Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 33 Mantuo Villa

After hearing Zhao Mu's request, the Suzhou magistrate humbly and flatteringly returned the Tianhuang Jade Order with both hands.

Then he said to Zhao Mu: "This is not difficult. The Marquis has come all the way, and the official has already ordered the palace to prepare some wine, and I also asked the Marquis to appreciate it."

Zhao Mu took back the Tianhuang jade ultimatum and then put it back in his arms. He said: "No need, I am busy with official duties and want to go as soon as possible. Please also ask your Excellency to arrange a ship for me immediately."

Seeing Zhao Mu refuse, he seemed very anxious. The Suzhou magistrate said at this time: "Oh? Since Lord Marquis has official duties, it is not convenient for me to force myself. However, this place belongs to me. I wonder if I can help you?"

Seeing how the prefect was trying to take advantage of every opportunity, Zhao Mu said impatiently: "No need. Your Excellency only needs to arrange a small boat and a boatman for the Lord to dispatch. Then this matter must not be spread outside. The official business of the Imperial City Division still needs to be arranged." There is no need for local officials to intervene.”

After hearing this, the Suzhou magistrate did not dare to ask any more questions. He immediately ordered his squad leader to go to the lake and recruit a random boat to accompany Zhao Mu.

The prefect was so obedient not because he was afraid of Zhao Mu, but because he was afraid of the "Imperial City Secretary" that Zhao Mu called him.

The Imperial City Department was a secret service agency directly under the emperor in the Song Dynasty, similar to the Jinyiwei in later generations.

The Imperial City Division had an imperial charter to kill first and report later, and it was carried out personally by a marquis from the clan, which shows the importance of this matter. Although these local officials had great authority, they did not dare to ask more questions.

Zhao Mu had heard of the reputation of the Imperial City Division when he was in the Prince's Mansion, and now he came out to scare these local officials.

Zhao Mu followed the team leader back to the lake. With the leadership of the government office team leader, this time the boatmen had to go if they didn't want to.

Moreover, the class leader kept telling the boatman to listen to Zhao Mu, not to ask too many questions, and not to talk nonsense.

Seeing the people from the government, the boatman repeatedly said yes.

Zhao Mu then got on the boat, and the boatman had no choice but to hold on to the boat and take Zhao Mu to Mantuo Villa.

Zhao Mu stood at the bow of the boat and touched the Tianhuang Jade Certificate in his arms. My smooth journey all depends on this baby in my arms.

At this time, the boatman said: "Master Chai, are you really going to Mantuo Villa?"

Zhao Mu turned around and said, "Of course, don't worry, boatman. I know the dangers of Mantuo Villa. After your boat docks, you can sail away to other places for temporary refuge. After I raise the fire as a signal, you will come to pick me up." I won’t let your shock go in vain this time. I will give you twelve taels of silver as a gift when the deed is accomplished.”

Although the boatman was still very scared, with the official's order and the ten taels of silver for the voyage, he felt that the trip could be risky.

Mantuo Villa is far away in the middle of Taihu Lake. Fortunately, the boatman is a veteran who has made a living in Taihu Lake all year round. He knows more about waterways and secret passages than the little girl from the Murong family. Soon Zhao Mu arrived at the outskirts of the water area of ​​Mantuo Villa.

Zhao Mu watched the setting sun as Mantuo Villa appeared in front of him, full of camellia trees.

Although the tea trees all over the mountain were beautiful, Zhao Mu couldn't help but frowned when he thought of the "flower fertilizer" used by the ruthless Mrs. Wang.

The women around Duan Zhengchun were each more abnormal than the last.

Dao Baifeng surrendered.

Ruan Xingzhu is unkind to a mother and can even throw away her own children, two at a time.

Kang Min and Li Qingluo are both cruel and vicious women. Kang Min even killed her own husband in order to take revenge on Qiao Feng.

As for Li Qingluo, she kills without blinking an eye. Although it was not explicitly stated that her husband died at her hands, Wang Yuyan's father's early death was probably related to her.

Only Qin Hongmian and Gan Baobao were relatively normal.

