Traitor

Chapter 227 Entering Jinling City Again

If it weren't for the current Mu Baili, who would not come forward in person for everything, so as not to alarm everyone, he would definitely not let it go.That's why this time Zhao Wuji was lucky, he actually knew to take a step first.

During this trip, Zhao Wuyou never said a word to Jian Yan again.

Jian Yan just looked at her from a distance, but after all, he didn't go forward to make fun of himself.He could pretend that he didn't know anything, that nothing had happened, that Jian Yan in that formation was not himself, but Zhao Wuyou couldn't pretend that nothing had happened.

Her own personal experience cannot be erased no matter what.

"How did the young master recognize Jian Yan in that formation as himself?" Su Xi was puzzled.

Zhao Wuyou smiled wryly, "I was not feeling well at the time, and his first reaction had already betrayed him. He was going to find me medicine, if it was Zhao Wuji's person, it was impossible to do so. So my mood at the time It's very complicated, and I can't tell what it feels like."

Su Xi sighed softly, "Jian Yan was worried about the young master's thoughtfulness, but he had selfish intentions, and he only moved himself if he planned. What the young master wants is not what he can give."

"Forget it, don't mention it!" Zhao Wuyou narrowed his eyes, "No one has any evidence to prove that he colluded with Zhao Wuji, so I don't want to talk empty words and drive him into a hurry in the end, which is not conducive to my trip. .”

After all, he is the princess' husband-in-law and the emperor's son-in-law. If he is too tight, troubles will inevitably arise.

If something happened to Jian Yan, it would be difficult for the princess to explain, and the emperor would have no way to make excuses.After all, Jian Yan is the military governor appointed by the emperor. Although his status is not high, the meaning behind it is not small.

Because of this, Zhao Wuyou felt a headache, Jian Yan was like a thorn, you can't pull it out and you can't see it, it will hurt and feel uncomfortable.

Fortunately, there were no twists and turns along the way, except for the danger of almost sinking, until the Jinling City was in front of him, a heart was not lost.Although the road was bumpy and tortuous, but with him in my heart, I felt nothing to worry about.

When sleeping at night, he would sneak in, coax her to sleep and quietly instill her inner strength, so that she could have a good rest and have enough strength to endure the hardships of the journey.

In fact, she also knew, but everyone didn't need to say it out loud, it was better if they knew it.Those words of gratitude are not suitable to exist between them.

It is very close to Jinling City, but it is inconvenient to enter the city at night, so the soldiers set up camp and asked people to go to Jinling City to inform them, so as to avoid more troubles tomorrow.

At night, Mu Baili didn't come back, she knew he must have left.Being able to send her to the vicinity of Jinling City is already the limit of his protection.The three armies at the border are still waiting for his decision. Even if the Huanglan document is submitted, they have to guard the border.

Otherwise, there will be no leader in the three armies, and big things will happen.

In the silent night, Zhao Wuyou rolled up his clothes and stood outside the tent looking at the stars in the sky.There is no moon tonight, but the stars are very bright, just like fireflies, flickering and flickering, very much like his clear and moist phoenix eyes.

It feels good to have someone on your mind.

Looking back towards the direction of Jinling City, Zhao Wuyou's eyes darkened, and he said in a low voice, "Unexpectedly, I'm back again."

Wen Gu stepped forward, "I really didn't expect to come back here."

Zhao Wuyou narrowed his eyes and looked at Wen Gu with a complicated expression, "Actually, I've been wanting to tell you something these few days, but I've been in poor health these past few days and kept repeating it, so I didn't have time to tell you."

Ever since she came out of the mist formation, her body has not been very good. If Mu Baili hadn't been giving her internal strength, she might have been lying down long ago.

Coughing twice, Zhao Wuyou's face paled.

Wen Gu frowned, "What's the matter?"

"I suspect that your senior brother is not dead." Zhao Wuyou looked at him.

"What?" Wen Gu was taken aback, "What do you mean by that?"

