"elder brother!"
"Um, what?"
Zhang Shaoyao came up to Mu Qing, with an oval face that looked both angry and happy. He clasped his little hands behind his back and said while stepping back: "I told the master, and she promised me."
"What do you promise?" Mu Qing pulled the girl to his side and looked at the road ahead.
Zhang Shaoyao stretched out his hand and waved it twice in front of Mu Qing's eyes, and hummed: "Are you addicted to practice and damaged your brain? Didn't you say you would take me to Suzaku City before? Master promised me!"
"Did you tell my aunt?"
Mu Qing stopped and frowned slightly.
At this time, three days had passed since Huai Feng Hua woke up. During these three days, Mu Qing had been practicing except for the first half day of rest.
He has always had a sense of urgency since he learned something.
Zhang Shaoyao tilted his head, blinked his bright eyes, and asked doubtfully: "Is there anything I can't tell the master about? Didn't you say that you met a swordsman who seems to have something to do with my father?"
"This is just speculation."
Mu Qing had a headache. He didn't know that the girl would be so deeply involved. "Well... did my aunt say anything to you?"
After Huaifenghua woke up, everyone had returned to their residence on the ground, and Mu Qing walked towards the elegant courtyards.
Zhang Shaoyao rolled his eyes. The master said at the beginning that if you have made up your mind, I will listen to you. Is there any secret in this that I don't know?
She smiled slyly: "That's natural. Master said that although I am not an adult yet, after what I have experienced recently, I can already take on big responsibilities!"
Mu Qing's eyes flashed with something strange, and he said to the girl with a smile: "That's okay! But you must listen to me when you go to Suzaku City this time, and you can't run around. Recently... Suzaku City will not be too safe."
"I knew it." Zhang Shaoyao lowered his head and murmured in a low voice. He quickly raised his face and said with a smile, "I wonder if dad's shop is still there. I'm craving for steamed buns."
"Yes." Mu Qing turned away, not wanting the girl to see his expression at this time, and reached out to pat her bun, but failed.
Zhang Shaoyao wrinkled his nose and said, "I heard from my senior sister that it's easy not to grow taller if you are photographed like this."
You will always be my sister when you grow taller...
Mu Qing sighed, looking at the door getting closer and closer, with the unprecedented thought of turning around and leaving deep in his heart.
"Brother, let's go. Master seems to have been waiting for you these past two days?" Zhang Shaoyao pulled Mu Qing through the front yard and walked straight to the back garden.
The summer mood is getting stronger, but there are some withered leaves on the ground on both sides of the grape trellis. The trellis leads directly to a pavilion. In the pavilion, a woman is sitting at the stone table, wearing a light green dress, her body is as light as a girl's. Her curves and the delicate beauty that a mature woman should have were all revealed sideways to the visitor.
Zhang Shaoyao saw the tea set on the stone table, with only an empty cup. He licked the corner of his mouth with his delicate tongue, seeming to sip the taste from a distance, and muttered: "The tea brewed by the master himself... I haven't drunk it for a long time. "
She rolled her eyes at Mu Qing, "Look at this attitude, Master wants to have a long talk with you, I'm going to find Senior Sister!"
Just as she was talking, maybe Huaifenghua had taken into account the naughty factor of the girl, Ning Chu's figure in pure white clothes appeared on the other side of the garden, and the two senior sisters gave up the back garden to them in an instant. .
Mu Qing breathed a sigh of relief, walked through the grape trellis, and came to the pavilion.
Huaifenghua was sitting at the stone table with her head tilted in the sun. Mu Qing followed her line of sight and discovered that the grape vines that were thought to have completely withered due to the spiritual mist array had actually grown a few delicate new leaves.
"Perhaps it's because we're so close to this array of eyes. The first thing that came to life was the backyard."
Huaifenghua came back to her senses, smiled at Mu Qing, and motioned for him to sit down across from the stone table.
"If I hadn't heard Shaoyao talk about it, grandma would never have believed that the center of the Spiritual Mist Array was right in front of me."
Huaifenghua rolled up her sleeves, poured him a new cup of tea, and said softly: "Wanhua Valley was a volcano crater a long time ago, and the material of this stone table was also taken from the volcano."
She glanced across the garden, and saw that the lush vitality had declined too much. She sighed softly and stopped worrying about the matter. She stared at Mu Qing with a pair of bright eyes, "Paeony has been running to your place these days." I asked you many times, why, is there something wrong with your practice?”
Mu Qing twisted the tea cup with her fingers.
