General is a Villain

The night passed in silence.

The next morning, Mu Yi An woke up early.

Yu Heng and his thirteen guards were already waiting at the door. When they saw him appear, they all kneeled down.

"General?"

Mu Yi'an scanned the vast garden and asked, "How was last night?"

"General, no one attacked us, not a single person." Yu Heng respectfully said.

His gaze fell on the lotus flowers in the faraway lotus pond. He narrowed his eyes, and his hand slowly clenched as he walked towards the lotus pond: "If that's the case, it's not directed at me."

Yu Heng got up and followed Mu Yi'an. "General, your subordinate thinks the same. In the past, those people from the Northern Frontier won't escape if they attack. They will risk their lives to assassinate the general, but they didn't come this time."

"There's more."

Yesterday, I had already checked their corpses. Although they are indeed from the Northern Frontier and have the symbol of the Northern Frontier, they are not people who go to war all year round. The cocoons on their hands are different from those who wield swords all year round.

Mu Yi An nodded: "It's basically the same as what I guessed yesterday."

"General, who do you think this is directed at? "If they truly are people from the Northern Frontier, they should not have sent such a useless person. If they were here for you, that would be even more inappropriate."

Mu Yi'an nodded: "What do you think of the blooming of these lotuses?"

Ah? Yu Heng looked at the lotus flowers in the lotus pond and saw that they had all bloomed. Because no one tended them all year round, there were not only green leaves but also various dead branches and fallen leaves. He didn't quite understand Mu Yi'an's intentions.

"It won't open for long …" Mu Yi An smirked, "I heard that a group of workers from the northern border came to Suining River recently. Because they are willing to suffer and work quickly, they are rather liked by the employers on the water."

Yuheng thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, your subordinate has heard that these people came by the river. It is said that the natural disasters in the northern border have caused them to be unable to live, and thus, the emperor did not chase them away to show his kindness. They are allowed to stay to work, they are all on record in the government."

"Find out, one of the people who attacked yesterday was not completely clueless about martial arts. One of them had pretty good martial arts skills." Mu Yi'an played with the small stone beside his hand. "He will definitely conceal his identity. Go and put it on your table. Investigate carefully. Don't let anyone discover his identity."

"Yes, your subordinate will go now."

"Wait." Mu Yi'an slowly clenched his fists. "Send a few people to protect Yi Xiaoqiao. Don't let her find out."

"Protect her …" Yu Heng was startled. An idea suddenly appeared in his mind. It was a very bold idea. He whispered, "General, are you suspecting …"

"That's right." Mu Yi'an nodded, "If the target is me, then I shouldn't be finding these useless things."

"Who is that? "How do you start with her?"

Mu Yi'an shook his head: "We'll know once we catch him."

"Yes."

Yu Heng bowed and retreated, leaving quickly.

His mind seemed to have lost control of itself and kept coming up with a thought. He tried his best to control this thought and suppress it, but that thought continued to grow like a madman, like a bush of thorns that continuously stung his heart.

With some force, a rock flew through the air and landed on the lotus flower with a 'sou' sound. The flower petals flew in the air and scattered on the surface of the water.

He turned. "Amber."

An old man around fifty years old ran over. "General?"

"Pull out all the lotus flowers for me!"

Uncle An was stunned. "General, why?"

"I got annoyed when I saw it." Mu Yi'an turned around and left with a cold face.

Uncle An sighed softly. "You were the one who was happy in the beginning, and you're the one who's troubled now. If this person's heart had changed …"

"Shut up!" Mu Yi An coldly glanced at Uncle An and said, "If you're willing to stay, then stay. If you're unwilling to stay, then scram back to the manor. When has it ever been my turn to act like a snitch?"

"This old servant dares not."

Mu Yi An left with a flick of his sleeve.

Just as he walked out of the door, he saw Yu Heng run over. Mu Yi An stood still: "What happened?"

"General, we found a dead body by the river, and we brought this with us!" Yu Heng took out a dart and gave it to Muyi.

The darts were sharpened to the point that had a cold light to them. Other than that, there was not a single trace of the red cloth tied to the dart's tail. Mu Yi An picked it up and looked at it, then took out another one from his chest to compare.

"Let's go. Bring me there to take a look."

"Yes." Yu Heng led the way. "The river is full of laborers. There are too many eyes. I have already ordered some men to carry the corpses to the memorial hall and have them examined by coroner."

Mu Yi'an nodded: "Of course."

As the two talked, they had reached the memorial hall.

There was a group of people outside the memorial hall. They were tall and sturdy, almost half a head taller than an ordinary person. Their eyebrows and eyes were deep, giving them an exotic atmosphere.

Mu Yi'an frowned.

Yu Heng explained, "These people all say that they are the person's relatives and friends. They want us to give an explanation."

Mu Yi An didn't say anything. He just glanced at them and quickly entered the memorial hall.

"The general is here." "This person should be the person who attacked you yesterday. He wanted the attack to fail, and seeing that martial law could not escape, he killed himself."

Mu Yi An didn't say anything and slowly walked to the corpse. He stretched out his hand and Yu Heng handed over a tree branch.

Mu Yi An looked at the corpse's hand. His palm was full of calluses and bloody blisters. After he finished checking, he went to check the corpse's wound.

Golden Wing winked at the coroner.

The coroner stepped forward with a smile, "General, this man committed suicide."

"How can I be sure?" Mu Yi An asked.

This man has no obvious sword wound other than this one." The coroner saw that Dudian had lifted up his clothes to check the wounds on the corpse: "These are the abrasions caused by the handling of things. They are on the bodies of the laborers.

"Yes." Mu Yi An nodded.

The coroner seemed to have received confirmation. He said excitedly, "This person has a blade that can be used to attack the general, and the dart from before. It must be the person who assassinated the general. General …"

"It's him." Mu Yi'an threw away his wooden stick and his expression gradually turned heavy: "He escaped."

"This is impossible, this person clearly committed suicide. With the knife in his hand, who can kill him?"

"Golden Wings." Mu Yi An pointed to the coroner, "Find someone to replace him."

The coroner wanted to cry. He puffed his chest out. "Why? What mistake have I committed? You want me to change? You think you're a general?"