The feeling of dying came and went quickly. Just a moment ago, he was in the frozen river in the harsh winter, and now he was back on the roadside in the early summer. Sun Ren's mouth seemed to be still trembling in the cold wind, but his throat was already filled with pain. After buying countless kilograms of Shaodaozi wine, I was at a loss for words.
He didn't react until the cold sweat on his forehead was blown away by the wind. He stiffened his neck and tilted his head slightly. His eyes passed over Mu Qing and he saw clearly the two women who were slowly approaching.
He was pleasantly surprised, and while gently nodding towards the two women, he whispered quickly to Mu Qing: "I'm not very clear about what you just asked, sir. The real master is behind you now. I don't dare to lie to you, so why not Are you here to ask?"
The two women behind them were walking slowly. The sound of greeting just now was only a few breaths away, and the footsteps became clearer.
While Mu Qing was still frowning and recalling where he heard this voice, the two women came to his side.
"Brother Sun, the carriage that is responsible for checking the luggage has just left the carriage house and is still behind. You guys came so early. I may have to wait for a cup of tea."
"No trouble, no trouble, Miss Wang, this is my family."
The two women are graceful and graceful, both covered with veils. The voice of the younger woman at the front sounded like a clear spring that had thawed.
Late yesterday, when she approached Sun Ren alone, she had not yet covered herself with a veil. He was quite enthusiastic about her. Although he was not a lecher, he seemed a little excited because of his beauty. But she just said hello from a distance, but she didn't see the expected fawning look. She noticed something strange in the scene. At this time, she couldn't help but follow the other person's introduction and looked at the figure beside her. A very upright man.
"Huh?"
Wang Xiuwei's exposed eyebrows today were not powdered, and she looked extremely smart. When she saw the face of the man standing on the same side, her eyebrows moved and she quietly turned to the woman behind her from the corner of her eye.
Mu Qingxing's eyes narrowed slightly, and he caught this detail. Even though the other party was not wearing heavy makeup and shadow across the veil, he still remembered the other party lightly.
He nodded slightly to the woman behind Wang Xiuwei, looked at Wang Xiuwei and smiled softly: "Sister, have we met before, right? You were the shopkeeper of Xiulan Shop yesterday, and I bought rouge from you."
Seeing that the master had no instructions, Wang Xiuwei responded calmly: "My brother bought a lot of things yesterday and gave them to different girls. My sister also remembered them deeply."
Mu Qing looked embarrassed, shook his head and said with a smile: "I heard from Sun Ren that a mother and daughter need to be escorted by escorts. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, it's my sister."
Wang Xiuwei heard Mu Qing's temptation, faced the other party's bright starry eyes, blinked, and said with a sincere smile: "What a coincidence, my sister didn't expect to meet you today."
Wang Xiuwei's expression was natural, and the sincere sigh in his tone did not seem to be fake. However, Mu Qing did not dare to be careless about this coincidence, especially since the woman behind Wang Xiuwei gave him an extremely dangerous feeling. He motioned with his eyes to Sun Ren to wait aside. , after only three people were left in the field, he looked towards the distance of the street and asked slowly: "I remember that my sister's rouge shop is called Xiulan Bar. It opens in..."
Wang Xiuwei followed Mu Qing's gaze and found the familiar direction in an instant. He said in a calm tone: "It is located in the red and blue alleys, and the red and blue alleys are all about women's makeup business. Maybe the young master has never heard of it. Red and blue flowers are the most important ingredients in rouge.”
Wang Xiuwei's eyes narrowed slightly as he recalled. Mu Qing heard a hint of reluctance and asked directly: "Listen to my sister's tone, if you are reluctant to let go, why did you leave?"
Wang Yeqing spoke at this time, her voice was a little cold, and she said straight to the point: "Young master, there is no need to suspect that my daughter and I have ulterior motives, just because this Jinguan City is no longer the Jinguan City of yesterday. I am very homesick and a little tired of the people here. It’s just about life, my daughter is a filial child, so she naturally listens to me.”
In fact, when Wang Xiuwei first spoke up, Wang Yeqing captured the fleeting energy. He understood in his heart but did not remind his daughter out loud, just because the more he spoke, the more exposed he was, and he kept his cool and hid himself. It's the survival instinct ingrained in her blood.
Mu Qing nodded, bowed slightly to Wang Yeqing and said: "It turns out that senior is tired of this place and is homesick. I wonder where senior's hometown is?"
The title "Senior" is widely used. Scholars can call people who are knowledgeable as seniors, and people who study martial arts can also call people who are undoubtedly stronger than themselves as seniors. The title Mu Qing made Wang Yeqing's eyes narrow, and he shook his head and said: "Concubine How can a weak woman who has lost her husband and raised her daughter alone be as handsome as the young master? "Senior, I'll ask you to call me Mrs. Wang."
Mu Qing smiled slightly and was noncommittal. Wang Yeqing frowned slightly, his eyes narrow and slender. Thinking about it carefully, he should not have exposed a trace of his breath either yesterday or today. The other party had no way of knowing his identity. He immediately replied: "I Your hometown is in Zhuque City, have you ever been here?"
Mu Qing's heartstrings tightened, he nodded and smiled: "Then I am really destined to you, and I want to go back to Suzaku City."
Wang Xiuwei was stunned when she heard this. Yesterday, her mother analyzed it with her and found that the other party should be from the Lin family in Xishan. What was she doing in Suzaku City? Did grandma guess wrong?
The sound of wheels rolling over stone slabs came from the street. A coachman recognized Wang Xiuwei's location and drove slowly towards this side. Wang Xiuwei looked over and said, "The carriage team I hired has arrived."
