Chapter Seventy-Fifth: What Was Dug Up from the Well

  Because the rebels occupied the main gate of the palace, it became difficult for the guards outside to attack, but they gathered more and more, tightly surrounding the entire palace.

  No matter whether it was Mo Ye or Fei Wuji, they both knew that after killing the King of Chu, it would be difficult to have a foothold in Chu State. Mo Ye seemed to be indifferent about this, as long as he could escape from the palace, with his ability, other vassal states would be very happy to accept him.

  As for Fei Wuji, there was no joy on his face at all. The King of Chu was still the ruler of a country after all, and he was afraid of being harmed, but with the support of his desire to survive, he forcibly regained his composure. He said to Mo Ye: "I can talk to you, don't be impulsive, everything can be negotiated!"

  "Alright! First, tell your people to stand down!" Mo Ye's smile looked even better, and unexpectedly, he didn't refuse Chu Wang's proposal.

  "Everyone retreat first!" King Chu shouted at the soldiers rushing out of the palace. In his view, as long as he didn't die, no matter what conditions Mo Ye proposed to him, there was nothing that couldn't be agreed upon.

  Mo Ye slowly lowered his sword and frowned at King Chu, saying: "There's no need for too many idle people here, let these maids and servants leave as well!"

  These trembling servants couldn't wait to leave, and after getting permission, they all walked out of the hall. The rebels saw that Mo Ye had already controlled King Chu, so they didn't stop these people from moving away the tables and chairs piled up in front of the door. Although King Chu was very uneasy about being left alone here, he also didn't want to be seen by his servants as being forced to agree to the assassin's demands. That would undermine his royal authority. He could only bury them alive, and after burying them alive, it might take a long time for newly recruited servants to become as useful as they were now.

  Surprisingly, there was a maid who did not follow the others to rush out of the door. On the contrary, she quietly approached Chu Wang and Mo Ye's direction while these people were rushing out and no one noticed her.

  When Mo Ye discovered her, she was already very close to the two of them. Mo Ye was stunned for a moment, then became somewhat annoyed. He coldly said to her: "Don't you want to live? Didn't you hear me tell you to leave?"

  "Get out quickly!" The King of Chu was also very annoyed, he didn't know if this dizzy servant girl had been scared silly or not, why she wasn't walking towards the temple door but instead came this way. If this were to anger Mo Ye, wouldn't it also implicate him?

  The maid seemed to have not heard the conversation between the two, and she continued walking towards this side with her head down. Just as Mo Ye was about to raise his sword, the maid suddenly looked up and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that it made the scene seem like a small garden full of beautiful scenery rather than a killing field where life could be taken away at any moment.

  She just saw her lift her head and smile at Mo Ye: "Capricorn, don't be impulsive, let's talk about marriage slowly!"

  Abnormal stillness.

  Mo Ye saw the maid's smile and unexpectedly didn't understand how to appreciate it, instead he was shocked and took a step back. He held his sword horizontally across his chest, taking a defensive stance, and said with a bitter tone: "You, how did you end up here?!"

  In stark contrast to the surprisingly calm King of Chu, Fei Wuji, surrounded by his guards, had been shocked into sitting on the ground with a thud.

  Luoshi smiled and walked to the front of King Chu, making sure he was within her protection. She said to Fei Wuji who slowly got up: "I say, Lord Fei, have you gone mad? As the king's most favored and trusted minister, how could you make such an absurd move? What benefit would killing the king bring to you?"

  Fei Wuji started wiping the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, at this time he was completely stunned by Luosiqi's appearance, many thoughts collided violently in his mind, and finally he still chose to give up.

  Fei Wuji threw away his sword and knelt on the ground, his subordinates who were just fiercely defending him also looked at each other in dismay, seeing their master like this, for a moment they didn't know what to do.

  "Useless!" This was the third time Mo Ye had said this to Fei Wuji, the last time being when an assassin disguised as a messenger soldier went in to assassinate King Chu, and the first time was when he secretly coerced Fei Wuji into executing this plan.

  What kind of plan is this? Why did this plan come about?

  This was the secret about "Jing" that Luosi had always wanted to know, because after returning to modern times and reading the Records of the Grand Historian, she had always been puzzled as to how Mo Ye managed to break through layers of guards and assassinate King Chu when he wasn't around.

  Looking at Mo Ye, who was now worried and somewhat guilty, Luo Siqi finally confirmed: "It turns out that she really was used as a pawn by him. He had been hiding in Chudu, taking advantage of her recruitment of forces to protect the King of Chu, and even gained the king's favor, becoming the deputy commander of the palace's night defense!"

  Luosi really felt heartbroken, and this heartbreak was deceived by herself as being unprovoked, but how could this unprovoked be truly unreasoned. Even if it's because she returned to the modern era like a prophet knowing that Mo Ye would come to assassinate her, she still didn't want to admit that the Mo Ye she carefully guarded against every day was actually the Capricorn she saw every day!

  She finally understood why he was unwilling to go with her before she set out, and even got the appointment of deputy leader of the palace so quickly! This must be the result of Fei Wuji's manipulation in front of King Chu, who is now feeling extremely desperate!

  The King of Chu never dreamed that Fei Wuji would betray him, just like Luo Siqi couldn't accept the reality that Mo Ye was actually Mo Ye. Otherwise, how could the King of Chu be so foolish as to appoint someone who wanted to kill him day and night as the commander-in-chief of his nighttime guards, and stupidly allow Fei Wuji to bring in thirty strong men to guard the door of his bedroom?

  With the protection of the goddess, King Chu finally regained his royal dignity. He now seemed to have regarded Mo Ye as nothing. He could even shout at Fei Wuji across Mo Ye and Luo Siqi: "Fei Wuji, you madman, what's going on?"

  Feynor's subordinates didn't all know Roseth, but a few who had the fortune of seeing her exchanged words and also abandoned their swords to kneel down. Roseth noticed that among these kneeling rebels, there was one person whose hanging head and dejected air were different from the others. Although he too had abandoned his sword, his expression wasn't despairing, and the sword he discarded was close enough for him to grab at any moment while still kneeling.

  As Fei Wuji knelt there, trembling with fear, the whole story unfolded before Luo Siqi's eyes. Mo Ye didn't stop him from continuing, as if he was telling a story that had nothing to do with him, and he was just an ordinary listener.