Yu Wu

Chapter 148 Rumors

"That's right, Mo Xi, there is something I want to tell you."

"what?"

Gu Mang said: "I just saw Murong Lian in the main camp, he was pushing the army formation."

Mo Xi was originally drinking soup with a porcelain spoon, but when he heard that, he paused: "Is that so..."

"Well, and I saw the battle situation he announced, which is completely different from what he said in the daytime. He has a very good idea, but he doesn't seem to intend to say it, he is just deducing it by himself."

Mo Xi lowered his eyes and scooped up the soup a few more times, but he couldn't get it into his mouth. Finally, he put the spoon down.

Gu Mang asked, "Aren't you surprised?"

Mo Xi said: "To be honest, it's not that unexpected. I actually feel that Murong Lian's behavior has been a little abnormal in recent days."

"for example?"

"When Zhou He was going to take you to the Black Demon Trial, he went to stop you. After he failed to stop you, he put a finger on you, saying that he could know your situation at any time. Then he came to the academy to look for you. I tipped off."

"..." When Gu Mang heard him mentioning this incident, for some reason, his eyes suddenly averted.

Mo Xi didn't expose it, but only saw his expression in his eyes, and then continued: "I learned later that the reason why Murong Lian stopped Zhou He from taking you away was that he also had to do the Black Demon Trial."

"……Um."

"I'm afraid there won't be such a coincidence in the world."

"..."

"And even if the Black Demon Trial was indeed a coincidence, he and Zhou He both needed people at the same time, so after you escaped from Zhou He, why didn't he ask to take you there and continue to be a trial body?"

Gu Mang lowered his head and drank the soup silently. After several sips, he said, "Maybe I don't want to offend you again?"

"Then how do you explain the finger pull?" Mo Xi said, "Murong Lian gave you the finger pull because he could know your situation through it. I thought it was nothing before, but after thinking about it carefully, this one doesn't make sense either. It is your majesty's will for Zhou He to take you away for trial, if Murong Lian doesn't plan to turn against you, then no matter what your situation is, he can't intervene."

Gu Mang hummed, he drank the soup again, he even started to drink the soup with a spoon.

And Mo Xi knew very well that Gu Mang never liked to drink soup with a spoon, unless Gu Mang just wanted to use some movements to avoid staring at him.

Gu Mang can keep his secrets in front of many people, but in front of Mo Xi, his small details often reveal his state of mind.

"So when he gave you the finger pull, I think there are two possibilities. First, if your life was really in danger, he would turn against the emperor to prevent the trial from continuing, even if I didn't intervene."

Gu Mang swallowed a mouthful of soup slowly, raised his head and said with a chuckle: "Little brother, what are you thinking? It's too late for him to hate me, and it's not like you don't know what he did to me in Luomei Bieyuan. How can you talk to the Lord for me? Flip."

"Then there is a second possibility." Mo Xi said, "Murong Lian is lying. That ring is not used to give feedback on your condition at all, but for other purposes."

When he said this, Gu Mang's expression changed slightly.

After a while, Gu Mang said: "Well... when he lent me the finger wrench, I did feel a strange feeling, but I couldn't tell what it was. I had a headache and my heart beat suddenly too fast... Is his ring attached to some spell?"

"It's hard to say." Mo Xi shook his head, "I'm afraid only he knows this matter in his own heart. Let's talk about it again. After Zhou He took you away, Murong Lian came to the Cultivation Academy to look for me. Ye Xue left a few words and didn't mention anything else. The most important thing was to inform me that you were taken to the black magic trial by the magician's platform. If his ring can really track your situation , Why did he come to me? When he is in danger, he can report to the king himself. His looking for me will only lead to one result, and he knows that result."

Mo Xi paused and said: "He is sure that I will stop Zhou He."

The soup was gone, Gu Mang lowered his head and seemed to be casually playing with the spoon.

Mo Xi said: "I was thinking about this before, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt that Murong Lian had only one purpose at that time, and he just didn't want the Black Demon Trial to be carried out. Other than that, any other motives are untenable foot."

Gu Mang didn't say a word, his soft long eyelashes drooped, casting fine shadows on his eyelids.

After being silent for a while, Gu Mang said, "Mo Xi, between me... Between him and me, actually..."

He seemed hesitant to speak, as if he wanted to reveal some secrets that had been suppressed for a long time, but when the words came to his lips, they disappeared with his lips pursed.

Mo Xi said: "If you have something to hide, then don't say it."

"..."

"You have lived in Wangshu Mansion for so long, and it is normal to have some unspoken things. I have no other meaning in telling you these words today. I trust you, and you don't need to explain to me. I just want to ask you One sentence—what do you think of Murong Lian?"

Mo Xi originally thought that Gu Mang would think carefully before answering, but unexpectedly Gu Mang answered this sentence very quickly.

Gu Mang said, "I don't know."

Mo Xi looked into his eyes, those blue eyes were clear and bright, there was nothing to hide.

"The things in my mind..." Although he didn't want to mention this, but it was unavoidable, Gu Mang said, "It's not complete. I don't know if I can still remember everything about him. Important information, so I dare not say it.”

