When Mu Qing and others returned to Zhuque City, it was already night.
When Mu Qing saw Zhong Ling'er placing them in front of Jiuyou Building and preparing to leave, he was a little curious: "Ling'er, are you suitable to stay with Sister Qingyu these days?"
Zhong Ling'er gently touched her shoulders with her little hands, looking exhausted: "Why would I bother them? I have been with your sister during this time."
"...What are you and Shaoyao doing together?"
"Her massage techniques are quite effective." Zhong Ling'er raised her head and glanced in the direction of Mudleg Alley, "Hey, if I don't tell her, I can spend more time with her."
"..."
Seeing Zhong Ling'er disappear in front of Jiuyou Tower in a blink of an eye, Mu Qing was a little confused and asked the people around him: "Is Shaoyao's massage technique so powerful?"
Huaifenghua was raising her eyebrows with her fingertips. She glared at him when she heard this: "You should ask Tianbao True Spirit if he feels tired!"
Mu Qing was a little embarrassed and reached out to rub Huaifenghua's shoulders, but Huaifenghua stepped back to avoid it.
She glanced at the still brightly lit Jiuyou Building behind her and sighed helplessly: "I felt someone's bad mood before I even entered. You guys should think about how to please her. I'm going to find my senior sister."
"Hey... aunt!!!"
After Huaifenghua finished speaking, she left, not wanting to stay despite Mu Qing's shouting.
Mu Qing gave a bitter smile, looked at the only beauty left beside him, and said, "It seems I'm quite unpopular."
Murong Jing rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's impossible for you to arrange everything in the shortest possible time. Everyone has been very nervous this day and is indeed a little tired. Try not to do things with emotions in the future."
Mu Qing sighed softly and agreed seriously. He turned around and looked at the door just a few steps away. He hesitated for a long time, but did not dare to go in. He whispered: "Xiao Jing, let's go to the study together."
Murong Jing glanced at him expressionlessly, then turned and walked towards the square, "The person to mine that spiritual vein has not been decided yet. I have to go find them to discuss it."
"Why……"
Mu Qing watched Murong Jing leave. After a while, a cold voice sounded behind him: "Why, am I so scary?"
The first time Mu Qing heard this voice, a flattering smile appeared on his face, and then he turned to look at the speaker.
Wang Yeqing stood in front of the door, looking at Mu Qing with a tired expression.
Mu Qing lowered his gaze, a little apologetic, "Mrs. Wang..."
Wang Yeqing motioned to Mu Qing to walk towards the square, and while walking, he asked Mu Qing about the spiritual veins.
Mu Qing followed Wang Yeqing and said, "Lingshuzi and Jiang Shangxiu are staying in Qingchuanguan Town. They are selecting some people from the Suzaku Sect and the Guards. They can start mining spiritual stones soon."
Mu Qing also told the special features of the spirit stone. Wang Yeqing was a little surprised. He glanced back at Mu Qing, then quickly withdrew his inquiring gaze and said, "Since it has this effect, what about the Great Sun Sect?" The spirit gathering array can be delayed for a few days until the mined spirit stones are returned by the Guards."
Mu Qing smiled and said, "Ling'er has yelled several times. I was originally thinking about how to tell you."
The two of them stopped in front of the jade bridge at the edge of the square, because some officials from the city lord's palace came over and began to report some things to Wang Yeqing.
As a result, we unexpectedly discovered that the real owner, Mu Qing, was also here, so he naturally reported in a more detailed manner.
Facing the eyes of the officials as they waited for orders, the only thing Mu Qing could do at this time was to run back to Jiuyou Tower after these people received specific orders.
After all these people left, Wang Yeqing looked at him curiously: "Why do you keep looking at Jiuyou Tower?"
Mu Qing twitched the corner of his mouth. He now knew how many things Wang Yeqing had to deal with every day, but he didn't dare to say this from his "hands-off shopkeeper", so he said: "I see that they are out of breath after running for a while. It looks like I’m not feeling well.”
Wang Yeqing looked sideways and said: "The vast majority of people working in the City Lord's Mansion are ordinary people. Even Ling'er will feel tired. These people have been busy all day and can't walk.
The road is actually quite normal. "
Mu Qing smiled awkwardly and thought: "I wonder if I can ask my aunt and the others to refine a batch of body-building elixirs for them."
