Yue Jiu, the self-proclaimed military advisor, was kicked out by Mu Qing before he could stay in the yard for long.
Outside the courtyard gate, the early summer dawn was like an orange-red sword piercing the white fish belly. The scene gradually became clearer. There were no willows swaying in the wind when leaving, nor was there more wine spilled before leaving. The moonlight Jiu smiled and said: "This is just an idea, you can take your time."
After he finished speaking, it was really time to say goodbye. He bowed slightly, made a sword finger with his right hand to touch his left shoulder, and said slowly with the sword salute between swordsmen: "Then please."
Mu Qing smiled slightly and said: "In the final analysis, you are still worried about Senior Sister, please don't worry."
Yue Jiu smiled heartily and said: "I also feel that I have some mother-in-law feelings, so please don't worry."
After washing up, Mu Qing went straight back to the small courtyard next to him. During the short journey, Mu Qing was thinking about which courtyard he spent more time in.
Liu Weirui and Xiao Chan put the breakfast on the table in the main room. When Xiao Chan saw Mu Qing come in, she glanced at the silent young lady, quickly opened the stool and said, "The master sent someone to bring this breakfast. He Tell me about your status, sir, so there is no need to see you again."
Mu Qing nodded, looked at Liu Weirui's somewhat silent pretty face, casually picked up a steamed bun and took a bite. After taking a sip of hot porridge, he took Liu Weirui's little hand and explained in her surprised eyes: " Time is suddenly running out, but before I leave, I still have to meet my prospective father-in-law."
Liu Weirui said with some sadness: "I don't know how to face my father now. I'm afraid I can't hide it."
Mu Qing motioned to Xiaochan to bring the big baggage for him, and said with a smile: "Why do you have to hide your emotions? Uncle Liu hid his condition because he was afraid that you would worry, but now that he knows, it is the key to solve it well. .”
He pinched the red and swollen corners of Liu Weirui's eyes and said comfortingly: "Where did that decisive and intelligent girl go? You can eat when you come back. Now I will accompany you to meet your father. It would be better to speak clearly."
Seeing that things had developed to this point, Xiaochan no longer concealed anything and said quickly: "Miss, actually the master of the house came to our place last night." She glanced at Mu Qing and said, "Mr. Mu Qing happened to be here at that time."
Mu Qing nodded and said: "That's right, let's face it together. Even if the situation goes to the worst, we can still think about how to spend the last period of time with your father."
Liu Weirui was almost absent-minded along the way. When Mu Qing was not with her, whenever she thought of Liu Chaoge's condition, she would feel that she had been abandoned by the whole world and that she was an orphan. Fortunately, before Mu Qing left, she suddenly faced With determination and courage, he took her to Liu Chaoge's study.
Liu Chaoge also got up very early on weekdays. He had just finished breakfast and was sitting at the desk with his eyes closed and taking a nap. Unexpectedly, Mu Qing, a brat, barged in with a big baggage.
He raised his white eyebrows and wondered, "Didn't I say I don't need to see you again?"
Mu Qing thought for a while, maybe this time he would never see her again again. After handing the baggage to Xiaochan, he took Liu Weirui to Liu Chage's desk and knelt down.
Liu Chaoge stood up, looked at his daughter who had been looking at his red and swollen eyes since she came in, and sighed lovingly: "What does this mean?"
Mu Qing said seriously: "First, this junior's status is unworthy, but he was recognized by Uncle Liu and agreed to let me be with your daughter. This junior promises again that he will never let Wei Rui down."
"Hmph! It's good that you know." Liu Chaoge felt a little unhappy when he thought of this. However, his daughter was passionate and decisive in the relationship between men and women, just like him and her mother. He had no choice but to agree after this, and said: "If it weren't for... ..." But he suddenly stopped talking.
Mu Qing nodded and said: "The second thing, this junior is here for this. Miss Miaozhen informed me of this matter last night, and I knew that Uncle Liu had already intended to take care of the orphan. This junior felt deeply responsible and obligated, but once It feels uncomfortable to think that after I leave, Wei Rui will be left alone to face this situation."
