At noon, the warm wind stirred up dust on the ground, and the outline of Suzaku City in the distance became hazy.
Zhang Shaoyao put down the palm on his forehead, squinted his eyes, and said softly: "Is this Suzaku City?"
"Yes, you were only four years old at the time, so you probably didn't have a deep impression."
Mu Qing handed the water bag on his waist to the girl, wiped the glistening beads of sweat on her slender brows with his fingertips, lowered his head and said with a smile: "When we enter the city, I will take you to meet a few people first."
"Male or female?" Zhang Shaoyao raised his face and blinked.
"We'll know when the time comes. Just call them whatever you want." Mu Qing said with a smile. When he saw Yin Yi looking at him on the other side of the road, he walked up and asked, "Are you still waiting?"
Since seeing Suzaku once in the dense forest last night, the six of them have not seen Suzaku again until now.
The hot sunlight poured down, and the soldiers at the distant city gate hid in the cool passage. We are all practitioners, so even if we stand under the sun for a few more hours, it will be no problem.
"There's not much point in waiting any longer." Mu Qing expressed his opinion.
Yin Yi glanced at Yin San, and Yin San nodded, turned around and quickly rushed behind.
Mu Qing guessed that Yin San had probably gone to leave a mark for Suzaku, so he nodded and said, "I have some private matters to deal with after entering the city, and I will come see you later in the evening."
Yin Yi raised his eyebrows and asked seriously: "After entering Zhuque City, it means that our mission has begun. What are you going to do? Find clues about Zhang Anping?"
"This is my private matter." Mu Qing glanced at Zhang Shaoyao and said softly to Chao Yinyi: "Don't worry, I won't delay the mission at all. Besides, after entering the city, don't you still have to wait to meet up with Suzaku?"
The mission into the city hadn't even started yet, so Yin Yi felt a little tired. The boss asked Suzaku to act with them. He was already under great pressure. This Mu Qing was obviously a rebellious master. Given the strength of the two of them, any more emotions he expressed would only affect the completion of the task.
"Okay, let's meet at Liuye Bookstore in the evening." Yinyi looked in the direction of Zhang Shaoyao, and after hesitating for a moment, he said: "She can't help much, just try to arrange her as well as possible."
Mu Qing was a little surprised, there was a hint of sincere gratitude on his face, and Chao Yin accepted the favor with a nod.
When Yin San came back, Yin Er took out several household certificates from his arms like a magic trick. Even Zhang Shaoyao got one that matched his age and identity. This made Mu Qing a little surprised, "I thought we were going to find a remote person directly." Just climb over the city wall and get in."
Yin Er smiled and said: "Bai Hao is very smart. He has obviously smelled something, and the number of day and night patrols has increased several times. These identities are all real, so there is no need to worry about problems."
Yin Yi said from the side: "When we went on missions in the past, we would also use an extra level of identity. If we were discovered one day later, we would have one more day of advantage. Unfortunately, Lord Suzaku will obviously not keep a low profile this time..."
After Yin Yi realized what he had said, he immediately dropped the topic and led everyone towards the city gate.
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"What's there to see in this place?"
A cold voice sounded next to Huaifenghua.
"This is also my first time here..." Huaifenghua silently paid tribute to the deceased in her heart. After a moment of silence, she managed to regain her composure.
She turned her head and looked at the person beside her through the black gauze curtain, and couldn't help but sigh softly.
While everyone in Yinyi was still complaining about someone who didn't know where to go to see the scenery, the rightful owner had already entered Suzaku City with Huaifenghua.
Suzaku was still dressed in red. She was tall and wearing a black gauze hat just like Huaifenghua.
At this time, she still felt that she was wearing a mask and a hat, which was a bit strange. She was about to take it off when a warm wind from the street blew over with a slight fishy smell. She quickly turned sideways and put it down. made this plan.
"You are unwilling to take off the mask on your face, so it would be better to wear this hat."
A woman like Huaifenghua has always only had a vague impression of how beautiful she is. It wasn't until today when she was walking on the street and looking for Mudleg Alley that she noticed that many passers-by looked at her slightly absent-mindedly. Stare at her...
Suzaku curled his lips and said coldly: "Most of the passers-by before were staring at you, and not many people paid attention to me at all."
Huaifenghua shook her head. She really didn't want to explain to the woman Suzaku that the mask on her face attracted attention, so she asked in confusion: "You found my self, you go your own way, why do you have to follow me?"
Suzaku snorted coldly: "I'm not looking bored, but you have never left Tiannan for so many years, even if you left Ten Thousand Flowers Valley, right?"
"Have you been paying attention to me?" Huaifenghua raised her eyebrows and smiled.
"Hmm~ You're in Hidden Valley with me, why can't you pay more attention?"
When Huaifenghua asked, Suzaku answered. They had this conversation countless times after Suzaku discovered her traces...
