In the room, Cao Jin looked at Murong Xing steadily, as if he wanted to discern his true thoughts from Murong Xing's expression.
"What was your plan with the emperor before?" Cao Jin asked.
Murong Xing's eyes were calm and he said: "Incorporating Tiannan into the territory of the imperial dynasty will inevitably cause turmoil, but it is obvious that our majesty has not been waiting for that long."
Cao Jin snorted softly: "Come to think of it, you are still in trouble."
Murong Xing did not refute, but asked with a deep look in his eyes: "Bai Hao will establish the Shura Formation, and it cannot do without your help."
Cao Jin's expression suddenly turned extremely bad, and he said angrily: "If we want to settle old scores with each other, then let's not talk about it!"
Cao Jin stood up as he spoke, but Murong Xing still sat calmly on his seat. He raised his head and looked at Cao Jin and said, "You compared us to people in the game before, and you forgot about it so quickly?"
Cao Jin paused and said, "What do you mean?"
Murong Xing turned to look out the window. Not far away were the undulating eaves, and below his feet were the voices of people in the inn. Murong What remains are endless stretches of scorched earth and ravines.
"After knowing what Bai Hao planned to do, I contacted him, but unfortunately he chose to remain silent."
Cao Jin seemed to see Murong Xing for the first time, and began to look at Murong Xing with a strange look. After a while, he laughed: "This is in line with the emperor's behavior, isn't it? But you, you will suffer for those people It’s really beyond my expectation to feel sorry for an innocent person.”
"You should focus on yourself." Murong Xing reminded Cao Jin without explaining why he felt regretful: "Some things, you think you are following your inner wishes, but you don't know that the direction has been determined for you. .”
"He knew for a long time that Bai Hao was cultivating the blood demon body, but he still let you, who knew more about the blood demon secrets, come here. Do you really think that he didn't know about the things you came into contact with within the palace? ?"
"So I failed here. Sooner or later you will be sent to Suzaku City by him."
Cao Jin had a cold face and squinted his eyes: "I don't need your reminder."
Murong Xing nodded: "Okay then. Those of us in the game often see other people's situations clearly but not our own. What do you think the best outcome will be?"
Cao Jin did not expect that Murong Xing would take such a turn. He froze on the spot for a moment, and after deep thought, he slowly said: "Since I can't go back to the ancestral temple, the best result is to stay here and become the emperor's representative."
Murong Xing nodded with satisfaction: "As long as you can figure it out."
Cao Jin looked at Murong Xing with a sneer and said, "It's a pity that you still refuse to say what you want to do."
Murong Xing frowned and said in surprise: "Didn't I say that from the beginning?"
Cao Jin's expression changed, and his eyes became weirder as he tried to recall what Murong Xing said at the beginning.
Before, Murong Xing and Bai Di were heading in the same direction, but it was obvious that there had been irreparable deviations in their directions.
Murong Xing seemed to have made his choice.
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After lunch, just as Mu Qing comforted the worried Liu Yueshan, he heard footsteps heading straight towards the backyard.
Wang Yeqing's voice greeting Huaifenghua and Huaicaoshi had already sounded, and the figures of these people appeared in front of Mu Qing the next moment.
"Auntie, Mrs. Wang."
Mu Qing took the initiative to greet them. He had many things to say at the moment, but when he walked in front of the girls, he did not speak again, but led the girls to sit down in the room.
Huaifenghua looked at Mu Qing curiously and said, "Looking at your expression just now, I thought you were going to ask Murong Jing about their situation immediately, but you held back."
Wang Yeqing smiled and said: "No matter how difficult the problem is, as long as you find a solution and walk on the right path, you will no longer be as hesitant and reckless as you were at the beginning. People always have to learn to mediate and adapt."
Mu Qing deeply agreed with Wang Yeqing's words, and said with a chuckle: "I really couldn't find any solution at the beginning, but fortunately you are here."
This was the first time Mu Qing said such words so frankly. The surprised expression on Huaifenghua's face did not disappear. She looked at Huaicaoshi and asked: "Senior sister, what did he talk to Murong Xing and the others? Why does he feel that his whole person has changed?" A lot."
