Mu Jingyu originally wanted to follow Mu Daocheng and go all the way south along the Zhongyu Shengzhou. In three to five days at most, he could reach the southeast corner of Cangwu Yunzhou where Shujian Villa is located.
But considering that the boundary of Cangzhou Yunzhou has long been controlled by Wujixu and the Yun family of Yunhai City, once they enter, even if they are careful, their whereabouts will inevitably be exposed and cause unnecessary trouble.
After much thought, Mu Jingyu suggested first going to a place ten miles outside Jinjiang City, not far from the Sword-Forging Valley, in Shengzhou in the Central Region. Qin Muzhi's Qin family is here, so he can send a team of people to escort them to Shujian Villa under the guise of escorts, without attracting the attention of Wuji Xue.
However, the others had no objections, but Qin Yunchuan strongly opposed it, as if he was unwilling to see Qin Muzhi and others.
Mu Jingyu suddenly remembered that after they met Qin Muzhi a few months ago, Qin Yunchuan seemed to have deliberately avoided the topic of Qin Muzhi after they came out of Qin's house.
Recalling that when he was in the Qin Mansion, Qin Yunchuan accidentally walked into a room, and it was precisely because of this that he became slightly hostile to Qin Muzhi.
Mu Jingyu originally wanted to find an opportunity to ask him what he had found, but one incident followed another and he had already forgotten about it.
Now that Qin Yunchuan was resolute, it was difficult to ask him face to face, so he could only follow his wishes and not go to Qin Muzhi for help for the time being.
But in this way, everyone obviously slowed down in order to avoid attracting the attention of others. Especially after entering Cangwu Yunzhou, not only did they pretend to be a group of tourists during the day, but they also did not dare to travel in the dark at night and entered the city early to rest. Finally, on the fifth day, we arrived at a place dozens of miles outside Shujian Villa.
On the official road, Mu Jingyu and Mu Dao formed a group of eight people, riding horses at a leisurely pace. By now, we have entered the sphere of influence of Shujian Villa, and our nervousness has relaxed a lot.
"Is the person coming here Senior Mu Daocheng?" Suddenly, a group of people came galloping from the end of the official road. At the head was a middle-aged man in his forties. After seeing Mu Daocheng and the others, he shouted loudly.
"Little brother Mu, don't be nervous. The person here is the deputy owner of Shujian Villa, Deng Xingdeng. It was he who came to me with some Red Xuan Crystal and asked me to help Shujian Villa refine the immortal weapon."
After learning the true identity of the visitor from Mu Daocheng's mouth, Mu Jingyu and others put down their guard and rode their horses to meet Deng Xing and others.
The wooden road became a rein, and the horse under the seat neighed and stopped a few feet away from Deng Xing and the others: "Deputy Villa Master Deng came in time. We have just arrived at the site of Shujian Villa, so you are here to greet us." We are.”
Deng Xing clasped his hands in his fists and said, "Last night, after receiving the news from your boss, the owner of the village ordered me to stay here long ago, waiting for your visit at any time."
Mu Jingyu secretly thought: "It turns out that Mu Daocheng has told the people at Shujian Villa a long time ago that they are coming. But we have been following him and never noticed anything strange. There must be something between them. There are contacts we don’t know about.”
"Thank you, Deputy Villa Master Deng." Mu Daocheng rode his horse to Deng Xing's side and asked in a low voice: "You, the Villa Master, didn't leak the news about my arrival."
Deng Xing also lowered his voice and said: "Senior Mu, don't worry. The owner of the village has obtained the Chixuan Crystal, which is so precious. I'm afraid that outsiders will find out. Except for a limited number of us, no one else knows about it, and it is impossible to know about it. , you always have news to come."
"That's good, that's good." Mu Daocheng asked this, not because he was worried that outsiders would snatch the Chi Xuan Crystal. After all, his status was there, even if Wuji Xuhui was destroyed because of the Chi Xuan Crystal. Shujian Villa did not dare to do anything to him.
The reason why I asked more was just for Mu Jingyu's sake and worried that when he came to Shujian Villa, he would attract the attention of Wujixu or the Yun family and discover Mu Jingyu's whereabouts. Because on the way, Mu Jingyu had already told Mu Daocheng his worries.
