Steel Chang'an

Chapter 85

They began to talk about the lords of the continent and the affairs of their domains.Mu Yun slightly moved his stiff heel.The previous impulsive anger has been gradually suppressed by him to the bottom of his heart, and reason has returned to his brain, prompting him to chase the words he has never heard before in those conversations, and sort out the clues from them——

Five years ago, Li Jing and the wolf master discovered a place called Onitsuka in the desert. They found a particle called "wild fire" in it. The name of the infected person, a cluster of will-o'-the-wisps is called "fire seed" by them, and the fire seed creates apostles, and all of this is related to the "power of the master" they call.

They destroyed most of the will-o'-the-wisps in that onitou, but something happened that they didn't mention, which caused some of the will-o'-the-wisps to escape and infect the desert.In order to cover up this secret and prevent the will-o'-the-wisp from spreading out of the desert, the wolf lord slaughtered the infected burners and burned their bodies.Due to the wolf lord's brutal reputation in the northwest desert, no one realized that he had ulterior motives for setting fires and massacring cities too frequently during his conquests in the desert.

Five years later, Li Jing discovered the existence of another kindling in the Fortress of Death—the kindling that was handed over to the young master of Eagle Fort by the wise female military division next to Teng Wengong.They confirmed that the fire did not come from the ghost mounds in the northwest desert, and deduced that there were other ghost mounds on this continent. In places beyond their control, there were still fire seeds spreading and creating apostles.

They believed that the master of Donglin was an apostle, and the real master of the female military division of the Zhi tribe was another apostle.

According to the prophecy they believed, the apostles would bring war, and they needed an army that could deal with the apostles.The deal between the wolf lord and Li Jing is that the Northwest Wolf will guard Chang'an, and Li Jing will leave Chang'an to find the King's Seal—whatever that is, they believe that the King's Seal can bring them the army they want.

So this is the truth.Mu Yun thought numbly that Su Sheng was just a cover, and what Li Jing wanted was not the army in the north, but another army.

The route he had taken since he met Li Jing appeared in his mind: the Battle of Tongque Terrace in Chang'an City created the illusion that Li Jing was forced to leave Chang'an, and the army led by Zhuo Renyue on the abandoned street outside Chang'an City The robbing of Su Sheng by the Chang'an Knights and the Northwest Wolf revealed his identity as the heir of the Northern Realm, and attracted the attention of all parties—even if he was as smart as King Teng, he thought that the purpose of Li Jing's trip to the north was to support Su Sheng As the king of the northern border, he borrowed troops from the northern border to break the siege of Chang'an.

Therefore, Li Jing had to pass through the ancient battlefield of the Millennium War in the eyes of others just to avoid the pursuers.And Su Sheng's hand, which he traded in the Jing Ge arsenal in Wu Ge City, successfully invited King Xiao Teng into the urn, luring him to send a butler to invite Li Jing to join Teng Jia as a spring hunt and intervene in the battle of Donglin. The dispute between the Lord's brothers gave him a justifiable reason to enter the Yin Ruins.

All this is to cover up the real goal of the wolf lord and Li Jing: the seal of the king.

But, what does all this have to do with me?

If Su Sheng's role was to cover up Li Jing's real goal, then what kind of role did he play in Li Jing's script along the way?

Mu Yun bit his lip subconsciously, he found that he didn't really want to think about this question.

But a familiar voice in his heart said to him: You know why, you just don't want to think about it.

Didn't you notice?That voice said, when Lord Wolf and Li Jing found Onitsuka in the desert?
Five years ago, the year you were ten years old, was the year you were treated as a scavenger.

It was the year when the young master of White Horse City, the white knight named Mu Chuan picked you up.

No, I do not know.Mu Yun answered the voice in a low voice, I don't remember anything before I met Mu Chuan.No one knows what happened five years ago.All are dead.Even the veterans in the White Horse Barracks didn't know about it.

but you know.The voice said stubbornly in his heart.You just don't want to think about it.

It's like you don't want to think about how the White Horse City died.

Mu Yun shook his head.He no longer paid attention to that voice, and tried his best to focus on the conversation between Li Jing and the wolf lord.

"We've already killed the apostle in Dead Castle," he heard Li Jing say, "They just wasted a spark."

"Us?" The wolf lord obviously noticed that the subject of Li Jing's sentence was different.

"To be precise, Mu Yun killed it." Li Jing said, "I just gave my hand."

