Chapter 67: Deal Until that night you showed up at the drunken building, and at the same time...
After returning to the Mu Mansion, Mu Xingchen opened the envelope in his hand.
She glanced at the words on the letter. The content of the letter was extremely simple, with only one sentence written on it: Wen He Luoshang.
"Xiao Qi, does the surname Wenhe have any special meaning?" Mu Xingchen asked curiously.
"Wait a minute." Xiao Qi began to look through Mu Qing's memories. After a moment, she replied, "Wenhe was the second most prominent family of the human race a thousand years ago, but this clan was wiped out in the war between humans and demons."
Mu Xingchen raised an eyebrow: "It has been obliterated..." She looked at the words on the paper and fell into deep thought: "It seems that it is not completely obliterated... Second Family, Xiaoqi, tell me more details..."
Xiao Qi: "Before the Human-Demon War, there were many aristocratic families with exceptional talent. They and their inherited bloodlines held absolute dominance on this continent. The top three were Qingfeng, Wenhe, and Qianzhu. At that time, the human and demon races were completely divided, neither giving in. But after the two races went to war, the demon race was completely wiped out, and almost all of the human aristocratic families with extraordinary talent were also wiped out."
Xiao Qi sighed, "Look, if you find someone on this continent who can reach the Galaxy Realm now, they'd already be an ancestor-level existence. But a thousand years ago, these aristocratic families possessed many people of this level of strength. Talent is not like money; it can only be passed down from mother to child."
Mu Xingchen frowned slightly and thought deeply, "If Mu Qing's mother is really Wen He Luo Shang... then it means that Mu Qi married her for Wen He's bloodline. If she can give birth to a gifted child, the status of the Mu family will be further elevated. But..."
She changed the subject, "When Mu Qing came to me, she said she couldn't cultivate because someone had murdered her. After she died, I performed an autopsy and found she had been poisoned, and it was a bone-eating poison. This poison clung to her bones, not only gradually eating away her spiritual roots, but also leaving her weak and frail. She wouldn't have lived past the age of twenty-five at best."
To determine how long she had been poisoned, they removed her finger bones. The poison, apparently attached to the bones, had been there for eighteen years, meaning she had been poisoned since birth. However, her mother was still alive at that time.
Her mother died when she was five years old.
Xiaoqi also fell silent.
"Maybe her mother didn't notice it." Xiao Qi guessed.
Mu Xingchen sneered, "Doesn't she think it's wrong that her daughter has been without spiritual roots since she was a child? Moreover, when Mu Qing was born, because she had no spiritual roots, Mu Qi tried many methods and found many precious medicinal herbs and pharmacists to treat her, but no doctor discovered that Mu Qing was poisoned."
Later, when Mu Qi found out that Mu Qing really could not be cured, he became completely disappointed and ignored her anymore.
Xiao Qi: "You mean, this poison was most likely administered by Mu Qing's mother herself, and she was the one who hid it from Mu Qi so that he wouldn't know that Mu Qing was poisoned."
Mu Xingchen narrowed her eyes. If she had previously thought that Mu Qing's mother was just an ordinary woman, then perhaps it was normal for her not to know that her daughter had been assassinated. But if it was someone powerful and had a deep connection, then she would think it was abnormal.
"It's also possible that her mother is not dead yet, and may have escaped death. It's not certain whether it's to protect her or to assassinate her. After all, if Mu Qing shows too much talent, she might be destroyed by the wind that stands out in the forest."
Xiao Qi said bluntly, "She's already dead. Anyone with a heart wouldn't let her die so easily."
Mu Xingchen's eyes darkened. Xiao Qi was right, the person was already dead. If her mother was really that powerful, she would have sent someone to protect her or simply taken her away, and would never have let Mu Qing be hunted down directly.
She needed more information about these things.
Mu Xingchen said "tsk" speechlessly. The information provided by Zui Wenglou was too little. With just one sentence, she still had to guess the cause and effect.
She really wished Zui Weng Lou would just go bankrupt.
Night.
A man in black received a message and turned around to go to the cave.
Another woman in black stopped him: "The master is in seclusion, you can't go in."
The man in black hesitated for a moment. "But there is news about the woman the master is looking for. The master said that the first news about this woman must be reported immediately."
The woman snatched the envelope away and said coldly, "If you go in now, the Master will only go astray. I will personally inform the Master when the retreat is over."
The man in black hesitated for a moment, then finally pursed his lips and said, "Yes, Master Zizhu."
The woman in black looked at the envelope in her hand, and a faint light flashed in her eyes.
At the same time, two reports came in, one of which had been intercepted and killed by her, but unexpectedly another one came.
Let her go and see who this woman is.
Drunk in the building.
Li Yu received a carrier pigeon.
After reading the letter brought by the carrier pigeon, she hurried into the room.
Mo Fei was polishing her dagger at the moment. She heard the footsteps and said lightly, "Here they come."
Li Yu said anxiously from behind: "Miss, before our people could take action, Prince Yan's men were intercepted and killed by other unknown people."
Mo Fei paused, then stood up and smiled slightly, "It seems someone doesn't want Mu Qing's identity to be exposed."
Xiaoyu frowned and said, "Does this mean we are safe?"
