At the south gate of Suzaku City, Mu Qing and the others walked through the gate openly and gathered all their energy.
No one was seen, but Mu Qing could already hear the movement a few streets away, and there was a slight vibration on the ground.
Yin Yi looked at Yin Er with a solemn look in his eyes. Could it be that Yin Er's identity had already been in question and the other party had set a trap just waiting for them?
"At least a hundred people are coming this way." Mu Qing said with a frown while protecting Zhang Shaoyao.
Everyone was not idle while talking. From the first moment they heard the noise, they quickly walked towards a remote alley that they saw at the city gate.
Yin Er was not slow and followed Yin Yi, quickly explaining: "I have said before that the hidden piles in the city have been silent during this period. I have not received any new news for nearly a decade."
Neat footsteps were running quickly from a distance. Mu Qing and the others were only separated by a wall. At this moment, they all held their breath and held their breath. When the footsteps were like a swarming wave rushing toward the city gate, they finally determined that it was a false alarm.
"This battle is to seal the city gate!" Yin San, who is good at tracking, felt a strange atmosphere in the city today. He glanced at the crowd, stayed on Mu Qing for a moment, and said: "Something must have happened in the city, these people Even when they were running, the soldiers walked in neat steps, and their auras formed a vague whole. They were obviously the elite soldiers that the city lord's palace spent a lot of resources to train."
Yin Er nodded, "If this group of soldiers forms a formation, they can at least withstand half a stick of incense from Lao Si."
Mu Qing raised his eyebrows and looked at Yin Si. This man had always been quiet, and his reserved character revealed very little.
"It's just a matter of breaking the formation." Feeling the fear in Mu Qing's eyes, Yin Si, who was regarded as the evaluation unit of combat power by Yin Er, felt unhappy. He glanced at Yin Er coldly and had to explain a few more words.
"It is indeed the case. The power of this group of elite soldiers should be able to reach the first-level level. I think that even if Master Baihu comes to the battlefield in person, he will not think of using the power of one person to face this group of soldiers. To get rid of them all, we only need to get rid of the people who form the core of the military formation." Yin Yi said.
Mu Qing nodded lightly, silently remembering this skill of fighting against the enemy in his heart. Feeling the support of the soft body of the girl next to him, he also thought of business, "Since we haven't been found, let's stick to the original plan. You guys go Contact the hidden stakes in the city and I will place my sister in place."
Someone was protesting at the city gate against the decision to close the city gate, and slight noises came here intermittently. Yin Yi remembered that Suzaku, who had not yet entered the city, was not worried at all. Instead, he reminded Mu Qing before they separated again: "The situation in the city is chaotic and complicated now. We have only entered the city now. You must not be exposed today."
When the auras of Yinyi and the others were really gone, Mu Qing still stayed in place for the time being.
"Brother, didn't you tell me to take me to meet a few people?" Zhang Shaoyao looked at Mu Qing who suddenly put his ear against the wall and followed him step by step and whispered.
Mu Qing used his first-grade Lingsheng ears to hear more clearly the explanation voice of the soldiers at the city gate in the distance to the people. The content seemed to be that some courtesan intended to assassinate the city lord's nephew, and the murderer was still on the run.
Mu Qing listened intermittently, but began to feel nervous. If he didn't know about Miss Tan'er, he would never be so sensitive. But as soon as he entered the city today, he felt the tense and chaotic atmosphere in the city, and had to go deeper. How much more should you think about everything?
Is it the villain named Bai who has some evil plot against Miss Tan'er, and now Miss Tan'er has been rescued by Mrs. Wang and the others?
Mu Qing wanted to rush to the west of the city immediately, but now that there was an extra person beside him, he showed a trace of hesitation for the first time.
The girl was sensitive and could feel Mu Qing's worry when he looked at her, but she thought it was completely unnecessary. She pouted and pointed in the direction of the city gate and said, "I won't tell you about this, but I will take him to see you." Is it related to those women?"
"It's not clear yet." Mu Qing thought of something, took out a small porcelain bottle, poured a little colorless water on his fingertips, and wiped it towards the side of the girl's nose.
Zhang Shaoyao stood there motionless, always trusting Mu Qing. Even if Mu Qing really applied some poison, she probably wouldn't refuse.
Of course, ordinary poisons would be in vain for her who is proficient in pharmacology.
Mu Qing was very pleased to see the girl trusting him so much, but he deliberately showed a serious look on his face and said with a straight face: "You said before that you came to Suzaku City with me to grow up quickly, so today I I’ll teach you the first thing.”
"What is the effect of applying it on Yingxiang point?" Zhang Shaoyao's eyes widened and he saw that Mu Qing also applied a little on his nose. It was rare for his little head to start moving when Mu Qing was still around, "It's a kind of fragrance. Mark it? Why doesn’t it taste good?”
