A member of the Feihua Valley was killed by Fang Baimei. Overnight, Fang Hongzhao seemed to have changed into a different person and remained silent. Everyone helped clean up the unburned houses and carried the bodies to the back mountain for burial. In the past two days, she
She stopped crying. After kowtowing in front of the new grave, she knelt for half an hour. If Yue Changfeng hadn't knocked her out, she might have knelt until she grew old.
The two sent Fang Hongzhao back to the house, and sighed when they closed the door and left.
"Miss Mo, isn't Young Master Yan here?" During the day, the man in white had always followed her, never leaving her, but now that there was no trace of him around, she became curious.
"What's wrong? You have something to do with him?" Yan Jue went to contact Tianmu Peak's secret post to find Fang Baimei's whereabouts. He had only been there for an hour, and it should be dark before he could come back unless something unexpected happened.
Yue Changfeng said: "That's not true."
The two walked to the stone table in the garden and sat down. They saw him opening the fan and slowly swinging it, with a somewhat troubled expression.
Mo Shuruo waited a little anxiously and urged: "If you have anything to do, Master Yue, you might as well just tell me."
He then spoke eloquently, "I don't know where to start with this matter. May I ask Miss Mo if she knows the current situation of the Mo family?"
She was a little confused, "I've been away from home for three months, and I don't know much about family affairs. What important matters does Mr. Yue have?"
He shook his head and sighed, "This matter is originally your Mo family's own business, and I can't interfere. But as a friend, I still have the obligation to inform you. On the battlefield a few months ago, my eldest brother received a letter.
The content is generally about wanting to take refuge."
"The Mo family surrendered to the Jingyuan Army?" Mo Shuruo couldn't figure it out even if he broke his head. The Moh family didn't fight for power while they were still alive, so why did grandpa join Ye Gurong!
Yue Changfeng nodded, "Although the letter says it is from the Mo family, the signature is... your uncle, Mo Shouzheng."
Mo Shuruo's face was full of shock, "How could that happen!"
The most important rule of the Mohist family is that they are absolutely not allowed to seek refuge with any force. Once discovered, they will be killed. The Mohist family regards human life as the top priority. In order to ensure the fairness of the Mohist family, they have to set this rule, which can be said to be the most severe prohibition.
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"Impossible! Uncle, he wouldn't dare to do such a thing! My grandfather would never give such an order!"
Seeing that she was a little excited, Yue Changfeng hurriedly comforted her, "I also said that the Mo family has never taken refuge in anyone and should not behave like this. But your uncle actually took the initiative to meet with my eldest brother. I felt that there must be something fishy in this."
.Although the eldest brother had doubts, the Mohist family’s help would be beneficial to us, so we did not refuse.”
Mo Shuruo blinked and guessed the result. He tried his best to calm down with trembling hands, "Mo family, did something happen?"
Yue Changfeng shook his head, "I don't know much about the specific situation of the Mo family in Qing'an, but you'd better be careful. I know that Miss Fang's mood is not very stable now, but it would be better if the Mo family's affairs can be figured out as soon as possible.
.You don’t have to worry, Miss Fang has saved my life, I will definitely take good care of her."
Bad news came one after another, and Mo Shuruo was in a daze more often. As soon as Yue Changfeng left, she sat there stupidly for half an hour. Thinking of Chi Tianlin's hesitation when talking about Mr. Mo's situation, she became even more anxious now.
But if something really happened to the Mo family, Yan would definitely not know about it.
Yes, he must know something.
When the sun set, Yanjue rode back to the valley. He didn't know where he went, and he was covered in dust. There were no servants in the valley, so he could only provide for himself for food and drink. Fortunately, some daily utensils were still there, and there was still enough food.
Mo Shuruo boiled the bath water and asked him to clean it, then went to the kitchen to cook two dishes. He had just finished washing them when they were served to the table.
