Chapter 7 Don't Lie to Me
In order to avoid exposing her face, Mu Shuangyan's veil was particularly tightly fastened. Therefore, even when Tang Qiuyue took her jumping, the veil accidentally touched some branches several times, but it did not fall off and remained intact on Mu Shuangyan's head.
This time, in order to see the scenery more clearly, Mu Shuangyan made a bold decision.
She took the initiative to lift the white veil of her hat and expressed her gratitude to Tang Qiuyue.
Tang Qiuyue was originally looking at the magnificent scenery with Mu Shuangyan. When she heard Mu Shuangyan's ethereal and pleasant voice, she looked back. The next second, her pupils dilated involuntarily and she was stunned.
What a shocking face this is!
Her skin is as white as cream, her eyebrows are like willow catkins, her eyes are like pearls, her nose is like beautiful jade, her lips are like peach petals, and her hair is like an ink waterfall.
Mu Shuangyan just stayed there motionless, doing nothing, but her face made the surroundings dim and all eyes were focused on her face.
"you……"
For a moment, Tang Qiuyue was speechless and couldn't say anything.
Hearing that he only uttered one word and then fell silent, Mu Shuangyan frowned slightly and turned to look at Tang Qiuyue.
With this turn, Mu Shuangyan's entire face was completely revealed in front of Tang Qiuyue. Tang Qiuyue's brain suddenly crashed and she was completely speechless.
"Why aren't you talking?" Mu Shuangyan wondered.
As soon as she spoke, Tang Qiuyue finally came back to her senses. She immediately turned her head away and looked at the scenery in the distance. Only then did she come to her senses and slowly said, "You are quite beautiful."
In her past life, she had never seen such a beautiful and delicate appearance.
No wonder she dared not show up and had to cover her face with a veil. Such a stunning face would definitely cause a sensation among the crowd.
Mu Shuangyan didn't feel anything about Tang Qiuyue's evaluation. She certainly knew that she was extremely beautiful.
After all, all the suffering she had endured in her life was due to her beauty.
Not wanting to discuss her appearance, Mu Shuangyan asked what she wanted to know most: "How did you come up with the idea of giving me this scenery as a gift?"
Hearing this, Tang Qiuyue's attention was immediately diverted, but she still didn't dare to look directly at Mu Shuangyan's face, for fear of becoming panicked.
She looked into the distance, her eyes revealing a hint of pride.
"On the way to Jiucai Country with my family, we had to stop the carriage for some reason and wait for one of my family members to solve his problem.
It took a long time for him to solve his problem. In order to pass the time, one of my other family members would choose to practice martial arts on the spot, while the other would choose to lean under a tree and read the books he brought from home.
I am actually a somewhat impetuous person, and my mind is not stable. Most of the time I continue to practice martial arts, but occasionally I would like to find something else to do alone.
There happened to be a tree nearby, and I couldn't help but climb it. It so happened that the tree where we landed was very tall. Even though I was far away from the tree at that time, I could still see it.
At that time, I made up my mind that I must find this particularly tall tree, so every time I stopped, I would climb up and look to see if I was close to the tall tree.
As we got closer to Jiucai Country, I finally found this tree."
When she said the last sentence, Tang Qiuyue's tone began to reveal a little pride.
She stared at every expression on Tang Qiuyue's face, and when she noticed that Tang Qiuyue raised her eyebrows and looked smug, Mu Shuangyan couldn't help but smile.
"What happens next?" Mu Shuangyan asked softly.
"Then~" Tang Qiuyue raised her chin and said proudly, "I climbed up this tree and found this beautiful view in front of me that I can enjoy alone."
Having said this, Tang Qiuyue paused for a moment, then turned her head and stared into Mu Shuangyan's eyes with burning gaze.
"You told me you wanted to find a place where no one would bother you. Isn't that a coincidence? My first instinct was to bring you here! It's so high up here, few people can climb up, and they often run out of energy.
And the scenery here is so beautiful, it’s a perfect place to be alone.”
Although he is an ordinary person, in fact, even someone with great martial arts skills may not be able to match Tang Qiuyue's conditions.