"This junior considers himself not an outsider, so before I left, I came to see Uncle Liu to selfishly plead with you to do your best to live a healthy and active life, instead of, instead of..."
At this point, Mu Qing also felt that this suggestion was a bit too much, so he said nothing more. Looking at Liu Weirui beside him, he realized that suddenly his face was filled with silent tears.
Liu Chaoge's steps were very light. When he came to his daughter, he gently hugged her into his arms, just like Liu Weirui did when she was a child, patted her shoulder gently and said: "My child, be obedient and stop crying. "
He looked at Mu Qing again, nodded and said, "You kid, you are quite good-natured. It seems like I took a gamble by entrusting Wei Rui to you."
Mu Qing was speechless and asked softly: "Uncle Liu's body..."
Liu Chaoge shook his head and said, "Do you know what kind of swordsmanship Yue Jiu is practicing now?"
Mu Qingjian's eyebrows slightly furrowed, wondering why the other party mentioned this matter at this time, but still answered truthfully: "I remember Wei Rui's grandma once mentioned that it is the path of heart sword and love."
Liu Chaoge nodded and said: "Yes, the Heart Sword Way is separated from the past swordsmanship, and the Heart Sword Gendi is used to protect the person in the heart. It can often display strength far beyond that of swordsmen in the same realm."
"But..." Liu Chaoge felt worried that the sword energy was rising in his body, but he suddenly coughed violently. He said in a breathy tone: "If the person to whom the heart sword is tied is no longer around, the sword heart will naturally collapse, leaving no realm, and the avenue will collapse, and The death of the physical body is nothing more than a matter of speed or slowness."
When Liu Chaoge said this, he gently cut off the tears on his daughter's face with his fingers, and said lovingly: "So, I have persisted for twenty-two years. This may or may not be my limit."
Mu Qing was silent. Although he had some bad expectations about the outcome, he still sounded sad.
Liu Chaoge was not sad for himself, but he was a little sad when he saw his daughter was sad about it. He turned to look at the instigator aside, his silver eyebrows were blank, and he said, "Now that the matter is over, my daughter has become the saddest person. Are you satisfied?"
Mu Qing could hear the dissatisfaction in Liu Chaoge's heart, but he could also see the true recognition of him in his eyes. He couldn't help but lower his head and promised: "This junior will seriously think about what Uncle Liu said last night." He looked up. Taking a look at Wei Rui, who was crying and exhausted in her father's arms, she said seriously: "I will never let you down."
Liu Chaoge nodded and said: "Well, Wei Rui will leave it to me to enlighten you. You can leave. You are young and you need to become stronger first, and then come back to find my daughter."
"Yes." Mu Qing felt very little parting in her heart. He understood that both he and she were still young and there was still a lot of time in the future.
And now, it is the time when the young man in green shirt and white horse is roaming freely in the rivers and lakes, or the young man in black clothes and white sword is passing through the green trees, the edge is gradually revealed, and it is about to fly.
Mu Qing smiled, took Xiao Chan and handed him the baggage. Seeing that Xiao Chan wanted to come over to see her off, he shook his head gently. He only hoped that this relationship would last forever, so that the beautiful lady would not have her family anymore, and he would There are more sweet concerns.
There was silence for a moment in the study. Liu Chaoge laughed first. He pulled away his daughter in his arms, looked into her moist eyes and said with a smile, "Don't blame dad for not giving you the time to see each other off, right?"
Liu Weirui shook her head gently, "Dad, now my daughter has to accompany you to take good care of her illness."
Liu Chaoge smiled helplessly and said: "I have seen his intentions. You are all good children, but you should go see him off."
Liu Weirui lowered his head and said, "It seems that everything that needs to be said and promised has been done, and there is nothing left to say."
