Chapter 351 - The Carriage Ride
The carriage driver stepped down and opened the door for Lin Mu, which he was not expecting as he had already extended his hand and was now standing awkwardly.
"Umm, thank you…" Lin Mu stated before entering the carriage.
There he saw long seats placed in the front and back side of it. They were covered in high quality soft furs and were stuffed with springy beast feathers. There was also a table placed in the middle on which a few bottles of wine were kept.
"Greetings, Brother Lin Mu." Wu Hei said as he scanned Lin Mu from top to bottom.
"Looks like the role of an aristocrat suits you much better than I thought." Wu Hei praised.
"I guess, but I still prefer my usual robes better. These are just… not comfortable for some reason." Lin Mu replied.
"I understand that, I have a similar position on that matter as well. I'd much rather prefer my own scholarly robes than these. Similarly, I do not like attending events such as these either, but considering the situation, I believe we do not have a choice in this matter." Wu Hei explained.
Lin Mu nodded and reclined in the seat, finding it to be quite comfortable.
"So why did brother Lin Mu visit the alluring wisteria pavilion for?" Wu Hei questioned with interest.
Lin Mu had still not told him the reason behind it, as he didn't think it would be wise to pass it through a messenger. Besides, there were still a few things that he needed to hide such as the fact that he sneaked into the courtyard of the Tri cauldron peony sect.
"I discovered more clues about the Gu legion," Lin Mu revealed.
The gaze of Wu Hei turned serious as he tapped the armrest.
"And what did you find?" He asked.
"It seems like Lord Cai was targeted by the Gu legion and they wanted to get control of the alluring wisteria pavilion. Even the disciples of the Tri cauldron peony sect have been ordered to kill or capture if anyone belonging to the Gu legion was discovered." Lin Mu answered.
Wu Hei stroked his chin before asking, "so we are going to meet some potential allies?"
"Yes… if things work out." Lin Mu replied.
"And you are fine with this? Despite your… infraction with the Tri cauldron peony sect?" Wu Hei questioned.
"It can work, as long as the Junior Elder Fa Shiu never appears…" Lin Mu stated with a knowing look.
Wu Hei nodded his head and took out a scroll from his spatial storage treasure.
"As you asked before, we spread out our people to look for this Junior Elder Fa Shiu. We were able to find some traces of him in the Southern town, he was seen with some unknown people that were also cultivators." Wu Hei said as he passed Lin Mu the scroll with the report.
Lin Mu's face darkened as he read the report. It was exactly as Wu Hei had said, but the strange thing was the Junior elder had disappeared when the members of the Hei corps tried to follow him further. This had actually made even Wu Hei surprised, as it was rather rare that his people were unable to finish a mission like this.
"Seems like I may need to pay a visit to the Southern town," Lin Mu spoke.
"No, that would be a waste. It's likely that the man already left it and is in the city. I'll increase the surveillance here as well." Wu Hei replied.
"Alright, as long as the junior elder doesn't meet the others, it will be fine." Lin Mu said, "and what did you say about presenting me as your friend from another kingdom?" Lin Mu asked.
"I just found an aristocratic clan with the Mu surname that I had once visited before. They are from the Fenlong kingdom and are rather unknown here, so it shouldn't be a problem. You shouldn't get questions that are much problematic either, and if you do, you can simply not answer them. The people will not dare to force you anyway." Wu Hei answered.
Lin Mu went over the list of kingdoms that he had read and recalled the information about Fenlong Kingdom. It was a rather small kingdom southeast of the Shuang Qian kingdom. It didn't share a border with it though and was a few kingdoms away.
They were actually only the size of the entire Wu Lim county. Which was rather small compared to most other kingdoms. Lin Mu referenced this with the other smaller kingdoms and realized that they were the third smallest kingdom in the empire.
The other two smaller kingdoms were not located on the Continent itself and were actually island nations. Still, they were not that far, being a few hundred kilometers from the mainland.
The carriage came to a halt just as they finished talking and they could hear the people outside.
"Looks like we're here," Wu Hei said as he pulled out a fan from his spatial storage ring.
"Just act normally as you do, the people here are… rather unrestrained, anyway." Wu Hei said one last time before stepping out of the carriage.
Lin Mu looked outside and saw that the entire look of the Alluring wisteria pavilion had been changed. The streets were decorated with red lanterns and banners as well, while beautiful women strolled around presenting themselves.
He looked to the other side of the street and saw that the entrances had actually been restricted. The Alluring Wisteria Pavilion had in fact reserved the entire district for this event.
"Welcome Lord Hei!" A person greeted at the entrance.
Wu Hei simply gave a slight nod before gesturing to Lin Mu. They continued onward and received the seductive looks of a lot of women that were standing around. Lin Mu was feeling a bit strange, as this was the first time he had been to a big event like this.
~Sigh~
"I'll just take this as practice for the marriage later on…" Lin Mu muttered to himself.
But then he suddenly felt something sofa squishing his arm.