Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 689: Found

"It's not convenient to tell you this for now. The reason I tell you this is that I want you to help rescue someone. Is the Jincheng Lin family wronged?" Chen Mo said.

"Are you from the Jincheng Lin family?" Seeing that the man did not come over from behind the screen, Princess Deyi put down her sword, picked up the robe beside her, put it on, tied it, and then thought of something, saying, "No, with the strength of the Lin family, how could they sneak into the Princess's Mansion quietly? Are you the mysterious master who saved the Lin family that the Third Prince mentioned?"

"You have a lot of questions." Chen Mo said.

"If you are really wronged, then you should go and file a complaint with the emperor. I have no official position in the court and cannot help you." Princess Deyi said.

However, what responded to her was two scornful laughs: "Xing Yin controls the court, and if you file a complaint with the emperor, you are just walking into a trap."

Hearing this contemptuous laughter, Princess Deyi was a little unhappy and said coldly: "With your martial arts, you can sneak into the Princess's residence quietly. You can go to the prison to rescue the people yourself. Why bother to look for me?"

"With my martial arts, it would be easy for me to break into prison and rescue people. But now, I don't even know where he is imprisoned. He will be executed at the Meridian Gate in two days. This is obviously a trap set by Xing Yin to lure the Lin family out. If I go to break into the execution ground at that time, I will be caught in a net of heaven and earth. Besides, I still have things to do," Chen Mo sighed.

"The person you want me to rescue is Lin Kong?" Princess Deyi raised her eyebrows and said, "Then you think too highly of me. Since the Third Prince wants to use him to set a trap, how could he listen to me and let him go?"

After these words were spoken, the room fell into a brief silence.

Chen Mo just came here to pass on the message. As for whether the other party could do it, that was none of his business. He felt that he had done enough for the Lin family and had not yet received any compensation.

It is almost done at this point. If Nalan Yiren's business is done and Lin Kong is not dead yet, he might choose to use all his strength to rescue him.

But now, not yet.

"Okay, I've delivered the message. Let's go." Chen Mo said.

Hearing this, Princess Deyi was a little confused. When she saw the man was silent before, she thought he was going to say something important, but it turned out to be just like this.

Seeing that the other party was about to leave, Princess Deyi hurriedly said, "You haven't told me where Shuang'er is yet? At least let me meet Shuang'er."

no respond.

When Princess Deyi walked behind the screen, the person had already left, and only the open window was still swaying gently in the wind.

"asshole."

Looking at the night scene outside the window, Princess Deyi cursed inwardly.

As an unmarried princess, this was the first time that a man other than her father entered her boudoir. The most important thing was that she didn't know what the man looked like.

At the same time, she felt relieved. If the other party wanted to do something bad to her, she would not be able to resist given his strength.

……

the other side.

In a room in a remote courtyard in the city.

Because Lin Xuelan, Yuzhu and Shuang'er lived here, Chen Mo, Nalan Yiren, Si Song and Liang Mu rented a yard next door again.

Lin Xuelan and Yuzhu were in the same room. The two women looked at the night outside the window with anxious expressions, and the former had deep worry in her eyes.

"Yuzhu, do you think Mr. Mo will be okay?"

"It's all my fault. The Princess's Mansion is now heavily guarded, and I actually begged Mr. Mo."

"If anything happens to Mr. Mo, I will die too." Lin Xuelan kept muttering, extremely anxious.

After learning that Princess Deyi had returned, the government office happened to issue another announcement, saying that the traitor Lin Kong, who "collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country", would be beheaded at the Meridian Gate in two days. In panic, Lin Xuelan found "Mo Yu", knelt in front of him, and begged him to help her convey a few words to the Princess's Mansion.

Thinking about it now, Lin Xuelan regrets it immensely.

In this regard, Yuzhu was full of respect for "Mo Yu" in her heart. Miss is right, Mr. Mo is really a good person.

"Don't worry, miss. Master Mo is so powerful that he will definitely return safely." Yuzhu said.

“Mr. Mo is powerful, but there are so many people in the Princess’s Mansion. Once discovered, even if he is a fourth-rank official, I’m afraid he will be…” As she spoke, Lin Xuelan’s eyes became red and gradually moist.

Lin Xuelan is not a crybaby, but what happened recently made her feel so useless. It was this feeling of powerlessness that made her cry.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Yuzhu immediately became alert: "Who?"

"I."

