After this year of "taking the initiative", the biggest change on Xingluo Island is: there are fewer people.
It turns out that all the old men who can be seen everywhere on the island are not ordinary masters. They are also the main force on Xingluo Island. And those main force, who followed He Wei out to work in the capital of Qian Kingdom, were all wiped out, and only He Wei was left. Later, the old men who followed Sheng Yue out to plan to capture Gu Ling also died in the cold river water that night.
After many years of hiding in the world, Xingluo Island came out of the mountain with great force, but failed to return. The losses were not heavy, and Gu Ling led troops to bomb the door. He rescued all the hostages as if they were in an uninhabited land, and then sealed off the star. The shortest way from the island to the shore.
The morale on the island is now low and the atmosphere is weird. Everyone is walking in a hurry with their heads lowered. There is no longer the "confidence and happiness" that "we live in paradise, but it's not time to go out yet, as long as we go out, we can do whatever we want." .
Once upon a time, Mo Yan was the absolute ruler of this island and the "god" in everyone's mind. Some top masters were even willing to become dead warriors, in order to achieve Mo Yan's great cause and for their children and grandchildren to defy nature and change their fates to become Upper Class.
But God is safest only when he is enshrined. Once it is discovered that he is just a mortal, even if he fails once, worship will turn into doubt.
When Sheng Yue followed He Wei through the woods, he saw several corpses hanging on the trees. Some had dried, and some had just died. They were all people he knew.
When He Wei encountered the first corpse, he said to Sheng Yue, "They are all traitors! If you want to defect, this is the only outcome!"
The so-called defection is just that after their confidence in Xingluo Island and Mo Yan was shaken, some people felt that it was not a wise choice to stay with no future or hope, and they planned to return to the land and live a normal life. After all, most men here If you are a master, you won't be unable to survive anywhere you want, and at least it will be safe.
In the past, people relied on hope and belief to stay. Now, they can only rely on these corpses hung on trees - force deterrence. It is hard to say how long it can be controlled.
Originally, He Wei brought a group of people. After entering the city lord's mansion, only he and Sheng Yue went to see Mo Yan. The others returned to the shore to patrol. The two subordinates brought back by Sheng Yue were asked to stay with the city lord. Waiting outside the house.
After what happened before, they had to think that Gu Ling would bring troops to bomb the island again. For this purpose, they had prepared a fleet and sent people to patrol the surrounding waters day and night. If anything was wrong, they would immediately blow the horn and the people on the island would The fleet will set off soon to prevent the enemy from approaching. This is exactly what Gu Ling and Su Liang predicted.
Mo Yan is still in the forbidden area, and his residence is here.
Although it is winter, the island is still full of flowers. Just looking at the environment, it is true to say that it is a paradise, but it is not acceptable for people who have seen the vast world outside to be willing to stay on the island for the rest of their lives and live the same life day after day. Maybe the reason why people here are willing to live in seclusion is to lie dormant and wait for the right time to come out.
"Sheng Yue, I would like to remind you that the master is in a bad mood right now. You'd better think clearly about what to say and what not to say." He Wei lowered his voice and looked threatening. He once blew himself up, half of his face There were scars all over his body and he wasn't wearing a mask.
Sheng Yue's eyes fell on He Wei's scar, and he nodded slightly, "Thank you, Mr. He, for reminding me."
Entering Mo Yan's yard, a big banyan tree with lush branches blocked the sunlight in the entire yard and cast a large shadow on the red wall.
Mo Yan, in brown clothes and white hair, sat quietly in the shadows, with only his fingers moving: he was playing chess with himself.
The breeze blew, and a leaf swirled and fell on the chessboard. After being touched by Mo Yan's finger, it disappeared instantly. Mo Yan placed the chess piece where the leaf disappeared, and the chessboard was still clean.
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Both Sheng Yue and He Wei knew that the leaf was taken away by Mo Yan's magic weapon. This is also Mo Yan's greatest skill: making anything disappear.
In this regard, Mo Yan did not hide this from his two close subordinates, He Wei and Sheng Yue, and showed the "miracle" to conquer them and make them awe and loyal.
Mo Yan said that this magic weapon is one with him, and no one else can use it except him.
Whether this is true or not is still unknown, but it is enough to make He Wei and Sheng Yue not dare to act rashly.
"Master, Sheng Yue is back." He Wei reported respectfully.
Mo Yan then raised his head and looked over, his eyes falling on Sheng Yue, with a bit of vicissitudes and a bit of chill.
Sheng Yue knelt down on one knee, narrowed his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "This subordinate is incompetent and failed to complete the task."
