"That's right, Mo Xi, there is something I want to tell you."
"what?"
Gu Mang said, "I just saw Murong Lian in the main office, he was pushing the army formation."
Mo Xi had been drinking the soup with a porcelain spoon, but when he heard the words, he paused: "Is that so..."
"Well, and I saw the battle situation he posted, it was completely different from what he said in the daytime. He had very good ideas, but he didn't seem to plan to say it, he was just deducing it himself."
Mo Xi scooped the soup a few times with his eyes down, but he didn't put it into his mouth. Finally, he put the spoon down.
Gu Mang asked, "Don't you feel surprised?"
Mo Xi said, "To be honest, it's not that surprising. I actually feel that Murong Lian's behavior has been a little abnormal in recent days."
"for example?"
"When Zhou He was going to take you to the Black Demon Trial, he stopped him. After that, he put a finger on you, saying that he could know your situation at any time. Then he came to the school to find out. I tipped off."
"..." Gu Mang heard him mention this matter abruptly, but for some reason, his eyes suddenly dodged.
Mo Xi didn't reveal it, he only saw his expression in his eyes, and then continued, "I later learned that the reason Murong Lian stopped Zhou He from taking you away was that he was also going to do a black devil trial."
"… Um."
"I'm afraid there is no such coincidence in the world."
"… "
"And even if the Black Demon Trial is indeed a coincidence, he and Zhou He need someone at the same time, so after you get away from Zhou He, why doesn't he ask you to continue to be a trial body?"
Gu Mang lowered his head and drank the soup silently. After a few sips, he said, "Probably don't want to offend you again?"
"Then how do you explain the wrench?" Mo Xi said, "Murong Lian gave you the wrench because he was able to know your situation through it. I thought it was nothing before, but after thinking about it carefully, this one doesn't make sense either. It's the Lord's will for Zhou He to take you away for the trial. If Murong Lian doesn't plan to turn against the Lord, then no matter what your situation is, he can't interfere."
Gu Mang hummed, and he drank the soup again, and he even started to drink the soup with a spoon.
Mo Xi knew very well that Gu Mang never liked to drink soup with a spoon, unless Gu Mang just wanted to use some action to avoid looking at him.
Gu Mang was able to keep his secrets in front of many people, but in front of Mo Xi, many of his small details would reveal his mentality.
"So he gave you that wrench at the time. I think there are two possibilities. First, if you were really dying at the time, he would turn against Junshang to stop the trial from continuing, even if I didn't intervene."
Gu Mang swallowed a mouthful of soup slowly, raised his head and smiled and said, "Little brother, what are you thinking? It's too late for him to hate me, and it's not like you don't know how he treated me in Luomei Garden. Where would you go with the king for me? Turn your face."
"Then there is a second possibility." Mo Xi said, "Murong Lian is lying. That ring is not used for feedback on your condition at all, but for other purposes."
When he said this, Gu Mang's expression changed slightly.
After a while, Gu Mang said, "Well... When he lent me his wrench, I did feel a very strange feeling, but I couldn't tell what it was. I had a headache, and my heartbeat suddenly became very fast... His Is there any magic spell attached to the ring?"
"It's hard to say." Mo Xi shook his head, "I'm afraid only he knows this matter in his heart. Let's talk about it later. After Zhou He took you away, Murong Lian came to the Xiuzhen Academy to find me. Ye Xue left a few words and didn't mention anything else. The most important meaning was to inform me and tell me that you were taken by the magician to do the black devil trial. If his ring can really track your situation , why should he come to me? In the event of a crisis, he will just report to the emperor. He will only lead to one result when he seeks me, and he knows that result."
Mo Xi paused and said, "He is sure that I will definitely stop Zhou He."
When the soup was gone, Gu Mang lowered his head and seemed to be casually playing with the spoon.
Mo Xi said, "I was thinking about this before, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt that Murong Lian had only one purpose at the time, he just didn't want the Dark Demon Trial to be carried out. Other than that, any motive could not stand. foot."
Gu Mang didn't say a word, his long soft eyelashes drooped down, casting fine shadows on his eyelids.
After being silent for a while, Gu Mang said, "Mo Xi, I... between him and I, actually... "
He seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if he wanted to reveal some secrets that had been suppressed for a long time, but the words came to his lips, but they disappeared as his lips pursed.
Mo Xi said, "If you have something to hide, don't say it."
"… "
"You have lived in Wangshu Mansion for so long, and some things that you can't say are normal. I said these words to you today, and there is no other meaning. I trust you, and you don't need to explain to me. I just want to ask you One sentence—what do you think of Murong Lian as a person?"
Mo Xi originally thought that Gu Mang would give an answer after careful consideration, but unexpectedly, Gu Mang answered this sentence very quickly.
Gu Mang said, "I don't know."
Mo Xi looked into his eyes, those blue eyes were clear and translucent, not even half an inch hidden.
