The dark blue glazed tiles are bright and clean. The old courtyard located in the middle reaches of the Qingxi River reflects the rugged color under the brightest sunlight of the day, echoing the light in the air and the shadows in the water, giving it a unique elegance.
On the periphery of this riverside scene, some figures leading horses were silently surrounding them along the street.
After seeing these figures, the surrounding people who were still lingering on the street subconsciously covered their mouths and left in a slight panic.
They recognized the unique military armor of southern Xinjiang on these people, not to mention that the leader was holding a brand new flag. Many people recognized the sneaking soldier as a personal guard. Cavalry in the army.
"Commander Yan, we have successfully completed the siege of the old courtyard, but we have alerted those people's spies."
Yan Qing comforted the kicking war horse beside him, and said calmly: "Don't worry about those informants, we just do what we should do."
The person who made the report lowered his head slightly, and after a moment he murmured in a low voice: "Maybe we are just showing off here. We should have gone upstream."
Yan Qing glanced at his men sideways and threw the big flag in his hand to them: "If your hands are itchy, I will let you rush in first later."
The subordinate happily took over the banner and finally said, "Brother Yan, don't regret it."
Yan Qing prepared to fight, and drove the man away. His eyes fell on the continuous glazed tiles, with a trace of undisguised iron-bloodedness in his eyes.
In the front hall of the old courtyard, even though nearly thirty people have been accommodated, the hall still seems a bit empty.
People in the hall stood in several groups according to their relationship with each other, but at this moment, they all looked at the same person invariably.
The head of the Xiong family felt all the ill-intentioned glances around him, and felt like a piece of meat being served to the dining table. He was just waiting for Xing Fei or the would-be city lord who had not spoken yet to say a word, and they would swarm him. He shares the food.
A soft "click" sound broke the strange atmosphere in the hall. Everyone's expressions froze slightly, but before they could see clearly who caused the noise, a patch of sunlight shone into the hall, clearing the gloomy and solemn atmosphere. The atmosphere dispersed.
The afternoon sunlight streamed in from the wide open window, bringing with it a relaxing and lazy atmosphere. At this time, everyone could clearly see who was standing by the window, and their eyes collided silently. They all began to contain some deep meanings.
Patriarch Xiong also saw Murong Xing standing by the window. His black clothes were obvious enough in the daylight, which made Patriarch Xiong feel extremely happy in his heart.
He must be supporting himself!
Patriarch Xiong's plump face shone with a layer of wisdom. When he looked at Xing Fei in front of him, he finally swallowed the breath stuck in his throat, "Since Commander Xing said so, I really have a few questions. , I want to ask our prospective city lord."
Mu Qing, who was mentioned by Patriarch Xiong, was looking at Murong Xing with an indifferent expression and ignored the other person's friendly look. When Patriarch Xiong looked at him, Mu Qing said expressionlessly: "Ask."
The head of the Xiong family seemed to have only remembered the news gathered in the past few days at this moment. He glanced at Mu Qing with fear and asked in a respectful tone: "It is said that after killing the monster, you fought with a group of people for a while. Are those people really from the Gu family?"
Mu Qing looked around in surprise, only to find that these people were all listening attentively. However, Mu Qing believed that the people who could come here already knew more about the inside story, and their current performance could only say this. People still find it hard to believe that Mu Qing has the strength to face those people from the Gu family.
Mu Qing replied: "They are indeed from the Gu family. The most powerful among them are about to break through the mortal world, and it was not me who forced them back in the end."
Suddenly there were some discussions in the hall. Mu Qing noticed that some of the eyes looking at him no longer looked like he was a monster, and he felt that this was a gain.
The head of the Xiong family seemed to slowly adapt to this atmosphere, and gradually became a little complacent, as if he had become the leader among these people today, so he began to ask with a hint of doubt: "We have never seen the Gu family you mentioned from the beginning to the end. If the other party is really that powerful, who among you can force him back?"