After He Mu Daocheng finished speaking, Deng Xing glanced at Mu Jingyu and the others. After a pause, he asked: "Senior Mu, please forgive me for saying a few words. Are the young men who came with you Mu Jingyu and others?" Jingyu and Bi Yun, as well as Qin Yunchuan, Zhou Yan and others who have the highest cultivation among the younger generation of Jiuhua Sect?"
Mu Daocheng smiled and said: "Deputy Villa Master Deng has a good eye. Mu Shaoxia and others have some matters to come with me. I didn't expect you to recognize their identities at a glance."
"Hehehehe." Deng Xing laughed a few times and said: "Mu Jingyu, Mu Shaoxia, has been in the limelight during this period of time! Although Deng Xing has never seen his true face, he has also heard that the owner of the village is following his instructions. After returning from the temple in the North Land, I mentioned Mu Shaoxia’s face, so I could recognize him at a glance.”
As one of the nine lower sects, Shujian Villa naturally responded to the call of Elder Wu of Lingjue Temple and led its capable disciples to the temple to encircle and suppress the Jiuli tribe. It was just that the strength of Shujian Villa was far inferior to that of the other factions, so Mu Jingyu didn't notice.
As the deputy owner of Shujian Villa, Deng Xing was ordered to stay at the Villa and had never seen Mu Jingyu's appearance.
Mu Jingyu rode his horse to Deng Xing's side and said in a somewhat warning tone: "Now that Deputy Villa Master Deng knows our identities, please keep your mouth shut and don't talk nonsense. Otherwise... Humph, don’t blame me, Mu Jingyu, for not caring about our comradeship!”
The sun is clearly shining in the sky, and the warm breeze is bathing my body. But after Mu Jingyu finished speaking, Deng Xing shivered for no reason, and quickly said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Mu, Deng has a very strict mouth!"
Bi Yun said in a cold voice: "Deputy Master Deng has a strict mouth, but what about these disciples under you?"
"Little Princess Bi Yun is teaching you a lesson. I will tell them this." After Deng Xing finished speaking, he turned and glanced at the disciples following behind him, his face instantly turned cold: "We only welcomed Senior Mu Daochengmu today. None of the others saw it, do you remember it?"
More than a dozen forging disciples from Shujian Villa responded loudly: "We only saw Senior Mu, not the others!"
After three consecutive shouts, Deng Xing said: "Don't worry, Young Master Mu, these people are my most trusted disciples in Shujian Villa, and they promise not to reveal anything."
"Here comes Deputy Villa Master Deng." Mu Jingyu nodded and said to Mu Daocheng: "Senior Mu, let's enter Shujian Villa quickly. Otherwise, it won't take a while..."
"Yes." Mu Daocheng drove the horse to stride forward and said as he walked: "Deputy Villa Master Deng, you can lead the way."
"Okay, okay. Senior Mu, please follow me into the villa." Deng Xing turned the horse's head, waved the whip in his hand, and the few disciples following him dispersed, presumably to guard the surroundings to prevent anyone from spying secretly. .
After everyone followed Deng Xing and walked more than thirty miles along the official road, they saw a small town-like villa standing on the edge of the East China Sea from a distance.
Regardless of Shujian Villa's lack of strength, the Villa occupies a large area. Perhaps because it is located in the southeastern border of the vast Yunzhou, with no comparable sect family except Yunhai City not far away, Shujian Villa has circled a large area of fertile seaside land and built a large sect that occupies a large area. A wide villa.
Before reaching the entrance of the villa, the door of the villa was opened by the disciples guarding the door. Yue Lianfeng, the owner of Shujian Villa, walked out with several people.
Mu Jingyu frowned secretly as he watched. He never expected that after Yue Lianfeng got the news, he would mobilize his troops and mobilize the crowd. The gates of the courtyard were opened wide and they formed such a formation to welcome Mu Daocheng.
Mu Daocheng saw Mu Jingyu's worry and whispered: "Brother Mu, please follow me later. If Yue Lianfeng asks about your identities, I will handle it and try not to reveal your identities."
"Okay." Mu Jingyu nodded helplessly.
Although Mu Daocheng had good intentions, even Deng Xing, who had never seen him before, could recognize him at a glance, let alone Yue Lianfeng, who had led everyone to the temple.
