Not long after, Mu Qing followed Huai Cao Shi to the ground.
Although there are air vents in the tunnel, the air on the ground is obviously much fresher. Mu Qing's chest rose and fell slowly, and he looked around with squinted eyes.
The entrance to the secret passage back to the ground this time is in a medicinal field. The sunshine is just right at noon. The elixirs that should have been growing happily are lying down. The ones that occasionally maintain a touch of green are spiritually dry and about to wither.
Not far behind him was the residence of Master Huaifenghua and his apprentice. The several courtyards that depended on each other still retained a sense of elegance in the sunlight, but their antique flavor was damaged. In Mu Qing's eyes, the buildings that collapsed after their collapse The newly built courtyard wall is really out of tune with the surrounding area and is extremely eye-catching.
Why--
This sigh was indescribably complicated.
Huai Cao Shi walked towards Mu Qing and walked towards the exit of the valley, saying softly: "After the spiritual mist array is activated, a large amount of spiritual energy will be consumed all the time. There is really no way around it."
Mu Qing walked faster and said: "I heard Shaoyao talk about the influence of the spiritual mist formation before. If the spiritual medicine is gone, you can plant it again later, but there is not much of the tranquility left in this place."
At this point, Mu Qing suddenly recalled what Shaoyao and Senior Sister Ning had just said, and consciously made a mistake. He caught up with Huai Cao Shi and stood beside her, "Uncle, please don't misunderstand."
Huai Cao Shi glanced sideways at Mu Qing, raised the corner of his mouth and said, "If I had felt guilty just because of this, I'm afraid I would have gone crazy a long time ago. You juniors really don't have to worry. Although I feel guilty, I won't feel guilty." Damn it, doing this now actually makes me feel at ease."
The voice of Huai Cao's poem became a little more gentle at the end. Mu Qing looked at her tired but bright eyes, and suddenly felt something: The ancients said that cultivating the Tao should pursue a natural state of inaction with no worries, but as the spirit of all things, As a human race, if we eliminate human nature and have no desires or desires, is that way our own way?
There have been some breakthroughs in the recent accumulation of Huai Cao poetry. Mu Qing has a slight feeling, it seems that the heart of Tao can also be transformed into a heart of care and protection.
Considering that Mu Qing's injury was not yet healed, Huai Cao Shi did not use any physical skills. It was not until after burning incense that the two of them walked near the mouth of the valley. At this time, the mouth of the valley was the boundary. The silence in the valley was bleak, and the noise outside the valley was tense. It's a bit messy.
"Along with the outer disciples, dozens of black-robed law enforcement teams are returning one after another. They have brought some spiritual plant seedlings and some construction materials."
The residences of the outer sect disciples are spread out in a fan shape outside the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers, with several large medicinal fields interspersed among them. If viewed from a high altitude, they can be regarded as a thick city wall protecting the entrance of the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers.
When Hidden Valley selected many disciples to enrich the lineage of pharmacists, one of the most upright reasons was that if there was a crisis, these outer disciples could be the first to resist for a while. Unfortunately, the development of things always makes people feel ironic in hindsight.
"I didn't expect that it would only take two or three days to recover like this."
It was almost noon, the white clouds had disappeared, and the sun was shining straight down. In the medicine field, the women from the outer sect were wearing clothes that were convenient for working, with their sleeves rolled up. Their clothes were already soaked with sweat.
Most of them work in groups, wearing clothes that are convenient for working, and have a clear division of labor. The first person was carrying a bamboo basket, and with every step he took, he dropped a spiritual plant seedling from the basket. The people behind him were cultivating the soil when it was time to do so, and watering when it was time to do so.
Mu Qing looked intently, and saw that the bamboo basket was covered with a layer of white gauze stained with water vapor, and there were evenly spaced pits of the same size in the fields. There was a sense of vitality and beauty in the details that he had never noticed before.
The footsteps beside him had stopped. Huai Cao Shi looked back and followed Mu Qing's gaze. He pursed his lips and smiled. He rolled up the green hair on his cheeks and put it behind his ears. He said, "Although Murong Yin has to be on guard, But this person is really good in some places.”
Mu Qing understood, nodded slightly and said: "His spies scattered in Suzaku City must have played a big role. It is possible that when they caught the elites of Suzaku leaving the city, they thought of starting to transfer these outer disciples."
Huai Caoshi narrowed his eyes and recalled: "When Murong Xing led people to the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers, these disciples had already left completely, but he did not restrain his men, so most of the disciples' residences and medicine fields were violently ransacked. "
Huai Caoshi looked at a disciple's residence. There was a group of male disciples surrounding him, holding some building materials in their hands, and they were also very busy.
Murong Yin's spies scattered in Zhuque City played a great role. When they caught the elites leaving the city, they evacuated these outer disciples to Huangsong Valley in advance.
When Murong Xing led a large group of people outside the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers, he did not restrain his subordinates, so most of the residences and medicinal fields of the outer disciples were violently looted.
Mu Qing saw two types of scenes at this time. One was that the female disciples rolled up their sleeves, exposing their white arms and bent over to replant the elixir seedlings, while the male disciples worked together to repair everyone's residence.
Mu Qing looked over and saw a lot of unfamiliar faces among the male disciples, and further away there were law enforcement teams who had taken off their black robes. He frowned and said, "Have they not left after delivering the things?"
