After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

"If you're looking for the guy from last time, he's not here."

The Fourth Master spoke straight to the point.

Meng Qianqian didn't expect the other party to be so straightforward and looked at him suspiciously.

The fourth master said, "Forget it. It doesn't hurt to tell you. This is a gambling house, but I only welcome real customers. You shouldn't have come. He said he would deal with you. I didn't expect him to fail."

Meng Qianqian frowned and said, "So it was your idea that he killed me last time."

The fourth master smiled and said, "It's the rules of the gambling house, don't mind it, young lady."

Meng Qianqian said coldly: "You almost killed me, but you told me not to mind. Isn't it what you deserve that I smashed your place today?"

The fourth master sighed, "But you just said you were looking for someone."

Meng Qianqian said: "I changed my mind."

The Fourth Master looked at Meng Qianqian with a half-smile: "You don't want to get into trouble, you want to force me to tell you his whereabouts, but even if you kill me, I can't tell you, because I really don't know, and he always comes to me on his own initiative."

Meng Qianqian stared at the other person's eyes without blinking.

The other party is either not lying or is a master liar.

Meng Qianqian asked: "Who is he?"

The Fourth Master said, "His name is Xu Qi, and he's a killer. He comes to me on the 15th of every month to get assignments. He'll kill anyone for the right price. If he doesn't come this 15th, then I'll have to wait until next 15th."

The last time I met him was on April 15th.

Meng Qianqian said: "I can only believe half of what you say."

The Fourth Master raised his finger and said, "I swear to heaven that I will never lie. After all, it will not be good for me to offend the Tiger Guards."

A trace of vigilance flashed across Meng Qianqian's eyes: "Do you know who I am?"

The fourth master smiled and said, "You wore a veil and a hat, but your figure did not change. I have no other skills, but I can barely remember people. Besides, you bought my flute with a killing order, so it's hard for me not to remember you."

As he spoke, he took out the Baili Killing Order and played with it in his palm.

Meng Qianqian stared at him and asked, "Are you the owner behind the iron shop?"

The Fourth Master smiled and shook his head, "No, no, no, I just put the goods with Boss Tie to sell, and split the profits with him 30% and 70%, 30% for him and 70% for me. It would be fine if you bought other goods, but this is a barter transaction, so Boss Tie can only give me the killing order, and I will exchange it for silver and share it with him."

"In the capital, the only people who can produce the items of the Twelve Guards are the daughter of the Monkey and the disciple of the Tiger. You don't look like that fake pregnant daughter, do you?"

There was a subtle change in Meng Qianqian's expression.

The Fourth Master took in all the changes in Meng Qianqian, smiled and said, "It seems you have guessed it too."

Meng Qianqian had guessed it, of course. She began to doubt Lin Wan'er's identity when she couldn't even tell the difference between a killing order and a rescue order.

Afterwards, she returned to the capital and appeared in front of Lin Wan'er several times, but Lin Wan'er never asked her for the killing order.

If the execution order was really the relic of his biological father, she would have been so angry that she asked him to return it to her.

In addition, Tan'er discovered that Lin Wan'er was pretending to be mute.

All signs indicate that there is something wrong with Lin Wan'er.

However, Lin Wan'er could not pretend to be Shen Hou's daughter on her own, and she was more concerned about who was helping her behind the scenes.

If her guess was correct, it was most likely a traitor among the Twelve Guards.

The traitor must have a purpose in letting Lin Wan'er return to the capital. As long as Lin Wan'er is alive, the traitor will show up one day.

This is why she kept Lin Wan'er.

The Fourth Master smiled and said, "Meng Xiaojiu, you are smarter than I thought."

Meng Qianqian said: "You are more nosy than I thought."

"Hahaha!" The Fourth Master laughed heartily.

Meng Qianqian didn't think it was funny: "I still want to destroy your place, what should I do?"

The Fourth Master said, "It's my fault for offending you. How about this? I'll give you a piece of information in exchange, and we can wipe out the grudge of letting Xu Qi kill you last time."

Meng Qianqian asked calmly: "What news is worth my life?"

The Fourth Master said, "Before I answer you, can you please answer me a question first? What is the grudge between you and Xu Qi?"