Huai Caoshi smiled helplessly and said, "We haven't reached anything with Murong Xing. If you have any questions, ask him."
Huai Cao Shi could guess that Mu Qing's change was not because of Murong Xing, but perhaps because he had a long conversation with her and figured out many things and no longer struggled.
Mu Qing looked at Huaifenghua and asked, "Auntie, I already know Uncle Liu's situation from my uncle. Is it easy to find the various elixirs needed to refine the Heart and Soul Pill?"
Huaifenghua raised her slender eyebrows. She now believed that Mu Qing had truly broken away from the previous state of confusion. She smiled and replied: "The most difficult thing to find for refining the Heart and Soul Pill is the earth spirit root, but this time When senior sister left Ten Thousand Flowers Valley, she brought the earth spirit root in advance."
"Oh?" Mu Qing looked at Huai Cao Shi. He vaguely understood what Huai Cao Shi meant before when he said where they were and where the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers was. It seemed that Huai Cao Shi had already considered not returning to the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers. .
Huai Cao Shi didn't know that Mu Qing had thought so much at this moment, so he nodded lightly: "I knew about the Liu family leader a long time ago, so I brought the earth spirit root with me when I left."
Mu Qing pondered for a moment and said, "What about the other medicinal materials? If they haven't been found yet, I have an idea."
"Do you want those people outside to look for us?" Huaifenghua's eyes were bright.
Mu Qing nodded: "I believe those people will not refuse this kind of thing."
Mu Qing didn't know that he was in a radical state that was completely different from before, as if he wanted to handle something quickly.
Huaifenghua sighed softly in her heart, thinking of the various pressures Mu Qing was facing, she took out a list of elixirs that had been neatly listed and said: "Some of these things have always been relatively scarce. If we only rely on us, It will probably take a few days to collect them myself, and we also have to consider the losses caused by failed refining. If we can impress these families in the city to collect them together, it will be much faster, but..."
Mu Qing lowered his eyes slightly and said with a smile: "In this way, it will be faster for Uncle Liu to get completely better."
Huaifenghua looked at Mu Qing, remained silent for a moment and nodded: "That's true."
"Well, that's a good thing." Mu Qing finally asked at this time: "How is the situation over there?"
Huaifenghua knew that Mu Qing was most concerned about Murong Jing, and replied with a slightly strange look: "With the guidance of Fusang's secret technique, Murong Jing's refining and absorption speed has been faster and faster, and it is expected that by the evening If it can be ended, with the effectiveness of the witch essence and blood, she will probably get better."
A big smile instantly appeared on Mu Qing's face, and when he was about to speak, he looked at Huaifenghua with a puzzled look on his face: "What's wrong? Was there an accident?"
Seeing Huaifenghua's expression of hesitation, Mu Qing's heart skipped a beat.
Huaifenghua glared at Mu Qing fiercely, and said in a somewhat depressed tone: "Paeony is there too."
"Oh...what? Why is the peony there?"
Mu Qing was startled, but after asking, he was the first to react. The expression on his face was really indescribable.
Huaifenghua narrowed her eyes and looked at Mu Qing: "Don't you know why Peony is there? That girl said you agreed."
Mu Qing forced out a wry smile with great difficulty: "It's true that I agreed, but I didn't expect that Shaoyao would go directly to them."
Mu Qing suddenly remembered a crucial question and sat up straighter, "Is their relationship okay?"
Huaifenghua deliberately remained silent for a moment, and waited until Mu Qing became increasingly uncomfortable before replying: "Shaoyao is your sister, and they are very good to her, at least that's what I saw."
"Then...why don't aunty ask Shaoyao to come with her?"
In order to make sure that Zhang Shaoyao was not here, Mu Qing took a special look outside the door.
Seeing Mu Qing's embarrassed look, Huaifenghua sighed softly: "Don't worry, I contacted Ning Chu when I came here. It should be quite lively there now."
"Senior Sister Ning is here too..."
Although Ning Chu also looked down on him, Mu Qing believed that with Ning Chu by his side, the atmosphere between the girls would not be too embarrassing.