After the boatman docked, Zhao Mu jumped off the boat and then ran quickly towards Mantuo Villa. The boatman wisely drove the boat into a reed pond and hid it, waiting for Zhao Mu's signal.

After Zhao Mu arrived at the villa, he hid his figure all the way. Now he has learned the Lingbo Weibu. Although the servants guarding the villa at Mantuo Villa have martial arts, they are not enough to detect him.

Zhao Mu walked through several corridors, trying to find Duan Yu and A'Zhu Abi.

But he quietly searched the entire Mantuo Villa but could not find the other party.

At that moment, I sighed in my heart: "It seems that I came a step too late."

Zhao Mu did come a step late, just before his boat docked. Duan Yu and his group had already escaped from the other side of the villa.

If Zhao Mu had come earlier, he might have seen the boat of A'Zhu and others under the camellia tree on the top of the mountain.

At this time, Zhao Mu, who was on the eaves, heard a scolding voice coming from the house next door: "Useless things, even a young boy and two little girls can't bear to look at them!"

Upon hearing this sound, Zhao Mu uncovered the tiles on the house and looked inside.

I saw a fierce old woman being scolded by a woman sitting on a chair. Unfortunately, Zhao Mu couldn't see the woman's face from where she was, and could only see the woman's back.

But even if Zhao Mu didn't look at her face, he could guess that the woman in front of him must be Li Qingluo. And the old woman who was reprimanded must be the strict mother who had suffered a lot of blood debts from her subordinates.

Zhao Mu thought to himself: "Since Yan Ma has been reprimanded, and it is dusk now, it seems that Duan Yu and others have just left not long ago. According to the description in the original book, they will not arrive at A'Zhu's residence 'Tingxiang Xiang Pavilion' until nightfall. It seems that there is still time. . I just don’t know where the Langhuan Jade Cave is.”

Yan's mother, who was scolded, said: "Madam, please calm down. The boy who came with the Murong family's little hoof knows the Xingxiu sect's energy transformation method. All the old slave's internal energy leaked out instantly. In addition, with the young lady by his side, the old slave was helpless. To fight back, we could only let them escape, and after the old slave recovered some strength, he quickly came to repay Madam."

"Great method of transforming energy?" Li Qingluo stood up and thought after hearing this.

Taking advantage of her pacing back and forth in the room, Zhao Mu got a clear look at her face.

Because they are mother and daughter, Li Qingluo's appearance is not much different from Li Qiushui in the portrait.

It's just that the Li Qiu Shui in the painting looks like a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, while the Li Qingluo in front of her is a lady about forty years old. Although her charm is still there, she has long since lost the charm of the girl in Wuyazi Dan Qingyu's painting.

Although Li Qingluo is much more beautiful than Dao Baifeng, Zhao Mu has no interest in her.

The reason is naturally Li Qingluo's ruthless character. Zhao Mu didn't like people who frequently chopped people up to make flower fertilizer.

Although Wang Yuyan is more dog licking and green tea, she is much better than her mother. At least she is kind-hearted.

At the moment, Zhao Mu is only interested in the martial arts secrets in the Langhuan Jade Cave in Mantuo Villa.

However, Zhao Mu searched all over Mantuo Villa but could not find the entrance to Langhuan Jade Cave.

While Zhao Mu was deep in thought, Li Qingluo in the room said, "Okay! This girl Yuyan is probably obsessed with looking for the Murong boy again. Let her go. Yan Ma, you go down first!"

After saying that, Li Qingluo held her forehead and sat back.

After Yan Ma and others left, Li Qingluo held her forehead and asked: "By the way! Xiao Ming! You are the young lady's personal maid. Go to her room to see if this girl has taken away the key to the forbidden area. Murong's family That boy always wants to enter our forbidden area to read martial arts secrets. I don't allow him to come, so Yuyan, the girl, takes it upon herself to give him instructions. He is really obsessed with it. During this time, the key is in the hands of that girl, Yuyan. . If that girl Yu Yan brings the key to that boy, if he comes quietly, I won’t be able to guard against him. If this advantage is taken by him, haha~!" Li Qingluo snorted disdainfully.

(End of this chapter)