Chapter 47: Arranged Marriage: Isn’t it like I have a partner now?
Prince Yan's Mansion.
Outside, the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly, but inside, it was pitch black.
In the dark room, countless candles lit one after another, and the bright wicks trembled, reflecting countless shadows. They mixed together and covered the surrounding paintings in a staggered manner.
Li Yan was standing in front of a candlelit painting, staring at the person in the painting with fascination.
The young man in the painting stands proudly atop a city wall. He wears silver armor, his jet-black hair tied high with a red ribbon. In his right hand, he holds a massive spear, as tall as himself. Standing atop the wall, his eyes cast slightly downward, as if he were looking down upon the world.
High above, incomparable, untouchable by anyone.
He turned his head slightly and saw that in the painting next to him, the man with the same face had turned into a woman.
She sat in a white dress before a red paper-cut window, staring intently at the dim light of the lanterns ahead. Her features were indifferent and cold, just like the other painting, as if she cared nothing at all. But compared to the other painting, hers lacked the fiery fighting spirit and vitality, and instead held a hint of icy death.
Li Yan stepped forward, raised his hand tremblingly, and touched the woman's eyebrows.
"What on earth should I do with you?"
He had taken every precaution, but still failed to keep her.
Yes, the once famous major general, even if he had wasted his cultivation, could not trap her at all.
Thinking of this, Li Yan's face began to twist, "Don't even think about it, don't even think about escaping from me!"
He turned his head and looked viciously at another painting on the table to his left.
And the person in the painting...
"Mu! Qing!" he gritted his teeth.
His deal with Qiansha Pavilion was that he had to help them find the woman in the painting.
She looks exactly like Mu Qing, but Mu Qing is not the person they are looking for.
Li Yan picked up the painting and squinted his eyes, "If it's not Mu Qing, who else could it be?" A dark light flashed in his eyes.
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Mu Xingchen yawned. She had a bad feeling at the moment. She didn't know what was going on, but she suddenly felt very panicked.
Xiao Qi noticed something was wrong with her and asked, "What's wrong, Xingchen?"
Mu Xingchen frowned, "It's okay, I just have a bad feeling, I don't know what's going on."
Xiao Qi breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay, your premonitions are never right."
Mu Xingchen thought about it, then replied: "You are right."
Fengxue came back after settling the bill, "Let's go."
Mu Xingchen nodded, and she picked up the veil and put it on.
The moment she pushed open the door of the wing, Mu Xingchen stopped because she saw a figure.
An extremely familiar figure.
Her heart beat faster, and she denied it in her heart: "This is impossible."
Xiao Qi asked, "What's wrong?"
"The person who just walked past the door looked like Bai Xu."
Xiao Qi immediately denied it: "Impossible, he is dead, killed by you yourself."
Mu Xingchen let out a breath. Yes, he was dead. She killed him with her own hands. There was no possibility of him surviving.
The next second she asked in a complicated tone, "But Xiaoqi, didn't I survive too?"
Xiao Qi was silent for a second, then replied: "He probably doesn't have any buffs." When she said this, she actually felt a little guilty, because no one knew whether Bai Xu had any trump cards.
"But, it won't be that unlucky after all." Xiao Qi continued.
A hint of murderous intent flashed across Mu Xingchen's brows. Even if he came back, if he could kill him the first time, he could kill him the second time.
However, this bad premonition made her want to get rid of the Gu spirit as soon as possible, otherwise she would be too dependent on others if anything happened.
Feng Xue looked at the dazed Mu Xingchen and asked puzzledly, "What's wrong?"
Mu Xingchen came back to her senses, she turned around and smiled, "It's okay, let's go back, Sister Fengxue."
"Aren't you going shopping anymore?"
"I don't want to go shopping anymore." She was in no mood.
Fengxue took Mu Xingchen back to the Mu family.
She had just returned to the room and hadn't even sat down when many people came into her yard carrying boxes of things.
