Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 118 The Bai Family Attacks
Yan Sanniang is a very meticulous person. Basically, every time Gu Mo and Gu Chudong travel, she will arrange the route and time very carefully.

Gu Mo and Gu Chudong also saved a lot of effort thanks to her arrangements.

This time, it is no exception.

Gu Chudong immediately packed up his banknotes, weapons, spare clothes and other things, and under Yan Sanniang's arrangement, he joined the caravan that was heading to Lingnan.

In the afternoon, after the rain stopped, we set off.

Yan Sanniang and Ah Qi sent Gu Mo and Gu Chudong out of the city before waving goodbye.

Watching the caravan go away,

Yan Sanniang and Ah Qi turned around and went back to the city, both of them remained silent.

After walking for a while, Yan Sanniang suddenly asked, "Have all the people been dismissed?"

Ah Qi nodded and said, "They are all dismissed."

“Is the severance pay enough?”

"Just right," Ah Qi said, "The money from the sale of the manor, plus the money from your gold and silver jewelry, after buying the stem of the Netherworld Epiphyllum, the remaining money is just enough for severance pay."

"You didn't keep it yourself?"

"It's useless for me to keep it." Ah Qi said, "After tonight, I will be wandering around the world and I won't have any use for money."

"I'm sorry, Ah Qi," Yan Sanniang said, "You've been with me for so many years, and in the end, you're still wandering the world alone."

“That’s my life.”

The two were silent again.

After a while, Ah Qi said, "Boss, actually, if you tell Master Gu the truth, given his character, he won't sit idly by. Maybe things can turn around."

Yan Sanniang shook her head and said, "There's no need. The result will be the same. We can't defeat Bai Chaoxian. He's already gone mad and has completely given up on his reputation. Why should I drag Gu Mo and his sister into this?"
Gu Mo is indeed a martial arts master, but this time is different. The two great masters Bai Chaoxian and Meng Qingkong, plus the thirty-six armored soldiers under Bai Chaoxian, may not be of any use even if Qi Tianshu comes.

Even if we take a step back and say that Gu Mo successfully escaped with me this time, what will happen next? What kind of status is the Guangyang Marquis Mansion? Even the Canglan Sword Sect dares not provoke it. No matter how powerful the Jianghu forces are, they are just a group of ruffians in front of the government. Bai Chaoxian has no way out. He is determined to capture me and take me back. If Gu Mo helps me, what will happen next? Will I flee to the Jianghu? Will I be hunted everywhere? I have come to this point now, so I don’t want to bring trouble to others anymore. "

Ah Qi gripped the sword tightly, veins popping out on his arm, but after a moment, he loosened his grip and said dejectedly, "I'm sorry, boss, I'm too weak to protect you!"

"Ah Qi, you've done enough for me over the years. You've long since repaid the debt of gratitude you owe me," Yan Sanniang turned, stared at Ah Qi, and said, "It's almost time, Ah Qi, for you to let go. It's time to find your own life."

Ah Qi was silent for a while, then said, "I'm leaving tomorrow morning. I'll see you off tonight!"

"it is good."

Yan Sanniang nodded, and when Ah Qi turned around, she suddenly slashed Ah Qi's neck with a knife.

Ah Qi rolled his eyes and instantly fell down.

Yan Sanniang supported Ah Qi. Just then, a carriage came by. Yan Sanniang threw Ah Qi onto it and said, "Please, take him away. The farther the better."

"Why bother, Miss San, the world is so vast, we can always find a place to hide."

"I'm tired and don't want to run."

……

Gloomy leaden clouds hung low in the sky, as if they were about to crush the whole world.

Outside Linjiang City, on a winding, muddy official road, a cavalry of several hundred men struggled forward. Their horses' hooves stomped down, sinking deep into the sticky mire. Every time they pulled themselves up, a puffing sound accompanied them, stirring up large swathes of muddy mud.

At the front of the team, a large flag fluttered in the wind. Despite being eroded by stains and rain, the pattern on the flag still looked vaguely majestic, and a huge word "white" was printed on one side.

On the road, pedestrians gave way.
Those who were well-informed recognized that the army was none other than the personal guards of Guangyang Marquis Bai Chaoxian, and their leader was none other than Pei Poxiao, the commander of Guangyang Marquis's personal guards and the chief of the Thirty-Six Armored Cavalry, known as the Mad Lion, a butcher hated by countless people.

When the army arrived 20 miles outside Linjiang City,
A group of people appeared on the official road in front of them. They were the constables from Linjiang County Government and Liushenmen. The two people in front were Linjiang Prefecture Governor Liu and Liushenmen Inspector Chu Yuan.

As the mighty army approached, a murderous intent filled the air, causing the detectives from the Linjiang government to unconsciously look solemn and fearful. The horses under their crotch let out low cries and retreated one after another.

