Mysteries of the Great Zhou Dynasty

Chapter 192 Extra Mo Yun (2)

Mo Yun snorted coldly, but in his heart he wanted to tease this simpleton. This simpleton was quite skilled in martial arts, and he was itching for a fight. So Mo Yun pretended to be angry and said, "What do you know? This peach blossom branch is of great significance to me. If I go back without any flowers, Little Flower will be angry!" As he spoke, he tightened his grip on the wooden stick in his hand, as if he wanted to settle scores with Chang Feng.

Changfeng was at a loss for what to do. He gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, feeling somewhat embarrassed: "If you really mind, I'll just buy you another one..."

"Compensate? How can I compensate? I can compensate for the flowers, but how can I compensate for the sincerity?" Mo Yun raised an eyebrow and said, "How about you fight me? It's been a long time since I've fought, I'm itching for a fight..."

Before Changfeng could refuse, Moyun twirled the flower branch in his palm and then made his move. He lightly touched the ground with his toes and rushed towards Changfeng, aiming the flower branch directly at his brow.

Changfeng didn't draw his sword; he merely raised his hand to parry with the scabbard, his longsword deflecting Moyun's attack. Moyun pressed forward relentlessly, his attacks fierce, while Changfeng remained on the defensive, not lingering in the fight.

"Isn't this kind of playing boring?" Mo Yun raised an eyebrow and smiled. "You little lackey, is that all you've got? You might as well have your young master take you back home!"

Mo Yun was unreasonable, and Chang Feng was already somewhat impatient. Upon hearing this, his expression changed drastically, and he drew his longsword and attacked.

Seeing that Changfeng was serious, Moyun happily said, "That's right, this is more fun!"

He dodged Changfeng's attack by sidestepping.

The two fought for a while. Mo Yun used a flower branch and Chang Feng wielded a sword, so Mo Yun gradually lost ground.

Mo Yun steeled her resolve, dodging to the side, her flower branch aimed straight for her opponent's throat. Chang Feng's pupils constricted sharply, his sword stance abruptly changing. The longsword cleaved through the flower branch, sending wood chips flying, and just as the sword was about to pierce Mo Yun, a voice stopped her.

"Changfeng, stop!" A voice rang out from behind Changfeng. A boy came running up, panting, and leaned against the wall, gasping for breath. "We...we can talk this out."

Changfeng quickly withdrew his hand, but the longsword still managed to tear Moyun's clothes at the shoulder.

Mo Yun glanced at her torn clothes, a smile playing on her lips. She held up the purse in her hand and said, "You tore my clothes and ruined my flower branch. Consider the money in this purse your compensation, and I'll accept it! We didn't settle this time, so let's try again next time!"

Changfeng quickly looked down and touched his waist. Sure enough, Mo Yun had taken his purse without him noticing. This person was utterly despicable and shameless, using such underhanded methods!
Changfeng, his anger rising and his face flushed, exclaimed, "You!"

Yan Mingzhang patted Changfeng on the shoulder to comfort him.

Changfeng then sheathed his sword, cupped his hands, and said earnestly to Moyun, "Brother Moyun, I was rash just now. I'll go find you another peach branch so you can explain things to Xiaohua. I'll also reimburse you for the clothes!"

Mo Yun clapped his hands and laughed heartily: "Silly girl, Xiao Hua? That's my donkey! You think it's a girl? Hahahaha... You're such a blockhead!"

Immediately, Mo Yun tossed the purse back: "Here you go, I wouldn't do something like that!"

Changfeng took the purse, feeling somewhat embarrassed, but he knew he couldn't delay his young master's important matter, so he ignored Moyun's mockery and took a step back behind Yan Mingzhang.

Yan Mingzhang bowed politely: "Young hero, I am Yan Mingzhang, son of Yan Lizhe, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. I apologize for any offense I may have caused today. It seems you know quite a bit about the theft of the official silver at the teahouse today?"

Mo Yun rested his chin on his hand, somewhat puzzled: "Stop using such flowery language, speak plainly! Your father is the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, so what does this case have to do with you? I do know some things, but do you think I'll just tell you everything you want? There's no benefit in it for me, is there?"

Yan Mingzhang said seriously, "Isn't it normal for a son to share his father's burdens? As for whether you want any benefits, young hero, that depends on how valuable the information you provide is!" Mo Yun's eyes lit up instantly, and he leaned forward, "Young master, is everything you say true?"

Yan Mingzhang said earnestly, "Absolutely no exaggeration!"

Mo Yun crossed his arms, stroked his chin with the other, and trembled on one leg as he pondered for a long time: "Alright, I'll trust you this once. I have three pieces of information here, worth five taels, ten taels, and fifteen taels respectively. I'll sell them to you for a package price of twenty-five taels. How about it?"

Yan Mingzhang's eyes remained completely calm: "Ten taels."

Mo Yun was furious: "How can you bargain like that... Fifteen taels, that's the lowest I can go!"

Yan Mingzhang readily agreed, "Okay, deal!"

Mo Yun hadn't expected to reach an agreement on a price so quickly. She turned her face away, her expression contorted with regret, muttering under her breath, "Oh dear, I asked for too little..."

Yan Mingzhang glanced at Changfeng, who, with perfect understanding, took out a piece of silver from his pocket and tossed it over: "This is a deposit. We didn't bring that much money today. If your information is reliable, you can exchange this piece of silver for fifteen taels at the Yan residence. If the information is indeed reliable, I will definitely reward you handsomely in the future."

Mo Yun was quite agile; he caught the silver in one go, checked its quality, and put it into his pocket. "Alright, I'll trust you this time because of Lord Yan's reputation for being upright and incorruptible."

Mo Yun looked around and, seeing that no one was around, said mysteriously, "That day, I was bored, so I climbed to the top of the Drum Tower in the West Market..."

Changfeng's eyes widened: "What, on top of the Drum Tower?"

Mo Yun looked displeased: "Are you listening or not? I may not be good at other skills, but my lightness skill is second to none. So what if it's the Drum Tower? I can still climb it no matter how high it is!"

Changfeng rolled her eyes at him, but had no choice but to shut up.

Mo Yun rolled her eyes at Chang Feng and continued, "That day I saw a group of people, about forty or fifty people, who surrounded the royal treasury. I don't know why, usually the patrolling soldiers change shifts every two or three hours. That day should have been the day of the shift change, but the second group of soldiers was late in arriving. It wasn't until this group had almost emptied the royal treasury and everyone had left that the soldiers finally came."

Changfeng was somewhat indignant: "Then why didn't you report it to the authorities?"

Mo Yun waved his hand impatiently: "I didn't know at first either. Who knew these people would be so arrogant? I thought they were government officials!"

Yan Mingzhang seemed to understand something: "North? They also retreated in that direction?"

Mo Yun nodded: "That's right!"

Yan Mingzhang still had some questions about why the soldiers had arrived so late: "Could there be an inside accomplice?"

Mo Yun waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "I didn't say that..."

Yan Mingzhang snapped out of his reverie and nodded: "This information is worth five taels. Next..."

Mo Yun was overjoyed and could hardly believe it: "Really? It's really worth five taels? This one is even more valuable! I know where these people live!"