It was snowing and windy, and a high black wall suddenly appeared at the end of the seemingly endless snowfield.
Yue Jiu stopped, glanced around, walked to a stone stele covered with white snow and swept away the snow. When she saw the characters "Frost Leaf State" on the stele, she exhaled a white breath and said, "We have arrived at the Imperial Dynasty." It's the border. I didn't expect the snow to be so deep in just one month."
"Yeah." Mu Qing stopped and looked ahead. The sky and the earth were all white. The black city wall standing on the snowy frozen soil was extremely eye-catching. Even though it was still some distance away, it could be seen that the city wall was originally larger than the walls in other parts of the dynasty. Much higher.
Mu Qing said: "When I went north, I chose the wilderness and had never been to the city in front of me."
Yue Jiu squinted her eyes slightly and scanned the three characters "Wang Xuecheng" on the city wall. A hint of coldness flashed in her eyes and she said: "With so many things happening in the Gu family, we have no energy to take care of Juye City." , I am afraid that the chaos in Juye City will continue for a while. I actually escorted a group of people southward."
Hearing this, Mu Qing looked at Bai Qingyi who was standing next to Ye Qingyu not far behind him. It happened that Bai Qingyi met his eyes if he felt something. Mu Qing smiled slightly, looked away and said: "Fortunately, Qingyi has reminded Ju Yecheng. People, as long as they went south a month ago, they should be able to survive this winter."
Yue Jiu shook her head. Seeing Mu Qing take the initiative to ask about this matter, her expression was a bit ugly: "Forget about those who died on the way south, you don't know how many people were stopped outside Wangxue City. Wangxue City Although it is not the capital of Frost Leaf State, it can be regarded as the first border city in the north because of the elite imperial army stationed there. I originally chose to enter the country from here, originally thinking that I could get supplies, but I was stopped outside the city. About to enter the city..."
Those ordinary people who chose to leave Juye City and go south made great determination. Many of them had already made plans to never go back. However, because they were all going south from Juye City, the people were complicated and they were asked to provide evidence of their innocence. proof of identity.
Mu Qing frowned slightly when he heard this. After all, he was also the city lord of Suzaku City, so he couldn't find too many faults with this.
Seeing Mu Qing's expression, Yue Jiu knew that he had misunderstood, and added: "Wangxue City and Juye City have always communicated with each other, and the relationship is very good. People from Juye City have never needed ID proof to go to Wangxue City. The reason we were suddenly treated like this is because we didn't think carefully at the time, and someone told us that we would have to go all the way back to Suzaku City."
Yue Jiu said: "Suzaku City and Wangxue City can be said to be one in the south and one in the north. They were treated harshly on purpose. I heard that the city lord here got the order from Baidi City."
Mu Qing's face darkened, but Yue Jiu's words reminded him that even when he left Suzaku City and went north, the situation faced by Suzaku City was very bad. Although Bai Emperor openly recognized his identity as the city lord, he had obviously already The entire territory was ordered to isolate Suzaku City.
Mu Qing asked: "Has Bai Zhi returned to Suzaku City safely?"
"Yeah. With Lei Tongtian here, no one came to deliberately cause trouble. However, we were refused to enter the city at that time. The weather was getting colder and colder, and we simply couldn't afford it. We had no choice but to cross the city and go south. This time we changed the route. , dozens of people froze to death, and in the end it was Miss Bai Zhi who decided to let some people bring the belongings that Miss Bai prepared for us, and then Wangxue City opened its gates."
The sound of footsteps sounded. Ye Qingyu walked to Mu Qing and said, "What do you think? Do you want to teach those people a lesson?"
The conversation between Mu Qing and Yue Jiu naturally fell into the ears of the women behind them. After hearing Ye Qingyu's words, Ye Yun and the other three women also followed.
Ye Yun faced Mu Qing with a slightly uncomfortable look on her face and frowned: "Even if you take the lives of those who block the door, it won't change anything. Since Bai Emperor intends to target our Suzaku City, it's better for us to go back early. .”
Mu Qing smiled at Ye Yun: "Yun'er is right."
Ye Yun glanced at him indifferently, then turned her face away. Last night, Mu Qing didn't know which muscle was wrong and he wanted to carry her to enjoy the moonlight and snowy scenery, but unexpectedly the noise was too loud, and everyone They all saw the scene where Mu Qing hugged her and wanted to get closer.