He Wei had just warned Sheng Yue to be careful with what he said, but at this moment he couldn't help but say, "You'd better explain why the elder who went out with you didn't come back, and where did the stranger you brought back come from."
Sheng Yue then told the story of how he captured Gu Ling: Gu Ling had been on guard for a long time and asked Qiu Jing to pretend to be him and pull off a trick, while he intercepted and killed him on the way.
"My subordinate's hand was cut off by Gu Ling that night." Sheng Yue raised his right arm. There was no forearm or hand, only the sleeve hanging down from the elbow joint.
"That was a few months ago. Why haven't you come back since?" He Wei asked coldly.
"My subordinate was seriously injured that time, and there was only one person left, so he wanted to find a place to recover from his injuries, and then find a way to continue the unfinished mission." Sheng Yue said, "My subordinate went to the north for convenience, so he didn't
I expected that Gu Ling would lead troops to the island to rescue people."
"What took you so long to go north? Don't tell us that you just recruited two subordinates." He Wei snorted coldly.
"Those two were originally the killers of Yanyun Tower. Due to the internal fighting in Yanyun Tower, the killers ran away with their money. After those two met me, they chose to join Xingluo Island." Sheng Yue said.
He Wei sneered, "It's that simple? Since they have money and martial arts, why would they follow you, a cripple?"
Sheng Yue looked indifferent, "They are used to the life of licking blood from the edge of a knife. They just no longer trust Yan Shiba, but they can't live a normal life at all. Does Mr. He think Xingluo Island is not worthy of their loyalty?"
He Wei's expression changed, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Sheng Yue ignored it and continued, "After recovering from my injuries, I went to the capital. First I arrested Duanmu Chen's daughter, and then I arrested Lin Shuzhi's eldest grandson, and forced Gu Ling to submit, but they all failed."
"How could you fail with a child in your hands?" He Wei questioned again.
Sheng Yue sighed slightly, "It's not that easy to take Gu Ling away." Then he raised his right arm again, "I almost lost my life."
"That's all? You have accomplished nothing. You keep saying that Gu Ling is too powerful, but you are disabled and yet you are able to escape from him time and time again. Why do I feel that it is not that simple?" He Wei said, feeling a little weird.
As a result, Sheng Yue nodded, "Yes, there is one more thing."
He Wei suddenly felt something was wrong and heard Sheng Yue say, "The last time, I was actually captured by Gu Ling. I thought I was going to die, but he let me go again a few days later."
He Wei's eyes narrowed, and he drew his sword and put it on Sheng Yue's neck, "In this case, every word you say cannot be trusted!"
Mo Yan's expression remained unchanged, he did not stop He Wei, nor did he ask him to do anything.
Sheng Yue continued, "Gu Ling let me go and asked me to bring a message to the master."
"No matter what message it is, it must be a trap and fake!" He Wei panicked a little. Because he knew what it was, it must be about Su Liang's life experience, and this matter was something he deliberately concealed from Mo Yan.
Mo Yan's cold gaze swept across He Wei's face and finally said, "Go on."
Sheng Yue lowered his head and said, "Gu Ling asked his subordinates to come back and tell the master that his wife Su Liang is the master's granddaughter. The couple made an appointment with the master on the first day of March next year on the sea twenty miles east of Kasyapa City."
He Wei's face froze! He wasn't worried about Sheng Yue telling Su Liang's life story before, because the two were colluding on this matter, but he didn't expect that Sheng Yue would tell him anyway.
Mo Yan would know as long as he sent someone to check Su Liang's appearance. There was no point in denying it now.
Mo Yan's face darkened fiercely, and his eyes shot towards He Wei like swords. Needless to say, Sheng Yue's previous performance already showed that He Wei knew about this matter, but deliberately concealed it.
The long sword in He Wei's hand fell to the ground, and he knelt down next to Sheng Yue, "Master, forgive me. I had already suspected this when I went to the capital of Qian Kingdom, but I couldn't be sure and thought it was a coincidence.
, I was afraid of causing trouble and being taken advantage of by Su Liang and Gu Ling, so I didn’t make it public."
Mo Yan looked at Sheng Yue, "You knew this earlier?"
Sheng Yue nodded, "It was Min Rou who told me that night outside Xuanbei City. The subordinates did not know about the master's daughter, so they did not dare to believe Min Rou's words. Mr. He said that it could not be true, so the subordinates
I listened to what he said and didn’t say much about this matter.”
He Wei became angry when he heard this, "You bastard! You know it's true, and you hid it from your master for your own benefit!"
Sheng Yue looked at He Wei calmly, "Just now He Laoyan said that he thought it was false, so he didn't say it. I just followed what Mr. He said and thought that I had misunderstood Mr. He's meaning that night. In this case,
It seems that Mr. He knew it was true."
