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Chapter 87 Depressed Ecstasy

"What the hell do you want?"

Yuan Mulan frowned slightly. She left Xu You a way out for saving her life. Logically speaking, she had shown great sincerity, but Xu You was still dissatisfied, so she was too lazy to guess anymore. The question pointed directly at the core: What I can give you is not important, what you want is the most important.

"I, in fact, I have no ambitions. If no one offends me, I will not offend others. The girl came from afar and murdered her to Mingyu Mountain. If I hadn't been lucky enough to gain the upper hand..."

Yuan Mulan interrupted, "Mr. I am too humble!"

This sentence is not ridicule, but true intention. For the Xianbei people, strength determines everything. Admiring the strong is something engraved in the blood of the nation. The more proud a person is, the more likely he is to admire the strong one who is better than himself. Xu You set up an ambush this time, regardless of whether he is smart in his insight into the initiative, or his cunning in showing the enemy with weakness, whether he is courageous in his body as bait, or his determination to defeat the enemy alone, he secretly combines the military strategy and can see through the leopard, which shows his extraordinaryness and cleverness.

Yuan Mulan will not feel dissatisfied because of failure, and her actual cultivation is stronger than Xu You. If she loses, she will lose. There is no reason or excuse. In the past twenty years of the battle between Mobei and Rouran, countless lessons of blood and life have made her understand one truth: the only law of war is to win by any means, without mercy, no right or wrong!

On the contrary, she admired Xu You's scheming and means very much, elevating him from an insignificant passerby to an opponent who can stand shoulder to shoulder.

Xu You smiled and said without comment, "If I hadn't taken the upper hand and fell into the hands of the girl, I would probably not even have a chance to bargain. So, what I want is not just a promise that I don't know whether I can fulfill in the future..."

Yuan Mulan's performance was not like a prisoner tied to a secret room at all, but a close opponent on the other side of the negotiating table, saying, "You said!"

"I want one hundred stones of Hedong salt, two hundred million coins, ten thousand pieces of silk, and a list of all the people who are in Jiangdong!"

"Salt, money, and silk are not a problem!"

Yuan Mulan's expression remained unchanged and said, "But why do you want a list? You have no official position and are not a hawk in the Sili Mansion. You even have deep hatred with the imperial court. Asking for a list of foreign marquis officials is useless to you..."

Xu You blinked and suddenly came over. He could hear the breath from Yuan Mulan's ears, and said, "Silly, did the girl not notice that I just opened a condition at will so that you can have a step to go down?"

Yuan Mulan was stunned, bit her lip, and her cheeks were instantly red.

As old as she grew up, no man dared to tease her like this!

Think about it, as the princess, she is protected by the Grand Master Yuan Guang and has been promoted to the third-rank high position. Which man can get so close to him and not be beaten to death?

Xu You laughed and left, saying, "Yu Tu, come and have a good talk with the Yuan girl and solve her doubts by the way. Let's see if I am a mean and polite beast, a woman and a child!"

Yu Tu, who was waiting outside the door, came in with his voice, stood beside him with his hands and sent Xu You away. She did not become any different because of her identity. The northern border is the northern border and Jiangdong is the Jiangdong, and she has always distinguished it very clearly.

When they arrived in front of Yuan Mulan, the two women looked at each other and said a few words to their chests, but they didn't know what to say. After a while, Yu Tu reached out and gently brushed Yuan Mulan's eyebrows and said, "Ru, are you cold? I'll add a brazier for you..." Halfway through, she suddenly stopped and realized that this was not Mobei, and Yuan Mulan was no longer a little girl who needed her care, or that Yuan Mulan never needed anyone's care. Her care back then even made Yuan Mulan a little helpless and resisted.

Twelve years have passed in a blink of an eye. The jokes like Ru Ru sounded so far away. The two of them laughed at the same time. The laughter was filled with the unrestrained and superior free will of the Hu children. The strangeness and distantness of separation gradually melted in this laughter. It seemed that in a trance, it was back to the Central Military Camp that year. The snow in the desert, the setting sun shone, the wolf smoke and frost dew in the bitter and cold land, witnessing countless runs, fighting and farewell.

If Yuan Guang acted as a father in Yuan Mulan's life, Yu Tu, who appeared briefly, acted as part of his mother's role.

"Is he... okay?" Yu Tu hesitated for a while, and finally got the courage to ask.

"Not very good!" Yuan Mulan lowered her head and said sadly: "My master has been infected with a cervix, but it has not been cured for a long time. She resigned from the position of general three months ago and returned to Pingcheng to recuperate."

As a great master, Yuan Guang did not say that he could not invade all diseases, but was tortured by ordinary face cervix and returned to Beijing to cultivate. Yu Tu immediately realized that there must be hidden information and said worriedly: "Is it the Lord's intention? Or his own intention?"