And the first person to hide in the dark and peek at the two of them was Ye Qingyu.
Ye Qingyu saw the little movements between the two people's eyebrows. He raised the corner of his mouth without saying anything. He looked at Bai Qingyi who was silent all the way next to him and asked curiously: "Qingyi, what do you think?"
Bai Qingyi smiled bitterly: "I know
Juye City is dangerous, so I want the people who have little ability to protect themselves to go south to seek refuge, but I don't consider that there are more problems on the way. Even I can't tell whether I saved people or harmed people. Since some people stay in Wangxue City, let them stay. As long as they are still alive, they have achieved their goal. "
Mu Qing and Bai Qingyi had been alone for a while while fleeing in the snowfield. Knowing that she had given up the wealth she had accumulated in Juye City over the years, she thought about it seriously and then said to her: "Don't worry, sooner or later, the Gu family will I will give Juye City to you with my own hands."
Bai Qingyi was moved when she saw Mu Qing's solemn promise, but she still shook her head: "Everyone I know is gone. Juye City is no longer the same Juye City it used to be. It doesn't matter anymore."
Mu Qing sighed in his heart. Among the women, it was the most difficult thing to increase Bai Qingyi's affection for him. Mu Qing nodded and said to Ye Qingyu: "Sister Qingyu, I have a special status. There’s no guarantee that we won’t be discovered later. In order not to be disturbed by some flies, we may have to take a detour along the way.”
Ye Qingyu nodded: "People who practice are not so particular. Then let Xichuan take Gutong into the city and find him a place to stay."
Mu Qing looked at the back of the crowd. Gu Tong had tried his best to ensure his transparency these days. Seeing that he was finally mentioned, he quickly promised: "Don't worry, sir. As soon as there is news about the ancient priest, I will find a way to send it to Suzaku City, but there is still Please ask Suzaku City to send someone to contact me as soon as possible."
"This is natural." Mu Qing nodded, raised his head and said to the empty sky, "Then I'll trouble Brother Xichuan."
"Well, it's a trivial matter." Xichuan is a real immortal state. He can disappear into the world as soon as he breathes in. He appeared and waved his sleeves. Before Gu Tong could react, a figure appeared behind him. The space vortex swallowed him up.
In an instant, Xichuan took Gu Tongyuan away.
Ye Qingyu smiled and said: "Let's go, Xichuan will catch up with us soon. Now that we have the city as a reference on the ground when we go south, we can return to Suzaku City today."
Mu Qing also looked forward to it after hearing this.
As their realms improved, they used all their strength to spread out and fly high in the sky, which was actually very fast. The reason why I go down to the ground every once in a while to look for reference objects is because the Northern Wilderness is completely white in winter, and it is easy to lose your way.
A crisp sword cry accompanied the swaying man in the wind and snow. Ye Qingyu stepped on the Yunhua Sword. After activating the sword energy, a flat sword shadow was directly formed under his feet, which was ten feet long and two feet wide. Using Yunhua Using the sword as a flying magic weapon was also a clever trick that Ye Qingyu came up with as a special sword spirit.
When everyone was about to get over the sword shadow, Ye Qingyu, who was standing on the tip of the sword, frowned and said in a concentrated voice: "Wait a minute."
Mu Qing's face was slightly condensed, and he looked forward to Wangxue City with something in his heart. He saw that the golden iron city gate in the middle of the black city wall suddenly opened, and a cavalry in armor surged out, rushing towards the direction of everyone. Come.
The atmosphere became a little solidified. Xichuan happened to leave with Gu Tong, and a large group of powerful cavalry rushed out. Even Mu Qing thought that the Gu family and the Wangxue City people had long been in contact and were now surrounding and killing everyone.
But the strange thing is that this menacing cavalry stopped in unison when they were a hundred feet away from the crowd. The galloping horses' hooves suddenly came to a standstill. Because there was not much transition, they instead stirred up a large area of white snow, which looked extremely... confusion.
"Wangxue City is a border town, with military and political integration. The strength of the army is higher than that of most places within the imperial dynasty."