The discussion at the city gate had gradually subsided, and it was all about marginal content. Mu Qing recognized the direction and planned to follow the original plan and take the girl to Mudleg Alley first.
As he walked, he whispered: "Didn't I tell you that I got a true book from someone else, and I gave the 'Poison Chapter' in it to my aunt."
"No wonder, master, master, and uncle have been exploited by you during this period, so they haven't had much rest." The girl followed him. It was obvious that Mu Qing had chosen some remote alleys, but she still looked at them with curiosity. , it seems that as long as you return to Suzaku City, you have returned home...
Mu Qing heard the soft complaint from the girl, and suddenly a warm feeling arose in his heart. He said softly: "You urge your true energy to the Yingxiang point and try it. After the transformation of the 'Ten Miles of Fragrance' by my aunt and the others, it is not only It retains its previous characteristics of being colorless and odorless and difficult to detect, and the distance between the two marked ones has been greatly expanded. As long as you don't suddenly run to the north of the city, I can find you."
The girl tried to do as she was told, and suddenly felt a strange fragrance coming from Mu Qing's body. She walked faster and closer behind him, and sniffed hard with the tip of her nose.
"You have also seen that this happened to us just after we entered Suzaku City. If we separate next time, you can just find a place to hide and wait for me to come to you if you are sure it is safe."
Hearing the sincere concern in Mu Qing's words, Zhang Shaoyao's face was even more happy. The bun on his head was swaying lightly, and he said proudly: "This way I can find you at any time. Let's see why you are still fooling around with those women."
"What did you say?" Mu Qing looked back and glared at her, and the girl quickly stuck out her tongue and lowered her head.
"Hey - I haven't even talked about this serious matter yet!" Mu Qing felt that when he was with the girl, he was the most relaxed moment. He couldn't help but be secretly vigilant. While paying attention to the movement, he pulled the girl to gradually speed up. Moving at a speed in the alley, he said: "The first thing I want to teach you today is that the ten-mile fragrance is just an appearance, but I hope you understand that if one day in the future, when I appear next to you, there will be no such strange fragrance. , don’t be fooled so stupidly.”
After saying that, Mu Qing handed the small porcelain bottle to Zhang Shaoyao, sighed softly and said: "There are many magical methods in this world. When I first learned the method of disguise, I saw the instructor not only transforming the students into The appearance of the past has been reproduced, and the charm of the other party has also been mastered eighty-nine points. This level of disguise really exists. What we are facing now is probably the top powerhouse of a dynasty. No amount of consideration is too much.”
Zhang Shaoyao raised his little face and quietly looked at the solemn expression on Mu Qing's handsome face. He gradually began to understand that as a close person, if he could not help Mu Qing for the time being, he should protect himself and not drag him down.
She pursed her rosy mouth, puffed out her breasts, her eyes were full of bright light, and said seriously: "Brother, don't worry, even if you don't need this ten-mile incense, if someone dares to come to me in the future and impersonate you regardless of life or death, , I will definitely recognize it right away!"
Mu Qing's heart was touched, and he suddenly stopped, lowered his head and said, "We are already here."
"Huh?" The trace of doubt in Zhang Shaoyao's eyes quickly dissipated. He understood, put his little hand on the wall, tilted his head and looked at him and asked, "Are you here?"
When he decided to take Zhang Shaoyao "home" for a visit, Mu Qing planned several routes in his mind. At this time, he was struck by the rare trace of sadness in the girl's movements. He also imitated her movements and took pictures. The wall said: "There is a wall, Uncle Zhang's breakfast shop is right opposite, of course it's just... just..."
"It's just a pile of ruins, right?" Zhang Shaoyao raised his little face and forced a smile towards him, "It must have been twelve years since my brother and I left here. I was still young at the time, and some things had already happened. I remember it very vaguely, but I just remember that at that time, I would hide two steamed buns that my father had just steamed, and then I would secretly bring them to you when I went to elementary school."
Mu Qing stretched out his hand and held the girl's little hand in his palm, exerted a little force, and whispered: "You should still remember, in the end, when Uncle Zhang told us to escape, we might have died in the hands of those soldiers. The last time I I went into this ruined land to look for clues about Uncle Zhang, but I found a school. I wonder if it has something to do with you."
"Dad is probably dead... but I'm not here to look for relatives. I remember you said, brother, that after you take me to see Mud Leg Alley, you'll tell me what I want to know." The girl held her hand. He leaned his little face against the wall and tapped the wall lightly with his fingers, just like when he was a child and gave him secret signals across the wall.
"Of course. I appeared in Mudleg Alley last time. After changing my disguise, I will take you to some places where you can still tell that you have been there when you were a child." At this time, what is the overall situation that matters to him? It didn't matter anymore, he was filled with guilt for the girl.
If you really think about it, Zhang Shaoyao's parents were kind to him in raising and saving his life, but they lost their lives trying to protect him, so Mu Qing vowed to protect the girl for the rest of his life.