Yuan Mulan didn't want to talk about this topic. The father and son of Chu State were crippled, and the Wei State was not much better. Although Yuan Guang was suffering from the pain of being stolen from his face, his influence on him was not enough to delay military affairs. The reason why he left behind the arduous task of defending Rouran was because Yuan Yu's suspicion of him became deeper and the rumors in the capital changed three times a day, and it was very popular. Yuan Guang was unable to move in the north of the Mobei, as if he was on his back, so he resigned and asked to return to Beijing to recuperate. Unexpectedly, Yuan Yu was furious and whispered to the eunuch that Yuan Guang was using retreat as a plan to advance. Rouran's army was ready to move, but he used military opportunity to force the king and father, with ulterior motives and begged to beg for the first time.

The emperor's attitude was the weather vane of the rule. After Yuan Guang returned to Beijing, he was chased by the censor and beaten with a small braid. Neihouguan even arrested the door of the General Nian Mansion and was questioned. The impeachment memorial sent to the inner court every day was like snowflakes, but Yuan Yu kept them and refused to give them a message. Yuan Guang never made a statement. From then on, he stayed in his door and refused to see the guests.

But when it was late at night, Yuan Guang was independent of the tall building, sitting in the pavilion with his back, always looking south and sighing. Yuan Mulan knew his thoughts. Over the years, he had been worthy of the Great Wei, his subjects, his brothers, and the king, but he was sorry for that woman and his children.

Perhaps the amazing talent in martial arts is really contrary to the harmony. Although Yuan Guang was not lustful, he also had a wife and two concubines, but his offspring was difficult. Many years ago, his wife died of labor and never married again, and his concubine had nothing to do. After Yu Tu left, he was not close to the beauty of women in these twelve years. The ugly slave who was lost to the outside world and did not know his life and death was already his only bloodline.

Therefore, no matter what, Yuan Mulan must protect Yu Tu and Chou Nu's vitality!

Even if it ruined all the efforts of the foreign marquis in Chu State!

"Those are not important. What is important is that Master has been living in regret and guilt over the years. I am afraid that if this continues, I will die without waiting for him to challenge Sun Guan. Now that he has been dismissed from his post, the Lord has no reason to suspect him. So I sneaked into Jiangdong and wanted to take you back without anyone noticing, but I didn't expect..." Yuan Mulan paused and suddenly asked, "What kind of person is Xu You?"

"Xu You..." Yu Tu's eyes showed a gentle look and said, "He is actually a very good person..."

Xu You, who was sent a good person card, was studying the feelings of the third grade with Zuo Qi. After Xu You left Qiantang, he was furious with Yuan Mulan before he met. The two of them didn't even have time to talk. Zuo Qi shared with Xu You after entering the third grade with every detail. This is an extremely rare scene in the martial arts practices of the north and south dynasties. People in the world, even cooks and other mates, have to keep some unique skills to support their families. They are reluctant to teach secret techniques easily, let alone breaking the fifth grade, so it is even more difficult to become a pair of pairs and breaking the fifth grade. Even Sun Guan's disciples are wary of each other, and their daily competitions and exchanges are superficial. Who is willing to openly and selflessly tell others the secrets of making a living?

Only Mingyushan, led by Xu You, is an exception among the special cases, a strange among the strange cases. Zuo Qi's breakthrough relies entirely on the merits of Xu You and Qingming. He has an extremely kind personality, how can he hide his own personalities? His experience and lessons from breaking through the mountain gate provide the most reliable and direct insights for Xu You and Qingming's practice, including mutual benefit, wholeheartedly, mutually fulfilling each other, and relying on each other. In this chaotic world where people's hearts are not as good as beasts, it is really valuable and absolutely difficult to replicate.

He Ru hurried back from outside. He and Zu Yan went to Zhao Xin's shipyard a few days ago and did not return. Xu You did not inform him when he made a plan last night. He sent someone to ask him to go back to the mountain until he took Yuan Mulan. Speaking of Yu Tu's identity, He Ru smiled and said, "I guessed that she was either rich or noble at the beginning, but I didn't expect that she was the princess of Xiliang's marriage... In this way, the Chou Nu is Yuan Guang's daughter? Ha, if the two armies meet in the future, they will not be able to show mercy to General Yuan..."

This is a joke. The Chu and Wei armies are fighting and taking in and raising the ugly slaves, no matter how great the kindness of the country is, it is not as great as the national interests. However, it is naturally beneficial to be able to bring closer to the two grand masters in the world, which is the only one in the north and south. At least when the situation is exhausted in the future, Yuan Guang will not take action against Xu You personally, that would be enough!

He Ru had no objection to the reconciliation conditions proposed by Xu You. In fact, even if the other party did not pay any price, Xu You would not force him to stay with Tu and Chou Nu. It would be fine if Yu Tu was raised by Chou Nu for many years. Xu You really treated her as his daughter. He has always loved her very much and agreed to everything he wants. If Yuan Mulan was very considerate and had a detailed explanation of love, he would not only not force others to make things difficult, but might also send some good things to Chou Nu back to the north for emergencies.

