The queen must start from the head

Chapter 95
In late autumn, the chill was getting heavier, and the few pots of golden chrysanthemums placed outside in the bookstore were wetted by the falling frost mist on their golden clothes.Unwilling to sink, the elegant fragrance of flowers circled around the door quietly.

The wooden door opened with a "squeak". He Ping, who had changed into a autumn robe, pushed open the door of the bookstore, raised his arms, stretched comfortably, and then turned back to the house, ready to tidy up the shop. Welcome to a new day in business.

While he was replenishing the bookshelves, Qiu Qianxue strode in from the back room and said directly, "The headmaster just sent me a message, saying that the bookstore is closed for a day today and no business will be done."

"Ah?" He Ping was surprised. He scratched his head without asking why.Immediately put down the work at hand, turned around and went back to close the door that was just opened.

The two packed up the front room, closed all the doors and windows, and walked to the backyard, where Zhou Jingshuang, Yue Yin, and Guang Ming were already waiting.

"Let's go, let's start from the back door and go to the western suburbs of the imperial city."

Holding the scabbard at her waist, Qiu Qianxue took the lead and walked in the front.He Ping and Guangming followed closely behind her.

Yue Yin pursed her red lips and muttered, "What's so cool about leading the way?" Zhou Jing, who was beside her, pulled her arms and said in a low voice, "Don't worry about such trivial matters, hurry up and follow."

A group of five people filed out from the back door of the bookstore, and soon disappeared into the mist in the deep alley in the morning.

As for Sancai Bookstore, it remained quietly in place, shrouded in a layer of white mist.

In the Wushuang faction, it was already lively at this time.

The young disciples practicing in the morning are working hard on the training ground.The new martial arts instructor walked back and forth in the arena, and whenever he found a disciple's posture was wrong or in a difficult state, he immediately pointed out his fingers to help them adjust.

And the more than 50 new disciples who just started yesterday are standing in a military posture on the grass not far away.

The new disciples watched from a distance the group of senior brothers and sisters who were using swords, guns and sticks to make tigers look like tigers in the martial arts training ground, and they were all envious.

Among them, there was a petite girl who could be seen to be a beauty, she stared straight ahead without blinking, and didn't even wipe the sweat from her forehead to her eyes.

Sister, have you seen it?I did it!I have successfully entered the Unparalleled Sect in the World, and when I become a martial arts master, I will definitely avenge you!

Standing on the right side of the girl is a boy with a tiger head and a tiger brain. His military posture is extremely standard, and a ferocious force like a leopard is well hidden under his body, waiting quietly The moment it exploded.

He couldn't help but feel his blood boil when he thought of the fairy tricks displayed by the head of the sect when he worshiped the sect yesterday.It seems that what the master said is right, entering this sect is the most suitable choice for me.

Mu Lian, who finished her daily morning training, took a shower and changed clothes as usual, and then went into the study to study.

It wasn't until Qiu Qianxue led He Ping and others back to the sect that Wu Mei came to invite her over.

After they met and talked for a while, Mu Lian asked Yue Yin to stay and arranged for her to do some things alone.

Seeing that it was almost time for the Xiangfu's luncheon, Mu Lian gave Wu Mei a few more instructions before turning around and leaving.

As soon as Mu Lian left, Wu Mei opened the large array of guards in the door.This set of formations was still brought from Luohuang Mountain. Although some of them were damaged in natural disasters before, after repairs by the head master, they can still be used for a few more years.

Thinking of Luohuang Mountain and Tianhai City, Wu Mei couldn't help recalling the news she got a few days ago.Yan Tao, the prefect of Tianhai City who insisted on occupying the top of his own mountain, finally took thousands of people to Iron Stone City, which is the closest to Tianhai City, and Luohuang Mountain became desolate again.

Standing on a high platform, looking far away at the imperial city beyond the earthen wall, Wu Mei felt a little bit sad, and wondered if the previous doves occupying the magpie's nest would happen again in this imperial city.

There are also those eight people in the embroidery group who chose to quit the sect. I heard that they were poached by other people's embroidery workshops for a lot of money as soon as they left the sect. Maybe their lives are better than in the sect.

Ever since the school moved to the imperial city, she saw that the smile on the head's face became less and less, and the day became more and more busy, and she was often invisible.It's a pity that the heaven-level strength she forced up is just a show that is not useful, and it can't help the head of the house.Maybe when Shuang'er reaches the Transcendent Realm and becomes a closed disciple, he can help the head of the sect to share more.

As Wu Mei thought about it, looking at the disciples below who were still training vigorously on the grass, she felt much more hopeful about the future of the sect.

The road from the western suburbs to the Prime Minister's Mansion was not too short. Although she was a little late, Mu Lian picked up speed several times along the way, and when she arrived at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the banquet had not yet started.

The second housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion, who was standing at the door to receive guests, recognized at a glance that the person in front of him was the protagonist of today's banquet, and welcomed him in politely.

The two passed through the painted screen in the front hall, walked on the right side through the corridor, and then passed through several small rockery gardens. After a while, they arrived at the Waterside Pavilion where the banquet was held today.

This building lives next to the water, and there is a small water wheel next to it that turns the water by itself. The second floor is used for viewing and entertaining guests, but it is wonderful.

The second housekeeper dismissed him after sending him to the place.

Mu Lian stepped on the wooden stairs alone and went up to the second floor. The moment she appeared, all the people sitting at the table stood up and looked at her.

