Jiuyou Building, study room on the second floor.
Wang Yeqing, who sat back on the chair, had no expression on his face, but occasionally glanced at the two people by the window with a hint of unfathomable weirdness.
Mu Qing stood aside, glanced at Cao Jin who was looking at her nose and heart, coughed lightly and said, "Deputy City Lord Cao has broken through the realm very quickly, congratulations."
Cao Jin's eyes were slightly helpless, and he glanced at the sword-holding woman next to Mu Qing, and said with a smile: "The more stable the people of Suzaku City are, the stronger the power of luck will be. This depends on what the city lord passed on to me." The method of breathing food,."
"Okay." Wang Yeqing finally couldn't bear it anymore and said, "You two don't have to say meaningless words there."
Mu Qing smiled awkwardly.
Wang Yeqing looked at Mu Qing, his eyebrows raised slightly, "Tell me, when did you come back? You are the lord of Suzaku City, why are you hiding aside and eavesdropping? Are you suspicious of me?"
"of course not!"
Mu Qing quickly explained: "I am just looking for an opportunity to talk to Mrs. Wang alone."
After hearing this, Cao Jin quickly said goodbye: "Then I'll go down first."
Mu Qing stopped Cao Jin and said, "Deputy City Lord Cao, there is no need to leave in a hurry. You should be able to provide some suggestions on this matter."
Wang Yeqing saw Mu Qing's serious face and was about to talk about business. He glanced at the woman in green beside him, frowned slightly and said dissatisfied: "You talk about business as soon as you come back. Where are the others? And this person next to you is ?”
Mu Qing looked at Ye Qingyu beside him and said with a smile: "I am about to introduce you to Mrs. Wang. This is a sister I recognize, Ye Qingyu."
In the dark, Mu Qing had actually introduced everyone's identities to Ye Qingyu. Ye Qingyu nodded and smiled at Wang Yeqing and said: "Mrs. Wang, I am very sorry to meet you in this way."
Wang Yeqing stood up and said with a smile: "It turns out she is Mu Qing's sister. I thought..."
Wang Yeqing thought of Ye Qingyu's state of mind, paused, and said apologetically: "Miss Ye, I'm sorry, I almost made a mistake."
Ye Qingyu's eyes moved slightly. Wang Yeqing was so orderly when facing so many people just now. How could he lose track on this kind of thing? Thinking about this, Ye Qingyu felt funny in his heart. He glanced sideways at Mu Qing and said, "Don't worry, Mrs. Wang." , I came to Zhuque City with my Taoist companion this time, and I should settle down here in the future. My relationship with this guy is very simple."
I don't know what's going on. Seeing Ye Qingyu being so frank, Wang Yeqing felt a little bit inexplicably disappointed. He said with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face: "Ms. Ye made me laugh."
Ye Qingyu shook his head, walked forward, got close to Wang Yeqing, and said: "There are quite a few of us who came back together. They went to see the fire vein underground in the inner city first, but you didn't even guess about this kid Mu Qing. Wrong, he did bring back a woman this time."
"Really?" Wang Yeqing's eyes brightened, and he quickly asked: "Who is it? I heard that Bai Zhi has been talking about a woman named Bai Qingyi during this time. Could it be this one?"
Ye Qingyu was stunned for a moment, quite surprised by Wang Yeqing's keen sense of smell. He felt as if he had met Wang Yeqing too late, and chatted with Wang Yeqing more and more happily.
On the side, Mu Qing saw two women chatting in front of him about stories with some imaginative elements added. They hesitated several times, but finally sighed softly and honestly chose to shut up.
Mu Qing glanced out of the corner of his eye and found that the old guy Cao Jin was still winking at what he heard, so he quickly pulled him into an empty room.
Knowing that Mu Qing wanted to talk about business, Cao Jin's attitude became much more correct.
Mu Qing held the Suzaku Seal and felt the flow of luck between heaven and earth. After a moment of silence, he opened his eyes and looked at Cao Jin and asked, "What will happen to Suzaku City after I leave?"
Cao Jin thought for a while and then said: "In the Suzaku Sect, Murong Jian should have broken through to the early stage of mortal transformation, but due to the limitations of his skills, he has been very stable, but Murong Yin and Jiang Xingyuan seem to be together. "
A cold light flashed in Mu Qing's eyes: "These two people have never recognized the Suzaku Sect, which is normal."