"It's literally." Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly, Suxi came over with a cup of hot water, and helped her to sit on a stone in the open space.After taking a few sips of hot water, the dry itchiness in my throat was slightly relieved, "The more I think about it now, the more I feel that this conjecture has a certain degree of truth. Wen Gu, you may have been deceived!"

Wen Gu stiffened his body, staring at Zhao Wuyou hesitantly.

"It can be seen that you have doubted it." Zhao Wuyou sighed softly, "Since the time when Zhao Wuji was rescued, you have always had doubts in your heart, haven't you?"

Wen Gu pursed his lips, closed his eyes and remained silent.

Su Xi said, "Although we are brothers and sisters, if it involves your close relatives, you can forget about this kind of affection? If it were me, if anyone dares to hurt my husband or my relatives, even the master, he should be bullied." Master Miezu, never hesitate."

Zhao Wuyou looked up at the silent Wen Gu, "I know you don't want to believe it in your heart, but facts are facts. How did your military power distribution map disappear? It must be someone familiar with you, and that person must be by your side .”

"Secondly, didn't you suspect that Zao Wou-ki was rescued last time? Thirdly, this time the mist formation was created by your elder brother. Wen Gu, do you know what this means?"

This means that one of their senior brothers must be a traitor.Otherwise, it is impossible for this ghost palace disciple to easily cause harm to one party, unless someone disobeys the teacher's order and arbitrarily harms the common people.

"Eldest senior brother has never asked about worldly affairs, so he won't..." Wen Gu couldn't continue speaking.

"How else do you want to explain?" Su Xi asked, "Don't you feel tired of defending others? My innocence has not been cleared, and I still want to take care of others. Wen Gu, do you think this will make you feel at ease, or let you die? Forgive you for this?"

Wen Gu smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say.

"I know that your senior brother can't set up a formation to harm me, but your senior brother lost a book, and the formation recorded in it is the fog formation that almost swallowed us a few days ago. I don't think this can be a coincidence ?" Zhao Wuyou smiled coldly, holding the cup in his hand, he still felt extremely cold.

Wen Gu nodded. It takes a certain amount of courage and perseverance to face up to one's pain.He looked at Zhao Wuyou with a complicated expression, as if he was looking for a certain point of support, so that he could have enough courage to believe that he was blind and blind.

Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly, with a slight tremor in his voice, "It must not be possible for ordinary people to steal something from your elder brother. Wen Gu, you know what I mean."

"Maybe—it's really me, it's me..." He couldn't continue, his face turned pale.

"Have you seen your brother's body?" Su Xi asked.

Wen Gu shook his head, "At that time, I was in a hurry to leave. I was in a hurry to take Murong away from Tilan, so I didn't care about it. I never went back after that. I just wanted to stay as far away from the place of right and wrong as possible. That was my sad place, I I didn't dare to go back, so I really didn't know him..."

"Do you still remember the exact location?" Zhao Wuyou asked, "If you remember, then you need to go back and check the traces. Even if you can't find it, you should give yourself a reason to feel at ease."

"Back to Tilan?" Wen Gu was startled.

"Yes." Zhao Wuyou stood up, "That desert buried the first half of your life, and the barren house in Daye will trap the rest of your life. But you dare not even face the first half of your life, how can you continue your life?" Later in life?"

Wen Gu narrowed his eyes and hesitated, looking a little nervous.Going back to face my homeland, recalling the fights and massacres in the past, remembering the past of grievances and grievances, it hurts like Ling Chi.

"Go back and have a look!" Zhao Wuyou said meaningfully, "If you still know the way, I will go to Tilan in the future. I want to know if the Tilan you are talking about is the same as the situation in my dream. Same. I like to look at the vast sand dunes, look at your oasis, and your sand date forest."

Wen Gu looked at her with a frown. It seemed that there was something else mixed in with his words, which made people feel a little flustered.

"I will re-investigate the matter of Maya." Wen Gu said word by word, "After entering Jinling City, I will make appropriate arrangements."

"The old owner of Seven Star Villa is also a friend of your Wu clan?" Zhao Wuyou asked.