Huai Caoshi nodded and said softly: "This is the reason why I asked you to come with me. The next step is to treat the junior sister and not be interrupted by any situation. Xu Zuo, Jiahe and the others still have a hard time suppressing these people."
"What does Uncle Master want me to do?" Mu Qing's expression hardened, murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
"Don't be so solemn." Seeing that Mu Qing obviously wanted to solve the problem from the root, Huai Cao Shi persuaded softly: "I have seen all the leaders in the black robe this time. Murong Yin is very particular about propriety in doing things, among them Xiu The highest person is no more than the third grade. Although he has the intention of supervising, he has no intention of hindering."
"Besides, the top priority now is to revive Junior Sister, rather than start another dispute with Hidden Valley."
Every word in Huai Cao's poem made sense, and the last sentence touched Mu Qing's heart. He sighed softly, "How do you want me to cooperate with you in front of them, uncle?"
"No, you don't need to cooperate." With a faint smile on his face, Huai Caoshi stood in front of Mu Qing, like an elder in the family, straightening Mu Qing's slightly messy collar and patting his shoulder. He motioned for his back to be straighter, winked and said, "Just follow me to see Xu Zuo Jiahe and the others. There is no need to do anything."
Mu Qing also smiled, scratched his head and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that I can have such a deterrent effect now."
"Being able to draw against masters like White Tiger Suzaku one after another, your power and reputation are quite impressive now."
"Actually, I'm still far behind Suzaku and the others."
When Huai Cao Shi heard Mu Qing say this, the smile on his face became brighter, "You are right to think so."
However, a hidden worry appeared in her eyes, and she pointed out with a sigh: "This agitation against you has just started, and it is nothing more than praise for you, and it will do more harm than good. If I am right, when your momentum reaches a high When the time comes, Murong Yin will stand you in front of Bai Hu and the others and use it to deal with Murong Xing and the others."
Mu Qing snorted softly: "These old guys are naturally very calculating. They want to hurt both sides and then gain something from it."
Huai Cao Shi said: "Conspirators are plotting, seeking the general situation and also seeking people's hearts. You must be extremely careful when contacting them in the future."
The two walked as they talked, and soon approached the medicine field. These outer female disciples had actually noticed the two figures here long ago. When Huai Cao Shi and Mu Qing approached, they all stood up and bowed. Said: "Arch Deacon."
Facing these female disciples, Huai Cao Shi showed a gentle smile and shouted to the person in front of him: "Xiaolan, you tell everyone to rest. The heat will be stronger in the afternoon, so there is no need to go to the ground."
The girls who were near were overjoyed when they heard the instructions. Xiaolan lifted the veil on the bamboo basket and took a look. She frowned, but first she said crisply that everyone could rest.
She hung the bamboo basket on her arm, first took a step back and staggered her feet, then she shouted softly and took a big step across the nearly half-foot-long medicinal garden.
Huai Caoshi stood on the root of the field. When Xiao Lan trotted up to Huai Caoshi, she raised the bamboo basket in her hand, revealing that there was still more than half of the elixir, and said softly: "Master Huai, you said that elixirs also have breathing. In the morning, The most suitable time for planting Qingling grass is in the afternoon, and it will be wasted if you don’t plant it in the afternoon.”
The woman's name was Xiaolan, but she had a strong and capable attitude in her work. Mu Qing couldn't help but take a second look, wondering if the master's uncle had accepted this woman as his disciple.
Xiaolan saw that the handsome younger brother next to Master Huai was still looking at her, she smiled generously at Mu Qing, then looked back at Huai Cao's poem, "Master Huai."
"Go and rest when I tell you to." Huai Caoshi shook her head and chuckled. She bent over and reached out to wipe away the beads of sweat hanging from Xiaolan's eyes. She gently wiped the strands of hair from Xiaolan's forehead. Moved aside, "I see you haven't heard from me since morning. It's been two hours, but has anyone deliberately made things difficult for you?"
"No, no." Xiaolan shook her head repeatedly and said with a smile: "I can't sleep when I see the medicine field being ruined like this. Now I just want to plant the medicine field well."
Before she could finish her poem on huaicao, Xiaolan returned to the medicine field and planted seedlings of the elixir.
Huai Caoshi pursed her lips, stood up and motioned for Mu Qing to continue walking forward.
"What's wrong? Do you know Xiaolan?"
Mu Qing's steps were a little slow, and he looked back at Xiaolan, who was still alone in the field among the group of twos and threes. He frowned and said, "I used to come to Wanhua Valley when there were few people, so I didn't know this little person." Miss Lan."
"However, I just discovered now that other people seem to be a little alienated from her, and it seems that from the beginning, Xiaolan was planting elixir seedlings alone?"
"Did you notice?"
Huai Caoshi chuckled lightly, with a hint of boredom and coldness in his voice, "In the past two days, I asked Ning Chu to accompany me and selected some good seedlings, and planned to accept them as registered disciples for the time being. Xiaolan was among them. one."
Mu Qing's frown deepened, "Why is that? Did these outer disciples receive instructions from Hidden Valley?"
Huai Caoshi chuckled and said, "They all call me the Chief Deacon because it has only been less than two days and there is an additional Second Deacon."
