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Chapter 187 Silver Whistle
Zhu Yu suddenly realized.

No wonder Lu Zhang and Lu Chao have such a close relationship, but outsiders seem to be unaware of it.

She had always wondered how these two people kept in touch without being noticed by anyone, and now she finally understood.

"Then this..." She looked at the "music score" and wanted to turn around to look at Lu Qing, but her hair was still in Lu Qing's hand, and the Taoist's bun had not been fixed yet, so she couldn't move it, so she had to give up.

"The Chifu Guards have been secretly watching me, and Master Mo has sent people to keep an eye on the Chifu Guards." Although they were now in the territory of Shuo Country, Lu Qing had to be more cautious because that person had come the night before, and he was also more careful in his address. "He accidentally discovered that not all of the Chifu Guards were his trusted aides, and there was also one with ulterior motives.

In addition to reporting information to his superior, that person seemed to have another master.

Unfortunately, the timing was not right and they were not caught in the act, and that person would rather die than reveal who his real master was.

So Master Mo had no choice but to replace the dead man with his own confidant."

As he spoke, he tied up Zhu Yu's hair. "So far, this is the general story."

Zhu Yu reached out and touched his hair, which was neither too loose nor too tight. "This is good..."

"Of course," Lu Qing stood up and went to the side to get Zhu Yu's outer robe. "Back when I was in Shanqing Temple, I wanted to be like Yan Daoxin, wearing Taoist robes and tying a Taoist bun every day. Naturally, I would be very familiar with the technique."

"What I mean is..." Zhu Yu was about to say what he just said "very good", but actually he wanted to say that from now on, there is one more confidant in Chifu Guard who truly listens to Lu Qing and Lu Chao, which is indeed much better than before.

But when she looked up and saw that the roots of Lu Qing's ears were red as he had his back to her, she suddenly understood.

It turned out that this guy had been interrupting me since the beginning, whether he wanted to show me the trick box or the secret letter on the abbreviated notation, he was just distracting me, not that the thing really needed to tell me now.

It turns out I wasn't the only one who felt a little lost the moment I woke up...

When Zhu Yu thought of this, he suddenly felt like laughing.

How many different sides of Lu Qing does he have that I haven't discovered yet?
"They usually don't show their true appearances, so how do you know who is coming?" She decided to follow Lu Qing's topic at this juncture, so as not to expose his embarrassment, and in the end she might be the one who becomes embarrassed.

Lu Qing took out the silver whistle from his arms and threw it to Zhu Yu, who subconsciously reached out to catch it.

"I'll keep it with you and keep it safe," Lu Qing handed over the outer robe, "I'll tell you when you need it.

We can't be too careless about this matter. After all, he was just sent in to replace the previous spy. He has only been here a short time. If we summon him frequently, he might be easily exposed, which would be disadvantageous in the long run."

Zhu Yu nodded, knowing that this silver whistle had to be distinguished from the jade whistle that Emperor Jin gave to Lu Qing, and it couldn't be easily discovered by others. This matter was most secure between the two of them, so he quickly put the silver whistle into his arms and put it away.

"Where is Master Mo now?" she asked as she put on her Taoist robe and tied the belt.

"At the fourth one's place."

I understand. Of the military commanders holding military power in the court, Cao Tianbao is undoubtedly a member of Duke Yan's faction, while General Situ is unwilling to choose a side and his stance is undecided.

The remaining ones who were not related to the emperor also relied on General Cao or General Situ to a certain extent. Even if their positions were not solid, they did not dare to test them easily, so as not to alert the other party and arouse their vigilance and defense.

The fact that the third prince Lu Yan and the fourth prince Lu Jun chose to guard the border for Emperor Jin already meant that they were no longer under the protection of Duke Yan and had no intention of staying to assist Lu Zhang and help him ascend to the throne.

These two people are indeed people who can be tried to win over, but Lu Yan has a hot temper and is impulsive, and it is not known whether his brain is working well or not.

On the contrary, the cautious Lu Jun is relatively more likely to calmly assess the situation and weigh the pros and cons.

It’s right to find Lu Jun first.

The five people were in a hurry to get on with their journey. They casually ate a few bites of Hu Bing and then set off towards the capital.

Along the way, although the closer we got to the capital, the fewer incidents like the one we had heard about before where half of the able-bodied men in a village disappeared were happening, it seemed that the perpetrators were afraid of attracting Zhu Cheng's attention and deliberately avoided the area around the capital.

Although there were fewer people disappearing inexplicably near the capital, Zhu Yu still noticed something a little strange.

The Shuo Kingdom has always made its main living from the smelting of iron ore and the forging of weapons. There are probably more blacksmith shops across the country than restaurants.

However, as they headed towards the capital, they didn't see many blacksmith shops still open for business. Many of them had their doors tightly closed, there was no sound, and no smoke could be seen coming out of the chimneys on the roofs.

This was indeed a bit strange. When Zhu Yu passed the third such town, he finally decided to stop and ask.

She stopped a passing man at the door of a closed blacksmith shop and said, "Hey, big brother, may I ask why there is no blacksmith shop open for business around here?

We wanted to find a blacksmith to make something, but we couldn't find one along the way. What's going on? "

The man was a little confused when he was stopped by the young Taoist priest. After hearing Zhu Yu's question, he sighed and waved his hand: "Don't say there is no blacksmith shop in our town. Even if you go to the next town, you won't find one open!
We couldn't even find a blacksmith shop to buy some pickaxes and axes!"

"How could this be?" Zhu Yu frowned. "Could it be that your Shuo Kingdom has always been so short of blacksmiths?"

Seeing that they were all dressed as Taoist priests, and hearing Zhu Yu's unprofessional questions, the man naturally thought they were wandering Taoist priests from outside. He sighed and waved his hand, "Of course not. Our Shuo Kingdom's ironware is famous for its quality no matter where it is placed!
In the past, not only was there a blacksmith shop every three or five steps, but it was not difficult to find at least five or six in a town.

In just about a year, for some unknown reason, many blacksmith shops closed down.

The rumor in the village was that they had found some way to make a fortune and were out making a lot of money.

At first, no one took it seriously. Who could have imagined that so many blacksmiths would rush in to make a fortune, to the point where we now have to walk dozens of miles to even buy a piece of farm equipment?

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