In the darkness, his thoughts seemed to have returned to the dark alley. After Lu Xu kissed him, Mo Rigen reached out and grabbed his throat. He raised his head slightly and looked into Mo Rigen's eyes.
Lu Xu's eyes were filled with natural nervousness and fear. Then, Mo Rigen lowered his head and gently bit his neck. At that moment, he seemed to have transformed into a wolf once more. His sharp canine teeth instantly pierced through his skin, penetrating his blood vessels. A burst of sweet blood burst out, endlessly pouring into his mouth.
Lu Xu raised his head. The dark sky was reflected in his eyes. The pervasive dark clouds retreated, and the sky was filled with stars. The Milky Way happened to pass through the narrow alley, illuminating the alley as if it was daytime. The starlight spun strangely, and the silver light floated.
Mo Rigen sucked his blood and left his neck. He sucked gently, causing the wound to close. Then, he silently looked at him. His eyes were focused and savage, as if he was looking at a prey that was under his control and could not escape.
Lu Xu suddenly pressed his hand on Mo Rigen's chest. A flash of light pierced through the dark alley, and with a whoosh, Mo Rigen disappeared.
He suddenly opened his eyes. When he woke up, the rain had stopped, and the sound of drums and music came from outside. He raised his hand and touched his neck. There was something strange about a certain part. He immediately turned over and got up. The world spun, and he almost knelt down on the bed.
"Little Lu?" Qiu Yongsi asked from outside. "Are you sick?"
Lu Xu got up with difficulty. He felt dizzy, as if he was stepping on cotton. He looked at the mirror and found that there was a red mark on the side of his neck. Qiu Yongsi pushed the door open and came in. He quickly touched his forehead.
"Oh no," Lu Xu said. "He followed me into my dream."
That afternoon, Lu Xu drank his medicine. It was confirmed that he had caught a cold in the rain last night. He sat down wearily and said to everyone, "His second target is Geshu Han."
"This is not easy." Atay frowned and said, "Geshu Han is not as easy to deal with as Han Guolan."
Lu Xu, Atay, and Ashina Chong had all seen Geshu Han before. They discussed for a while and finally finalized the details of tonight's mission. However, they did not get the most important information. An Lushan did not let Mo Rigen know where his sacred fire was, and there were only six days left until Yang Yuhuan's birthday.
As the sun set in the west, Lu Xu was still sniffling and feeling dizzy from the heat. He was thinking about what he should do if he met that guy again tonight, and what Mo Rigen's intentions were in the dream last night.
Qiu Yongsi was worried about Lu Xu and asked him not to go on any missions tonight, but Lu Xu insisted on going with everyone. When the two of them were waiting outside the General's residence, Lu Xu suddenly said, "Which one do you think is him?"
Qiu Yongsi was stunned. He thought for a moment before he heard this.
"Both of them are him." Qiu Yongsi said, "Legend has it that when Goddess Nuwa created humans, from sunrise to sunset, from day to night, there is light and shadow in the three spiritual and seven physical souls of humans."
Lu Xu pondered for a long time and said, "If we were to rank everyone in the Exorcism Division, who do you think is the smartest? What is his rank? "
Qiu Yongsi smiled but did not say anything.
Lu Xu asked again. Qiu Yongsi said, "The smartest is naturally Chief Shi. I am ashamed of my inferiority."
Lu Xu waited for a long time but did not get an answer. Qiu Yongsi said again, "The stupidest is probably between you and Hongjun."
Lu Xu: "…"
"Some people are born smart, and some are born stupid." Qiu Yongsi said again, "The most difficult thing in the world is to return to one's natural state. Great wisdom may appear to be stupidity. If you are too smart, you will live a tiring life. As the saying goes, 'Cleverness leads to the downfall of cleverness.' Living a simpler life will be more carefree, right?"
Lu Xu said, "I'm not Hongjun. I won't fall for your tricks. I just want to ask, in your eyes, there are still flaws in Da Lang's plan, right?"
Qiu Yongsi waved the folding fan in his hand and said calmly, "Don't worry. Don't you still have me?"
