"It seems that he didn't find the hiding place, but has been under his nose all along, and it was only revealed now." Xu Tianze was a little shocked at first, but when he heard the rest, he already knew what was going on.
He still underestimated Long Muse. He had obviously been extremely careful, and now Long Muse's move was just to force him to show up.
It just so happened that he had finished his business, so there was nothing wrong in going to meet him. Long Muse didn't know anyway. He, Long Muse, was also a tool of others' calculations, no different from Xu Tianze.
However, Xu Tianze had no intention of giving Long Musi a good face, and he even managed to place people in the Divine Doctor Valley. This meant that Long Musi had already started planning when he first left Shangjing City and went to the Divine Doctor Valley with Old Qi.
Otherwise, he had been cleaning up the Divine Doctor Valley over and over again over the years, so there was no reason why such a hidden stake would be left behind.
"Let's go." After saying that, Xu Tianze turned around and went back to the carriage.
Since there is no time to slow down, he will just walk at a normal pace. After all, once the news is released, Long Musi will naturally know where he is.
At this time, Prince Chang, also known as Long Muse, who was pretending to be seriously injured and dying in Jiangnan, was in his study, looking at the map of the Gan Dynasty, constantly thinking about his own route.
Just when Long Musi was frowning, Ma Zheng pushed the door open and walked in. Through the scattered light and shadow, Long Musi saw the figure printed on the map, and the corners of his mouth curled up:
"It seems you have brought good news."
"Master, we have found Mr. Xu's whereabouts. Judging from the direction of the carriage, he should be heading towards us." Ma Zheng knelt on the ground and reported.
Although Ma Zheng behaved very respectfully, Long Musi still heard a hint of unnaturalness, even stiffness, in Ma Zheng's tone.
Long Musi sighed and turned to look at Ma Zheng who lowered his head. Although he didn't say anything, it didn't mean that he couldn't notice the subtle changes in Ma Zheng and Long Er. These changes started after they returned from the Divine Doctor Valley.
Now there have been substantial changes, but the two are loyal after all. They have completed all his orders, whether right or wrong, very well. This is why he has been able to tolerate them until now.
But Xu Tianze will be here soon, and he should deal with the emotions of these two people, otherwise it will not be a good thing if Xu Tianze causes him trouble.
"Do you think what I did is a bit inhumane?" Long Musi asked Ma Zheng after a long silence.
"I dare not. Master must have his reasons for doing this." Ma Zheng changed his kneeling from one knee to two knees in panic.
Although he was familiar with Xu Tianze and even had special delusions about him for a period of time, he understood his identity and was very clear about who his master was and who he was loyal to.
Therefore, even if he is dissatisfied with or does not understand his master's behavior, he will still execute his master's orders as soon as possible.
"It's just that you think I shouldn't have done this, right, for threatening the lives of everyone in the Divine Doctor Valley and spreading the news that I was seriously injured to deceive Aze?" Long Musi's eyes were calm, and his tone was a little cold.
Although Ma Zheng was not like Long Er and Long San who had always been by his side, he had been by his side for seven or eight years, so Long Musi could still guess what Ma Zheng was thinking.
"Master, I am just..."
"Enough! Ma Zheng, it's none of your business to comment on what I do. Just do your job well, otherwise I don't mind replacing you with someone else. Instead of being indignant here, think more about your father." Long Musi interrupted Ma Zheng, anger already appearing on his face.
"I know I was wrong, please punish me, master." When Ma Zheng heard Long Musi mention his father, his body froze and he quickly bowed his head to admit his mistake.
"Hmph, is there anything else?" Long Musi snorted coldly with impatience on his face.
Ma Zheng wanted to think of something else, but his father's smiling face suddenly appeared in his mind. He then shook his head dejectedly: "I'll take my leave."
Then he saw Long Muse turned around and continued looking at the map. He stood up and left silently. He did not see Long Muse look back until he closed the door.
But he didn't know that when Long Muse turned around and looked at the map, his eyes were empty, and the spirit in them had long disappeared. He didn't know how long Long Muse had stood in front of the map.
From this empty study, Long Musi's slightly eerie laughter slowly emanated: "Aze, when it comes to bewitching people, it's you. Even the people around me inevitably side with you in their hearts. It's no wonder that I've fallen for you, right?"
After several months of travel, Xu Tianze and his party arrived at the gateway to the south of the Yangtze River, Zhoushan City, exhausted.
Zhoushan City is not only a fortress for economic exchanges between the north and the south, but also a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, a place that military strategists must fight for. Now it is also the most important checkpoint for Long Musi to occupy the south of the Yangtze River.
At this time, Xu Tianze and others had already changed into coarse linen clothes, dressed up as ordinary people, and sat on the tea stall at the city gate, watching the people coming and going.
The line of people checking at the city gate was extremely long, with no end in sight.
"Master, Zhoushan City is conducting such a strict investigation, maybe they are looking for someone." After Xichen poured a cup of tea for Xu Tianze, he picked up a piece of cake and started eating it by himself.
But while he was eating, he paid attention to the people around him, and at the same time he paid some attention to Xu Tianze so that he could do something for Xu Tianze within his ability.
"Who else can I look for? They are just people from the Valley of Divine Doctors." Xu Tianze curled his lips. He himself was also a person from the Valley of Divine Doctors.
After all, Long Musi was still looking for him. Thinking of this, Xu Tianze took a big bite of the pancake.
Then he saw Xue Wei, who had gone to the city gate to inquire, coming back, followed by the big guy Ma Zheng and a soldier.
"Well, it looks like we don't have to worry about entering the city." Xu Tianze stuffed the remaining cake in his hand into Xue Sheng's hand, and then drank the tea slowly.
"Master, Ah Sheng is full." Xue Sheng looked at her round belly, then looked at the pancake in her hand that was half the size of her face, and looked up at Xu Tianze helplessly.
Xu Tianze:...
This was a habit that Long Mujiang had cultivated in Xu Tianze. Whenever Xu Tianze couldn't finish the food, he would directly give it to Long Mujiang, and then Long Mujiang would continue eating silently.
It would take more than four years to change a habit. Xu Tianze looked at the helplessness on Xue Sheng's little face, and with a twitch of his mouth, he took the pancake back from Xue Sheng's hand.
"Young Master, mother said it's wrong to waste food." Xue Sheng breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the pancake in her hand being taken back, and then looked at Xu Tianze seriously.
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