Who knew that when these words came out, Mr. Guo's face changed instead: "How did you know that?"
Oh no.
A pleasant surprise.
Qiao Mu narrowed his eyes.
Chapter 39: Wu Sheng Ling Xi Jue
Does this Mr. Guo really know news about the Emperor of Dayan
Considering the fact that this dude knew nothing about anything he was asked before, Qiao Mu felt a little unconvinced.
"Mr. Guo, people only have one life, so you must love life, don't lie, and don't seek death." Qiao Mu stared into Mr. Guo's eyes.
Although Qiao Mu did not know how to interrogate, he now had strong eyesight. With Mr. Guo's courage, if he was lying, he would probably show some abnormal behavior, such as looking away.
"I didn't lie." Mr. Guo didn't even need Qiao Mu to urge him, he just kept talking:
"Of course I don't have access to such important information, but my father knows it. He said it himself!"
"He said that the Great Yan Emperor might travel to Yancheng within a month, so he asked me not to cause any trouble recently..."
Qiao Mu only knew from the Tadpole secret letter from Zheng the Butcher that Wu Ji had a plan to assassinate the emperor, but he knew nothing about the specific time and place.
At the very beginning, Qiao Canxue and Qiao Mu planned how to contact the City Lord's Mansion and obtain the complete deciphering method of the tadpole code, but now they got it directly from Mr. Guo's mouth.
"Is there any more detailed information? A more specific location or time?" Qiumu asked again.
Master Guo opened his eyes wide: "This is an important matter related to the whereabouts of the Great Yan Emperor. My father is already very well-connected to know about this. How could he have any reliable information?"
"But since the emperor is going to come to Yancheng, it is unlikely that he will go to some mountain cave. Apart from Yancheng, the only places he can go to are Qingming Mountain in the west and Heyang Prefecture in the north, right?" Young Master Guo guessed.
Heyang is the provincial capital and the largest city in the area around Yancheng. It is also the hometown of Qiao Canxue's family.
The ancient town where Zheng the butcher lived was a small town under the jurisdiction of the prefectural city.
Qingming Mountain is a famous mountain in the west. The peak is extremely high and reaches the sky. Occasionally, stories about strange people and anecdotes are circulated here. It is considered a famous scenic spot in the Yancheng area.
After hearing what he said, Qiumu felt a little disappointed.
What Mr. Guo said was basically just pure guesswork. After all, who knows what the emperor is thinking
Qiao Mu thought, "If I want to participate in the Wu Ji Society's plan to assassinate the emperor, I should not leave Yancheng for at least a month."
"I've always heard that the Great Yan Emperor is incompetent and only knows how to curry favor with Yiren. The harsh policies and heavy taxes in recent years are caused by Yiren, but the emperor cannot shirk his responsibility. Killing him can be considered as acting in the name of justice."
Qiao Mu was thinking in his heart, but an impatient look appeared on his face.
"After saying so much, there is still no definite news... Are you kidding me?" He narrowed his eyes, murderous intent suddenly overflowed.
He moved the spear in his hand slightly, and the spear shaft turned into an afterimage and hit Master Guo's belly hard, causing his body to bend like a shrimp and he half-knelt on the ground and retched.
This stick was a retaliation for the whip that Lao Huang’s wife received on her belly.
At that time, Master Guo went out for a ride in fine clothes and on a horse, with a circle of servants around him holding whips to clear the way. He looked very majestic.
Qiao Mu would show some mercy to the kitchen helpers who were cooking in the back kitchen, but he would certainly not do that to the servants outside the door.
Not only will he not hold back, he is also planning to specifically kill a few servants.
For example... yesterday when the coffin was carried into the house to intimidate Qiao Canxue, there were several servants following Mr. Guo.
Those men were strong and healthy, and they were servants who usually assisted the tyrant and cleared the way with whips.
Yesterday, Old Huang rushed to drink the chivalrous soup, which was actually a great infringement on Mr. Guo.
If Qiao Mu hadn't appeared and attracted the attention of Master Guo and others, Master Guo would have come to his senses and remembered this incident. Even if Old Huang didn't die, he would have been badly injured.
Therefore, when breaking into the City Lord's Mansion this time, it would be best to kill all the servants from yesterday and Master Guo, so as to prevent Master Guo from pursuing Old Huang in the future.
