At night.
Study room on the second floor of Jiuyou Building.
Mu Qing sat at the table, listening to the footsteps and people coming and going in the corridor outside the house, and sighed heavily.
"What's wrong?" A joking voice sounded from the side.
Mu Qing put down the pen in his hand, spread it out on the chair, and looked aside.
Next to his desk, there was a small table with half a person's height of official documents piled on it.
Wang Yeqing was sitting at the small table. When Mu Qing looked at him, he threw a newly divided pile of documents in front of Mu Qing with a click. "This is the announcement that the three cities of Firestone City belong to Suzaku City. What's in it?" The selection of the city lord, the selection of the personal guard garrison, and..."
"stop!"
Mu Qing felt dizzy after hearing this, and pointed to the door, "They gave me ten days of annual leave after all. I've just finished my work, so I can take a day off."
Wang Yeqing snorted coldly and nodded: "Yes, you really haven't had time to rest these days. You have solved a lot of troubles by using tricks and beating and arresting people. But look at what you have done?"
"Well……"
Seeing that Wang Yeqing was really angry, Mu Qing dared to say another word and quickly picked up the document in front of him.
Wang Yeqing seemed to be even more angry when he saw Mu Qing's behavior, and continued to complain: "The inner city was originally said to be rebuilt by the families in the city, but you just want to turn it into the territory of the three sects. There are many things in it that need to be demolished. Do it all over again? There are also three cities that suddenly surrendered. If the people who manage them are not chosen right, how big of a hidden danger will there be in the future?"
The more Wang Yeqing talked, the angrier he became. The angrier he became, the more he noticed that Mu Qing was making more trouble. At the end, for the first time, his mouth felt a little dry.
Although Mu Qing buried his head very low, he sized up the situation and quickly handed over a cup of tea, "I think since there are recommended candidates, let the recommended people come first. From now on, the focus of Suzaku City will be on the development of the three sects. The management of secular affairs can be done by ordinary people who are willing to take the initiative."
Wang Yeqing looked at the tea in front of him, his brows slightly raised, and after taking a sip of the tea, his calm expression turned cold again, "I am indeed a little angry, but there is no need to rely on cold tea to calm it down, right?"
Mu Qing's heart skipped a beat and he quickly said, "I'll change it right away..."
Seeing Mu Qing's hurried look, Wang Yeqing covered his face with his hands, feeling extremely helpless: "Forget it, no one is perfect. You are such a good fighter, and if I ask you to do other things, it is indeed too much for me to ask you to do other things, but you know Suzaku What is the most serious problem facing the city now?"
Seeing that Wang Yeqing's expression became more serious, Mu Qing stood at the table and pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "We have too many things to do, but they cannot be completed immediately, and there are not many people who can truly trust... …”
Wang Yeqing nodded slowly and sighed softly: "There are too many things to do, and there are too few suitable people. It is true, but this situation will get better as the news of what happened in the past few days spreads, but I am more worried From now on, Suzaku City will lose control."
Mu Qing did not expect Wang Yeqing to be so worried. He frowned and said, "Mrs. Wang is worried about more and more practitioners? Didn't you already consider this issue yesterday? The joint law enforcement team has done a good job. On the first day, we met Fucked people like Lin Luo."
Wang Yeqing said seriously: "In the short term, the joint law enforcement team can deal with the problems caused by practitioners, but in the future, there will be more and more practitioners in Suzaku City, and two groups, practitioners and ordinary people, will naturally emerge."
"Ordinary people are naturally at a disadvantage when facing practitioners. Although the emergence of the Joint Law Enforcement Team takes this into consideration, don't forget that the people in the Joint Law Enforcement Team are also practitioners."
Mu Qing frowned and said, "Are you worried that they favor each other?"
"No." Wang Yeqing said: "Rather than protecting each other, I am more worried that some issues do not exist in the eyes of practitioners who enforce the law. Because some of the rules we have made now do not involve ordinary people. What do they want? What, what do you care about?"
Mu Qing felt a little impressed and said sternly: "There is indeed a lack of ordinary people among the people involved in decision-making. In the future, we can..."
Wang Yeqing shook his head: "I understand what you mean, but the pattern of strength and weakness has been formed. There are really ordinary people."
