Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 39 Doubts
"Why? Why are they slandering my brother?" Gu Chudong said indignantly, "We don't know them at all and have no grudge against them. Why are they doing this?"

Lin Buqi said, "Perhaps, colleagues are all enemies. I was the only one who was foolish enough to believe what they said. Master Gu, Miss Gu, I'm truly sorry. I was too impulsive and spoke rudely to you without careful consideration."

"That's okay," Gu Mo waved his hand and said, "You are also a person of temperament. I misunderstood you before, thinking that you were the kind of person who bullies the weak and fears the strong and wants to gain fame."

Lin Buqi touched his head awkwardly and said, "Actually, I had that thought before, but after you defeated me with a single blow, I finally understood you better and realized you're not the type to seek fame and reputation. I never imagined that the renowned White-headed Old Man and Scholar would be the type to envy talented people."

Gu Mo frowned slightly and asked, "Are you sure you heard them slandering me with your own ears?"

"Of course," Lin Qiqi said, "You know, I'm just a junior in the martial arts world, and Bai Tou Weng and Shusheng are both seniors. After I went to the Wang family, I visited them specifically and asked for their guidance. They were both very generous and kind, so I believed their words without a doubt.

That day, I specifically went to ask for their advice, and then I chatted with them. I mentioned your visit to the Wang family, and then I heard them say a lot of slanderous things about you. They all said that they knew you were a liar, but they were veterans in the martial arts world and couldn't expose you. I thought what they said made sense, and that I was a newcomer in the martial arts world, which was perfect for that kind of thing, so I got angry and went to block you at the door.

Gu Chudong said angrily, "These two are too mean. They slander others behind their backs. How can they be called seniors in the martial arts world? Brother, let's ignore these two from now on. They say one thing to our faces and another behind our backs. These past two days at the Wang family, they were both so polite that I thought they were good people. I also thought they had good personalities and were very senior!"

Gu Mo frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

Gu Chudong was puzzled and asked, "Brother, what are you thinking about?"

"I always feel something is wrong," Gu Mo said, "Bai Tou Weng and Shusheng, one is from Dongyang Zhuifeng Tower, and the other is from Fuwei Zhuifeng Tower. Both of these Zhuifeng Towers have sent people to recruit me, and the conditions they offered are not bad, which means that they have investigated me and should know my strength.

"The old man with white hair and the scholar wouldn't have such strong doubts about my strength. What was their purpose in instigating Young Master Lin to provoke me? If they couldn't stand me causing trouble, they wouldn't have let Young Master Lin take action. Not only would he not be able to defeat me, but it would have made me more valued by the Wang family."

Gu Chudong thought about it and said, "Yeah, this logic doesn't make sense!"

Gu Mo said slowly: "Unless Young Master Lin attacks me, it will benefit them. It can't be that they just want to see me take action with their own eyes, right? It seems that it is not impossible."

At this point, Gu Mo was suddenly stunned, and then his face changed slightly. He said, "If their purpose is to see if my strength is really at the level rumored, then their purpose is not simple. If they are just curious, they can definitely challenge me to a sparring match, but they use this method..."

Gu Chudong pondered for a moment and said, "Could it be that they want to use Silver Fox to assassinate Wang Yuanbao and take advantage of the chaos in the Wang family, but they are worried that you will stop them. So, they want to know your strength beforehand... This doesn't make sense. There are so many people in the Six Gates, the three Tong brothers, and the Hermit. Even if you weren't there, they wouldn't be able to do anything even if they wanted to take advantage of the chaos!"

Lin Qiqi said, "Could it be that we are simply rivals in the same field and are deliberately slandering each other, and I just happen to be a bit stubborn?"

Gu Mo shook his head and said, "We are all experienced people, we wouldn't do such childish things."

Lin Qiqi said, "Forget it if you can't figure it out, Master Gu. The next time I run into them, I'll confront them face to face and get to the bottom of this."

Gu Mo said in a deep voice: "I always feel that there is something wrong with these two people. They are too deliberate. I seem to have overlooked something. Um, Master Lin, is there something you can do?"

"What's the matter? Just tell me what you want," Lin Qiqi said. Gu Mo continued, "White-headed Old Man and Scholar are currently working with Captain Zhuo Qingfeng to escort something to Yunzhou City. They shouldn't have left Linjiang County yet. Your Bashan Sect is very powerful in Linjiang County. See if there's any way to alert Captain Zhuo to be on the lookout for White-headed Old Man and Scholar."

"That's no problem," Lin Qiqi said. "Our Bashan Sect has connections all over Linjiang County. There are only a few shortcuts from Yong'an County to Yunzhou City. I can send a message via carrier pigeon to notify the people near those routes. If they find Captain Zhuo's whereabouts, they can go and alert him."

"Thank you." Gu Mo bowed.

"As I should," Lin Buqi said, "If these two people really have ulterior motives, I should also remind Captain Zhuo. Although Captain Zhuo looks down on me, I still admire him very much. He is a good official!"

……

That night, Gu Mo and his group stayed at the inn.

The next morning, Gu Mo and Gu Chudong left, while Lin Buqi stayed and arranged for someone to contact the local county government. At the same time, he was also preparing to notify Zhuo Qingfeng.

The carriage was moving quickly on the official road.

Gu Mo began to think again about how Bai Tou Weng and Shu Sheng had slandered him in front of Lin Buqi.

"Brother, are you still thinking about that?"

"Ah."

"I think what Lin Buqi said makes some sense. Maybe it's just that colleagues are enemies. After all, you are both ghostwriters. They are old-established, and you are a newcomer. Your rise is bound to squeeze them out, so they can't stand you."

Gu Mo pondered for a moment and said, "Do you feel that the connection between Wang Yuanbao's murder, the descendants of the Mu Palace, the treasure map, and so on, is a bit off?"

"No, it's all quite reasonable," Gu Chudong said. "If I had to say what I find most unreasonable about this matter from beginning to end, it's that Silver Fox is just too strong. To be honest, after arriving at the Wang family and seeing Zhuo Qingfeng's arrangements there, and seeing so many experts in the Wang family protecting Wang Yuanbao, I never thought that Silver Fox's assassination would actually succeed."

Gu Mo sighed and said, "I didn't expect that either."

Gu Chudong said, "Luckily, after killing Wang Yuanbao, the Silver Fox seemed to have no desire to kill anymore. When he was being chased, he just wanted to escape. Otherwise, with his martial arts skills, if he really went on a killing spree, who knows how many more people would have died."

"Yeah, thank goodness he didn't go on a killing spree!"

(End of this chapter)