Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 62: Shadow of the Nine Bells (First Order)

It turns out that Mu Lier is Luo Xiangzhu's master... but Xiangzhu's lover, the father-in-law of the King of Yan? When did I have this identity? Could it be that this is my original identity, and Mu Lier just recognized me? No, no, no, before this, I had been wearing a bamboo hat and didn't even show my face...

These words were too shocking. Zhao Wumian's clever little brain was working rapidly, but he had not yet realized that this was just a misunderstanding between Luo Xiangzhu and Mu Lier.

He saw at that time how much Luo Xiangzhu valued his reputation, so Mu Lier would definitely not joke about this matter... But Mu Lier was so sure... Could it be that Luo Xiangzhu recognized me afterwards and told Mu Lier?
It was somewhat possible. Luo Xiangzhu was obviously frightened at the time and was crying the whole time. He also had his face covered. In addition, after Zhao Wumian woke up, his tone, movements, and demeanor were definitely very different from before, so Luo Xiangzhu did not recognize him at first.

After he left, Luo Xiangzhu calmed down and recalled for a moment. She realized from his voice, eyes and other details that Zhao Wumian was her lover. She wanted to contact him, but she didn't know where he was. She could only guess from his actions that he wanted to steal the horse, so she asked Mu Lier for help.

So Mu Lier saved him because he was Luo Xiangzhu's lover, not because of Luo Chaoyan? Didn't she recognize Luo Chaoyan's identity?

But it is also possible that it is just a simple misunderstanding... Thinking about Zhao Wumian gives me a headache, there is too little information.

However, Luo Chaoyan's matter was more important. Mu Li'er might be an ally who could be won over, so it would be inappropriate to casually reveal that he had no memories to resolve the misunderstanding. Therefore, Zhao Wumian remained calm and planned to test the waters first, asking, "Well... so the reason why Master came to save me was just because I'm Xiang Zhu's lover?"

Hearing this, Guan Yunshu, Su Qingqi and Luo Chaoyan all looked at him sideways in disbelief... Zhao Wumian didn't deny it?

Guan Yunshu didn't expect that he actually had such an identity, so that night in Prince Jin's Mansion, did she really become the gatekeeper while Zhao Wumian was having a secret meeting with the prince's daughter?

Luo Chaoyan almost asked the question "When did my cousin get a lover?" She even thought that Zhao Wumian's help to her meant that the King of Yan was also a "female emperor faction"?
Only Su Qingqi blinked her big eyes, seeming to want to say something but hesitated, hesitating and stammering, but not knowing what to say.

The girls all felt something was wrong from the details. How could Zhao Wumian be Luo Xiangzhu's lover? But Zhao Wumian had always kept his mouth shut about his life experience, so the girls didn't know much about his past...

Mu Li'er didn't have the same complicated feelings as the other girls. She really didn't know the true identity of the group of people in front of her. She was not a member of the court, so she obviously had never seen Su Qingqi and Luo Chaoyan. There were no portraits of the two women circulating in the martial arts world. She just snorted lightly when she heard this.

"Xiang Zhu cried and begged me, so I took such a risk to save you. You, knowing Xiang Zhu's feelings for you..."

Hearing this, Zhao Wumian just thought that he really misunderstood. Mu Lier didn't know their identities at all. Fortunately, he was not exposed.

Guan Yunshu was still speaking. She smiled coldly, "You concluded that we were having an affair just because we acted together. You are so short-sighted and have no ambition. You only care about the sour things between men and women."

"Hey, I'm disciplining my apprentice, what does it have to do with you? Did I step on your tail? Are you afraid that I'll find out that you, a nun, have an affair with a man?"

The voices of the two women quarreling did not sound noisy, on the contrary, they were very pleasant to hear, but their tones were sharp.

Guan Yunshu took a deep breath to calm himself down, and looked at Zhao Wumian, "Even if this kind of girl who only has eyes for sex is highly skilled in martial arts, it would still be a burden to have her around. You brought her here, so you deal with her."

Mu Lier also looked at Zhao Wumian, her almond eyes slightly narrowed, "I don't want to get angry with this nun, I'm not a child... You have something important to do now, so come with me to Jinbei, I'll take you to see Xiangzhu... Xiangzhu misses you very much." Guan Yunshu's eyebrows were frivolous, and it could be seen from this sentence that Mu Lier had no idea what Zhao Wumian was doing at the moment. Her beautiful face showed a bit of mockery, and she gently held up her long hair, talking to herself but at a volume that was just loud enough for Mu Lier to hear:

“Being kept in the dark is ridiculous and even pathetic.”

"What are you babble about?"

"Nothing... But he won't follow you to meet some insignificant princess. He doesn't have the leisure time for that."

Luo Chaoyan couldn't get a word in, but she wanted to say that this was actually related to Prince Yan's attitude towards her, which was very important. If she had Prince Yan's support, plus her uncle's 100,000 troops, then her ascension to the throne would be a foregone conclusion.

After the two women finished speaking, they looked at Zhao Wumian at the same time, and said in a dangerous tone, "Tell me, will you follow me (her) or not?"

Zhao Wumian couldn't get a word in the whole process and his presence was so low. He didn't expect that the quarrel between the two women would actually lead to his downfall.

However, he really wanted to meet Luo Xiangzhu. On the one hand, maybe he could get the support of King Yan, and on the other hand, this was related to his own life experience... Even if this was just a misunderstanding, he had to meet Luo Xiangzhu in person to resolve it, right?

They are now in Pingyao, which is southern Shanxi, but with the speed of a thousand-mile horse, they can run back to northern Shanxi before dawn.

But could he still bring Luo Chaoyan and Su Qingqi to see Luo Xiangzhu? What if it was really a misunderstanding, and the Prince of Yan actually wanted to be the emperor? Wouldn't that be like walking out of a dragon's den and into a tiger's den?

This question was a bit difficult to answer, as it was related to the next course of action for the group, so it would be impossible to come to an agreement without a detailed discussion with Luo Chaoyan. However, Zhao Wumian planned to have a clear discussion with Mu Lier first, so he asked, "Master Mu, what do you think of the recent incident involving the legitimate princess of Jin?"

As long as she didn't get angry with Guan Yunshu, Mu Li'er would return to her previous calm and casual nature. She spread her hands slightly and said, "A gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall. He should not interfere in things that he should not interfere in. I am the master of the daughter of the King of Yan, the elder of the Sword Sect, and the aunt of the young master of the Pei family. My every move naturally represents the attitude of the forces behind me, so it is even more so... What do you mean by asking this?"

Then at this moment, he is a neutral party that can be won over.

Zhao Wumian took a deep breath, but did not reveal the truth directly. Instead, he smiled and said, "Most of the disturbances in Jin were caused by this matter, so I can't help but be curious... Master Mu is here for this too?"

Mu Lier raised her eyebrows frivolously, looked at Zhao Wumian, then raised her finger and pointed at the girls, asking bluntly: "Can you trust these friends of yours?"

"A life-long friendship." Zhao Wumian patted his chest.

Mu Lier was silent for a while, thinking that Zhao Wumian, as Xiang Zhu's beloved, was not an outsider, so she said, "Then I'll be frank... According to the information sent by the prince's secret line, there is a shadow of Jiu Zhong in Jin."

(End of this chapter)