Mo Shuruo waved his chopsticks and asked him to come over and sit down, "I don't know what you like to eat, so I just made two light side dishes."
Observing words and expressions is his strong point. Even if Mo Shuruo showed no signs, he could tell that something was wrong. He was thinking about the red mandrill in front of him, so he didn't ask too many questions. He sat down and gently held her hand, "I'm not busy, I have something."
I want to give it to you."
Mo Shuruo sat down and saw that he took out a marble-sized blue glass stone that was polished and polished and placed it in her hand. There was a red thread strung on it, which was obviously a bracelet. If you look closely, you can also find the inside of the stone.
It sparkled like a starry sky, and when turned against the light, it would appear in various colors. She remembered this thing, "It's the crystal stone you showed me before."
Yanjue nodded, picked it up and put it on her, "I changed the carrier to a glass bead. If you take it with you, it will keep you safe."
Mo Shuruo was a little moved, "Thank you."
Yanjue held her hand and smiled, "We are still talking about this."
Mo Shuruo had no choice but to smile back, with a somewhat forced expression. She was actually really happy, but she was worried about the Mo family in her heart, and the happiness she was supposed to have seemed not so important.
He stretched out his hand to touch her face and said softly: "Is there something you want to tell me?"
Mo Shuruo nodded, took off his hands from his face, pinched his little finger and choked with sobs, "Tell me, is something wrong with the Mo family?"
In this valley, the only one who can tell her the news is Yue Changfeng. It is definitely not difficult for Yan to guess that he hid it before because he was afraid of worrying her, but now that he knows everything, there is no need to hide it anymore. Thinking like this, he carefully comforted her
He said: "Don't worry, everything will settle down when you go back to Qing'an. As long as I'm here, Mo Shouzheng won't dare to do anything wrong."
Mo Shuruo shook his head, "I don't care if my uncle stole the power or not, I just want to know how grandpa is doing..."
Yan Jue lowered his head and frowned: "I got news a month ago. It only said that Duke Mo was ill and bedridden. After that, the Mo family was controlled by Mo Shouzheng, and Qing'an moved to seal the city, but there was no news. I guess that Duke Mo was in bed.
He must have been imprisoned."
Hearing the word "imprisonment", Mo Shuruo's tears immediately fell. She suffocated and closed her eyes, unable to stop her tears. "I should have gone back a long time ago... When I woke up, I should have ignored everything and returned to Qing'an.
It's me...it's me who makes grandpa worry about getting sick, it's me who is unfilial!"
She covered her face and cried bitterly, and the beads on her hands emitted a faint blue light, which was not very conspicuous.
Yanjue hugged her in his arms, "Things are not what you want, don't blame yourself." He patted her back gently, his voice was low but powerful, "I have ordered the hidden line near Qing'an, once
Take down Mo Shouzheng when you find the opportunity. No one can take away what belongs to you."
Pulling on his sleeve, Mo Shuruo raised his head and looked at him with red eyes, "I just want grandpa to be safe... I want to go back to Qing'an and leave immediately."
"good."
To her, nothing in this world is more important than Duke Mo's safety.
The two of them hurriedly bid farewell to Yue Changfeng, and Mo Shuruo even left a letter to comfort Fang Hongzhao. Before getting on the horse, he was stopped by Yan Jue, "You are emotionally unstable now and cannot ride alone." After saying this, he got on the horse and turned the horse again.
She also pulled her up, "Cry if you want. I'm here, you can be cowardly."
The horse stepped on the remaining light of the sky and flew away. Mo Shuruo just stared at the distant sky in a daze, and his words were vaguely heard. The night seemed to have been torn open, trying to swallow up everything. It was like
Her heart sank little by little.
In the year since she returned to Qing'an, she had never thought that such a day would come, but she didn't expect that this day would come so quickly. She had just started the deployment and wanted to make some capable helpers. Unfortunately, to make matters worse, Xiang Jingyi suddenly
Leave. Now besides Yan Jue, she really doesn’t know who else to rely on.