Seeing Mu Qing's relaxed look, Huaifenghua couldn't help but want to laugh. However, when she thought that this guy who was stuck in the emotional quagmire was her own nephew, she felt extremely depressed, so in the end she simply straightened her face and asked : "That's pretty much what you want to know. Now, it's time for us to talk about the situation we're going to face soon."
Mu Qing nodded, "We have been delayed for a few days. Suzaku City needs order, and we also need it to be stable."
Wang Yeqing said: "The news has been announced by Commander Xing and Chen Zhuo. We need a stable and peaceful Suzaku City, and we need to establish a new order. Before that, there is a clear city lord."
As Wang Yeqing spoke, he turned to look at Mu Qing. When she finished speaking, her expression was full of solemnity, and her serious eyes seemed to ask Mu Qing: "Are you ready?"
Mu Qing pursed her lips, and after a moment, she met Wang Yeqing's gaze and asked, "How long will the time be?"
Wang Yeqing smiled slightly and replied concisely: "In half an hour, we will be in the front hall."
Mu Qing raised his head and looked around the room. Liu Yueshan left the room at some point, and now only the three girls were left here.
Mu Qing's eyes moved to Huai Cao Shi, who nodded imperceptibly. His eyes moved to Hua Feng Hua, whose eyes were filled with questions. Finally, his eyes fell on Wang Yeqing's face, and he said calmly: " I may not be able to be the city lord."
After Mu Qing said these words, he looked up and exhaled. When he lowered his head to observe the reactions of the girls, he was stunned for a moment.
Huaifenghua's slender eyebrows were lightly frowned, but her expression showed an indescribable sense of relaxation, while Wang Yeqing's lips curled up slightly and he smiled.
"you……"
"What? Are you surprised at our reaction?"
Huaifenghua looked sideways at Mu Qing: "We have all seen your little guy's abnormality and entanglement during this period, so how could we not have guessed something, but..."
Huaifenghua paused slightly and looked at Wang Yeqing.
Wang Yeqing looked at Mu Qing and said, "I have only one question. Do you regret it?"
The expected bad scene did not come. Mu Qing sat upright with an unprecedented serious expression, "I don't regret every decision I made, it's just..."
Wang Yeqing raised her hand and abruptly interrupted Mu Qing's words. She smiled and said, "The reason should be easy to guess. You have to leave Suzaku City, right?"
Mu Qing suddenly realized that whether it was Murong Jing's specific situation or the pressure Lin Langtian put on him, it was likely that the people around him knew more or less about it.
Wang Yeqing glanced at Huaifenghua, who was sitting aside with a calm look, and asked Mu Qing, "Do you know why your aunt felt relaxed just now?"
Mu Qing's lips moved slightly. At first, he thought it was because Huaifenghua didn't like him being constrained by his status as a city lord. But now that he looked at it again, he knew that he had thought simpler.
Wang Yeqing's voice continued to ring in the room: "Because she and I have said a long time ago that you will not stay here forever. With the talent and strength you have shown, you should not be bound to this world."
Huaifenghua sighed: "I just hope you can be safe, but some of the things you are showing now always remind me that you have your own way to go."
Huaicao Shi seemed to be a little touched by Huaifenghua's words, and there were some ripples in his eyes. He said seriously for a while: "Each of us has our own way to go. It seems that you agree with Mu Qing's departure?"
Huaifenghua glanced at Mu Qing, who was sitting silently, and said helplessly: "I can only agree. Whether it's Murong Jing or Liu Weirui, he needs to step out."
Huaifeng Hua looked sad. Once upon a time, she could follow Mu Qing unnoticed and protect him silently, but now Mu Qing has walked in front of her, and Mu Qing is even protecting her.
This kind of result will bring some relief, but in the beginning it will be irreversible loneliness.
Mu Qing slowly calmed down, and after a while, he said, "Those people outside will come soon. Before that, we need to find a suitable candidate for the city master."
Huai Cao Shi glanced at Mu Qing meaningfully, but did not say anything more. Instead, she looked at Wang Yeqing and the others. She believed that Wang Yeqing and the others could also think of the truth that she could analyze.
Sure enough, Wang Yeqing shook his head unusually crisply and said, "I'm afraid no one else is suitable except you."
