Tang Jingrui saw that she was wearing a red flying fish robe, and quickly bowed and saluted: "Your humble servant greets the governor-general."

He knew when Mu Nanjin returned to Kyoto, but he didn't have time to say hello to her because he had to send his grandparents and parents back to his hometown the next day.

Afterwards, I took care of the official business in my hometown, which is why I have been delayed until now in returning to the capital.

But what he didn't expect was that he only met Mu Nanjin a few months late, and the other party was already the governor-general, and his official rank was several levels higher than his.

Mu Nanjin hummed lightly: "Yeah."

[Tang Jingrui, you would never have thought that the girl who chased you back then not only became an official, but her official rank is higher than yours. ]

[If I knew that I was not only the vice governor but also the Duke, I wonder if I would regret it so much that I would pound my chest, hehe. ]

Tang Jingrui's pupils shrank slightly, and a hint of disbelief flashed in his eyes.

She even became a duke? [It's no use regretting, this girl doesn't like you. ]

[However, Tang Jingrui is not a person who likes to cling to others, otherwise he would have married the daughter of the Minister of Personnel long ago. ]

[The real power-hungry people are his grandparents, who only want their grandson to climb up the social ladder, but they didn't expect that their grandson is arrogant and disdains to rely on his family to gain wealth and honor, and only wants to rely on his own strength to gain everyone's recognition. ]

[Tsk, the wishful thinking finally failed. ]

[It's a pity that the Tang family left the capital too early and didn't see me become the Duke of Zhenguo.]

[How about I wear the official uniform of the Duke of Zhenguo and visit their hometown, hehe. ]

Tang Jingrui: “…”

[Alas, forget it. ]

[After all, between us and the Tang family, the ones who suffered the most damage are still the Tang family.]

Mu Nanjin asked: "You want to see the governor too? Then let's go in together."

Tang Jingrui replied in a conventional manner: "Yes."

Mu Nanjin glanced at him and said, "You can treat me the same way in the future as you did before. Don't be so reserved."

[It's fine if people I don't know well are respectful to me, but it's boring if people I know well also do this.]

"yes."

Tang Jingrui was also not used to following the rules in front of her.

The two walked into the Governor's Courtyard. The Left Governor's Co-governor, who was explaining things to the Imperial Guards, saw Mu Nanjin coming and immediately put down his work and came to Mu Nanjin, smiling and bowing: "Your subordinate greets the Duke."

Mu Nanjin said, "No need to be polite. In the future, unless it's an important occasion, there's no need to be so polite."

[The Left Governor-General and the Deputy Governor have to salute me, so what about the Governor-General who is only half a rank higher than the Left Governor-General? Should he also salute me? ]

[I'm really looking forward to him bowing to me, hehe. ]

Jinyiwei: "..."

The governor in the secretarial room: "..."

The left governor's deputy asked with a smile, "Are you here to see the governor? He is in the room."

"oh."

Mu Nanjin walked into Gu Ming's office.

The Left Military Governor, who was still outside the office, said to Tang Jingrui, "You're back."

Tang Jingrui saluted him.

"All your work these days will be taken over by Lord Deng. You can go and hand it over to him yourself."

The Left Governor-General has a lot of things to do, so I won't chat with him.

Gu Ming in the office looked at Mu Nanjin who came in and asked, "Why are you here?"

Mu Nanjin saw that he was still sitting on the chair and frowned: "You won't salute me?"

Gu Ming replied, "Didn't you just tell the Left Governor-General that in the future, unless it is an important occasion, there is no need to bow to you?"

Mu Nanjin: “…”

Gu Ming put down his pen and asked, "Have you had breakfast? If not, there is a breakfast on the table."

Mu Nanjin glanced at the food box on the coffee table: "Prepared for me?"

"Um."

Mu Nanjin opened the food box and smelled the delicious aroma: "How did you know I would come?"

“I prepare an extra breakfast every day.”

Mu Nanjin was surprised.

Gu Ming stood up and sat next to her, scooped a bowl of white porridge for her, and then put a piece of golden pancake on her plate.

"I bought the pancakes from a famous pancake shop. I thought they tasted great, so I bought two for you to try."

Mu Nanjin ate a piece of cake, drank some porridge and said, "Gu Ming, do you really like me?"

"yes."

"I practice the ruthless way. I will never be emotionally attached to you or anyone else. Do you want to like me too?"

"I like you not because you can be affectionate to others, but because of your other strengths, and..." Gu Ming picked up another piece of dessert and put it in her bowl: "The ruthless way is not really ruthless, but it puts away all emotions and feelings so that you can focus more on cultivation, so that your cultivation can improve faster. When your cultivation reaches the highest level, it is like your current cultivation has reached the peak, and the ruthless way is dispensable to you. In the end, it all depends on whether you are willing to be affectionate."

In order to truly understand the Way of Ruthlessness, he once went to the world of cultivation to investigate.

Many ruthless cultivators have lost their power due to falling in love, which has led to their inner demons being unable to improve their realms, or even becoming possessed by demons or becoming disabled. Some have fallen in love at the Tribulation Crossing Stage, which has led to failure in their ascension. These all show that ruthless cultivators can fall in love, but emotions will shake their hearts and the state of mind of cultivation, leading to failure in cultivation.

Over time, everyone believes that the ruthless way cannot be emotional, and they are accustomed to not letting themselves get emotional.

Of course, it is best not to get emotional when practicing the ruthless way, at least it is best not to get emotional before you reach the Mu Nanjin realm, otherwise it is easy to fail.

Mu Nanjin: “…”

Gu Ming asked: "You don't believe what I said?"

"Of course not." Mu Nanjin was silent for a moment and said, "In fact, I have also guessed this."

[I won’t talk about being emotional all the time. Just looking at the fact that I often laugh so happily in my heart without feeling any discomfort, I feel that the so-called ruthlessness is bullshit. ]

[Well, I can't really say that. I should say that my cultivation is too high, so it doesn't matter even if I'm moved.]

[All in all, I can only blame myself for being too powerful. The ruthless way can no longer affect me, hehe.]

【I am awesome.】

Gu Ming: “…”

Aren't they talking about whether Wuqing Dao can be emotional? Why is she praising herself in her heart?

That's all.

She has been accustomed to not feeling emotional for so many years, so don't rush her to feel emotional right away.

Mu Nanjin asked: "But I have never felt emotional. What should you do?"

"I can't predict what will happen in the future, just like you can't be sure that you won't be emotional in the future."

Mu Nanjin thought about it and decided not to continue the topic: "I came to you to ask if I have any mission?"

"You are now a Duke, and only the Emperor can assign you tasks. However, the Emperor knows that you will come to the Duwei Mansion again, so he has instructed that your future tasks are to visit each government office when you are free. If you encounter something you don't like, you can execute it first and report it later."

Gu Ming picked up the imperial sword hanging on the wall and handed it to her.

Mu Nanjin asked: "Can we go anywhere?"

"Yes, do you have somewhere you want to go?"

"have."

"where?"

"The Imperial Palace."

Gu Ming: "..." (End of this chapter)