Sweet as candy

The bamboo forest outside Haoran City is lush and lush, and the mottled bamboo shadows cover the wet ground.

Xue Shiji went to the appointment as promised, carefully avoiding others, walked through the dense slanting branches, and walked step by step into the depths of the bamboo forest that seemed a bit cold because it covered the sky and the sun.

A familiar figure stood in front of him.

"Mu Yunyi." Xue Shiji took the initiative to speak.

Mu Yunyi turned around and looked at him fixedly: "Shi Ji."

In the past, he never called him by first and last name with a little disgust.Now that the two of them went their separate ways, he got closer to himself instead?

Xue Shiji waved away those untimely associations in his heart, and said coldly: "I tried everything to find you, but I didn't expect you to show up today."

"I've heard the rumors in Jianghu." Mu Yunyi didn't talk nonsense with him, and asked directly: "What's going on?"

"Brother Xiao is missing." Xue Shiji said: "The incident happened suddenly, and no one knew what happened. I thought..."

He paused: "I thought you did it."

"It's not me." Mu Yunyi said, "I said, I won't hurt him."

Who knows if what you said is fooling people.Xue Shiji turned his face away in displeasure, and Mu Yunyi said again: "Besides, the martial arts conference is about to be held. You and I both know how important this conference is to him. Taking him away at this time is very important to him." It's so unfair."

Xue Shiji said coldly: "How do I know if what you said is true or not?"

"If it was really me who did it, why did I take the initiative to come to you?" Mu Yunyi said, "I know you hate me very much now, but for Xiao Lang's sake, calm down and think carefully, what reason do I have for doing this?"

Seeing that Xue Shiji was silent, he took a step forward and sorted out his thoughts for him: "My identity was revealed that day, and I can no longer gain your trust. After leaving the Wulin League, I have to be vigilant against both the Wulin League and Yixian Feihong. It was held, and Haoran City is heavily guarded so that I cannot step in at will, why would I take the risk of coming here to take him away?"

"Since Song Fengqing is willing to announce the news of his disappearance to the world, it must be because even the people of the Wulin League can't find him. There are too few possible clues. Shiji, you are his closest person, Song Fengqing You must be the most aware of things that have not been announced to the public."

Should you trust him?

Xue Shiji was conflicted in every possible way. He was hesitating when he suddenly moved his eyes and saw half of the hat brim faintly protruding from Mu Yunyi's back.

That is the bamboo hat that brother Xiao personally wove...

After a long time, the bamboo hat was no longer as neat as when Xue Shiji saw it for the first time.Several brown silks of different lengths were pulled out from the brim of the hat, and there were also a few shallow scratches on the edge, which showed evidence that it had been used many times.

"I'll trust you one last time." Xue Shiji withdrew his gaze: "Mu Yunyi, you'd better not let Brother Xiao down."

"I won't." Seeing that he finally let go, Mu Yunyi couldn't wait for a moment to ask the details of Xiao Lang's disappearance: "What happened on the day he disappeared."

"We don't know either." Xue Shiji said: "Everything he behaved that day was normal, and it was precisely because of this that we didn't discover his disappearance in the first place."

He stated exactly what he saw that day, and finally took out a carefully folded note from his sleeve: "I found this in Brother Xiao's room, maybe he also had a premonition of danger at the time, so Leave a reminder for us?"

"It's just that there is no signature on the note, and we have no way of knowing the real identity of the other party."

Mu Yunyi took the note: "Have you checked the place above?"

"I've been there, but found nothing." Xue Shiji said: "That family moved in temporarily, and the surrounding residents don't know their identities."

"I also asked the guards at the city gate, but I haven't seen anyone like Brother Xiao leave the city."

Mu Yunyi remembered the address in his heart, and returned the note to him: "Anyone who is familiar with Xiao Lang knows that with his ability, it is not difficult to convey information to the outside world when he is being held hostage. So in order to avoid showing his feet, we directly separated His contact with outsiders is the best way."

"There are so many merchants who come in and out every day, the guards will definitely not strictly guard each one. It is not difficult to take him out by transporting goods."

"I've thought about this, but there are too many targets, and we have no way to start." Xue Shiji said: "The access management in this town is not as strict as Haoran City, and the other party must have grasped this point, so they will invite him to another place first. One place to start."

"He is afraid of the Martial Arts League." Mu Yunyi said, "Have you tracked down his enemies?"

Xue Shiji smiled wryly: "That's too much. Although Big Brother Xiao himself doesn't easily make enemies with others, there are so many people who hate the Wulin League, and he is a rising star of the Wulin League. Counting it, how many people in the world are in the same league as the Wulin League?" There are as many enemies as there are opposing forces.”

At the end, his eyes were flushed, as if he had really seen the scene where those people swarmed up and roared to take Xiao Lang's name: "If it is really captured by those people, I'm afraid, I'm afraid he has already..."

