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After seeing the sky again, everyone felt that their breathing became much easier.

On the way back to the fishing village, Qi Zhonglian tried several times, and he didn't know how Mu Yun persuaded Lan Nu to get rid of the strange poison and let them go, so he had to stop for a while, hoping that the other party would forget about it later, and then he would catch her by surprise. ask out.

Back at the old fisherman's house, there was no sign of the other three people. Qi Zhong yelled several times from inside to outside, but no one responded.

At this moment, when the old fisherman came back with his net, he saw Mu Yun and the three of them. He hurriedly grabbed the sea water from his hands, took out the letter from his pocket, and handed it to him.

"The young master surnamed Tang asked me to pass it on to you. He said that you only need to understand the content of the letter..."

The old fisherman told Mu Yun exactly what Feng Mei had told him, and after finishing all this, he went out to dry the net again.

Mu Yun read the letter slowly, his expression gradually calmed down, and his mood gradually sank.The letter had already informed him of the real identities of Fang Yanxiao and Li Yuanqian, and told him to watch out for the movement of the Raksha God in Kuocang Mountain. In the end, he gave up searching for the divine sense and hurried back to Jiugai Mountain...

In just a few sentences, the amount of information is huge.He was also slightly stunned for a moment, thinking over and over again the first doubt in his heart: Who is Tang Xun?How can I know so many secrets...

Min Zhi entered the room in a hurry, and asked anxiously: "I received the news of the return trip, did you also?"

Mu Yunning pointed and saw that it was indeed a message from Mu Xi: There is something different in Jiugai Mountain, come back quickly!

"But Sister and the others don't know where they went? How can people hurry back?" Qi Zhong snuffed out the message from Chang Ting, feeling irritable.

"Hey, Uncle Xun doesn't know where he went." Min Zhi followed with a sigh.

Mu Yun put away the letter paper, and said calmly: "The letter explained that the second Patriarch Tang has returned first. Miss Fang and Brother Yuanqian have also found news of their relatives. We don't have to worry, let's go back to Shangjiang to deal with business. .”

"Huh? Letter? Where did you get the letter? Show me." Qi Zhong's heart was hanging too high, and he couldn't touch the ground for a while, so he asked for the letter.

Mu Yun raised his hand to stop him, stared at him, and asked calmly, "Can't you even trust me?"

"I... This is not a question of trust or not, I just want to confirm." Qi Zhong scratched his head in a daze.

Mu Yun lowered his eyes and said: "Urgent news, it means something urgent. Let's go back first."

"Okay." Qi finally mistakenly thought that Mu Yun was angry that he didn't know the priorities, and didn't ask too many questions.

The three of them kept walking, took shortcuts again, and hurried back to the border of Shangjiang.

……

In a small inn.

"The dishes are here, guests, take your time."

Xiaoer Maliu put the dishes together and greeted him.

Qi Zhong took a look at the dishes, they were quite tempting, after he took a sip, he felt that they were not satisfactory.

"Hey, why don't you eat?"

Noticing that the people around him had been silent and distracted, Qi Zhong asked, and put a piece of braised pork into Mu Yun's bowl, signaling him to eat seriously.

"Thank you... I'll do it myself."

He didn't even come to refuse, and the food in the bowl was piled up into a hill.Mu Yun stopped thinking and hurriedly stopped.

"Oh, don't see outsiders. I know you tend to be distracted when eating, so I kindly remind you, you're welcome."

Qi Zhong deliberately took an extra pair of serving chopsticks and put them on the plate for easy use.

It was only then that Min Zhi understood why Qi Zhong always asked for two pairs of chopsticks before every meal, and he had never seen him be so blatantly considerate to anyone.

Feeling stuffy for a while, she silently put down the bowls and chopsticks, got up and said, "I'll go to pay the bill first."

Mu Yun came back to his senses and persuaded: "No need, Miss Min, I just got married."

It was him again.Min Zhi sighed secretly, not very grateful, but felt like a freeloader, inexplicably upset, and he was not short of the money...

She said lightly: "Oh, then I'm full, let's go out for a walk."

Mu Yun looked away hesitantly, listening to the other party talking with his back to him, his tone seemed a little displeased, and he was puzzled, when and what happened to make people unhappy again.

Min Zhi was about to go out of the store to breathe, when two guests suddenly approached outside the inn, and passed her by, their faces were familiar, making her stunned.

Xiao Er hurried to say hello: "Two guest officers, please come inside."

"Well. Lead us to the first-class guest room in your store..."

The man who was traveling with him gave instructions to Xiao Er, Min Zhi listened carefully and felt more familiar, and murmured: "Cousin?"

Turning around quickly, Min Zhi shouted in surprise: "Weier! It's you!"

