The villain and I have eight hundred minds combined

Gong Yu continued with a look of rage, "Before that idiot betrayed his master, he stole the recipe for synthesizing a top-grade spiritual medicine from the sect, and also instigated the simple-minded outer disciples who had just joined the sect to 'take' medicine ingredients everywhere. He took a bag of stolen items to Huajing. It was because Huajing City was suffering from a plague at the time, so he used the stolen recipe and medicine ingredients to make medicine, and claimed in front of the emperor that he was some kind of saintly pharmacist, and then cured all the patients in the city. From then on, he became famous in the martial arts world, and the emperor looked at him differently, and immediately appointed him as the national teacher!"

That's what happened.

"I never thought that after I left Beitian Sect, my master would actually accept such a piece of trash. Our sect will never acknowledge such a scum who is eager for quick success and instant benefits and deceives the world for a little fame!" Gong Yu became more and more angry as he spoke, and his eyes looked like he wanted to skin Jing Leizi alive right now.

Mu Hanxing could more or less understand Gong Yu's feelings. Although he was absolutely loyal to Fuyue City, he had once been in Beitianmen. What's more, it was Beitianmen who taught him skills and his mentor was also there. There was no reason for him not to feel indignant on behalf of Beitianmen.

She thought for a moment and asked again, "It is true that your junior brother has bad conduct, but the medicine he made did save the people of Huajing who were sick with the plague, didn't it? Could it be that the emperor had no choice but to appoint him as the national teacher? Otherwise, it would be difficult to quell public opinion, and the people would secretly insult the emperor for not distinguishing rewards and punishments?"

Since ancient times, emperors have needed a "great, glorious and correct" vest. As an empress, she can probably understand the thoughts of Emperor Huajing.

"No!" Gong Yu was filled with righteous indignation at this moment, and he was very serious. "Lord City Lord, there are some things you don't understand. Not to mention that this matter itself is too coincidental. Besides, as the state master of Fuyue City who is good at fortune-telling, I know very well that the calamities in life are fixed in the calculations of heaven, and no one can disturb them. If the plague in Huajing is an inevitable disaster, no one can interfere, otherwise they will be punished by heaven if they go against the will of heaven and change their fate!"

She had also heard of this theory. It roughly meant that people must follow the laws of nature. If they forcibly change their own or others' destiny, they will suffer backlash. The operation of the laws of nature is like a balance. If the left side is heavy, the right side must be weighed down, and vice versa. In short, it must be in a state of balance. Mortals cannot modify it at will. You think you have saved one party from a difficult situation, but in fact the other party will atone for your rescue.

This is beyond the level of "saving the world".

She felt that what Gong Yu said was very philosophical and very suitable for his position. However, she reserved her opinion for the time being. If the hardship is right in front of them and they can be rescued by reaching out a hand, why not save them?

She didn't have time to discuss philosophy with Gong Yu, so she asked him again, "Why didn't you expose him in public just now? I saw you watching for a long time, and you seemed to be gritting your teeth."

"Those people have been bewitched long ago, Lord City Lord. Think about it, if you go to slander the things they deify and believe in, will they unite and scold you instead?" Gong Yu asked back.

Mu Hanxing nodded.

That's absolutely right. She has experienced it deeply. You can never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep, let alone a group of people who are pretending to be asleep. Isn't this just like brainless fans? The evidence is right in front of them, the house is about to collapse, but they still keep calling me "brother" and "sister".

She hasn't figured out how to deal with this matter yet, but, thinking about it carefully, if she ignores it, based on the current situation, Gong Yu has an upright character. If she doesn't care, then her idol filter in front of Gong Yu will be shattered. She has been trying to win over loyal ministers, and losing one will be really disadvantageous to her. The most important thing is that she really can't stand people cheating her out of money!

I simply cannot tolerate the exploitation of the people's wealth. I will not tolerate it anymore!

But this matter requires some strategy. It is not difficult to chop off Jing Lei Zi's dog head with a sword now, but the difficult part is the consequences.

Gong Yu continued, "Besides, logically speaking, even the Yun family didn't show up for such a big event. I always feel that Huajing is in trouble... City Lord, why don't you release Jingchen back, so that he won't annoy you all day long in the city."

"..."

A sudden change of subject revealed his true intentions.

It turned out that he had such a little idea. She was not exaggerating, she knew the intrigues among men very well.

She listened selectively, turning a deaf ear to the harem fighting, and first asked, "What is the Yun family? Is it a Huajing family?"

Seeing that the city lord was interested, Gong Yu answered patiently.

Although Gong Yu was loyal to the city lord, he was also a treacherous person. He stayed in Huajing for a while, firstly to prepare funeral clothes for the city lord, and secondly to find out something about Jing Chen. If he really caught any evidence against him, he would find a way to drive Jing Chen away even if the city lord was gone. However, after asking around, he heard a lot of other things, including the Yun family.

A hundred years ago, the Yun family was favored by the emperor because their ancestor had a general who had made great military achievements. The general was given the title "General Yunhui". So, in order to enjoy the benefits and more importantly, for glory, General Yunhui's family changed their surname to Yun.

General Yun Hui was a martial arts expert and was unparalleled in the battlefield. He was especially good at the Yun family's thunder spear technique, which was unmatched. His name was well-known, but it was a pity that since his death, his descendants did not have a single famous young man, let alone martial arts masters. There was not even one person who passed the examination to become a military officer. It is said that wealth cannot last for more than three generations, but General Yun Hui's unique martial arts skills could not even be maintained by the next generation. Gradually, the Yun family's thunder spear technique gradually withdrew from the stage of martial arts, and no one mentioned it again.

Originally a martial arts family that was highly favored by the emperor, the Yun family should have helped the court to uphold justice and eliminate evil. But now, no one would expect the Yun family to provide any help to Huajing.

Gong Yu kept repeating this to Mu Hanxing. In short, it was a story about a family of martial arts masters who failed to inherit their ancestors' unique skills and glory, and gradually fell into obscurity in the martial arts world.

Mu Hanxing nodded. Just as he was wondering whether the "general" Jing Leizi had mentioned just now was this General Yun Hui, he heard a slight noise.

Qi Baige, who had been unconscious for half a day due to injuries, finally woke up. She felt sore all over, but the moment she opened her eyes, she felt a lot more relaxed, as if her external injuries were also healing. She looked at the side again and suddenly remembered what happened just now, and shouted: "Senior Sister!"

Mu Hanxing sat cross-legged on the haystack steadily and glanced at her sideways: "Bai Ge, you're awake."

Qi Baige didn't care about his injuries and stood up to see her. He looked her up and down and found that she was not a dummy created by an illusion. He asked her in disbelief: "I heard... you died in the battle in Fuyue City."

"I heard?" Mu Hanxing raised his eyebrows, "Weren't you included in the team that went to Fuyue City to attack me that day?"

"I didn't go!" Qi Baige said seriously, "When I first entered the Wenxin Sect, you were not in the sect, and those people looked down on me for not having a good spiritual root. They were unwilling to teach me about the various matters in the sect. When you came back, you were the only one willing to teach me. How could I possibly go to Fuyue City with those fools to attack you!"

Mu Hanxing quickly pricked up his ears and asked seriously, "Who are the fools? Tell me in detail!"

Who could have thought that this trip to the mortal world would yield such a huge gain? Qi Baige told her the truth.