Lu Xu was not as ignorant as Hongjun. Since he was already here, he would take things as they came. As long as he had food to eat, a bed to sleep in, and Li Jinglong to talk about love, it was fine. He had been observing everyone in the Exorcism Division. Usually, they all seemed to have their own schemes, and no one would give in to the other when it came to playing tricks. However, in reality, there was a division of labor in terms of intelligence.
Even when Li Jinglong was around, he would occasionally ask for Qiu Yongsi's opinion. This fellow seemed to be the one who saw things the most clearly other than Li Jinglong.
And when Li Jinglong left, Mo Rigen naturally became the leader of everyone. Lu Xu always suspected that Qiu Yongsi still had a backup plan, because he did not comment on the process, nor did he take the initiative to do anything. Qiu Yongsi's expression changed slightly, and he said to Lu Xu, "Little Lu, did you notice something?"
Qiu Yongsi winked at Lu Xu, smiled mysteriously, and said, "Do you think … Xie Yu will trust us so much when Chief Shi is not around? Isn't he anxious? "
"He's not anxious." Lu Xu replied, "It's been many days. Apart from that night when he showed up, he hasn't asked about the entire plan."
"Yes," Qiu Yongsi replied thoughtfully, "Do you think he knows what we're doing?"
Lu Xu shook his head very slowly.
Qiu Yongsi smiled mysteriously again.
At night, the General's Estate was very quiet. The birthday gift that Geshu Han had brought from Liangzhou for Yang Yuhuan was placed in the hall — a rainbow-colored feather robe. It had been skillfully woven by the craftsmen of the Western Regions, and it had taken them no less than three years to make. The feather robe was divided into seven layers, and the gold and silver threads spun like a waterfall under the light.
"You'll definitely like it!" Yang Guozhong nodded.
Geshu Han had the maids cover the feather robe, and said to Yang Guozhong, "This old man really put in a lot of effort to buy this feather robe …"
Yang Guozhong clicked his tongue in admiration, and Geshu Han invited him to the study to drink. The two chatted for nearly an hour before Yang Guozhong came out of the study, and Geshu Han's expression was very complicated.
"It's about time." Geshu Han sighed.
Yang Guozhong finally said, "For the future of the Tang Dynasty."
Geshu Han was already quite old, his beard and hair had already turned white. Last year, Xiliang had suffered a serious illness after being struck by the plague, and he was already showing signs of aging. Yang Guozhong nodded his head and left without saying anything else. Geshu Han returned to the study and looked at the document that Yang Guozhong had sent over.
"Master," the maid outside said, "Madam has asked for you."
"In a moment." Geshu Han took the letter and examined it, carefully comparing the handwriting.
Not long after, the housekeeper spoke again, "Master."
"I know, I'll go over now." Geshu Han said impatiently.
"Mo Rigen of the Tang Dynasty's Exorcism Division requests an audience." The housekeeper said.
Mo Rigen? Geshu Han vaguely remembered this person. During the Corpse Ghost Rebellion in Liangzhou, Mo Rigen had indeed been recuperating in his residence for a while. After that, Li Jinglong had come to report that there were demons hiding in Chang 'an. Thus, he ordered him to enter.
Mo Rigen's hands were empty, and he had no weapons on him. When he entered the room, he first looked around and did not bow to Geshu Han. Geshu Han put the letter under a book and looked up at him.
"What's wrong?" Geshu Han was relatively polite to the people of the Exorcism Division. After all, Li Jinglong had saved his life before. Moreover, these people all had unique skills and were directly under the Emperor's command. They were a force that could not be underestimated.
"What did Yang Guozhong say?" Mo Rigen took a step forward, as if he had changed his mind.
Geshu Han raised his eyebrows in anger. Just as he was about to scold him for being "audacious", he suddenly thought of something and said in a low voice, "You're not Mo Rigen. Who are you? Come … "
Mo Rigen's expression changed. He never expected that Geshu Han, who had seen through countless people, would be able to see through his weakness in a single glance! He did not bother to continue talking and suddenly pointed his finger. Six Nailhead Arrows whooshed through the window and roof tiles, shooting towards Geshu Han! Seeing the arrows flying towards him from six blind spots and aiming for his vital points, Geshu Han had no way to escape. At this moment, a white figure appeared with a whoosh!
