Chapter 406: Cut the Nine Heavens of the Turbid World
"The thief chief! I have been shot dead by Zhang Shun!"
There were crazy shouts all over the mountains and plains. Zhang Shun carried Chen Jiaqiao's body on his shoulders and kept raising his knife to drive away those who wanted to attack.
The black robe watched silently and exhaled with difficulty.
"Chen Lu, did you hear those two lines of poetry clearly?"
"I didn't hear it clearly, maybe it was an anti-poetry. I heard that Chen Jiaqiao likes to tinker with this the most."
The black robe nodded.
"Military advisor...I don't understand why you insist on killing him. If you keep him alive, you might be able to use counterintelligence."
"Since you don't understand, then don't ask."
The black robe turned his head and glanced at Chen Jiaqiao's body. For some reason, he felt relaxed in his heart.
To be honest, I had underestimated this spy leader earlier. If I continue to investigate, I guess I can really find out something.
"Military advisor, if this happens, all the spies in Cangzhou will be killed."
The black robe sneered, "You are joking."
Chen Lu was stunned for a moment and wanted to ask again, only to realize that the black-robed military advisor in front of him had already walked further and further away with the swordsman beside him.
At the foot of the mountain, in the military formation of a noble family, there was a private soldier with a normal expression, but deep down he was extremely sad.
"Farewell to Mr. Chen."
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After walking out of the forest, Cao Hong didn't bother to catch his breath. He turned back and glanced at the more than ten dead soldiers, not a single one of them missing.
"Master, why don't these Cangzhou dogmen chase each other?"
"Something strange-"
Cao Hong paused and suddenly understood something.
"Chen, is there anyone out there from Mr. Chen?"
"Master, I haven't seen anyone yet."
Cao Hong suddenly knelt down, with tears streaming down his face. Only then did he understand what Chenjiaqiao's detachment meant, which was to cover them and leave Cangzhou safely.
"Greetings, congratulations to Mr. Siwu!"
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They bypassed Muyun Prefecture and returned to Bailu County. From Bailu County, they sailed by boat and horseback and crossed the Yuguan Pass back to Chengdu.
As soon as he entered the palace, Cao Hong knelt down and cried bitterly.
"Greetings to the lord, meeting to the military advisor... Chen, Mr. Chen is gone!"
In the king's palace, Xu Mu, who was discussing the winter expedition with Jia Zhou, suddenly stopped in shock. Jia Zhou did the same, with a sense of sadness on his face.
"Cao Hong, what's going on!"
"The secret was exposed, and the black robe discovered us. In order for me to bring back the information, Mr. Chen lured away the enemy's pursuers."
Xu Mu closed his eyes bitterly.
At that time, he was just a brewer, and he entered the border to fight for a way out. Then he met Chen Jiaqiao. Along the way, Chen Jiaqiao followed him risking his life.
"Cao Hong, please present the information first." Jia Zhou sighed.
Cao Hong nodded and wiped the tears from his eyes, "Reporting to my lord, the information about the black-robed military advisor in Cangzhou is as follows -"
"He likes to eat lotus cakes, is good at touching horse bones, and has a hoarse voice."
"At the end of every month, he takes the swordsmen around him and leaves the palace. No one knows where he went."
Xu Mu's heart was full of hatred for a moment. The so-called black-robed military advisor must one day have to peel off his skin and cramps to relieve his hatred.
"Cao Hong, is there anything else?"
"A hidden message left by a powerful family in Cangzhou sent Mr. Chen's counter-poem before his death overnight."
"What poem."
"The heroic ambition to die without regrets will cut through the nine heavens of troubled times."
"What a poem!" Xu Mu gritted his teeth.
Jia Zhou, who was standing by, suddenly became silent as he listened.
"This poem is a bit strange. However, Mr. Chen deserves to be at the top of the list."
