Lu Zhenzhi pointed to the place where You Yi originally sat. You Yi stood up and went back to sit on the five-cornered round stool.
"Back then, Guo Bing was just a sword-bearing guard at the Dingnan Marquis's mansion in Shangyang County. Now, he's the governor of this city. Why do you think the Dingnan Marquis helped him take this high position?"
"Master Jiu is saying... that it was Marquis Dingnan who killed my Hong family back then?"
Lu Zhenzhi stood up from the bed and walked to the window, looking at the blood-red moon that hung forever upside down in the distant sky. "Back then, Marquis Dingnan must have inherited your Hong family's unique martial arts and handed-down weapons. Otherwise, he wouldn't have allowed Guo Bing to sit on the throne of the county governor."
Fu Tong'er felt that the head of the bed was empty, and she panicked: "Brother Lu Jin, where have you been?"
"Master Jiu is by the window." You Yi said.
At this moment, a voice came from outside the door: "Master Jiu! I'm here to report the news about Lieutenant General Du!"
He is Jiu Ye's spy.
Lu Zhenzhi looked at the crescent moon and shouted, "Go in!"
The spy pushed the door open, closed it, and quickly came in. He saw General You sitting there and Master Jiu standing by the window looking at the moon. He clasped his fists and said, "Master Jiu! General You!"
Lu Zhenzhi turned around.
General You Yi nodded slightly.
The spy went to Jiu Ye, and Jiu Ye bent down to listen to his whisper.
"Yes, yes." Lu Zhenzhi whispered a few words to the spy. The spy was startled and quickly clasped his fists and said, "Yes! I'll do it immediately!"
After the spies left, Lu Zhenzhi said, "Marquis Dingnan surrounded the Guo residence and burned the regent's decree confiscating the property."
You Yi stood up and said, "He's going to rebel! He even dared to burn the regent decree of the Ninth Master! He's trying to break away from Dayan and establish himself as king! We brought 30,000 elite soldiers with us. It would only take a blink of an eye to attack his small mansion! Why is the Ninth Master holding back?"
Lu Zhenzhi raised his eyes slightly, turned around and continued to look at the crescent moon outside the window, and said leisurely: "Sit down, there is no rush. The Marquis' Mansion has a bigger conspiracy. If it is just because he burned the regent's decree issued by the king, the emperor will not kill him out of consideration for family ties."
"Yes." You Yi clasped his fists and sat down. Looking at Fu Tong'er, who was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, he said, "My mother was also a chivalrous woman in her time. Tongtong's Soul-Severing Whip was a weapon my mother often used."
Lu Zhenzhi: "Tong'er, return your whip to General You."
"No!"
At this moment, the dragon-slaying sword on You Yi's waist emitted a fiery red light from its scabbard.
You Yi looked down and said, "Master Jiu, do you think she is bleeding again?"
Lu Zhenzhi lowered his eyes and glanced at the dragon-slaying sword on You Yi's waist, which was emitting a red light in the scabbard.
He quickly walked over to the edge of the bed and sat down, blocking You Yi's view. He pulled back the quilt and saw that there was indeed blood on the abdomen of Fu Tong'er's white undershirt...
"You keep the whip." Lu Zhenzhi said helplessly, "You Yi, go get a new roll of gauze."
"Yes." You Yi stood up and went to the cabinet to get gauze.
After Lu Zhenzhi changed Fu Tong'er's clothes, You Yi turned around.
Lu Zhenzhi said, "Your brother Youli has been late in returning to the camp. I suspect he's gone looking for the White Crystal Dragon Sword. As for Prince Hui's concubine, Hong'er, your so-called biological sister is actually just your cousin, betrothed to you as a child. She's married to Qixuan, and you no longer care about her."
Fu Tong'er was shocked: "Brother Su is engaged?"
General You Yi: "How much does Master Jiu know?"
"According to rumors, your father's White Crystal Scale Dragon Blade is hidden in a dragon tomb, and the dragon tomb is in Shangyang County. You Yi, you are from Shangyang County, Pingxi Province, Great Yan, not from Dian."
Fu Tong'er was surprised again.
"In other words, your brother, Yurei, is most likely in this city right now, searching for the sword. But he might have a different face."
"Why does he own that knife! He doesn't deserve it!" You Yi growled.
"Brother Su...Brother Su..."
"Um?"
"I want that knife, too."
You Yi: "What else do you want? Do you want me?"
Fu Tong'er: "I want to, too... but Master Jiu doesn't want to... You know he's old... He gets angry all the time and is prone to strokes..."
"Go to sleep, little girl!" Lu Zhenzhi said emphatically, "What are you doing with his family heirloom sword? You little bastard, you want this and that! Do you want to be with the general?"
"Can...can I? I'll send you the odd numbers to serve, and the even numbers to serve...him?"
"Fu Tong'er!"
"Fu Tong'er!"
This time, both men spoke together.
"Okay, so fierce, you two can't have either... As expected, you still have to keep a male favorite."
Lu Zhenzhi sighed deeply, and You Yi also sighed deeply.
Lu Zhenzhi said, "You Yi, when you came in, did you notice the two dragon statues at the entrance to the Ice Bridge in front of the Underworld?"
"Yes! At the time, I thought it was quite spectacular. Those two dragons were taller than the mountains, guarding the upper bridge. It was terrifying to watch."
"Well, that's it." Lu Zhenzhi said, and his eyes looked at the upside-down blood moon outside the window again.
"Two giant dragons as tall as mountains... and they're underground. This king speculates that this so-called ghost market is actually an underground cemetery, the Dragon Tomb, and the Hades is the main burial chamber."
"Dragon...Tomb?" Fu Tong'er spoke again, instantly bringing some liveliness and humor to the originally quiet conversation. "We're in the tomb!"
Lu Zhenzhi sat at the head of the bed, touched Fu Tong'er's head, and finally covered her mouth: "You Yi, your brother is very likely in the underworld."
Fu Tong'er grabbed his hand and pulled it down.
Lu Zhenzhi said quietly, "Youyi, look at the position of the moon. Doesn't it resemble the only mountain range to the west of you, Mount Wuzi?"
You Yi turned around and looked at the blood moon in the sky.
He doesn't know either.
"I understand what Master Jiu means. I will go check on the ground right away."
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