It's rare to find some tranquility in the early morning outside Ponderosa Valley.
Facing the curiosity of Huai Cao Shi and Ning Chu, Mu Qing quickly explained a few words about his relationship with Suzaku, then protected everyone and left quickly.
Although Murong Yin left in the opposite direction, Mu Qing did not relax his vigilance, and his spiritual consciousness spread out behind him.
The spiritual energy storm that lasted all night had just dissipated. The ponderosa pines on the hillside were swaying here and there, and the weeds and gravel on the ground were scattered everywhere.
It wasn't until the swamp forest came into view that Mu Qing slumped his shoulders and let out a breath.
"call--"
He made this long and continuous cry, originally he wanted to express his exhaustion, but as soon as his mind relaxed, his vision went dark and he almost fell down.
Everyone remained silent while marching. Huai Cao Shi walked in front of the team. When she heard Mu Qing's voice, worry appeared on her face. She still remembered how badly Mu Qing was injured by the sneak attack, and signaled everyone to rest where they were.
"well enough?"
When everyone heard Huai Cao Shi's question, they all looked back. Mu Qing was stunned and shook his head and said, "No problem. Murong Yin and the others didn't follow."
Huai Caoshi pursed her lips and raised the corners of her lips helplessly. When she walked towards Mu Qing, she carefully handed the cold jade box she had been holding to Ning Chu, then grabbed Mu Qing's wrist and explored his injuries.
Mu Qing felt the sincere concern in everyone's eyes, and his whole body was bathed in the warming sunshine in the morning. With a touch of warmth on his tired face, he said: "Uncle, I'm fine. Murong Yin didn't come with me. Let's go back first." Let’s talk about it later in Ten Thousand Flower Valley.”
"Hmph." Huaicao Shi's slender eyebrows furrowed tighter and tighter, "The true energy is sufficient, but the loss of energy and blood is so severe, can everything be okay?"
Huai Cao Shi signaled for someone to come and support Mu Qing, Xu Zuo was supporting his wife Lu Fanrou, Ning Chu was holding the cold jade box, and only Bai Jiahe was free.
Without hesitation, she took three steps at a time and came to Mu Qing's side. She lifted Mu Qing's arm and put it on her shoulders.
"Don't! I'm not that squeamish." Mu Qing immediately wanted to take his arm away, but Bai Jiahe held his forearm with both hands.
Huai Caoshi still grabbed one of his hands at this time, with some emotion in his eyes, and sighed: "Don't put everything on your shoulders. Doing so will only make everyone feel useless."
Mu Qing was speechless for a moment, his eyes flashed, and he was about to speak.
Bai Jiahe raised his head as if he had a tacit understanding, and said calmly: "Senior brother, do you want to say that men and women can no longer kiss each other?"
Ning Chu was quite amused on the sidelines, but he was also not satisfied with Mu Qing's current politeness. He deliberately said with a straight face: "Uncle Master is right. What we can do is already very limited. If you make excuses again, that's not polite. That means they don’t regard us as their own people at all.”
Mu Qing smiled bitterly, "It's not that serious. I just really feel that I'm not old enough to need help walking."
Huai Cao Shi let go of Mu Qing's wrist, with some emotion on his face. Mu Qing had been sending out his spiritual consciousness to guard behind him all the way, and he was really trying his best. He sighed: "Don't push yourself too hard, Murong Yin will fight back." It doesn’t make much sense, just take back all your spiritual consciousness.”
Huai Cao Shi's words reminded Mu Qing, and his eyes were a little alert.
"Am I too cautious or am I under the influence of Meng Zhang?"
When he finished asking Meng Zhang for help, the anxiety in Mu Qing's heart never disappeared. Because he was surrounded by his own people, he was always worried whether Murong Yin, who had left, would jump out from behind him the next moment and catch everyone off guard.
"Uncle Master, I'm really concerned, I'm a little nervous."
Huai Caoshi said softly: "Those outer disciples may return to the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers tonight, and I don't know if there will be any trouble. So after returning today, everyone should have a good rest, especially you."
Mu Qing temporarily suppressed his worries about being attacked, glanced around, and sighed slightly.
On everyone's faces, the relief and joy of leaving Huangsong Valley behind had long been replaced by exhaustion.
Mu Qing was very glad that the recent events did not take away anyone's life, but with the overall situation overturned, the dark clouds of imminent rain clearly shrouded everyone's hearts.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the cold jade box in Ning Chu's arms.
Mu Qing's thoughts were placed on the cold jade box. Huai Cao Shi discovered this carefully and muttered: "The more important the matter, the less urgent it is."
Mu Qing nodded and said, "This is natural. Why don't we wait until you, Senior Uncle and Senior Sister, have rested."
He heard Zhang Shaoyao say that the method of treating Huaifenghua was a method created by Huaicao Shi combined with what he had learned over the years. In addition to the most important earth spirit root, the Wanhua Heart Sutra also needs to be used to guide the efficacy of the medicine. .
Huai Caoshi smiled and nodded, "This is natural. You can assist us when the time comes."
Mu Qing nodded, his face full of expectation. He lowered his head and smiled faintly at Bai Jiahe beside him, "You haven't walked through the swamp ahead yet, so let me lead the way."