The tea cup and the stone table are of the same color, and the natural stone color reveals the refreshing ink silk. The material is simple and natural, making it truly noble but not vulgar. The elegant and fresh temperament it exudes is in line with the woman in front of him.
The tea was Xiaoxueya that he had drunk once before. He had heard Shaoyao mention it. There was nothing pretentious about it. This tea was made by the person in front of Xiaoxue. Remembering that time he drank it, the girl raised her delicate eyebrows deliberately. I have said that only when the master is in a good mood will he think about making tea.
The faint fragrance of tea filled the air, and Mu Qing didn't feel flattered. He picked up the tea cup and drank it in one gulp. I don't know if this tea can be chilled by the true energy. The meaning lingering between the lips and teeth at this time is really the first snow season. It's such a feeling that makes one's heart, soul and everything clear and clear.
"My practice these days has been relatively fruitful."
Mu Qing said with a smile, all the worries, rejection, and even irritability and fear that he had deliberately suppressed disappeared.
The magic method of calming down taught by Suzaku was so simple that he mastered it without spending much energy. Thinking about it, it should be possible to avoid Meng Zhang from prying into his thoughts. The reason why it should be is because Mu Qing originally wanted to test it, but failed to summon Meng Zhang, even if he entered the summoning space.
Meng Zhang said that the selection space was projected into his spiritual heart. Mu Qing guessed that the reason why he couldn't contact Meng Zhang was either because he borrowed power from the other party too often, or because his spiritual fetus left the sea of consciousness again.
But since you can still enter the selection space, it shouldn't be a big problem.
After knowing from the mouths of Zhuque and Huaifenghua that the techniques that the other parties instilled into him at will were extremely precious goods, Mu Qing almost stayed in the selection space for the past two days and devoted himself to practice. Among the two magic techniques, one can swallow clouds and gloomy energy, which can condense green light on the body surface, and the other can thunder and make thunder in the eyes.
Mu Qing had a rough estimate. Without borrowing power from Meng Zhang, he could use two techniques at the same time, and his defensive ability should be able to reach the early stage of the extraordinary level.
This is already an extremely surprising level. Mu Qing will never forget that he has only just been promoted to the second level of the Spiritual Life Realm.
Mu Qing picked out some things he could talk about, and Huaifenghua sat across from him and listened quietly. When it came to some unavoidable content, he paused and said, "Well... Auntie, why are you not at all curious about why I do this?" Has it become like that?”
Facing Huaifenghua, Mu Qing had been prepared to tell the truth truthfully before coming, but she was quite surprised at this moment.
Huaifenghua refilled the clear tea for him, tilted her head and asked, "Are you talking about the reason for your great change in strength?"
"Right? Aren't you all curious?" Mu Qing recalled that Huai Cao Shi didn't seem to have taken the initiative to ask him this.
Huaifenghua smiled slightly, shook her head and said: "I heard from senior sister that after you do that, your mood will be a little unstable... But now you seem to know much better than me, so as long as your practice goes astray in the future, I really There’s nothing to ask.”
"This is indeed a bit troublesome to talk about. Then you can ask me anytime you want to ask."
The considerate and gentle woman in front of him turned out to be his aunt. Thinking of this, Mu Qing smiled stupidly and looked at her blankly.
"Then are you ready?" Huaifenghua put down the teacup and lightly opened her red lips, "I have a story to tell you."
Mu Qing nodded and sat upright.
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Behind the Nanluo Forest, in the blue palace of Murong Neifang, the number of people was several times louder than usual.
Murong Yin sat in a high position, and his eyes swept over the faces of the people on both sides below him. After everyone's voices fell silent, he said calmly: "Except for the fourth elder who has not arrived due to injuries, everyone has arrived."
"The leader called everyone together today. What's the matter? It's Murong..."
Murong Yin was displeased and glanced at the first person on the left below with an expressionless expression. Did Jiang Xingyuan, the old guy, lose his seat so quickly? He still wanted to get the upper hand.
There was a hint of coldness in his voice, "Second Elder, Don't make too many guesses. Since I am convening everyone as the leader, naturally because of the matter of Hidden Valley, if it is an matter of my surname Murong, I will not mobilize so many troops, because... … It’s completely unnecessary.”
When Murong Yin finished speaking, his voice paused and he looked at someone intentionally or unintentionally.
The eyes of most people in the hall fell on that man.
Suzaku stood there dressed in red, silent but also public.
In the past few days, almost everyone in Hidden Valley and other high-level officials knew that Suzaku had succeeded in breaking through and was now in the early stages of transcending the mortal realm. For such a master, everyone would respect her.
But what is embarrassing is that among so many people in the entire hall, there is only one woman, Suzaku, and it just so happens that this woman has a higher level of cultivation than all of them.
