When it was dark, Mu Qing found the bandits' den.
There were only three men who knew some basic martial arts. They could deal with ordinary people without any problem, but they were no match for Mu Qing at all.
Mu Qing rushed in suddenly and beat him up without asking any questions.
At first the bandits were cursing and threatening, but later they kept begging for mercy.
"Did you attack a family of three at the foot of the mountain today?"
"Auntie... we, we just want to eat..."
"Eat a bite of food?" Mu Qing sneered and pierced one of the men's hamstrings with a sword. "Are you going to kill three people just to eat a bite of food?"
Two more swords pierced the tendons of the other two people. "I won't kill you today. If I kill you, I will be no different from you. But you remember, I remember your appearance very clearly."
"Once you commit crimes and kill people, someone will come to take your heads!"
The bandits had thought they were doomed to die, but now, although each of them had one tendon cut, their lives were saved, and they could not even wail, but kept kowtowing.
Mu Qing was too lazy to look any further and went down the mountain directly.
It was easy to find the carriage after going down the mountain because there was a small light hanging in front of the carriage.
A handsome man dressed as a scholar sat in the driving seat of the carriage, as if he had been waiting there without moving.
"Scholar, let's go."
The man looked at her and said, "Okay."
The carriage quickly left the mountain range. Mu Qing later drew the portraits of the three people and put them in his basement shop, asking people to supervise them. But he never heard of these people killing people.
Because they have no chance.
Mu Qing will never know that the three people she let go have now turned into three cold corpses.
After the carriage had been going for a while, Mu Qing got out and sat next to Su Yan.
"My uncle's biological parents were also killed by bandits..."
The man stared at her with his eyes, "Then why did Miss Mu let those three bandits go?"
Mu Qing's eyes widened, "How do you know?"
"There are three different traces of blood on Miss Mu's sword."
Mu Qing looked down at his sword. Is there any difference between the blood from killing someone and the blood from cutting someone's tendons?
Why do I feel like something is wrong...
At this moment, a strange little bird flew over the horse's head.
Mu Qing looked up and saw that this little thing was not afraid of people?
Just as I was thinking this, I saw the scholar next to me reaching out to take something from the bird's feet.
The little bird flapped its wings and quickly dived into the black night sky.
Even faster than the Saker Falcon!
Mu Qing was stunned.
In the blink of an eye, Su Yan beside him had already finished reading the message on the note.
There actually is such a strange messenger bird. Mu Qing retracted his gaze and looked at the scholar beside him. For the first time, he became curious about his family background.
"Miss Mu, I can't accompany you to the desert."
There was nothing unusual on his handsome face, but Mu Qing felt that something was different.
"Scholar, is there something urgent at home?"
"No, I'm going to the capital."
Capital city?
Isn’t he from Beijing?
Why go to the capital now if you're not taking the exam?
"Then I won't go either. I'll just go home."
The man glanced at her and said nothing more.
However, on the rest of the journey, although Su Yan rarely spoke before, Mu Qing still felt the difference.
What's going on?
She glanced at the man driving the carriage. His facial features were soft and delicate, so elegant, even slender. There were very few men who were so handsome and elegant. Especially his clear eyes, which were always so peaceful, like the deep pools of two lakes.
It hasn't changed at all.
But it has indeed changed again!
After a long while.
"Scholar, you hate me, don't you?" she asked suddenly.
The man driving the coach was slightly stunned.
Mu Qing tilted her head slightly, "Even if you don't hate me, you just want to get rid of me as soon as possible and run as far away as possible. It would be best if you never run into me again in this life, right?"
The man was speechless, obviously agreeing. Seeing this, Mu Qing smiled happily.
"Scholar, you must like those kind of gentle and refined ladies from noble families."
She moved closer to him, and the man retreated a little without leaving any trace. She said slyly, "I also thought I liked the kind of chivalrous warriors who were happy to take revenge and were as carefree as the wind, but what can I do? I think I like you a little bit..."
"Miss Mu..."
Mu Qing shrugged. "To be honest, although no one in Kyoto came to propose marriage, in my hometown in Shu, there were many people who wanted to arrange a marriage for me when I was still an infant. Later, when I was older, matchmakers almost knocked down the door of my house. But, I just hate those people."
The man was silent for a moment, "Why?"
"Do I even need to ask that?" Mu Qing wrinkled his nose childishly. "It's not me they like, it's the influence of our Mu family in Shu."
Then he said firmly, "You won't."
The man looked at her, "Is that why you did this?"
"Yes." Mu Qing didn't think there was anything wrong.
A hint of mischief flashed across her eyes as she looked at him.
"I really think you're pretty good. If you can't find a lady you like, I could consider marrying you, how about that?"
He shifted his gaze back.
"Hahahaha, you really scared me."
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm just joking, don't take it seriously. I, Mu Qing, am not that shameless. I would force myself on someone even though she clearly doesn't like me..."
"Let's go, let's go back to Beijing."
Su Yan still didn't say anything, but after she looked away, he glanced at her thoughtfully.
At this moment in Kyoto, many people are still too excited to sleep.
They were all reminiscing about the grand occasion during the day.
Just thinking about the 33,000 ceremonial guards winding from the imperial palace to the city gates is shocking enough.
And because the emperor and the empress dowager were jointly presiding over the wedding, at this time, the colorful lanterns in the palace were lit high, and huge bells and drums rang out in the vast sky and earth, causing waves of echoes.
When members of the royal family get married, they don't get married in their own house.
The ceremony was held in the imperial palace, in the imperial ancestral temple.
Such occasions.
Even in the palace.
One hundred thousand elite soldiers were lined up in neat rows, each standing straight with his eyes straight ahead.
There were countless palace maids and eunuchs, coming and going in an orderly manner.
Ministers of status and position in the court were all guests of honor.
The court officials who had laughed at Ling Sheng a few days ago were now so jealous that their eyes were red with joy.
Jealous!
But there is nothing I can do even if I’m jealous!
I can only hold it in!
At this moment, sitting on the high throne were Emperor Jing, the Queen who was there for show, and the Queen Mother who was kind and amiable with a happy face.
Of course, the first person sitting at the bottom is Ling Sheng’s father.
"The time has come—"
Baili Feiyue, who was wearing a red veil, felt that this feeling was really strange, as if she had never experienced it before.
Well, it seems she hasn't experienced it.
Until she noticed that the breathing of everyone around her suddenly changed, and even the whole scene felt strangely suffocating.
Then, one of her hands was held by a slightly cool hand.
The breathing of those people has not yet slowed down.
After all, today is a wedding, so Changsun Wuji wouldn’t be without a mask…
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