I don't want to return

Mu Chongyu has always understood what it's like to depend on others.During the three years when he was taken prisoner by Beiyu, in order to survive and even have a chance of revenge, he learned to bury all his emotions in his heart, without sadness or joy, without sorrow or anger.

Even though the cloud of national subjugation hangs over his head all the time, he has been tossing and turning and sleepless all night for the past year.But under the eyes of everyone, in front of that cold and deep emperor of Beiyu, he will always be just a wise and harmless captive, who can even serve as a saddle for his enemies.

Such hypocrisy even surprised Mu Chongyu himself.

But now in front of Xu Lihui, he unconsciously put on that posture: cautious, courteous, and greeted with a smile, for fear that Xu Lihui would be unhappy, he would reveal the identity and whereabouts of the group of them, causing them to be killed The disaster - the shadow of Beiyu's chasing soldiers has made him a frightened bird.

Fortunately, Xu Lihui didn't do that so far, maybe he really wanted to help them.

Mu Chongyu is not sure, all he can do is to try his best to cooperate with Xu Lihui's request, if the other party wants him to attend the banquet, he just goes, and the other party wants to tell him about the relationship between the monarch and his ministers in the past, of course he is also willing to do so Get closer, and within a few days, everything will be fine.

If you don't count Xu Lihui's increasingly sour eyes.

Mu Chongyu felt a little uneasy in his heart, but he couldn't tell where the uneasiness came from. It was obvious that Xu Lihui had treated him with courtesy, benevolence and righteousness.

This is even more so today.

A wealthy businessman from Youzhou celebrated his fiftieth birthday and hosted a banquet for the city's dignitaries. Naturally, Xu Lihui, the de facto ruler of Youzhou, was also invited to the banquet.

Xu Lihui readily agreed, but before he went, he specially sent someone to invite Mu Chongyu to attend together.

Mu Chongyu couldn't refuse, so he had to go with him in the name of a distant relative of General Xu.Fortunately, the folk customs here are relatively simple, and he has never set foot before, so although he appeared at the banquet and attracted many people's attention, no one could recognize his true identity.

But for some reason, Xu Lihui looked very happy, drinking and laughing happily at the banquet.

Seeing that he was half drunk after drinking for three rounds, Mu Chongyu was a little worried that he was getting drunk, so he got carried away for a moment, told his identity, then quietly got up, and whispered to Xu Lihui who was sitting at the next table on the left: " General Xu, be careful not to drink alcohol, just drink to enjoy yourself."

After speaking, he pointed to the direction of Dayu in the north, which meant to remind him that people in Beiyu are everywhere and should not be underestimated.

I didn't want Xu Lihui to be stunned for a moment, but he burst out laughing. He took Mu Chongyu's arm, pulled him into his arms, leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Your Majesty is too cautious. , This entire Youzhou is my territory, guarded by heavy soldiers, not to mention the spies of Beiyu, even if the emperor of Beiyu comes, I will not be afraid of him."

While speaking, his sword eyebrows were slanted, and his eyes were full of unrestrained smiles. The elegant demeanor in front of Mu Chongyu in the past few days was washed away, and only the killing and evil that had accumulated in the military life for three years remained. Qi.

This is Xu Lihui's true face. Even when he was seeking employment in the Nanyan court, he was by no means just a white-faced scholar, but a ferocious beast that concealed his wolfish ambitions.

Mu Chongyu was startled, and struggled violently with his hands and feet, trying to break free from Xu Lihui's restraint.

This posture not only made him feel dangerous, but also made him feel humiliated.However, none of the people in the banquet came out to smooth things over, and they didn't even turn their eyes to them, as if no one noticed. Instead, they all ate silently, or drank and had fun with each other.

Mu Chongyu felt even more chilled in his heart.It seems that as Xu Lihui said, the whole Youzhou and all the people in Youzhou follow Xu Lihui's lead, and no one dares to disobey him.

This time, he just came out of the wolf's lair and entered the tiger's mouth.

The strength in Xu Lihui's hands was a bit heavier, he firmly clamped Mu Chongyu's hands with one hand, and stretched out his other hand to stroke Mu Chongyu's eyebrows, rubbing them back and forth.