"That's all I know." At this time, Mr. Guo finally finished retching and said intermittently:
"How about I give you some money? You came into this city lord's mansion to want something, right?"
"How about martial arts secrets? My father is at least a sixth-rank warrior..."
"Oh, what is it?" Qiao Mu asked casually, without holding out much hope.
Practicing martial arts is a hard job. Mr. Guo has never practiced martial arts. Even if the city lord really has the best secret book, Qiao Mu doubts whether he knows the value of it.
"That secret book is very special. My father has been keeping it secret from me, so I stole it from the secret room in his study. I wanted to practice it secretly and try it myself, but I failed." Master Guo panted.
"The name is... Wu Sheng Ling Xi Jue."
Wu Sheng Ling Xi Jue
This name doesn't sound like the iron crotch kung fu and iron shirt that Qiao Mu practiced? It sounds powerful
Could it be related to the Martial Saint and the Martial Arts Association
"It doesn't seem like he's lying. He knows nothing about the Wu Ji Society. It doesn't seem like he made up the name of this technique..."
Qiao Mu thought for a moment and asked:
"Then where is this Wu Sheng Ling Xi Jue you mentioned?"
Master Guo replied, "In the inner courtyard, in my bedroom."
Qiumu thought about it and decided that he could take the risk.
He was about to enter the inner courtyard.
This time when breaking into the City Lord's Mansion, Qiao Mu's goal is to kill the servants carrying the coffin first, and then try to assassinate the City Lord Guo Yan... Whether the assassination is successful or not is not important, what is important is to have a good death.
Young Master Guo just briefly talked about the city lord's situation, saying that he is currently in the main hall of the inner courtyard, and Qiao Mu will have to enter the inner courtyard anyway.
"You lead the way in front and don't play any tricks. You've seen how fast I draw my gun." Qiao Mu threatened at last and then began to take off his pants.
He took off his pants not to prepare to shoot Mr. Guo, but to change into the clothes of a servant.
While changing clothes, Qiao Mu carefully observed the little servant Acheng who had fallen to the ground and found that the boy was pretending just now and seemed to have really fainted, so he didn't care anymore.
"Go, go out!"
Qiao Mu, dressed as a servant, followed closely behind Master Guo and walked out of the kitchen, not forgetting to close the wooden door before leaving.
Several people have fallen down and a dog has died in the kitchen. There is no place to hide. Anyone who comes to the kitchen will definitely find something strange!
Fortunately, it is not dinner time now, and the kitchen is in a remote location, so it should not be discovered for a while.
In short... Qiao Mu doesn't have much time left, and the "Martial Spirit Holy Rhinoceros Art" mentioned by Mr. Guo is worth the risk.
The two sides walked one after the other and soon arrived at the entrance to the inner courtyard guarded by the two guards.
The two guards breathed evenly, their temples bulged, and they were obviously martial artists with great internal strength. When they saw Master Guo approaching, smiles immediately appeared on their faces.
"Get out of here, stop bothering me!" Young Master Guo had a pale face and walked quickly, completely ignoring the two guards, while Qiao Mu followed closely behind him with his head down.
The two internal force warriors immediately gave way after being scolded. It can be seen that they are quite afraid of the city lord's son.
Qiao Mu followed him into the inner courtyard, which was unexpectedly simple and easy.
Chapter 40 Sir, please respect yourself
Outer courtyard kitchen.
The little servant Ah Cheng, who had fainted on the ground, slowly woke up.
He was still a little dazed at first, but when he saw the servants and cooks around him who were stripped naked, and the dead body of the black dog, he immediately recalled what had just happened.
"Master Guo was kidnapped by Qiao Lin who broke into the mansion..." He stood up and was about to call for help, but he saw the plates of cooked beef on the stove and the dead black dog next to it, and fell silent.
He was forced to sell himself into slavery due to famine. This was because he was poor and he endured it because he had no other choice.
My childhood playmate's oxen were sold for meat because he was poor. Although he was sad, he could do nothing about it and had to endure it.
But the farm beef was treated as dog food by the young master in the mansion, and he could not bear it... Well, his defense was broken.
"I was knocked unconscious by the righteous hero Qiao Lin who broke into the mansion." He carefully locked the doors and windows of the kitchen from the inside, fell to the ground again and closed his eyes.
At least we can buy a little more time, right
...