After a night of riding horses, Mo Shuruo's energy had almost recovered by dawn the next day. He bought a horse in the nearest county town. He didn't even have time to drink. The two of them continued on their way without stopping. The journey, which originally took ten days, ended up being difficult.
It was shortened by half. When they arrived in Qing'an, Mo Shuruo's physical condition was already not good and he could only hold on.
Yan Jue knew that if something really happened to Mr. Mo, Mo Shuruo would definitely collapse.
The city gate has been locked and unguarded. There are several corpses lying outside the low wall nearby. Even if he doesn't recognize them, he knows they are the dead soldiers sent under his order. "It seems that he is determined not to let anyone in."
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Mo Shuruo took two steps forward wrapped in his cloak, "Uncle made up his mind to rebel. He defended Qing'an to the death. He made friends with the Jingyuan Army a month ago just to resist the Tianmu Peak's surprise attack. Mr. Yue said that Ye Gurong has promised to help, and I
I don’t know if there will really be troops coming to Qing’an…”
Mo Shuruo clenched his fists and trembled all over. Duke Mo's condition was unknown. How were the eight thousand disciples of the Mo family now? What was the state of the people in the city?
"I don't know Ye Gurong's character, but since he interfered in Tianmu Peak's affairs, he must have thought about the consequences."
Suddenly countless bows and arrows were raised on the city tower, and someone shouted: "This city has been sealed. Those who want to survive must leave quickly."
He tilted his head and said, "You go further."
Mo Shuruo was a little worried, "Don't be careless." As he said that, he pulled his horse out of the shooting range and stood in the distance to watch the battle quietly.
The people upstairs realized that he was trying to break through the city gate, and immediately ordered Gong Man. "This is the last warning. If you don't leave, you will be killed without mercy."
Yanjue whipped out his long whip, his eyes cold, "Does a mere city wall want to stop me?"
He saw his lucky run and flew into the air. The arrows were coming towards him. Without even blinking, he slashed with his right hand and whipped away like a snake, knocking all the arrows back to the archers on the city wall.
It collapsed in an instant. When I looked closely, I saw that someone was already standing on the wall, whip quickly locking the leading officer's throat, "order, open the city gate."
The officer shook his head desperately, "If I let you enter the city, the people in the city will die."
Yan Jue took back his whip and said, "The person downstairs is Mo Shuruo, the granddaughter of Duke Mo. You must stop her too."
The officer covered his neck and coughed twice, "Are you serious?" He shook his head quickly, "No, if it's Miss Mo, we can't enter. There is an order from above that Miss Mo will be killed if she returns to the city."
Yan Jue said: "Is this the order from Mo Shouzheng?"
"Yes." The officer said, "There is no news from the city lord or Duke Mo. Even the people in the city are prohibited from going out, so we can only follow orders."
He didn't expect that Mo Shouzheng's methods were so powerful that he could seal off the people of a city. He usually didn't pay much attention to this person, but he never thought that he would become a disaster.
Yan Jue's face turned grim, "Tianmu Peak has captured the Mo family traitors and Xiu De has stopped them. Now open the city gate immediately and welcome Mo Shuruo in."
People in Qing'an had more or less heard about Tianmu Peak, and they were respectful of its power. However, in the current situation, there was help, and of course he couldn't ask for it. He immediately turned around and went down to the tower to open the door.
After the two entered the city, they walked quickly. The doors of the houses along the road were closed tightly, and some stalls on the street were left in a mess without having time to close them. Mo Shuruo looked at these scenes, as if he had lived in another world. It was clearly daytime, and this area of Ancheng was in a mess.
It really looked like a ghost town, with no one around.
Arriving outside the Mo family's mansion, money was blown everywhere by the wind. The originally majestic gate was now hung with white paper wreaths, indicating that someone had died in the house. Uncle Mo staggered and almost sat on the ground, she was pale