Huaifenghua said softly: "I have already told you, I am just protecting those two children secretly."
"Child?" Suzaku chuckled and said, "Mu Qing doesn't need to be protected secretly. As for Shaoyao, she has become the only member of my Suzaku team. I will naturally protect her."
This is the second time I heard Suzaku say this...
When Huaifenghua first heard this, she thought it was slightly absurd. But now that she heard it again, she quickly responded with a smile: "Okay, this is the second time you have said it in front of me. It would be best if nothing happens. If something happens to me, If you can't handle it, I still hope you can take action."
Suzaku looked at Qingsha's smiling face and felt a little weird in her heart. She changed the subject and asked, "I've never heard that you seem to have a blood relationship with that kid Mu Qing?"
"Where did you know about this?" Huaifeng Huahua suddenly became alert.
Zhuque was not the kind of person who liked to take turns in a chat, so he said directly: "Yinyi told me because someone heard Mu Qing calling you aunt."
Huaifenghua was silent, then smiled lightly and said, "That is indeed the case."
"Then you are really related by blood?" Suzaku's voice finally changed, and he became a little curious.
Huaifenghua was standing on the street dressed in white, and her sight immediately caught sight of the end of the street.
Eighteen years ago, this Mudleg Lane was still a stretch of family mansions. On the day her sister got married, she only glanced at it from a distance, and then returned to the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers heartbroken. Seeing each other now, where can I still see the original place? Half a shadow.
For her, coming here is not even a return visit to her old place. She shouldn't have shown much emotion, but in the past eighteen years, even if Shaoyao occasionally missed home and talked about this place, she would just avoid the topic with a silent smile.
When did you have the courage to step out and take a look?
Huaifenghua tilted her head slightly, lost in thought.
Suzaku stood nearby and followed her line of sight.
It was lunch time, and there was a row of coolie men sitting on the street in the distance, lowering their heads and chewing hard on the food in their hands.
Even if she is as insensitive as she is, she still notices that there is something different about the people on this street. They are eating on their numb faces, without the slightest expression of satisfaction enjoying the food. Occasionally, people are coming and going, and even people are coming towards them. There doesn't seem to be any interest at all.
"This is a street that looks more like ruins. Why can you look at it for so long?"
The warm wind brought an unpleasant smell to the street again. Suzaku frowned and was about to walk away. Suddenly he remembered something, his eyes suddenly brightened, he looked at Huaifenghua and asked uncertainly: "That day in the first year of Tianshou?" A genocide?"
The calm, watery gaze in Huaifenghua's eyes trembled for a moment, then spread out like starlight.
Time had never been harsh on her, but it had added a calming charm to her face. She looked back and said, "It seems that Murong Yun kept the agreement between me and him and did not reveal my origin."
"Why are you related to that guy Murong Yun? Are you avoiding my question?" Suzaku said coldly.
Avoiding the question?
Huaifenghua's eyes moved slightly. Over the years, she had indeed been avoiding certain issues. This avoidance even intensified after she discovered Mu Qing's life experience.
She has never thought about how to deal with it?
Tell Mu Qing directly, then go for revenge and finally die in vain?
But reality always comes faster and more absurd than expected. In just a few months, under the changing circumstances, Mu Qing has grown to an unbelievable level, and Hidden Valley actually plans to fight against Suzaku City.
Asking herself, this is an excellent opportunity for her, who is suffering from the pain of the past, and for Mu Qing, who has just begun to understand the grief of her life experience.
Opportunities never wait for anyone, so after finishing the alchemy yesterday, she just thought about it briefly and decided to go out and have a look...
But when the place where her old friend died really appeared in front of her, Huaifenghua thought further and deeper.
"What if I told you about Mu Qing's life experience? Then would you turn around and tell Zhang Lu?"
Huaifenghua asked slowly, word by word.
Once Mu Qing's identity as the son of the former city lord is revealed, the problems he faces must be much more complicated than now?
Would Murong Yin, a deep and gloomy person like him, have eliminated this hidden danger first when he realized that the little guy was out of control?
"What are you worried about?" Zhuque felt that Huaifenghua's mood had changed many times in this short period of time, and said in a deep voice: "If this matter is important to that kid, I can promise you not to tell it, and that's fine. It’s to repay a favor.”
"It seems that the little guy really helped you a lot."
"I never owe anyone a favor. If you want to say it, you can say it or not."
In fact, once he found the gap in his memory, Suzaku had already connected many things with the place in front of him.
"Mu Qing is the son of my biological sister Bai Xueyue, and his father... is Lin Xiao."
Bai Xueyue? Lin Xiao?
Suzaku suddenly opened his eyes wide, and the hazy outline he guessed in his mind instantly became extremely clear. He was silent for a while before saying: "Then wouldn't it be good to let this kid be the city lord?"