Mu Qing seemed not to want to give up and suggested: "Maybe Brother Xing is a suitable candidate."
Wang Yeqing half-squinted his eyes and said in a calm tone: "Xing Fei is indeed a trustworthy military commander, but unfortunately, you should know that it is not the Guards that ultimately end the chaos. Even if those people from the Gu family leave, There are Hidden Valley and Murong Xing in the city. They can recognize you, but there is a high probability that they will not recognize Xing Fei."
Mu Qing lowered his head and frowned in silence.
Wang Yeqing's analysis was indeed reasonable, but Huai Cao Shi had already vetoed Wang Yeqing for him, and now Wang Yeqing had vetoed Xing Fei for him. Who else was on their side?
Wang Yeqing seemed to know what Mu Qing was thinking about writing at this moment, he shook his head helplessly and said: "I believe you should understand that we people now neither belong to Hidden Valley nor to the dynasty. We are already an emerging force, and now is the right time. Appropriately, no matter whether you give up the position of city lord to the other two parties, you will be opposed by the other party."
Mu Qing nodded lightly, "Uncle Master said similar things before, but I will leave here when the time comes and leave you with a mess, which will restrain you."
Huai Cao Shi glanced at Mu Qing in surprise. Mu Qing had not expressed such worries before.
Wang Yeqing pursed his lips and smiled. When Mu Qing looked at her in confusion, he asked with a smile: "Think about it carefully. Even if you stay in Suzaku City, will you have the confidence to be a good city lord?"
Wang Yeqing's words were extremely straightforward. Mu Qing was about to speak without thinking, but only held back one word: "I..."
Wang Yeqing's eyes showed some traces of memories, and he asked: "Do you still remember what I told you a long time ago, before you decided to be the city lord?"
"Being the city lord of Suzaku City and managing such a huge population, how can you be asked to take the lead alone? As a city lord, the easiest and most difficult thing is to use good people."
"For example, Bai Hao, although he was violent and unprovoked, he actually used iron fist to maintain the stability of the situation for a long time."
"I believe that a qualified city lord can first stabilize the situation, and then make things steady and positive."
Mu Qing thought carefully about Wang Yeqing's words and said subconsciously: "So the key is to employ people?"
"Yes." Wang Yeqing's voice seemed to have a crisp energy, "In my eyes, if you want to leave Suzaku City, you are not qualified to be the city lord."
"I originally thought that I would wait until you said goodbye to us before I could comfort you with this sentence, but talking about it now will make the situation easier."
"Easy?" Mu Qing smiled bitterly. Why did he think it was more difficult?
Wang Yeqing calmed down the expression on his face slightly, but his narrow eyes were already extremely bright, "It is never easy to accept, employ people, and make good use of people, but we can greatly shorten this inspection process, because before this , some people have already passed the test.”
The faces of Xing Fei and Chen Zhuo suddenly appeared in Mu Qing's mind, but in the end their faces disappeared.
Mu Qing looked at everyone, and finally his eyes fell on Wang Yeqing's face. He frowned and said slowly and carefully: "After I leave, there will be ups and downs in people's hearts, right? Doesn't this expose everyone to danger?"
Wang Yeqing chuckled: "It seems that your vision is not bad. But have you ever thought that because they can't confirm your information for a long time, those who harbor evil intentions dare not take action? You must know that their foundation is here, they Aren't you afraid of your revenge one day in the future?"
Mu Qing was speechless, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what Wang Yeqing said made sense.
As long as he survives, those people will have to carefully hide his evil intentions.
Wang Yeqing saw that Mu Qing's frowning eyebrows gradually relaxed, and the smile on her face became more and more. She changed her serious attitude and leaned back loosely on the chair: "Actually, you don't have to think too much, you know that I am willing to help You have considered your own safety. After all, I am also the one raising the family. I have to consider the safety of my cultivation."
Mu Qing was very moved by Wang Yeqing's straightforward expression of trust. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he just pursed his lips and smiled.
He discovered that he was actually a person in the game very early, but he claimed to be sober. But thankfully, he always had people around him who were more sober than him.
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