The grid boss fucks his old business

Some small houses are suspended in mid-air by steel wires, embedded with spar lighting, and there are sliding windows on both sides of the house for a panoramic view of the front hall.

But now there were disciples of the Ling family standing on the whole circle of the plank road on the half floor. They either held knives or swords, and used magic to bless their perception ability to monitor the audience.

There is a large fir partition on the westernmost side of the front hall, and there are four large round tables on the inside of the partition, which are specially arranged by the inn to facilitate the meals of the guests of the sect.It is now being used as a temporary isolation place, and it is filled with people who have been in close contact with Mu Shoubie in the past two days after being screened out by disciples of the Ling family.

When Zhao Rong'an and the others came to the front hall, this partition was guarded by disciples of the Ling family wearing Steppenwolf uniforms. Many people from other directions looked here curiously, but the partition was casted with a spell, and no sound could be heard from inside or outside. Even if the people outside are so curious that their cat's paws scratch their hearts, they will not be able to peep after all.

As soon as Zhao Rongan bypassed the partition, he heard the very familiar loud voice again: "Brother Zhao! Brother Mu! Oh, you are here! They said that I am with you, so I must come here. Of course I am such a talkative person. If you interfere with other people's tasks, you are all right!"

Zhao Rong'an felt a pain in his head, and as expected, he saw that Mr. Zhuang who was very talkative.Mr. Zhuang sat at a round table by himself, and happily patted the chairs beside him, beckoning Zhao Rongan and Mu Qi to sit there.

"Cut, brother Mu? Isn't he surnamed Meng?" The voice was sarcastically coming from another round table. Zhao Rongan looked intently, but it was a young man in brocade clothes, and there was another man sitting beside him. The same young monk.

Zhao Rongan frowned and looked at Mu Qi's expression, but saw that Mu Qi was not affected at all, and he helped Zhao Rongan to sit at Mr. Zhuang's table with his usual expression.

Seeing that his acquaintance was being ridiculed, Mr. Zhuang also raised his voice and shouted: "What's the matter, you, I want you to take care of what I call someone."

The monks next to Mr. Jinyi saw that Mr. Zhuang behaved like a butcher in a market, and they didn't want to quarrel and stopped Mr. Jinyi.

Zhao Rongan guessed during observation that these two people should be in a common attachment relationship. Cultivators seek protection from wealthy families, and rich people seek errands from immortal cultivators.

The young master Zhao Rong'an who made the mocking remarks had never met before, but Mu Qi knew him well.Mu Qi's original surname was Meng, and he was the bastard son of a maidservant of the Meng family in Cangqi territory. The wife of this family was surnamed Xiao. The family is much richer, Mrs. Xiao can't stand Master Meng having children with other women, and has always refused to let Mu Qi's mother and son enter the family tree.

And the young man in brocade clothes in front of him is Mrs. Xiao's nephew, Xiao Ran. Mu Qi is humble, and after his biological mother was oppressed and died of illness, he was regarded as unknown. insulted.

Later, because of slandering the Tianmen sect, Zuocheng Qianshanxue, the Xiao family was suppressed in all directions by the master of the sect, and the disciples were killed wantonly. In the end, Cangqi Villa couldn't bear the other family's cruelty to the families in its own territory, and finally negotiated with the Tianmen sect head-on, and the Xiao family was able to survive.

The Xiao family's property has shrunk severely in the past one or two years, and its glory has long since faded away, but the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and it is better than some small families.

Now he showed up here with his family's monks. Mu Xi guessed that he saw the nobleman in Cangqi Mountain Villa and wanted to seek connections and visit in order to revive the family. Unexpectedly, something happened to Mu Shoubie on the same day. Xiao Ran and his family Instead, the monk became a suspect.

Mu Qi looked at Xiao Ran coldly, and thought, is the relationship in Cangqi Villa so easy to cling to?He has been in Cangqi Villa for many years, and the outside world may not know it, but he knows best how much Cangqi Villa fears the major families in the territory.