Meng Qianqian said coldly: "Revenge for exterminating the entire family."

The Fourth Master's smile faded. He sensed a murderous aura from Meng Qianqian that was inappropriate for her age.

"I understand." He said, "What I want to tell you is the whereabouts of the Twelve Guards' item, the Chenlong Order."

Who is this guy?

Why are there so many Twelve Guards?

Meng Qianqian said: "One token is not enough."

The Fourth Master was helpless: "Oh, you are such a tricky little girl. If I kill you, I will be retaliated by the Twelve Guards. If I don't kill you, you won't be satisfied with just one piece of information. Then I can only... tell you the whereabouts of Chen Long."

Meng Qianqian clenched her hands, suppressing the turmoil in her heart: "Do you know where Chen Long is?"

The fourth master smiled and said, "Let me make it clear first. Now that I tell you, you can't mess up my place."

Meng Qianqian drew out her embroidered spring sword: "If you don't tell me, I will destroy your place right now!"

"The real murderer is just like that woman surnamed Yan."

The Fourth Master cursed and took out a piece of paper, quickly drawing a picture: "Go and guard it! It should be here soon!"

Meng Qianqian took it and looked at it: "Is this... the West City Gate?"

……

After Meng Qianqian left the gambling house, the young man in white who had won ten games in a row went upstairs.

"Fourth brother, you didn't kill her?"

The fourth master said calmly: "You caused the trouble, why should I be the one to kill you?"

The young man in white said nonchalantly, "Isn't it always like this before?"

The fourth master said angrily, "You are not allowed to sit at the gambling table anymore!"

The young man in white touched his nose angrily: "Fourth brother, why are you so fierce?"

The Fourth Master ignored him and muttered to himself, "Do you think the Twelve Guards will ever be reunited?"

The young man in white sneered, "Marshal Chu is dead, how is that possible?"

The Fourth Master played with the killing order in his hand: "The Emperor wants the Twelve Guards, Beiliang wants the Twelve Guards, and Lu Yuan also wants the Twelve Guards, but unfortunately, none of them can get them. Fifth Brother, I'm going to make a bet with you. I bet that the Twelve Guards will reunite, and you bet that the Twelve Guards will kill each other."

"Why give me the bad one?"

"Because you lost money."

"Gan!"

……

Meng Qianqian galloped on her horse, leaving countless blocks far behind.

Can we trust what the man called Fourth Master says?

Even if she was cheated, she had to go there in person.

But why did you come back from Xicheng?

What is Chen Long doing in Xicheng?

Could it be that the Chu family’s massacre is related to West City?

She didn't know who among the Twelve Guards had betrayed her, but it definitely wasn't Chen Long.

"Brother, what do you want to be when you grow up?"

"Brother wants to be one of the Twelve Guards so that he can protect Xiaojiu."

Chen Long is my brother...my brother!

She remembered, she remembered her brother...

"Who is coming?"

When approaching the west gate, a team of guards suddenly blocked Meng Qianqian's way.

Meng Qianqian suddenly pulled the reins tight, the horse raised its front hooves high, neighed a few times, and landed heavily on the silent street, making a sound as if trampling mountains and rivers.

She took out the token of the Governor's Mansion: "I want to leave the city!"

The Imperial Guards Cavalry Captain recognized her and said, "It's Madam Lu. Sorry, Madam Lu, the West City Gate is closed today."

Meng Qianqian asked: "Why?"

The cavalry commander thought about it and felt that it would be okay to tell her: "The Prime Minister has returned to the capital and will soon arrive in the capital."

Is the Prime Minister also returning to Beijing today?

Dusk is setting in the west.

The mighty Xishan cavalry, raising the White Tiger flag, marched towards the west gate in an orderly manner like a ghost-faced army that shook the mountains and rivers.

Lu Yuan was not wearing an official robe, but a purple brocade robe, waiting quietly on the official road.

He has been waiting here all day.

Finally, a tall chariot escorted by heavy cavalry stopped steadily in front of him, like a giant beast ready to swallow him.

He cupped his hands and bowed solemnly: "Welcome the Prime Minister back to the court."

A dignified and contemptuous voice came from the carriage: "I haven't seen you for a few years. Now you are the Grand Commander, and you don't even call me foster father anymore."