The atmosphere in the side hall of Guanyin Pavilion was very heavy, especially with the ice-cold Mu Feng sitting in the hall. The early summer season suddenly felt as cold as a severe winter.

Shui Fu took a peek at Mu Feng's expression and asked Shui Rong in a low voice: "Is it really okay for General Mu and Commander Mu to let that crazy girl meet the guards alone?"

If Cui Hengyue's guess is true, then Cui Hengyue will meet the person who wants to kill her alone, that is, the murderer who framed her. If so, Cui Hengyue will be in great danger.

Upon hearing this, Shui Rong knew what Shui Fu was worried about and explained: "Since General Mu dares to agree to Cui Hengyue's request, it means that he is fully prepared.

"Don't forget that this is the South Palace, which is under the jurisdiction of General Mu. He will never let things here escape his control."

Shui Fu thought for a while and felt that Shui Rong's words made sense, and she felt relieved.

In the corridor outside the side hall, Mu Yun was interrogating Yun Chen: "Is what Cui Hengyue said just now true? Have the people in the South Hall really never eaten meat in the past ten years?"

Yun Chen lowered his head guiltily and defended himself: "General, you also know that the world has not been peaceful these years. Things outside are very expensive, and meat is even more expensive.

"Moreover, in the past fifteen years, the imperial court has not allocated military expenditures to the King of Chu, nor has it given any rewards to the King of Chu. How can it support so many people with only the meager salary of the King of Chu?

"It was already very difficult to raise the personal guards of the Prince of Chu's Mansion, but now we have to raise a group of vicious bad guys like Nandian, and our life has become even more difficult."

Mu Yun fell silent.

But the more Yun Chen talked, the angrier he became, and he expressed all the complaints in his heart: "General, they are all bad people anyway, so why treat them so well.

"It's good to eat some. If we give them meat, what if they become as strong as cows and provoke us?"

Mu Yun's eyes flickered.

The people below believed that the King of Chu was nesting in Yunxuan Temple because the imperial court had taken away his military power and was demoted to this place. He only had the title of King of Chu but no real power, and even his life was very tight.

But as a confidant of King Chu, he knew that things were not as outsiders thought...

"Those people in the South Palace are not all bad people, such as the Wang family and Luo Sanniang." Mu Yun simply gave two examples.

Yun Chen was still unconvinced: "Even if they are not bad people, King Chu kept them safe and raised them for free, so they should be grateful instead of being picky and making unreasonable demands.

"It's not that I didn't give them food or clothes, I just didn't let them eat meat, which is the most benevolent and righteous thing I can do.

"Besides, those monks lived well without eating meat, and Cui Hengyue also grew up well."

If a baby can grow up in Nandian and still has the energy to fight with him, it means that life in Nandian is not bad and he does not treat them harshly.

Yun Chen felt that he had done nothing wrong.

Mu Yun thought of the money Yun Chen paid every year and could no longer utter any words of reprimand.

He finally sighed, patted Yun Chen on the shoulder and said, "I have worked hard for you these years, and I will help you ask for credit from King Chu."

Yun Chen was immediately overjoyed: "Thank you so much, General."

After Mu Yun entered the palace, Yun Lin quietly appeared beside Yun Chen and said quietly: "Isn't the general aware that all that meat went into your stomach?"

Over the years, Yun Chen had become accustomed to Yun Lin's sudden appearance, and he was not frightened. However, when he saw Yun Lin staring at his belly with malicious eyes, Yun Chen's face immediately turned red.

He turned sideways and avoided Yun Lin's gaze: "It's just two more pieces of meat, the general won't punish me.

"Besides, I help Nandian save a lot of money every year, and I give it all to the general. The general must know my good intentions."

Otherwise, the general would have punished him just now.

Thinking of this, Yun Chen turned around and faced Yun Lin openly.

"well--"

Yunlin suddenly sighed: "How many years do you think we will stay in Yunxuan Temple?"

Will they still be in Yunxuan Temple until the day they die of old age?

Hearing this question, the anger on Yun Chen's face gradually disappeared, replaced by confusion: "I don't know, maybe it will take fifteen years?"

fifteen years?

How many fifteen years do they have in their lives?

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While Mu Yun and the others were waiting, Cui Hengyue was chatting with the guards.

"I heard that there are a total of eight guards guarding the South Catacombs. They work in teams of two and change guard every three hours. Have you and Jiuliang ever guarded the South Catacombs together?"

Jiuliang was the guard who was killed and was responsible for guarding the South Cave.

The guard Cui Hengyue was asking about was named Jin Hu, and he was also the guard guarding the South Cave.

Seeing Cui Hengyue sitting casually and speaking casually, Jin Hu relaxed unconsciously: "No, Jiu Liang and I have never guarded the South Cave together."

"Why?" Cui Hengyue asked curiously.

Jin Hu replied without thinking: "The eight of us were personally selected by General Mu, who also divided us into four groups.

"We've been like this ever since, and we've never changed people."

Cui Hengyue was silent for a moment and then asked: "How long have you been under the command of King Chu?"

"fifteen years."

"Then who is locked up in the South Cave?"

"...No one was detained, he moved in voluntarily."

Cui Hengyue noticed Jin Hu's hesitation before answering and asked: "Who is the person who lives in the South Cave? What is his name?"

Jin Hu: "I don't know, and I've never been in."

"Then who will bring the food in?"

"Just leave it by the door and he will take it himself."

"Aren't you curious who is inside?"

"The general has an order not to inquire about matters related to the South Catacombs. As soldiers, it is our bounden duty to obey military orders."

"It's late today, where are you? What have you done?"

"At the end of the day, it was the time for our three and four groups to hand over. After we handed over, I went to eat..."

Jin Hu answered in great detail.

After Cui Hengyue heard this, he did not continue to ask questions, but called the next guard in.

After questioning six people in this way, Cui Hengyue began to ask the guards who were in the same group as Jiuliang: "Your name is Li Ping?"

"Yes." Li Ping was a little nervous and stood motionless in front of Cui Hengyue.

Seeing this, Cui Hengyue showed a friendly smile and said in a gentle tone: "Don't stand and talk, sit down. They were all sitting down to talk to me just now."

Hearing that everyone else had done this, half of the tension in Li Ping's heart dissipated. He slowly sat down opposite Cui Hengyue and waited for Cui Hengyue to ask questions.

"It's late today, where are you and what have you been doing?"

Facing Li Ping, Cui Hengyue did not chat with the guards for a few words before getting to the point like before, but directly asked the key question.

Li Ping: "At the end of the day, it is the handover time between the third group and the fourth group. After the third group leaves, Jiuliang and I will guard the South Cave.

"Later, Jiuliang said that his stomach felt uncomfortable, so he left to go to the toilet.

"After that...I heard the bad news..."
Chapter completed!