Facing the sudden embrace, Lin Weier was a little astonished, and smiled with joy: "Azhi! Long time no see!"

Tang Lanqi turned around when he heard the sound, and found that it was his cousin, and stepped forward with a sigh: "Cousin, I didn't expect you to return to Shangjiang so soon?"

Min Zhi said angrily: "Why, I went out to run errands for your family, you still don't want me to come back?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? The Tang Mansion is also your home."

The three of them exchanged a few simple greetings, and saw Mu Yun and the two came over after hearing the sound, saluted each other, and chatted to show their respect.

Everyone briefly explained their respective journeys, and comforted each other a few words, and Qi Zhong and Tang Lanqi parted ways.

When rushing back to his home at the fork in the road to say goodbye, Qi Zhong, who had been telling stories to Lin Weier all the way, fell silent for no reason.

"Hey brother Yun, am I..."

Qi Zhong turned sideways in a daze, mistakenly thinking that Mu Yun was still by his side, but in a blink of an eye, there was no one there.

Lin Weier noticed his strangeness, and said with concern: "Brother Qi, Young Master Mu just left us at a fork in the road. Didn't you say goodbye to him?"

"Uh, I..." Qi Zhong looked back a little disappointed, and glanced at the bottom of the mountain steps, thinking why he was so worthless, he went home, and was still thinking about outsiders.

"Okay. If you miss him, it's not too late to go to Fufeng as a guest after you go back to the teacher's gate and finish talking with Master Qi?" Lin Weier patted him on the shoulder in relief.

Qi Zhong raised his head tremblingly, denying: "Who, who said I missed him. I suddenly remembered that he didn't seem to say thank you to me. I have helped him a lot along the way..."

"He said it. I heard it all..." Lin Weier simply retorted.

Qi Zhong refused to admit it while walking: "Oh no. You heard it wrong, I have to ask him next time..."

"Uh... well."

Turn the corner to find someone.Lin Weier could hear it, so he simply didn't refute him.

……

Outside the Shimen Mountain, Qi Zhong saw a patch of green ivy intertwined on the wall of the Zhumen, emerald and verdant.He stopped in his tracks, dazed slightly, he had been sleeping outside for so long, and now he finally had a place where he could cleanse himself.In this door, there are his childhood, his most beloved master and uncle, and...

In a trance, the wealthy door suddenly opened, and in the light and shadow, a kind old man walked towards him, smiling kindly at him.

Qi Zhong immediately moistened his eyes, his heart was full of longing, he knelt down with tears in his eyes, and shouted tremblingly: "Master!"

×

On Fufeng Mountain.

In Guisi Hall, Mu Yun hastily arranged everything and rushed over to ask Mu Xi for details: "Cousin, why did you send me back in such a hurry?"

Mu Xi was slightly surprised by his efficiency, hesitated for a moment, and said bluntly: "It's hard to say for a while. To put it simply, the immortal of Jiugai Mountain is ill. He ordered you to go home and wait for news. He is ready to take over at any time." Tongjiang matters."

Mu Yun frowned slightly. He had considered even worse situations, but he didn't expect it to be such a difficult problem.

"Then I would like to ask my cousin, does the matter of being ill allude to Ascension, or..."

Mu Xi silently shook her head, signaling him not to speak nonsense.

"The Immortal Venerable said so. Now Jiugai Mountain has been sealed off, and the Liuzhen Immortal has retreated for half a month. Only the Mu family knows the news. The purpose is to wait for you to come back and stabilize people's hearts. To avoid more troubles."

"Then when did you return home, cousin?"

"It's been half a year since I returned."

Mu Xi replied truthfully, thinking about it carefully, if Luo Qingchen hadn't also received the edict, I'm afraid it would be difficult for him to leave Huayue Villa now.

After calculating the time in his head, he found that the deviation was too large, and Mu Yun couldn't help being confused. He guessed that it should be in the deep sea, which is isolated from the outside world, so it's because the days are like years.

Mu Xi sighed: "You will be caught off guard if something happens suddenly. But you must also be vigilant. I believe that you will receive a summons from Jiugai Mountain soon."

"Yeah." Mu Yun nodded slowly with a solemn expression.

"What's wrong? Is there anything on your mind?"

"May I ask if Liuzhen Immortal Venerable has mentioned the Kuocang Mountain faction among the political leaders in the past year?"

Mu Xi was taken aback: "After I returned home, I checked the files, but I didn't find any information related to this."

"Okay." Mu Yun nodded lightly, his eyes lit up, and he said firmly, "Before the decree of the Immortal Venerable comes down, I want to visit someone first."

"Are you going out again? Who made you..."

Mu Xi looked at him suspiciously, revealing an inexplicable joke in his words.