People's participation is just a appendage of practitioners. I still haven't figured out how to solve this problem. "
"Suzaku City wants to transform from a secular city into a place where practitioners and ordinary people can coexist. I have not found such a city in history."
Mu Qing frowned and said nothing. This was not a very peaceful era. The vast majority of cultivators embarked on the path of cultivation not to pursue the so-called freedom and freedom, but to pursue rights and status in the secular world. From now on, the cultivators of Suzaku City will become more and more peaceful. More and more, no matter how stringent the law is to restrict it, it will eventually lead to a situation where ordinary people become vassals of practitioners.
Once inertia is formed, ordinary people's lives will probably be even more difficult. How will these people evaluate him as the city lord?
Mu Qing stood there and thought for a long time, but could not think of a good solution. He looked at Wang Yeqing and smiled bitterly: "I suddenly regret being the city lord."
Wang Yeqing's eyes fell on Mu Qing's face, and he said softly: "There is no such thing as wanting to be perfect at the same time in this world. I'm telling you this just because I hope that if something like this happens in the future, you can be mentally prepared so that you don't I think this is Li’s responsibility, but it seems to have harmed you instead.”
Mu Qing heard the concern in Wang Yeqing's words, and felt warm in his heart. He exhaled a breath and said with a smile: "With great ability comes great responsibility. I think in the future law enforcement teams, an ordinary person can still be added to each team. As long as our city lord’s palace recognizes this person’s status, no one will dare to question it.”
Wang Yeqing raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "This is probably the most appropriate method I can think of, but the City Lord's Mansion must show its ability to speak the truth."
Mu Qing looked at Wang Yeqing in surprise: "Is there anyone who still refuses to cooperate with the City Lord's Mansion?"
Wang Yeqing pointed to the pile of official documents in front of him: "Force is a great deterrent when not used, but at the same time it can also give some people the illusion that many things can be discussed. Otherwise, why would there be so many things? Run to the table."
Mu Qing was a little helpless: "It seems that the City Lord's Palace has to prepare a team of lobbyists who will use force to discuss matters."
Wang Yeqing said: "It is necessary to show some strength. People like Yu You are not suitable for law enforcement and are more suitable for this kind of thing."
As the moon rises and the stars move, the lights in Jiuyou Tower slowly decrease. When everyone else leaves, neither Mu Qing nor Wang Yeqing can leave the table.
Mu Qing's appearance of sacrificing his life for compensation actually alleviated 90% of the resentment in Wang Yeqing's heart. When he saw him looking at the door from time to time, he said without raising his head: "Let's go, if I leave you here again, they will scold you in their hearts." Me."
Mu Qing stood up and was about to leave as if he had received an amnesty. When he walked to the door, he saw that Wang Yeqing was still planning to stay here and couldn't help but sigh: "Mrs. Wang, leave these things to the people below. If there is a problem, just solve it." "
Wang Yeqing said: "Rather than saying a few words of guilt, it would be more useful for you to call Bai Qingyi to sit in my position." Z.br>
Mu Qing was a little embarrassed and agreed: "I will arrange this before going to the Black Sea. I just don't know what you are going to do in your free time."
Wang Yeqing raised his head and said with a strange expression: "What else can I do? My level is no lower than those girls, so I naturally have to practice quietly."
Mu Qing thought for a while and mentioned something that he had considered before: "This time we go to the Black Sea, does Mrs. Wang plan to go with us?"
Wang Yeqing was a little surprised: "Isn't it a drag for me to go to the Black Sea?"
Mu Qing smiled and said, "Mrs. Wang, do you still remember that little girl Tantai Jing? Didn't she invite us to Penglai Island as guests? Maybe we can get the Water Spirit Pill when we get to Penglai Island."
Wang Yeqing recalled the experience of leaving Jinguan City and going south, and smiled helplessly: "How can Water Spirit Pill be an ordinary pill? If we hadn't saved that little girl that time, would they have come up with such a precious thing?"
Mu Qing said: "The Water Spirit Pill is indeed precious, but this time I can get another one from Tantai Island Master. It shouldn't be a problem. Just leave this matter to me."
Wang Yeqing asked curiously: "Did the owner of Tantai Island have promised you in advance?"