Qiao Mu sneaked into the inner courtyard very smoothly, more smoothly than he expected.
But when he followed Master Guo with his head down, he could always feel the vague gazes of the guards behind him.
"Who is that person? I don't think I've seen him before. Why is he following you so closely?"
"Don't look at it, don't look at it, be careful of the young master blaming you."
Obviously, this was not the first time that Master Guo brought his servants into his bedroom.
Qiao Mu walked behind, and could only keep his head down to try not to attract attention. He could only catch a glimpse of the back of Mr. Guo's neck out of the corner of his eye.
It can be seen that Mr. Guo is quite nervous, with sweat on the back of his neck. Whenever a guard approaches, he will shout at them, fearing that the guard will discover Qiao Mu's identity and put him in danger.
I entered the young master's bedroom easily and nothing happened.
The bedroom was on the west side of the inner courtyard. As soon as you entered the door, you could see half a wall of antique vases, which looked quite stylish. Mr. Guo did not play any tricks. He quickly pulled out a thin booklet from under his pillow and handed it to Qiao Mu.
Qiao Mu flipped through it carefully and his brows furrowed little by little.
His martial arts skills were learned from Qiao Canxue, who came from a prominent family. He had practiced top-notch boxing such as the Changsheng Fist, so he was not weak in vision and perspective. With just a quick glance, he knew that the so-called "Martial Spirit Holy Rhinoceros Secret" was not just a deceptive name, but actually had something to it.
But the problem is also obvious.
This secret book does not teach any breathing method or fist and weapon skills. It talks about a mysterious intuition. After practicing, one can reach the level of "sharp intuition and anticipating the enemy's moves".
"A warrior starts at the eighth level, training the five senses of the body: form, sound, hearing, taste, and touch, and progresses step by step until he reaches the fourth level."
"Starting from the upper third level, it is the way to refine the spirit, which is equivalent to training the unpredictable sixth sense, intuition!"
"The Wu Sheng Ling Xi Jue is a secret method that allows warriors to practice before they reach the fourth level and their five senses become sharp!"
Qiao Mu quickly flipped through the thin little book, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.
The Wu Sheng Ling Xi Jue, which can be practiced by low-level warriors, is naturally a very precious and superior secret method, but it also requires extremely high character from the warrior.
The nature of the mind, like intuition, is very mysterious and there is no definite standard.
This secret method trains one's intuition and seeks to develop an indomitable warrior spirit.
"It's precious, but also useless... I just feel it's a bit thin? Is there a second half?" Qiao Mu glanced at it and looked up at Master Guo who was waiting anxiously beside him.
"This..." Master Guo broke out in a cold sweat and said with a wry smile:
"It seems there is some in the secret room of my father's study?"
"My father is a man with many tricks. He likes to hide good things. There is a secret room in the study, which contains several martial arts secrets. How about I take you there to have a look?"
You are such a filial son... Qiao Mu has no objection.
Now that there is no one around him, he has no taboos and any extra gains would be a pleasant surprise.
He was actually looking forward to whether Master Guo, who had informed him of the news about the emperor and the "Martial Spirit Holy Rhinoceros Secret", could bring him more surprises.
Time was running out, so the two of them left the bedroom again, this time heading towards the study room on the east side of the inner courtyard.
Master Guo was walking in front, a thin layer of sweat appeared on the back of his neck, and his heart was pounding.
His fear was not fake, not acted.
But with such a meticulous and steady father around, no matter how domineering he was in normal times, he would be able to show some quick wit in such a critical moment.
"Now Qiao Lin is behind me. He will attack me if I make any unusual move, but he can't see my expression..."
"In his eyes, I am just a timid and brainless dude. I am timid, I am afraid, and I dare not disobey him. But if I don't use my brain now, I will really die."
"Qiao Lin is attracted by the secret book. As long as he is attracted and wants something, he will have a weakness..."
Mr. Guo broke out in a cold sweat, with countless thoughts flashing through his mind.
The conversation he had just had with Qiao Mu was nine parts true and one part false.
Most of them are true, including the secret information of the Great Yan Emperor and even the "Martial Spirit Holy Rhinoceros Secret" that he stole from the secret room in the study, all of them are true.
But they are also bait.
"Qiao Mu and Qiao Lin are both desperate criminals. He will definitely not be able to escape from the City Lord's Mansion, but before he dies, I am afraid I will have to die too!"