Mu Yansong frowned slightly, not understanding what Su Xiaoxiao meant.
Lu Ye and Zhao Zixu were even more confused.
Seeing that none of them understood, Su Xiaoxiao patiently explained, "Perhaps from the very beginning, the current emperor has been plotting to usurp the throne, but he's afraid of being spurned by the world. So, he's using your father's name to kill you, the only prince. As long as you're dead, he'll be able to legitimately succeed the late emperor after he passes away."
"No!" Mu Yansong shook his head. "If killing me wasn't my father's intention, then how did he hide it from my father and send someone to kill me under my father's name?"
"I know! He doesn't have to hide it from the late emperor. As long as the late emperor can't stop him, isn't that enough?"
"I remember now!"
Hearing what Zhao Zixu said, Lu Ye slapped his forehead.
"My uncle was a court official. He retired and returned home when I was very young. I overheard a conversation he had with my father one day. He said that before the late emperor's death, he was bedridden for a long time. If my humble suspicion is correct, then the current emperor probably took advantage of that time to issue an order to kill you in the name of the late emperor!"
As soon as Luye finished speaking, he shuddered with fear.
If their guesses are true, then the current emperor is truly terrifying!
After hearing their analysis, Mu Yansong had a different idea for the first time.
Perhaps the person who wanted to kill him was never his biological father, but this illegitimate new emperor!
When Mu Yansong thought of this possibility, he felt a little upset.
Could it be that all this was really done by the new emperor, and that he had misunderstood his father?
"Brother Asong, let's form a mercenary group! The emperor wants our lives, and if he won't send us troops, we'll gather our own men. Only if we come back alive will we have a chance to find out who ordered your death!"
"Okay, okay, that's a good idea. As long as it's a problem that can be solved with money, it's not a problem. My Lu family has plenty of money, so I'll pay for it!"
"My Zhao family is not poor. I may not be able to help with labor, but I can provide money!"
Mu Yansong nodded and thought that Su Xiaoxiao’s idea was good.
There will always be brave men when there is a big reward.
The emperor wants them dead, but they insist on living!
Four people came to the mercenary group and issued a bounty mission.
The commission for the reward was very high, but after only one day, many people took up the task.
Early the next morning, Su Xiaoxiao and others arrived at the mercenary group and got a team of about twenty people.
Luye went to the market again and prepared a horse for each of them.
They then led everyone away from Flower City in a grand procession.
The mission location this time is at the junction of three countries, a no-man's land.
This is hell for the poor and paradise for the rich.
The lives of the poor are worth less than grass.
But the rich here can do whatever they want.
Without government intervention, the Undead City was a hodgepodge of good and bad people, and bandits were rampant.
The emperor knew the situation here very well, so he chose such a burial place for Mu Yansong.
"No... Undead City?"
The team stopped outside the city gate.
A hunter was frightened when he saw the three words on the city gate.
"When I accepted the mission, why didn't anyone tell me that the location of this mission was actually... the Undead City?"
The three words "Immortal City" make everyone shudder.
There are many rumors about this place, but none of them are good.
"No, I won't take this mission. I want to go back!"
"I want to go back too. I don't want to die here for a little money!"
As soon as they arrived outside the city gate, a small number of people ran away on horseback.
The rest of the people were a little nervous.
Although they were afraid of the Undead City, they were reluctant to go back like this.
After all, it takes more than ten days to go back and forth.
If I don’t earn some bounty, these ten days will be wasted!
"Those who want to leave can leave now. For those who choose to stay, after completing the mission, I will give you double... oh no, triple the bounty!"
"Three times, that's a lot of reward!"
"Since you're so generous, I'll take this mission!"
"We're all risking our lives to earn bounties. What mission isn't dangerous? Triple the bounty, opportunities like this don't come around often. I don't care about you. Even if I die, I'm going to die in the Undead City!"
Hearing the man's words, Luye turned his head and looked at him, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"I, Luye, hereby promise that if any of you dies in this mission, upon my return, I will provide a compensation five times greater than the bounty to your family!"
Shikano's words startled everyone.
The five-fold pension will ensure that their families will never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
If only they could exchange their lives for a lifetime of food and clothing for their families.
What is there to fear about death?
"For the bounty, brothers, let's fight!"
"Go ahead, my blood is boiling!"
Seeing that Lu Ye used silver to calm everyone's hearts, Su Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
They haven't even entered the city yet, but everyone is already in chaos.
This is very disadvantageous for them.
Fortunately, Luye understood these people's thoughts very well and stabilized the situation in time.
"Let's go, before it gets dark, let's go into the city and take a look!"
Mu Yansong's voice brought everyone back to their senses.
He rode a horse, took Su Xiaoxiao with him, and walked in front.
When Luye and others saw them leaving, they hurriedly rode their horses to catch up.
The Undead City is different from its name.
There were not many people in the spacious market.
At first glance, this place looks like a dead city with no life.
They searched the city and only found one inn that was open.
The owner of the inn is a man with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks.
Seeing someone coming in, he looked up at Su Xiaoxiao and the others, and then kicked the dazed waiter on the butt.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and greet the guests!"
The waiter nodded, hurried forward, and mechanically welcomed Su Xiaoxiao and others in.
Su Xiaoxiao noticed it as soon as she entered the door.
Whether it was the waiter or the shopkeeper, their expressions were dull.
Those eyes were like a pool of stagnant water, without any emotional fluctuations.
It's as if they are not human beings at all, but puppets at the mercy of others.
"I'll take over your inn. We're a little hungry, so hurry up and bring us some good wine and food to fill our stomachs."
Luye took out a tael of silver from his pocket and placed it on the counter.
The shopkeeper glanced at him and said slowly, "I'm sorry, one tael of silver is only enough to pay for two upper rooms."
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