BVAHEDLA[W Chapter 41

Chapter 41 Ancient Times 15 “Royal Uncle, I’m scared.”

Chapter 41 Ancient Times 15 “Royal Uncle, I’m scared.”

Chu Li-fei and Lu Mo-chen carefully covered their mouths and noses, preventing themselves from being choked by the dust in the residence.

It seemed this courtyard had indeed been abandoned for a long time, without a trace of vitality. The dust, cobwebs, withered trees and grass, and dilapidated houses scattered throughout the residence were proof enough.

That was to be expected, after so many people died here back then, others found it unlucky and couldn’t avoid going around it fast enough, so how could anyone come near here?

No wonder the peddlers on the road looked so strange when they saw their carriage heading towards the Cheng residence, each and every one of them seemed to find it taboo.

Chu Li-fei’s thoughts turned, and he noticed that the weather today was also not very good, gloomy, with the sun appearing and disappearing intermittently, looking like it was about to rain at any moment.

Lu Mo-chen walked beside Chu Li-fei, carefully pushing aside the wildly growing weeds for him.

Along the way, the entire Cheng residence had a lifeless appearance.

A decaying smell came from the air, and Chu Li-fei frowned slightly, looking around.

He saw pavilions and waterside structures on the side, not to mention the thick layer of dust covering everything. The place that should have been a small lake was now dry, with a thick layer of green moss growing at the bottom, looking slippery. A thick layer of dead flowers and leaves was piled on top, with worm-eaten holes, and several dried, unidentifiable fruits were scattered nearby.

Chu Li-fei was about to withdraw his gaze when his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of a bright red flower blooming under a withered tree by the lake.

The flower itself was not rare, as tall as the wildflowers commonly seen by the roadside, and similar in appearance.

But what attracted Chu Li-fei’s attention was its color. It was strangely red,flirtatious red, the only bright color in the gray scene.

Like fresh blood.

“Royal Uncle?”

Lu Mo-chen asked in confusion when he saw Chu Li-fei standing still.

Chu Li-fei heard the sound and came back to his senses, continuing to walk forward with Lu Mo-chen.

The Cheng residence was not small, and it used to be prominent with a large population.

Chu Li-fei and Lu Mo-chen walked through the front yard before reaching what looked like a study.

Presumably, it was used by the former owner for work.

Chu Li-fei stopped in front of the door. He did not immediately push it open but first asked Lu Mo-chen a question.

He turned his head, his dark eyes watching Lu Mo-chen calmly, like a cold deep pool, making it impossible to guess his thoughts, “How did you learn about the Cheng residence? Or rather, how did you notice this case of the Cheng residence?”

Lu Mo-chen’s expression darkened, and he swallowed subconsciously, becoming tense and his heart beating faster.

He couldn’t possibly say he was reborn, could he?

That would be too absurd.

But according to his current situation—an unknown, good-for-nothing prince—how would he know all this?

A drop of cold sweat ran down Lu Mo-chen’s forehead, and the words were stuck in his throat.

He didn’t want to deceive Chu Li-fei, but the matter of rebirth was too ridiculous. Would Chu Li-fei think he was a monster?

But if he confessed everything, Chu Li-fei’s death in the previous life was inseparable from his negligence. If he said it, what would Chu Li-fei think? And he himself couldn’t forgive himself.

Lu Mo-chen then realized that he had been trapped in the previous life, in the nightmare called Chu Li-fei’s death.

And, he was unable to break free.

He was like being trapped in a giant cocoon, every step forward carrying heavy shackles.

What should he do?

Lu Mo-chen felt his heart being tightly clenched by an invisible hand, and he was constantly thinking of countermeasures in his mind.

Finally, he lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Chu Li-fei, and said in a trembling voice, “Royal Uncle, do you still remember what I said before, ‘what if the murderer knows he won’t die’?”

Chu Li-fei nodded, “I remember.”

“Then what if I say, there is no ‘what if’. ‘The murderer knows he won’t die’ is a fact that is about to happen. Royal Uncle, do you believe it or not?”

After Lu Mo-chen said this, he suddenly looked up, stubbornly staring at Chu Li-fei, afraid of missing any expression on his face.

At the same time, he was also afraid, afraid that Chu Li-fei would have an expression on his face that he didn’t want to see.

Saying this was almost like confessing to Chu Li-fei that he “knew the future.”

“I believe it.” Chu Li-fei said in a deep voice, looking at Lu Mo-chen as always, “But that can’t be used as evidence.”

“Royal Uncle…” Lu Mo-chen murmured, looking at Chu Li-fei in disbelief.

He had originally prepared for the worst.

Fortunately… Royal Uncle didn’t hate him because of this…

Otherwise, he would lose control, and he himself wouldn’t know what crazy things he would do.

Chu Li-fei naturally didn’t know Lu Mo-chen’s inner struggle. When he first heard Lu Mo-chen’s words, he did have some doubts in his heart.

Why could Lu Mo-chen know what would happen in the future and be so sure about it.

However, he soon let it go.

