As the first ray of morning light between heaven and earth spread over the blue-black city wall, Suzaku City ushered in a repeating autumn dawn for it.
In the east of the city, there are only a few scattered breakfast stalls on a street that should have opened stalls in the past. The lazy people who came out to look for food quickly selected their food and paid, then lowered their heads and rushed back home.
The atmosphere has become completely different.
Even if there are some people who don’t even know anything, when they see the closed doors of their neighbors, they copy it out of confusion.
The two figures leaned together and quickly walked through the depressed street that suddenly felt like autumn, and walked to the door of a dilapidated house. After standing still, the man's figure swayed slightly. Fortunately, the woman in red next to him supported him. He comforted: "Your aunt and the others are still inside, nothing serious should have happened."
One of the gates of this house had collapsed, and the scene after the destruction was vaguely revealed behind the gate. Mu Qing's face was solemn with a hint of guilt. He looked at Murong Jing beside him and forced a gentle smile. :"Let's go in."
In the early morning light, the two people who hurried over here in a hurry were the two people who had already confirmed their feelings for each other.
Maybe Huaifenghua guessed what happened between him and Murong Jing. If Wang Xiuwei hadn't come back here to take care of Bai Jiahe, Mu Qing still wouldn't have known anything happened to Liu Yueshan.
The two quickly passed through the front hall and headed towards the backyard. There were few signs of sword slashes along the way, but the closer they got to the small courtyard where they lived in the back, the stronger the smell of blood in the cold and damp air in the autumn morning. .
Murong Jing's eyes stopped on a long arrow that penetrated the corridor pillar, and she said softly: "To capture someone in Xie Henhe's hands, you need at least a hundred personal guards. Doesn't Xing Fei know that?"
Murong Jing knew about Xing Fei's relationship with everyone, so she returned to business and immediately raised questions.
"It's Geshan's action. Xing Fei already looked for us last night." A female voice sounded from the corner of the corridor.
Huaifenghua and Wang Yeqing, who looked slightly tired, stood in the shadows without coming over, but for Mu Qing and the other two, they could naturally see the eyes of the two women opposite him falling directly on the hands he held with hers.
Murong Jing made a soft noise and was about to pull away her hand. Mu Qing used force on his hand to pull her to Huaifenghua, and said with a very solemn expression: "Auntie, I am with her."
Even great masters at the extraordinary level will feel shy in the face of love between men and women. What's more, Huaifenghua is Mu Qing's aunt, and for Murong Jing, there is another level of relationship. Before she met Mu Qing, , she has regarded Huaifenghua as her love rival for a long time...
"Heh~"
After all, Huaifenghua couldn't hold back her smile. Seeing Murong Jing almost lowering her chin to her chest, her pursed lips were slightly raised, she rolled up the black hair on her cheeks behind her ears, and said softly: "Sister Wang and I actually had an early morning I guessed that such a day would come, but I didn’t expect you two to do it so quickly. This is rare good news these days."
Wang Yeqing had a strange look on his face. He looked at Mu Qing and asked directly: "Isn't it the problem with the elixir?"
Just as Mu Qing was about to speak, Murong Jing gently grabbed his hand, raised her head and said, "I won't talk about this matter anymore. How are their conditions?"
As soon as these words came out, the slightly relaxed atmosphere in the crowd suddenly became solemn. Huaifeng's colorful face showed a sad look and said: "A total of three hundred people rushed in here yesterday. Although the personal guards were only a hundred, it is really difficult to hate He. withstand."
Huaifenghua led Mu Qing and the others into a small courtyard. Mu Qing looked down at the light red ground that had not been cleaned yet. For a moment, he was a little afraid of knowing the result, but he still forced himself to calm down and asked: "How is the situation? Yue. Are Sister Shan and the others okay?"
Huaifenghua sighed softly and walked into the kitchen with firelight on the side. Mu Qing followed her directly and heard her say: "Yueshan asked Henhe to protect the little ones, but she was caught."
"As long as you don't die..."
Mu Qing was both worried and secretly glad that his eyes had already crossed Huaifenghua.
On the small bench in front of the stove, there are a few little guys next to each other. They are Wu Qing and Wu Ling brother and sister, as well as Zhao Qingqing and Lu Xiaoyu. They are nestling in front of the fire, with their eyes closed and long hair hanging from the corners of their eyes. I don't know when I fell asleep.
Several people carried the four children back to the bed in the room and walked to the room next to them. Lying on the bed was Xie Henhe who had fallen asleep.
With the help of Wang Yeqing, Huai Fenghua fed Xie Henhe to drink the boiled potion, and after checking her injuries, she said softly: "In order to protect several children, she fired heavy arrows in succession, injuring The meridians are damaged, but after taking a few medicines, it can be restored slowly."
Mu Qing sat at the table and said softly: "I remember Miss Xiaotan and Miss Hongling also live with Sister Yueshan. How are they doing?"
Murong Jing's slender eyebrows moved slightly with a hint of charm, and she quietly looked at Mu Qing. Seeing Mu Qing's solemn expression, she quickly drove away the inappropriate thoughts in her heart. After sitting down next to him, she took his hand and squeezed it gently. pinch.
Feeling her concern, Mu Qing cheered up and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Wang Yeqing also sat down beside him and replied: "Xiaotan and Hongling were also arrested, and Xiaoshu and the others are dead."
Wang Yeqing looked calm, recalling the scene he saw yesterday afternoon, "Ning Chu was the first to see the loud arrow fired by Hen He. When we rushed over, the soldiers from the City Lord's Mansion had already withdrawn. We followed the trail and they followed each other. A certain distance, just a human life to warn us."
