Chapter 122. Mu He, Grand Steward of Hujin
The method Mo Fan suggested was to have Han Ji gather many high-ranking officials in the ancient capital to discuss matters concerning Salang.
At the same time, they arranged for someone to impersonate him, indicating that they had obtained some clues or solutions.
If someone makes a move, it will be enough to prove that Salang must be among the higher-ups!
Of course, Mo Fan was saying all this to exclude the people currently present. In fact, according to the mysterious gray-haired man, Zhu Meng was included in the list.
There's nothing we can do; when the Vatican isn't doing evil, it's perfectly normal.
But the fact that Mo Fan is saying this here clearly shows that he believes Zhu Meng.
He was naturally aware of some of the things that had happened in Hangzhou.
As night fell, the undead outside continued to assault the city walls, and according to reports, a ghost lord had also appeared.
The most deadly thing is that Sha Yuan actually appeared not far from the outer city wall!
Furthermore, the results of the rainwater survey revealed that it did indeed contain a strange energy. Therefore, it can be inferred that the undead may continue to attack the city walls even during the day.
Under these circumstances, Han Ji summoned the top leadership and also raised the alert level to purple!
With the Holy See and the undead taking action from both the overt and covert sides, it's obvious that the ancient capital is about to face a major crisis!
As for Mo Fan, the immediate priority is to find Mu He, because only by finding him can Zhang Xiaohou be saved.
The catastrophe that ravaged the ancient capital may be difficult for others to resolve.
But for Mo Fan, there was no difficulty at all. He only needed to enter the Abyss of Fiends to resolve the birth of this catastrophe.
Regardless of whether it was due to some unforeseen circumstance that their plans changed, one thing remains unchanged: the outcome will absolutely not change!
About an hour later, the mysterious gray-haired man, Han Ji, and Zhu Meng brought news that several heads of powerful families and elders of the Hunter Alliance had been imprisoned.
Outside the northern city wall, although it was in a precarious situation, with several super-level mages from the Wei Fang faction and the prey Du Xiao and others present, there was no possibility of it being breached.
At least for now, we can hold out and give the residents of the outer city time to evacuate.
At this time, Mo Fan found Mu Bai and others who had migrated from Bo City.
When they saw Mo Fan, Mu Bai and the others seemed somewhat surprised.
Although Mu Bai had shown various forms of dissatisfaction with Mo Fan back in Bo City, things have changed. Everyone has grown up, and they have even been through life and death together, so things are not quite the same as before.
"Mo Fan, what are you doing here?" Zhou Min asked first.
"Our Bo City catastrophe was merely an experiment, while the Vatican's ultimate goal has always been the ancient capital."
Mo Fan didn't hold back his words with them, nor was there any need to. He then looked at Mu Bai: "Mu Bai, I have a question for you."
Upon hearing this, the group trembled and were shocked!
Bocheng was just a testing ground?
How utterly depraved is the Vatican?!
Upon hearing Mo Fan call him out, Mu Bai asked in confusion, "What is it?"
"Was Yu Ang recommended to Mu Zhuoyun by Mu He?" Mo Fan asked.
Mu Bai and the others knew about Yu Ang's death at the hands of Mo Fan, because Zhang Xiaohou lived in the ancient capital. They would often get together when they had free time.
At this moment, upon hearing Mo Fan ask this question, Mu Bai had a bad feeling.
In fact, when he learned that Yu Ang was recommended to Mu Zhuoyun by Mu He, he had a bad feeling.
But Mu He was genuinely good to him and didn't drag him into the abyss, and Mu Bai didn't want to speculate wildly.
After a long silence, Mu Bai finally nodded: "Yes."
"Is there any way to contact him?" Mo Fan then asked.
"Mo Fan, what do you want with Mu He?"
Mo Fan did not respond to Zhou Min, but just stared at Mu Bai.
"Can."
Mu Bai paused, then said, "I want to know, what brings you to my uncle?"
"There's a 99% chance he's the mastermind behind the Bo City catastrophe. Yu Ang is just one of his dogs," Mo Fan said bluntly.
The former classmates who had been in the vanguard team were all dumbfounded!
"Did you find out something from Yu'ang?" Mu Bai asked.
"Yes, but I didn't believe everything he said. But for now, I can only search for this person based on his suspicions and accusations. Don't worry, if it wasn't your uncle, I wouldn't have wronged him."
Mu Bai nodded, still hoping in his heart that it wasn't Mu He.
Then, after he dialed a number, Mo Fan said directly after the call was connected, "Should I call you Mu He, or should I call you Grand Steward Hu Jin?"
After a few seconds of hesitation on the other end of the phone, a cold laugh came through: "I gave you a chance to enter the magic academy back then, but now you've given this deacon a hard time."
Mo Fan ignored his nonsense and said directly, "You should know about Salang's imprisonment, right?"
Tell me your conditions.
With Mu He cooperating so readily, Mo Fan said directly, "Meet at the Clock Tower Magic Association in an hour. I'll give Zhang Xiaohou the antidote for the Forget-Me-Not Worm, and also give Gu Du a chance to survive. If you don't come, then you can expect to be collecting Salang's corpse."
"hehe."
Mu He first sneered, then said, "Can you make the decision to release those poor, imprisoned high-ranking officials?"
His voice sounded slightly gritted, as if he never imagined that one day he would be forced into such a situation by a kid he had once given a chance to enter the magic academy.
"Of course, I'm here to talk to you on behalf of Han Ji."
See you in an hour.
After the call ended, Mo Fan noticed that Mu Bai's expression was extremely unpleasant.
"Even if I don't contact him through you, he will find a way to contact the Magic Association. Because Salang is still imprisoned," Mo Fan said.
"He really is."
Seeing Mu Bai's distress, Mo Fan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't think too much about it. Just know that he didn't push you in front of Mu Zhuoyun, and that's enough."
Because of the urgency of the situation, Mo Fan didn't stay to comfort Mu Bai. Instead, he said to his old classmates, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first. You should also help the people evacuate as soon as possible. The outer city wall won't hold out until dawn."
"Mo Fan, are you saying that the outer city will be breached?" Wang Sanpang asked.
This is an ancient capital, with a large number of mage guards and many powerful figures stationed here. It's hard to imagine that such a heavily fortified place could be breached.
"This rain is specially made. After soaking in overnight, the war will not stop tomorrow during the day, and those sleeping spirits will all awaken," Mo Fan said.
"daytime!?"
The group of people present had all been in the ancient capital for some time, but this was the first time they had ever heard of spirits appearing during the day.
You know, from ancient times to the present, the spirits of the dead have always been active at night!
"That's right, it's daytime. This is because the Vatican has mixed a special potion into the rainwater. As for how they did it, that's unknown." Mo Fan shook his head. After speaking, he didn't linger and headed back towards the inner city.