The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

It seemed like a long time had passed before the two of them separated.

"Awan..."

Huo Wuyou's breath was still hot, still carrying the scent of each other.

He liked Xue Zhiyi very much, and he also liked the way she treated him.

"Once we get back to Huajing, let's get married, okay? Awan." He seemed to be even more drunk: "I want to be like this with you every day."

His hands were sweaty from being clenched, and they were damp and warm. Xue Zhiyi leaned on his shoulder, snuggling up to him softly.

It turns out this is what it feels like to be in love with each other, she likes it very much.

However, before she could answer, a loud noise broke the silence of the night.

Xue Zhiyi's eyes suddenly became clear and she looked out the window.

I saw the sky suddenly became brighter, and when I smelled it carefully, I could smell a choking smell of smoke.

"What are the people outside shouting?" Huo Wuyou asked.

Xue Zhiyi listened carefully and said, "Oh no... there's a fire."

When the two ran out of the room, Sui Yunlang who lived next door was also woken up and came out in a disheveled state to check the situation.

Before I could wonder why these two people came out of the same house, Yan Gui had already come back from outside: "My Lord, a warehouse in the town caught fire, and the fire has been brought under control."

"Granary?" Xue Zhiyi asked.

There has been no harvest this year due to the floods. If the granary catches fire at this time of year, the livelihood of the people of Cishui will be cut off.

Yan Gui shook his head solemnly: "I'm afraid that the Marquis and Lord Jiang will have to go and check it out in person."

Xue Zhiyi and Huo Wuyou looked in the direction of Jiang Xu's room, sighed at the same time, and went out together.

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"It's an armory." Huo Wuyou was completely sober. He said, "But it's not a government armory, it's a private one."

What was left in the warehouse were hundreds of machetes, dozens of sets of armor, and countless bows and arrows.

Hiding weapons...

Xue Zhiyi felt a chill on his back: these were dozens of times more than those hidden in the carriage by the Chai family, enough to make the owner of this arsenal, the Yi San clan, and a small Ci Shui, who dared to do such a thing?

"Let's interrogate the Chai family first." Huo Wuyou said.

After all, there is a precedent of privately possessing weapons, so it is understandable that they are the first to suspect them.

On the way back to Jiang's house, Xue Zhiyi asked him, "What if it wasn't done by the Chai family?"

After exchanging a glance with her, he said, "Then we have to see who this arsenal can be used for."

She understood and smiled, "Yueling Pass is only seven days away from here. If the Ge family still has the intention of rebellion, the weapons hidden in Cishui can allow them to temporarily form an elite force."

However, Xue Zhiyi was worried about something else: "Have you ever thought about why it was such a coincidence that we discovered this weapons depot because of an inexplicable fire on the night we arrived at Cishui, in this relatively humid season after the flood?"

Huo Wuyou's expression suddenly turned cold: "Awan means that someone is monitoring us and also wants to use us?"

Hmm, Xue Zhiyi said: "Someone wants to use us to deal with the Ge family. Could it be that King Cheng wants to make a last-ditch effort and drag Gu Shichong down with him when he sees that he can't save himself?"

There was no answer to this question for the time being, and on the third day, they set out to return to Huajing.

To return to Huajing, they had to pass through Jiangzhou Prefecture. By the time they returned to Jiangzhou Prefecture, the people of the Chai family had almost been interrogated.

However, they refused to admit that Ci Shui's armory had anything to do with them, and based on the existing evidence, they could not prove that the armory belonged to the Chai family.

From this point of view, their guess is somewhat possible: perhaps someone really wants to attack the Ge family.

They also received a piece of news in Jiangzhou Prefecture: the emperor ordered Shen Qingwei to be summoned to Huajing.

When they returned to Beijing, they took the Shen siblings with them.

Before leaving, Shen Chiyan talked to Huo Wuyou alone.

Shen Chiyan was in his forties, tall and strong, with an exaggerated beard. Standing there, he looked like a righteous military commander with a majestic aura without even getting angry.

In Shen Chiyan's study, he dismissed the others and said without any nonsense, "Marquis Lin'an, if it weren't for the Marquis and Miss Xue's intervention, I'm afraid my life would be in danger, and the Shen family would be in great trouble."

Huo Wuyou returned the greeting: "General Shen, your words are too polite. The general and my father are old acquaintances, and he is also Wuyou's elder. Wuyou dare not accept the greeting."

Shen Chiyan waved his hand and said, "Since we know each other, let's stop being polite. Anyway, my Shen family owes you this favor."

After that, he sighed, "The Shen family has been cautious for many years, but I didn't expect that they would still be targeted, and even go to great lengths to set up a trap. If it was my daughter who was in danger that day, I'm afraid that she would really be led to the western suburbs by the villains, and the relief food and weapons they prepared in the western suburbs would be discovered. If so, they would be caught red-handed, and the Shen family would be hard to defend themselves."

Shen Chiyan looked at Huo Wuyou, and his voice suddenly became a little softer: "Marquis Lin'an saved the Shen family, but I feel guilty towards the Marquis."

Huo Wuyou was puzzled: "What do you mean, General Shen?"

Shen Chiyan looked solemn. He looked around and made sure no one was approaching before he said in a deep voice, "Back then at Yueling Pass, the Huo family army was completely wiped out... There is one thing that I have never dared to tell anyone."

Upon hearing this, Huo Wuyou's expression changed.

Shen Chi said, "Lord Lin'an and General Huo may not have died simply at the hands of the Northern Di people, but there may have been people in the court who interfered."

Huo Wuyou knew about this. His father's subordinates rushed back with their last breath just to tell him about this. Not only that, he also knew that it was Zhao Xu who falsely conveyed the imperial edict and surrounded and killed the Huo family army, which was badly damaged after the war.

However, there was no definite evidence of guilt, and he could not use the confession of a dead person as evidence to bring Zhao Xu to justice.

At that time, Shen Chiyan was stationed in Jiangzhou and was one of the generals who led troops to support Yueling Pass. He just arrived later than Zhao Xu and was unable to see the truth of the matter in person.

Could it be that Shen Chiyan has kept some evidence in his hands?

Huo Wuyou asked hurriedly: "General, do you know anything?"

Shen Chiyan walked to the corner and used the key to open a secret compartment on the seemingly flat wall of the study.

He took out a piece of silk from it, and at a glance, Huo Wuyou recognized it as an imperial edict.

Shen Chiyan handed the imperial edict to Huo Wuyou: "Marquis Lin'an, take a look."

Huo Wuyou's heart was beating fast, but he did not hesitate. He unfolded the imperial edict, looked down, and his pupils suddenly shook.

Shen Chi said, "Four years ago, when the battle was at a stalemate, a secret decree passed through Jiangzhou and was delivered to Zhao Xu, the Marquis of Yongping, who was going to Yueling Pass for reinforcement. The messenger was seriously injured when he arrived in Jiangzhou and died not long after. I should have sent someone to deliver the secret decree to Zhao Xu, but at that time, I saw that the seal of the secret decree was not right, as if it was forged, so I secretly opened the secret decree."

At this moment, Huo Wuyou just stared at the imperial edict in a daze, his body a little stiff.

Shen Chiyan looked at it and sighed silently: "I didn't expect that the imperial edict actually stated that Zhao Xu was to kill the traitors Huo Yan and Huo Wuji... I secretly felt that there was something wrong with this edict. I was afraid that someone had forged it, so I quickly sent someone to inform Lord Lin'an."

As he spoke, he shook his head: "It's a pity that we are still a step too late. By the time my people arrived, the Huo family army had already been buried in Yueling Pass."