Wang Yeqing said: "There is no such elixir in Ten Thousand Flowers Valley yet. I have looked for your aunt before."
Mu Qing was a little regretful, but suddenly his eyes lit up and he said, "There is no one in the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers, and I don't know if the Fire Cloud Sect has one. If you have time, you can ask this guy Di Yun."
"Yeah." Wang Yeqing nodded slightly, "This may be a way."
After Wang Yeqing finished speaking, he looked at the water flowing quietly in the canal and became quiet.
Mu Qing looked at Wang Yeqing's frown when she was silent, and realized that she had something on her mind. After thinking about it, she asked tentatively: "Is Mrs. Wang still considering whether to go to Penglai Island?"
Wang Yeqing turned around and looked at him with a half-smile, "If you put your efforts in guessing women's thoughts into practice, I don't know how powerful you would be."
Mu Qing coughed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed.
Wang Yeqing stopped joking and narrowed his eyes into a dangerous arc, "You guys are looking for trouble for me as soon as you come back. I was so busy that I almost forgot one thing - how is the progress with Miss Bai?"
"I have always intended to let Yueshan help me handle some things and gradually transfer the rights to her. But now in the situation in Suzaku City, it is no longer appropriate to directly throw the burden to her. In the future, when the law enforcement team is strengthened, I can hand over the responsibility to her. give her."
Mu Qing nodded slightly. After Wang Yeqing said this, Mu Qing already understood Wang Yeqing's choice. He pondered for a moment and said: "The law enforcement team does lack a perspective that truly understands ordinary people. Sister Yueshan is indeed very suitable. As for... As for Qingyi There, we may have to wait a little longer.”
Wang Yeqing's eyes brightened slightly when he received Mu Qing's answer. He took a step closer and asked in a low voice: "How are you going to win her heart?"
Seeing Wang Yeqing's "enthusiastic big sister" look, Mu Qing coughed slightly, "This has to wait, it's a very simple thing anyway."
Wang Yeqing hummed, clasped his hands and said, "Actually, I'm not curious. This is what Xiuwei asked me to ask."
"...Sister Xiuwei?"
Mu Qing glanced at Wang Yeqing cautiously and saw that she didn't seem to be angry, so she said curiously: "I rarely see her during this time, but I didn't expect that she cares about me."
Wang Yeqing's lips twitched imperceptibly, and he looked sideways and said, "She made a rouge by herself some time ago, but she never sold it in the shop. She has been sitting in the shop waiting for you these past few days."
Mu Qing smiled subconsciously: "What is she waiting for in the shop? Does she still want to..."
Mu Qing paused and looked at Wang Yeqing in surprise, "Is she planning to sell something to me?"
"Well." Wang Yeqing turned around, seeming to feel a little embarrassed, "She knew about Miss Bai's existence, and she always felt that you might wander in front of her shop one day. Oh, she also wanted me to remind you that she The location of the shop has changed, it’s just over at Nijiuzi Lane.”
"..."
Mu Qing stood there, speechless for a moment.
When he woke up, he realized that Wang Yeqing was no longer around.
"Why……"
Mu Qing sighed helplessly. He obviously only told Huaifenghua about his relationship with Bai Qingyi, but it seemed that everyone who could know already knew.
Could this be what Huaifenghua said when she patted his shoulder that morning and said, "I'll help him"?
Suddenly, footsteps approached, followed by a voice that also seemed to have a hint of sadness: "Are you standing here in a daze?"
Mu Qing turned around and saw Yue Jiu holding a sword and a baggage on her shoulder, looking at him curiously.
Mu Qing looked at Yue Jiu's appearance and raised his eyebrows: "Are you ready to leave?"
"Yes." Yue Jiu nodded, looked sideways in the direction he came from, and sighed softly: "I would have gone directly back to Yunxing Mountains, but now that I have stayed for so long and can't be of much help, it's time to go back."
Mu Qing looked at Yue Jiu carefully and frowned slightly: "You and Senior Sister Ning Chu are not making any progress?"
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He shook his head and did not answer immediately. He said, "I came here specifically to say goodbye to you. As the master, don't you treat me to a farewell drink?"
Mu Qing spread his hands and said, "Although I am the city lord, I really don't know where the wine is."
Yue Jiu shook his head helplessly, turned around and walked out of the square. Finally, he took Mu Qing to a restaurant.