Chu Yuan and Prefect Liu also knew that they could not blame the constables. Although the Guangyang Marquis' personal guards only had a few hundred people, they were one of the top armies in the Qian Kingdom. They were all baptized in the blood of the battlefield. When they were gathered together, even martial arts masters would have to avoid their edge.

Immediately, Chu Yuan and Prefect Liu looked at each other and rode their horses forward.

Chu Yuan bowed and shouted, "Commander Pei, I am Chu Yuan, the Six Gates Inspector of Linjiang County. May I ask why you have come to Linjiang County? Do you have any transfer orders?"

Pei Poxiao reined in his horse, his aura seemingly capable of melting frost and snow. Several deep scars etched his face, his sword-like brows slanted into his temples, their tips slightly raised, as if concealing the chilling murderous aura of a battlefield. His eyes, narrow and sharp, stared at Chu Yuan and said in a deep voice, "I've been ordered to come and bring the Third Miss of the Marquisate home."

"May I ask who the young lady of the Marquis' Mansion is and why she is in Linjiang City?" Chu Yuan asked in a deep voice.

Pei Poxiao raised his eyebrows and said, "Is it necessary to tell you about this, Liushenmen?"

A powerful aura suddenly came pressing down, as if murderous intent had condensed into shape, frightening Chu Yuan and Prefect Liu so much that their horses couldn't help but step back.

Prefect Liu reined in his horse, his face displeased, and snorted coldly, "Commander Pei, please don't try these tricks in front of me. The Six Gates have no right to interfere, but as the prefect of Linjiang County, I have the right to know about everything going on in Linjiang County. Let me ask you this: who is the daughter of the Guangyang Marquis's Mansion? Why is she in Linjiang City? What is her purpose in Linjiang City?"

Pei Poxiao stared at Prefect Liu with a very intimidating look, but Prefect Liu, as a civil servant, did not give in at all and stared at Pei Poxiao with his sharp eyes.

After a long while, Pei Poxiao slowly said, "Yan Sanniang from Buer Villa is doing business in Linjiang County."

"What a joke!" Prefect Liu said coldly, "Yan Sanniang was born into a commoner family, a woman of the Jianghu, a merchant. How could she be a daughter of your Marquisate? Besides, her last name is Yan. What is her connection to the Guangyang Marquisate? Is she an illegitimate daughter? If so, why are you taking her back now?"

Pei Poxiao's pupils shrank slightly, and he said, "This is the Marquis's family affair!"

Prefect Liu said in a deep voice, "No matter how serious the family matter is, the army is not allowed to enter the city unless there is an order from the Ministry of War."

Pei Poxiao said: "Guards will enter the city, but the personal guards will not."

Chu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly. He understood what Pei Poxiao meant. The legendary thirty-six armored cavalrymen entered the city, and the other guards were waiting outside the city.

He looked behind the cavalrymen and saw carriages loaded with food and supplies, their wheels deeply stuck in the mud.

He immediately understood that these several hundred guards were probably just the logistics equivalent of the Thirty-Six Cavalry Armored Corps, responsible for transporting food and supplies as well as the legendary invulnerable black iron heavy armor.

"The army can only go as far as the Shiliting Post Station outside the city."

Prefect Liu said this and ordered the constables who were blocking the middle of the official road to move aside.

Pei Poxiao gave the order to march, and the army moved forward again.

Only then did they notice that there was a carriage in the center of the army. The side wind blew, lifting the curtains and revealing a white-haired old man sitting inside.

"Meng Qingkong!" Chu Yuan was surprised.

Prefect Liu snorted coldly and said, "Meng Qingkong is a master after all, yet he has fallen into such depravity that he becomes a slave to the traitor Bai Chaoxian. How can he still have the bearing of a martial arts master?"

Chu Yuan said: "Return the favor!"

Prefect Liu said, "Even if it's to repay a favor, there should still be some bottom line, right? Lord Chu, don't you know what Meng Qingkong is doing here? Bai Chaoxian has done evil things, but now that the emperor is wise, he will fall.

The court officials who had been on good terms with him in the past all distanced themselves from him, and Prince Xuan, who had promoted him, also gave up on him. But he was now desperate and had no choice but to ask Prince Xuan for help.

Prince Xuan is a womanizer. Seven or eight years ago, he happened to see Yan Sanniang and commented on her, expressing his admiration. Previously, Bai Chaoxian still had some dignity. Although he didn't treat Yan Sanniang, his illegitimate daughter, as his own, he didn't send her to Prince Xuan's residence. Now, he's desperate and is actually thinking of sending Yan Sanniang to the residence to curry favor with Prince Xuan. He doesn't consider his current situation. Even if Prince Xuan speaks for him, it won't protect him, and he's harming Yan Sanniang for nothing."