He Wei's face froze, realizing that he had been tricked by Sheng Yue. He was too impulsive and spoke indiscriminately. In fact, he followed Sheng Yue's words and insisted that he thought Su Liang's resemblance to Mo Yan's daughter was just a coincidence, and he didn't want to cause any problems.
better……
Mo Yan picked up the sword on the ground, pointed it at He Wei, and said in a low voice, "Is this your loyalty?"
He Wei couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when he thought of the people who had defected recently and were eventually hanged from trees. "Master, forgive me! I just feel that Su Liang, even if he knew that she was the granddaughter of the master, would not get along with the master."
If you admit it, it will only ruin the master's important affairs, and there is no way that you and the master are on the same side! The subordinate dared to conceal it, but everything was for the sake of the master! Back then, the master said personally that if the lady left, let her go.
Pretend that there has never been that daughter! Master wants to go back, what is the benefit of having a granddaughter? It is better to have nothing to worry about and relax!"
"How to decide is my business." After Mo Yan finished speaking, the sword rose and fell. He Wei screamed, and one of his ears was cut off by Mo Yan.
The blood-stained sword pointed at Sheng Yue. Sheng Yue did not move or beg for mercy. Mo Yan asked coldly, "Can Gu Ling really predict the future?"
Sheng Yue replied, "My subordinates asked, and he denied it. However, I think he must have some special abilities in the past. Maybe not everything can be predicted."
"Su, Liang." Mo Yan's old eyes narrowed, "Is she really my granddaughter? Is her father really Su Yuanzhou's son?"
"My subordinates have checked, and it seems like this. Su Liang's father, Su Hongzhao, is a businessman in the medicinal materials business. Before that, he had passed the Jinshi exam. It is said that he also has some kung fu. He has a lively mind and is very smart. He travels all over the world.
She is well-informed." Sheng Yue said, "Nothing has been found about Su Hongzhao's wife. I only know that she was an orphan girl that he rescued when he went out. The cause of their death was that the hired bodyguard conspired with the robbers to rob the property.
Su Liang was hidden by an escort and was found by the government. The man later wanted to quit the gang and was killed. It is said that the uneven distribution of the spoils led to internal fighting among the others, and most of them died.
, the ones alive are hidden.”
He Wei's hand trembled. What Sheng Yue found was true, but in fact there was someone behind the group of escorts and robbers, and that was He Wei. He Wei did not come forward in person, but he paid a large price, which was enough for those escorts to take risks.
Later, He Wei found the people and silenced them all. Now it is impossible to trace him.
"You go back first." Mo Yan said to He Wei.
"Yes." He Wei picked up the bloody ear on the ground, took the long sword handed over by Mo Yan, glanced at Sheng Yue who was still kneeling on the ground, and then turned and left. He conspired with Sheng Yue to hide it, and as a result, he was
One ear was cut off, but nothing happened to Sheng Yue? Before leaving the yard, He Wei saw Sheng Yue standing up and sitting opposite Mo Yan. The two seemed to be playing chess... His eyes suddenly turned cold and he quickened his pace.
left.
"Whether the death of the young lady back then was related to the island, my subordinates have not found out, so I dare not make any false claims." Sheng Yue said. This would have been worse than pointing directly at He Wei's nose and saying that he was the one who killed Mo Yan's daughter.
Mo Yan did not mention the daughter again, collected the chess pieces, started to rearrange them, and asked Sheng Yue a question, "What do you want?"
He Wei wanted the world and wanted his descendants to be honored for generations to come.
Sheng Yue looked calm, "I want to follow in my master's footsteps and see another world." This is what he once said.
"Do you think Su Liang would want to go if she learned about that world?" He Wei asked Sheng Yue.
Sheng Yue shook his head, "According to my subordinates' understanding of her, no. She is an emotional person. The people she cares about are all here, and she has a child."
"What if Gu Ling has already gone?" Mo Yan asked.
Sheng Yue stared, thinking for a moment and then nodded slightly, "If Gu Ling goes and is sure to be safe, Su Liang may choose to chase after her with her children. They have a deep relationship as a couple and will not accept being separated."
Mo Yan sighed, "Then do you think Gu Ling can really go there?"
Sheng Yue nodded, "You won't know until you try."
"Gu Ling is indeed my biggest enemy, and it is also the opportunity that I have been waiting for all my life. I feel that if there is one person in this world who can do it, it must be him." Mo Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, and a sudden smile appeared on the corners of his lips.
The smile came, but the cold and hard face like a wood carving still had no warmth at all, "He is actually my grandson-in-law. With such a fate, I will greet him well next."