Hearing her own name spit out from Li Jing's mouth, Mu Yun suddenly felt a little nervous.Maybe he will hear the answer from Li Jing's mouth.He will finally know what kind of role he has played along the way.

A fool being used.he told himself.This is an obvious answer.All the hard work that Li Jing spent on him, the so-called acceptance of him as a disciple, was just to increase his use value.After all, only a country boy like him, who wholeheartedly wants to become a real knight, would easily believe every word Li Jing said.Even if he couldn't see the slightest bit of chivalry from Li Jing, even if Li Jing's performance in the castle was suspicious enough, even if Li Jing himself admitted that he had something to hide from him, he never really doubted his intentions.

If it was an experienced knight, a noble knight who was born in an aristocratic family and has been fascinated by schemes and calculations since he was a child, he might have been suspicious of Li Jing's actions for a long time, right?
In Li Jing's eyes, he should be a stupid kid who dreams of becoming a knight despite being a commoner.A fool stupid enough to believe him.A fool who would die for him.Mu Yun thought angrily, didn't he think of this a long time ago?Since when did he actually regard Li Jing as his master sincerely?He found himself a little lost.

He listened to Li Jing's brief account of what happened in the castle of death to the wolf lord, and his ears caught every word he said. For some reason, although he felt that he had already guessed the answer, he still felt a little tight in his heart. It was as if there was an invisible hand holding his heart, hanging in mid-air.

Is he still expecting a different answer?Mu Yun wanted to laugh at himself, but he only felt sad for a while.

He saw the wolf lord frowning: "Is that Black Wind Profound Armor ruined?"

"That kid Muyun blew up its core power furnace with the bright sword, and there was no way to get it out of the dead castle. In order to prevent it from falling into the hands of the apostles, we had to destroy it on the spot." Li Jing said .

"Wait, you gave the Bright Sword to Mu Yun?" The wolf lord called out, "From your description, it seems to be a sacred object from the legendary era, right?"

"He picked up the sword himself." Li Jing said, "And he has a feeling for that sword."

"This kid is getting more and more interesting..." The Wolf Lord rubbed his chin, "I heard that you are his master now?"

"That's right," Li Jing said, "Although I don't think I've ever heard him call me Master, but that's about it." He shrugged his shoulders, "That's a good boy, even though he still Totally unprepared, but like you said, he's a quick learner, I just hope he learns a bit faster. I'm running out of time after all."

He raised his head, squinted his eyes, and looked at the faint light coming from the hangar vent. "I look forward to the day when he can beat me," he finally said.

"Oh?" Lord Wolf looked at Li Jing playfully, "Could it be that you really believe that he is the one in the prophecy?"

"No, but I can shape him into that person, the person he wants to be." Li Jing looked directly into the wolf master's eyes and said, "A real knight."

Mu Yun felt the invisible hand holding her heart loosen.His heartbeat became lighter again.At least in this matter, Li Jing did not lie to him.he thought.Although he never asked Li Jing to return to his master, he found that deep down in his heart he still cared about this point—even if Li Jing hid many things from him, even if Li Jing used him all the time, at least this master-student Love is not entirely hypocritical.

"Do you have a good relationship between master and apprentice?" Wolf Lord said thoughtfully, "It seems that this kid trusts you very much?"

"Why, are you jealous?" Li Jing smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes, and there was even a threatening chill, "Or are you afraid?"

"Afraid? My old wolf is afraid of that kid?" The wolf lord let out an exaggerated laugh, but after meeting Li Jing's eyes, his laughter stopped abruptly.

"Of course you should be afraid." Li Jing said seriously, "If one day he can defeat me, then he is qualified enough to seek revenge from you. You don't think you are stronger than me, do you?"

"If there is a day..." said the Wolf Lord, he looked at Li Jing and asked as if he suddenly remembered something, "Oh, by the way, you haven't told him the truth about White Horse City, have you?"

Mu Yun blinked.The wolf lord's voice was full of malice.Mu Yun was a little puzzled.

What is the relationship between Baima City and Li Jing?Is there any truth that needs to be told by Li Jing?
There was a sudden silence in the hangar lobby.It was so quiet that Mu Yun had to hold his breath to avoid revealing his existence.

"He is not ready yet." Li Jing finally said, "When he is ready, I will naturally tell him all the truth."

"If you say that, I'm really looking forward to that day," said the wolf lord, grinning unscrupulously, showing his white teeth, "If Mu Yun knows that you let me slaughter Baima City and leave him alone How would he feel about it?"

"Believe me, he will never thank you."

(End of this chapter)