Wen Zhixun and others looked indifferent, but the other people who were hung up were so scared that they wet their pants.
A disgusting, foul smell filled the cell, making people frown in discomfort.
Chu Mo poked hard, and the iron in his mouth immediately went into his throat.
"Ouch!!!" Wu Qian rolled his eyes and the twitching of his limbs gradually slowed down.
Soon, the person was scalded to death.
Chu Mo pulled out the iron and put it on the fire rack again. He glanced at the others and said, "It's fine if you don't want to say anything. How about trying this?"
The others were trembling all over and shaking their heads desperately.
So cruel! This is simply not something a human can do! !
However, Chu Mo once again refreshed their cognition: "Perhaps, you want to see human skin?"
"The skin of a person peeled off alive is tight and smooth, very good." He chuckled: "Who wants to try it?"
“No…No!!”
"No no I don't want to!!!"
Chu Mo: "Tell me everything you know, and the one who makes me most dissatisfied will get to taste this honor."
As soon as the words fell, several people started shouting at the same time, fearing that they would be a step slower.
In this case, they are no longer a united front, but enemies.
Soon, Chu Mo and others knew everything they should and shouldn’t know.
After he ordered them all to be executed, he left with Wen Zhixun and others.
Several people returned to the general's mansion, and as soon as they arrived, Tuoba Xun returned to the east courtyard.
Chu Mo looked at his back, thinking about the information he just learned, gritted his teeth, and cursed: "It's simply not a pity for him to die!!"
He knew that Tuoba Xun didn't need comfort at this moment, he just needed to be alone and quiet for a while.
His best friend was a man of self-respect and self-reliance, not one who would be easily defeated.
Chu Mo sighed, and he and Wen Zhixun sat down to discuss matters.
Even after a while, Chen Fu was still quite shocked: "So, the people behind the scenes are Tuoba Xiao and Nan You?!"
"It's almost certain." Wen Zhixun looked at Chu Mo and said, "General, did you know this a long time ago?"
Chu Mo nodded.
Wen Zhixun stroked his chin and narrowed his eyes: "If you put it this way, Tuoba Xun also knows."
Seeing Chu Mo's cold expression, he pursed his lips and said, "No wonder, no matter how arrogant those people were, he never took action."
Chen Fu cursed: "Who the hell could have thought that the loved one he wanted to protect was the one who had always slandered him and even wanted to kill him?!"
Why did the arrogant and aloof prairie wolf become the uncrowned king of the prairie? They all knew the reason clearly: it was to protect their loved ones.
It is for this reason that Chen Fu and Tong Wenzhi sighed and lamented that the family has such a good relationship.
However! But that is the truth! !
What's even more sad is that Tuoba Xun knew this several years ago and has been sinking in false happiness all along.
Just thinking about it makes me breathless.
Wen Zhixun also sighed and finally asked the question that had puzzled him for a long time: "Why did he come to Yunan Pass this time?"
"I don't know." Chu Mo shook his head: "He never said."
Chen Fu couldn't help but doubt and looked at Chu Mo hesitantly. The latter said lightly: "Just say it."
Chen Fu: "Could he have bad intentions? If he finally chooses to unite with his family..."
"No." Chu Mo interrupted him and said firmly: "Tuoba Xun won't."
Wen Zhixun looked at him, wanting to say something but stopping himself. In fact, he also had that kind of doubt.
When relatives and friends stand on the scale, who can tell which is more important?
He wanted to say, General, you shouldn't trust him so much. He wanted to say, what should we do if he really has a problem?
But in the end, he didn't say a word.
Although he didn't say it, Chu Mo knew it very well. After pouring himself a cup of hot tea, he took a sip and said, "You don't understand."
"For Tuoba Xun, those standing on both ends of the scale are not relatives and friends."
The two were stunned.
"It's...relatives and tribesmen, kinship and responsibility."
"Being the king of the grassland means taking on heavy responsibilities. He doesn't want to start a war because he knows that the grassland is no match for Dasui. Once a war breaks out, they will not get any benefits and may even become a vassal of our dynasty."
"He wanted to use up his last bit of strength to protect the grassland's independence." Chu Mo chuckled: "It's not an exaggeration to say that he was struggling to survive, but that fool only chose to do stupid things."
Chen Fu and Wen Zhixun remained silent. Besides being wary, they also showed more respect for the grassland king.
How could such a person be slandered?
Chu Mo looked towards the direction of the Imperial Palace and thought: And he and the prince are also thinking about the most appropriate way to protect the enthusiasm of their best friend.
The reason they didn't want to go to war was not only because of the cruelty of war and the suffering of the people, but also because of Tuoba Xun.
Once the war breaks out, where should Tuoba Xun stand?
It’s hateful that what he did and what he sought was seen as cowardice and shame in the eyes of others.
The most ferocious lone wolf on the grassland was slandered as a timid coward. How can the resentment be expressed in words?
Chu Mo gritted his teeth: "Damn it!"
——Tuoba Xiao, Nan You! !
After saying this, Shen Fu thought about other information: "General, what should we do about my sister?"
Chu Mo's face darkened suddenly, and his teeth were clenched.
Tuoba Xiao dares to set his sights on the little princess! ! Even more damnable! ! !
Chen Fu saw his anger and said, “General, I thought that my sister could no longer stay in Yunan Pass.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Zhixun next to him nudged him with his elbow.
Shen Fu was puzzled: "What are you doing?"
Wen Zhixun: “…”
The actions of the two were almost obvious, and Chu Mo saw it clearly.
After a moment of silence, he said, "I will think about this matter myself."
Chen Fu: "That's great. Yu Nan Pass is no longer safe, General..."
Wen Zhixun couldn't help but stomped on him: "Shut your mouth!"
Didn’t you see that the general’s face fell?
Chen Fu hugged his legs in pain and stared at him. 【The man pouted with grievance.jpg】
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