Bai Jiahe said: "This is not even half a stick of incense. It's not too late for senior brother to rest for a while."
Mu Qing shook his head, Bai Jiahe put down his arms helplessly, and everyone took action again.
The water vapor in the swamp forest was too heavy, and when the sunlight fell, it was blocked by the poisonous mist, glowing with a strange golden light.
The most indispensable thing in the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley is the detoxifying pill, which is specially designed to treat poisonous insects. Ning Chu took out the poisonous pills that he always had with him, and everyone took one before entering the swamp forest.
Mu Qing entered the swamp forest first and looked around. The miasma and fog were intertwined. The skylight penetrated layer by layer. There was a haze everywhere, as if dawn and dusk were reversed. The dead branches were lying in the smelly black mud. A part of the body is hidden in the thick fog.
It felt like walking in a deserted forest at night, with an ominous black shadow cast over it. Mu Qing's worry about being attacked resurfaced in his heart, and he released his spiritual consciousness while leading the way.
But this time, Ning Chu, who had been following him for a long time, stopped him and asked curiously: "What's wrong with you? Are you still worried that Murong Yin and the others will suddenly take action?"
After saying that, she suddenly remembered something and asked, "What was the name of the person you let go last night?"
After Mu Qing was stunned for a moment, he came to his senses and said, "Her name is Xie Henhe, and she used to be our instructor."
The voices of the two talking were very clear in the silent swamp forest. Huai Cao Shi, who was following the crowd, was a little curious and asked what happened before.
Mu Qing was already reflecting on the impact he had received after borrowing the power. Although he had withdrawn his spiritual consciousness, he was still vigilant about his surroundings while recounting what happened in the swamp forest last night.
After listening to Huai Cao's poem, he felt a little emotional and said, "You did a good job of saving people's lives, but since you have already killed someone, why should you let one go?"
Mu Qing somewhat sarcastically told the story of how he had recruited people into his gang. Unexpectedly, Huai Cao Shi's eyes lit up and he admired Mu Qing's move and said, "I always thought you were that kind of straightforward person. It seems that You can also turn corners, so why are you so angry when facing Murong Yin?"
Mu Qing shook his head, unable to give a summary answer that would satisfy him.
Until now, he himself couldn't tell whether it was Murong Yin's control over the Hidden Killers that made him feel pressured, or whether he thought of those friends who died in training and in such an environment and didn't want to control them. own emotions.
"Uncle Master, don't worry. Even if I plan to leave Hidden Valley, I have to wait until you all can leave safely."
Mu Qing felt emotional for a moment and actually spoke out what was in his heart. Anyway, there were no outsiders here.
Huai Cao Shi was a little worried that Mu Qing would act recklessly. He remembered the secrets of the Murong family that he heard from Murong Xing, and warned softly: "Think more before you do anything. If you can trust everyone, you can come to us to discuss it, Hidden Valley , to be precise, Murong is not that easy to deal with."
"Uncle Master, do you want to talk about the Valley Master who cannot come out of seclusion, or the hidden murderer codenamed Murong?"
When Huai Cao Shi heard that Mu Qing could talk about this, the worry on his face became less and he said, "It's a good thing that you can consider this."
Then his voice condensed and he deliberately warned Mu Qing: "It's actually very difficult for that Valley Master to get out of seclusion, but the one behind him is really worth being afraid of."
Mu Qing was also a little more curious and asked: "Does Uncle Master know the true strength of Murong?"
Huai Cao Shi mused: "Murong Yin's cultivation is very deep. I think he should not be weaker than others."
Mu Qing suddenly paused, and a flash of inspiration popped up in his mind. He turned to look at Huai Cao Shi, endured the torment of getting the secret in his heart, and said seriously: "Uncle, I'm talking about the Murong Murong in the hidden murder." .”
The corners of Huai Caoshi's mouth pursed slightly, and he knew there was something wrong. He blinked and asked, "Don't you know that the Murong in the hidden murder is Murong Yin?"
"How is that possible?" Mu Qing's eyes were full of surprise and he whispered: "How can he be the most mysterious one among the hidden killers?"
Mu Qing himself was stunned as he said this, and said with a wry smile: "Thinking about it this way, he is Hidden Valley Zhanglu, I'm afraid no one would have thought that he is that Murong, right?"
"It seems that Suzaku deceived me. People's hearts are really unpredictable." Mu Qing thought of the innocent-looking woman in red, and a somewhat gloomy look appeared on her face.
"What did she lie to you about?" Huai Caoshi was a little curious, but he also warned: "These people in Hidden Valley, especially the Murong family, are masters at playing with people's hearts. You should really be careful."
Mu Qing told everything he had learned from Zhuque. After hearing this, Huai Cao Shi shook his head and smiled, "So she didn't lie to you."
"He has actually reminded you of another secret."
Mu Qing was a little confused, raised his head and looked at Huai Cao Shi steadily.
Huaicao Shi said slowly: "Compared to Murong Yin, he rarely takes action in front of the four of them. It's not surprising that she doesn't know Murong Yin's true strength."
"As for whether she knows that Murong Yin is Murong, you can ask her next time you have a chance."
"Um?"
Seeing that Mu Qing was a little confused, Huai Caoshi said softly: "Didn't Zhuque say that her name is Murong Jing, which is the name of Suzaku's mask."
