"Brother Mu Qing, why haven't you revealed your feelings yet? What is he waiting for?"
Bai Zhi and Wang Xiuwei walked side by side on the long street, looking behind them from time to time, frowning and muttering.
Wang Xiu slightly stretched his arms, feeling the sunlight hitting his face, and stretched out his waist comfortably: "Well, no matter what, that guy is still your master. Aren't you afraid that your master will punish you?"
"Hmph, Master has known about this for a long time."
On the street, Mu Qing paused slightly, looking a little uncomfortable as he looked at the woman beside him.
Bai Qingyi took off the bright makeup on her face, and her plain and fair face reflected the sunlight, which was particularly beautiful and calm.
With their level, they could actually hear the conversation between the two women in front of them clearly. Bai Zhi and the others must have understood this, so they kept talking all the way.
It's a pity that Mu Qing and Bai Qingyi have been walking together so far. This long street is almost at the end. The two of them still maintain some awkward restraint, always one step apart.
After walking for some distance in silence, Mu Qing heard the shouts coming from the alley, and his eyes lit up, "Let's go this way."
As Mu Qing said that, he took Bai Qingyi's hand and walked into the alley. Bai Qingyi twitched his hand but couldn't pull it out, and suddenly became nervous: "Aren't you going to the alchemy workshop?"
"This is a shortcut."
"What about Xiuwei and Bai Zhi?"
"Don't worry, they will know the way." Mu Qing pulled Bai Qingyi to stop in front of a narrow store. Bai Qingyi looked at it and was stunned - she was not familiar with this store, but she recognized the people in the store. .
Mu Qing pulled her towards the shop. The shop owner was an old man with a white beard. When he saw the customers, he immediately showed the kindest smile on his face: "Sir, here are specialties from the northernmost part of the mainland. You can take a look at them as you like. , what news do you want to ask about, and...oh, that's fine, if you want to know some stories about the north, I can tell them for free."
Hearing this, Mu Qing glanced at the boss in surprise, and then began to look at the things in the store, including broken jade slips, animal skins with some ancient runes written on them, and many weapons whose surface dirt had not been cleaned. It sounds like this is an antique store.
Mu Qing frowned and said, "Boss, were you the one who just shouted "Juye City's specialties"? "
"Oh, sir, have you ever heard of Juye City?"
The boss's eyes shone brightly, and he casually glanced at the woman standing behind Mu Qing. He thought she was a family member accompanying him, so he didn't pay attention. He came closer to Mu Qing, pointed at the animal skins and jade slips on the shelf, and said mysteriously: "Sir, , the things in my shop here were all found by treasure hunters from the ruins. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are specialties of Juye City. If you are lucky enough to come here, there must be an opportunity waiting for you. If If you are lucky, you may have the opportunity to embark on the path of spiritual practice."
Mu Qing twitched the corner of his mouth, feeling a little disappointed. He originally wanted to use the specialties of his hometown to ease the relationship with Bai Qingyi. How could he have imagined that the so-called specialties were these things - he could confirm that they were on the shelf just by scanning them with his spiritual consciousness. None of the things have spiritual energy fluctuations.
Mu Qing was a little embarrassed and wanted to leave quickly with Bai Qingyi. The boss was not willing to let go of Mu Qing, the only customer who came to the door. He quickly said: "Sir, don't leave in a hurry. If you don't like the things on the shelf, I'm still here." If there is something really good, just wait and I will get it for you."
Mu Qing shook his head, and just as he was about to speak, a cold voice said first, "You don't need to read the things, but the boss just said that he could conquer Juye City. Is that true?"
"Um?"
The boss, who was about to run back to the counter, paused, looked around, and looked at the woman behind Mu Qing in surprise.
Bai Qingyi stood openly next to Mu Qing. The boss looked at Bai Qingyi, but failed to recognize her identity. He was just familiar with the cold voice. After waiting for a long time to react, he quickly apologized: "I'm sorry. , I wonder what kind of story do you want to know about this lady?"