Knowing that he misunderstood, Mu Yun hurriedly explained: "Cousin, don't misunderstand, this trip has nothing to do with personal affairs."

Mu Xi didn't ask him too much about where he was going, and only asked: "You have your own plans, I won't ask more. It's just that you have to keep in mind that only by becoming an immortal can you glorify your family, gain power, and better manage Tongjiang. Let the common people be at peace..."

Mu Yun felt exhausted after hearing these words from a young age, and nodded, "I know. Thank you cousin for your advice."

On the way back to Yunfang, Mu Yun's heart slowly calmed down, as if falling into the abyss at a very slow speed, and he was in a daze.

He still remembered that in the winter when he was a child, his father ordered his servants to send him to Mount Jiugai alone. The Immortal Liuzhen said that he was a good seedling and worthy of cultivation, so he stayed behind.

Immortal Liuzhen was very tolerant and alienated, and didn't even accept him as a mentor, but just let him continue to improve his cultivation and surpass many people.

He seldom goes home, and since his mother passed away from a serious illness, his feelings for the Mu family have become even weaker.

Until one day, he became the crown prince of the fairy, and the whole family was very proud.Since then, the incense in the ancestral hall has flourished, and the family has also become lively.There were those who came and went to give gifts, and those who clung to and made friends. At that time, he was still young. He only felt that these people disliked the poor and loved the rich, and they were extremely snobbish. , Abandoned business, did not fully understand the truth of ritual and joy.

……

Mu Yun was fascinated by the memories, and had already walked back to the cloud room before he knew it.

Seeing that there were no people in the house for a long time, and the bookshelves were full of dust, he cherished the books and began to clean them carefully.

Wipe the crooked books one by one, and put them back in their original place, until the corner of a letter was pulled out when the last layer was cleaned up.

When Mu Yun took out the letter, he also dropped a sketch.He quickly picked it up and hid it in his sleeve, so as not to be seen by others. The painting was made before he came out of the mountain. On it was a small portrait of a woman wearing a veil. ...

As for the letter, Mu Yun hesitated for a moment, opened it, and saw that the handwriting was beautiful and elegant, and it should have been written by a woman, but he was so unfamiliar that he didn't know who wrote it.

It wasn't until after reading the contents of the letter that Mu Yun came back to his senses, staring in shock at the word "Tongtong" at the end.

"Did that girl come to the door in person while I was away?"

Mu Yun speculated that this might be possible, and was inexplicably annoyed. Has he been approached to complete what he promised?But I clearly have my own heart...

It happened that Mu Yin came to help him clean up the dust, and she smiled as soon as she entered the door: "Brother Yun, what are you thinking? I just stood there in a daze."

Mu Yun stepped forward holding the letter paper, and asked anxiously: "Second sister, during the time I was away, has a woman at home come to look for me?"

"During that time, your cousin was not at home, and I was so busy that I really didn't pay attention."

"Think again."

Mu Yin saw that he was rarely so excited, and the object of the question was a woman, so she couldn't help being suspicious, and said with a smile: "Brother Yun, why did you ask me such a strange question as soon as you came back?"

"I... I promised her, but I forgot to tell you when I left. I'm afraid that she will come back because of misunderstanding. I just want to make sure..."

"I want to make sure, has your sister wronged her?"

"Uh, it's not like that, Second Sister." Mu Yun smiled lightly and shook his head, he just wanted to know who this person was.

"No one else. It's just... Miss Lu's family once visited our house..."

"Her?" Mu Yun pursed her lips, "Second Sister, think about it carefully, is there anyone else?"

Mu Yun was a little unwilling to believe that Lu Shutong's temperament was weak and gentle, which was quite different from that Tongtong girl, so it shouldn't be her.

Mu Yin thought about it for a long time, but still shook her head: "This, it should be gone."

"What exactly did you promise the other party? Why is your tone so serious?"

Mu Yun blinked his eyes weakly, with a distressed look on his face: "Miss Tongtong, when I was passing through Luanyang and was in danger, I rescued her out of righteousness. At that time, something happened abruptly, and I was afraid that she would be innocent, so I had to tell her my name and where I lived, and I should marry her." promise……"

"What?" Mu Yin's eyes widened, both startled and angry, how could her younger brother be so stupid, and just be cheated out of his marriage by a girl who doesn't know his real name.

"Brother Yun, you are so stupid, what if she is a liar?"

"But I can't break my promise and ruin my reputation, not to mention that she has kindness to me..."

"You! Your mind is too straightforward. You can't make rash claims on this matter. I will discuss it with your cousin. If this girl really comes to your door, we will check for you..."

"Second sister, I..."

Mu Yun was about to say something, but Mu Yin gave him an annoyed look, and left with tea.