But it is no wonder that Yuan Mulan. Her understanding of Xu You is based on her understanding of universal human nature. She is not of my race and will have different hearts. This is the most common thing for Han people to say. If they know the identities of Yu Tu and Chou Nu, would they think that it is easy to be a strange product, and even have a bad intention. So for her, the most convenient and reliable way is nothing more than to take away the two women through the secret channels of the outer marquis without knowing it. If they are alerted to the enemy, they will use absolute force to kill them to eliminate future troubles.

Unfortunately, Xu You is not only not a lamb to be slaughtered, but a real old fox. If she loses, she will pay the ransom and exchange it in equal amount. Her life, Yu Tu's life, the life of the Chou Slave, and the lives of those egret officials together are worth a slight premium on this basis.

The reason is so simple!

Yuan Mulan was a Xianbei person. Her ancestors began to walk out of the Great Xianbei Mountains. What she pursued was the survival and reproduction of the entire tribe. With this as the goal, nothing else mattered. Therefore, it is not shameful to be defeated and captured, and it is not hateful to compromise. Even if you surrender and betrayal, you can understand that you can live. Only by living will you have a future!

When we met again, Yuan Mulan's view of Xu You had completely changed. After listening to Yu Tu's narrative, anyone who could treat the alien mother and daughter who were in purgatory with such care was a kind act worthy of respect and boast.

Especially after such kindness, a handsome man with strong strength stood. Yuan Mulan began to admire Xu You, but she just simply admired her and had no other impurities.

"Lu Quji should have it in his hands."

Yuan Mulan decided to complete the deal with Xu You. In fact, no matter whether she wanted it or not, Lou Fuji and others were arrested or tortured, not to mention the list, you can even ask how many times you have been to the brothel over the years. As Xu You said, the conditions offered are not harsh, and they are considered to leave a decent step for both parties.

But Lou Quji didn't think so. The Hou Guan Cao Longque, who was in charge of Jiangdong's egret, just showed a bit of stubbornness to look at death. The cruelty of Quanjing and the coldness of the winter solstice made Yu Zhong completely frightened and sold all the information: "I said, I said everything!"

He confessed not only to the list, but also to all the strongholds of the Waihouguan in Jiangdong, contact codes and eyeliners of all levels of development over the years. From Xu You's perspective, the organizational structure and spy methods of the Waihouguan were almost primitive. One person was exposed, and all the upper and lower lines were burping, and important people were exposed, and all the lines were finished together. Just like this time Lou Quji and Yu Zhong, these information should have been controlled by Lou Quji alone, but because Yu Zhong was his friend and confidant, even Yu Zhong knew these most confidential information.

The Winter Solstice is now becoming more and more rigorous. After receiving Yu Zhong's confession, Lou Huiji was interrogated again. It only took two strokes to penetrate the bones and white bloods. With the technique of attacking the mind, Lou Huiji lost the courage to resist. Compared with his confession with Yu Zhong, he reported to Xu You.

Xu You immediately shared the information with Wang Fu, and then with Wu County as the center, the Wohusi Department caught all the eyewitnesses of the Houguan in Yangzhou, without any leakage of the news. At the same time, Xu You arranged for the trusted Baiwu merchant cargo ship to transport Yuan Mulan, Yu Tu and Chou Nu to return to the Northern Wei Dynasty along the sea route, while Lou Fuji and others stayed as hostages, and released them after the Hedong salt and money that served as ransom were in place.

Xu You sent him to Qiantangdu, and the Chou Slave cried constantly, holding the corner of her clothes and refused to let go. Xu You squatted down, stared at her green eyes, and said softly: "You are a young eagle in the north, trapped in the south of the Yangtze River, and you will never have a day to flap your wings. Don't think about yourself, you should also think about your mother. After twelve years of going to the country, she is willing to return home. How can she stay in Qiantang? Be good, I promise you that you will definitely go to Pingcheng to see you in the future, okay?"

The ugly slave bit her lip stubbornly, tears rolling in her eyes, making people feel pity and pain. Xu You rubbed her hair pamperedly, put her hands in her arms, felt the temperature of her heart beating, and whispered: "The only difference is the one who is sad and ecstatic!"

After finally delivering it to the boat, the ugly slave leaned against the ship railing, raised his head, and his delicate face bloomed like spring flowers, shouting: "Xiao Lang, give me a poem!" She now loves both piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, especially Xu Shi!

Xu You couldn't bear to refuse and said, "Did you get off in Nanpu and the west wind is wafting in autumn. When you see that your heart is broken, don't look back."

The ugly slave couldn't help it anymore, and tears fell like rain and cried loudly.

Yuan Mulan stood beside her, her beautiful face melted into the night, and her bright eyes as bright as stars flashed with a light of inspiration, and she smiled and said, "Langjun Xu, I will meet again in the world in the future. How about you, please imprison me?"

Xu You laughed and said, "I wish you as the girl wants!"
Chapter completed!
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