On the day the imperial edict came down, everyone except Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Yansong was stunned.
Lu Ye heard what Instructor Luo said and asked in confusion, "Isn't suppressing bandits the government's job? Why would the court hand such a thing over to Canglong Academy?"
"Yes! And what's even stranger is that they specifically asked Brother Mu to lead the team. This is too weird!"
Zhao Zixu frowned slightly, also unable to figure out the reason.
Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Yansong looked at each other and understood each other tacitly.
It was obvious that it was the man who came to the academy last time who recognized Mu Yansong.
He told the emperor about this, and today's decree was issued.
The late emperor and Canglong Academy had an agreement in advance.
Even the emperor would not dare to attack the students of Canglong Academy so blatantly.
Since the open approach didn't work, he thought of this trick of killing someone with a borrowed knife!
"The imperial edict from above is indeed very strange." Instructor Luo frowned. "No, I have to go find the dean and ask him to reject this matter."
"Teacher Luo, absolutely not!"
Just as Teacher Luo was about to turn around and leave, Mu Yansong's voice suddenly came from behind him.
Hearing this, Instructor Luo paused and looked at him in confusion.
"What's wrong? Why not?"
"The Imperial Edict cannot be disobeyed. The academy cannot disobey the Imperial Edict just for me. If the dean shares the same idea as Instructor Luo and truly refuses this mission, then the Emperor will be caught in the act.
In this way, he might use this incident to cancel the agreement between the late emperor and Canglong Academy. Canglong Academy is no longer under the protection of the royal family. The Blood Alliance and Suzaku Academy will definitely not let us go! "
"That makes sense!" Teacher Luo nodded. "But if you don't refuse, then wouldn't you be..."
"Oh my god! Their target is me, so I should be the one to handle this matter. And didn't the imperial edict say that the government will cooperate with me in suppressing the bandits? As long as I'm careful, it shouldn't be a big problem!"
Mu Yansong clenched his hands tightly, without blinking, and told a white lie.
The emperor went to so much trouble to come up with such a plan, so naturally he had no intention of letting him come back alive.
But he couldn't tell this to Instructor Luo, let alone to Luye and others.
He didn't want the entire Canglong Academy to be implicated because of him.
Teacher Luo didn't know what he was thinking, but he felt that what he said did make some sense.
He sighed and nodded in agreement: "Alright, since you've made up your mind, then you should obey my order and go. If you can wipe out the bandits, it will be considered a meritorious service."
Mu Yansong nodded and accepted the task.
Others don’t know the emperor’s true purpose, but Su Xiaoxiao knows it very well.
She was worried about letting Mu Yansong go alone, so she quickly said, "Teacher, I want to go with Brother Asong!"
"And me, I'm going too!"
"Count me in!"
Lu Ye and Zhao Zixu quickly recommended themselves to Teacher Luo.
However, before Teacher Luo could speak, Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Yansong spoke at the same time.
"no!"
"You can't go!"
"Why...why?" Lu Ye frowned slightly. "Why can you go, but Brother Zhao and I can't?"
"Yeah, could it be that this mission is going to be dangerous?"
After hearing what Zhao Zixu said, Su Xiaoxiao felt relieved.
Listen to what he says in reverse.
He said that this trip was likely to be dangerous, which meant that she and Mu Yansong could handle it.
However, without complete certainty, Su Xiaoxiao did not dare to let the two of them follow them to take risks.
"Suppressing bandits is definitely dangerous, but with my brother Song's and my strength, we should be able to handle it. However, if we bring you two along, that may not be the case."
Luye: "..."
Is he being disliked?
Luye and Zhao Zixu were both a little depressed.
Their strength is not as high as the two of them, but it shouldn't be so strong that they will hold them back, right?
The two were silent for a while and were about to try again.
But before they could speak, Mu Yansong turned and looked at Su Xiaoxiao.
"Don't go either! Stay in the academy and wait for me to come back!"
"No, I have to go!"
"Xiaoxiao, be obedient."
Mu Yansong's voice was unusually gentle.
However, Su Xiaoxiao would rather he be a little indifferent.
"Brother Song, I have to go. If you don't let me go, then you can forget about going either!"
Su Xiaoxiao looked up at him, her eyes filled with determination.
It seemed that if Mu Yansong dared to say no, she would jump out immediately, knock him unconscious and tie him up.
Seeing her serious expression, Mu Yansong sighed and compromised.
"Okay, let's go together!"
Luye: "..."
Zhao Zixu: “…”
So after all, they're the only two who can't go?
"Teacher Luo, does the imperial edict say when we should set out?"
“The sooner the better!”
Teacher Luo frowned slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable.
These two children had just returned from the Tengshe Secret Realm not long ago, but they didn't expect to leave the academy again.
Mu Yansong nodded after hearing this.
"Okay, we'll set off early tomorrow morning. But I'd like to trouble Instructor Luo to keep this a secret for us. Don't tell anyone else that we're going to suppress the bandits."
"good!"
Luye: "..."
Is Mu Tou treating him and Zhao Zixu as air?
Teacher Luo promised Mu Yansong and did not tell anyone about this.
Apart from Mu Yansong and others, only a few people in Class A knew about it.
Early the next morning, Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Yansong took some dry food and left without saying goodbye.
Su Wen brought Su Mu to the public kitchen, but didn't see Su Xiaoxiao, so he wanted to find other people to ask.
But after searching the public kitchen, he found that Mu Yansong, Lu Ye, Zhao Zixu and others were not there.
Su Wen is not smart, but he is not stupid either.
He understood instantly that his sister had left again.
…
After the beginning of autumn, the heat has not dissipated.
Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Yansong walked all the way and were covered in sweat.
They arrived at the gate of the government office and handed the imperial edict they had received from Teacher Luo to the gatekeeper.
The bailiff ran in with the imperial edict.
After a while, he came out with a few people.
Those people were wearing ordinary clothes, and the youngest was in his fifties or sixties.
"They are..."
"Oh, they are all death row prisoners. They were assigned to you by the adults to help you suppress the bandits."
"There are only a few of us here, and we're all so old. Are you asking us to take them with us to suppress the bandits, or are you sending us to our deaths?"
Su Xiaoxiao frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy.
Even if the emperor wanted to take this opportunity to take Mu Yansong's life, he couldn't do it so obviously, right?
However, when the yamen runner heard her words, he became unhappy.
"The imperial edict only states that my master should cooperate with you in suppressing the bandits. I've already arranged for you to take him. If you don't want him, I'll take him back!"
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