"My lord, the person who killed Mr. Chen with the last arrow was Zhang Shun of the Zhang family, one of the four great clans in Cangzhou. Each family has a legitimate son as a general, and they are called the Four Eagles of Cangzhou."
"Don't worry, not only me, but the entire Shuzhou dare not forget Mr. Chen's hatred!"
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In these days, Xu Mu and Jia Zhou would try to figure out the news that Chen Jiaqiao had sent with their lives whenever they had time.
"What I fear the most is another great talent from a well-known family emerging from dormancy."
If it’s not the Master of the World, it can only be someone else.
"There are not many people in the world who know how to tell the bones of horses. At least they have to be with horses since childhood in order to develop this skill. Liangzhou, Anzhou, Bingzhou, Yanzhou, Shuzhou... even Di in the grassland outside the Great Wall
Everyone knows how to tell a horse by touching its bones."
"In addition, lotus cake is the cheapest. You can buy it for just a few cents. If you are a young man from an aristocratic family, you won't like to eat this."
"Let me think deeply."
Jia Zhou turned around and walked forward, and suddenly thought of something again.
"My lord, winter is getting colder, and it's time to start preparing for the tiger barbarians."
"Wen Long, we have sent people to investigate the sentry."
Jia Zhou nodded, smiled, and continued to move forward.
As soon as Chen Jiaqiao died, winter arrived as promised. Compared with last year, the cold breath was even more freezing for a while.
Fortunately, Shuzhou is far away in southern Xinjiang. Even if there is snow, it is not too much. At most, there are some places near the north where frost and snow occasionally condense on the ground.
Xu Mu stood on the balcony of the palace, raised his head, and stared at the cold mountain for a long time.
Until the monster brother ran over panting.
"Brother Mu, Brother Mu, give me some money!"
"Why did I give you wedding money? I only gave you two taels yesterday. How many bowls of mutton soup did you drink?"
"Brother Mu, if you don't give it to me, don't tell me!"
"I told you I'd give you two taels."
"Mother-in-law came over just now and said that my sister-in-law is pregnant!"
Xu Mu was startled, then threw the entire silver bag into Si Hu's hand, took off his legs, and ran towards the backyard of the palace.
"Brother Mu, I will return this purse to you tomorrow, oh no, the day after tomorrow!"
Xu Mu ran back to the backyard. As soon as he raised his head, he saw that the yard was filled with the female relatives of the villagers. Li Dawan covered his stomach and helped aggrievedly, accepting the eggs and blessing cakes.
Jiang Caiwei sat in the pavilion, talking to a person who looked like Po Xi, remembering every instruction.
"Princess, remember, if you have a big belly, don't act too hastily."
"Xi Po, I remember it."
Just as she said that she would remember it, when she turned around and saw Xu Mu running towards her, Jiang Caiwei stood up hurriedly and waved her arms forward.
"Xu Lang!"
She has been like this since Wangzhou. She will be happy when she hears that Xu Mu has accomplished great things. She will cry when she hears that Xu Mu is injured.
When Xu Mu became the king of Shu, she became the princess. When Xu Mu became a small business owner, she became the wife of the shopkeeper. If one day, Xu Mu became a tenant farmer, she would roll up her trousers and become a small village woman plowing the fields.
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"A common woman pays homage to the prince." Xi Po hurriedly kowtowed.
"No gift. Xi Po, you will be rewarded this time." Xu Mu reached into his arms and found that the silver bag was left with Si Hu.
Finally, Jiang Caiwei called the servants and rewarded them with twelve ounces of red.
As soon as Xiniang left, Xu Mu was like a fool, leaning his head to listen to his belly. As long as he is promoted to a prospective father, this kind of thing will only happen more often.
"Xiniang asked where Shuangzi Temple was and she said it was Erlang." Jiang Caiwei said with a red face.
"If not, Xu Lang will think of a name first."
Xu Mu's voice suddenly became louder.
"He came just as soon as he left."
"If you are a son of a bitch, let's call him Xu Qiao."