Mu Qing narrowed his eyes, looked at the fat man who suddenly became aggressive, and smiled slightly: "As you understand, no one among us can force him back."
"That……"
The head of the Xiong family also wanted to take advantage of the victory and directly stumped Mu Qing on a problem, but Wu Jing found Murong Xing by the window looking indifferently. He could feel that Murong Xing was looking at him.
Patriarch Xiong swallowed the words that came to his lips. He forced out a smile, then changed the question and asked: "I heard that you are still from Hidden Valley, so does this mean that you already have What’s the choice?”
At this moment, everyone present could not help but sigh in admiration. Although the Xiong family leader looked very wretched, he really dared to ask. Everyone present cast their eyes on Mu Qing, curious about Mu Qing. Qing's answer.
Mu Qing turned sideways slightly. The first thing he saw was Murong Xing who had been standing by the window without moving. Then he glanced at the silent Murong Yun.
"I have left Hidden Valley. You can ask Master Murong Valley for confirmation on this matter in person."
Murong Yun did not let these people wait long, and nodded calmly: "This is true."
Although he had expected it, Mu Qing still felt a little sad when he heard Murong Yun, the master of the Hidden Valley, admit it personally.
No one would have thought that he and Murong Yun had never communicated about this matter, but he actually left Hidden Valley in front of so many people.
This has been his dream for many years?
When today came true, Mu Qing found that he was much calmer than he originally expected.
Patriarch Xiong did not forget the point of his question, and emphasized anxiously: "What about your choice?"
Mu Qing looked at Patriarch Xiong calmly, suddenly showed a smile, and asked: "Do you want to know who I will choose between them?"
Patriarch Xiong nodded seriously.
Mu Qing's answer came quickly, "Why should I choose them? Or why should I choose one of them."
Mu Qing looked at the people in the hall and spoke in an extremely calm tone: "When facing monsters, you probably only care about self-protection, which is fine, but the Guards chose to face the difficulties at this time, and Hidden Valley's People also helped a lot in this, otherwise the volcano under the City Lord’s Mansion wouldn’t have waited until you all escaped before erupting.”
"Although I have left Hidden Valley, I have never regarded Hidden Valley as an enemy until now."
Xiong San seemed to understand what Mu Qing meant, but he was still a little unwilling. "What about Eunuch Cao? They are the orthodox of the dynasty, and you won't accept it? Or are you not recognized by the orthodoxy at all?"
After Xiong San said these words menacingly, he took a step back without leaving any trace, as if this step could protect him from being attacked.
“Recognition from Orthodoxy?”
Mu Qing could feel that after he read this sentence himself, the eyes of those around him became much more serious, not just those on the list. They seemed to regard this as the criterion for Mu Qing to truly become the city lord. .
Murong Yun stood by the window, quietly admiring the scene.
Although the head of the Xiong family was arrogant in his words, he also helped him a lot invisibly. At least he was able to intuitively understand to Mu Qing that even in the remote southern Xinjiang, orthodox concepts are still not so easy to erase.
Just as Mu Qing was about to speak, a slightly feminine voice stepped forward and said, "Master Mu Qing has already obtained our approval, otherwise why do you think we would appear here."
There seemed to be an explosion in the crowd, and there was a lot of discussion.
Mu Qing looked back at Cao Jin in surprise. Cao Jin stood in the rare shadow wearing a scarlet python robe and nodded lightly towards Mu Qing.
Patriarch Xiong's eyes widened. He looked hard at Cao Jin, as if he wanted to read some different answers on Cao Jin's face, but Cao Jin ignored him.
This made the head of the Xiong family turn pale instantly. At this moment, he had realized that he had been deeply betrayed. Maybe, he and his Xiong family were the testimonials dedicated to Mu Qing by these vicious people.
"This is impossible!"
Patriarch Xiong shouted loudly as he pushed his way into the crowd. The sharp and high-pitched voice even echoed in the spacious hall.
