Creation Color Master

In the inner courtyard hall of the palace, Li Wu and Wang Hong had solemn expressions on their faces, while Wang Yong and Wang Xin stood respectfully beside them.

Wang Hong said solemnly, "Brother, what do you think about this matter? Shen Tian had just become enemies with Chu Mo, and was killed at night. Isn't it just a coincidence?"

Li Wu shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not him. From all the signs, it seems that he is a theatrical artist. He was very righteous yesterday and would not associate with ghosts."

Wang Hong said: "That's right. Everyone knows that Chu Mo and Shen Tian had a feud yesterday. It would be too conspicuous to take action now. It's not like his style. Could it be that a ghost cultivator has entered Yong'an Town and wants to use this incident to stir up trouble?"

Then he looked at his eldest son and said, "Can you find out what I asked you to find out?"

Wang Yong, the head of the Wang family, stepped forward and said, "Father, Chu Mo did not go out yesterday, and the people around did not see him going in or out. I also asked around, and many people saw ghost soldiers passing through the border, and a night watchman in the east of the town was a survivor. Moreover, I also saw the body of the deceased, which was full of ghost energy, so it must have been killed by a fierce ghost."

At this time, Wang Xin couldn't help but move. At Wang Hong's signal, he stepped forward and said, "Father, I've also been to the theater. I was curious and found an excuse to visit the entire theater. There was nothing suspicious inside, but it felt a little desolate."

Wang Hong nodded when he heard this and couldn't help but say, "Ah, this is a troubled time."

At the theater, Zhang Jiao and his companions returned after being away for three days. Yan Yonghe said, "Greetings, lord. This time, I went out with the Taoist priest and gained a lot. Although we did not find the forget-me-not grass and forget-love flower, we did get a lot of useful spiritual medicines and a spiritual tea tree called Cloud Mist Soul Condensing Tea. Drinking it for a long time can increase the lord's spiritual power."

Chu Mo was overjoyed when he heard this. Although he had the Yin-Yang Map and there was no limit to the number of leather puppets he could make, the number of leather puppets he could control was limited by his own mental strength. Currently, he could summon up to five leather puppets at the peak of the First Level Spirit Summoning Realm at the same time.

Of course, the lower the puppet's cultivation level, the more puppets can be controlled.

Zhang Jue also stepped forward and said, "My lord, I have already checked the place I mentioned. It turns out that the envoy sent by Emperor Xiayang to the ancient barbarians was assassinated on the way back. For this, the emperor was furious and ordered 100,000 troops to the front line to make the ancient barbarian dynasty pay for its blood debt with blood. This is what I have gained."

After saying that, he took out a ball of spiritual matter, a broken sword, a wisp of righteous energy and a ball of white crystal.

Chu Mo's eyes lit up when he saw these items. A Confucian figure appeared in his mind and couldn't be shaken off. He couldn't help but say, "Haha, with these spiritual objects, I believe a Confucian sage will be born soon."

They looked at each other, all with excitement on their faces.

Zhang Jue continued, "Oh, my lord, there may be something fishy going on behind the envoy's murder. There are many doubts. Unfortunately, the time is too short and I haven't gotten any useful information yet."

Chu Mo said: "This matter is of no importance to us. The Wang family gave us five gold bars for this performance, so we have enough funds. Taoist priest, thank you for your hard work again. We still need to use talismans to strengthen the theater."

For this performance, the Wang family gave him five gold bars, which was quite unexpected. If he had not embarked on the path of cultivation, he would have no worries for the rest of his life.

After a few days of peace, a soldier was seen holding a token and rushing all the way to Yong'an Town. The city gate was opened early to let him into the town.

At the palace, Wang Hong and Li Wu were chatting when they saw the soldiers kneeling hastily in front of Li Wu, followed by the head of the family, Wang Yong.

The soldier said, "General Zhonglang, the general has received news that martial law has been imposed. We are calling you back to discuss important matters. In addition, the emperor has personally sent 100,000 imperial guards led by General Longxiang to Hanyang Pass."