"Mr. Mo." Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to open the door.

The moment the door opened, Yuzhu felt a gust of wind rushing past her. Yuzhu was startled because that gust of wind was the young lady.

The moment she saw Chen Mo, Lin Xuelan stood up and ran over, hugging Chen Mo tightly: "Mr. Mo, I'm so glad you're okay, so glad. If anything happened to you, I... I wouldn't live, and I would die to atone for my sin."

"..."

Feeling the warmth in his arms, Chen Mo just raised his hand to greet her and suddenly felt a little helpless. He coughed lightly and said, "Ms. Lin, please relax first. I have something to say."

At this time, Lin Xuelan realized that she was a little excited, and quickly let go of Chen Mo, her face flushed.

Yuzhu handed Lin Xuelan a handkerchief, and then said to Chen Mo: "Mr. Mo, please sit down."

"No need, I'll just stand and talk." Chen Mo sighed softly and said, "Miss Lin, if you want me to bring it, I have already told Princess Deyi everything, but she said she can't help you."

Hearing this, Lin Xuelan's joy at seeing Chen Mo again dimmed in an instant, and she whispered, "Mr. Mo, I understand. Yes, I shouldn't have been so lucky. The eldest princess is gone, how can Princess Deyi help?"

As she spoke, Lin Xuelan raised her head again and forced a smile on her face: "No matter what, thank you, Mr. Mo. I will never forget your kindness."

"Alas." Chen Mo shook his head and sighed, and said, "Then Miss Lin, Miss Yuzhu, you should go to bed early. I will leave first."

Soon after Chen Mo left, Yuzhu saw that the young lady was not crying or talking, so she couldn't help asking, "Young lady, what are you thinking about?"

Lin Xuelan showed a hint of determination in her eyes and said, "Yuzhu, you have to promise me one thing."

Yuzhu was stunned: "Miss, what's the matter?"

"If I'm not around anymore, you'll have to repay Mr. Mo's kindness on my behalf." Lin Xuelan said.

Yuzhu's face changed: "Miss, what are you going to do?"

"Robbing the execution ground. I can't watch my father die in front of me and remain indifferent. Even if I die, I want to die with my father. As for Mr. Mo's kindness, only you, Yuzhu, can repay it for me." Lin Xuelan said.

Hearing this, Yuzhu was in a state of confusion, and then suddenly spoke loudly: "No, if anyone wants to go, it should be you. It is your Lin family that owes Mr. Mo a favor, not me, so why should I repay it? Just go and die, and then let your mother collect your body, let your mother hold your body and cry, let your mother send you off with white hair, maybe your mother is fine, but she may be shocked by the news that you and your father are in trouble."

As Yuzhu spoke, she broke down and started crying.

Lin Xuelan knew that Yuzhu said so much just because she didn't want her to go. She held Yuzhu's shoulders with both hands and said, "Yuzhu, please promise me. I beg you."

"Don't even think about it." Yuzhu said stubbornly, "Just go and die. If you die, I will be free and I won't have to be a servant of your Lin family anymore."

"Yuzhu." "Don't even think about it, don't even think about it, don't even think about it." Yuzhu said this three times in a row, and then she cried, "I have lived in the Lin family since I was a child. The Lin family taught me to read and practice, and my duty is to protect you, young lady. If you are gone, will I be able to survive?

Miss, if you want to rob the execution ground, I will go with you."

"Jade beads."

The master and servant hugged each other and burst into tears.

……

The next day.

It started to rain lightly.

The eldest princess's mansion.

Xing Yin continued to come over and showed his courtesy to Princess Deyi.

Princess Deyi didn't want to pay attention to him, but when she thought about what happened last night, she suddenly said, "Your Highness the Third Prince, can you hand Lin Kong over to me?"

Xing Yin was stunned: "Deyi, what do you want Lin Kong to do?"

"Since the Lin family is in cahoots with Shuang'er, I want to use Lin Kong to lure the Lin family members in the city, find Shuang'er, kill her with my own hands, and avenge my mother." Princess Deyi said.

Xing Yin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Deyi. Your cousin will avenge your aunt. The beheading of Lin Kong at Wumen Gate the day after tomorrow is a trap I set for the Lin family in the city. If they dare to show up, I guarantee they won't be able to escape."

Princess Deyi pursed her red lips, pondered for a moment, and said, "Thank you very much, Your Highness the Third Prince."

