ebookland Chapter 544: Enemies by Your Side
Chapter 544: Enemies by Your Side
Jin Lier saw a strange smile on Chu Xiaomu's face and asked, "Lin Jinwei, what are you laughing at?"
Chu Xiaomu said hurriedly: "No... I'm not laughing at anything. I'm happy to be the Jinwei of Jinyang City."
Jin Lier thought that you don't look happy to be the Jinwei, but like a cat that has stolen some meat. So she said with a stern face: "You have received the sword and seal of the Jinwei. From now on, you must be down-to-earth and work hard for Jinyang City. You must not have any other thoughts, otherwise the gods will punish you and the heaven and earth will not tolerate it!"
Chu Xiaomu didn't know how to respond when he heard his stern voice, so he could only nod in agreement.
Jin Lier waved her hand and said, "Go down, there are still a dozen silver and bronze officers behind us."
Chu Xiaomu bowed and went downstairs, and suddenly heard Xuanying say, "Lin Jinwei, I have one more word of advice for you."
Chu Xiaomu turned around and responded, "General Xuan, please speak."
Xuanying said, "Since your name is 'Ding Er', I will not pursue the matter any further. Jinyang City is different from other places. You must be careful in everything you do. Unless the weather is good, you must not go out."
Chu Xiaomu agreed and glanced at Jin Lier. She looked surprised and seemed to not understand what Xuanying meant by his inexplicable words.
Chu Xiaomu went downstairs and met Jinglan and Xiaoying.
The three of them returned to the guest house. Jinglan closed the door and said with a worried look on her face, "We thought that the sword and seal would be given in different places and at different times, but we didn't expect it to happen at the same time in Wuhuang Tower. Jin Li'er is here, and you, Xiaomu, can't reveal your identity to General Xuan. Even if there is a banquet tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to see him, there will be more people at that time, and it will be inconvenient to recognize your true identity. If General Xuan doesn't participate in the banquet, it will be difficult to find him again."
Chu Xiaomu smiled and said, "I have already told Xuanying my identity, and he recognized me."
Jinglan asked, "In front of Jin Lier?"
"In front of Jin Lier."
"Then she also knows, this...what should I do?"
"she does not know."
Jinglan was even more confused and asked, "How is this possible?"
Chu Xiaomu smiled and said, "Your brother Xiaomu has a clever plan."
Jinglan couldn't help but hold Chu Xiaomu's hand and said, "Then tell me quickly, what trick did you use?" Turning around, she found Xiaoying standing beside her with her eyes wide open. She realized that she had lost control of herself and her face turned red in an instant. She hurriedly tried to take Chu Xiaomu's hand away.
Fortunately, she still had a mask on her face so no one could tell.
Chu Xiaomu then told Xuanying that Xuanying was somewhat suspicious of his identity and that he had made up a story that his original name was "Ding Yuan" and that he was the second among his brothers and sisters, so he was also called "Ding Er".
Xiaoying was even more puzzled and asked, "Stinky wood, what does this have to do with you revealing your identity?"
Jinglan thought for a while and said happily, "Xiao Muge and General Xuan were in the same slave house in Jiaoshan. The slave house was numbered 'Ding Er'. General Xuan was very smart, so he understood it immediately."
Chu Xiaomu smiled and said, "How do you know I'm in slave house No. 'Ding Er'?"
Jinglan replied: "You stayed with me for a month in the Nanding camp. Have you forgotten what you told me at that time?"
Chu Xiaomu was speechless, thinking that Miss Jinglan had never thought that she would remember even this little thing of hers. Sigh...
Xiaoying stared at Chu Xiaomu, then at Jinglan, as if she was listening to a magical story.
Jinglan asked again: "What did General Xuan say to you? You can't just tell him that he was from the slave house 'Ding Er' and that's it, right?"
Chu Xiaomu smiled and said, "He told me, 'Jinyang City is different from other places. You have to be careful everywhere you go. Unless the weather is good, you must not go out.' Miss Jinglan, you are very smart. Why don't you try to guess what Xuanying meant by this sentence?"
Jinglan thought for a long time and said, "I don't understand it either. It seems a bit like the code used in marching and fighting."
"That's the code word. We came up with it when we were in Jiaoshan."
"what does that mean?"
"It means just stay in the room and wait patiently. He will send you news."
Both girls were very happy.
It was just after twilight in the afternoon, and it was not yet completely dark outside when a shop assistant came running to the door of Chu Xiaomu's house, breathlessly saying, "Sir, there's a black car waiting downstairs. They said... they said they were waiting for you to get in."
Chu Xiaomu and the other two smiled at each other, and Xuanying really sent someone to pick them up.
The three of them had been ready and waiting, so they went downstairs immediately and followed the innkeeper to the back door of the inn, where they saw a carriage covered with thick black and blue cloth.
The coachman who came to pick people up was a little surprised to see that Chu Xiaomu brought two more people with him, but he didn't say anything. After the three of them got on the carriage, he rode away.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, we came to a narrow alley. Apart from the creaking sound of the cart wheel axles, there was no one else walking or talking. It was obviously a very remote alley.
The carriage suddenly stopped and the driver shouted, "Excuse me, sir in front, please move aside so I can pass." Obviously someone was blocking the way.
Although Chu Xiaomu and the other two were able to lift a corner of the curtain of the carriage, they could only see a very narrow range on both sides and could not see what was happening in front of the carriage.
But then he heard a very familiar voice saying, "Brother, I'm in a hurry too, can you give me a ride?" The voice was a little hoarse, with an obvious Bicheng accent. It was Chang Lun, the murderer of Huai Xiaomeng!
Chu Xiaomu's anger suddenly surged up, and he shouted inwardly: "Chang Lun! You came at the right time, today I will make you pay for Xiao Meng's life!"
Jinglan heard Chu Xiaomu's breathing sound strange and asked softly, "Brother Xiaomu, what's wrong?"
Chu Xiaomu said viciously: "It's Chang Lun!"