Chapter Thirty-Seven The Spy

  "Is the master really going to find the young master?" Chen Yu's expression seemed to be somewhat expectant.

  "Hmm, didn't you say that if we want to revive Xuan Yu, we have to find him?" Mo Mo glanced at Chen Yu with a slanted eye, her face slowly turning cold.

  "Master, when are we leaving?" Chen Yu asked after receiving Mo's "immediately", and then returned to the imperial palace to collect his things, because it was said that Tianji Mountain was treacherous and ordinary people found it difficult to get close.

  Out of the general's mansion, the ink-colored sedan chair let out a sigh. The gloomy sky seemed to be mourning for the beauty that had passed away. A flash of lightning illuminated the top of the sedan chair, and white raindrops followed, pounding down fiercely, stirring up a lot of dust and mud, filling the air with the smell of rain. Thunder rumbled on, lightning flashed, and in the dense web of water woven by the heavy rain, people on the street rushed to run for cover. The guards in the rain instantly turned into drenched men. "Your Highness, let's find a place to take shelter from the rain," said the captain of the guard, his face stinging from the knife-like rain.

  "Hmm" Mo Mo looked through the rain curtain and saw a blurry flower-colored building not far away, "Let's go there." The captain of the guard turned his head to take a glance, stiffened for a moment, shouted at several people to run ahead to that place first, then yelled at a group of people, rushing towards that building.

  "Master, we've arrived." Chen Yu opened the umbrella to block the knife-like rain. The oilcloth umbrella was shaking violently from the force of the water flow. Rushing into the large open door, he shook off the water droplets on his body, and Chen Yu handed him a dry towel, then took out a set of dark-colored outer garments from his small bag.

  Looking at the clothes in his hand, Mo Mo was shocked and stunned, "How did you get my clothes? And...and carry them with you?" Blinking her eyes, her lively black beautiful eyes expressed her surprise.

  "Used to it," Chen Yutou didn't even lift his head, and took out a set of underwear. He asked the trembling old lady-like person beside him where the best guest room was. Then he led Mo Mo to that high-end bedroom with guards every five steps and sentries every ten steps.

  As soon as they entered, a strong scent of cosmetics hit them in the face. Mo's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and the beautiful proprietress, who had been observing their expressions, shivered and hastily said, "This courtyard is one of the best we have. Would you like to stay here? If so, I'll have it cleaned up for you."

  Chen Yu silently pushed the boss's wife out of the room after putting away the clothes Mo Mo was about to change into, telling Mo Mo that he would be waiting outside. Mo Mo held his breath and quickly changed, pushing open the door and rushing out without even bothering with his wet clothes. Upon entering the front hall, he gazed at the heavy rain pouring down outside and sat down by the entrance, carefully examining his surroundings.

  Everywhere is pink canopy red account, all kinds of fresh flowers filled the entire hall, behind oneself is a square-shaped exhibition platform, not big, can only stand three people. On both sides of the flower pillar, a small wooden sign with a striking red color. Walking closer to take a look, each sign has a name on it, and after browsing through, I remember the first one - Mu Xue.

  "Why are there so many names?" From small to large, Mo Mo grew up in the countryside. She had never seen the legendary brothel before. So at this time, even though she was in the Golden Nest, she didn't know what this building was for. "Guests of the inn?" She muttered to herself. Unaware of the beautiful old madam sweating profusely beside her.

  Chen Yu walked over and whispered something in Mo Mo's ear. Mo Mo looked at Chen Yu with even more confusion, raising an eyebrow. Chen Yu lowered his head and thought for a moment before whispering again in her ear. As he left, Mo Mo's entire face turned red. "So it was..." she muttered to herself, sneaking a glance at the famous brand name. She quickly got up and walked away from there. Sitting back down, Mo Mo looked uncomfortable and fidgety, lowering her head to play with her collar. One moment she would furrow her brow, the next she would shake her head. The madam was getting anxious, afraid of offending the emperor's favorite concubine. She personally poured tea and water, but Chen Yu stopped her. After asking where the bathroom was, he turned to leave. Mo Mo called out to him, "Where are you going?"