Facing her, an elegant middle-aged man in an expensive purple robe walked towards her with a smile, bowed his hands and saluted, "Bi has set up a humble banquet today, and I am grateful to the holy admiration for coming here to attend the banquet. Please take my seat with me."

Mu Lian took a fixed look at him, and thought that this person is Bi Ying, the current prime minister, but he has a good appearance and a good manner.

She was also wearing a women's Confucian long gown today, so she bowed her hands and replied, "Don't dare, Your Excellency is too polite."

After Mu Lian took the seat on the right side of the host, the others took their seats one by one.

Everyone has arrived, and several maids waiting beside them stepped forward to fill the glasses in front of everyone with wine, and after a while, the dishes began to be served.As the host of the banquet, Bi Ying raised his wine glass first, stood up and said a few words to warm up the scene. After everyone laughed and the atmosphere warmed up, he slowly sat down.

The banquet was held in the main hall, and the side hall was separated by a moon-white gauze curtain. Inside, a woman sitting and playing the qin could be vaguely seen playing the qin.

At the banquet, Mu Lian glanced over, most of the handsome men and women in front of her eyes, and a few middle-aged people who should be civil servants by their words and deeds.

After the banquet began, Bi Ying seemed to have forgotten to introduce the identities of the other people present to Mu Lian, and the others were chatting with each other during the banquet.Mu Lian calmly used the food and wine, listening to these people talk about various things that happened in the imperial city recently.

"...The Ministry of Criminal Justice recently encountered a troublesome case. It is said that there is a Zhuangzi outside the imperial city. All the hundreds of people in it were beheaded overnight. The murderer has not been caught until now, and I don't know where it is. The murderer." A civil servant sighed and shook his head.

Another civil servant sitting next to him nodded and said, "I have heard about this case, and there are rumors that the person who committed this case may not be a human being. I wonder if it was the western suburbs of the imperial city 40 years ago. ...".

Before this man finished speaking, another person beside him quickly elbowed him. The former was a little puzzled, and he would not understand until the latter made a fuss in the direction of Mulian. Xijiao is now The location of Mu Sheng's sect!He hastily dismissed the matter without mentioning it, and changed his subject.

Mu Lian took a sip of the light rice wine in the porcelain cup. The western suburbs of the imperial capital 40 years ago... Could it be that they were talking about what the old farmer with a pole told her that day?That poor scholar surnamed Xing is still alive?
"Mu Sheng, the little girl Cai Lian'er has admired you for a long time, and I have a chance to meet you today, and I would like to offer you a toast." Mu Lian had just swallowed a sip of wine when a beautiful girl sitting diagonally across from her raised her glass to her. Then drink the wine in one gulp.

Mu Lian slightly nodded at the other party, raised her wine glass as a gesture, and drank the wine in the glass as a return gift.

After Cai Lian'er put down the wine glass, her cheeks were rosy and she looked very beautiful. Mu Lian felt that the other party's eyes seemed to be circling her, as if she was curious about herself, but there was a trace of curiosity in this curiosity. malicious.

"System, can you help me find out who among the people at this table is malicious to me?"

The system, which had been lazy for a long time and hadn't moved, responded, "Let me take a look."

"Huh? Host, what kind of people are sitting at your table! I can't tell whether these people's attitudes towards you are malicious or kind. If it's not that their strength is higher than yours, it is that their scheming is deeper than yours. ...Host, you have to be careful, this banquet is not easy."

After listening to the system's reminder, Mu Lian immediately became vigilant.She originally thought that Bi Ying hosted a banquet for her to talk about her relationship with the two, but she didn't expect that the other party invited a table of people she didn't know, and she didn't know what he wanted to do.

Before she could think about whether she should retreat first with the excuse of urinating, a handsome man sitting beside Cai Lian'er suddenly toasted her.Out of courtesy, even though she didn't know who the other party was, Mu Lian returned a glass.

After the man put down his wine glass, his two beautiful peach eyes circled up and down around Mu Lian until Mu Lian felt a little uncomfortable, then he showed his white teeth and asked with a smile, "Mu Sheng, I have heard many About your deeds. There is one thing that makes me most curious."

Seeing that Mu Lian didn't interrupt him, he continued, "In the old days in Tianhai City, all the people in the city yelled at you, called you a witch, and told you to get out of Tianhai City. At this time, there happened to be a A goddess with colorful clouds on her head and her legs crossed on a lotus platform came from the sky and said that you are her preacher, thus persuading the people in the whole city. I don’t know if the holy priestess can tell me who the goddess is ?”

Before Mu Lian answered, Cai Lian'er rushed to speak, "The matter of the Goddess is very important, how can Mu Sheng tell me so easily?" These words were addressed to the man who asked the question just now, but she continued the conversation Turning around, a pair of beautiful eyes fixed on Mu Lian, "I have some small things here to ask Mu Sheng. I heard that you started your business as embroidery, but the little girl has searched the history of Tianyuan Continent, but she has not found a person named 'Gusu'." ', may I ask where Mu Sheng's hometown is? Where did you learn your embroidery?" The last sentence is quite questionable.

At this time, a civil servant also interjected, "Mo Sheng, I also have a question. The books published in Sancai Bookstore are all from Alien Publishing House. May I ask where this publishing house came from?"

Questions came one after another, and Mu Lian was not in a hurry to answer. She retracted her hands into her large armholes, looked around the crowd and said, "Does anyone else have any questions? Let's ask together." .”

　In the past two days, I found that the collection suddenly increased, which gave me a big surprise~

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