The atmosphere in the room was much more relaxed than it was not long ago. After Mu Qing accepted Wang Yeqing's idea, he asked her: "If I leave Suzaku City, what will be the reaction from Hidden Valley?"
Wang Yeqing was slightly stunned, shook his head and said: "Chen Zhuo once told me that Murong Yun's appearance caused a substantial and irreversible split in Hidden Valley. Maybe we will know Hidden Valley's attitude later."
Mu Qing frowned slightly, glanced at Huai Cao Shi, and said slowly while thinking, "Murong Xing came to see me, and he also said something similar to me."
"Oh? Murong Xing wants to win over us?" The corners of Huaifenghua's eyes raised slightly, and he quickly caught some of Murong Xing's intentions.
"Maybe." Mu Qing recalled the exchange with Murong Xing and said solemnly: "At first, I thought he was just provoking, but there are indeed some changes in Hidden Valley."
Mu Qing did not hesitate and directly told what Murong Xing discovered related to Xuanwu.
"Xuanwu ever attacked Shaoyao?"
Huaifenghua's expression became much more serious, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if she thought of something more, "It seems that there are some reasons why the Xuanwu Society betrayed everyone on the battlefield. But..."
Huaifenghua seemed to want to say something, but in the end she didn't know why.
Wang Yeqing said: "Murong Yun is the master of the Hidden Valley and the nominal head of the Murong family. Although it has been Murong Yin who has maintained the operation of the Hidden Valley for more than ten years, Xuanwu's death will definitely put him in the top tier such as Qinglong. The prestige in the eyes of power is greatly reduced.”
"So I think Murong Yun's control of Hidden Valley shouldn't be too hindered."
Mu Qing nodded calmly, looked at Huaifenghua and said, "I am considering taking advantage of this time to get Wanhua Valley out of Hidden Valley. I don't know how much resistance I will encounter."
Huaifenghua frowned, pondered for a moment and then said: "If Murong Yun controls Hidden Valley, then it shouldn't be too difficult for Wanhua Valley to escape from Hidden Valley, but doing so will create a peaceful situation between us and them. Dissolve it immediately, maybe wait until Mu Qing becomes the city lord and then think about it slowly."
Huaifenghua's words were very pertinent, and even Wang Yeqing nodded subconsciously.
But Mu Qing refused for the first time in front of Huaifenghua. He looked at Huaifenghua and said, "The reason why Wanhua Valley was incorporated into Hidden Valley has a lot to do with Shaoyao and me."
Huaifenghua frowned, looked at Mu Qing's firm eyes, and said after a moment: "It is related, but until now, Wanhua Valley has maintained the independence and integrity of the inheritance."
Mu Qing sighed softly: "But I don't want you to be so tired, aunt. You have to protect the inheritance for more than ten years. You have paid a lot, and the nominal protection provided by Hidden Valley to Wanhua Valley has already been included in those pills." Take it back."
"I agree with Mu Qing's idea. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ten Thousand Flowers Valley will break away from Hidden Valley."
Just as Huaifenghua was about to speak, she heard a voice from the side. She turned her eyes and saw a determined face of Huaicao Shi.
"Senior sister..." Huaifenghua frowned slightly, "You should know that including Jiahe, our generation in Wanhua Valley only has five people. This number of people is not enough to maintain the operation of Wanhua Valley."
Huai Cao Shi sighed: "I know, but when I left the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers, I didn't think that valley was the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers. From now on, wherever you, the owner of the valley, will be, the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers will be there. Apart from that, I We will recruit a few more disciples, such as Lin Chunmei, who has a good relationship with Ning Chu. Although her cultivation talent is average, she can make a big difference in cultivating elixirs."
Mu Qing quickly agreed: "And this is also the most extreme situation. Ten Thousand Flowers Valley will always exist. At that time, we can discuss with Hidden Valley to select some suitable peripheral disciples to stay."
Huaifenghua was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said: "It would be best if we could really see the situation you mentioned, but do you think those people in Hidden Valley are all fools? And..."
Huaifenghua paused, "And if Murong Yun agrees directly, I will feel that I owe him a favor, which is not good."