  "Let's have some tea. This rain won't stop for a while." Chen Yu turned his head back, but before he could finish speaking, Mo Mo interrupted him, saying she wanted to go with him to take a look. The old procuress on the side became even more anxious, wanting to follow behind Mo Mo, but was blocked by the captain of the guards "What are you doing?!"

  "My home... " The charming mother's eyes shot out hook after hook. "I'm thinking of the princess, you know."

  But the captain of the guard was not having it. He tossed her aside. "The princess is a precious jade, not someone you can reach for!" Leaving several guards behind, he led a group of guards in chasing after Mo's footsteps to the back kitchen.

  They arrived at the destination. Mo Mo exclaimed again, "What else do you have in your bag?" and was about to rummage through Chen Yu's seemingly small black leather bag, but was stopped by Chen Yu. "Master, just leave everything to me, don't worry. Just tell me what you want and I'll take care of it." He pinched out a small amount of emerald green tea leaves from a small paper canister and placed them in a teacup that had been washed for a moment. "Chen Yu, no one will harm me, there's no need to be so cautious." Mo Mo watched his intricate steps with some annoyance. On the one hand, he was worried about how to tell Su Manran about going to Tianji Mountain, and on the other hand, he didn't want to bring too many soldiers.

  The entire kitchen was filled with guards, and Mo, who didn't like noise to begin with, felt even more annoyed. He sternly scolded them not to follow him. Mo walked out to a corridor outside, where the heavy rain soaked half of his body, while the other half against the wall remained slightly dry. Mo took deep breaths of the air filled with the smell of rain, and forcefully exhaled the frustration in his heart. It seemed that his worries would all disperse with the wind...

  Walking along the corridor for a while, Mo knew that she couldn't see those guards staring at her, so she stopped and stared blankly into the rain. Suddenly, amidst the loud noise of the heavy rain, she heard some faint human voices mixed in, listened carefully, and caught a few words: "Mo... Shan... San..."

  Some familiar voices, but Mo couldn't recall where he had heard them before. He searched around and finally found a small door at the end of the corridor. As he floated over lightly, still some distance away from the door, he heard the voices of two men.

  "Got it, I will." A low and slightly enchanting tone.

  "Uh-huh, apart from the Mystic Inkstone, I also need to find out the casting method of the Mystic Ink Technique." The magnetic and icy voice was all too familiar to Mo Yu, because he belonged to Xing Chen!

  "I understand, Imperial Brother." After a series of clinking sounds, Xing Chen's words made Mo Mu feel like he was falling into an icy cave. "Last time the technique failed and that old man escaped, this time we must catch him. Li Wu Ye came to the palace again yesterday, seemingly searching for something, I caught him and locked him in a secret room. When you have time, go investigate him too."

  "Yes, Yu'er understands. He seems to be very close with Mo Mo. Is he here looking for her?" Mo Mo finally remembered who this voice belonged to - Xing Ru Yu!

  "Hmm, let him escape tonight and lead him to Mo Mo's bedroom, then we'll know what he wants to do." Xing Chen's cold voice was full of disdain. "Has Li Si Xing made any big moves recently?"

  "Uh, it's just that since I came back from Loulan, he hasn't been paying much attention to me. Last night was a bit uncomfortable, and I fell asleep, otherwise I wouldn't have had time to come out." Xing Ruyu's wronged tone, if one didn't know about the conspiracy in this conversation, would definitely think that he was suffering from a great injustice.

  "Be careful, Li Sihang is not easy to deal with. Yu'er, I'll find a satisfactory official's daughter for you in the next few days. In three months, I'll set my plan in motion and you'll be free from your suffering."

  For a long time, Mo's voice disappeared, and Mo was still in a daze. In her heart, she thought silently: It turns out that Xing Ruyu is the spy sent by Xing Yuchen, no wonder the princess of the Wang Dynasty agreed to stay in Wuming so easily!

  Things are going to be bad, Li Sixing is in trouble, how can I tell him? Why do I feel a little happy knowing that Xing Ruyu is a spy? Patting my cheek, I walked and thought. The rain outside gradually stopped, and finally glanced at the nameplate on the flower column, Mo Mo got on the imperial sedan chair and headed towards the palace.

  Suddenly remembered: Tonight, Li Wuye is coming back!