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Chapter 53, come out now, stop hiding!

As Mu Changtian finished speaking, the escorting officers took out the keys to the prison cart, opened the doors, and released the people from the Duke of Mu's mansion.

Because they were escorting the entire Mu family, the guards weren't so strict. When they arrived at the rest area, they would open the carriage door and let them out to rest.

Just then, a constable walked into the inn and said to the innkeeper, "Innkeeper, we need to stay here tonight. How many rooms do you have?"

The innkeeper said with a smile, "Sir, the inn is full. You'd better find somewhere else."

Upon hearing this, the constable said with dissatisfaction, "What? It's full?"

"Are you kidding me? There's no village or shop in the middle of nowhere here, where would you get so many customers?"

The innkeeper said, "Because there's no village or shop in sight, people who pass through this road have no choice but to stay at our inn."

Hearing this, the constable had no choice but to say, "Alright then, do you have any spacious open space here? We'd like to rest here tonight."

The innkeeper said, "Our inn's backyard is quite spacious. Would you like to squeeze in for the night, sir?"

The constable hesitated for a moment, about to say something, when the innkeeper immediately continued, "If Your Excellency would like to stay at our inn, all the food and drink tonight will be on the house. What do you say, Your Excellency?"

Upon hearing this, the constable replied without hesitation, "Alright then, find someone to help us feed the horses."

The shopkeeper immediately replied, "Alright, I'll arrange for someone to feed the horses right away."

The constable then turned and left the inn, approaching Mu Changtian and saying apologetically, "Lord Mu, I'm truly sorry, this inn is full. I'm afraid you'll have to rest outdoors tonight."

Mu Changtian said calmly, "It's alright, you can go about your business."

The constable then said, "Alright, I'll have the manager bring you some food later."

As soon as he finished speaking, the bailiff left, and at this moment, the two brothers, Mu Jingwu and Mu Xingping, surrounded him.

Mu Xingping spoke up, "Father, it's been two days already, and no one has made a move against us. Is His Majesty planning to let us go?"

Hearing this, Mu Changtian chuckled and then said, "Why are you in such a hurry? They're here now, aren't they?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Xingping was startled, then nervously looked around. "Where are they? Where are they? I can't see them!"

Looking at the inn in front of him, Mu Changtian said, "They're waiting for us inside."

Upon hearing this, Mu Xingping and Mu Jingwu both looked toward the inn in front of them. Just then, they saw several people with half-open windows watching them from upstairs.

Seeing that the Mu family had noticed the upstairs window, the group immediately closed it.

Seeing this, Mu Jingwu and Mu Xingping were both startled.

They thought the Emperor was going to let them go, but it turns out it's just not the right time yet; those people will probably make their move tonight.

Mu Jingwu then asked, "Father, what do we do now?"

Mu Changtian said, "Let's talk about it tonight. I want to see who it is."

Mu Changtian knew in his heart that the emperor would definitely send a master-level expert this time, but who that expert would be was another matter.

He could think of many experts, and he also had conflicts with many of them.

Soon, the sun began to set.

Mu Changtian and his team also became extremely focused.

Just then, a whistle sounded in the courtyard.

As the whistle blew, a group of people dressed in black and wearing masks appeared in the courtyard.

Upon seeing this, the guards escorting the Duke of Mu's mansion instantly understood what was happening. They immediately got up and fled.

The men in black did not stop the constables from escaping, since their target was not the constables.

The men in black took out their bows and arrows and aimed them all at the people from the Duke of Mu's mansion.

The men of the Duke of Mu's mansion immediately stepped forward and surrounded the men and children. At this moment, the women of the Duke of Mu's mansion were trembling with fear and dared not move at all.

At this moment, the crowd in black gradually dispersed, and a man walked out from the crowd. The man then took off his mask, revealing his scarred face.

Upon seeing the man's true colors, Mu Changtian sneered, "I considered anyone who might come to see me off, but you were the one I didn't think of!"

Hearing this, the scarred man smiled and said, "Teacher, if I hadn't come to see you off in person, how could His Majesty have been willing to hand over the newly formed Dragon Guard to me?"

The scarred man in front of me is named Chen Pengyi. He was promoted by Mu Changtian, who can be considered his mentor.

To repay his teacher's kindness, Chen Pengyi treated the Duke of Mu's mansion very well on ordinary days.

Even when the Duke of Mu's mansion was implicated in the Zhou family's rebellion a year ago, it was he who personally pleaded with Emperor Xia, and in the end Emperor Xia used the iron scroll of immunity from death as a way to avoid taking action against the Duke of Mu's mansion.

However, Mu Changtian did not expect that this very person would be the one who wanted him dead.

Mu Changtian sighed and said, "Human hearts are truly unpredictable. It seems that when you pleaded with the Emperor, it was to get the Mu family to hand over the ironclad document granting them immunity from death. Was that something the Emperor instructed you to do?"

Chen Pengyi said calmly, "Teacher, at this point, what's the point of talking about those things?"

Why don't you tell me what unfulfilled wishes you have? Perhaps your student can fulfill them for you.

Upon hearing this, Mu Changtian laughed loudly and said, "Hahaha, Chen Pengyi, today I was abandoned by Lu Xingqiu, didn't you ever think that one day you would be abandoned by Lu Xingqiu in the same way! At that time, I'm afraid your fate will be even more miserable than mine!"

Chen Pengyi said nonchalantly, "You don't need to worry about that, teacher. I will never follow in your footsteps."

"Alright, since the teacher has nothing more to say, may you have a safe journey!"

At this point, Chen Pengyi waved his hand and said coldly, "Release the arrows!"

However, at that moment, countless arrows suddenly rained down from the roof of the inn, and Chen Pengyi's men were hit by the arrows before they could react.

Seeing this, Chen Pengyi's face darkened immediately. "Who is this! How dare they interfere in His Majesty's affairs!"

As soon as Chen Pengyi finished speaking, some people dressed in red jumped down from the building. These people were all at the fifth level of cultivation.

Upon seeing these people, Mu Changtian was slightly taken aback.

He had actually guessed that the mysterious prince who gave them the Great Rejuvenation Pill would send someone to rescue them, but he did not expect that the people sent by the other party would all be martial artists of the fifth rank or above.

It seems that the prince values ​​the Duke of Mu's mansion quite a bit.

At this moment, Chen Pengyi coldly said, "Since you dare to interfere in His Majesty's affairs, you should also be prepared to die."

Then Chen Pengyi shouted, "Come out, everyone! Stop hiding!"

As soon as Chen Pengyi finished speaking, two grandmasters and several martial artists appeared behind him.

Seeing these people, Mu Changtian laughed and said, "His Majesty really thinks highly of me. To kill a cripple like me, he actually sent three Grandmasters!"

(End of this chapter)