Mo Chu was awakened by the sound of the rushing river. He endured the severe pain in his body and opened his eyes. He found that he was lying in a fish house and it was already bright outside.

"Where is this?" Mo Chu forced himself to half sit up.

"Jiujiang County, Juchao." The man outside the fishing house replied.

"Juchao? Ya's father's hometown?" Mo Chu was a little shocked. Juchao is in the middle of Jiujiang County. Could it be that his horse sent him here?

"Exactly." The man outside the house replied.

"Ahem." Mo Chu lowered his head and looked at the wound between his ribs, which had been bandaged. "Thank you for your life-saving grace. I will repay you with a spring of water one day."

The man chuckled lightly, "Young hero has been hunted to such an extent. I don't expect anything in return. Just don't involve me."

"My family is as rich as the country. I can do whatever my benefactor asks me to do!" Mo Chu said angrily.

"Really?" The man chuckled and pushed open the door. "I beg the Third Young Master to show mercy. Can you do this?"

Mo Chu was stunned and subconsciously reached out to touch the sword, only to find that the sword had been broken and discarded.

The evil Confucian man in front of me is Chen Ping!

"Chen Ping, you are a villain, how dare you appear in front of me?!" Mo Chu struggled to stand up.

Chen Ping stroked the hair on his forehead, "If I weren't here, I'm afraid the Third Young Master would have died last night."

"It's all thanks to you that I am able to reach this point! Don't even think about surviving today!" Mo Chu took two steps forward, unable to move due to the pain.

"Oh? So what the Third Young Master said doesn't count? This goes against the so-called 'chivalry', right?" Chen Ping said with his hands behind his back, "The Third Young Master who I harmed was injured, and he made up for his mistake in time, so it should be counted no matter what.

It’s only right if it’s even.”

"We'll settle the score later. How will you settle the score for your plan to betray the world and slander my future sister-in-law?" Mo Chu shouted, covering his ribs.

"Hahaha." Chen Ping shook his head and said with a smile, "I am a counselor, so I will naturally share my worries with you. If Mr. Fan Zeng has anything you want from me, I will definitely tell him with all my heart."

Chen Ping walked up to Mo Chu and said, "I only care whether the plan is effective or not, and don't care whether it is sinister or not. This is my way. The third young master is chasing me, so it is human nature to come up with some strategies to save my life. I can't bear the third young master to die in a foreign country, so I will do it."

I took care of you all night, may I ask what's wrong?"

Mo Chu glared at Chen Ping, but couldn't find a reason to refute. The counselor's accusation was to make suggestions. Whether he listened or not depends entirely on Fan Zeng.

Chen Ping lowered his head and sighed, "Oh, that was the only effective strategy for the Second Young Master's wife at that time. I said I was sorry to the Second Young Master, but I didn't say I was sorry to Mr. Fan Zeng. If the Third Young Master gets angry, I can kill you now."

Mo Chu raised his right hand but lost the determination to strike.

"You can go, I won't kill you today." Mo Chu turned his face and said, just because Chen Ping saved him, Mo Chu couldn't do it.

"Thank you, Third Young Master." Chen Ping cupped his hands, turned around and walked out of the fish house.

"Where are you going?" Mo Chu shouted.

"I'm not afraid that Third Young Master will find out. I'm going to... Qin Di." Chen Ping concealed it.

"Qin Di? Ziying?" Mo Chu murmured.

Chen Ping smiled and said, "Third Young Master, do you think it's inappropriate?"

"There's nothing wrong with him. He was considered a hero that day at the Chu Camp in Bashang." Mo Chu said, "As long as he doesn't go to Liu Bang's place."

"Third Young Master is also imitating Mr. Fan Zeng. Don't you want Pei Gong to gain momentum?" Chen Ping said with a smile.

"The disputes in the nine states of the world have nothing to do with me." Mo Chu hummed, "But Liu Bang is benevolent and righteous on the surface, but secretly he is a hypocrite and treacherous. I can't bear to see such a person being so proud."

Mo Chu told Chen Ping everything that happened outside Xianyang City.

Chen Ping was stunned for a moment, secretly looking at Mo Chu's expression, it didn't look like he was lying to him.

"You can betray Fan Kuai in order to survive?" Chen Ping took a breath of cold air. He could be sinister or poisonous, but he couldn't bear others being poisonous to him.

In this case, the land of Bashu cannot be left.

"Mr. Chen Ping was really wise in not choosing to go to Bashu." Mo Chu said calmly.

Chen Ping smiled bitterly and had nothing to say.

Among the princes in the world, there is no place for him around Wei and Chu. Yingbu in Jiujiang and Tianrong in Qi have no appetite for him. It seems that only Ziying from Xianyang is left.

"Third Young Master is going to Hengshan to forge swords. I'm afraid we will be separated today." Chen Ping said.

"No, I also want to go to Xianyang to see Lingfen again..." Mo Chu sighed.

Chen Ping vaguely felt that Mo Chu was a little less energetic today.

Regardless of his injuries, Mo Chu and Chen Ping went out and mounted their horses.

It leaves Jiujiang, passes through Nanjun in the north, and enters Neishi.

On the second day, we arrived outside Lantian Pass. Along the way, Chen Ping explained to Mo Chu the past events of the local Qin and Chu campaigns. In Mo Chu's heart, Chen Ping gradually turned into a friend.

"Overlord cousin Xiang Zhuang is here, turn the switch on quickly!" Mo Chu stood outside the pass and shouted.

The officer guarding the gate beside the red cloth sneered, "This is no longer the country of Sai. The King of Qin has ordered not to open or close the gate to anyone."

Chen Ping and Mo Chu looked at each other, shocked.

"That loser Sima Xin only became the king of Sai for a few days and then lost the country? It's really useless!" Mo Chu said angrily.

Chen Ping was secretly happy that one city could destroy a country. Ziying was not like the rumors spread by the outside world. In order to survive, he could only build a city to protect himself. He abandoned the title of king and called himself the city lord.

"Two officials, I am the special envoy of the King of Jiujiang. I have something important to discuss with the King of Qin. I hope you will let me go." Chen Ping cupped his hands and said.

Mo Chu suppressed his laughter. This Chen Ping was so good at telling lies.

"Special envoy from the King of Jiujiang?" the city guard muttered secretly, "The King actually said that the special envoys from Jiujiang, Han and Qi outside the Pass can be received."

The soldiers guarding the city deliberated for a long time, then took out the rope and walked to Chen Ping's side.

"What...what is this for?" Chen Ping asked in shock.

The soldier chuckled lightly, "The king said that the people of Jiujiang are too dangerous and must be tied up and brought into the pass."

Mo Chu looked at the rope, it was as thick as his thumb.

"Zi Ying is quite cautious. Are you afraid of being assassinated?" Mo Chu sneered.

"Anyone who wants to assassinate the king now is seeking death." The city guard said while tying up Chen Ping.

"Oh, be gentle. They are tied so tightly that even in Xianyang, these two arms cannot be lost." Chen Ping complained.

"You don't need to go to Xianyang. The king is staying at the palace in Yueyang. We will also send people to send the special envoy of the King of Jiujiang to Yueyang." said the city guard.

Mo Chu stretched out his arms and said, "Tie me up too. I have some issues when I enter the prison."
Chapter completed!