Chapter 45 Help Me Find Someone!

"Our humble temple is too small to accommodate a great Buddha like you."

"Please take your business elsewhere!"

At the foot of the stairs, Song Hui crossed her hands in front of her and walked steadily toward the pale-faced man.

Upon seeing Song Hui, the pale-faced man showed a hint of surprise.

"Oh? It turns out to be you!"

The pale-faced man clapped his hands and let out a sneer.

"That fellow who used to be by your side, his name was Jiang Feng, wasn't it?"

"He did have some skill, but he was born in the wrong place!"

The pale-faced man looked around, unable to help shaking his head and sighing.

"This Great Liang has long since rotted to its core. A reformer like him could never be tolerated by those people."

Song Hui's fists clenched tightly.

She stared at the pale-faced man with a chilling gaze.

"Huyan Lie! If you utter another insolent word, I will tear you to pieces even if it costs me the entirety of the Tianxiang Pavilion, just to console his spirit in heaven!"

Huyan Lie clicked his tongue in wonder, lifting the wine flask at his waist.

"Interesting! For all these years, you are the first person who dared to threaten me like this!"

Huyan Lie sat down on a nearby chair, propping his feet directly onto the table, and looked at Song Hui with considerable arrogance.

"If anything happens to me, within three days!"

"Every single commoner in Qinghe Town will be buried along with your actions!"

"Do you dare?"

The other people around them, upon seeing this scene, all lowered their heads.

Huyan Lie...

These three words were simply a taboo!

Among the barbarians, there was only one person who could be called Huyan Lie!

That was the commander of the Tiger and Wolf Cavalry!

Huyan Lie's three tens of thousands of Tiger and Wolf Cavalry had always been an undefeated force, conquering everything in their path!

Therefore, those who had been provoking him just moments ago finally realized that they had just brushed past the gates of hell!

If Song Hui had not appeared in time, the consequences would have been unthinkable!

"Huyan Lie, I am afraid you have forgotten one thing."

"As for me, my only remaining family member has already passed away, hasn't he?"

"You can take the gamble and see whether or not I dare to move against you!"

Song Hui sat at the main table nearby and said coldly.

Huyan Lie's eyes narrowed slightly, the smile on his face contracting a fraction.

"As expected of a heroine among women! What grit!"

"Since that is the case, I won't beat around the bush either!"

"I know that within the Great Liang, your connections are vast, and your intelligence network spans almost the entire empire."

"So... I want you to help me find someone! As long as you find him, I can take it upon myself to spare the people of Tianxiang Pavilion when Qinghe Town is breached."

Huyan Lie tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair, looking at Song Hui with playful amusement.

Hearing this, Song Hui furrowed her brows.

She looked calmly at Huyan Lie and said, "Oh? What kind of person could make you this interested?"

"You are even willing to make such a promise."

Huyan Lie retrieved a scroll from his bosom.

"It's very simple. Find the man in this scroll."

Song Hui took the scroll and unrolled it halfway. When she saw Su Mu's sharply defined facial features and his unique gaze, she instantly understood everything.

Huyan Lie was attempting to use her to find Su Mu!

Without showing any outward change, Song Hui put the scroll away and nodded.

"Acceptable."

"Do you have any other business?"

Huyan Lie raised his head, glanced at Song Hui, and then stood up.

"None!"

"However, let me give you a word of warning."

"If you find this person and fail to inform me at the very first moment, then the Tianxiang Pavilion will have no reason to exist any longer!"

"Afterward, every time my barbarian tribe conquers a city, we will slaughter the people of Tianxiang Pavilion until not a single one remains!"

Song Hui's pupils contracted. She looked into Huyan Lie's eyes in silence for a moment.

"Understood."

As Huyan Lie swaggered away, the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, their gazes were filled with question marks.

Who on earth was so important that Huyan Lie of the Tiger and Wolf Cavalry was searching for him like this?

Moreover!

Judging by Huyan Lie's tone just now, this person was clearly an archenemy of Huyan Lie.

Just how deep of a grudge must that be!

When Song Hui saw the looks on these people's faces, she let out a breath and said with a solemn expression, "Today's business at Tianxiang Pavilion ends here. Everyone, please return home!"

"Today's tea is on the house."

Hearing this, the crowd felt somewhat regretful.

Originally, they had hoped to glean some intelligence from Song Hui.

After all, as long as they could discover this person, they could also claim the massive bounty offered by Tianxiang Pavilion.

Who knew, they might even win Song Hui's heart.

What a loss...

As the others dispersed, Su Mu finally stepped out from the hidden room in the back.

"The person just now must have been coming for me, right?"

Su Mu nonchalantly picked up the scroll and glanced at it.

"Not a bad drawing, quite accurate."

"Though, do I really look that sinister and cunning?"

The corner of Song Hui's mouth twitched, and she rolled her eyes at Su Mu in exasperation.

"You really are carefree, aren't you?"

"Don't you understand yet? Huyan Lie has already set his sights on you."

"If you expose your identity during any future battles against the barbarians, what awaits you will be a devastating blow."

Su Mu spread his hands and said with complete indifference, "So what? It's not like I could just desert the battlefield out of fear, could I?"

"Besides... in this vast world, is there even any place that can truly shelter me?"

Song Hui was left speechless.

She had almost forgotten that in the eyes of the Su family in the capital, this eldest young master of the Su family was already a dead man.

If he were to return to the capital and his identity were exposed, he would likely face even more treacherous and vicious schemes.

After all!

Ruthless though Huyan Lie might be, at least he did not resort to stabbings in the back, nor did he employ such underhanded conspiracies.

"No matter what! For the time being, it is no longer appropriate for you to show your face in public!"

Su Mu shook his head and wore a smile.

"This problem is actually quite simple!"

"Follow me!"

...

Inside the sundries shop.

Looking at the various masks of all shapes and sizes before her, Song Hui instantly understood Su Mu's plan.

He intended to use these diverse masks to conceal his appearance.

That way, he could naturally buy some time.

As long as the timing was right!

Even if Su Mu's identity were exposed, it would do no harm!

Song Hui picked up a ghost mask and handed it to Su Mu.

"However, there is one thing you must pay attention to!"

"Your martial arts skills have mostly likely been exposed already; you must avoid using the long saber and long spear you used previously."

The corner of Su Mu's mouth curved upward, and he nodded.

"That's easy. The weapons I know how to use are far from limited to just long sabers and long spears!"

Su Mu glanced at the soft sword at Song Hui's waist, his fingers flicking slightly.

With that movement, the soft sword traced a graceful arc in Su Mu's hand.

"The soft sword relies on agility and ingenuity!"

"Its attacks are ever-changing, rendering the enemy defenseless!"

"This soft sword of yours is not bad!"

Song Hui opened her eyes wide, watching the soft sword weave one trail of light after another in Su Mu's hands.

In her field of vision, that soft sword ultimately seemed like a venomous snake darting its tongue, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any second.

"You know how to use this too?"