Chapter 104: A Conspiracy at the Forbidden City

Zhao Mu watched the crowd surrounding Ye Gucheng and walked away, then turned and left the room.

There was something wrong with this, and he needed to go see it.

With Zhu Houcong's scheming, he would never do such a stupid thing, so this must be a conspiracy.

But Zhao Mu was not sure who this conspiracy was targeting.

When I walked out of the inn, people on the street were talking about this matter.

Calculating the time, it seems that the duel will be the night after tomorrow.

As Zhao Mu was asking, he heard shouting in the distance.

"Distributed by the Imperial City of the Great Ming Dynasty, this is the badge for the decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden City. The price is fair and there is no deception!"

"With this badge, you can enter the Imperial City to watch the battle. First come, first served. If you are late, you will miss out!"

Zhao Mu looked in the direction of the voice and saw a fat-headed monk who was surrounded by people.

In his hand he was holding a handful of jade waist badges, dozens of them in total.

Zhao Mu was about to step forward when someone next to him patted him on the shoulder.

"Brother, do you also want to go to the Imperial City to watch the battle?"

"I have an admission badge here too, do you want one? It's definitely cheaper than the monk's!"

Zhao Mu turned his head and saw a young man holding a similar badge and looking at him with a smile on his face.

The man is handsome and has an extraordinary demeanor.

The most eye-catching thing is the two mustaches at the corners of his mouth, which look like two eyebrows.

"What? When did Four Eyebrows Lu Xiaofeng become a scalper?"

"Hehe, please forgive me, Your Highness Prince Mu, this is just to make some money for wine!"

Seeing that his identity was exposed, Lu Xiaofeng was not embarrassed at all. He shook the badge in his hand and continued to ask.

"Do you want it, Your Highness?"

"I don't have any money, but I can treat you to a drink!"

"That's great, it saves me from having to buy some wine!"

Lu Xiaofeng chuckled and stuffed the badge into Zhao Mu's hand.

Then he turned and went into the inn, starting shouting.

"My son, bring me two jars of the best wine you have!"

After saying that, he went straight to find a place to sit down!

"Wow, two jars? Can you finish them?"

Zhao Mu walked forward and sat down.

"As the saying goes, a thousand cups of wine are not enough when you meet a bosom friend. Your Highness is here, let alone two jars, I can drink two vats!"

Lu Xiaofeng glanced at the fat monk hawking his wares outside the window with a playful smile and shook his head slightly.

"How do you know I'm your soulmate?"

"Your Highness is a smart man, and a smart man is my confidant, Lu Xiaofeng!"

As they were talking, the wine had already been served. Without saying a word, Lu Xiaofeng poured himself a glass first.

"From what you said, I am also your friend?"

"Of course, I, Lu Xiaofeng, never drink with outsiders!"

"I have heard of this, and I also heard that Lu Xiaofeng never lies to his friends. I wonder if you can tell me who asked you to send me this waist badge?"

Lu Xiaofeng looked up at Zhao Mu and raised his glass to greet him!
"Hasn't His Royal Highness Prince Mu already guessed it?"

Zhao Mu nodded slightly. He had indeed guessed that the person who sent him this waist badge in the imperial city was naturally Zhu Houcong.

This matter may be related to Zhu Wusi, and that guy doesn't want to get involved.

"Your Highness can enter and leave the palace freely even without the badge. This badge was only given to me by someone who asked me to remind Your Highness that this matter is extraordinary!"

Lu Xiaofeng continued.

After hearing this, Zhao Mu also understood.

It seems that all this was planned by Zhu Houcong.

No wonder he agreed to such a ridiculous request.

I just don't know what he wants to do?

Moreover, the other party's initiative to send the waist card was actually a hint, reminding him to participate. Zhao Mu was somewhat interested in this competition, but he already knew that this competition was probably a cover.

However, he has already reached a cooperation with Zhu Houcong, and the other party has taken the initiative to invite him, so he also needs to cooperate.

"I've heard for a long time that Lu Xiaofeng is free and unrestrained, but I didn't expect that he has some connection with the dynasty!"

Zhao Mu really didn't think that Lu Xiaofeng would deliver a message for Zhu Houcong. The emperor didn't seem to care much about the affairs of the martial arts world. How did he contact someone like Lu Xiaofeng?
Zhao Mu even speculated that Ximen Chuxue might be related to Zhu Houcong.

It seemed that the emperor was more profound than he had imagined.

"Your Highness is wrong. I just made a deal with the Emperor. The Emperor agreed to one of my requests, and I helped him this time!"

Lu Xiaofeng finished the wine in his glass and stood up.

"Waiter, store the remaining wine in the cabinet. Open it for me next time I come!"

Lu Xiaofeng shouted towards the distance, then whispered.

"Your Highness, I have something else to do. Excuse me!"

After saying that, Lu Xiaofeng turned and left.

Watching the other person's back disappear in the crowd, Zhao Mu's eyes gradually became solemn.

Why did Zhu Houcong gather people from the underworld?
The answer is obvious: to deal with Zhu Wusi.

Since Zhu Houcong knew Zhu Wushi very well, it was impossible for him not to know Zhu Wushi's strength.

On the surface, that guy only has the perfect cultivation of a grandmaster, but in fact he has been hiding himself.

Zhu Wusi practiced the art of absorbing energy and had actually already become a grandmaster.

If a grandmaster wanted to cause trouble in the palace, ordinary guards could not stop him, so Zhu Houcong borrowed the power of the underworld.

Make this happen.

If Ye Gucheng is related to Zhu Wusi, then Ximen Chuxue is most likely Zhu Houcong's back-up plan.

So Zhu Houcong invited me to add a layer of insurance.

After all, my strength is there.

This guy really doesn't waste the resources he has!
He had long known that Zhu Wusi had made two preparations. On the one hand, he mobilized ten generals to go to Beijing to defend the emperor, and on the other hand, he used Ye Gucheng to invite Ximen Chuxue to duel on the top of the Forbidden City in order to assassinate the emperor.

So, he took advantage of the situation, lured Zhu Wusi to show up, and then surrounded and killed Zhu Wusi.

This guy is indeed very scheming.

The kind-faced Zhu Houcong in Zhao Mu's memory seemed to be gone forever.

This emperor was much more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

Two days passed in a flash.

The full moon is in the sky.

There was already a long queue in front of the palace gate.

There are indeed quite a lot of people coming this time.

Seeing this, the guards on the side could only mobilize more guards to guard the place.

In front of the Daming Palace, a group of people from the martial arts world are waiting with their skillful hands.

On the top of the Daming Palace in the distance, two figures stood alone in the cold wind.

The bright white moon, like a jade plate, hung between the two of them.

It's like a perfect backdrop.

Ximen Chuxue did not move, but the sword energy had already gushed out.

Three feet in front of him, a great wall of sword energy was outlined.

The whistling evening breeze ruffled their long hair.

"You're upset!"

Ximen Chuixue said softly, "Are you scared?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ximen Chuxue drew his sword.

The cold light pierced through the darkness like a flash of lightning, disappearing in an instant.

Opposite him, the figure was slowly falling down.

"How could it be? Ye Gucheng didn't even take a single move?"

(End of this chapter)