Wen Gu was taken aback, "You, how did you know?"

"Before I went to Jinling City, my mother deliberately gave me the jade pendant, saying it was a safety talisman. She insisted that I take it with me, saying that it could keep me safe. I didn't understand it before, but then I met you and knew that the jade pendant was you With Murong's things, I remembered my mother's instructions." Zhao Wuyou narrowed his eyes, "Murong must have told her something before she died, so she gave me the jade pendant."

With a tremor in his heart, Wen Gu stared at her intently, "Your mother—what else did you say?"

Zhao Wuyou smiled, "What do you think she will say?"

Naturally, Wen Gu did not dare to guess, nor could he figure out what Zhao Wuyou was thinking.He just hesitated subconsciously, not knowing what to say.

"My mother would say, it should be the thing carved on that stone!" Zhao Wuyou smiled meaningfully, "Didn't you also tell me that Murong carved something on the stone before he died?" ?”

"Doctor Wen wants to take it for himself?" Su Xi joked.

Wen Gu smiled a bit forcedly, "No, it's useless to you with the place where the Butterfly Gu is engraved on it. But to me, it's the most precious thing."

Su Xi smiled and said, "Then take it out!"

"I, I put it in the tent. If you want to see it, I'll go and get it back." He made a gesture to leave.

"That's all!" Zhao Wuyou said, "You don't need to read it, just keep it!"

Wen Gu looked at her with a frown, slightly puzzled.

Zhao Wuyou let out a long breath, "There are some things, you don't need to look too much, just be clear in your heart." She took a meaningful look at Wen Gu, turned around with a flick of her sleeve, handed the cup to Su Xi, and turned towards her own cup. Go to the tent.

After walking a few steps, Su Xi stepped forward, "My lord, what's the matter? Since this stone was left by Murong, it must be more important to Wen Gu than his life. How could he leave? It must be hidden on his body." , I just don’t want you and me to see it!”

"Since you don't want to show it to others, why bother to watch it more!" Zhao Wuyou's expression darkened, "If you watch it too much, you will feel sad instead!"

Wen Gu felt relieved, he never thought that Zhao Wuyou would let him go easily.That stone is hidden in his sleeve, what Murong left behind is his lifeblood, how could he leave?

What is engraved on this stone is a certain person's horoscope, and the name given by Murong.

Holding the piece of stone with trembling hands, tears filled his eyes, looking up at the sky full of stars, he refused to shed tears easily.After searching for more than ten years, finally the hard work pays off.

I thought that I would not be able to see each other in this life, and I thought that life and death were separated, but who would have thought that we would meet again this day, it was already God's pity.He thanked God for giving him the opportunity to make up for his mistakes.

"I'll take good care of her, don't worry!" He choked up, forcing back his tears.

Taking a deep breath, Wen Gu clenched the stone piece in his palm, it seems that it is indeed time to face the first half of his life.The grievances, honors and disgraces of the first half of life, the love and hatred of the first half of life, and the repayment of what is owed, are all accounted for.

Fortunately, there are many old friends in Jinling City, so if you really want to get started with some things, it is more convenient.Staring at the direction of Zhao Wuyou's camp, she was not in good health, and she had to have a good rest when he returned to the city, and then he went to the pharmacy to get some medicine.

Without Mu Baili by his side, Zhao Wuyou couldn't sleep well that night.There are always people buzzing in my ears, and my body is hot and cold.This Jinling City seemed to be a nightmare, and it was just as restless and weak the last time I came here.

Unexpectedly, this time, it was still the case.

Suxi worriedly covered Zhao Wuyou's forehead with a wet towel, turned her head to look at Wen Gu, "Why did you have a fever again? After taking so many medicines, it still hasn't improved."

"Probably because she's not quite used to Jinling's water, soil and climate." Wen Gu carefully administered needles to Zhao Wuyou, "The last time she came to Jinling, I saw that her expression was wrong, she was really too weak."

Suxi snorted, "Of course I know that your son is too weak, but aren't you a doctor?"