Mu Qing lowered his head, as if he had witnessed yesterday's scene in person, and remained silent for at least half a stick of incense before saying, "Auntie just said it was Geshan who did it?"
When Huaifenghua heard Geshan's name, she said coldly: "He is just a madman! I will kill him directly next time I see him."
Mu Qing looked at Wang Yeqing. Wang Yeqing took out a letter with an indifferent expression, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Mu Qing.
It was said to be a letter, but after Mu Qing opened the envelope, there were only a few words on the letterhead: When manpower is exhausted, we should think about changes.
Mu Qing's face darkened instantly. Murong Jing felt strange. She read the content of the letter and then looked at the two women sitting opposite, "What does this mean?"
Wang Yeqing sighed: "This letter was found on Xiaoshu's body and was not signed. Although Geshan did not show up, we met him before our last night visit to the inner city. He persuaded Mu Qing to become the city lord. I have used similar reasons..."
Murong Jing understood the whole story and sneered: "What kind of green onion is this Geshan? Do you dare to use this method to warn?"
She looked at Mu Qing and said: "Although I also support you in becoming the city lord, this matter is very simple. I will accompany you to kill this person."
After Murong Jing finished speaking, she looked at Mu Qing seriously. It wasn't until Mu Qing shook his head that she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
After all, human relationships are inherently close. She would feel sad because of Mu Qing's sadness and happy because of Mu Qing's joy, but she didn't want Mu Qing to lose control of her emotions when she knew that the inner city had set a trap. Go single-handedly to kill people and save people.
After all, after yesterday's afternoon and night, she had recovered mostly through double cultivation, but someone would still have to wait a few days.
Mu Qing suppressed his anger towards Ge Shan, thinking about the current situation, and said with a rare solemn expression: "Let's ensure everyone's safety first, and then consider how to save people. Auntie, is there any problem with Shaoyao?"
Huaifenghua's eyebrows were raised slightly, and while her eyes moved slightly, she rarely cast a grateful look at Murong Jing.
After that incident, Mu Qing became much more stable and began to consider the overall situation.
She nodded and replied: "Senior sister and the others have been temporarily placed in the tunnel. Shaoyao is taking care of them, and Zhang Zhiyuan can move them quickly if they are discovered."
Mu Qing's face softened slightly and he said thoughtfully: "Geshan's method really showed that the City Lord's Mansion has many spies. I plan to move everyone to Mudleg Alley. What do you think?"
Huaifenghua and Wang Yeqing ignored it, sighing in their eyes, and nodded slightly: "Bai Hao has been searching for more than ten years but failed to catch Zhang Zhiyuan. He has already proven that the tunnel is safe. We agree with you."
Mu Qing was about to continue speaking, but Huaifenghua said first: "We can let Zhang Zhiyuan and Hen He take the lead, Ning Chu and Xiu Wei as supplements, and Shaoyao. Such a lineup is enough to face most dangers."
"Okay." Mu Qing originally wanted the two women in front of him to protect everyone's safety, but Huaifenghua guessed his thoughts at a glance.
He finally showed a hint of guilt and said, "I didn't consider many things before, otherwise this situation wouldn't have happened."
Murong Jing looked slightly unnatural, and it was precisely because of her that Mu Qing did not rush over in time.
Wang Yeqing glanced at the two of them and said with insight: "Although we are not as good as you two, aren't your aunt and I considered masters?"
Huaifenghua echoed: "Sister Wang is right. They had already taken people away when we arrived. We were about to discuss it. If we didn't chase them at that time, Xiaoshu and Qiuhua would not have died..."
Murong Jing felt the mutual relief among everyone and the lingering guilt in Mu Qing's heart. She held Mu Qing's hand slightly and said: "The City Lord's Palace will suddenly take action. Is Bai Hao ready? Other places are haunted." Something went wrong?”
Wang Yeqing nodded towards her and said: "Murong Xiuming led his people to ambush Geshan, but they were surrounded by Geshan. If the information is correct, it almost happened at the same time yesterday afternoon."
"Oh?" Murong Jing's face was stunned, and she said in a strange tone: "Murong Xiu Ming, that brat who succeeds every day but fails every day, deserves to be caught. However, we must contact Dugu and the others immediately about this matter, and we must not rush to rescue him. I became more and more sure that Bai Hao was waiting for everyone to save people one by one!"
Wang Yeqing hummed slightly, then hesitated and said: "Yesterday afternoon, Commander Dugu came to see you."
"Oh...what?" Murong Jing's face changed slightly and she looked at Huaifenghua uncertainly.
At this time, Ten Thousand Flowers Valley and Hidden Valley should really unite. After all, everyone has to save people from the city lord's mansion. However, there is one thing that makes the prospects of the two sides working together a little bleak in the eyes of the two women.
Huaifenghua said helplessly: "It happened to be the time when something happened here at Yueshan. Commander Dugu promised to help you guard the compound. I don't know when he left..."
Murong Jing realized that the two women had clearly seen something, and subconsciously turned her head to look at Mu Qing.
Seeing the three women looking over, Mu Qing frowned and said, "Although our relationship with Instructor Xie is a little tense because of the matter, as long as we let it go, there should be no problem. Don't worry."
"No." Murong Jing grabbed his palm and said with a rare complex expression, "Just like I have been unrequitedly in love with someone before, Dugu Wei has also been unrequitedly in love with me..."
After Murong Jing finished speaking, she quickly looked at Mu Qing.
As expected, Mu Qing opened his mouth wide with surprise on his face, and then said with some amazement: "Who did you like before?"