Bai Qingyi looked at the boss and said, "I heard that some people from Juye City traveled all the way south and ended up here. Does the boss know their current situation?"
The boss's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he immediately put his hand into his sleeves and concentrated.
The voice said: "Who are you?"
Mu Qing lowered his eyes slightly and fell on the boss's bulging sleeves. At this moment, he actually felt a trace of thunder power from the boss's sleeves. He smiled and said: "Boss, don't be nervous. We are from the city lord's palace. We are friendly to all the servants." No one from Yecheng who comes here has any bad intentions, of course, provided that you abide by the rules here."
After Mu Qing finished speaking, he took out an identity token from the City Lord's Mansion and threw it to the boss.
"People from the City Lord's Mansion?"
The boss signed the token, but after looking at it for a moment, he couldn't tell whether it was genuine or not. He was still vigilant, but his tone softened a lot: "It's just that the boss was blind, and he failed to recognize that the young master turned out to be the deacon of the city lord's palace."
Mu Qing just randomly took out an identity token, and now he gave up Bai Qingyi's position. The boss understood what Mu Qing meant and nodded gently: "The turmoil in Beihuang this time is not small. Those who left Juye City and chose to go south I'm afraid they account for 40% of the total population of Juye City, but there are actually only a few hundred people who passed through the wasteland and various cities along the way and finally arrived at Suzaku City."
Mu Qing heard the caution and care in the boss's words and remained silent.
The boss glanced at him and said with emotion: "Speaking of which, I have to mention the City Lord's Mansion. Everyone has just arrived, and it was difficult to make up their mind at first, but the City Lord's Mansion has arranged temporary housing for everyone, as well as food and clothing. Do."
Mu Qing twitched the corner of his mouth and pointed to the wooden shelf on the side, "It seems that the City Lord's Palace has not arranged for you to do business."
"Hehe, I'm used to it, there's nothing I can do about it." The boss squinted and smiled: "Actually, I really think it's good to come here. Compared to this time in previous years, when I had to close the doors and lock the windows to endure the severe cold, this place is much more comfortable. "It's clear that early spring hasn't even arrived yet, but the weather is so warm."
Bai Qingyi said: "Maybe it will be hotter in summer.".
Mu Qing glanced at Bai Qingyi, a little helpless. The boss didn't seem to expect that Bai Qingyi would answer the question like this. He was stunned and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. In fact, I'm old. It doesn't matter whether I freeze or heat to death. The only thing is that there are some What I worry about are the young people who have endured the dangers along the way to get here, especially the children."
Seeing that Mu Qing was listening attentively, the boss hesitated for a moment and then said: "The shelter, food and clothing obtained from the goodwill of the City Lord's Mansion cannot give these children a stable environment to grow up. After all, Suzaku City is changing every day."
Bai Qingyi frowned slightly and fell into silence.
Ever since she came to Suzaku City, she wanted to separate everything in the past, especially Juye City, from the present. She could have made those people who were willing to go south to support live a better life.
Mu Qing felt the change in Bai Qingyi's mood next to him, and took the initiative to mention to his boss: "The City Lord's Mansion has planned a piece of land for you in the south of the city. In the future, it will be the residential area for people from Juye City who come to Suzaku City to settle down. , has the boss heard about this?"
"..."
The shop suddenly fell into silence. Bai Qingyi looked at Mu Qing in surprise. The boss's expression changed drastically and he said to Mu Qing, "Who are you?"
The situation at the alchemy workshop should be considered a top secret now. This was something his eldest brother had personally told him, saying that very few people in the city lord's mansion knew about it.
Just when the boss started to associate Mu Qing with a certain identity, a voice suddenly sounded outside the store door: "What happened?"
Mu Qing turned around and looked around, his eyes moving slightly. He didn't expect to see an acquaintance here.