A bright light seemed to flash in Mu Qing's mind. Just now, he was wondering why Huaifenghua hesitated to speak several times. Now that he thought about it, Huaifenghua might have guessed that if she directly asked Murong Yun to leave Hidden Valley, Murong Yun would most likely agree, right?
There was silence in the room, and Huai Caoshi looked a little uncomfortable. She looked at Huai Fenghua: "Junior sister, I forgot..."
Huaifenghua shook her head: "It's okay. Some things may be better explained clearly on the table. However, I don't want to owe this person a favor. It's best to compensate him directly."
"Compensation..." Wang Yeqing smiled slightly and said: "Isn't this the position we have now? The city lord's palace is full of waste and is waiting for improvement. It is not okay to let some of them occupy some important positions, such as Chen Zhuo and Jiang Shangxiu. Raise people.”
Mu Qing's eyes lit up, "This is indeed a good idea."
Huaifenghua pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "This can just balance the Hidden Valley. It should be the most appropriate way."
Mu Qing felt much more at ease when he saw that the matter regarding Wanhua Valley's departure from Hidden Valley had a consistent direction.
Huaifenghua and the others' feelings were not wrong. He was indeed more eager than before to hope that everything could stabilize as soon as possible. This was not only because there was still a woman waiting for him to save, but also for another very important reason.
That is, he has not contacted Meng Zhang for several days.
He didn't know exactly when this change started, because his thoughts in the past two days were all occupied by Murong Jing and Liu Weirui. Only when it was confirmed that Murong Jing was not in danger for the time being, he became alert. It was him and Liu Weirui. After Meng Zhang established a stable contact, it was the first time that he couldn't contact the other party for so long.
Mu Qing guessed that Meng Zhang had been lending him strength before and might have entered a longer transition period. In order to contact Meng Zhang as soon as possible, the only way he could think of was to absorb the refining luck through the method of breathing. If enough luck is absorbed through refining, the connection between him and Meng Zhang will be restored automatically.
Mu Qing glanced at the closed vortex in the spiritual fetus. As soon as his attention came away from it, he heard footsteps outside the house.
Bai Zhi appeared in everyone's sight and said in a clear voice: "Master, there is someone outside again."
As she said this, the girl's eyes swept across the faces of everyone in the room, and finally stopped on Huaifenghua's face. She was helping Liu Yueshan tidy up the big house just now, and she did not see Huaifenghua for the first time.
Huaifenghua saw Bai Zhi's curious eyes and stood up: "Are you Bai Zhi? I heard Sister Wang talking about you. You have suffered a lot along the way."
Bai Zhi stuck out her tongue and said quickly: "No, no."
At this moment, Mu Qing suddenly realized that he seemed to know less about something. He glanced at Bai Zhi, and finally asked Huaifenghua, "Auntie, what happened to Bai Zhi all the way?"
"Oh? Didn't she tell you?" Huaifenghua asked in surprise.
Immediately, Huaifenghua seemed to have thought of something. She walked up to Bai Zhi with a gentle expression, touched her head and asked, "Are you worried about a conflict between your master and Gu Yuan's group?"
Bai Zhi smiled widely, and the corners of her mouth trembled slightly. She was obviously healed by Liu Weirui from her injuries, but just hearing and remembering what she had experienced along the way still made her mouth feel painful subconsciously.
Huaifenghua looked at this girl's appearance, and somehow it reminded her of Ning Chu and Shaoyao, when they were young. They injured their wrists while practicing swordsmanship. It was obviously very painful, but they still had to try hard to smile in front of her and say it didn't hurt.
Huaifenghua's heart was filled with ripples, she gently held Bai Zhi in her arms, looked at the confused Mu Qing and said, "Gu Yuan has used Bai Zhi as a punching bag and humiliated her many times. I think this girl may know After you go to the north, I'm worried that you will conflict with Gu Yuan and those people."
Mu Qing pursed his lips and nodded with cold eyes: "I understand."
Bai Zhi seemed not to want to make the atmosphere tense because of herself. She raised her head and asked: "Master calls you aunt, then I should call you..."
Huaifenghua looked down at the girl who was about the same height as Shaoyao, a bright light flashed in her eyes, and she said with a chuckle: "If you don't mind, just call me aunt from now on."