Mu Qing shook his head and smiled: "No. There is a kind of mysterious crystal in this secret realm trial. If I exchange the mysterious crystal for water,
Panacea shouldn't be a big problem. But don’t tell Xiaoyun just yet. I promised her not to participate in this trial. "
Wang Yeqing suddenly felt a lot of pressure, raised his forehead and said, "Since I promised Xiaoyun not to go, I don't need your help."
Mu Qing said quickly: "You misunderstood. It was my own fault that I went to participate in the trial."
Wang Yeqing was silent for a moment and said, "I heard about Xiaoyun's mother from your aunt. Isn't that why you went to the Black Sea? Why do you want to get involved in the trial?"
Mu Qing couldn't tell whether it was for Meng Zhang, so he could only vaguely say: "There should be something in that secret realm that will be helpful to my practice."
Wang Yeqing thought for a moment and said, "If things at the City Lord's Mansion go smoothly, I will consider a trip to the Black Sea."
Seeing Wang Yeqing's move, Mu Qing finally felt relieved from his long-standing desire to repay the favor, and quickly said, "Don't worry, Mrs. Wang, during the trip to the Black Sea, I will at least find you a water elixir."
Wang Yeqing felt a little warm in his heart. When he saw Mu Qing, he was almost patting his chest to assure himself, and waved his hand helplessly: "If you don't want to stay and do something, just get out of here."
When Mu Qing saw those official documents, his chest felt tight and he quickly left the study.
After walking out of Jiuyou Building, Mu Qing wanted to go find Murong Jing and the others immediately, but was stopped by two figures in the square.
The two people seemed to have been waiting for a long time. When they saw Mu Qing appear, they hurriedly appeared, fearing that Mu Qing would fly away.
"City Lord!"
Murong Jian and Murong Yue shouted in unison.
Mu Qing hummed, looked at the extremely respectful Murong Jian in front of him, and realized what was going on. With a casual wave of his hand, a golden thunder talisman flew out of Murong Jian's body and entered Mu Qing's palm.
Murong Jian felt the changes in his body and was a little excited: "Thank you City Lord!"
Mu Qing shook his head and said, "I forgot about this."
Mu Qing said, handing a jade slip to Murong Jian, "It contains the complete Yuan Shaping Jue, and there is also a technique for cultivating the Yuan Shen."
Murong Jian looked at the jade slip in front of him in disbelief and did not dare to reach out to pick it up, "City Lord..."
Mu Qing said: "I will not fail to promise what I promised. You, Murong Yue and the others have woken up from the stone chamber. From now on, you will stay in the Suzaku Sect. If you have second thoughts, you will die in my hands."
Listening to Mu Qing's calm words and the threats in them, Murong Jian's tense emotions were relieved. Knowing that he had dodged a bullet, he quickly promised: "City Lord, please rest assured, I will never do such a stupid thing again. However, I’m afraid I can’t stay in the Vermillion Bird Sect any longer.”
Mu Qing frowned: "Huh?"
Murong Jian hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong, City Master. It was the Sect Master who expelled me from the Suzaku Sect, and Murong Yue and the others did the same."
Mu Qing then looked at the woman beside Murong Jian and said, "So you are waiting here tonight and you are kicked out?"
Murong Yue was a little embarrassed: "City Lord, the rest of us also plan to join the joint law enforcement team."
Just now, Mu Qing and Wang Yeqing were worried about having no one to help them, so Murong Yue joined in on her own, and naturally she would not let him go: "Just join the Joint Law Enforcement Team, otherwise the law enforcement team will become the sole proprietor of your Murong family. It just so happens that the City Lord's Mansion is planning to build a new secret guard, so you can join the secret guard."
Murong Yue's heart dropped at the mention, and she agreed without asking the secret guard what he wanted to do.
Mu Qing said to Murong Yue: "Then take the others to Jiuyou Tower to report tomorrow."
After that, he briefly introduced to Murong Yue what the secret guards were going to do, and finally sent the two of them away.
But before he left the square, two more figures ran up.
"City Lord!"
Mu Qing looked at the two slightly unfamiliar faces and was stunned for a moment before remembering that they were Yu You and Gan Shu who went to intercept Murong Xiuming and Zheng Shi with Xie Henhe, and nodded towards them.
However, before the two of them could get closer, Mu Qing moved and disappeared from the square, leaving Yu You and Gan Shu alone in the night wind, facing the messy jade slips and swords on the ground.
