On a midsummer night, the little bug in the corner began to chirp, and when footsteps approached, there was a sudden silence.
There were only a few stars in the sky, but the two figures walking along the path in the corner were walking slowly.
"Your current state is very unstable. I suggest you rest for a while."
Wang Yeqing put on a simple white dress, and when he led the people behind him to the back door, he turned around and stopped.
"The city is in such chaos now, I have to get the peony back."
Mu Qing shook his head firmly and looked up. Wang Yeqing's brows, which were still frosty in the afternoon, were already filled with fatigue. He couldn't help but apologized: "We said goodbye in a hurry that night. I didn't expect to see each other until Yue Yu. During this time, All the pressure falls on Madam alone.”
After their group retreated from Qingyun Street, they returned to the east of the city under the leadership of Wang Yeqing.
The several mansions Wang Yeqing purchased before were all here. The courtyard where he was now was used to house Yu Xiaotan and Hong Ling. There was no shortage of utensils and medicinal materials.
Suzaku and the others were not arranged together.
After being busy, Mu Qing came back to look at the details in certain places, and couldn't help but be more and more impressed by the skills of the woman in front of him.
Wang Yeqing smiled slightly and shook his head. There was a hint of genuine curiosity about the person in front of him in his slightly narrowed eyes.
After all, it can be roughly guessed from the bits and pieces of information that his strength has greatly improved while in Hidden Valley.
However, time was running out now, and there were too many things to elaborate on. She saw Mu Qing's eyes cast towards the southwest corner of the city, and after pondering for a moment, she said: "Under the circumstances at that time, Xiu Wei and your sister should have been left behind. The scent of the mark.”
When returning to the east side of the city, there was another episode.
Suzaku discovered the strange aura that was deeply hidden on Wang Xiuwei. If Suzaku's spiritual sense was not much higher than everyone else, even Wang Yeqing would have been able to detect it if he held his daughter in his arms. This made everyone more cautious about Bai Hao's methods.
"It's impossible for Bai Hao to recognize Peony. It's possible that Peony itself has a way to cover up its aura..."
Mu Qing had unspoken meaning. Wang Yeqing couldn't tell that Mu Qing was in chaos at this moment. He couldn't help but look at him seriously and asked: "Tell me the truth, how much strength can you exert now, not as good as I’ll accompany you to find your sister.”
Mu Qing looked back at the dim candlelight in the darkness behind him, shaking his head and smiling: "There are so many people who have to be taken care of by Madam. I found the easiest thing, but don't worry, I'm really angry." Thirty percent has been restored, and the strength... can barely reach the peak of spiritual life."
There will actually be a period of peace before and after the storm. Wang Yeqing thought about it and no longer stopped Mu Qing, who was eager to find a girl.
Mu Qing felt anxious when he thought of the girl whose whereabouts were unknown. As soon as he finished speaking, he had already taken steps.
Wang Yeqing said quickly: "If you are really caught, don't be impulsive. Come back and discuss it with everyone." =
Mu Qing paused for a moment, nodded slightly, and the next moment he had disappeared into the dim starry night.
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As the night flew behind him, except for those keen nocturnal animals, Mu Qing was getting closer and closer to Mudleg Alley without disturbing the lights of any house.
Under the same night sky, in the same city, the inner city lord's palace is still filled with the smell of burning fireworks. People come and go, and the night wind can stir up large pieces of fly ash.
Fortunately, except for the slight damage to the southwest corner, Bai Hao's study was still preserved in the fire from the sky.
"What do you think of Murong Xing?"
Bai Hao leaned over the case and wrote quickly. Two people wearing military armor stood in front of the desk. One of them put a letter on the corner of the table.
The person who delivered the letter paused, opened the envelope, and quickly read the letter and said: "The big boss replied, he now controls a medium-sized force with a number of eight hundred, and three small forces with a number of three hundred. Facing With the current situation in the city, I’m afraid there’s no way to turn around.”
Bai Hao's hand moved for a moment, his eyes showed some thought, and he started writing again when the ink on the pen tip was about to fall. He commented without showing a trace of emotion: "By doing this in Tiannan, he can indeed contain some of Hidden Valley's strength."
Xing Fei stood in front of the desk, staring intently at the carpet under his feet. Hearing this, he glanced at his old partner standing next to Bai Hao.
Hou Yiyong died on the bank of the upper reaches of Qingxi River, his head flying into the sky, and he died very neatly.
Geshan has been leading the Fenxi leader for several hours. At least so far, Bai Hao is very satisfied with his abilities.
He smoothed the letter paper in his hand on the table, took a few steps back and continued: "The big stall owner said that he is waiting for an opportunity to take action, hoping to help us."
"Oh? Taking action in Tiannan can help our Suzaku City?" Bai Hao simply put down his pen, stood up and walked towards the southwest corner of the broken window, watching the fire not far away. The ruined building was silent for a while before he asked softly: "Does he have the ability to set the backyard of Hidden Valley on fire?"
"I think so." Ge Shan pondered: "I heard that the relationship between the stall owner and the third elder Chen Qing in charge of the Quan Mansion is very unusual, so he should be able to do it."
Bai Hao was noncommittal and looked at the night sky, "Being able to do it and whether you are willing to do it are always two different things. What's more, I have always felt that His Majesty sent him to Tian'an as a wrong choice."
"He's a guy with a lot of ideas."
This was something they couldn't comment on, so Geshan remained silent.