Murong Yin sat in a high position, resting his palms on the jade support base, looking at everyone's expressions with interest. After waiting for a while, he said: "Suzaku is already a master of the extraordinary level. This is the most important thing to call everyone here today." One of the things. I hope everyone can learn more from her in their practice and encourage us together."
"yes!"
A rough voice sounded, and everyone thought it was just a repressive scene, but no one took it seriously.
Murong Yin looked at the man clasping his fists and lowering his head. He was indeed the commander of his own bodyguard, Dugu Wei. Thinking about this guy's intentions, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The superior person needs to control the atmosphere and does not need to stir up confrontational emotions at this time. Murong Yin nodded towards Dugu Wei, glanced across the main hall, and said in a solemn voice: "Besides this, I actually said another thing."
The atmosphere became quiet.
Some people's eyes fell on the thin middle-aged man next to Jiang Xingyuan. Chen Qing smiled bitterly and took a step forward to the center of the lobby. He bowed to Murong Yin and saluted before he straightened up. "The attack on Wanhua Valley has now been resolved." Find out.”
Murong Yin waved his hand. He only needed Chen Qing to stand up. He didn't need him to go into details. "Some things have happened in the past few days. Those of you who were here beforehand should all know something about it."
"Chen Qing's stance on the Ten Thousand Flower Valley incident is somewhat disgraceful."
Everyone's expressions were calm, and there was no sense of gloating in their eyes.
Everyone here, including Suzaku, who was standing in the first place on the right and was concentrating with his eyes closed, all knew that what was being said in front of the stage was just a compromise that had been discussed long ago behind the scenes.
Since Chen Qing can still stand here well, it can already explain some problems.
Chen Qing said in a deep voice: "I won't tell lies in front of the commander. It was indeed my personal friendship that helped Murong Xing. But please be aware that I was very restrained in my actions that night, even with the intention of hurting others." None exist.”
Murong Yin asked: "Have you ever used the power of Quanfu's lineage in this matter?"
Chen Qing stood upright, even a little tired of this kind of scene, but his face still showed just the right respect, "Helping Murong Yin was just an impulsive act of remembering the old favor. I took action alone. Mr. Baihu also did it that night. Yes, I can testify."
Murong Yin looked at Bai Hu, who was silent and just nodded.
Chen Qing raised his head and sighed softly, "I know that there are rules in Hidden Valley, and it is most taboo to take action against fellow disciples, so I voluntarily resign as an elder of the Quan Mansion lineage."
Murong Yin waved his hands, with a hint of helplessness in the face of family disgrace, "You and Murong Xing have known each other as brothers since childhood. This is something that everyone knows privately. But if you are wrong, you are wrong."
He mused: "You don't need to resign as an elder. You have managed Quan Mansion well over the years, and you still have to do many things. However, from now on, leave all external affairs to your brother Chen Zhuo. You can stay in the hermitage." Gu, is responsible for the overall planning of Quan Mansion."
This was house arrest in disguise. Everyone clearly understood that although Chen Qing had saved his life and even his face, he had been excluded from his core rights.
"Zhang Lu, it is not an accident that Tianshou and Suzaku City take action against Ten Thousand Flowers Valley."
Jiang Shangxiu, who was standing quietly behind Jiang Xingyuan, suddenly stepped out of the queue.
Everyone secretly said that the real thing had finally come.
Several people who were hiding in the killing also opened their eyes, faintly showing the aura of decisive killing.
The corners of Murong Yin's eyes moved and he glanced at Jiang Shangxiu a few more times. When Jiang Xingyuan raised his head to look at him, the coldness in the deepest part of his eyes disappeared and he said with a smile: "Continue."
Jiang Shangxiu was not worried about the silent wind and thunder. He said in a clear voice: "This is the ambition of the Mugung Dynasty to control Tiannan."
"In addition to Ten Thousand Flowers Valley, other forces in Tiannan have also been attacked by them."
"They don't have our strength. Some of the resisting forces have been destroyed a lot, and those who are still persisting have also been infiltrated from within."
Murong Yin had a dull look on his face. The location of Hidden Valley was not a good location with convenient transportation in Tiannan, and the strength he showed was deliberately hidden. But even so, Hidden Valley can still be regarded as Tiannan. top power.
As the guardian of the Murong family, Murong Yin did not have the naive idea that as the eldest brother, he must protect these younger brothers.
But now that they have decided to let go temporarily, let these young people release some of their seemingly endless energy so that they can put their minds back on the right path.
"What do the second elders think?" Murong Yin looked at Jiang Xingyuan.