Chu Yuan said, "When one is desperate, he will try any possible means. Now that Bai Chaoxian is here, he will not let go of any glimmer of hope. It's just a pity for Yan Sanniang, she has to have such a father!"

Prefect Liu said, "She's truly pitiful. She's never been a young lady of a marquisate. Bai Chaoxian was forced to take Yan Sanniang to the Bai family. There, Yan Sanniang was looked down upon and bullied. It's said she never even met Bai Chaoxian. Later, when she got older, he kicked her out. She finally built up a career on her own, but Bai Chaoxian destroyed it. Now he's coming to take her away by force."

Chu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid Bai Chaoxian's plan will fail. Yan Sanniang won't be so easy to take away."

"You mean, the Yunzhou hero Gu Mo?" Chu Yuan nodded and said, "Gu Mo is a man who hates evil and is extremely righteous. He has a close relationship with Yan Sanniang and there's no way he would sit idly by and watch Yan Sanniang being forcibly taken away."

Prefect Liu shook his head slightly and said, "Lord Chu, with the Thirty-Six Armored Cavalry and Meng Qingkong, even if Gu Mo is a master of martial arts, he can't stop them. Don't forget, the Thirty-Six Armored Cavalry once surrounded and killed a Grandmaster on the battlefield. And Meng Qingkong is a Grandmaster himself, a veteran Grandmaster at that!"

……

Dusk fell, and the dim afterglow fell on the small town inn.

There were few diners in the lobby. The flickering charcoal fire reflected everyone's tired faces. The shopkeeper was fiddling with his abacus listlessly, and the waiter was dozing off against the counter.

There were a few horse neighings outside, and the shopkeeper looked over quickly. It was a caravan. How could the shopkeeper understand that there was a big business coming, so he hurried out to greet them.

The leader of the caravan exchanged a few words with the shopkeeper, then came to a carriage and said respectfully, "Master Gu, it's getting late. Let's rest here tonight!"

"it is good."

Gu Mo responded.

Gu Chudong jumped off the carriage, followed closely by Gu Mo.

However, just as Gu Mo got off the car, he suddenly stopped, turned around and pointed at a small inn not far away. There were several people eating in the inn, three children, and two adults, a boy and a girl. It was obvious that they were a family.

Gu Mo asked, "Chu Dong, look, is that person Song Junxi?"

Gu Chudong looked over quickly and said in surprise, "Brother, it really is him, but he seems to have his family with him."

Song Junxi is a senior executive of Buer Villa and also a close confidant of Yan Sanniang. Previously, when they were in Fengming Ferry, Yan Sanniang brought several masters from Buer Villa to support Gu Mo, one of whom was Song Junxi.

"Brother, do you want to go over and say hello?" Gu Chudong asked.

Gu Mo nodded and said, "I just heard him say that Bu Er Villa has closed down."

"Ah?" Gu Chudong was full of surprise.

Gu Mo immediately walked towards the inn over there.

The inn wasn't too busy with just three or five tables of people, but it wasn't deserted either. When Gu Mo entered, Song Junxi didn't notice.

Until Gu Mo came to him.

Song Junxi then raised his head, and was filled with shock. He quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Gu...Hero Gu, what a coincidence, you are here too."

"Brother Song," Gu Mo bowed and asked, "Can you please excuse me?"

"Don't bother me, don't bother me," Song Junxi quickly pulled the young woman next to him and said, "Quickly pay your respects to Hero Gu. This is the Hero from Yunzhou I told you about." Song Junxi then explained to Gu Mo, "This is my humble wife. I'm a woman with little experience and don't know you, Hero Gu!"

The woman immediately became terrified. She raised her hand but didn't know how to salute. For a moment, she was panicked and afraid of offending Gu Mo.

Gu Mo quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, sister-in-law."

"what!"

When Mrs. Song saw that Gu Mo actually bowed to her first and addressed her like that, she was stunned for a moment, and Song Junxi was also a little surprised.

Gu Mo said, "Brother Song and I are friends, and I've been very grateful for your help before. So, sister-in-law, please don't be polite. You can continue eating. I just happened to pass by and saw Brother Song here, so I came to say hello. I'm sorry to bother you!"

"Ah, oh, good..."

Mrs. Song's head was buzzing, and she sat down after listening to Gu Mo's words.

Song Junxi couldn't help but straighten his back. The great hero of Yunzhou and the master of his generation all called him their brother. If this got out, it would be enough for him to brag about for the rest of his life.

Gu Mo asked Song Junxi, "Brother Song, why are you here?"

Song Junxi said, "I was originally going back to my hometown with my wife and children, but when I got here, as luck would have it, my carriage broke down. The repairs were delayed, so I had to stay here for one night."

Gu Mo asked, "Brother Song, why do you suddenly want to go back home?"