"Why be polite to your cousin?"

……

Morning time.

The rain hasn't stopped.

The taverns on the street have been open for business before dawn for more than ten years, even when it rains.

At the breakfast stall diagonally opposite the tavern, Chen Mo and three others were eating wontons, but their eyes kept looking into the tavern from time to time.

In order to avoid attracting attention, Chen Mo and his team couldn't always keep an eye on the restaurant opposite the tavern. They had to change locations occasionally.

On rainy days, there are not many pedestrians on the streets and not many people go to the pubs.

Not long after, a sturdy middle-aged man walked out of the tavern, picked up the straw raincoat outside, put it on, and left the tavern.

At this time, a young man also walked out of the tavern, waved in the direction of Chen Mo and the others, and then pointed at the man in the straw raincoat who was leaving.

And the young man was one of the people hired by Chen Mo.

"Something's happening." Chen Mo ate wontons without moving.

"I'll follow." Si Song, who was sitting at the table behind Chen Mo, stood up, picked up the hat next to him, put it on his head, and followed.

Not long after Si Song left, Liang Mu also got up and went to the tavern.

About half an hour later, he came out of the tavern and went into a cloth shop.

In the cloth shop, Chen Mo and Nalan Yiren, who were pretending to be a couple, were choosing cloth. Liang Mu, who was passing by, said, "Go to the locust tree behind the well in the south of the city and get the Immortal Powder."

"I'll go." Chen Mo said.

Nalan Yiren grabbed his arm and said, "You've helped me enough, leave the rest to me."

As she spoke, Nalan Yiren said to the shopkeeper not far away: "Boss, this cloth is good, wrap it up, I want it."

"okay."

……

Si Song followed the middle-aged man in the straw raincoat all the way to a house and saw the man enter the house.

Si Song did not enter immediately. Instead, he looked around and confirmed that there was nothing unusual. Then he walked around the house and finally carefully climbed into it.

Inside the house, Si Song watched the middle-aged man take off his straw raincoat and chat with a pretty woman in the hall. The woman was holding a child. They looked like a family of three and the scene was full of joy.

Seeing that he found nothing unusual and realizing that this was not the beast's lair, Si Song quietly left the house. Next, as long as he kept an eye on this man, he would be able to catch the beast.

But Si Song didn't know that when he followed the other party to the house, and when he entered the house and left the house, he was stared at by a pair of eyes.

the other side.

Nalan Yiren also came to the locust tree behind the ancient well in the south of the city. After a brief search, she found a piece of immortal powder in a porcelain bottle.

When it was confirmed that the method of making the Immortal Powder inside came from the Poison King Valley, Nalan Yiren's delicate body could not help but tremble.

Fifteen years.

Finally, she found a clue in Yelang Kingdom.

"Grandpa, you can finally rest in peace in peace in your nine springs."

Nalan Yiren had tears in her eyes. She then put away the Immortal Powder, looked around, and found nothing unusual.

After she left, a little black bird that had landed on a locust tree to shelter from the rain also got up and flew away.

"How about it?"

Chen Mo, who was worried about Nalan Yiren's safety, followed her all the time, but didn't get too close. He also looked around vigilantly to see if Nalan Yiren was being followed or watched by anyone. But the situation was going smoothly and Chen Mo didn't find anything unusual.

"It was made by the Poison King Valley. It must have been made by that beast. That beast is in Yelang." Nalan Yiren said.

"That's great. Now as long as we keep an eye on the person the Great Elder is following, we will be able to catch that beast through him sooner or later." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Yeah." Nalan Yiren nodded. After so many years, this matter will finally have a result.

……

Under the continuous drizzle, a black dot gradually grew larger. It was a black bird about the size of a palm. It was flying through the rain, passing over a group of houses, flying into an attic, and landing on the shoulder of a man in a black robe.

The man in black robe raised his hand and placed it next to the blackbird's mouth. There was a pile of crushed corn kernels in the palm of his hand. The blackbird lowered its head and began to eat. After eating, the blackbird chirped and then landed on the arm of the man in black robe.

The man in black robe stroked the feathers of the black bird, and his hoarse voice was filled with an excitement that was difficult to conceal: "Even you are afraid, yes, yes, it must be the breath of Taoji Gu, it seems that my junior sister came here in person.

Hahahaha, all my efforts over the years have not been in vain, not in vain, it’s finally here…”

(End of this chapter)