Because of the weapons, Tang Qiu had to give priority to physical training. He was the most physically fit among Xu Ren'er and his group. In addition, Tang Qiuyue's bones were not broad and her figure was slender, so she could perform light work effortlessly and crawl flexibly.
As soon as Tang Qiuyue finished speaking, a string suddenly flashed in her mind. She carefully thought about her words and suddenly realized it.
"Oh, I told you to find a place where no one would disturb you. How could I have forgotten about myself? I'm also a human being! I can't be here!!"
He did it as soon as he thought of it. Before Mu Shuangyan could speak to stop him, she watched Tang Qiuyue jump directly from the branch and disappeared.
Mu Shuangyan was stunned, and after she realized what was happening, she was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"Qiuyue."
Mu Shuangyan looked down, her hair falling down. She lifted the hair that was blocking her view and called softly, "Qiuyue, can you hear me? Come up quickly!"
No one responded, and there was silence.
But Mu Shuangyan knew that Tang Qiuyue would definitely hear it.
After all, she is just a weak woman at the moment. If she is left at such a high place, she will fall and die if she is not careful.
It was so dangerous that Tang Qiuyue couldn't help but pay attention to her safety.
What's more, she was brought up by Tang Qiuyue. Without Tang Qiuyue, would she be allowed to climb down by herself?
Thoughts spun rapidly in her mind. Mu Shuangyan blinked her eyes, as if she had made up her mind. She smiled knowingly and called out softly:
"Qiuyue, the agreement between us is complete. I agree to be your friend. Come up quickly! I want to talk to you."
As soon as these words came out, a pretty face suddenly enlarged in front of Mu Shuangyan's eyes, which scared her. This person was Tang Qiuyue.
Tang Qiuyue stared at her intently and asked in an extremely serious tone:
"Really? Don't lie to me! I'm serious about being your friend. You're not afraid I won't take you down, you're not threatening me, are you? I won't agree to that.
Don't worry, even if you don't want to, as long as you ask, I will make sure you land safely on the ground!"
Listening attentively to every word of Tang Qiuyue, Mu Shuangyan felt warmth all over her body and couldn't help smiling.
For the first time, she felt so relaxed and happy, and all of this came from the girl in red who she had known for less than a day.
She stared straight at Tang Qiuyue and said sincerely, "Really! From now on, you are my friend, Mu Shuangyan."
"Wow! That's great! I'll have my own friends now."
Tang Qiuyue said excitedly. She felt from the bottom of her heart that today was really a very lucky day.
"Didn't you have any friends before?"
Hearing this, Mu Shuangyan was puzzled.
A bright and sunny person like Tang Qiuyue would surely attract many people who would want to make friends with her. How could she not have any friends?!
"Really not." Tang Qiuyue was particularly patient in explaining to her in detail about the first friend she had made in her life.
“As long as I can remember, I have lived in a remote mountain village with my brother.
Our family was not well off, and we relied on my brother to go up the mountain to chop firewood and sell it for a living in his spare time from practicing martial arts.
Of course, in the later period, my brother’s martial arts became more and more advanced, and he could handle all the work that adults could do, so our family’s financial conditions became better and better.
When I reached a certain age, I followed my brother and learned martial arts with his master.
At the beginning, there were only three of us practicing martial arts together. Later, the master found a new apprentice from somewhere. He was a little older than me and started practicing martial arts with us.
Later, the new apprentice brought a cute little dog-like creature, who was accepted as a disciple by the master.
To me, they are all indispensable family members in my life, but other than that, I have not had much contact with other people.
You are the first friend I met after leaving the village."
"Aren't there any other girls of the right age in the village?"
"Yes." Tang Qiuyue shook her head helplessly, "But they don't want to be friends with me. They think that as a girl, I'm actually learning martial arts. I don't look like a girl, I'm not virtuous enough, and I might not be able to get married in the future. They are afraid that being friends with me will affect them in some way and prevent them from getting married."
"So what do you think?"