After all, he also knew about the future—Lu Mo-chen would eventually kill him.

Although Chu Li-fei didn’t know yet what would cause the two to reach that point.

But since he himself could dream about the future, it wasn’t surprising that Lu Mo-chen could know what would happen in the future.

Chu Li-fei then pushed open the door to the study and began to look for clues with Lu Mo-chen.

Unfortunately, they didn’t find anything here.

The two continued deeper, soon arriving at the backyard.

Chu Li-fei stopped when he passed a small courtyard.

He spotted something wrong.

Chu Li-fei signaled Lu Mo-chen to stop, then squatted down and found that there were traces of footprints in the dust on the ground. He reached out, picked up a small handful of soil from the ground, and rubbed it with his fingers, finding it to be slightly moist, a clear difference from the dry soil on both sides of the road.

He turned his head and lowered his voice, “Someone has been here.”

Hearing this, Lu Mo-chen instantly became alert. He carefully looked around and didn’t find anything wrong, shaking his head at Chu Li-fei.

The two finally turned their attention to the small courtyard in front of them.

Chu Li-fei placed his hand on the door and suddenly exerted force, pushing it open.

The door was suddenly pushed open, making a loud noise, slamming against the wall on the side and shaking a few times, looking like it was about to fall.

There was no one behind the door.

Chu Li-fei and Lu Mo-chen then carefully continued deeper.

This seemed to be the courtyard where one of the Cheng family’s young ladies used to live.

Two small swings were built in the flower bed, but now, the rope on one of the swings had long rotted and broken, one side of the frame had been blown down, and the small wooden board in the middle was hanging down like this, leaving traces of time. The other swing still stood alone, but it was also lingering on like a candle in the wind, ready to meet the end of its life at any time.

Just then, Chu Li-fei seemed to hear some movement in the study, and he signaled Lu Mo-chen with his eyes.

The two tacitly approached the house.

Chu Li-fei pushed the door open casually, as if he had no idea that there was someone inside.

As soon as he opened a crack in the door, a cold light, with the sound of cutting through the wind, rushed straight at his face.

Chu Li-fei’s eyes narrowed, and he dodged to the side, approaching the other person’s position extremely quickly.

He grabbed the wrist of the other person holding the knife, squeezing it tightly, and soon heard the sound of the knife falling to the ground.

At the same time, the person in black in front of him cried out softly.

Judging by the voice, it seemed to be a woman. Moreover, Chu Li-fei felt that the other person’s wrist in his hand was much thinner than that of an ordinary adult man.

He couldn’t help but feel a little doubt in his heart, but he didn’t let go of the other person.

Seeing Chu Li-fei grab the other person, Lu Mo-chen hurriedly stepped forward, picked up the knife from the ground, and didn’t forget to ask with concern, “Royal Uncle, are you alright?”

Chu Li-fei shook his head, increasing the strength in his hand, and looked at the person in black in front of him, “Speak! Who are you? Who sent you?”

Lu Mo-chen also picked up the knife and coldly placed it on the black-clothed person’s neck, his eyes full of ruthlessness.

Faced with Chu Li-fei’s question, the person in black endured the pain from her wrist and turned her head away, not intending to speak.

But the moment she met Lu Mo-chen’s eyes, a look of surprise appeared in her eyes, followed by nostalgia, and then an unbelievable murmur, “Sister…?”

Her eyes were momentarily blurred, but she quickly woke up and quickly denied, “No, no! Impossible…”

Chu Li-fei and Lu Mo-chen exchanged a glance, both with a look of confusion in their eyes.

Lu Mo-chen: “Sister? What sister?” Seeing the black-clothed woman’s eyes fall on his face, Lu Mo-chen continued to ask, “Who is your sister? Could it be that I look… like your sister?”

The black-clothed woman’s eyes stared fixedly at Lu Mo-chen’s face, as if she was looking at someone through him, stubbornly not saying a word.

“Royal Uncle, how about we take her back…”

Before Lu Mo-chen could finish speaking, the black-clothed woman seemed to have triggered some keyword.

She hadn’t heard Lu Mo-chen’s address to Chu Li-fei clearly before, but now she heard it clearly.

Her eyes were about to split, and she looked at Chu Li-fei with some madness, “Royal Uncle? What did you call him? Royal Uncle? You are people from the royal family?”

Lu Mo-chen looked at the black-clothed woman warily, always on guard, afraid that she would attack Chu Li-fei.

Unexpectedly, the black-clothed woman turned her gaze to Lu Mo-chen’s face again, “Could it be… you are my sister’s son…?”

“Wh…”

Before Lu Mo-chen could finish speaking, the nearby windows suddenly shattered.

The wooden fragments slid across the back of Lu Mo-chen’s hand, and blood was immediately drawn.

A group of people wrapped in black clothes, wearing veils and headscarves, suddenly broke in and quickly surrounded Chu Li-fei and the other two.

They each carried weapons, wrapped in black, the only exposed eyes were fierce, and it was clear that they had killed many people.