"Your Majesty, you don't know how happy I was when I received your letter a few days ago. It turns out that Your Majesty still remembers me and thought of coming to Youzhou for help..." At this point, he seemed to think of something, and his eyes flickered again. With a playful smile: "It's just that I didn't expect that His Majesty would use beauty tricks on former courtiers."

"Your Majesty's thoughts are so simple..." He paused with a smile, then lowered his voice a little bit, and put it close to Mu Chongyu's fair ear and said, "Don't you know, Your Majesty, what is there in the eyes of a humble minister?" How can a beauty compare to Your Majesty?"

"Back in the imperial examination high school, as soon as I stood on the Fengtian Hall, I couldn't get a glimpse of His Majesty in my heart. I didn't expect that after years of hard work, I would have today's..."

"Presumptuous!" Mu Chongyu hurriedly interrupted him, unbearable to hear some unbearable words.

Xu Lihui's words exploded in his ears like rolling thunder, from shock to humiliation to anger, all of a sudden ignited and burned all over his body.

However, he couldn't attack, and the three hundred soldiers who followed him were still in the hands of this man.

Mu Chongyu clenched his slightly trembling fists, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "General Xu is drunk."

Xu Lihui laughed again. He squinted at Mu Chongyu's flushed cheeks, and his eyes lingered: "Drunk? I have been drunk since the moment I saw Your Majesty."

After finishing speaking, he even poured a glass of wine with his own hands, handed it to Mu Chongyu's pale lips, and said with a soft smile: "Why don't you get drunk with your majesty? Your majesty doesn't know how annoying the way you frown is." It's pity... you escaped from Beiyu with [-] deserters. Could it be that Your Majesty still has illusions about the recovery of Nanyan? It's a pity that you three hundred wounded soldiers and disabled prisoners are not worth mentioning in front of any general today. , I don’t even bother to get rid of you. Today’s world has long lost Nanyan’s foothold. However, for some reason, I can’t bear to tell you this fact after seeing His Majesty’s humiliation these days. It's ridiculous too."

As he spoke, he moved the sapphire cup full of wine in his hand forward, intending to force Mu Chongyu to drink the wine in the cup.

Mu Chongyu was already trembling with humiliation, he closed his eyes and didn't want to look at Xu Lihui's face again.However, the lips were firmly pressed against the cold wine glass, and he had no choice but to open his teeth.

The spicy and refreshing wine rushed into the throat in an instant, choked into the lungs, and finally swallowed it all, and there was an earth-shattering cough.

Moist tears oozed from the corners of his eyes and slid down his cheeks.Mu Chongyu only felt a coldness in his heart.

Today's shame, I swear I will never forget it!

In the next few days, Xu Lihui seemed to be tired of pretending, and asked Mu Chongyu to sit in his mansion more and more frequently every day, and even forced Mu Chongyu to stay. Hold back.

Now there are three hundred other lives tied to him, so he can't be as reckless as before.

Fortunately, Xu Lihui's vigilance seems to have been lowered by the meekness of the past few days, and the surveillance on Mu Chongyu seems to have decreased a little.

Another day, Mu Chongyu came back from a banquet with Xu Lihui, Xu Lihui had been drunk by him intentionally or unintentionally, and lay on the couch unconsciously.

Mu Chongyu's heart moved, and he felt that the present opportunity must not be let go - he wanted to escape from Youzhou.

In the past few days, Xu Lihui's demeanor could not be more obvious. The man has obviously forgotten his previous promise, and he only drags Mu Chongyu every day, and his words and deeds are sometimes frivolous and disrespectful.

This has made Mu Chongyu endured to the limit.He has endured in Beiyu for three years, how could it be for the humiliation of today?

Mu Chongyu couldn't help but walked into the couch and looked at Xu Lihui quietly, the dagger in his sleeve glowed coldly.

Now the world is in chaos, life and death, there is no benevolence and morality in the world, if he wants to get out of trouble, he can only...

It's just... Mu Chongyu raised his eyes and glanced at the guard standing at the door without any trace, his eyes darkened slightly.

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