"Then judge based on what you remember. Do you think it's normal for him to take Floating Life Like a Dream?"

Gu Mang said, "It's not normal."

Mo Xi sighed and nodded: "I think so too. When I first went back to Wangcheng and saw him, I thought it was extremely disgusting that he had fallen to this point. But after going through all kinds of things, I always feel that what I saw may not be true. It's true, Your Majesty once told you that he wanted to abolish and ban his Luomei Bieyuan, and Lao Jun once moved the abolished reserve to make Murong Lian the prince's mind-he made such a choice, perhaps it is also An act of helpless self-preservation.”

This time, Gu Mang shook his head and said, "You're not right."

Mo Xi was slightly surprised: "What's wrong?"

"Murong Lian was the closest to the reserve position, and everyone knows about it. It seems that he is the biggest threat to the throne, but he is not. He has been watched too closely, and there is no chance of making any trouble. Because he has no chance to turn the tide, there is no need for your majesty to punish him, and even to show his benevolence, your majesty will treat him the most leniently."

Gu Mang paused for a moment, then continued: "Do you still remember the situation before Murong Lian took Floating Life Like a Dream?"

Mo Xi sighed and said, "It's not much better, he's a dude, a slut, and he's competitive."

Gu Mang nodded and said: "The last one is the most important. It's true that Murong Lian used to be very competitive, but didn't he want to protect himself at that time? Didn't he have to worry about what the Lord would think of him at that time? He Before and after smoking Floating Life Ruomeng, the situation in the court has not changed at all. So he is not smoking this misty smoke to relax your vigilance towards him, there should be another reason."

He puffed up his cheeks, then let out a breath slowly, and said, "It's just that I don't know what it is. I also thought about whether Murong Lian had encountered some secret change that we didn't know about, so his temperament Great changes, self-defeating. But just now I saw him deduce the art of war in the military tent, I knew that he was still the aggressive Mr. Murong in his bones, and had not changed. Do you know what he said in the military tent? ?”

"what?"

"He said——Am I really not as good as you?"

"..."

"Look, he's still trying to hold his breath and compete with you."

Mo Xi didn't know what to say for a moment.

But at the moment when the two were talking, there was a sudden commotion outside, the sound of footsteps accompanied by the quarrel of several people, and one could vaguely hear "I was just talking casually" and "Why are you so strict?" "Don't pull me so hard, aren't you a security officer from a slave background?" Immediately afterwards there was the sound of scuffling and struggling, and a guard shouted from outside the tent: "Marshal Mo! There are people in the Chiling Camp strictly Violating military discipline, spreading rumors before the battle! The three first offenders have all been escorted, please punish Mo Shuai!"

Rumors before the battle?

Or someone from Chiling Camp?

Mo Xi and Gu Mang looked at each other, and Mo Xi said, "Wait a minute." After Gu Mang put on the gold mask again, he let the outsiders in.

The Red Feather Camp is different from the Northern Border Army. They only accept pure-blood nobles, and their uniforms will be embroidered with totems representing their clan identities.Mo Xi looked at the three of them one by one, one was a direct descendant of the Lin family, the other was a direct descendant of the Zhou family, and the third surprised Mo Xi because it was a distant cousin of Mengze, who used to be at the end of the year. During the sacrifice, Mo Xi even met him face to face.

Mo Xi frowned and said, "What's going on."

Jinwei clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Xihe! These three red-feathered monks talked about the commander's private affairs in the army, and spread rumors, saying, talking about you..."

"Tell me what?"

The guard was in awe of Mo Xi, and couldn't find a suitable word to explain it after deliberating for a long time.At this moment, the distant relative of the Murong family said at the top of his voice: "What rumors did I spread? Mo Shuai and my niece and daughter are in love, and everyone knows it! They meet in private, and I, as an uncle, I'm happy to hear that, if you talk more, don't you violate some king's law?!"

Jin Wei said angrily: "Bah! You still can't keep your mouth shut?!"

"Let me shut up? You, a person who has no blood in your body, dare to order me? Do you know what the relationship between Laozi and Junshang is? If Laozi is not happy, you can pack up your family and get out of the heavy house." Huadu City!"

Mo Xi understood it this time. He interrupted the uncle's quarrel and said, "Senior, I'm afraid you misunderstood."

"What?"

"Mengze and I are alone in the big tent of the Chinese army. We only talk about public affairs, not private matters. Senior is also a high-ranking Chiling monk. You should be very clear about what to say and what not to say. Chonghua and Liao start a war Immediately, I will not pursue this matter for the time being, Senior Wan Wang speaks carefully, don't do it again."

The cousin didn't appreciate it, his eyes were staring like a bullfrog, after a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Mr. Xihe, you are really a man of one face and another, yes! It's good that you are the coach, but you are also My junior! You just finished sleeping with my niece, and then turned around and pointed at me like this, without any respect, believe me or not—"

Mo Xi interrupted him by raising his hand: "...Since when have I slept with your niece?"