It seemed like a long time passed before the two of them separated.
"Awan..."
Huo Wuyou's breath was still hot, still carrying the scent of each other.
He liked Xue Zhiyi very much, and he also liked the way she treated him.
"As soon as we get back to Huajing, let's get married, okay? Awan." He seemed to be even more drunk. "I want to be like this with you every day."
His hands were sweating from being clenched, and they were damp and warm. Xue Zhiyi leaned on his shoulder and snuggled up to him softly.
It turns out this is what it feels like to be in love with each other. She likes it very much.
However, before she could answer, a loud noise broke the silence of the night.
Xue Zhiyi's eyes suddenly became clear and she looked out the window.
I saw the sky suddenly become brighter, and when I smelled it carefully, I could smell a pungent smell of smoke.
"What are the people outside shouting?" Huo Wuyou asked.
Xue Zhiyi listened carefully and said, "Oh no... there's a fire."
When the two ran out of the room, Sui Yunlang, who lived next door, was also woken up and came out in a disheveled state to check the situation.
Before I could even wonder why these two people came out of the same house, Yan Gui had already returned from outside: "My Lord, there's a fire in a warehouse in town, and the fire has been brought under control."
"Granary?" Xue Zhiyi asked.
This year there has been no harvest due to floods. If the granary catches fire at this time of year, it will probably cut off the livelihood of the people of Cishui.
Yan Gui shook his head solemnly: "I'm afraid that the Marquis and Lord Jiang will have to go and check it out in person."
Xue Zhiyi and Huo Wuyou looked in the direction of Jiang Xu's room, sighed together, and went out together.
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"It's an armory." Huo Wuyou was completely sober now. He said, "But it's not a government armory. It's a private one."
What was left in the warehouse were hundreds of machetes, dozens of sets of armor, and countless bows and arrows.
Hidden weapons...
Xue Zhiyi felt a chill on his back: these were dozens of times more than those hidden in the carriage by the Chai family, enough to make the owner of this arsenal, the Yi San clan, and a small Ci Shui, who dared to do this?
"Let's try the Chai family first." Huo Wuyou said.
After all, there is a precedent of privately possessing weapons, so it is understandable that they are the first to suspect them.
On the way back to Jiang's house, Xue Zhiyi asked him, "What if it wasn't done by the Chai family?"
After exchanging a glance with her, he said, "Then we'll have to see who this arsenal can actually be used for."
She and Xue Zhiyi were thinking the same thing. She smiled knowingly, "Yueling Pass is only a seven-day journey from here. If the Ge family still harbors rebellious intentions, the weapons they've hidden in Cishui will allow them to temporarily form an elite force."
However, Xue Zhiyi was worried about something else: "Have you ever thought about why it was such a coincidence that we discovered this weapons depot because of an inexplicable fire on the night we arrived in Cishui, in this relatively humid season after the flood?"
Huo Wuyou's expression turned cold in an instant: "Awan means that someone is monitoring us and also wants to use us?"
Hmmming, Xue Zhiyi said, "Someone wants to use us to deal with the Ge family. Could it be that Prince Cheng, seeing that he is in danger, wants to make a last-ditch effort and drag Gu Shichong down with him?"
There was no answer to this question for the time being. On the third day, they set off to return to Huajing.
To return to Huajing, they had to pass through Jiangzhou Prefecture. By the time they returned to Jiangzhou Prefecture, the people of the Chai family had almost been interrogated.
However, they refused to admit that Ci Shui's arsenal had anything to do with them, and based on the existing evidence, they could not prove that the arsenal belonged to the Chai family.
From this point of view, their guess is somewhat possible: perhaps someone really wants to attack the Ge family.
They also received a piece of news in Jiangzhou Prefecture: the emperor ordered Shen Qingwei to be summoned to Huajing.
When they returned to Beijing, they took the Shen siblings with them.
Before leaving, Shen Chiyan talked to Huo Wuyou alone.
Shen Chiyan was in his forties, tall and strong, with an exaggerated beard. Standing there, he looked like a righteous and awe-inspiring military commander.
In Shen Chiyan's study, he dismissed the others and said without any nonsense, "Marquis Lin'an, if it weren't for the Marquis and Miss Xue's intervention, I'm afraid my life would be in danger, and the Shen family would be in great trouble."
Huo Wuyou returned the greeting: "General Shen's words are too sincere. The general and my father are old acquaintances, and he is also Wuyou's elder. Wuyou dare not accept the gift."
Shen Chiyan waved his hand and said, "Since we know each other, let's be less polite. Anyway, my Shen family owes me this favor."
After saying this, he sighed, "The Shen family has been cautious for many years, but I never thought they would be targeted, even going to such great lengths to set up a trap. If it was my daughter who was in danger that day, I'm afraid she would have been lured to the western suburbs by the villains, and discovered along with the relief food and weapons they had prepared in the western suburbs. If that happened, they would have been caught red-handed, and the Shen family would have been unable to defend themselves."
Shen Chiyan looked at Huo Wuyou, and his voice suddenly became a little softer: "Marquis Lin'an saved the Shen family, but I feel guilty towards the Marquis."
Huo Wuyou was puzzled: "What do you mean, General Shen?"
Shen Chiyan's face was solemn. He looked around to make sure no one was approaching before he said in a deep voice, "Back then at Yueling Pass, the Huo family army was completely wiped out... There is one thing I have never dared to reveal to anyone."
Upon hearing this, Huo Wuyou's expression changed.
Shen Chi said, "Lord Lin'an and General Huo may not have died simply at the hands of the Northern Di people, but rather due to interference from people within the court."
Huo Wuyou knew about this matter. His father's subordinates rushed back with their last breath just to tell him about this matter. Not only that, he also knew that it was Zhao Xu who falsely conveyed the imperial edict and surrounded and killed the Huo family army, which was severely damaged after the war.
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