"Aunt?" Bai Zhi's eyes widened and she looked at Huaifenghua curiously.
Huaifenghua sighed softly: "Speaking of which, your father and I are of the same generation, so it wouldn't be too much to call your father a brother."
Wang Yeqing on the side heard this and glanced at Huaifenghua, his lips pursed into a thin line.
As the relationship with Huaifenghua deepened, the things the two talked about also developed from now on.
Although until now, Wang Xiuwei is only Wang Yeqing's adopted daughter to the outside world, Huaifenghua has long been sure that the two are biological mother and daughter with a blood relationship, which also makes Huaifenghua more curious about Wang Xiuwei's father.
Speaking of which, the girl in front of her and Wang Xiuwei are real sisters. It's no wonder that Wang Xiuwei was the first to discover Bai Zhi.
Wang Yeqing sighed in his heart, and when he raised his eyes to look forward again, his expression could not help but stiffen slightly.
This little girl is really lovable. After calling her aunt a few times, the smile on Huaifenghua's face never breaks.
"Okay, there are still people waiting for us in the front hall, we can't let Yue Shan wait for a long time alone."
Wang Yeqing reminded him at the right time.
Everyone walked to the front hall. Mu Qing, who had been following the girls, found the opportunity to come to Bai Zhi. When the two of them were slightly separated from the people in front, Mu Qing looked at the girl seriously and asked: "I noticed something was wrong with you."
"Ah?" Bai Zhi exclaimed, and quickly covered her mouth with her hand, whispering: "Master, do I have any questions?"
Mu Qing's eyes fell on Bai Zhi's face. Seeing her blank expression, he looked away and said, "You seem a little enthusiastic. What do you want to do?"
If Mu Qing hadn't seen this girl's peaceful look beside Ning Chu a long time ago, he wouldn't have noticed anything weird about Bai Zhi.
Bai Zhi was stared at by Mu Qing, and her blank expression suddenly disappeared. Then she raised her head and gave Mu Qing a blank look: "I am doing this all for Master!"
"Huh? For your master?" Mu Qing looked surprised. Only when he saw the strange look in the little girl's eyes did he react and coughed lightly: "Actually, my aunt has known about your master's existence for a long time. You don’t have to be like this.”
Bai Zhi shook her head, pursed her lips and said extremely seriously: "No! Sister Wei Rui has changed a lot, and there seems to be an additional young lady named Murong. Since the master is not here now, I, the apprentice, have to represent her and face the master. Husband, these people around you."
Mu Qing was deeply shocked by Bai Zhi's thoughts. After a while, he calmed down the emotions of speechlessness and shame in his heart, and looked ahead with a sullen face: "Let's go quickly, everyone is almost there."
When he was approaching the front hall, Mu Qing saw the tall and broad figure. He walked a little faster. When the figure heard the movement, he looked towards Mu Qing and said with a smile: "Mr. Mu Qing, we meet again. .”
Mu Qing nodded towards Chen Zhuo, then said hello to Xing Fei who was beside Chen Zhuo, and then asked Chen Zhuo: "Why are you the only one? Where are the others?"
The smile on Chen Zhuo's face stiffened for a moment, and then quickly disappeared under Mu Qing's scrutinizing gaze. Chen Zhuo sighed softly, glanced at Wang Yeqing next to Mu Qing, and said: "You should all have the current situation in Hidden Valley. Is that your guess?"
Liu Yueshan seemed to have found the largest chair somewhere. After Mu Qing asked Chen Zhuo to sit down, he replied: "We know a little about Xuanwu, but we thought your Valley Master should be able to control the situation. of."
Chen Zhuo seemed to turn a deaf ear to "your Valley Master" and nodded: "The fact is that as you expected, the Valley Master easily took control of the situation."
"Then why is it like this?"
The front hall was originally designed to accommodate many people for discussion, so it was particularly spacious and empty, but Chen Zhuo quickly targeted the person who asked the question.
He looked at Wang Yeqing who was a little further away, the expression on his face became more solemn, and he said in a calm tone: "Because the Valley Master wants to take a big step, bigger than all of us imagined!"
Chen Zhuo's sigh immediately attracted everyone's attention. Mu Qing frowned and asked, "What does he want to do?"