At the door of the store, Lei Tongtian, who had a solemn look on his face, had just stepped into the door of the store with one foot, and saw clearly the faces of the two customers who blocked the boss, and quickly put his foot back.
When the boss saw Lei Tongtian, he breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "Brother, you are finally here. These two guys have been asking for news about us. Look where they came from."
Lei Tongtian looked at Mu Qing and Bai Qingyi who were standing together and looked at him. The respectful look on their faces just appeared. He heard the wary voice of the boss in the store. He was stunned for a moment, but he reacted very quickly and hurriedly He bent down, cupped his fists, and shouted loudly: "City Lord, Miss!"
Hearing the thunderous reminder at the door, the shop owner suddenly opened his eyes wide, looked at Mu Qing and then at Bai Qingyi, "You, you are..."
Mu Qing did not embarrass his boss, who looked more honest than Lei Tongtian but was his younger brother. After Lei Tongtian arrived, he and Bai Qingyi left the store.
Lei Tongtian followed the two of them respectfully. During this period, he was responsible for controlling the people in Yecheng. He had a lot of contact with Chen Zhuo, and he also knew the purpose of the things Mu Qing had personally arranged for them recently.
Seeing Mu Qing and Bai Qingyi walking side by side, he thought Mu Qing had won the beauty's trust. Just as he was about to say congratulations, he heard Bai Qingyi ask: "Mr. Lei, what have you been busy with during this time?"
Lei Tongtian was slightly stunned, and suddenly he was confused as to whether Bai Qingyi knew about the alchemy workshop. He said hesitantly: "The city lord asked me to control everyone. I have been arranging residence and work for everyone these days."
Mu Qing glanced at Lei Tongtian at this time. Lei Tongtian would have misunderstood and thought Mu Qing was praising him, and continued: "Other than that, the city lord has not arranged anything else."
"Hey..." Mu Qing sighed helplessly and said, "Mr. Lei, where do you think we are going in this direction?"
Lei Tongtian looked at it and said hesitantly: "It seems to be going to the south of the city."
Mu Qing said: "Qingyi and I both want to know the situation at the alchemy workshop, please tell us."
"Oh that's fine?"
Lei Tongtianxin said, "Don't you have to go there every day to check the progress?" Finally he realized what was going on and said quickly: "In one month at the latest, everyone will have a fixed residence, and many of them also plan to By joining the subsequent construction, I have found a stable job.”
"Yes." Mu Qing caught a glimpse of Bai Qingyi's eyebrows slightly raised and said, "When everyone has a stable place to live, you can register as a naturalized citizen of Suzaku City. From now on, Suzaku City will also be their home."
Lei Tongtian smiled and said, "Many people are asking me about this. Local craftsmen in Suzaku City can earn 10% more than their wages. I will tell everyone the good news."
Mu Qing asked Lei Tongtian many questions along the way, and Lei Tongtian answered them one by one in detail.
Bai Qingyi always remained silent.
The three of them were dissatisfied with the speed and arrived at Mudleg Alley not long after.
Lei Tongtian was extremely sensible and left when he got here, leaving the two of them alone.
Mu Qing stopped on a newly renovated street, smiled at Bai Qingyi who was looking at the building in front of him with narrowed eyes, and said: "Mud Leg Alley actually had a more famous name in the past - Zhuque Street. This is the area where the city lord’s residence is located.”
Bai Qingyi was a little moved, glanced at Mu Qing, then lowered her gaze, "What do you want to say?"
Mu Qing looked at the busy scene in front of him, exhaled a breath, and said softly: "More than twenty years ago, this was where my father and mother lived. In the near future, my home will be here, too. At that time, it can be called Suzaku Street again.”
Bai Qingyi looked at the building in front of him that was very similar to the architectural style of Juye City, and said: "But you haven't built your home yet, here are all..."
Mu Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, took Bai Qingyi's hand and walked forward, "I will take you to a place."