"No." Unexpectedly, Mu Yunyi said after listening, "Xiao Lang is not dead yet."

"Why?"

"As you said, there are many people in this world who respect him, and there are also many people who hate him. But first, if it was just an ordinary invitation, how could Xiao Lang obediently go to the appointment without saying a word? Second, if the other party is really aggressive He came here with the head of his head, and killed him immediately, why bother to transport him out of the city. It has been so long, and the other party still hasn't let out a word. If he really succeeds, he will definitely not It’s just a good intention to make wedding dresses for other people who hate the Wulin League, and it’s a pleasure to announce this to the world.”

Xue Shiji was taken aback by his analysis, and then said worriedly: "Then... what if that person only wants to disrupt the morale of the Martial Arts League when he comes out at the Martial Arts Conference?"

"By that time, Xiao Lang's body would have rotted away. Even if he said it was Xiao Lang, who would believe it." Mu Yunyi changed the subject: "But it is indeed possible for him to lynch Xiao Lang during this period. We have to find as many people as possible."

"Most of the information that can be called is in the Wulin League, Shi Ji, take me in."

Xue Shiji was taken aback for a moment: "You want to join the Martial Arts League?"

"You don't want to believe me?" Mu Yunyi frowned, and said again: "I will not cross any line of defense related to this matter without authorization, so you can rest assured."

"No." Xue Shiji scratched his head, and said in surprise, "I just thought... you are not afraid of being caught if you enter the cat's nest like a mouse?"

"The most dangerous place is also the safest place." Mu Yunyi said, "Besides, Song Fengqing has seen me before. With you leading me, no one will feel suspicious."

Xue Shiji coughed, and Mu Yunyi sensed something was wrong, and asked suspiciously, "Why, have you already told him my real identity?"

According to his guess, Xiao Lang should keep this matter a secret.

"That's not true..." Xue Shiji whispered, "I just told the leader that you died in an operation."

Mu Yunyi: "..."

There is no way, otherwise, how can we explain to the leader that he is no longer with everyone while covering up the facts?

"What should we do now, we can't let the leader see you come back from the dead, can we?"

Fortunately, Mu Yunyi was still wearing a human skin mask, and the two successfully sneaked into the Wulin League after pretending to be ordinary. Just as they were about to go to the study, Song Shuyan happened to come out of the nearby courtyard and called out to them.

"Shi Ji, where have you been? I heard from Xiao Fu that you have an important guest to meet, is this one?"

Xue Shiji froze in place, watching her gradually approaching, he whispered to Mu Yunyi anxiously, "Don't make a sound."

"Yes, this one is, this is Hero Yun." He gestured dryly towards Song Shuyan: "Uh, Hero Yun has suffered from dumb disease since he was a child, so he doesn't greet you anymore."

Mu Yunyi felt helpless and could only nod in cooperation with him.

"Ah?" Song Shuyan was so warm-hearted, he asked after listening, "I know some medical skills, if Daxia Yun doesn't mind, can you let me treat you?"

Xue Shiji hurriedly pushed the person to change direction: "No, no, no, he was born with it, and it can't be cured. Shuyan, we still have important things to do, so go get busy first!"

"Hey!" Song Shuyan couldn't stop him, seeing the two running away as if they were fleeing, he wondered, "What are you doing?"

In order to avoid him, the two went to Xiao Lang's room instead. As soon as Mu Yunyi entered the door, he felt that the layout here was a bit familiar, and Xue Shiji couldn't help but walk around freely.Seeing his swaying appearance from behind, Xue Shiji was inexplicably displeased, and said harshly, "Don't touch me."

"This is his room?" Mu Yunyi swept the table with one hand, looked down at the dusty fingertips: "How long has no one been here?"

"I'm afraid that it will destroy the evidence left by brother Xiao, so I specifically told them not to come and clean it." Xue Shiji watched him sit down by the bed like a master, and said warily, "What are you doing?"

Mu Yunyi reached out and touched the neatly folded quilt: "Haven't you touched it here?"

"no, what happened."

"Don't you think it's strange." He pointed to the bookshelf beside him: "Xiao Lang has the habit of reading every day, but it's neatly arranged there, and even the bed is cleaned up."

"If you received an appointment from the enemy, would you be in such a leisurely mood to do all this?" He turned his head: "You said that he left the paper ball by the bed, and you would know about it sooner or later. Why? Without telling you in advance?"

"In my opinion, he thought he would be back soon, and his room would not be intruded by anyone, so he left the paper ball with peace of mind."

Xue Shiji was taken aback: "He thought he could come back? So then, he wasn't going to meet some vicious person? If that's the case, then it shouldn't be. Why didn't he know me?"

"Because he doesn't want you to know what's going on between him and that person." Mu Yunyi continued, "Think about it carefully, who would be the person he would go to see but who doesn't want you to know?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Shiji stared straight at him: "Who else is there, isn't it you?"

