Chapter 181 [Alien] Goodbye Xiaojin

"So where have you been for the past half month?"

"I haven't been away for half a month."

"What's the meaning?"

"Your Majesty sent me into the mirror, but after I left the mirror I ended up in the underworld. It took me only half a day to return to the palace. But think about it, there is a spatial distortion between the underworld and the human world, so perhaps time is also distorted." Mu Chi said.

The two stood in the corridor of Changning Palace, and soon an old nanny came out.

"The princess is back. Her Majesty is very worried about you." Nanny Li said worriedly. Then she noticed that there was a strange man beside Ye Ying'er, and his appearance...

"This is... the prince?"

Nanny Li couldn't be sure. Although they looked similar, their temperaments were different.

"He's not a prince, he's a cultivator." Ye Ying'er said, "Let's go see the queen first."

Ye Ying'er walked in front.

"Nannan, how's the situation?" When the Queen Mother saw Ye Ying'er coming back, Nan Feng stood up from the chair.

"No, I didn't find anything, but I brought someone back."

As soon as she finished speaking, Nanny Li led Mu Chi in.

The Queen Mother took a closer look and asked in surprise, "Mu Xiuwen?"

"Your Majesty, he's not the Crown Prince, but you've met him before. It was on your birthday, and His Majesty personally verified his identity. At the time, Ying'er thought he and His Majesty were in cahoots, but later on, she realized His Majesty was using him." She stepped forward and whispered in the Queen Mother's ear, "Perhaps this man could be put to good use."

Although the Queen Mother had doubts, now was the time to use someone, and besides, this person was brought back by Ye Ying'er, so he couldn't be wrong.

"May I have your name?"

"My name is Mu Chi, and I'm honored to meet the Empress Dowager." Mu Chi saluted with his fists clasped.

"Mu Chi?"

"Your Majesty, it's the wood of grass and trees."

The Queen Mother nodded and continued, "The missing Xiu Wen is you, then..."

Ye Ying'er: "Your Majesty, the Concubine Shu is undoubtedly the Crown Prince."

The Queen Mother said: "I never thought Your Majesty would actually dare to do such a thing that goes against common sense. Truly... If Prince Rui hadn't wanted to leave, why would I have supported him to ascend the throne?"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to serve you at my utmost." Mu Chi said. Although he didn't know the reason for this matter, Xiao Jin was still with them, and he didn't know what was going on, and why he would say such words to him.

Are you still angry with him?

But no matter how angry you are, it shouldn't have turned out like this.

As for Zhu Yingyan, there is still no news.

"But I have a junior fellow apprentice who has been out of contact for half a month. I wonder if the Empress Dowager and the Princess can help me find him?"

"Of course, having your junior brother here means we have one more person."

In this way, he can go find Xiaojin with peace of mind.

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty."

"I am tired. Nannan, you know about magic and other things, so I will leave it to you."

"yes."

After Mu Chi left, Ye Ying'er followed him out.

"Where are you going?"

"If you come to my apprentice, you must ask clearly."

Ye Ying'er hesitated for a moment and said, "The person you're looking for, your junior apprentice, might be in the hands of your disciple. Your disciple hasn't just started working with the Imperial Master today. Ten days ago, he helped the fox demon in Wangyangchun Tower, killing many innocent people. Countless bodies were left outside the city. But this is just my guess."

Mu Chi frowned and looked up at the sky. It was covered with dark clouds and seemed like it was going to rain. The moon was not visible.

"Has he been in Wangyangchunlou these days?"

"I'm not sure. I don't know either, but the one most visited is Wangyangchunlou." Ye Ying'er followed his gaze. "What are you looking at? What's so good about it?"

"nothing."

He just liked looking at the moon. Lin Shiyi once said that if you can't figure something out, just look up at the sky and the moon. The bright moon can point him in the right direction, and maybe that way he can figure it out.

But he couldn't figure it out now, so he had to see Hua Jin as soon as possible and find out the reason.

"Are you going back to the Zhenbei Marquis' Mansion? The Autumn Hunt is the day after tomorrow, and you will participate as the Crown Prince. If they make any moves, it will be convenient for you and me to contact each other. If they don't, we can also plan how to counterattack them."

"good."

"I'll take you out of the palace."

"Need not."

Mu Chi raised his hand, made a gesture, and disappeared from Ye Ying'er's sight.

"Such a high level of cultivation?" She thought for a while and felt that she should make preparations for both.

It might have been him who asked Mu Chi's disciple to join the Imperial School, so we can't trust everything he says.

In a corner of the city street, Mu Chi walked here, holding the warm jade in his hand, casting a spell to find Hua Jin's trace. He followed the instructions all the way and finally arrived at Wangyangchun Tower.

His mood was extremely complicated at the moment. He looked at the brightly lit Wangyangchun from a distance, afraid that what he saw today was true. Wouldn't all the years he had taught Hua Jin be in vain? Wouldn't he be a failure as a master?

In fact, he was still very worried about Hua Jin. Hua Jin was a well-behaved child, but...

Mu Chi didn't think any further. He secretly decided to keep his distance from Hua Jin. They were just master and disciple and would only be master and disciple. There couldn't be any other feelings between them.

He walked forward and saw that Wangyangchun Tower was no different from the first time he came here. The beauty came forward to greet him.

"Master, you're here! Do you still remember me?" The beauty blinked and looked at him. Seeing that he didn't say anything, she said, "Master, I haven't been here for a long time. I miss you so much."

As the beauty spoke, she was about to take Mu Chi's arm, but he dodged her.

Mu Chi was about to speak when he saw a familiar person walking towards him.

"You go down."

The beauty stepped back.