Li Wu seemed to realize something, his expression changed drastically, and he quickly stood up and said, "Brother, according to the military rules, I'll leave first, and we'll continue next time." After that, he stood up and left.

Wang Hong said, "Yong'er, Yong'an will not be peaceful from now on. I will be in seclusion for a while. The Wang family will be handed over to you. The storm is about to come." After saying that, he shook his head and left.

Li Wu rode his horse at full speed and headed straight for Hanyang Pass.

When he returned to the military camp, Li Wu tightened the reins, dismounted, handed the horse to a soldier beside him, and hurried to the central military tent.

The soldier guarding outside the door saw Li Wu and let him in directly.

At this time, the atmosphere in the big tent was very depressing. A gray-haired general stood in front of a map hanging on the wall with a sword in his hand. He held the sword with one hand and looked at the map in front of him as if in deep thought.

General Anxi Zhao Pu, a high-level cultivator in the second realm of Kaishi, had guarded Hanyang Pass for more than twenty years and was a well-known veteran of the dynasty. It was he who resisted the ancient barbarians' plan to advance eastward.

Below them, there stood seven military generals, plus Li Wu who had just come in, a total of eight people, all of whom held the rank of General of the Central Army. Li Wu didn't waste any words and went straight to the front left and stood there.

Sensing Li Wu's arrival, the general turned around and said, "I hurriedly called everyone here today because I just received news from scouts that the army led by General Longxiang is less than a hundred miles away from us and will arrive tomorrow at noon. Let's join forces. The emperor has issued an order, giving us two choices: one, capture Qianyan Pass of the Ancient Barbarian Dynasty; two, destroy the 200,000-strong ancient barbarian army and avenge our grievances."

Hearing this, one of his men stepped out and said, "General, how is this possible? We have been fighting the ancient barbarians for nearly a hundred years. We rely on Hanyang Pass, and the ancient barbarians rely on Qianyan Pass. How can it be so easy to capture it?"

Zhao Pu said in a deep voice: "Zhou Hu, this general knows that this is impossible, and the emperor certainly knows that we can't accomplish it. Let's think of a way to destroy the 200,000-strong army of the ancient barbarians."

Zhou Hu returned to the team with a gloomy face.

Li Wu stood up and said, "General, we have just been peaceful for three months, why is the emperor so angry? Moreover, the death of the envoy is full of doubts. I don't believe that the emperor can't see the tricks in this. Why is he so arbitrary?"

Zhao Pu sighed when he heard this and said, "We have just signed a ceasefire agreement. The emperor cherishes this hard-won peace, so he sent an envoy to express his closeness. Everyone in the court felt that there was no danger in this mission and it was a merit they had picked up for free, so they all rushed to request the mission."

"The strange thing is that one of the envoys sent out on the mission is the son of a military minister and his teacher is Mr. Tian from Haoran Academy. This is also the real reason why the emperor ordered the war."

Li Wu nodded when he heard this, and he had an idea in mind, then quietly stepped aside.

Two days later, Yong'an Town also entered a state of martial law, and the Zhenbei military camp also started operations. Every day, the bloody aura and the sounds of training could be felt.

But Chu Mo still lived a leisurely life in the theater as before. He played chess and listened to operas when he had nothing to do. His life was very happy.

Sitting by the pond, holding a ball of rice in his hand, feeding the Qingtian carp in the pond, with Chu Yun and Chu Tian following behind him.

Because of the passing of evil spirits and the night roaming of hundreds of ghosts, although he had been very careful, it still seemed to have aroused the suspicion of the Wang family. Whenever Old Master Wang had free time during this period, he would come here to sit.

Fearing that he would be exposed, Chu Mo withdrew the Night Parade of Hundred Demons and released all the actors.

Suddenly the theater became lively, especially the stage, where wonderful shows were performed one after another. Although they were puppets in his hands, Chu Mo would not interfere with them too much.

Fortunately, Zhang Jiao had placed silent musical instruments in the theater, so even if the sound was loud, it would not affect the people on the street or himself in the backyard.