When Mu Qing walked towards the back door, he never expected to meet an unexpected person. He quickly stepped forward to salute and said, "I've met Madam."
Ling Qingzhu looked him up and down with a smile, quite like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law. She said softly: "You did me a big favor before you left. I really want to thank you."
Mu Qing raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion: "What do you mean, madam?"
Ling Qingzhu explained: "I have known about Chaoge for a long time, but I didn't expect you to come and bring this matter to light. It doesn't matter, Wei Rui, I must take him away. Now at least Wei Rui will not feel that I lied to her, which will make her resentful in the future."
Mu Qing was silent for a moment and said: "Madam, your considerations may be more mature, but this junior seems to be impulsive. It's just that Uncle Liu's physical condition is like this, why do you still want to take Wei Rui away?"
Ling Qingzhu shook her head and sighed: "In my eyes, Chao Ge is a good son-in-law and has also played the role of a good father, but in terms of being a good husband, she has always been I’m sorry about my daughter.”
Mu Qing was silent and didn't want to comment on Wei Rui's parents. Ling Qingzhu didn't explain too much. Instead, he sincerely appreciated the young man's silence at the moment and said, "You think so much about Wei Rui." , I am indeed happy for her."
"I've been staying in Jinguan City for a long time. Those old people in the dynasty always treat each other with courtesy after being frightened. As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person with your hand. I have to leave here today."
Mu Qing frowned and asked, "What about Wei Rui?"
Ling Qingzhu chuckled lightly, shook her head and said, "Don't worry, I won't take her away at this time. I will let the Zhang brothers stay and wait..." She did not continue.
Mu Qing was silent, looking at the other party with some expectation and said: "I have not left the imperial territory for the time being, and I don't know what kind of behemoth the Lin family in Xishan is according to the world. It's just... that even Madam you can't do anything about Uncle Liu's illness. ?"
There was a deep pain in Ling Qingzhu's eyes, and she looked at Mu Qing and said, "Do you really think that those of us who practice Taoism and seek truth can really accomplish anything?"
"I hope you understand that once you gain a lot of things, you will inevitably lose something." Ling Qingzhu said cryptically, "For example, my Xishan Lin family, blood is the foundation of life, but it is also a shackles and a curse. ?”
Mu Qing was shocked in her heart, but she tried her best to keep her face calm. Ling Qingzhu thought of his dead daughter Youwei, and was unable to control his calm mood for many years. At this time, he realized, looked at Mu Qing seriously and said: "Although there are some things that qualified people can guess, you'd better not talk nonsense."
"Senior, please don't worry."
Ling Qingzhu nodded and took out a simple jade sign made of sapphire from her sleeve. In just a moment, there were fluctuations of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. She handed the thing to Mu Qing and said with a smile: "This thing is My identity token still has some effect in the Western Mountain Realm. If you come to Wei Rui, it may save you a lot of trouble."
"This is her recognition of me as Grandma Wei Rui!" Mu Qing was happy in her heart, and her shoulders felt much lighter. She took the palm-sized piece with both hands and saw that the spiritual cage was clear and she touched the jade that was full of aura. She said sincerely: "Thank you, madam, for your recognition of me."
Ling Qingzhu looked sideways at the end of the road and noticed the hem of her skirt that was not hidden. She shook her head and said with a smile, "I'm different from Wei Rui's grandpa. I always feel that if a girl likes it, we can't just break it up."
"If I say anything unpleasant, I'll say it in advance now."
"Wei Rui went to Xishan. The distance between you and her is not due to distance. I can't give you too much support. You still need to work hard."
Mu Qing nodded and said, "I understand."
Ling Qingzhu shook his head slightly and said softly: "You can't understand now. I just hope that you won't become the enemy of my Lin family."
After saying this, Ling Qingzhu turned to the end of the road and said, "Okay, I'll leave the last time to you two."
"Young man, you and I, we really don't want to be separated for a moment, this is not okay." Ling Qingzhu walked away with a chuckle.
