Moonlight and wind

"Ha!" Shan Zimo sneered, "What force is so impatient that they come knocking on my door right after I moved in!"

Shan Zimo raised his head slowly and asked in a low voice, "Who is coming?"

Shan Zimo thought that it might be the Right Prime Minister's people, it might be Wuyinji's people, it might be someone from Longxiang Villa, or even Shan Boyu.

"I am a small figure beside Big Brother Qiu Dahong," the voice also became smaller, "Young Master Shan may not have heard of my name, my name is Wang Tong!"

Shan Zimo suddenly sat up, his eyes rolling, "I never thought that Qiu Dahong would come!"

Shan Zimo smiled faintly, "I wonder why Brother Wang is here?"

“Aiya!” Wang Tong waved his hands hurriedly outside the prison, “My status is low, I dare not call you a brother! Just call me Wang Tong!”

"Okay, Wang Tong, but did Brother Qiu ask you to bring a message?"

"Young Master Shan is really smart!" Wang Tong rubbed his hands and said flatteringly, "Brother Qiu asked me to come and see Young Master Shan. He said that this matter was originally a misunderstanding. I didn't expect to involve Young Master Shan. I'm really sorry!"

"Brother Qiu is a reasonable man!" Shan Zimo echoed, "After all, He Lingxiao is my brother, I can't just ignore his affairs!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Wang Tong nodded his head like pounding garlic, "Brother Qiu said the same thing. Although Brother Qiu has never met the young master, we have all heard about your great achievements! If we can become sworn brothers with such a chivalrous young master Shan, it will be a blessing that Brother Qiu has cultivated for several lifetimes!"

"Sworn brotherhood?" Shan Zimo raised his eyebrows and smirked, "But my old man may not want to have more sons!"

“Yes, yes, yes!” Wang Tong pretended to slap his mouth, not caring whether Shan Zimo could see it or not. He slapped it twice to show his respect. “I am just a little too talkative, but Brother Qiu’s admiration for Young Master Shan is evident to all!”

"If he admires me so much, why doesn't he come?"

"The situation is tense right now, it's not appropriate for Brother Qiu to show up in public!"

"That's not right!" Shan Zimo laughed. "Logically speaking, He Lingxiao slaughtered his Camelback Mountain, so he is the victim. Why should he hide?"

Wang Tong continued to nod his head, "Young Master Shan is right! But it is really inconvenient to show Brother Qiu's identity to others! After all, there are many people in the martial arts world who covet Brother Qiu's identity!"

"Then we can seek protection from the government!" Shan Zimo lay down again, looking at the moonlight coming in from the window.

“No!” Wang Tong waved his hands. “Forget it. Let’s talk about Brother Qiu’s matter later. Today I came here to ask Master Shan if we need your help. After all, you are not the one who committed the crime!”

"Do you have a good idea?" Shan Zimo chuckled disdainfully.

"As long as Master Shan says one word," Wang Tong smiled flatteringly, "we will blow up the prison in the prefectural governor's mansion to rescue you!"

"That's not necessary!" Shan Zimo closed his eyes. "I was just going through the motions. If you guys mess around like this, you might actually get me in jail!"

"Who is it!" The sound of swords rubbing against each other came from outside the wall. The guards of the prefectural government finally came here. Wang Tong looked and saw that they disappeared like a gust of wind!

"The guards in the prefectural government are comparable to those in the Hanlin Academy. Their awareness of prevention is too poor!" Shan Zimo muttered a few words while lying there.

Shan Boyu guarded Shan Zimo outside the prison all night.

"Oh no!"

Dan Zimo was awakened by the noisy noise outside early in the morning. He stood up from the straw pile, stretched, put his hands on his hips and twisted his body.

"People from the Western Office are here! They seem to be carrying an imperial edict!"

"West Office?" Shan Zimo frowned slightly, "If he hadn't shown up, I would have almost forgotten that there was such an organization!" Then Shan Zimo smiled unrestrainedly and thought to himself: "I'm afraid it's the work of Princess Jinyu. She's going to rescue me!" He immediately felt relieved!

"Ximen Gui, come and receive the order!"

Ximen Gui led everyone in the prefectural government to kneel in front of the officials of the West Office, with their heads on the ground, not moving!

"By the will of Heaven and the order of Emperor Wu, the prisoner who has committed heinous crimes may be executed!"

"What!" Shan Zimo was stunned. "What do you mean by a prisoner? Nameless? So random?"

Ximen Gui was also confused and raised his head slowly, "I wonder if this imperial decree clearly states who needs to be killed?"

The official from the Western Office handed the imperial edict to Ximen Gui. Ximen Gui held the edict in both hands and examined it carefully. Fearing that he had missed something, he checked it over and over again.

"Lord Ximen, let's do it!" The officers and soldiers of the West Office stood in line, as if they would not leave until they saw with their own eyes the person in prison being beheaded.

Ximen Gui was sweating profusely at this time. "Yes!" He wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked towards the prison tremblingly.

Shan Zimo peeked out through the prison door, looking at Ximen Gui who was in a daze in front of him. His legs seemed to weigh a thousand pounds and he walked extremely slowly!

"Are you here to kill me?" Shan Zimo was a little panicked. He had thought of many possibilities, but he never expected that the supreme ruler of the Wu State would block all his escape routes!

Seeing that Ximen Gui was about to walk to the door of his cell, the two men looked at each other. At this moment, Ximen Gui seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly he became a lot more relaxed and walked towards Shan Zimo.

"Master Ximen!" Shan Zimo called out.

But Ximen Gui acted as if he didn't hear anything, and walked briskly past Shan Zimo's cell door!

Shan Zimo looked at Ximen Gui's back, smiled knowingly, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and tilted his head to look at Ximen Gui.

"Bring this prisoner to me!" Ximen Gui pointed at the prisoner in the cell next to Shan Zimo and said loudly, "Prepare his last meal and send him off!"

The prisoner looked confused and was dragged out of the cell by the guards.

"What's going on?" The prisoner came to his senses, "Does the crime I committed require the Emperor to personally order my death?"

Before he could finish speaking, the man was dragged out!

The place outside the prefect's mansion suddenly became lively, with people gathering together and following the prisoners to Caishikou!

As the executioner raised his hand and swung his knife, a bloody head fell to the ground.

"My Lord," Ximen Gui came before the officials of the Western Office, "the prisoner has been beheaded!"

The official from the Western Office waved his hand and led his team away from Shahuang City!

"Young Master!" Shan Boyu's voice came from outside the prison door, "We are saved!"

The jailer respectfully opened the door for Shan Zimo and looked at him with a flattering expression, "Young Master Shan has been wronged!"

Shan Zimo stepped out of the prison door, hands on hips, "What the hell is going on! I think I'm unnecessary! The sudden appearance of the West Office has left many people waiting for deals disappointed!"

"Could this be Princess Jinyu's trick?" Shan Boyu asked in a low voice, "This isn't the first time the princess has falsely conveyed an imperial decree!"

"It's hard to say!" Shan Zimo took Shan Boyu out.

"If this really gets out, and if it's a fake imperial edict, I feel like the situation will be even bigger," Shan Boyu asked worriedly.

"Since someone has died for me," Shan Zimo sighed, "I also know what he has done wrong. Now that things have come to this, I will leave for now. I believe there will be an answer soon!"

As soon as Shan Zimo stepped out of the prison, he was kidnapped!