Mu Xingchen looked at the people coming and going outside the window and walked out puzzled. She walked up to the housekeeper and asked, "Grandpa Housekeeper, what are you doing?"
The housekeeper said with a smile: "Congratulations, Miss, on your remarriage."
?????
what is this???
Mu Xingchen was shocked: "With whom?"
The butler bowed and said, "Yes, General Zhenyuan, Xiao Su."
????
who? ? ?
Brought him back a few days ago???
No, what's going on? Why is she getting engaged to him? Is the Mu family crazy?
Xiao Qi was speechless: "The Mu family always does weird things. Just when they withdraw one branch, another one comes. What are they trying to do?"
Mu Xingchen pursed her lips, raised her muscles and smiled falsely, "Butler, I'm afraid I'm not worthy of General Xiao. What's going on here?"
The housekeeper's face was wrinkled and he smiled, "They are a good match, they are a good match. You are the eldest daughter of the Mu family, and in terms of status, the general is the master's disciple. Isn't this a perfect match?"
Mu Xingchen frowned and asked in surprise, "Grandpa Butler, the terms 'legitimate daughter' and 'illegitimate daughter' are just titles. Nowadays, what matters is strength, not such empty titles. Otherwise, why would Prince Yan break off his engagement with me? I was born unable to cultivate. Any other sister in this mansion is better than me. How come such a good thing happened to me?"
The housekeeper disagreed, "You can't say that, Miss. The master loves you. The master has always admired the general, so he has always wanted to marry his daughter to him, but he just hadn't decided before. The eldest daughter just broke off the engagement with Prince Yan yesterday. This is a great injustice, so the master is thinking about the eldest daughter and simply made up this good marriage for her. This can be regarded as a father's good intentions for his children."
The butler's face was full of admiration, as if he was moved by Mu Qi's good intentions.
Mu Xingchen sneered in her heart. She broke off the engagement with Li Yan because the Mu family needed a candidate who could secure the position of princess or even sit on the throne of queen. She got engaged to Xiao Su because Xiao Su came from a grassroots background and had no large family behind him. In addition, Xiao Su was cruel and difficult to get along with. If she got married, she would die accidentally.
Mu Qi couldn't bear to part with his other daughters, so he chose her. Although she was a waste, at least her status was still decent.
She is a chess piece that is really put to good use.
Mu Xingchen smiled and returned to the room without saying a word.
Xiao Qi asked doubtfully, "Have you accepted your fate, Xingchen?"
The smile on Mu Xingchen's lips became more and more obvious. She lay on the bed and said lazily, "It's not my turn to worry about this matter now."
"Why?"
"I'm kind of in a relationship now, right? Come to think of it, I haven't seen him in a few days."
Mu Xingchen sat up with a complicated expression on her face as she said this. She had been calculating the days to eat people.
There are still more than twenty days left until the countdown to the month.
"I don't know how his injury has recovered and whether he can be used."
If Xiao Qi could drink water, she would have spit it out right now. She breathed in and said, "How abstract! You really make the most of it!"
"Of course, if I can use something, why would I bother myself? If it's useless, then what do I need it for? Xiao Qi, to be a boss, you must first know how to command."
“You’re exploiting me.”
"No, no, no, this is love."
“…”
Complex things require complex people to deal with them. They are kind and simple people, so they just need to wait for good news.
The curve of Mu Xingchen's mouth became wider and wider. "As expected, we should meet soon."
Come to think of it, I’m a little bit looking forward to it.
Thinking of that stormy night, when he knelt at her door, looking both embarrassed and stunning, she really wanted to see it again.
If there is a chance in the future...
…
The sound of gongs and drums in Kyoto was deafening, and Li Su came to propose marriage in a grand manner, and everyone knew about it.
Fengxue was a step too late, and by the time she arrived, Li Jing had already known about this matter. Before Li Su went to the Mu Mansion to propose marriage, he had already made a blatant trip around Kyoto.
At this moment, the air pressure in the entire cold pool is terribly low.