Lu Xu was incomparably fast. He broke through the window and stepped on the table. A short dagger appeared in his hand. He blocked the arrow closest to Geshu Han and sent it flying. Then, he flipped onto the roof beam and turned around to block the second arrow. Once again, he flew down with the arrow and blocked the third arrow with his dagger!
"Ding, ding, ding." Three sounds rang out. Lu Xu spun in the air. His speed was even faster than the arrows. He blocked two more arrows, but the last arrow streaked past his arm and tore his clothes. Blood splattered in the air.
Mo Rigen leaped backwards. Lu Xu rushed forward and rammed his shoulder into Mo Rigen's chest. Mo Rigen could have controlled the Nailhead Arrows and killed Lu Xu on the spot, but he could not bring himself to kill him. He only dodged to the side to avoid Lu Xu. He did not want to fight with him. Then, with two fingers in front of his body, he gathered the arrows that had been deflected. They spun past Lu Xu and flew towards Geshu Han who was behind him!
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Geshu Han had just shouted, "… Human!" As soon as he finished speaking, Qiu Yongsi, Ashina Chong, and Atay broke through the window and rushed in. Atay held a fan in his hand and said coldly, "Brother, you've gone too far."
Then, Atay waved his fan. A bone-chilling wind swept up all the scrolls in the room. Qiu Yongsi waved the tip of his brush. In the landscape painting in the room, a huge mountain suddenly flew out of the paper and smashed fiercely towards Mo Rigen.
Right at this moment, he saw the rockery flying toward him. Mo Rigen knew things were not going well, as the rockery landed solidly on his chest. His back violently knocked against the wooden door, immediately the wooden door collapsed and he fell out of the room. Ashina Qiong shot out her six flying daggers to meet Mo Rigen's nail-head arrow.
"Lu Xu!" Qiu Yongsi shouted, "Do it!"
Lu Xu's hands were trembling. After a while, he made up his mind and shouted.
"Ah!" Lu Xu's two daggers drew an arc in the air. Along with Atay's Nailhead Arrows, they all gathered on the daggers. With a painful shout, they crashed into Mo Rigen's chest.
Mo Rigen: "…"
Lu Xu: "!!!"
Lu Xu threw out two daggers. One dagger stabbed Mo Rigen's waist, and the other dagger stabbed into his ribs!
Mo Rigen did not expect Lu Xu to be so heartless. With a roar, he allowed the dagger to be stuck in his ribs. He waved his hand and punched Lu Xu away. Lu Xu felt that the force of the punch was more than a thousand pounds. His mind buzzed as he fell into the corner of the room.
At the same time, Qiu Yongsi, Ashina Chong, and Atay rushed over to protect Geshu Han. Mo Rigen did not say anything else. He somersaulted in the air and landed on the roof. With the sound of chaotic footsteps, he escaped.
Geshu Han's eyes widened in shock. When his subordinates came forward and were about to capture the three 'assassins', Geshu Han roared, "All of you, stop!"
Atay, Qiu Yongsi, and Ashina Chong turned around and bowed to Geshu Han.
"Things were rushed and we offended you." Qiu Yongsi said, "Please forgive us."
"You!" Geshu Han pointed at Atay and said, "Tell me what happened!" He then had all the guards retreat. Ashina Chong went forward to help Lu Xu up. Qiu Yongsi bent down to pick up the scattered papers and put them back on Geshu Han's table.
Atay was about to explain when Geshu Han sneered, "Li Jinglong's subordinates are all very astute!"
Qiu Yongsi chuckled and stopped picking up the papers on the floor. Lu Xu leaned against the wall and sat down, panting. After being hit by Mo Rigen's punch, his head was still buzzing.
In the Wei Manor of Anxi.