Jiang Xingyuan has been too silent recently, but it attracted his attention.
"Young people have their own ideas. What does the leader ask me, an old man, for?"
Jiang Xingyuan raised his old face under the black hood, and the sound that came out after his hoarse vocal cords vibrated was actually a bit cold and permeable.
Jiang Shangxiu looked at Qinglong, who understood, "Zhang Lu, our opinion is to fight back."
"The Hidden Valley has been dormant for a long time, and the Hibiscus Dynasty is in a state of decay. If God doesn't take it, it will suffer. We can replace it."
Qinglong's words were simple enough, so simple that the listeners couldn't help but feel the awe-inspiring domineering power.
Everyone's eyes fell on his tall figure. Although Suzaku had successfully broken through now, everyone still looked at the four people in the hidden killing and still considered Qinglong as the number one person.
Murong Yin was silent for a long time. This time he did not deliberately create an atmosphere. He said: "I know that you have found a descendant of the Bai family and plan to use this person to gain the upper hand, but don't forget that we are a cultivating force."
He looked at the thoughtful young people below, with a light of reminiscence in his eyes, "In the ancient times, the human race gradually prospered. At that time, cultivation was based on bloodline and family planning. It was also necessary for the human race to reproduce. Gradually, there was a distinction between cultivation and secularity. Well, there was a real powerful meeting held at the beginning, and the cultivating families who were qualified to participate in this grand meeting made the Taishi Covenant together."
Taishi Covenant...
Qinglong was a retainer of the Murong clan. In the records of the Murong clan, this Taishi covenant seemed to be mentioned, and he frowned as he recalled the contents of the covenant.
"There is one clause in this covenant: in the mortal dynasty, members of the cultivating family will not exert power beyond the spiritual realm." Murong Yin reminded.
Cultivation family? Hidden Valley is not one of those ancient cultivating families...
Jiang Xingyuan raised his eyes and looked at Murong Yin who was standing above him with amusement. This old guy was still dreaming of restoring his former glory.
Jiang Shangxiu stood up and said: "Zhang Lu, this covenant does limit our actions, but I think the family that took the lead in making the covenant was aimed at the phenomenon of using the strong to defeat the weak, right?"
"Since the Mugung Dynasty does not cultivate virtue, why can't we fight back?"
Qinglong spoke up at the right time: "The covenant stipulates that in the secular dynasty, one cannot show strength beyond the first level of cultivation."
Neither of them refuted Murong Yin on whether Hidden Valley was a cultivator family, which made Murong Yin feel a little better, "Since you young people have already considered this, there is no problem."
"Recently, some people in Hidden Valley have been secretly spreading the plan to change the world. Will any of you take this opportunity to elaborate on it?"
Jiang Shangxiu nodded, "Since the leader has no objection, I will tell you about this plan in detail."
"The ultimate goal of the plan to change the sky is to change the sky of the Hibiscus Dynasty."
"I won't go into details about the motivations here. I'll mainly talk about what we plan to do in this plan."
Jiang Shangxiu's voice was clearer and he spoke in an orderly manner. The plan to change the sky is roughly divided into three stages.
In the first stage, Murong Yin also mentioned part of it just now. Jiang Shangxiu and Qinglong planned to counterattack Suzaku City on the grounds that Tianshou had taken action against the Yingu Medicine Master lineage.
The second stage is to open up the banner of Bai Jianwen after occupying Zhuque City, lobbying, and start the beheading plan. At this stage, the contacts managed by Quanfu will be of great use.
The third stage is nothing more than the ebb and flow of power, entering the core of the Mugung Dynasty, Baidi City.
Although they already knew about this plan from Qinglong and the others, Murong Yin was sitting in the upper position, squinting his eyes, but he still listened with interest.
Not to mention the great ambition, just talking about some of the parallel strategies of righteousness and wonder, Murong Yin could not help but marvel at the wisdom of the planner.
Jiang Shangxiu's posture was as tall as a pine tree. Although he knew that everyone in the hall should know his plan today, because it was the first time he proposed it on the stage, he explained it in more detail than ever before.
This was about the anticipation and response to changes in the overall situation, which even like-minded companions like Qinglong heard about for the first time.
At this time, only Jiang Shangxiu's voice sounded in the hall.
Everyone's eyes fell on his face, and they saw that his eyes were bright and he was speaking in a serious tone, but no one said a word in the middle.
He was speechless for a long time until he finished speaking.
Finally, Murong Yin broke the silence and asked: "If Bai Hao, the lord of Suzaku City, is captured, what are you going to do with him?"