Mu Qing looked at the group of people in Iron Bone Village calmly, weighed it in his mind, and nodded: "The carriage and guards are all hired. It seems that Mrs. Wang really believes in everyone's character. But I have to Let me make it clear that I am not the boss of this group of people. We are all helping each other along the way. They should have to stop before they reach Suzaku City."
Wang Xiu looked at Mu Qing and smiled calmly: "What do you mean, brother? It seems that you are also going to Suzaku City."
Mu Qing smiled and said: "It's still a long way to go. Let's help each other. Let's talk about it when the time comes. Sister, do you think it's feasible?"
Among the several carriages, the largest and most decorated carriage stopped in front of them. It should be the place where they rested along the way. Wang Xiuwei asked the coachman for a few words, then helped Wang Yeqing to step onto the carriage first. She stood on the wooden frame of the carriage, He turned around against the light and said with a smile: "Then my brother has taken care of me all the way. My little girl Wang Xiuwei, don't you know the name of the young master?"
Mu Qing smiled slightly, nodded and replied: "Mu Qing."
When leaving the city gate, Mu Qing mingled among the people in Iron Bone Village. No need for Sun Ren to tell them, when Mu Qing walked into them, they all became extremely honest and quiet.
At this time, Sun Ren was talking to the general who was responsible for checking passers-by at the city gate. Mu Qing and the others were the first group to leave the city today, and they should be subject to stricter checks.
Unexpectedly, Sun Ren stood in front and waved to everyone, which only revealed the two women in the carriage. The team, which totaled almost thirty people, successfully left the city gate.
After walking for a while, everyone got on their horses. Sun Ren walked over and said flatteringly: "Sir, if you have any orders, just tell me. In the days to come back, everyone will follow your lead."
Mu Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, and as his eyes wandered, the people around him showed shrewd and flattering smiles, but they had already formed a faint encirclement with Mu Qing as the center. He said in a cold voice: "You are escorting across two states. The caravan returned to Jinguan City after all, and since you want to accompany me on the return journey, I have a few requests."
"Sir, please speak." The people on the horse just barely beat their chests.
Mu Qing nodded and said: "First, Sun Ren is the leader. You can just listen to him and don't think that I am the center."
"Oh, I know, I know. This way you can be surprised when you are attacked. The other party will only focus on Brother Sun."
Mu Qing looked at Sun Ren's ugly helpless expression and said with a smile: "I really don't want to be surrounded by you and expose myself, but Sun Ren is the leader you selected, shouldn't you listen to him? That's not the case here. In your Iron Bone Village, stop talking about the boss and the boss, you can also call me Mr. Mu Qing."
Seeing that no one would object, Mu Qing continued: "Second, Sun Ren should have told you, don't cause trouble along the way just because I'm with you, otherwise I won't care about your life or death."
The man just now shouted at the top of his lungs: "Mr. Mu Qing, don't worry, I haven't done anything harmful to nature yet."
Mu Qing smiled and looked at the man in search of the voice. He found that the man was as thin as a bamboo pole. He was swaying far away while riding on his horse and was afraid that he would fall over if the wind blew him.
He teased without any evil intentions: "You have to be careful with your skinny body. What's your name? You'd better stay with me when the time comes."
The skinny bamboo pole man had a happy expression on his face. He quickly twisted his body, rode his horse and squeezed in front of Mu Qing. He said cheerfully: "Master, Master, my name is Wu Ling, you can call me Xiao Wu."
When people got closer, Mu Qing realized that Wu Ling seemed to be very young. While gesturing for everyone to move on the road, he asked the person next to him: "How old are you?"
Wu Ling didn't expect Mu Qing to ask such a question. His clear eyes widened and he rolled his eyes twice before replying: "I am an adult, eighteen years old."
Seeing Mu Qing raise his eyebrows, he changed his words and said, "No, I am sixteen years old."
When Mu Qing saw Wu Ling talking and running away, he had no intention of chatting to pass the time. After all, there was a woman in the carriage behind him who deserved his more attention.
Seeing that Mu Qing's attitude was a little indifferent, Wu Ling felt anxious, lowered his head and answered truthfully: "Sir, I am actually eleven years old."
"Oh?" Mu Qing was originally worried about how to get along with the mother and daughter next. He was a little surprised when he heard the voice as thin as a mosquito next to him. Looking at Wu Ling's figure on the horse, although he was thin, he was He should be almost the height of an ordinary adult male, but he didn't expect that the other party was only eleven years old, which is somewhat rare.
Mu Qing tilted his head and looked at Wu Ling, who had some dust on his face and was even darker, and asked, "You are so young, are your family members also in the village?"
"Hmm~" Seeing Mu Qing ask about this, Xiao Wuling's eyes narrowed into slits, and he smiled with big white teeth and said: "I also have a biological sister who lives with me in the village."
He looked gratefully at Sun Ren at the front of the team and whispered: "My sister and I were begging for food in front of a big restaurant where there were many women in the city. We were so hungry that we almost fainted, but we were lucky enough to meet Brother Sun. At that time, he muttered that he was unlucky and that he was not feeling well after eating flowers and wine, but he turned around and rescued my sister and me. After we came, he took us back to the village and gave him some beatings."
When Xiao Wuling said this, he asked as if he was familiar with it: "Master, what kind of flower is the flower wine made from? Is it fragrant?"
Mu Qing was speechless. He raised his eyebrows and smiled without answering. He looked forward and looked at Sun Ren, who was walking at the front of the crowd from time to time. He had never seen the other side of this man who was greedy for money and afraid of death. He couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that in your eyes, your Brother Sun is a good person?"
Xiao Wuling nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, I only found out later that Brother Sun also had a younger sister when he was a child, but she was not as lucky as me to meet someone like him."
Mu Qing's eyebrows slightly stretched, and he looked at the boy pretending to be an adult with a smile, "You can follow me for the time being during this journey."