Mo Rigen, who was bare-chested and wearing only a pair of black trousers, was lying on the bed, twitching uncontrollably. His lifeless eyes were wide open and he was shivering from the cold. An Lushan inspected his body and sneered. The place where the dagger pierced was already frozen, and this layer of frost was slowly melting and spreading to his body. The area below his ribs and even his chest had turned blue.
On Mo Rigen's chest, there was a tattoo of a deer's head.
A Gu worm flew in through the window and turned into Wan Feng's figure, saying in a deep voice, "Lord."
An Lushan said slowly, "How did they know that the target was Geshu Han?!"
Wan Feng shook his head, his eyes filled with bewilderment. An Lushan's face was fierce and vicious as he stared at Mo Rigen and then at Wan Feng.
Wan Feng said, "Should we save him?"
An Lushan finally made his move. His left hand glowed with red light as he pressed it against Mo Rigen's chest, while his right hand pulled out the dagger!
Mo Rigen roared, his whole body burning as his pupils dilated. Almost at the same time, just as An Lushan pulled out the dagger, the runes on the dagger shone and a cold air rushed towards An Lushan's body!
In the General's Manor, Atay was halfway through his explanation when Lu Xu's body twitched, his eyes empty.
At that moment, he looked through Mo Rigen's eyes and saw An Lushan throwing away the dagger and holding his palms in front of him in the shape of flames! The gold ring on An Lushan's left thumb flashed imperceptibly.
Immediately after, the dream turned into another scene. The black wolf was pressing down on the White Deer, biting and tearing at it in the cold wasteland. Lu Xu immediately knew that Mo Rigen had once again sensed him. At the moment of his death, he was desperately searching for a warm body to absorb heat.
"Lu Xu —!"
"Little Lu!"
On the dark icy wasteland, the wind was biting cold. In the wilderness of despair and death, the black wolf pressed down on the White Deer, biting and clawing madly. The White Deer's boiling blood almost exploded and spilled all over the ground. Its whole body glowed brightly. The black wolf bared its teeth, its eyes filled with hatred and only bloodthirst.
However, the white light receded and turned into a naked Lu Xu. Not only did he not escape, he hugged the black wolf tightly. At this moment, the black wolf only had a ferocious aura. It opened its bloody mouth and bit down on Lu Xu's shoulder!
Lu Xu endured the piercing pain as his consciousness gradually blurred. Just before he lost consciousness, he raised his other hand and hugged the wolf's head, pressing his entire body against the black wolf's fur.
The black wolf's bite almost shattered his shoulder blade. His muscles and blood were all a mess. However, just as Lu Xu made this move, the black wolf slowly released its sharp teeth and raised its head in confusion. Lu Xu only hugged the wolf's head, the side of his face pressed against the wolf's jaw, trembling uncontrollably.
Suddenly, everything collapsed and shattered. Lu Xu opened his eyes wide and returned to reality.
Inside the room, everyone stared at him in a daze.
Ashina Chong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Are you okay?"
"Found her." Lu Xu said with a trembling voice.
Everyone's expression instantly changed.
At daybreak, Li Jinglong and Hongjun entered the city hand in hand. Hongjun was still somewhat absent-minded. Li Bai, on the other hand, was lazy. She didn't drink for a day and didn't have any strength. Along the way, she even looked around. Li Jinglong was helpless. One moment, he had to pull Li Bai back, the next moment, he had to take care of Hongjun. He also had to guard against being wanted. It was as if he had two ghouls following behind him.
Lanling Amber had just opened for business when customers swarmed in. Li Jinglong entered from the back door. The Carp Demon was beating eggs to make breakfast. When he suddenly saw Li Jinglong, he was so shocked that he cried out loudly and spilled the sauce all over himself.
"You can put it in the pot now." Li Jinglong said expressionlessly.
The Carp Demon: "This isn't fun! Where's Hongjun? When did you guys come back? "
Hongjun and Li Bai came in. Li Bai said, "Where's the wine?"
"I'll find it for you later." Li Jinglong pushed Li Bai forward. Hongjun, on the other hand, looked absent-minded and went to change his clothes.