"Brother Xiao is an upright person. If there is anything he would deliberately hide from me, it is only about you." When it came to this matter, Xue Shiji became angry.God knows how shocked he was when he first learned about the relationship between the two, and he wanted to ask clearly.However, Mu Yunyi separated from Xiao Lang very soon, he was afraid that if he mentioned it again, it would make Xiao Lang sad, so he could only knock out his teeth and swallow blood, and hold back until now by himself.

"That's why I suspect you. Apart from you, what else is he embarrassed to tell me?"

Hearing this, Mu Yunyi turned around abruptly, stared at him with a pair of eyes, gritted his teeth and said, "You really reminded me."

"There is one person, if he doesn't take the initiative to say it, you will never know."

"After we separated, did Yan Nanhui come to look for Xiao Lang?"

"Who?" Xue Shiji almost failed to remember the name that hadn't been mentioned for a long time, and replied in a daze, "No, what does it have to do with him?"

"Yan Nan Hui likes Xiao Lang. Before he left, he confessed to Xiao Lang that he would definitely come back to him."

According to Xiao Lang's character, he must have never revealed Yan Nanhui's feelings for him to Xue Shiji.Mu Yunyi didn't care how heavy the explosives he dropped, and said to Xue Shiji, who was so bombed out that he couldn't come back to his soul: "His identity is suspicious, you go and send someone to investigate, since he left Ping After Yi, is there any new news?"

Xue Shiji let out a bewildered Oh, and as he walked out, his heart was overwhelmed—why did you add Yan Nan back?When Brother Xiao provoked so many people, he didn't know at all!

He secretly used Song Fengqing's instructions, and he was prepared to wait for a long time. As soon as the name of the clinker was reported, the other party quickly replied: "Hey, hasn't the leader of this person already sent someone to investigate, why did he come again?" ?”

The leader sent someone to check Yan Nanhui?Xue Shiji's heart moved, and he said naturally: "Ah, the leader said that the handwriting was accidentally wetted last time, and the handwriting could not be read clearly. I asked you to send another copy."

He was holding the token that Song Fengqing had given him before, and Anbu didn't think about it, he just waited for a stick of incense, and then gave the result to Xue Shiji.

Xue Shiji walked out the door with a calm face, entered an empty courtyard around the corner, and opened the letter to read.

Mu Yunyi was still waiting for him in the room, and when he saw him come in with a black face, he felt a bad feeling in his heart: "What's wrong?"

Xue Shiji said: "The lord sent someone to investigate Yan Nanhui, but they stopped after only half of the investigation."

After finishing speaking, he walked straight towards the bookshelf: "To avoid the investigation of the Wulin League, his identity is not simple. Brother Xiao kept in touch with the leader of the alliance at that time, he must have known about it, maybe in the letter There will be more clues. Ah...you come and help me find them."

How could Xiao Lang's precious bookshelf have survived such rough rummaging by others, but now that the situation is critical, the two of them can't care less about handling it with care.

If it is an important letter, I am afraid it will not be put together with these books.Mu Yunyi thought for a while, then stretched out his hand to search carefully in the gap in the middle of the bookshelf, and found a hidden compartment after a while.

The two of them pulled out the secret compartment, and there was a pile of letters neatly inside.

Xue Shiji paused, and said to Mu Yunyi, "Turn around."

Mu Yunyi sighed softly, turned around as he said, and heard the continuous sound of opening letters behind him, it must be Xue Shiji who began to search one by one.

"found it."

Putting the rest of the letters back, Xue Shiji took a piece of paper and read it in a hurry, feeling terrified.

Mu Yunyi looked at his face, and Xue Shiji hesitated for a moment after reading it before handing him the letter.

"He turned out to be the sixth prince in the palace."

The Martial Arts League has never intervened in the battles in the palace, and now that the gang of princes are fighting for the throne in dire straits, brother Xiao fell into his hands, and he doesn't know what he will suffer.

Xue Shiji took a few breaths, and suddenly crouched down holding his head in pain: "Damn it, hate it! Why is it the imperial palace? It's this ghostly place that no one can enter!"

Mu Yunyi quickly read the entire letter, stuffed the letter back into the hidden compartment, looked at the collapsed man on the ground, and picked him up with one hand.

"Didn't you see what was said in the letter, this Yan Nanhui was afraid of his fourth brother's influence, so he faked his death and left the palace. As long as the fourth prince survives, he will not be able to go back in a fair manner."

"Xiao Lang is not in the palace. Yan Nanhui has no choice but to cover up his existence while fighting wits and courage with the Fourth Prince."

"We still have a chance."

At the same time, in the old house of Ping An Mausoleum.

There was a dull sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, followed by a panicked shout from the guard outside the door: "It's not good, Young Master Xiao has fainted!"