Without saying much, the leader rushed towards Chu Li-fei with a scimitar.

Chu Li-fei had no weapon and could only retreat while fighting.

He retreated step by step, moving the battlefield out of the house.

The courtyard was very empty, the only buildings being the two swings in the flower bed.

Chu Li-fei used his peripheral vision to determine the direction, kicking the other person in the chest, and moving towards the direction of the swings.

Lu Mo-chen had a knife in his hand, and the main target of the group of black-clothed people was not him, so he was able to deal with them with some ease.

He was worried about Chu Li-fei’s condition, and at the same time, he grabbed the black-clothed woman, moving bit by bit towards the outside.

As soon as the two went out the door, they saw a black-clothed person chopping down, almost hitting Chu Li-fei. Lu Mo-chen’s heart was about to jump out when he saw this situation.

Fortunately, Chu Li-fei reacted quickly enough, slipping past the scimitar, letting the black-clothed person’s knife fall on the remaining intact swing.

The wooden stake broke, and the swing that had already experienced wind and frost finally collapsed. The black-clothed woman next to Lu Mo-chen’s eyes turned red, with a look of unbearable pain on her face.

Chu Li-fei continued to fight with the black-clothed people. He was unarmed and surrounded by many people, barely avoiding danger several times.

Lu Mo-chen was anxious. He looked at the woman next to him, took a deep breath, and made a decision.

He let go of the hand holding the black-clothed woman, and with the knife in his hand, he broke through the encirclement of the black-clothed people, moving little by little towards Chu Li-fei’s direction.

Chu Li-fei turned to dodge a knife that brushed past him, and another flash of silver light rushed straight at his face.

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Chu Li-fei raised his hand to block it.

Just then, a voice came closer and closer to him, “Royal Uncle, be careful!”

Then there was a “Zheng” sound, and a slightly smaller figure than him blocked in front of Chu Li-fei, the two knives colliding and creating sparks.

Chu Li-fei’s heart was greatly shaken, and a knife was suddenly shoved into his hand.

With no time to hesitate, the black-clothed people further narrowed the encirclement.

Chu Li-fei put his arm around Lu Mo-chen, hugging him in his arms, and with a flip of his wrist, the silver blade flashed in his hand like a brilliant flower.

Chu Li-fei held the knife in his backhand, slashing across the throat of a black-clothed person, a flash of silver light, leaving only a pool of blood.

“Don’t look.”

Chu Li-fei’s low voice came to Lu Mo-chen’s ears.

He was now tightly held in Chu Li-fei’s arms, his cheek pressed against his chest, hearing Chu Li-fei’s heartbeat clearly.

His face instantly turned red.

With a weapon, it was much easier for Chu Li-fei to deal with the black-clothed people.

In the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the courtyard was littered with corpses.

After resolving the enemies, Chu Li-fei and Lu Mo-chen were somewhat surprised to see that the black-clothed woman hadn’t left.

The black-clothed woman said that she was willing to go with Chu Li-fei and the others.

She said that her surname was Cheng.

She said that she could tell Chu Li-fei and the others what they wanted to know, in exchange for them not sending her to the yamen.

Chu Li-fei and Lu Mo-chen thought for a moment and agreed.

This place was not suitable for a long stay. Chu Li-fei and Lu Mo-chen planned to take the black-clothed woman and leave quickly.

Before leaving, the woman looked back at the two collapsed swings, the original warm wooden color now soaked in blood, already beginning to turn black.

Her eyes welled up, she deeply looked at the small courtyard, and then resolutely followed Chu Li-fei and the others away.

Gate of the Wang residence.

Today they spent a lot of time at the Cheng residence, and the weather now looked even worse.

Dark and oppressive, making people feel annoyed.

After getting out of the carriage, Lu Mo-chen wanted to follow Chu Li-fei into the Wang residence, but was stopped again.

Chu Li-fei only felt a stuffiness in his heart, feeling very conflicted. He couldn’t reconcile with the fact that Lu Mo-chen would kill him.

Lu Mo-chen stubbornly watched Chu Li-fei’s back, unwilling to leave.

He wanted to rush forward and hug him, but his legs were like filled with lead, stiff and unmoving.

Lu Mo-chen then realized that the one who had been cocooning himself was himself.

It was he who couldn’t reconcile with himself.

“Rumble—”

At the same time, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, as if splitting the sky open, the lightning illuminating half of the Wang residence.

And Lu Mo-chen’s body had already rushed forward before his brain could react, hugging Chu Li-fei’s body.

He seemed to hear the sound of the chains that had been binding him breaking apart.

Lu Mo-chen pressed his face against Chu Li-fei’s back, his whole body trembling with fear.

Chu Li-fei suddenly stiffened, his waist being tightly hugged. He could feel Lu Mo-chen’s dependence on him.

“Rumble—”

This time the thunder was even more muffled.

Chu Li-fei wanted to harden his heart and break free, placing his hands on the other pair of hands on his waist, wanting to exert force, but he heard a muffled sound from behind.

“Royal Uncle… I’m scared.”

The rain fell.