Xing Fei cupped his fists at Bai Hao's back and said, "City Lord, if it weren't for the big stall leader returning in person, then Suzaku City wouldn't have changed much with or without him. What we lack is top-notch combat power."
When Bai Hao heard this, he turned around and glanced at Geshan, who wisely exited the study.
Xing Fei's armor moved slightly and he stood up straight. He thought Bai Hao would ask about the situation of the army, but he didn't expect that he would talk about Geshan first.
"Do you think it would be too unfair for an old subordinate like you to be the leader of Fenxi?" Bai Hao looked into Xing Fei's eyes.
Xing Fei looked calm and shook his head: "Soldiers have a bounden duty to obey orders, not to mention that the current situation in the City Lord's Mansion is indeed not good. With Ge Shan's strategic ability, I believe he will do a better job than Hou Yiyong."
"If you can say that, I feel relieved." A smile broke out on Bai Hao's majestic face. No matter how he looked at it, it was difficult for Xing Fei to feel a trace of warmth, but instead he cheered up even more.
Bai Hao looked at Xing Fei's straight military posture and nodded approvingly: "Back then, I was ordered to come to Zhuque City alone. Although there was an edict from His Majesty the Emperor, I didn't have much confidence that I would be able to sit in this position alive. At that time, you two brothers were already Just follow me."
Xing Fei nodded, remembering the anticipation and anxiety when he first arrived in Suzaku City. Did he ever think that he would be like this when he was a young boy? ?
When he thought of this, and of the tomb that had long since turned into a pile of loess, he couldn't help but soften the firm lines on his face: "If the old family master hadn't taken our family in, where would my brother and I be today, and neither would our old parents." Have a peaceful old age.”
After hearing this, Bai Hao looked at him a few more times, walked up to him, patted his shoulder and said, "Your brother's life has been saved, but he must stay in the center of the formation to rest for many days."
When it came to business, Xing Fei instantly restrained his rare sadness and said in a deep voice: "City Lord, I implore you to allocate a generous pension to those brothers who have lost their lives."
Bai Hao narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a hint of worry and displeasure on his face: "Do you think I don't regard the soldiers in the army as my brothers? You, Xing Fei, can go out and ask if the families of those soldiers have received a gift." One hundred taels of gold!”
One hundred taels of gold!
Even in a city where food prices continue to rise, an ordinary family of three only spends a dozen taels of silver a year. One hundred taels of gold is enough for families who have lost the backbone of their family to live a normal life for a lifetime.
Xing Fei suddenly raised his head and looked at Bai Hao in disbelief.
Bai Hao's tone softened a little, "I'm not afraid that you will say that I, Bai Hao, am a tycoon who does not care about the lives of his subordinates to achieve his goals, but I know better that people are always pursuing something in their lives."
He turned and looked out the window. Several personal guards could still be faintly spotted in the darkness, "State, power, wealth, beauty? What can I, Bai Hao, give these soldiers who are still protecting me at this moment?"
"What do you want again?"
Those who are in a superior position, year after year, will always have a kind of power in their voice that makes people subconsciously convinced when they speak.
Bai Hao glanced at him, and the stunned Xing Fei subconsciously opened his mouth.
Bai Hao suddenly sighed and said, "Maybe you don't like what I can give you."
"City Lord..." Xing Fei lifted the armor in front of him and knelt down on one knee without saying a word.
Bai Hao lowered his gaze and looked at Xing Fei. He sighed slightly in his heart and did not come over to help him up. "I was negligent. I didn't expect that you and that oiran had a story."
Xing Fei buried his face lower, "Please punish me, City Lord!"
"It is human nature for a man to love a woman. It is terrible for a person to have no desire. You saved her, right?" Bai Hao had a faint smile on his face.
Xing Fei's fingertips on the ground turned slightly white, and he didn't know how to speak.
“Sometimes silence already gives the answer.”
"Get up."
Bai Hao's voice became colder and he asked with more dignity: "I don't want to inquire about your and her past privacy. I just want to ask you, did you kill the person? Look at me!"
Xing Fei stood up, looked calmly at the improvement after hearing this, shook his head and said: "I went to track down the second-grade archery master, and no one was killed along the way."
Bai Hao nodded, having lost interest in continuing to ask, but when Xing Fei was relaxed, he looked at him and said with a half-smile: "There are nine of you, do you really believe in your brothers?"
Xing Fei frowned, shook his head and said solemnly: "Everyone in the army is loyal from top to bottom."
"It's a top-down approach." Bai Hao repeated softly for a moment, glanced at the letter on the table, and said softly: "During this period, you should reduce the strength of the patrol troops, and the generals above the middle level in the army should be careful of assassinations from the other side. In addition, if you find that the forces in the city are starting to become restless, you can just do something easy."
Xing Fei's heart sank. He had been leading the army under Bai Hao for many years. He said that he should do things cheaply, even if someone else could be killed by mistake, he could not let go.
Seeing the hesitation on Xing Fei's face, Bai Hao said in a deep voice: "Although I have been in business for many years, I also know that Zhuque City is never monolithic. If you give someone a piece of meat, there will always be a little resentment in the heart of the person who gets the soup. This kind of person will never think that he is not good enough to feed himself. So, once I find this kind of guy who eats everything, I will root him out."
"Today's Zhuque City is in turmoil. It's time for Shuo Shu to clean up."
Bai Hao walked slowly out of the study with his hands behind his back. When he reached the door, he paused and said, "What Geshan does is quite to my liking. If you still have any doubts, go and ask him."
"Remember, don't let me down."