"I'm a doctor, but I'm not the Tathagata Buddha?" Wen Gu glared at Suxi. She was anxious, but he was even more anxious, "Didn't you see that I was trying to figure out a way? This Jinling City is hot and cold, making her body The cold poison is extremely unstable, so it has affected the butterfly Gu."

"Then what should we do?" Su Xi hurriedly asked.

"This place is not far from the border of Huanglan. You should send someone to inform you that we have to stay in Jinling City for a day or two so that you can rest for a while. The rest of the matter must be on Mu Baili's side. I will figure it out." Wen Gu sighed softly, and glanced at Zhao Wuyou who was unconscious on the bed.

Su Xi nodded, "Go to the city at dawn, let the young master have a good rest."

"Temporarily block the news, and say that it is entering the city for rectification, so as not to shake the morale of the army and cause unnecessary trouble." Wen Gu said.

"That's the only way to go!" Suxi took a deep breath and stood up slowly, "Look at your son, I'll make arrangements."

"Okay!" Wen Gu nodded, "I will watch carefully."

Taking a worried look at Zhao Wuyou, Suxi hurried out.

Zhao Wuyou on the bed was sleeping in a sleepless state, in fact she was not asleep, it was just that she couldn't open her eyes.The body is hot and cold, making people feel weak.She thought to herself, fortunately Mu Baili wasn't here, otherwise he wouldn't feel relieved to go back.

Fortunately, he didn't let him see his frail appearance, which saved him from worrying.

In fact, she could hear Wen Gu's conversation with Su Xi, but she couldn't hear it very clearly!In a daze, she felt someone holding her hand and made a choked sound.

She thought, this is probably Wen Gu!There was no one else around her, it was impossible for Su Xi to hold her hand crying.

"If it wasn't for my fault back then, you wouldn't have become like this." Wen Gu took a deep breath, retracted his hand, and didn't dare to touch her again, "Even if I risk my life, I will protect you .”

Her fingertips trembled slightly, and Zhao Wuyou's breathing became short of breath. She wanted to open her eyes, but her eyelids were heavy.

That's it!

My heart felt much more stable, and I actually fell asleep.

On the second day, Zhao Wuyou's mind was only a little sober. Wrapped in a shawl and facing the wind, he tremblingly got into the carriage.She coughed badly, and the closer she got to Jinling City, the more uneasy and uncomfortable she became.

She didn't know if this was a reaction of acclimatization, but she always felt that something was wrong.

The weather in Jinling City is usually changeable. The sky was full of stars last night, so it should be a good weather.But the truth is, it's a bit cloudy today, and it looks like it's going to rain.

It was not the first time for Zhao Wuyou to visit Jinling City, so he was no stranger to Jinling City.It's just that the last time I came here secretly, this time I came by order, so I can sway the market openly.

It is strange that the city lord Liu Hongyi was not seen among the officials who came to greet him.It stands to reason that in such a scene, he should show up to greet him.

Xu Shi sensed that the atmosphere was not right, and the leading official hurriedly said, "The city lord has been feeling unwell recently, and now he is bedridden, so he cannot greet you. I hope Master Zhao will forgive me."

Zhao Wuyou coughed through the car door, his face was extremely pale.Taking a deep breath, she lifted the curtains of the car and glanced outside, "It's okay, since you're not feeling well, it's good to rest."

When he left in the past, the death of Du Yurao... Yuemo had dealt a great blow to Liu Hongyi, and it is normal for him to avoid seeing him now.

The outsiders were naturally relieved when they heard what Zhao Wuyou said. It was really not easy for Zhao Wuyou to forgive this crime of rudeness.After all, everyone knows that this Beijing official must not be offended, otherwise, at some point in front of the emperor, Jinling City will be changed.

But Zhao Wuyou knew in his heart that Du Yurao's death was inseparable from him, and she and Liu Hongyi's Liang Zi were considered to be married.The reason why Liu Hongyi was not replaced as the city lord after returning to the capital was actually a last resort.