Mu Qing sat at the table by the window, listening to the voices downstairs discussing the changes in Suzaku City. He took a sip of the cup in front of him, raised his eyebrows slightly, drank it all, and pushed the empty cup to the table where he was sitting. Opposite me, Yue Jiu said, "It seems that you have been looking for drinks during this period."
Yue Jiu shook his head. The first time he felt that drinking could regulate his emotions was the drink he had with Xiao Gaofeng in Baoqi Tower. Now that Xiao Gaofeng is dead, it seems that there is not much meaning in bringing up these small things.
Yue Jiu refilled a glass of wine for Mu Qing. The two raised their glasses and drank it down in one gulp. Then they looked out the window into the distance and said slowly: "From this position, you can see them."
Mu Qing's expression was slightly startled, and he turned to look in a certain direction in his memory. Sure enough, he saw the outlines of some familiar people on the edge of the night dimmed by lights. The alchemy workshop built in Wanhua Valley was over there.
Thinking that the familiar people in his life might be chatting and laughing in those buildings, Mu Qing's eyebrows softened and he nodded gently: "Actually, this is the reason why I am the city lord."
Yue Jiu looked away, glanced at Mu Qing, and nodded seriously: "I believe you."
Mu Qing took the bottle and poured wine for Yue Jiu, "You haven't answered my question just yet."
Yue Jiu looked at the wine sloshing in the glass and said, "I told her about Miss Ling Yan's existence."
"Huh?" Mu Qing placed the wine bottle in front of Yue Jiu with a bang, "So you chose that girl Ling Yan?"
Yue Jiu twitched the corner of her mouth, picked up the wine bottle and filled it for herself, "Did you misunderstand something? Even now, I have not confirmed a relationship with any of them, I just..."
Mu Qing said: "You just told Senior Sister Ning that in the Western Mountains, in the Yunxing Mountains, there is such a girl named Ling Yan who has helped you a lot and has a good impression of you?"
Yue Jiu's mood was a bit off, and she looked at Mu Qing in confusion. After Mu Qing finished speaking, she was stunned for a while before nodding, "Miss Ling Yan is in Spring God Mountain, but...that's really just the case."
"Ha." Mu Qing sneered, "Originally, I can't teach you a lesson. It seems that you are very honest and don't want to hurt anyone. But I just want to say that you are stupid."
Yue Jiu poured Mu Qing another glass of wine, "I wanted to have a drink with you for a long time, but you were very busy."
Mu Qing sighed helplessly: "Do you know where you went wrong?"
Yue Jiu shook her head.
Mu Qing said: "The only thing you are wrong about is that you know you haven't made a definite choice now, otherwise you wouldn't ask me to come and have this drink. Since you didn't make a choice yourself, you sent Ling Yan in advance. Tell Senior Sister Ning about the girl’s existence, what do you want to do?”
"Want to show your honesty, or do you still have some illusions? I hope Senior Sister Ning can accept this situation?"
"I..." Yue Jiu was left speechless by the questioning, "I don't know."
Mu Qing said: "I told you a long time ago not to hurt Senior Sister Ning. Why do you throw it to her when you can't solve the problem yourself? By the way, did Senior Sister Ning say anything at that time?"
Yue Jiu said: "She just looked at me and didn't speak. Then I ran to find you."
Mu Qing put her hand on her forehead and said, "You shouldn't leave. This is the worst choice. It's worse than directly saying that you want to be with both of them."
Yue Jiu didn't understand: "Why? I just want to give each other time to think seriously."
Mu Qing snorted coldly and crossed his arms, "Emotional matters are different from other matters. The more time we give each other to calmly consider, the easier it is to get a result that deviates from expectations. This is my personal experience."
Yue Jiu felt helpless and quickly asked: "What can I do now?"
Mu Qing pointed out the window and said, "Even if you hit
Even before you return to the Western Mountain Realm, you should say goodbye to your senior sister seriously. After you say goodbye to her, come see me again. It just so happens that I have something here that I need your help with..."
The words suddenly stopped.
A figure jumped out of the window and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.
Mu Qing looked at the empty seat opposite, shook his head helplessly, picked up the wine glass, tasted it slowly, and began to worry about himself: "I don't know if that guy Chen Zhuo is reliable..."
