Nameless Fire
Su Musong led Xiao Luochen to the girl's residence and told her the news that Xiao Luoyao had awakened. The girl felt relieved and told him everything that had happened between her and Xiao Luoyao.
The girl's surname is Huo, and she is the only daughter of the chief escort of the largest escort agency in Luzhou.
A few months ago, the escort agency took on a shipment that happened to be the piece of evidence that Xiao Luoyao was investigating. That was how Miss Huo and Xiao Luoyao met.
Because Xiao Luoyao was investigating secretly and could not reveal his identity, he fought with Miss Huo for a long time. During this time, the escort agency was set on fire late at night and burned down.
The arsonist wanted to destroy the evidence, but he didn't expect that the evidence had been secretly handed over to Xiao Luoyao by Miss Huo.
Although the evidence was not destroyed, Mrs. Huo and dozens of people in the escort agency died in the fire. Although Chief Escort Huo and Miss Huo escaped, they were hunted down by unidentified people.
What is even more strange is that on the second day after the fire at the escort agency, the government issued a notice that the Huo father and daughter had stolen the escort items, set the fire and destroyed the bodies, and ordered a wanted notice to bring them to justice.
Xiao Luoyao knew that this matter was deeply involved with the officialdom, and he could not overturn the case in Luzhou by himself. He could only protect the Huo father and daughter from being hunted by the government and unidentified people and rush to Kyoto.
After endless fighting all the way, Chief Escort Huo was seriously injured and died. When he finally arrived in Kyoto, Xiao Luoyao was only half alive.
Su Musong and Xiao Luochen were speechless after hearing Miss Huo's detailed account. Xiao Luochen had never imagined that the seemingly flourishing capital of Luzhou could be so dark and filthy, where people could suddenly confuse right and wrong, wrongly accuse the innocent, and shield evil.
"Miss Huo, please rest assured and stay here. Once Young Master Xiao Liu recovers from his injuries, he will definitely clear your name and find the real culprit and bring him to justice."
Su Musong tried to comfort her, but Xiao Luochen didn't dare to be as confident as him. He knew that his sixth brother would do his best. It might not be difficult to clear Miss Huo's name, but it would not be easy to bring the real murderer to justice.
The two of them consoled Miss Huo again before leaving and walking side by side in the corridor, but there was a moment of silence.
After a long time, Xiao Luochen spoke first
"Mu Song, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for Miss Huo to live in the Anguo Mansion. Let me find a safe place for her to stay."
"Since I happened to meet you, it must be fate. Besides, can you find a place safer than the Duke of Anguo's Mansion?"
The Duke's Mansion is guarded by palace soldiers, and the Duke An and his wife are both people who have stepped half a foot into the world of martial arts. There are also many masters in the mansion. They are not afraid of government investigations or assassinations. Looking around Kyoto, there seems to be no place more suitable than this.
Having Huo Yanran live in the Anguo Mansion was the best option, and Xiao Luochen no longer refused. With his sixth brother's affairs settled, his own affairs became his priority again. Su Musong's actions were like a thorn in his heart. He blamed Su Musong for questioning him like that by the lake, and was even more annoyed by her nonchalant attitude today.
"Did you really happen to pass by the Prime Minister's residence?"
Xiao Luochen asked the doorman and found out that Su Musong's carriage had come for several days in a row, but each time it stopped at a distant place for half an hour before leaving again. The doorman was suspicious for a long time. If he had not recognized it as Su Musong's carriage, he would have regarded it as some bad guy with bad intentions.
"Of course it's a coincidence. I don't go to the Prime Minister's Mansion every day, but I happened to meet you when I passed by yesterday. Isn't this a coincidence?"
"Since you were passing by in a car, the curtains must have been tightly closed in this heavy snow. How did you see her?"
"The fire was burning brightly in the carriage, so I lifted the curtain to get some fresh air. I saw the girl freezing in the snow. I've all been there before, so I knew what it was like, and I couldn't help but feel pity for her. As I got closer, I saw it was the girl who had fought with the Sixth Young Master in Luzhou. I knew there must be a story behind it. Fortunately, she recognized me, so I brought her back."
Su Musong gave Xiao Luochen a very lame explanation with a smile in his eyes, but then he felt that it was really unacceptable, so he had to smile and try to get away with it.
"Master Xiao Qi, even if the person I brought back was your future sister-in-law, you wouldn't have to interrogate me like this."
"Where is the interrogation?"
Seeing Xiao Luochen's unhappy expression, Su Musong tactfully stopped arguing and turned the conversation back to Xiao Luoyao.