Mo Fei turned around and saw that her face had changed again. This face no longer had the beauty of the former courtesan, but was covered with freckles and looked unusually plain.
"No." She said calmly, "This means that my position is about to be exposed."
Xiaoyu was puzzled and asked, "Why? That person is already dead."
"I've dealt with Qiansha Pavilion many times in the past. Zizhu, the Pavilion's guardian, is deeply in love with the Pavilion Master, but the Pavilion Master is always searching for someone else. To prevent Li Yan from sending letters to Qiansha Pavilion again, I think this deal will be concluded soon." She glanced at the sky outside. "Perhaps tonight."
Xiaoyu asked in shock: "Then where are we going?"
Mo Fei smiled and said, "Let's go to Mu Mansion."
Xiaoyu's pupils shrank, Mu Mansion!!!
Mu Xingchen looked at the night outside the window with some uneasiness. It was already midnight, and Li Jing did not come tonight.
Intuitively, she always felt that it was related to today's transaction.
If Zui Weng Tower could investigate everything in the world, then perhaps the identity swap between her and Mu Qing had already been recorded there.
"Knock, knock, knock." Mu Xingchen's slender index finger slowly tapped the windowsill. She had a premonition that she might have been exposed from the perspective of others.
A complex expression flashed through Mu Xingchen's eyes. No, it was fine if others suspected her, but Li Jing couldn't doubt her now. She needed time... Actually, it wouldn't matter if she revealed that she wasn't Mu Qing. At most, she could just coax him a few words and it would be over. The important thing was that she must not reveal that she had fought with him and seriously injured him.
If this matter is exposed, the consequences will be unimaginable.
However, if Zui Weng Lou could even discover this matter...
That's too creepy. After all, her cultivation here is no joke. If she can be monitored like this...
Mu Xingchen suddenly smiled, but her smile cooled after a second. She looked outside the door and raised her eyebrows and said, "A guest is here. It's the first time I've had a guest so late at night." Just as she finished speaking, there was a knock on her door: "Knock, knock, knock."
A calabash boy came down from the tree and stood not far from her window and asked, "Miss Mu, she said she is your friend, please let her in."
Mu Xingchen was silent for two seconds, and she showed a puzzled expression. Where did she have any friends???
After thinking for two seconds, Mu Xingchen said, "Let her in."
Calabash Brothers nodded.
The door creaked open, and a rather dull-looking girl with freckles appeared. Her maid was holding a lantern beside her in the moonlight. Strangely, the maid was wearing a veil, while the lady herself was not.
At this time, the freckled girl looked straight at her. Mu Xingchen turned her head and frowned slightly, only to see her nodding and smiling at her, as if they were old acquaintances greeting each other.
The next second she walked straight to the window.
In the night, in front of the window.
The two looked at each other.
"Long time no see." As soon as she opened her mouth, a natural and cool temperament came out.
Mu Xingchen's breathing stagnated. No! No!
To be honest, she didn't recognize her at first sight. If she hadn't deliberately exposed herself, she would probably still be a little confused.
Li Yu behind her lifted her veil and gave Mu Xingchen a playful smile, "Long time no see, Miss Mu."
Mu Xingchen's eyes flashed. Is it really okay to appear in the Mu Mansion so openly?
Mo Fei glanced behind him and said with some embarrassment: "I have nowhere to go right now, so could you please take me in for one night, young lady?"
Mu Xingchen's index finger brushed the windowsill, leaving a tiny mark. She glanced outside the wall, seeming a little hesitant.
Seeing this, Mo Fei smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, Miss Mu. I don't have a tail, and no one knows I'm here."
After she finished speaking, Mo Xingchen's expression became even more complicated. Li Yan might not have found her, but everyone in the courtyard was definitely looking for her, wanting to use her as a hostage. Thinking of this, Mu Xingchen sighed again. Could it be that this trick of hiding behind the lights was truly amazing? She was truly puzzled by her. She had wasted her cultivation and yet she still managed to fool everyone...
Mu Xingchen sighed: "I'd like to ask a question, what is your purpose, young lady?"
Mo Fei's mouth corners curved up, even though her face was extremely ordinary at the moment, it couldn't hide the peerless glory around her.
She slowly approached and whispered, "My purpose is the same as Miss Mu's." After saying that, she looked into Mu Xingchen's eyes, as if she was determined to win.
Mu Xingchen's heart sank: "Xiao Qi, why do I feel like she recognized me?"
Xiao Qi: "No way? How can I recognize it?"
Mu Xingchen narrowed her eyes. If she heard correctly, it was more of a threat than a request.
They both have something on each other.
Mo Fei continued to smile and said, "I started learning the art of disguise a long time ago. It's really easy for me to recognize a person's disguise." She leaned closer again and whispered in Mu Xingchen's ear, "But identifying Miss Mu is difficult. I thought about it for a long time and searched for clues for a long time. It wasn't until that night when you appeared in Zui Qinglou and at the same time that my benefactor appeared that I was sure."
Mu Xingchen smiled, and this smile was extremely ostentatious.
Very good, after she came to this world, the first person who recognized her identity was Mo Fei.
Mo Fei continued, "Miss Mu, I will help you protect what you want to protect tonight, so please help me too."
Mu Xingchen's pupils flickered, she tilted her head, raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Deal."
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