After hearing about Tang Qiuyue's past, Mu Shuangyan couldn't help but feel sorry for her, and she asked subconsciously.
"I feel okay. Although I don't have friends, I have family. They cry with me, laugh with me, and, out of curiosity, they accompany me to watch meteor showers late at night. On rainy days, when Master isn't around, they play with me and have water fights. Because of them, I feel full of energy. How should I put it? I feel really happy."
Mu Shuangyan knew that what the girl in front of her said was the truth, but the content was not complete.
Just okay? That means there are still regrets, right?
Why else would you be so obsessed with making a friend?
But she didn't intend to expose her. She just looked intently at the girl in red in front of her and listened to her talk about her past in detail.
"The martial arts tournament will be held in three days. You and your family will be among the contestants, correct?"
Tang Qiuyue didn't understand why Mu Shuangyan suddenly asked this question, but she still answered it.
"Yes, do you want to come see me?"
"Of course, I'll be there to cheer you on. I also want to meet your family. They must be very warm people."
"Of course! I will introduce you to them in a grand manner. Hehe!" Tang Qiuyue said excitedly.
"Can you tell me a little bit about them? I'm afraid they might say the wrong thing if I run into them."
"No! Let me tell you about my brother first. His name is..."
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The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the night is quiet.
"Just send me here. We're right in front of our house. It can't be that dangerous. You should go back quickly."
Mu Shuangyan watched Tang Qiuyue's back as she walked away little by little, with her gentle smile still on her face. She only stopped smiling when she was completely sure that Tang Qiuyue was gone.
"squeak--"
The door suddenly opened and an elderly grandmother appeared. She was a little surprised to see Mu Shuangyan standing at the door of their house.
"Miss, are you standing here to seek justice from my master?"
After all, their master is well-known for his integrity and honesty, so it is normal for some people to come to him for help rashly.
Mu Shuangyan shook her head slightly.
"No, I was just passing by. Sorry to bother you."
After she finished speaking, she walked away from her mansion under the old lady's gaze.
"What a strange person." The old lady sighed.
Mu Shuangyan walked casually, thinking about her next plan in her mind.
Since she had to stay in Jiucai Country, having no place to live was not a solution. The Mu Mansion had been burned down by her, and she definitely couldn't go to Ai Fengdou's place. It seemed that she could only stay in an inn.
Since she wanted to stay in an inn, she might as well find the most famous inn in Jiajiucai Country. Even if Tang Qiuyue found out, she could find an excuse to turn the matter away.
"Tsk tsk tsk, little girl, where are you going at this late hour?"
Several casually dressed men suddenly appeared in front of her, blocking her way.
Their eyes were cloudy, and they were playing with a knife in their hands, constantly looking up and down at Mu Shuangyan's graceful figure with obscene eyes.
"Get out of the way." Mu Shuangyan said coldly.
Unexpectedly, her sweet voice made the men even more excited.
"Hey, the little girl has such a beautiful voice! Isn't that perfect? She'll really liven up our fun later, hehehe!"
After she said this, the other men echoed her and began to chatter in front of her about what they were going to do next.
A lot of obscene words poured into Mu Shuangyan's ears, and her face became colder and colder.
She didn't move, and the group of people opposite her just thought she was scared and didn't take her seriously at all.
This is the capital of the Jiucai Kingdom. Under the emperor's rule, public security is good, but even so, there are still some fish that slip through the net.
When one of them was about to step forward to lift her white veil, the next second, their faces all turned green and they knelt on the ground. After a while, their eyes rolled back and they lay on the ground, saying goodbye to the world.
Mu Shuangyan stared at everything happening in front of her with an expressionless face, then calmly opened her sleeves, took out a bottle of medicine from her sleeves, and sprinkled it on several people.
The flesh and blood disappeared, leaving only bones.
"You don't know your own limitations."
After completing all the operations, Mu Shuangyan casually said four words and left.
Come to think of it, she had to thank these little hooligans. If they hadn't appeared and indirectly reminded her, she would have almost forgotten about it.
There are still some people in Jiucai Country whose lives she has not yet taken.
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