Mu Jingyu's only regret was that he ignored being recognized by the people at Shujian Villa and did not use human skin to disguise himself in advance. But now it's too late to regret, I can only take one step at a time.
"Hahaha, Senior Mu really kept his promise and came to my Shujian Villa." While laughing, Yue Lianfeng walked a few steps quickly and came to Mu Daocheng, helping him get off the horse.
Mu Daocheng showed displeasure and pointed at the many disciples around him and said: "Master Yue, when you set up such a big battle, didn't you tell others clearly that I was coming to help you refine the immortal weapon? Or... you have Are you absolutely sure that you can protect the Chixuan Crystal?"
Yue Lianfeng didn't care at all: "Senior Mu, don't worry, Yue has already set up formations around the area to ensure that no flying insect can enter."
"Hmph! Master Yue is very confident in himself!" Mu Daocheng snorted coldly: "Don't forget, the Yun family's cultivation level in Yunhai City is much better than yours. Can you stop them?"
Yue Lianfeng said: "The Yun family, I have already found out clearly. Yun Jingtian, Yuntai and others have already gone to Wujixu. How can they care about me? When they get the news, you will refine it long ago. What an immortal weapon, let’s go back to the Sword Forging Valley.”
Mu Daocheng was so angry that he couldn't speak because of Yue Lianfeng's arrogance. He could only touch his sleeves and said: "I hope the information from Master Yue is accurate. However, we can put the ugly words first. If something unexpected happens, I don’t care about the life and death of your Shujian Villa, I will leave with the Chixuan Crystal.”
"Okay, okay. If something unexpected happens, just leave. I promise I won't blame you." When Deng Xing left the Sword Making Valley, Mu Daocheng had warned him not to reveal that he was going to the book. News from Jianshan Villa. But Yue Lianfeng was too confident in himself and didn't take it seriously. Mu Daocheng was angry now, and he didn't dare to say anything.
"Let's lead the way." Mu Daocheng didn't want to chat with Yue Lianfeng here because he was worried that the identities of Mu Jingyu and others would be exposed. After passing a few people, they were the first to go inside Shujian Villa.
Yue Lianfeng quickly turned sideways and let the wood pass. But when Mu Jingyu and others followed closely behind and crossed the courtyard gate, Yue Lianfeng suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed: "These young heroes look very familiar! You are..."
Mu Jingyu's heart skipped a beat, secretly thinking that Yue Lianfeng had discovered his identity. Before he could speak, Deng Xing had already leaned into Yue Lianfeng's ear and whispered a few times.
"Oh..." Yue Lianfeng kept nodding after hearing this, and finally stopped looking at Mu Jingyu and others, and quickly caught up with Mu Daocheng, as if he didn't know Mu Jingyu.
"Huh..." Mu Jingyu breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thinking that Yue Lianfeng was alert. After learning from Deng Xing that they didn't want to reveal their identity, he immediately pretended to be nonchalant.
"Jingyu, let's go too." Bi Yun urged Mu Jingyu and followed the two of them into Shujian Villa.
After entering Shujian Villa, there were obviously more disciples inside. In order to prevent being recognized again, Mu Jingyu deliberately took out the human skin cotton utensils and covered his face. At the same time, he asked Qin Yunchuan and Zhou Yan to also take out the human skin cotton utensils.
But the human skin cotton products they obtained from Mr. Ren were limited, and it was difficult to change everyone's face. In the end, Bi Yun could only half-cover her face with her collar, trying to block her face as much as possible.
As for Yu Yuanxiu and Shi Dahong, since they rarely move around Kyushu, they are not worried about being recognized by others.
Shujian Villa seems to be very big, but in fact, because there are not many disciples, only about three to five hundred people, and many of them are family members, the architectural layout of the Villa is not as compact as other sects that Mu Jingyu has seen.
Instead, it is like the Yun family's worship hall, with vegetable gardens scattered inside and surrounded by small vertical dirt roads. Rows of houses are built together in a regular manner, like a small village, without the grandeur that a famous family should have.
Yue Lianfeng accompanied Mu Daocheng and his wife and enthusiastically introduced the scenery in the villa. Deng Xingze followed Mu Jingyu and the others step by step. He didn't say much because he was afraid of inadvertently revealing their identities while talking.
Some people died, but not completely...