Song Junxi sighed and said, "Now that Buer Villa is gone, I don't know what to do for the time being. However, Boss Yan was kind enough to give us a severance pay. I was thinking of using that money to go back home and start a small business, spend some time with my family, and stop traveling around the world."

"Bu Er Villa is gone, what does that mean?" Gu Chudong asked in surprise, "We just met Sister Yan this morning, how could Bu Er Villa be gone?"

Song Junxi asked doubtfully, "Master Gu, Miss Gu, don't you know? Some time ago, all the hidden agents in Bu Er Villa were exposed. As you know, the most important thing in the business of Zhui Feng Lou is the hidden agents, and the key to the hidden agents is the word 'secret'. If all the hidden agents are exposed, it's like a swordsman without a sword.

Then, to make matters worse, several funds of Buer Villa were robbed by unknown masters. The investigation was fruitless, which led to a complete collapse. Boss Yan tried his best to save the situation, but it was not very effective.

A few days ago, Boss Yan announced that Buer Villa had gone bankrupt. She sold all of Buer Villa's property, as well as all of her gold and silver jewelry. She used part of it as severance pay, and for the remaining part, she reportedly bought something from the Oriental Chamber of Commerce...something, it was said to be a rare treasure.

I was one of the last to be laid off this morning. Sigh, Boss Yan is truly a man of integrity. It's such a shame that, thanks to you, Master Gu, Bu Er Villa should have been thriving and expanding, but now it's been plagued by these incidents. Boss Yan must be feeling disheartened!"

After listening to Song Junxi's words, Gu Mo bowed slightly, said "goodbye" and turned to leave the inn.

Gu Chudong hurriedly followed and said, "I was saying that when Sister Yan came to see us this morning, there was something strange. Such a big thing happened, but she didn't tell us. Brother, it must be the Bai family. Sister Yan definitely didn't want to drag us down, so she didn't tell us and coaxed us to leave..."

At this point, Gu Chudong was slightly stunned, then his face changed and he said, "That's not right, brother. Sister Yan was so anxious to trick us into leaving today. Doesn't that mean that the Bai family will go and cause trouble for her today?"

Gu Mo nodded slightly and said, "Let's go back. Even if I can't help, I should say goodbye."

Immediately,

Gu Mo went to say hello to the people in the caravan, then grabbed Gu Chudong's arm, flew up quickly, and returned to Linjiang City.

……

Linjiang City, night falls.

The night was like ink, thickly splattered across Linjiang City. Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves pierced the streets, making the ears ache. A group of thirty-six heavily armored cavalrymen came barreling in. They were like demons emerging from the dark abyss, their imposing presence terrifying, and everyone shied away in fear wherever they passed.

Someone in the crowd whispered tremblingly, "Those are the thirty-six armored soldiers of the Guangyang Marquis's Mansion!"

Although the sound was small, it was like a thunderclap, startling everyone.

It is rumored that the thirty-six armored cavalrymen of Guangyang Marquis' Mansion are all first-rate masters. Wearing specially made heavy armor, even the masters dare not easily challenge their sharp edge. They charge into battle and are invincible.

Guangyang Marquis Bai Chaoxian was able to rise to great fame and be appointed as a marquis and a general from a humble background, and this was largely due to the contribution of the Armored Army. If Bai Chaoxian was a notorious and unspeakable villain, then these thirty-six cavalrymen of the Armored Army were his minions, hated by countless people.

However, the appearance of these thirty-six armored cavalry here is surprising.

A few years ago, the new emperor ascended the throne and was very displeased with Bai Chaoxian. Within two years, Bai Chaoxian was marginalized by the court. Although he still retained the second-rank official position of General Wei, his military power was deprived and he was driven back to his fiefdom, Guangyang County.

Only his personal guards and the Thirty-Six Armored Soldiers followed him back to Guangyang County. In the past few years, Bai Chaoxian has been living in seclusion in the Marquis' Mansion, and the Thirty-Six Armored Soldiers have not appeared for many years.

Tonight, he unexpectedly appeared in Linjiang City.
This immediately caused panic among the people, especially those in the gangs, who were all trembling with fear. After all, the 36-cavalry armored army had massacred many martial arts sects and wiped out all of them.

For a time, undercurrents surged in Linjiang City.

However, it wasn't long before everyone in the major gangs breathed a sigh of relief.

Because the thirty-six riders went straight to Fuji Villa.

The sound of horse hooves and the clatter of heavy armor and swords rubbing against each other was very crisp under the moonlight.

The armored troops stopped at the gate of the No.2 Villa.

Because Yan Sanniang walked out from inside.

Pei Poxiao, the leader of the Ironclad Army and the notorious "Mad Lion" in the martial arts world, dismounted and said respectfully, "Miss Third, go home!"

(End of this chapter)