"Forget it, what's the point of arguing about it? You just mentioned that you seemed to be hiding something about the Sixth Young Master's injury?"
"Well, the doctor said that Sixth Brother's tendons and veins were damaged, and his right hand might be useless. I was afraid that the girl would be worried, so I kept it from her."
"No wonder the Prime Minister's wife kicked Miss Huo out of the house. She must have blamed this incident on her."
"Alas, even if Sixth Brother hadn't been injured, Father and Mother probably wouldn't have agreed to Sixth Brother and Miss Huo's relationship."
Su Musong had naturally experienced how the Prime Minister and his wife managed the household. If the wife of Duke Anguo had not come to visit him, Su Musong and Xiao Luochen would probably have cut off all contact.
"Indeed, the Prime Minister is very strict in managing his family, and I'm afraid it would be difficult for a woman from Jianghu to be tolerated."
Yes, it is difficult to tolerate women in the martial arts world, let alone homosexuals.
As if they had thought of something, the two fell silent again.
"Brother Luo Chen!"
Su Muliu appeared out of nowhere and pulled Xiao Luochen's cloak and acted coquettishly.
"Brother Luo Chen, why haven't you come to my house to play for so long? Mu Liu misses you so much!"
"Because my brother has to go to school."
Su Mufeng didn't know when he came out, and said proudly
"You're lying! Don't you go to school with your big brother? Your big brother hasn't been to school for so long, why are you there?"
"Because... because your elder brother is lazy. You must never learn from him in the future. If you slack off and don't go to school, you'll get spanked by the teacher."
"I won't be spanked by the Master, because I'm smarter than Big Brother, just like Brother Luo Chen is smart."
"You two little brats, go away and play somewhere else. Don't bother your brother Luo Chen. He's going home."
"Brother Luo Chen didn't say he wanted to go back. He used to play with us whenever he came home. We want to play with him!"
"Go play by yourself, naughty boy."
Su Musong mentioned the pair of younger siblings with disdain and put them aside. Recently, the two little guys have become more and more naughty at home, making noises like monkeys all day long. It seems that he needs to find a powerful teacher to discipline them as soon as possible.
Xiao Luochen did not say that he wanted to leave, but since Su Musong said that he would see him off, there was no reason for him to stay.
Su Musong sent Xiao Luochen to the door. The coachman who was taking a break in the gatehouse got up hurriedly, with half a glass of wine left. Obviously, he didn't expect that the young master would come out so soon this time.
"Mu Song, I'll leave Miss Huo in your care for the time being."
"Tell the Sixth Young Master to rest and recuperate. I'm afraid it's inconvenient right now. I'll come to visit you again in a couple of days when you feel better."
After hearing what Su Musong said, the sparks that had been flying in Xiao Luochen's heart finally gathered into a small flame.
"When did you learn to be so polite and well-mannered?"
"Luo Chen, you're joking. You and I were classmates, so naturally we learned etiquette in the same place. How could you not know that I've always been a very polite person? We're classmates, and I'm also acquainted with the Sixth Young Master. Now that he's injured, I've come to visit him."
"Classmate friendship?"
The ladle of oil was poured right onto the small flame, and it started to burn in an instant.
"If it's not friendship between classmates, then what is it?"
"What a friendship between classmates! Yes, you are right, it is a friendship between classmates!"
Xiao Luochen clenched his fists and tried his best to calm himself down, but he accidentally stepped on empty air and almost fell off the horse stool. Fortunately, the coachman was quick-witted and caught him, so he didn't fall head over heels. Su Musong subconsciously went to help him and stretched out his hand, but when he saw that the coachman had held him, he quickly withdrew his hand and pretended nothing had happened.
"It's snowy and slippery, so be careful everywhere. Help your son get in and out of the car, and make sure the fire in the car is kept warm."
Su Musong couldn't help but give Xiao Luochen's driver some advice. Although it was an old saying that he had said countless times in previous years, he still had to bring it up again this time.
Xiao Luochen was in the car, with the curtains tightly covering it. He heard everything Su Musong said without missing a word. He tried to stop Su Musong from speaking.
"We're just classmates. There's no need to bother disciplining my servants for me."
"I have overstepped my bounds. I will come to visit the Sixth Young Master again in two days."
The anger that had been suppressed with great difficulty suddenly rose up again. Xiao Luochen opened the curtain and said angrily
"Sixth Young Master! Sixth Young Master! This is irritating to me!"
Su Musong looked at Xiao Luochen who slammed the curtain and left with an angry look on his face. He felt as if he understood something, but also as if he understood nothing.
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