This obese middle-aged man burst out with a powerful impact at this moment, like a stone plunged into the water. He rushed to a certain place, and the people in that place quickly dispersed like ripples.
"This is impossible!"
Patriarch Xiong continued to roar, and he finally saw his "loyal" allies. They were standing in the corner of the hall, but they pushed him out to betray him. Patriarch Xiong's eyes turned red from excitement.
"Okay, since you guys want to betray me, let's die together."
The head of the Xiong family shouted loudly and rushed over with a bang.
In that direction, the head of the Luo family was the first person. When he saw the head of the Xiong family rushing towards him, his eyes, which were originally filled with surprise and uncertainty, were stained with a touch of blood. Ever since Murong Xing and Cao Jin appeared here, he had been worried. about one thing.
Cao Jin's words put an end to his worries in advance.
They were all betrayed!
Betrayed by Murong Xing and that dead eunuch!
But this fat bear also went crazy and wanted to die with his own people.
Patriarch Luo gave a light click and took a step forward. Patriarch Xiong's fat body had already rushed in front of him, but he just stretched out a hand and lightly patted Patriarch Xiong's shoulder.
"Bang dong——"
The head of the Xiong family sat firmly on the ground, and bright red blood flowed out from his facial features in an instant. He raised his head, with a look of madness on his face. Fear had already begun to appear in Qingming's eyes. He would not Forget, the head of the Luo family in front of you is a real third-level master!
Patriarch Luo gave Patriarch Xiong a disgusted look. The dark energy carried by his palm had penetrated into Patriarch Xiong's body, but Patriarch Xiong would not die here immediately.
He raised his head and met the gazes coming from the hall. His chest rose and fell slightly, and he exhaled a breath of air and smiled: "Fortunately, I learned how to grapple with my boy, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to stop the crazy Mr. Xiong."
"Master Xiong, please get up."
Patriarch Luo patted Patriarch Xiong on the shoulder, and Patriarch Xiong's fat body trembled. After quickly getting up, under the cold gaze of Patriarch Luo and the people behind him, he finally stood aside honestly.
At this time, a short and sharp sound suddenly sounded in the air. This sound reached the ears of the Luo family leader and made him startled.
Everything is not a guess, this is a trap waiting for them!
The head of the Luo family did not look at Murong Xing or Cao Jin with questioning eyes, but closed his eyes and fell silent.
The increasingly noisy discussions in the hall also stopped because of the slightly weird behavior of the Luo family leader.
After a short silence, Patriarch Luo opened his eyes, looked at Mu Qing, who seemed to have been making things difficult for Patriarch Xiong, and asked calmly: "How many people are there outside?"
Mu Qing blinked. After seeing the slightly lunatic behavior of the Xiong family leader, he knew that everything had been advanced because of Cao Jin's intervention.
But that's okay.
"Eight hundred." Mu Qing answered more calmly, "Eight hundred Guards Cavalry."
Even though everyone had experienced the ups and downs of emotions long before the request, they still couldn't help but panic at this moment. Finally, someone couldn't help but ask: "What on earth do you want to do!"
For these pampered people, even if a hundred Guards cavalry charged in, let alone eight hundred, they would have no room to resist.
It was only then that everyone looked around the spacious and empty hall and realized belatedly that this was not to give them direction, but to wake up the cavalry who rushed in.
If the cavalry has surrounded this place, there will be no obstruction at all in rushing to the front hall.
Panic quickly spread among the crowd. Some people had already run to the edge of the hall and wanted to leave. On the contrary, the Luo family leader restrained the few people behind him to stand in place.
Mu Qing withdrew his gaze and raised his voice, "Don't worry. We are just conducting a trial, and the evidence has already been determined."
"Trial? What trial?" Someone subconsciously asked.
Xing Fei said solemnly: "About a trial for falsely accusing someone of colluding with the army."
