After the zombies traveled through time, they were tricked by the villain into becoming a stepmother

Different from Chu Chi who was surrounded by little kids and cried loudly to vent his abundant emotions that had nowhere to go, the atmosphere on Shen Mufeng's side was obviously much more serious.

After listening to Old Shen’s narration, Chu Zongyuan felt a little toothache.

"They are trying their best to leave us no chance of survival! Are ordinary thugs no longer worthy of our status? They are actually asking for help from martial arts masters one after another.

Tsk, haven't I heard that the prices charged by these specialized assassin organizations in the martial arts world are quite high? Who is so rich that he can hire assassins in droves? This financial strength is really enviable to me!"

I have to say, Chu Zongyuan is really a carefree guy.

Even though he has fallen to this point, he can still find ways to have fun and make jokes. It's a pity that no one wants to pay attention to this interesting soul of his for the time being.

Pei Changjing frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.

Chen Lingfang was used to being cautious. Seeing that Prince Xuan seemed to be in a state of fear, he lowered his eyes and thought for a while, and he could guess the truth. It was nothing more than a struggle for imperial power and a quarrel between brothers.

This was not something a small bastard from a family of military honors like him could afford to get involved in. I still remembered the ancestral precepts that the descendants of the Chen family must not participate in the chaos of fighting for the throne.

To be honest, if he hadn't been so severely suppressed by his stepmother and demoted to a remote corner, he would have been afraid that he would have had little chance to struggle out in the future.

In fact, he shouldn't have stepped into this muddy water. This was also a kind of invisible team-up, and he knew it very well.

Fortunately, Prince Xuan didn't seem to have such ambitions at the moment, and he didn't expect to earn the credit of following the dragon. Being able to safely escort people to the capital would be a great achievement for himself in the future.

After figuring it out, he quickly changed the subject.

"General Shen, has everything been settled in Black Wind Village? Sixth Master, how about I take some people and go ahead to help clean up? Otherwise, the children might see something and get frightened."

The reasons are so reasonable that it is hard to refuse.

Shen Mufeng looked at his friend, and a self-deprecating smile flashed across Pei Changjing's eyes.

He is indeed a smart descendant that the old fox of the Chen family has openly praised. His brain works really fast. He is afraid that he will be dragged down by Pei Laoliu, so he wants to run away quickly, right?

But since the other person is unwilling to get close to him, Pei Changjing is a respectable man after all, so he won't hold on to anyone.

Then he stood up, brushed off the grass debris on his hem, and spoke softly and in a friendly manner.

"Okay, then please go ahead, County Lieutenant Chen, and I will come later."

"Yes, I resign from my humble position."

He bowed very respectfully, then cupped his hands to Shen Mufeng and Chu Zongyuan, then swiftly greased his feet and slipped away.

Looking at the guy's back as he fled in panic, Chu Zongyuan snorted coldly in annoyance.

"As expected of a warrior, he is so anxious and flustered. How can he be calm and decent like a scholar like me?"

Pei Changjing glanced at his cousin with a smile.

"You don't need to cover for him in front of me. I am not an unreasonable person and I will not vent my anger on him."

He folded his sleeves and sighed.

“In fact, it would be great if the Annan Marquisate could remain sober all the time. Having no merits or faults is also a way to achieve long-term stability.

Besides, I have no grudge against the Chen family, so why should I drag them along when they are unwilling to do so? That would be too disgraceful for me."

Chu Zongyuan secretly glanced at his cousin's face and felt that he was not speaking sarcastically, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Thinking that he had just acted with a petty mindset, he felt a little embarrassed and quickly opened his mouth to make up for himself.

"Isn't it because I have some friendship with Lao Chen? It was because I tried my best to lobby him to be a guarantor that he took the risk and gritted his teeth to accept our business. To be honest, this is equivalent to him making a decision that goes against his ancestors."

As he spoke, he sighed and made a few more excuses for the loss.

"Old Chen had a hard life, too. He was a bastard in the family, and he had never had much respect since he was a child. He was not born to be a martial artist, so he could only stubbornly go the literary route.

Fortunately, he was able to recite something famous, but unfortunately, he stabbed his stepmother's eyeball. Otherwise, he was at least a member of the imperial examination, so how could he be swept into such a remote place and become a ninth-rank military officer? If you tell anyone about it, it will make people laugh to death."

As outsiders, they certainly couldn't comment too much on other people's inner house affairs, but it was enough to know the reason. Pei Changjing nodded to show his understanding, and sent his unreliable cousin away with a few words.

After he and Shen Mufeng were left standing there, he went to the Dog-Headed Military Advisor with a serious face to ask for advice.

"Who do you think did it this time? I think I guessed wrong at the beginning. The boss is so poor, he probably doesn't want to spend so much money on me.

"Old Four and Old Five are capable of doing it. Old Nine is also a possibility. His mother's family is from the underworld, so it makes sense that he can contact the assassin organization, right?"

Shen Mufeng searched around until he saw the pink figure, who was talking to the boy next to the carriage and seemed to be smiling happily.

He turned around and met Pei Changjing's eyes.

"What we should worry about now is not who will come to kill us, but how to return safely.

I just took a rough count in Black Wind Village and found only about 200 corpses, far less than the number of bandits given by Chen Lingfang."

Now it was Pei Laoliu who had the toothache.

"That is to say, there is a large group of people waiting for us behind us?"

There was really no need to answer such an obvious question. Shen Mufeng leaned against the rock wall, picked up his Yuming sword, and used the sword tassel to wipe the blood stains on the scabbard that had not been wiped clean.

These dried spots are really hard to wipe off.

Just like those termites in the court, they are difficult to eliminate.

There was no need for the other party to give any answer. What didn't Pei Changjing understand? He just felt a little tired at this moment. He leaned against the rock side by side with his friend, looking at the cold stars and lonely moon in the sky, feeling sad and lonely.

"It seems that people always have difficulties in this world, which makes people exhausted.

Sometimes I wonder, why do I have to be so serious with them?

What's the difference between me and other princes?

My eldest brother is the eldest son of the emperor. He can do such things as forming a clique for personal gain and harming the public, so why can't I do the same? In fact, I can do the same.

Haha, do you think that this will lead to harmony and love between brothers?"

Shen Mufeng paused as he was wiping the scabbard, turned his head and gave him a cold look, then he took some red jelly before speaking.

"For the sake of our friendship, let me remind you of two things.

If you really dare to do this, I don't know whether you will be treated as a brother. But if the emperor finds out, he will definitely make you break your arms and legs.

I hope you understand this.”