The winter nights were cold, and every night was very quiet. The bright and round light shone on the entire Fu 'an City like a layer of white gauze, but it was covered by the dark clouds brought by the cold wind. Everything was so quiet, except for the meow of the black cat that was jumping on the roof, its green eyes exploring in the darkness.
The sky seemed to have changed…
The wind became wild.
The fallen leaves on the ground were thrown into a mess, falling like feathers.
Two large lanterns were hung high in front of the inn's entrance. The orange candlelight flickered in the dark wind.
Mu Zheng stopped in front of the inn. Dust flew up from the corner of his clothes. He raised his head and looked at the plaque above his head that read " Laifu Inn ". He pushed his sleeves and walked in.
There was no one in the inn. Perhaps it was because of the cold winter, so no one dared to come down to take a walk. Even the candlesticks on the table trembled in the cold and lit up. At this time, a young man dressed as a waiter suddenly walked out from the stairs. He hummed a half-tune tune and carried a kettle and a white towel. When he saw a guest in the shop, the waiter immediately stopped the tune and went forward." Guest, are you here to stay?" I'm sorry, the shop has been booked today!”
"I'm here for an appointment!" Mu Zheng said lightly, directly suppressing the waiter's words.
"Could you be Mu Zheng? Sorry, sorry, please! Please follow me upstairs!" The waiter bowed and invited Mu Zheng upstairs.
The small window was propped up by a small bamboo zither, and a trace of cold wind mixed in through the window. The two teacups on the table swirled with white mist, and the faint tea fragrance was Biluochun.
At this moment, Prime Minister Zhao Xiang, who was dressed in casual clothes, sat there and waited quietly. From time to time, he would pick up the teacup on the table and take a few sips. Behind him, there were four or five guards armed with swords. Sitting in front of Zhao Xiang was a young man in his twenties. He was dressed in green, and even the corners of his mouth were curled up in an evil smile. He looked at the plum blossom trees outside the window, and the atmosphere was a little unfamiliar.
The young man in green seemed to be very restless and kept moving around on the stool. When he met Zhao Xiang's eyes, the youth in green chuckled and immediately turned his face away to continue looking at his plum blossom.
"Sir, the person waiting for you is inside! Please!" The waiter led Mu Zheng to a guest room on the second floor. Then, the waiter knocked on the door. Immediately, the people inside became restless, especially the young man in green. He could not wait to leave his seat and rush to the door to open it.
"Boss is finally here!" The young man looked excited when he saw Mu Zheng.
When Mu Zheng saw the young man, his face was full of shock. The waiter beside him had already left.
Zhao Xiang also stood up from his seat and walked towards Mu Zheng." This must be the leader of the Blood Underworld Sect!"”
"That's right, this is our boss!”The young man answered arrogantly, but Mu Zheng glared at him, causing the young man to close the door.
"Why not Second Brother? Where is Second Brother?”Mu Zheng glanced at Zhao Xiang indifferently, then pulled the young man to the side and whispered to him.
"Brother Mu Rong should be here soon. Something happened in the guild just now and he has already run back. He should be here soon. That person is Prime Minister Zhao, an official of the imperial court. He said that he has something to discuss with you, boss!”The young man winked at Mu Zheng. This elegant young man was Yi Shui, the third brother of the Blood Underworld Society. He was the youngest member of the Blood Underworld Society. The eldest brother he mentioned was Mu Zheng, which meant that Mu Zheng was the eldest brother of the Blood Underworld Society. The second brother was Xiao Murong, whom Yi Shui had just mentioned. It was also Xiao Murong who had sent a pigeon message to Mu Zheng to come to the inn.
"Why are the officials of the imperial court looking for us?”Mu Zheng looked at Zhao Xiang warily, as if he was saying that the Blood Underworld Society should come quickly and not have anything to do with the imperial court. The sudden appearance of the Blood Underworld Society made people wonder if they were here to provoke him.
Zhao Xiang did not say anything. He raised his hand and the guards behind him immediately carried two large boxes and placed them in front of Mu Zheng and the others.
The guard opened the chest and found a large amount of silver. Yi Shui's eyes lit up. Perhaps he had never seen so much silver before.
"This 1,000 taels of silver is for your Blood Underworld Society!”Zhao Xiang cupped his hands.
"So much silver for us?”Yi Shui looked over and wanted to lie in the pile of silver, but he wasn't afraid of being placed on his waist.
Zhao Xiang felt ashamed for Yi Shui and the Blood Underworld Society for revealing his true colors when he saw Yi Shui's wealth.
"Speak! Who does Prime Minister Zhao want us to kill?" Mu Zheng directly pointed out the topic. He gave them so much money to ask them to kill someone.
"General Long Yulong of the Northern Liao!" Zhao Xiang said.
"What?" Yi Shui immediately threw away the silver and ran over.
"Take back the money. The Underworld Blood Society will not take this case.”Mu Zheng refused without thinking. Yi Shui, who was beside him, also shouted," That's right. We won't do it no matter how much money we get!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Xiang knelt down, and so did the guards behind him. Yi Shui was shocked, but Mu Zheng was quite calm.
"Just treat it as doing it for the people of the Southern Kingdom!”Zhao Xiang said anxiously, afraid that Mu Zheng would leave with Yi Shui.
Sure enough, Zhao Xiang's words pulled Mu Zheng and the others back to their sights.
"The Northern Liao Emperor has sent Long Yu to Yuan Country to form an alliance between the two countries. Once the alliance is successful, they will attack the Southern Country, and the ones who will suffer will be us.”Zhao Xiang said solemnly," If you feel that the silver is too little, I'll order someone to get it again.”
"Shouldn't you be the ones to settle the matters of the Imperial Court? Besides, the Underworld Blood Society has never had any dealings with the Imperial Court.”Mu Zheng said.
"If the Imperial Court could resolve this, they wouldn't have gone through so much trouble to find your Blood Underworld Sect. We all know that the Blood Underworld Sect would never kill a loyal person, but if you use one person's life to exchange for the lives of millions of citizens of the Southern Kingdom, I, Zhao Xiang, can use my life to repay General Long.”To be able to say these words, Zhao Xiang must have already made preparations.
Before Mu Zheng could hesitate, the door was pushed open and the second brother of the Blood Underworld Society rushed back. The man who was still panting was Xiao Murong. His hair was disheveled, and his facial features were a little dark, but his determination was always present.
"Big brother, I already know what happened. If one Long Yu can be exchanged for tens of millions of people, even if Prime Minister Zhao didn't find us, I would still kill Long Yu!”Xiao Murong persuaded.
"Second Brother, think about it. If Long Yu dies, the Emperor of the Northern Liao will not let this matter rest. What do you think will happen when he finds out that the Southern Kingdom is related to our Blood Underworld Society?”
"If something happens to Long Yu in Yuan Country, what will the people of Bei Liao think?”Prime Minister Zhao said.
"You want to push it to Yuan Country? Wouldn't that cause a war between the Northern Liao and Yuan Country? This is no different from casualties."
"The difference is that we are all citizens of the Southern Kingdom. Everything we do is for the country and for the people to live and work in peace.”
Before Zhao Xiang and Zhang Chengyou discussed countermeasures with Emperor Li Chen, the two of them had already sent people to look for the Blood Underworld Sect.
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