Xing Fei looked around at the people in the hall. To be honest, in his eyes, most of these people who wanted to protect themselves when something happened were just moths adsorbed on the land of Suzaku City. In comparison, Luo The head of the family and the few people around him are more capable than these people.
It's just that desire is always a double-edged sword, and everyone must be prepared to hurt themselves if they fail to grasp it.
People did not move closer to Xing Fei and Mu Qing, nor did they really leave. They finally discovered something strange, and then they all turned their attention to the head of the Luo family.
The head of the Luo family looked at Xing Fei gloomily and asked in a deep voice: "Commander Xing, you have made everyone nervous. You must know that these people here are related to the stability of Suzaku City."
Xing Fei looked at the head of the Luo family, and after a moment of silence, he smiled softly: "The stability on the surface is not as good as the stability we seek after removing some of the serious illnesses. At least it will last longer."
The head of the Luo family silently counted the time in his heart, and calmly agreed with Xing Fei: "You are a commander respected by thousands of people, and your vision is naturally different from those of us. I don't know that you and the city lord next to you, How do you plan to conduct the trial?”
The head of the Luo family is a very smart person. The situation changed drastically overnight, but he was able to quickly find a way out in this place that had become a siege.
Xing Fei smiled slightly, knowing that the head of the Xiong family who was standing next to him now said "quasi City Lord", but in the end, he said "City Lord".
Xing Fei looked at Mu Qing.
Mu Qing frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "The trial naturally requires evidence. Although the process is a little faster than expected, it is not bad."
After Mu Qing finished speaking, Chen Zhuo appeared next to Mu Qing holding a lot of evidence. Every time he picked up a piece of paper, he would tell everyone in the hall a complete clue in it, and the paper in his hand Only halfway through, these clues can already clearly point to the head of the Luo family and the people behind him.
Mu Qing no longer concealed the disgust in his eyes, looked at the Luo Family Head and others and said coldly: "You can't see that those soldiers in the Guards didn't even have time to protect their own families, so they rushed towards the incoming rock flow and Even with the volcanic ash, you can’t see their single-minded determination to protect this land.”
"You people, hiding in the back, bullying, robbing or even killing their families, and then after they have recovered half of their lives, you start to shamelessly frame them. You people are all guilty of death!"
Mu Qing's voice was sonorous and powerful, and the hall fell silent for a moment, and you could hear a needle drop.
Then, a burst of unbridled laughter came from the mouth of the Luo family head.
He smiled with a twisted face, but Mu Qing still looked at him calmly.
After the head of the Luo family stopped laughing, he pointed at Chen Zhuo, looked at the other people in the hall, and said sarcastically: "Why would you want to accuse me? They can use this method to judge me today, and they can use this method tomorrow. A way to get rid of you!"
Chen Zhuo frowned and was about to go up to the guy who was talking nonsense, but was stopped by Mu Qing.
"Have you kept all the evidence?" Mu Qing asked.
Chen Zhuo nodded.
Mu Qing smiled and said: "Then let's share these evidences with everyone and see if they are trying to incriminate me."
Chen Zhuo did as he was told, but the head of the Luo family, who had never waited for reinforcements, finally began to panic.
Mu Qing looked at him and began to look around, and suddenly asked: "You can't wait for reinforcements. Are you finally thinking of breaking out by yourself?"
The head of the Luo family was shocked: "You..."
At this time, a continuous sound sounded outside the courtyard, and a figure in military armor was the first to rush to the front hall.
The head of the Luo family stared at the figure's military armor with wide eyes. When he saw that it was the style of the personal guard, his heart froze, and when he heard what the other party said, his vision went dark.
"Report to the city lord! Report to the commander-in-chief! The rebel leader Luo Kai has been crowned."
And as if to confirm the authenticity of his report, this soldier with a simple and honest face raised the thing in his hand high!
"Kai'er!"
A scream suddenly rang out, and everyone in the hall was still trying to digest the news when they saw the head of the Luo family rushing towards the soldier who was laughing.