Chen Zhuo shook his head, as if he thought this idea was a bit absurd when he said it, "The Valley Master wants to dissolve Hidden Valley and establish a sect."
"Establishing a sect..." Huaifenghua frowned and said with a serious face: "Murong Yun did talk to me about this matter, but I didn't care about it at the time. I only thought it was his long-term plan, but I didn't Thinking of it, he wants to implement it now."
"Hey..." Chen Zhuo sighed sadly, "The Valley Master came out of seclusion and reached the late stage of transcendence or even the peak of his strength. This is something to be happy about, but I don't know if he was stimulated and wanted to disband the hidden world. Valley, and then establish a brand new sect.”
"I originally thought..."
Chen Zhuo glanced at Huaifenghua and Huaicao Shi, "I originally thought that leaving Wanhua Valley from Hidden Valley would be something I needed to deal with between the two sides, but it turned out that the owner of the valley made trouble."
Wang Yeqing lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then raised his eyes and asked, "What is Murong Yin's attitude?"
Chen Zhuo said helplessly: "Zhang Lu will not express any attitude."
Wang Yeqing's face was a little moved, and he frowned and said, "No wonder you are the only one here. I'm afraid Qinglong and Jiang Shangxiu are in a dilemma now."
Chen Zhuo heard another meaning from Wang Yeqing's words and said with a smile: "Hey, both Zhang Lu and Hidden Valley know what kind of character I, Chen Zhuo, am. In other words, Hidden Valley's can develop steadily to this day. Half of the credit must go to the Quanfu family."
Chen Zhuo was embarrassed in front of Wang Yeqing and failed to get any feedback, so he quickly added: "Of course, Quan Mansion cannot do without the support of Wanhua Valley in various elixirs, otherwise it would not be possible to successfully spread throughout the nine states of the dynasty. .”
Mu Qing looked at Chen Zhuo: "I really want to discuss with Murong Valley Master the matter of Wanhua Valley's departure from Hidden Valley. In addition, it also includes Mrs. Wang and I's separation from the Assassin lineage."
Chen Zhuo glanced at Wang Yeqing calmly, nodded and said: "It's not a big problem for you and Mrs. Wang to break away from the Assassin lineage. As for the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley to break away from the Hidden Valley, I think there should be no problem, after all..."
Mu Qing frowned and interrupted Chen Zhuo's words directly, "Don't worry, we will make compensation if the Ten Thousand Flower Valley is separated from the Hidden Valley. After all, the operation of the Thousand Flower Valley will still depend on the support of the peripheral disciples."
Chen Zhuo glanced at Mu Qing in surprise, pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Brothers will settle the accounts openly. This is my favorite way. I personally support Ten Thousand Flowers Valley's departure from Hidden Valley."
Mu Qing shook his head: "Since Murong Valley Master has not sorted out the internal affairs, we can only postpone the discussion. I have something here that may need to trouble you two immediately."
"What's the matter?" Xing Fei, who was sitting aside, opened his eyes, looked at Mu Qing and smiled: "You will be the city lord soon. When you give orders from now on, please don't bother me again."
Mu Qing smiled softly, took out an opened envelope from his sleeve and handed it to Xing Fei, "The list inside was given to me by Murong Xing. He said that some of the people listed on it have many connections with the city defense army. , but I still don’t fully understand these forces in the city.”
Xing Fei's expression became much more serious, he took out the letter paper inside and read it with a frown.
After waiting for a while, Mu Qing looked at Xing Fei, who seemed to have murderous intent on his face, and asked: "How is it? Can you confirm some clues?"
When Xing Fei closed his eyes and opened them again, his expression was much calmer. While handing the letter to Chen Zhuo who stretched his neck, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "I can confirm that some of the people on this list were not deliberately framed. Yes, because the evidence found by the Guards is just right!"
Chen Zhuo made a surprised sound at the side: "I didn't expect these guys to do something to Fatty Master in front of him but behind his back, but it doesn't matter. With this list, we will let them come and go without any return today!"
Mu Qing's eyes were calm and he sighed softly: "When a disaster occurred in the inner city, only the Guards were swimming upstream. As a result, these people who survived dared to throw dirty water behind their backs. I agree with Chen Zhuo's idea."