"My Lord, I made a mistake." Feng Xue frowned and said, "That day, Mu Qing and I ran into Li Su on the street. It was me who made Li Su suspicious. After we returned, he sent people to keep an eye on Mu Qing. I didn't want to alert the enemy, so I revealed this to Mu Qi. After Mu Qi knew about this, Li Su withdrew his people, but I didn't expect..."
Fengxue half-knelt down and apologized, "I was inconsiderate. Please forgive me, my lord."
Mu Qi knew that Li Su had someone keep an eye on Mu Qing, which gave him a good excuse to arrange a painless marriage between the two families.
"I didn't expect Mu Qi to have this idea so early, and why would Xiao Su..." Feng Xue was suddenly annoyed. Although the words were unpleasant, Mu Qing was indeed unable to practice. She knew Xiao Su was a dog of the Mu family, but she also knew that he had his own pride. How could he allow her to marry a woman who couldn't practice?
"Get up." Li Jing said hoarsely.
Fengxue didn't dare to get up.
At this moment, Qi Feng, who was in the corner, woke up slowly. He yawned and said lazily, "Fengxue, this matter cannot be blamed on you. When you came to report, the master was unconscious after being stabbed by me. If anyone is to blame, it should be me."
Fengxue frowned. Having said that, she had acted on her own after all.
Qi Feng opened his eyes and said clearly, "The Mu family wants to win over Xiao Su because he holds the military power in the north. But Fengxue, do you know why the person for the marriage must be Mu Qing?"
Fengxue shook his head.
"You know Xiao Su. He was born in a slave fighting arena. He has a dark, bloodthirsty and cruel temperament since childhood. Besides being ruthless, he also has a cold attitude towards women. Any woman who gets close to him usually dies a miserable death. The daughters of the Mu family are all quite talented, except Mu Qing..."
Yes, she is the only one who is worth sacrificing.
"But that's not enough, because you know Xiao Su's personality. He grew up in that kind of place, and he's extremely dark and self-deprecating. If the Mu family forced Mu Qing to marry him, he would feel humiliated. The old man in the Mu family must be aware of this, so why would he risk offending Xiao Su by doing this?"
Qi Feng stood up, dusted off the dust in his hands, and took out the letter he had received from the River Basin last night. "Because Mu Qing's background seems a little unusual."
Feng Xue took the letter from Qi Feng's hand. After reading it, her breath stagnated. She suddenly raised her head and said, "It means that the Mu family deliberately wants to clear themselves and send her to death."
Qi Feng nodded and said with emotion: "This girl is lucky to be alive until now."
All the calculations were made just to make her die in a proper way.
"In this way, I gave the Mu family a loophole. After Mu Qi found out that Xiao Su was spying on Mu Qing, he was given the name of favor, and it was justified."
After all, if you don't have any intention, why would you stare at a woman's daily life?
Qi Feng patted Feng Xue's shoulder and said, "It's not your fault. We only received the letter last night. Your approach is the best option without alerting the enemy. But..." He moved closer to Feng Xue and smiled at her, "Actually, this matter is easy to resolve. If you take action, this engagement..."
Fengxue closed his eyes as if he had made up his mind, "Since I caused this matter, I will solve it."
"So what's your idea?" The curve of Qi Feng's mouth became bigger and bigger.
Feng Xue pursed her lips: "Kill him."
Qi Feng's big smile disappeared in an instant, and he twitched his lips, "Xiao Su can sit in this position because of his talent that is not inferior to Li Yan. He is only thirty years old, but he has already reached the Soul Burning Mirror. The Lord might be able to kill him in his prime. But..." He turned his head and glanced at Li Jing.
I don't know why, but Kyoto seems to have become inexplicably chaotic. Many mysterious people suddenly appeared, and there was also another woman with a soul-burning mirror. Are there really so many young geniuses...
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Author's words: Li Jing: Even if you want to arrange a marriage, you have to get my consent!!!
Mu Xingchen: Waiting for employees to do things.
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