Cao Jin had been paying attention to the changes in Mu Qing's expression. When he saw Mu Qing showing a trace of murderous intent at a certain moment, he couldn't hold back and asked, "What state is the city lord in now?"
Mu Qing replied calmly: "The pinnacle of transcendence."
"hiss--"
Cao Jin took a breath, and after the shock in his eyes, he showed some emotions that should be the same. He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I thought Jiahe's mirror-breaking speed could catch up with the city lord, but it seems that my vision is too low. ”
Mu Qing said: "I already know what you just mentioned about the Fire Cloud Sect. Mrs. Wang has analyzed it thoroughly. Leave this matter to me."
Mu Qing has come back. Even if Wang Yeqing dissuades him, Mu Qing will still do it with his temperament. Cao Jin felt relieved and asked: "The reason why the young master concealed his whereabouts and came back is not for this matter."
"Um."
Mu Qing touched the ring and handed a scroll with formations engraved on it to Cao Jin, "Take a look, can you recognize what formation this is?"
Cao Jin took the scroll and looked at it carefully for a moment, then frowned and said, "I've never seen it before. However, although the structure of this formation is simple, it seems to be able to stabilize luck. This is the first time I have seen such a mysterious formation. "
Mu Qing said: "This formation is obtained from Shuangye State, from Baidi City..."
Mu Qing briefly told Cao Jin Xichuan's views on the formation. Cao Jin was horrified when he heard this and said in shock: "No wonder, no wonder the emperor wants to ease the relationship with Suzaku City. It turns out that he is preparing this kind of thing behind his back." means."
Cao Jin's hand holding the scroll trembled slightly, "If all the cities in the dynasty have deployed this kind of formation, your worries, city lord, are most likely true."
Mu Qing looked calm and said: "I have been considering the most severe situation from the very beginning."
Cao Jin's mood became a little more stable. He looked at the formation on the scroll and said with a wry smile: "The city lord thinks highly of me. I don't think of any way to break the situation now."
Mu Qing said: "If you want to cause a country's fate to overturn towards Suzaku City, you still need a primer. When formations in other places are completed, there should be similar formations in Suzaku City. I need you to keep an eye on this. .”
Cao Jin suddenly felt his shoulders sinking. Although he was a little stressed, he still breathed a sigh of relief and said: "If you know it in advance, you can prevent it in advance. City Lord, don't worry, whoever dares to come up with such a formation, I will do my best to kill him."
Mu Qing smiled slightly, "I asked you to keep an eye on this matter because you are now the most sensitive person to the flow of luck besides me, but there is no need to scare the snakes, let them build the formation honestly, you are by the side Just watch carefully."
Cao Jin opened his eyes wide and looked at Mu Qing with confusion, not knowing what Mu Qing wanted to do.
…
A quarter of an hour later, Mu Qing and Cao Jin came out of the room and happened to meet Wang Yeqing and Ye Qingyu who had also left the study.
Cao Jin lowered his eyes and lowered his eyebrows, with a faint expression of excitement and expectation on his face. When he heard the movement, he quickly calmed down his emotions. He didn't even dare to glance at Ye Qingyu next to Wang Ye Qing, and said to Mu Qing: "City Lord, I will go first Go down, I’ll hand over that list to you as soon as possible.”
"Yeah." Mu Qing said, "If anyone asks, don't tell anyone that I'm back."
Cao Jin said solemnly: "City Lord, please rest assured."
Cao Jin left, Mu Qing looked sideways at the two girls, Wang Yeqing looked in the direction of leaving, a pair of eyebrows frowned slightly, Mu Qing suddenly understood, and smiled: "It seems that Sister Qingyu has told Mrs. Wang the plan? "
Ye Qingyu nodded: "If this matter succeeds, the strength of Suzaku City will be greatly improved. I should tell Mrs. Wang."
Wang Yeqing sighed softly, looked at Mu Qing, frowned and said: "Since everyone is back, I can't hide it from your aunt and the others. Are you still planning not to tell them that you are back?"
Mu Qing smiled bitterly: "How dare I."
