"You two look like capable people at first glance. Maybe you can cure Miss Wang's illness."
Xu Si'er also echoed.
Mo Xiao hesitated for a moment and waved his hand.
Hearing this, Xu Si'er retreated wisely.
"Two of you, chat slowly."
"Do you want to enter the City Lord's Mansion through Wang Dahu's relationship?"
After Xu Si'er left, Mo Xiao asked.
Nuan Nuan nodded, with a bright smile on his face, as warm as the morning sun.
"Wang Dahu has a close relationship with Zhao Yuchun. During this extraordinary period, he is the only one who can easily enter the city lord's palace."
"I still don't understand. I can just go straight to the city lord's palace. Why bother with so much effort?"
Mo Xiao looked at the beautiful girl in front of him. Although she was still young, she was much more knowledgeable than him when it came to human relations and sophistication.
After the destruction of Mount Taixuan, the two of them got along day and night for a while. However, the more they got along, the more he realized that he could not recognize the girl in front of him, and he did not know what she had experienced before entering the Sword Sect at a young age. .
Warm eyes, very clear, as clear as two night pearls without any impurities.
"Brother Mo, this Wang Dahu definitely knows a lot of inside information. It is easy to kill Zhao Yuchun, but after killing Zhao Yuchun, we have no idea how powerful the alliance leader is."
"Since the leader of the alliance is known as the co-leader of the Eighteen States, he wants to take over Penglai. You can imagine how powerful his subordinates are."
"Brother Mo, if you think about it again, does he really dare to touch the Sword Sect with the lord of a mere city?"
The more Mo Xiao listened, the chillier he felt in his heart. He really had not thought about these problems, but he had also wondered whether Zhao Yuchun had taken the wrong medicine and suddenly ran to the foot of Taixuan Mountain in an attempt to recruit the sword sect.
"What are you going to do?"
Seeing that Mo Xiao's attitude had wavered, Wen Nuan breathed a sigh of relief and continued.
"Let's go take a look first. If it's really haunted by evil spirits, with Brother Mo's martial arts, the evil spirits will probably have to stay away."
"Hmph, there's no evil spirit haunting you. Even if there is one, I'll just kill it with one strike."
Mo Xiao said coldly, then walked out with a knife.
"Wait a minute, change your clothes. With the way you are dressed, who believes you can save Miss Wang?"
Nuan Nuan shouted from behind.
An hour later, a young wandering doctor led a girl in simple clothes and stood in front of the palace with a certificate.
Behind him, there were people surrounding him.
"Hey, another doctor has announced his results."
"What's the use of a doctor? Miss Wang is haunted by an evil spirit, probably from outside, trying to defraud some reward money."
"Squeak."
Not long after, the door of the palace was opened, and an old man with a gray beard, wearing a butler's uniform, came out.
"May I ask what you call me sir?"
This butler was very old, but he was very polite. When he saw Mo Xiao, he bowed without saying a word.
Mo Xiao lowered his head slightly and handed over the list.
"I am from the north, Wen Mingyun."
Nuan Nuan chuckled, this was the new name she gave Mo Xiao.
"This is my roommate, warm."
"Mr. Wen, please follow me into the mansion. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
As soon as he entered the palace, Mo Xiao felt suddenly enlightened.
Different from all the mansions he had seen, the front yard was actually a clear, mirror-like pool.
It's like standing in front of a mountain lake, and the whole person feels extremely refreshed.
Even Mo Xiao couldn't help but admire him
"This is what happens when the rich reach the extreme."
He is not a person who loves money, but he enjoys it to such an exquisite level that even he can't help but feel envious.
Being able to dig out such a pool in your own yard is not only time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly, but daily maintenance is also an incalculable expense.
This is completely different from putting some precious rocks and rare trees in the yard, which gives people a completely different feeling.
The butler smiled and said nothing, with a little pride in his eyes.
Under the clear water, a row of twisted stones emerged from the water, forming a seemingly natural stone road.
Occasionally, a fish jumps out of the water, causing a ripple, pushing small waves onto the rocks, making the whole picture more vivid.
Passing through the front yard covered by a pool is the inner yard.
Just as they were marveling at the scene in front of them, two rows of beautiful women walked out from the inner courtyard.
Each woman was smiling, holding a bucket in her hand, and spread out to both sides along the narrow gravel path between the pool and the courtyard wall.
He gently scooped up half a bucket of water, and ran back to the inner courtyard playfully with brisk steps.
"The master likes this pool the most and calls it Mirror Lake. However, it is stagnant water after all. Therefore, the water must be replaced several times a day to keep Mirror Lake clean. People are constantly bringing spring water from the back mountain every day. , and these girls will come to scoop up water from time to time."
Wen Nuan has already been dumbfounded. He keeps transporting water from the mountain every day. How much does it cost in terms of manpower and material resources alone?
"But these women can't scoop out much water."
The woman who just came out was quite a lot of people, but each person only scooped up a small amount, and the water didn't even go down.
While they were talking, a group of girls came over and started playing in the water by the Mirror Lake. This was even more extreme, as each of them only had a ladle for scooping water.