This Jinling City is located in a remote place, and it can be regarded as a place where dragons and snakes are mixed.It is indeed not many to find someone who can replace Liu Hongyi and who can hold the frontier.What's more, the Liu family is deeply rooted in Jinling City, so it's not that easy for you to eradicate Liu Hongyi.

The capital city is more than ten thousand miles away from Jinling City. Although Zhao Wuyou is a minister of the Ministry of Rites and serves in front of the emperor, after all, the emperor is far away from the mountains and beyond the reach of the whip.

Therefore, Liu Hongyi's matter can only be dealt with slowly, and it is impossible to remove Liu Hongyi's position as city lord all at once.

This is unrealistic and too risky.

Zhao Wuyou was not feeling well, so Wen Gu had to stay in Jinling City for a day.Because Zhao Wuyou gave an order not to disturb the people, and there was no need for city officials to come to greet him, so he settled down in Seven Star Villa.

This Qixing Villa is also considered to be fate, after entering the gate of Zhuangzi, no one dares to disturb it easily, it is indeed a good place to avoid chaos.

"Master Zhao!" The owner of the Seven Star Villa greeted him personally.

Zhao Wuyou's complexion was pale, and he was still dressed in white clothes Shengxue, without changing his old appearance, "Now I have to respect you as the master of Song Zhuang."

Zhong Haotian is no longer Zhong Haotian, his surname is Song, so it should be Song Haotian who is right.

Hearing this, Song Haotian smiled, "Name taboo is just a title." He clasped his fists and bowed, his brows blurred with a faint smile, "Master Zhao, we meet again!"

Zhao Wuyou nodded, "The matter of fate is really wonderful."

Walking forward slowly, everything in the Seven Stars Villa seemed to be the same as when she left that day, nothing seemed to have changed.She looked at this familiar scene, standing in the yard where she lived in the past, with a little helplessness and coolness in her brows.

"Master Zhao is not feeling well?" Song Haotian frowned, "Your face looks..."

"It's nothing serious." She smiled back, "I'm just a little tired."

Song Haotian nodded, and looked at her worriedly, "Then Mr. Zhao should hurry up and rest. Tomorrow I will personally take you out of the city and escort you to the border to join the three armies."

Zhao Wuyou lowered his brows halfway, and just said, "Thank you."

After that, it was relatively silent.

When Wen Gu came back, Zhao Wuyou started to have a fever again. It should be said that this situation has not happened for a long time.Since approaching Jinling City, her body has been a little abnormal.

Is it because of the timidity of being close to the hometown, which caused the butterfly Gu in the body to appear abnormal, so that gave the cold poison a chance to expand wantonly?Or is there another reason?It stands to reason that this is not the first time Zhao Wuyou has come to Jinling City, even if the last time he was not acclimatized, then this time he should be all right.

"Why is this happening?" Su Xi was puzzled.

Wen Gu shook his head, "I don't know either, the cold poison is scurrying through her body. I always think that the butterfly Gu has entered a deep sleep state and gave up resistance to the cold poison."

"Is there any explanation for this?" Su Xi frowned.

Wen Gu stood up, "Probably Murong's residual consciousness has affected the butterfly Gu, but I still don't know what it means. The butterfly Gu belongs to the witch clan, but after being inherited by Murong, it followed Murong's temperament, There has been a qualitative change. Specifically, I don’t really understand.”

Suxi felt restless, "Young master can't be sick like this all the time, can he? When I was in the capital, I never saw him so weak all the way. When we came to this damned Jinling city, it became like this?"

With a light sigh, Zhao Wuyou took off the wet towel on his forehead, "It's okay, I'm used to it, but it's just a little uncomfortable! Don't make a fuss, and don't make wild guesses. Regardless of what Murong put into the butterfly Gu , now this Butterfly Gu is on my body. When the Butterfly Gu opens up and merges with me, it will become something exclusive to me."

"The two of you don't have to worry about here and there. What should happen will always happen. What's the use of worrying about your gray hair? Life and death are never in your hands."

Hearing this, neither of them spoke.