"The things I remembered in my mind..." Although he was reluctant to mention this, Gu Mang still said, "It's not complete, I don't know if I can still remember all the important things about him. information, so I dare not say it.”
"Then judging by what you remember, do you think it's normal for him to smoke floating life like a dream?"
Gu Mang said, "It's not normal."
Mo Xi sighed and nodded: "I think so too. When I first went back to Wangcheng to see him, I felt that he had fallen to such a level that it was really disgusting. But after going through all kinds of things, I always felt that what I saw might not necessarily be what I saw. It's true, Your Majesty once told you that he wanted to abolish his Luomei Bieyuan, and Lao Junshang once moved to abolish the reserve and made Murong Lian the Crown Prince - he may have no choice but to make such a choice. self-defense."
This time, Gu Mang shook his head and said, "You are wrong."
Mo Xi was slightly surprised: "What's wrong?"
"Murong Lian was the closest to the throne, and this matter is well known to all. It seems that he poses the greatest threat to the throne, but he is not. Because he didn't have the chance to dig out the storm, there is no need for your Majesty to rectify him, and even in order to show mercy, your Majesty will treat him with the most lenient."
Gu Mang paused for a while, then continued, "Do you remember Murong Lian's situation before he sucked in the floating life like a dream?"
Mo Xi sighed and said, "It doesn't get any better either, playful, rambunctious, and competitive."
Gu Mang nodded and said, "The last one is the most important. Yes, Murong Lian used to be very competitive, but didn't he want to protect himself at that time? Didn't he have to worry about what the emperor would think of him at that time? He Before and after smoking Floating Life, there was no change in the situation of the court. So he did not smoke this cigarette to relax the vigilance of the king, there should be another reason. "
He puffed out his cheeks, then slowly let out a breath, and said, "It's just that I don't know what that is. I also wondered if Murong Lian had suffered some kind of secret accident that we didn't know, so her heart A big change, he is willing to fall. But just now I saw him deducing the art of war in the military tent, and I knew that he was still the aggressive Murong eldest son in his bones, and he did not change. Do you know what he said in the military tent? ?"
"what?"
"He said - am I really not as good as you?"
"… "
"Look, he's still holding his breath, trying to fight with you."
Mo Xi didn't know what to say for a while.
But at the moment when the two were talking, there was a sudden commotion outside, the footsteps were accompanied by the quarrel of several people, and I could vaguely hear "I'm just talking casually" "Why are you so strict?" "Don't hold me so tight, aren't you a guard officer from a slave family?" Then came the sound of scuffles and struggles, and a guard from outside the tent said: "Mo handsome! Violation of military discipline, rumors spread before the battle! All three of the first offenders have been escorted, and Commander Mo will be punished!"
Rumors before the battle
Or from the Chiling Camp
Mo Xi and Gu Mang looked at each other, and Mo Xi said, "Wait a minute." After Gu Mang put on the golden veil again, he let the people outside come in.
The Chiling Battalion is different from the Northern Territory Army. They only accept pure-blooded nobles, and their uniforms will be embroidered with totems representing their respective clan identities. Mo Xi looked at the three people one by one. One was the Lin family's immediate family, the other was the Zhou family's immediate family, and the other one was a bit surprising to Mo Xi, because that was a distant cousin of Mengze, who used to be at the end of the year. During the sacrifice, Mo Xi also had a face-to-face with him.
Mo Xi frowned and said, "What's going on?"
The guards clasped their fists and recited: "Xihe-kun! These three monks with red lings are talking about the coach's private affairs in the army, and they also spread rumors, talking about you everywhere..."
"Tell me what?"
The guard was in awe of Mo Xi, and after deliberating for a long time, he couldn't find the right words to describe it. At this moment, the distant relative of the Murong family was heard shouting: "What rumors have I spread? Mo Shuai and my niece are in love, and the world knows it! They meet in private to talk about love, I am an uncle. I'm happy to hear it, talk a little more, don't you touch the law of the king?!"
The guard said angrily: "Bah! You can't stop talking?!"
"Shut me up? You are a person who has no blood from your family, and you dare to order me? Do you know what the relationship between Lao Tzu and Your Majesty is? If Lao Tzu is not happy, you can pack your family and get out of the house. Huadu City!"
Mo Xi understood this time. He interrupted his cousin's clamor and said, "Senior, you may have misunderstood."
"What?"
"Mengze and I are alone in the big tent of the central army, just to talk about the public, not for personal affairs. Senior is also a high-level monk of Chiling, you should be very clear about what to say and what not to say. Chonghua and Liao go to war. Immediately, I will not investigate this matter for the time being, Senior Wan Wang is careful not to do it again."
Cousin didn't appreciate it, his eyes stared like bullfrogs, and after a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Xihe-jun, you are really one-sided, yes! You are the coach, but so are you. My junior! Just after you slept with my niece, you turned around and pointed at me like this, with no respect at all, believe it or not—"
Mo Xi raised his hand to interrupt him: "... When did I sleep with your niece?"