Chapter 264 Another Postman

In three days?

When Li Mu heard that news, the first thing that came to his head was how weird it was.

Now that the government has accused the Xiongfeng Martial Art Club of colluding with the evil remainders of the Tang family, why didnt they force their way into the martial art club and arrest the criminals? Instead of that, they just besieged the place and gave wide publicity to the announcement that they will launch a general attack in three days?

But after deliberating on it for a moment, Li Mu suddenly realized how wicked the move that the second prince in control of the entire situation made was.

The objects of the government declaring to fire against the martial art club in three days were no other than the following two.

First, they intended to destroy the morale of the members of the Xiongfeng Martial Art Club.

Second, they hoped to encircle the enemy post to attack reinforcements coming to its aid. In that case, they would be able to draw all the supporters of General Tang Chong out and captured them all in one haul. Then, all the Tangs forces would be wiped out.

The longer Li Mu thought about the case, the more convinced he was that the Xiongfeng Martial Art Club might share some relation with the remaining family members of General Tang Chong. Mrs. Tang and her two daughters might have been genuinely hiding in the Xiongfeng Martial Art Club.

Zheng Cunjian had told him that on the night of the turmoil in the Musical House, Wind Gentleman Wang Chen and the master he served had failed to take Mrs. Tang and her daughters racing out of Changan. Later, their chance to escape was even thinner. In the past few days, under the order of the second prince, the soldiers had ferreted out all the demons of misdemeanors hiding in the city. However, they did not find a trace of the targets they wanted. So, they must have been hiding in a certain place in Changan, and the Xiongfeng Martial Art Club also could not be ruled out from all the suspected places.

If such was the case, then, the prospects of Mrs. Tang and her two daughters were absolutely not bright.

Once they fell into the hand of the second prince again, they probably would face things more horrible than death.

And if those warm-hearted supporters who cared for General Tangs family could not stand seeing them descend to doom and came to rescue them, perhaps they would bring destruction upon themselves like moths flying into flames.

What old scores have the second prince had with General Tang Chong?

Li Mu had no way to know the answer.

But in Li Mus perspective, it was indeed outrageous that the high-ranking prince resorted to the baiting strategy to eliminate a poor widow and two fatherless girls.

Young Master, will you step forward? asked Zheng Cunjian.

Li Mu pondered over it and then shook his head. For now, its off the table. I still got some other issues to sort out.

At that answer, Zheng Cunjian heaved with a sigh of relief.

He had been worrying whether Li Mu would meddle in the affair on a whim.

From what he had learned, this time, the second prince had dispatched many great experts serving for the royal family to carry out the mission, including Celestial Beings like the head of the Ghost Sect. But there were even higher-ranking experts on this operation. Obviously, he was aiming at something big. Even though Li Mu had secured a glorious victory by killing a Celestial Being, it was likely that he would be in danger if he got involved in the said affair.

After all, the political vortex was the most fearsome thing at all times.

Even a Celestial Being might never return in one piece once he was carried into such vortex.

Similar tragic precedents were already too many.

Oh yeah, have you inquired about that matter? questioned Li Mu.

Zheng Cunjians brows knitted together. Looking slightly apologetic, he answered, His Lordship said if you want to know it, you may ask him in person. Li Mu had instructed Zheng Cunjian to sound the mean magistrate out on his behalf about whether he was willing to lend him the Sky-stabilizing Mirror to investigate the identity of the Celestial Being who left the gold fingerprint. And Zheng Cunjian already tactfully solicited Li Gangs view.

But Li Gangs reply was rather curt and straightforward.

Only when Li Mu paid a visit to him in person could he consider it.

He wants me to ask him myself?

Li Mu subconsciously rubbed his temples.

What does that brute magistrate mean?

He hopes Ill go and bow to his pressure?

Or, he is finally in the mood to meet his son but adopted this method out of pride?

Well Sure, Ill go.

Li Mu grinned.

Truthfully, he was not that Li Mu who was born in this world and later threw three punched upon his father and severed all the ties with him. Therefore, he faced no emotional barriers in meeting the magistrate. He could also check out the shocking strength the brute demonstrated on that day when he shouted down the Red-hair Killing God, Zhang Bulao Emm, it wont hurt to visit that low-key but amazingly powerful brute anyway.

Actually, Li Mu was a little curious about the mean magistrate.

As the private meeting went on, a thunderous voice abruptly sounded from the outside.

Meng Wu, the Commander in Chief of Red Blaze Battalion, is asking Li Mu, the magistrate of Taibai County, to come out and answer him.

Since the voice had penetrated the magic deployment in the Shack and entered the room, the man speaking was at least in the Natural Realm.

Li Mu threw a look upon Zheng Cunjian.

Zheng Cunjian said knowingly, The Red Blaze Battalion is one of the three main forces outside Changan, also the strongest force Changan has. Meng Wu is the General of the Left Wing. He started his career in the imperial army in Qin City, and only a year ago did he come to Changan to take over the Red Blaze Battalion