793 Asking for Help (2/2)

”Hmm. What are you going to do about Xiao Fengchai's request?”

”I'll pay a visit to the General of the Right, Shang Liao, and ask him to remind the generals of the Norland army to restrain their subordinates. I think that that'll be enough. There's no need to get Duodun involved in this.”

”And what are you going to say in regards to Xiao Fengchai's identity?”

”A former prostitute. They can't force her to become a prostitute again, right? Before the Meng family's money arrives, we can't let anybody find out that she's in charge of the Dragon King's finances.”

”But why would the Dragon Army want to help a former prostitute?”

”Er, well…” Xu Xiaoyi regarded the Dragon King's question as a test and started racking his brains intensely. ”Because Xiao Fengchai has quit her former job and is with me now?” Then he shook his head. ”I don't think anybody would believe that.”

”Go find Instructor Shangguan and then tell her that the Land of Fragrance's has just received an extra female soldier.”

Xu Xiaoyi was startled by the proposed plan and soon burst into laughter. ”Good idea. It's just that I don't know whether Xiao Fengchai will agree to or not.”

”She will. And don't go to Shang Liao. Visit Mo Chu instead, and ask him to handle this matter. I'll go with you.”

Xu Xiaoyi had already seen through to the Dragon King's intentions, but he was still very worried about the whole affair. ”What if the Unique King is actually hiding in Mo Chu's place… Dragon King, it's not that I have no faith in your kung fu, but it's just that the Unique King has a lot of kung fu experts around him, and you're just one man…”

”Rest assured. There won't be any fights.”

Gu Shenwei kept his word.

First, Xu Xiaoyi paid a visit to Shangguan Ru. Then in the afternoon, he went downtown to visit Mo Chu. Four subordinates, one of whom was the Dragon King in disguise, came along with him.

Gu Shenwei didn't even bring his saber because he didn't want to alert his enemy.

Heaven's Pass was not a large city. Around it, 70,000 troops were stationed in batches of four or five camps both in and outside of the city. Mo Chu was the commander-in-chief of the army, but he didn't live in any of the camps. Rather, he resided in a mansion located in the northern corner of Jade City. Unlike Duodun who liked living in a tent, Mo Chu preferred to live in a house made of stone and wood like the people of the West Regions.

His mansion was divided into a front yard and a backyard, and it was almost the largest house in the city. There were not many guards, and the security check was not very strict either. After a guard reported Xu Xiaoyi's arrival, he successfully received permission to meet the host, but his four subordinates had to remain in the front yard.

The other three men were all trusted men under Xu Xiaoyi's payroll, and they never asked their strange companion any questions. They focused all of their attention on chatting with the guards, seizing every opportunity to gather intelligence.

From the responses of the guards, Gu Shenwei could tell that Mo Chu hadn't had many guests recently, and that even his former subordinates were visiting him less and less. Prince Duodun was not only receiving the allegiance of young officers and common troops, but he also being recognized by the experienced generals.

Were there any strangers in the mansion? All of the guards shook their heads at that question. From the host to the servants, the total number of people who lived in this house was merely twenty or so. If there were really any strangers, then somebody would definitely have seen them around.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.

After about an hour, Xu Xiaoyi came out. The moment they left the city, he said to the Dragon King, ”What a wily old fox. He said that he didn't want to get involved in this kind of petty affair, and that there's no need to be dramatic about it either since those two officers didn't really cross any lines. It was not until I reminded him that he owes his current freedom to Instructor Shangguan that he reluctantly agreed to issue the command, and he also told me he couldn't promise that the command would have any effect.”

After their task with Mo Chu was done, Xu Xiaoyi asked in a muted voice, ”Did you find anything? Is he really there?”

Gu Shenwei nodded. Those guards hadn't lied and they indeed knew nothing. However, several dwellings around Mo Chu's mansion had been cleared out. Mo Chu claimed that it was for reducing noise, but in Gu Shenwei's eyes, those now-empty rooms were the perfect spot for secret security guards to stay in.

At that night's second watch, Gu Shenwei departed. Even after patrolling outside Mo Chu's mansion for an hour, he hadn't found any signs of hidden sentries. After midnight, he decided to risk it.

The guards were all weary by that point and Gu Shenwei easily slipped past them. However, he maintained his vigilance and took every step with great caution, always carefully keeping several escape routes in mind.

There was nothing unusual in the front yard, and most of the people in the backyard were asleep. There was only one room in the mansion which still had a lit lamp, but Gu Shenwei could see a moving figure through the window.

Holding his breath, Gu Shenwei quietly eavesdropped outside the window awhile and identified the man in the room as Mo Chu. He was pointlessly mumbling as he paced around, and there seemed to be nobody else in the room.

Then the lamp went out.

After evaluating his options for a while, Gu Shenwei slinked into the room next door. It was dead quiet inside, but Gu Shenwei had a feeling that this was the exact place where the Unique King was residing.

He took a step backwards and looked through the thin window paper, hesitating about whether he should keep searching or just leave.

An arm broke through the window without making any sounds as if the window paper had instantly melted away.

Gu Shenwei had no choice but to engage and receive this palm attack head-on.