Yue Jiu held the long sword at her side, glanced at the leading general, raised her eyebrows and said slowly: "The man in the middle has a mid-level extraordinary cultivation. I heard that there are only ten thousand troops stationed in Wangxue City. They are cavalry, but the strength of these ten thousand people is above the fifth level of spiritual life. If the power of the military formation is gathered, the leader may be able to deal with those in the early stage of mortal transformation."
Mu Qing nodded lightly, not being dismissive or too nervous. After all, the worst outcome would be for Gu Yun to make a comeback with the Gu family's people.
Soon, the leading general rode his horse slowly toward the crowd. When he got closer and felt the condensed sword intent coming from the air, he didn't even ride the horse anymore, but started from a distance. He said loudly to everyone: "I am Yu Jian, the city lord of Wangxue City. After hearing the news about the city lord Mu Qing, I have been waiting for your arrival these days."...
Yu Jian held the helmet and walked up to Mu Qing. Under the helmet was a dark and square face. He looked about forty years old and in his prime.
Yu Jian did not dare to look at the figures of those women. His eyes swept over Mu Qing and Yue Jiu, and then he quickly clasped his fists at Mu Qing and said, "But City Lord Mu Qing? The food and wine in the city have just been prepared. Lord Mu Qing It's just right to come here in the snow, why not..."
Mu Qing was really not interested in having a few casual conversations with Yu Jian, so he frowned and asked, "City Lord Yu, how did you find us?"
"Oh." Yu Jian bowed slightly and lowered his eyes, acting like a subordinate, and said with a smile: "After hearing about the deeds of City Lord Mu Qing in the north, I sent people to watch the north on the city wall day and night. When I think about it, I really waited for you all.”
Mu Qing looked at Yu Jian, and after a moment of silence he said, "Besides You Fang, who else in Qintian Prison can sense my presence?"
"Huh? Who?" Yu Jian raised his head in confusion and looked at Mu Qing with a blank expression, "I know that Qintian Prison is a place where gods and ghosts play tricks. Who is You Fang? Is there any relationship between Mu Qing City Master and this person?"
Mu Qing looked at Yu Jian's perfect performance and knew what he was doing, and said: "I have decided to go south directly and will not enter the city. Please come back if the Lord Yu is fine."
Yu Jian's heart sank slightly, and he glanced at the cold-looking Yue Jiu next to Mu Qing. He had some impressions in his mind, found the topic, and said quickly: "There may have been some misunderstanding before, and that's why the defenders at the city gate stopped this man. The escape team led by the young master, if I had known that the young master had such a close relationship with the city lord, I would definitely have sent troops to escort those people who were in trouble."
When Mu Qing saw Yu Jian taking the initiative to bring up the matter, he asked, "Are the people who stayed behind not dead?"
Yu Jian was stunned and carefully looked at Mu Qing's expression. As soon as those people who brought their treasures and asked for asylum entered the city, their belongings were snatched away by the guards at the city gate. The money was so good that he hoped that the city lord's palace would carry it out. More than a dozen boxes, as for the lives of those people, he didn't care.
Mu Qing Yujian hesitated, then he knew what was going on, and said in a deep voice: "Those people will go south and leave Juye City, which has a lot to do with me. Since they are taking shelter in Wangxue City, I hope that City Lord Yu can at least find a place for them to hide. Where Fengxue can find food, if you do this well, I, Mu Qing, will accept your favor."
When Yu Jian heard these words, he felt extremely weird. For people of their status, if those refugees had no value, they were simply worse than pigs and dogs. Who cares?
But the young man in front of him, whose reputation has spread throughout the dynasty, cares.
Seeing that Mu Qing said it so straightforwardly, Yu Jian stopped being careless and nodded in agreement: "Since City Master Mu Qing brought it up on his own initiative, please don't worry. I will find someone to place these people in place immediately after I return."
Mu Qing actually did this to make Bai Qingyi feel better. When Yu Jian agreed, he said, "That's it. We still have to go, so let's say goodbye."
Yu Jian had already made the gestures of invitation. Seeing that Mu Qing was still leaving, he felt a little more relaxed. He dug in his sleeves for a while, handed Mu Qing a letter sealed with gold clay, and said solemnly: "Since City Master Mu Qing doesn't want it, I don't dare to force it. However, this is a secret letter that His Majesty specifically told you to send to you. Please accept it, Master."
Mu Qing didn't expect Bai Di to write a letter to him, so he couldn't help but was stunned and took the letter from Yu Jian's hand.