Mu Qing looked at Ye Qingyu, "Sister Qingyu, you and Sister Qingyu go back to my home in the north of the city first, and I will pick up my aunt and them."
After Mu Qing left Jiuyou Tower, he did not leave the city immediately, but instead went to Mudleg Alley instead.
In more than four months, the alleys that once exuded stinky smells no longer existed. They were replaced by smooth stone roads that could be driven by horse-drawn carriages. Due to the construction of the alchemy room, the crowded and dilapidated houses on both sides of the stone roads also disappeared and were replaced by The most beautiful is the clean and tidy alchemy courtyard.
Some residents of Nijiuzi Lane received newly issued identity certificates from the city lord's palace and other residences. Some residents found some in the alchemy room.
Doing odd jobs, life no longer wants to be as hazy as before.
Mu Qing walked to the somewhat unfamiliar stone road and looked at the calm expressions on the faces of the people who occasionally passed by, and her mood became stable.
He looked for the smell of bitter herbs in the air, followed the route where reality and memory overlapped, and soon came to the first alchemy shop built by Wanhua Valley in Nijiuzi Lane.
Mu Qing strode towards Danfang, but was attracted by the sudden quarrel coming from the side.
Not far away, a neat and tidy steamed bun shop was surrounded by a group of gloomy-looking people, one of whom screamed: "Zhang Zhijing, we all know that you and the teacher Zhang Zhiyuan are brothers, what else do you want?" Where can I hide it?"
Zhang Zhijing, who looked healthy, was pushed hard by a hand that reached out from nowhere in the crowd. He was lame on one foot and could not stand firmly. He almost fell to the ground. However, a thin woman on the side rushed up and resisted Zhang Zhijing. body of.
Zhang Zhijing frowned, protected his wife behind him, looked at the excited crowd in front of him, and said: "I am here to buy food. If you don't want to sell anything, please leave quickly. The guards will be patrolling later." It’s coming soon.”
"Hey, you old guy, you still dare to scare us with the Guards."
Some people clearly wanted to retreat when they heard that the Guards, but the expressions of a few people in the crowd became more fierce, and they said sternly: "Everyone knows that Zhang Zhiyuan has a very good relationship with the City Lord's Mansion. He used to be a man from Mudleg Alley. Teacher, why do you look down on us poor neighbors now that you are rich?"
"So, what do you want to do with Zhang Zhiyuan?" A cold voice sounded from behind the crowd.
The person who spoke was stunned and looked back, and the crowd subconsciously separated to both sides.
Mu Qing strode to Zhang Zhijing's side, glanced at the people who were shouting the loudest with cold eyes, and said bluntly: "I can give you a chance to honestly tell who is behind this."
Among the crowd, the leader of the booing was a middle-aged man with a gloomy look. When he saw the young man with an ordinary face but a vague aura of a superior suddenly appearing, his thoughts changed and he looked at his subordinates hidden in the crowd.
The subordinate understood and immediately started to perform in tears, "These people in Wanhua Valley have occupied our home and are not willing to give any compensation. We just want to ask Zhang Zhiyuan to come forward and get justice for us."
Mu Qing's mind was slightly moved. The person who would set his sights on the alchemy workshop so quickly must have known about the distribution of spirit stones in Jiuyou Tower not long ago. Mu Qing looked slightly cold and looked at the middle-aged man with a gloomy face. The man said: "Ask the master behind you to go to Jiuyou Tower this afternoon and tell him that he only has one chance."
The middle-aged man's eyes moved slightly, and he already wanted to retreat, but before leaving, he still didn't forget to ask: "You still don't know who the young master is?"
Mu Qing nodded and said, "You don't deserve to know. If you don't leave now, I won't mind letting you all die here."
Mu Qing's eyes were indifferent, showing no pressure, but the middle-aged man was horrified, lowered his head and left the crowd in embarrassment.
Without the person who was leading the trouble, the remaining group of people quickly dispersed. A smile broke out on Mu Qing's face, and he was about to turn around to greet Zhang Zhijing, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of two women behind the crowd.
"Um?"
"Shaoyao." Zhang Zhijing also spotted Zhang Shaoyao behind the crowd, with a smile on his face and said hello quickly: "Come on, the young master next to me just helped my father out of trouble."