"Xiao Jin, what are you doing here?"

"What are you doing here?"

The two spoke in unison.

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. I've already said that we're no longer master and disciple." Hua Jin turned his head away from Mu Chi, "Don't meddle in my affairs."

Mu Chi was a little angry and annoyed by Hua Jin's attitude.

"What do you mean by severing ties? Did your master ever say he would expel you from the sect?" He grabbed Hua Jin's hand and walked towards the street, "Come with me."

As soon as they walked out of Wangyangchun Tower, Hua Jin shook him off and said fiercely, "I told you to leave me alone! I don't want you as my master anymore!"

"Xiao Jin! Your master doesn't want to argue with you! Your master just wants to know what happened. If you continue to make trouble, don't blame your master!"

Hua Jin gritted his teeth and summoned the Bodhi Sword.

"Okay!" He knew that Mu Chi's cultivation was sealed, and he just wanted to let Mu Chi go, not to really fight. "Come on!"

Mu Chixin paused for a moment, not expecting Hua Jin to actually draw his sword against him.

"Good, very good!"

The round jade in his hand turned into a long whip, and the two fought from Wangyangchun to the suburbs.

After all, they were once master and apprentice, and Hua Jin's skills were all taught by Mu Chi. Soon Hua Jin was defeated.

"Master, are you willing to obey me if I hit you today?"

Hua Jin lowered his head and said nothing.

"Submit or not!" Mu Chi pressed Hua Jin again, but Hua Jin still remained silent. He was confused as to why Hua Jin was being so stubborn. Could it be that he was rebellious because of his age?

The man in front of him, who was lying on the ground with whip marks all over his body after being beaten by him, was the child he raised with his own hands. He finally felt a little soft-hearted. He squatted down, pulled Hua Jin up, and made him face him.

"What happened in the past half month? Why did you become like this? Huh?"

But Hua Jin still didn't say a word.

"What about your uncle? Have you seen him in the past half month?"

After asking so many questions, Hua Jin still didn't say anything, and didn't even look at him. He lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking.

Mu Chi thought that he would not answer, so he stopped asking. He took the man aside and tied him up with a spell. He picked up a few branches, piled them up, and cast a spell to make a fire.

"Xiao Jin, I'm not really going to hit you today. I... I'm worried about you."

This was the first time Mu Chi sat down and had a good talk with Hua Jin since that incident happened.

"If you're worried about me, just untie it."

Hua Jin finally spoke, but his words were neither cold nor indifferent.

But Mu Chi was not angry and even untied the rope.

"It's solved. Tell me what happened in the past half month." Mu Chi still trusted Hua Jin very much at this time. He really solved it when he said he wanted to solve it.

"Nothing, just some small things. It doesn't matter if you don't know. Now that your cultivation has recovered, you can return to Hidden Valley after everything is over."

"What about you?"

Hua Jin didn't say anything, so Mu Chi waited for him to speak.

About half an incense stick of time had passed when Mu Chi suddenly felt unwell. He felt hot and dry all over, and even his breathing became heavier.

He sat cross-legged and regulated his breathing, with a little sweat on his temples.

"What's wrong with you?" Hua Jin turned his head to look at Mu Chi, and then realized that the aphrodisiac had taken effect.

"No problem."

Hua Jin knew that this might not be a big deal. This was the best aphrodisiac given by Zuo Qianqian. Its effect was a hundred times stronger than ordinary aphrodisiacs. If it was not treated properly, it would be fatal.

He took off his outer robe, spread it on the ground, and then pulled Mu Chi to the place where he had spread it.

"What are you doing?"

"I'll help you." Hua Jin said as he untied his belt. "You don't have to struggle. The aphrodisiac will suppress your cultivation. You can't beat me now."

Mu Chi listened in confusion. He pushed Hua Jin, who was about to press on him, and asked, "When did you give me the drug?"

"The aphrodisiac will take effect every day, but don't worry, you won't be bothered by it in the future. The antidote will be delivered in a few days."

He pushed Mu Chi's legs away, but was kicked in the vital part by another foot. He felt the pain and grabbed Mu Chi's ankle as he tried to run away.

Mu Chi sat up and pushed Hua Jin away.

"If I don't help you, you will die."

Mu Chi could also feel the heat and surge in his body, but he could endure it. He and Hua Jin could no longer have this kind of physical relationship. They could only be a master-disciple relationship.

"Need not."

The drug wasn't that strong at first, so he didn't know what kind of torture he was about to endure. He lifted his sleeve, and the round jade transformed into a dagger, cutting a deep gash in his arm, causing blood to gushed out profusely.

He used pain to stay awake.

"What are you doing! Are you crazy?!" Hua Jin knocked away Mu Chi's hand holding the dagger, and the dagger fell to the ground and returned to its original shape. He tore open his clothes to bandage Mu Chi's bleeding, "You have no idea how powerful the aphrodisiac is!"

This is not something that can be withstood by just a few cuts. If they could, they wouldn't be in this situation today.

Hua Jin looked at Mu Chi in pain with complicated eyes and mixed feelings.

"You'll die if you keep going like this."

Mu Chi was not afraid of life or death at all. What he was afraid of was the bad influence it would bring to Yinyou Valley and that his disciples would not be safe.

So he didn't want to, but he couldn't die now.

"Turn around."

"I'll help you."

They both said it at the same time again, and then there was silence for a while, and the sound of the breeze blowing across the water could be faintly heard.

"unnecessary."

Hua Jin didn't know whether Mu Chi was really not afraid of death or for some other reason. He felt a little disappointed, and then he pulled Mu Chi's ankles down, and the man lay under him.

He couldn't bear to watch the person he loved die.