"Sir, please." He Guishi hesitated slightly before leading the deputy city lord into the house. Chu Yurong followed behind.
"Official He, what do you mean by this? Aren't you being too careful?”When the Vice City Lord saw Chu Yurong enter the house together, he looked displeased.
He Chong turned his head slightly to take a look. Chu Yurong's expression was indifferent and she did not care at all. He Chong could only say to the Vice City Lord,
"Milord, there is no need to be angry. Although he is my guard, he is also my trusted aide!”
"Humph! I only have one thing to tell you. The City Lord has been killed. Now, I'm the acting City Lord in charge of Huo Zhou. Do you have any objections?”
"Sir is the deputy city lord. The city lord has been killed, so it should be taken over by the deputy city lord. This official will definitely support Sir with all his strength!”
"Since that's the case, I won't hide it from you. During the day, I relocated the City Lord's family members.”The Vice City Lord looked at He Chong and continued,
"If Li Duwei was the murderer of the City Lord, he would have already mobilized his troops and rushed to the Imperial City after obtaining the Tiger Tally. Otherwise, he would have returned to control Huo Zhou. However, he just couldn't forget you, Lord He.”
He Chong's body trembled slightly as he cupped his hands and said in shock,"
"Vice City Lord, you've wronged me. No matter how much the City Lord trusts me, it's impossible for him to hand over the finances and soldiers to me at the same time!”
"Lord He, I won't say anything more about your relationship with the City Lord. That Li Du Wei has repeatedly wanted to capture you. How do you explain it? Could it be that you really killed the City Lord?”
"Lord Vice City Lord, Li Du Wei wanted to capture me after the City Lord died. He must have received news that I killed the City Lord. How can I rely on trees to enjoy the shade and cut down trees to fill the well with water? Second, Li Du Wei is thinking the same thing as you. He believes that the Tiger Tally is in my hands, but how would I know where it is? If I had killed the City Lord to obtain the Tiger Tally, why didn't you mobilize your troops earlier? Instead, I'm waiting for death here. Isn't that unreasonable? Please, City Lord, judge me!" He Chong was angry and anxious. After saying that, he bowed deeply.
The deputy city lord's expression changed. He stretched out his hand like an iron clamp and grabbed at He Chong. Chu Yurong did not expect him to really dare to attack. The moment his palm was about to grab He Chong, a flying needle shot out from Chu Yurong's finger and pierced through the vice city lord's glabella at an extremely fast speed. Unfortunately, he was still a master at the peak of the eighth level of Qi Refining. His pair of Bone Crushing Iron Palms was invincible, and his life ended just like that.
He could only blame himself for not taking a guard seriously at all. If he had seen with his own eyes that Chu Yurong had beaten Li Du Wei until his skin and flesh were torn apart, he would definitely not have been so unscrupulous.
He Chong raised his head and saw that the Vice City Lord was standing still. He couldn't help but look at Chu Yurong. With the death of the Vice City Lord and so many soldiers outside, what should the He family do now?
Chu Yurong didn't mind. She came to a chair and sat down. She said calmly,
"Master He, it seems that the Tiger Tally is a hot potato. I wonder if the Tiger Tally is in your hands. I hope you can tell me everything.”
He Chong sighed.
"I do know. In the City Lord's mansion, there's a secret chamber. Other than the City Lord, only I know! The reason why Li Du Wei insisted on taking me down was because the City Lord would usually summon me to discuss any matters regarding the war. Li Du Wei led the guards, so he naturally couldn't hide it from him.”
He Chong walked to the chair opposite Chu Yurong and sat down. He sighed and said,
" I was the first person to follow the City Lord more than twenty years ago. The City Lord helped His Majesty suppress the rebellion and recruited reinforcements such as troops and rations. I was the one who contacted him. Among the military achievements, the Deputy City Lord contributed the most…Li Du Wei was trained by the Crown Prince and later placed in Huozhou as an official. Sigh…How could the City Lord not know the ambitions of the King of Huaiyang? The Eighth Prince is only ten years old…There must be something wrong with the posthumous edict! Back then, there were rebellions everywhere. Bandits were everywhere, and the people were displaced. Countless people starved to death on the streets. Now, if they did not follow the edict and led troops to resist the court and support the Crown Prince, there would be no peace in Huozhou! The King of Huaiyang was ambitious, but he was not a tyrant. The royal family was fighting for the throne, causing the people to suffer. It was not right. The City Lord did not want Huozhou to be involved in the dispute. It would be best if he could ensure the peace of one side.”
"Then why don't you tell this person the Tiger Tally? Doesn't the He family head intend to rely on him?”Chu Yurong asked.
"Immortal Master, you don't know this. The Vice City Lord is not only skilled in martial arts, but also ambitious. The Tiger Tally is in his hands, and there are more than 100,000 troops stationed in Jinling, Xiangcheng, and Gantong of Huozhou. The City Lord can still suppress him.”
"In that case, what do you plan to do?”
" The City Lord has been killed, and the morale of the army is unstable. Fortunately, after His Majesty's death, the City Lord has issued an order, and the army does not dare to act rashly. As long as the news of the City Lord's death is blocked, I will guard the Tiger Tally, and Huo Zhou will be temporarily stable. We will observe the changes in the Imperial City. However, now that the Vice City Lord has died..." He Chong said worriedly.
"If the Vice City Lord is not here, who will control Huo Zhou City? It would be best if you took over Huo Zhou.”
"Immortal Master thinks too highly of me. The City Lord values me the most because I don't like to monopolize power and profit. Those who follow me are just some civil officials. Governor Chen has been sent by the City Lord to be stationed at the entrance of Yan Mountain. The person in charge of the city now must be Bai Jin. Bai Jin is good at scheming and I can't guess him. He should be able to stabilize the situation, but for the sake of power, I'm afraid he also has designs on the Tiger Tally.”
"In that case, let's leave this place for the time being!”
After Chu Yurong finished speaking, she stood up and took off the deputy city lord's coat. Under He Chong's surprised gaze, her figure became 30% burly, and her appearance slowly changed. After a moment, she actually looked 90% similar to the deputy city lord. It was Chu Yurong's use of the second layer of the Peeping Water. After instructing He Chong to change himself and the Vice City Lord, He Chong opened the door with Chu Yurong. Under the eaves, it was difficult to notice the difference between the two of them.
"There's another assassin in the room. You two carry him away. Throw the living ones into prison, and bury the dead ones outside the city. If anyone leaks what happened tonight, these people will be the role models.”
Chu Yurong imitated the deputy city lord and said in a dignified manner. She then instructed the soldiers to move the corpse away and said,
"You have all contributed to saving Official He tonight. The two of you stay behind and go to the Swan Goose Restaurant to hold a banquet. Lord He will reward you tonight. Official He and I will be there soon. You guys go too!"
She took a big bag of silver from He Chong and handed it to the two of them. All the soldiers stared at the silver and left. Chu Yurong turned around and said to He Chong,
"Let's go. Prepare the carriage. The entire residence will head north.”
"There is indeed a large willow forest in the Little Lost Mountain in the north of the city. As for this…"
"Since that's the case, let's go to the Little Lost Mountain. There's no time to lose!”
That night, other than the He family's head, the He family's members were frightened to the point of confusion, especially the He family's young master. Seeing that his father was unusually respectful to him, he did not dare to say anything more to Chu Yurong. The He family rushed straight to Little Lost Mountain.
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