"Wen Gu, does this Song Haotian have any relationship with you?" Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly.

Wen Gu was taken aback, "How did you know?"

"If you can't be found by Dongchang in Jinling City, if Liu Hongyi is not protecting you, it should be Seven Star Villa protecting you." Zhao Wuyou closed his eyes, his face pale to the extreme.

Wen Gu forced a smile, "Since you asked, then I naturally have to tell you. Song Haotian is my apprentice. I noticed you when you came to Jinling City in the early years, but I didn't dare to approach you rashly at that time. The son really Smart, you can think of everything like this."

"If the old master Song hadn't seen that jade pendant, he probably wouldn't have trusted me and entrusted such an important matter to me." Big mood swings.

But Wen Gu's heart was full of uneasiness, he was a little worried, worried that Zhao Wuyou was too smart to think of that level.

"So I have reason to believe that you and the Song family have some inexplicable relationship." Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly, feeling a little headache, and couldn't help but raised his hand and rubbed the space between his brows, "You also said that you The Wu Clan and Daye also moved around, and that's how Murong was brought back by you."

Wen Gu nodded, "Seven Star Villa has some connections with our Wu clan, and we used to communicate frequently in the early years, but the two countries cannot get along too closely, so they communicated secretly. I don't want to intervene anymore, lest if I do too much, I will be noticed, and then I will be killed."

"In the past, Haotian and his mother were living outside, and I also met by accident, so I settled their mother and son properly. It is also because of this, with the protection of their mother and son, I hid it more secretly, so that later Dongchang fell in Mu. In Baili's hands, he couldn't find me either."

Zhao Wuyou looked at Wen Gu calmly, "If that's the case, then you must still have some old friends in Jinling City."

"I understand what you mean." Wen Gu narrowed his eyes, "I will definitely ask someone to investigate the matter of Maya. If it is really related to Maya, I think I need to go to the big brother. The family of the ghost palace, Do not allow traitors, if it is a disaster, you should clear the door."

"Okay!" Zhao Wuyou didn't even ask any more questions, Wen Gu was very surprised by such concise words.With her keenness and wisdom, there shouldn't be any doubts.

Since he came into contact with Zhao Wuyou, he has been well aware of Zhao Wuyou's suspicious nature, but recently... when did it start?Zhao Wuyou's suspicion seems to be getting less and less. What is the source of this growing trust?

Wen Gu thought that he kept the secret in his heart very well, and it was impossible for Zhao Wuyou to know.

So why exactly?

He couldn't find the answer, and he still couldn't see through this girl's heart.

"Then—I'll go to Haotian." Wen Gu said tentatively.

Zhao Wuyou looked at him with raised eyebrows, "This is your own business, you don't need to tell me."

Wen Gu suddenly felt a little lucky, if she hadn't met Mu Baili, no one would have dared to take her, right?This woman disguised herself as a man for too long, so she was good at calculating the little things in men's hearts. Over time, she became a woman that men feared.

Sighing in his heart, Wen Gu turned and left.

Zhao Wuyou frowned, feeling a little helpless, "Suxi, go and find out what's going on with Liu Hongyi?"

Su Xi was taken aback, "Master, do you think that Liu Hongyi might be detrimental to you?"

"I'm not afraid of that." Zhao Wuyou's eyes darkened, "I brought Jinyiwei and guards with me, if he dared to attack me, wouldn't he be against the court? I just think Jinling City is a bit weird. Let's The first time you go to the border, you should always advance, attack, retreat, or defend, so that you can be sure of everything."

"I understand!" Su Xi nodded.

If Huanglan and Daye started a war, Jinling City would become the first line of defense against Huanglan.Therefore, Zhao Wuyou must prepare for the worst. If the negotiation fails, or Mu Baili's operation fails, he must be fully prepared to retreat to Jinling City.

She had to plan an escape route for Mu Baili and herself in advance, lest Liu Hongyi avenge her private revenge, then she would suffer a big loss, and if there was a trouble, she would have to pay everyone's life here.

(End of this chapter)