"The master said that water and fish alone are not enough. There must be people to complement each other. It is the most vivid picture every moment.
"For this reason, I have invited three hundred young women in the city. I have no other requirements. Every once in a while, a group of girls will come to Jing Lake to play in the water and consume some water by the way."
"Wow!"
At the same time, several water bearers walked in from the side door of the front yard, sweating profusely, and poured the water on their poles into Jinghu Lake.
“Then don’t we need a lot of porters?”
Nuan asked.
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"The master thought this work was too hard, so he asked each porter to make only two trips a day. At worst, we should hire more people."
The butler's eyes moved slightly to the upper left, and he made a mental calculation.
"The Jinghu Lake alone probably costs no less than 5,000 taels of silver per day."
"Plop!"
Wen Nuan was so frightened that he almost slipped into the pool.
"It costs five thousand taels just to maintain it a day!"
Mo Xiao also frowned. There were so many mouths in their sword sect, and their daily expenses were probably not that exaggerated.
Lustful and extravagant.
The housekeeper jumped slightly, stepped on the stone closest to the shore, and motioned for the two of them to follow.
Stepping on the rocks, the water from Jinghu Lake surges up from time to time, lapping at your feet. It really feels like you are in a mountain stream.
The three of them passed the front yard and entered the inner yard directly. Different from the ordinary palace structure, the entire palace was arranged around the mirror lake.
Entering through the main entrance, you can reach the inner courtyard directly through Jinghu Lake in the front yard. There are also side entrances on both sides of the front yard.
In fact, the place where Wang Dahu lives must be entered through the "side door". The same goes for the wives and concubines. On the contrary, the most upright position is reserved for Miss Wang as the inner courtyard. This also reflects the status of Miss Wang in the palace. Respect, or in other words, is the combination of thousands of favors.
"Butler Lin."
As soon as you enter the inner courtyard, you will be greeted by the fragrance, and you will immediately see towering ancient trees, clusters of flowers, and the endless chirping of warblers and swallows.
It's like walking into a mountain forest. The old green trees are dotted with colorful flowers. The girls are walking through the forest, showing their gorgeous figures from time to time, vying for beauty.
Compared with the previous Mirror Lake, this is another completely different forest painting.
"Needless to say, this will cost a lot of money."
The jealousy on Nuan Nuan's face was no longer concealed.
The butler smiled
"If you say Mirror Lake was painted by me for myself, then this painting was painted by me for my lady."
"Master! The master who unveiled the list has arrived."
The housekeeper shouted deep into the forest.
"Squeak!"
Deep in the forest, a green wall was opened.
No, that was just a door. The two of them were stunned to see that this house was cleverly hidden in the forest. If the door hadn't been opened, they might not have been able to find the house.
A man in commoner clothes walked out. He seemed to have passed his old age. He just wore his hair in an ordinary bun and had a book on his waist. His face was a little haggard, but he still couldn't hide his elegant bookishness.
"Ahem."
The man coughed twice and raised his eyelashes slightly.
"You two are the experts who revealed the list, please come in."
The tone of his speech is also harmonious and gentle, making people feel like they are taking a breath of spring breeze, which complements the sound of the orioles and swallows in the forest.
It is really unimaginable that the wealthy Wang Dahu actually looks like this.
Both Wen Nuan and Mo Xiao were fascinated by it.
"You two, come in quickly."
It wasn't until the housekeeper urged them that the two of them came back to their senses.
"No rudeness."
The man stopped the housekeeper softly, and the housekeeper immediately bowed his head and exited the inner courtyard.
Miss Wang's house is not very gorgeous, with a wooden table, a few stools, a bed, a curtain, a talisman on the bedside, and a dressing table by the window.
In front of the bed, there was a screen.
There are no expensive calligraphy and paintings, exquisite ornaments, simple, just like a bamboo house in the forest.
Wang Dahu faced the screen, with inexplicable emotions in his eyes.
"My daughter has loved the bamboo forest in the back mountain since she was a child. That's why she arranged the courtyard in such a strange way."
Wang Dahu seemed to be explaining to them.
Then, he looked at the two people.
"My little girl is behind the screen."
The two were about to go around the screen, but Wang Dahu stopped Nuan Nuan.
"Sorry, only one person can enter."
Looking at Wang Dahu's firm eyes, Wen Nuan said
"Then big brother, I'll wait for you here."
Mo Xiao nodded and walked around the screen. A cool breeze with an earthy smell blew in through the open window.
A girl was lying quietly on the bed, wearing a long white dress. The girl looked very clean and refreshing, but she closed her eyes and never opened them.
Mo Xiao's hand gently placed on the girl's pulse, and after a moment, he frowned slightly.
"The breathing is even and the pulse is normal. Logically speaking, this person should be alive and kicking."
The bed was very clean, and the dresser next to the bed was also neat. Someone should have cleaned it every day.
"whee……"
There is a forest outside the window. In the forest, a group of girls are playing, but they are not noisy, which adds a bit of vitality to the forest.
Mo Xiao mobilized the internal energy in his body and poured a section of the internal energy into the veins in the girl's palm.
"Um?"
The internal energy poured into her body was like a stone sinking into the ocean without making a single ripple.