Zhao Rong'an took Mu Qi's arm, called Mu Qi's spirit back, and smiled at Mu Qi.

Mu Qi shook his head to express that it was all right, and spoke with Zhao Rong'an in detail about the relationship between everyone on this occasion.

There are four tables in the partition, except for Zhao Rong'an and Xiao Ran, there are two other tables, one table sits two inn guys, these two are responsible for sweeping and delivering things in Mu Shoubie's room.At the other table were Mu Shoubie's eight sword boys.

The eight sword boys said they came together with Mu Shoubie, but they didn't sit together, and their expressions were different.The two sword boys who played the flute and sprinkled flowers sat together. The one who sprinkled flowers was full of tears and looked like he had just cried, while the flute player comforted him.

The other six sword boys sat together, and they didn't show any sad emotions.

Mu Qi said in a voice: "Brother Zhao, the status of the sword boys in Cangqi Villa is extremely low. Although they also practice some sword skills, they can only be promoted as formal disciples if they are favored by the master."

Zhao Rongan suddenly realized, and lamented that Cangqi Villa is quite complicated.

As soon as Zhu Xiang followed in, he felt the tense atmosphere. He was on official business and didn't want to interfere with the disputes among the people, so he just said loudly: "Zhu Xiang, who is in charge of the resident in Lower Yizhou, this morning Cangqi Villa Mu Shou Farewell The young master was killed, so there is no danger to his life for the time being, all of you have been in close contact with the young master Shoubie in the past two days, please cooperate with the investigation, and tell us your specific itinerary from yesterday to now, so that our company can investigate."

As soon as Zhu Xiang said this, someone immediately sighed, expressing their dissatisfaction at being regarded as a suspect.

The first one to respond was Mu Shoubie Sahua Jiantong. After being comforted by the flute-playing Jiantong, Sahua Jiantong was already in good spirits. He spoke very slowly, his tone was extremely soft, and even a little weak: "Little Servant Mumian, this is Mu Jin, we have been serving the young master and have never been separated. The other six sword boys have also been serving the residence, and we can all prove it."

After Mu Mian's statement was finished, Mu Jin rolled her eyes, and said, "We are all together, and we are all very sad if you are like this, sir, so don't doubt us."

The other six sword boys also agreed at this time.

Zhu wanted to listen carefully to the expressions and movements of the eight sword boys. The weak Mu Mian pulled the fast-talking Mu Jin, and the others lowered their heads and looked pleasing to the eye.

But Zhao Rong'an felt that Mu Shoubie was so elegant, he named his sword boy after flowers, kapok, hibiscus, really nice.

Xiao Ranze stood up, bowed to Zhu Xiang and said, "Guan Zhu, the son of the eldest son of Xiao Cangqi in Xia Cangqi, this is my monk friend. We paid a special visit to Young Master Shou Farewell last night, and we have been in our house since then. They can all prove each other."

The clerks at the inn saw that the other two tables proved each other, and they all said that they only entered the room when the guests needed it, and they were under the surveillance of Cangqi Jiantong the whole time, so there was absolutely no suspicion.

Zhu Xiang thought about the words of everyone, and found that each had logic, and there was no motive for committing the crime.It was said by Mu Qi who was expelled from Cangqi that he could only perform this insidious spell if he wanted to contact him again, so he couldn't help but feel distressed.

Seeing that Zhu Xiang's attention didn't seem to be on him anymore, Xiao Ran folded his fan and fanned the flames: "There is still a table that has not been explained."

Mr. Zhuang rolled his eyes and said: "I am the leader of Cangqi. My family is not well-known, so you probably haven't heard of it. I don't have enough money to finish the small room next to the firewood house where I live. There are many inn guys who come and go. I've never met Young Master Shoubie, but he was overwhelmed because he was too talkative, hey..."

Seeing that the focus of the audience was on himself and Mu Qi, Zhao Rongan recalled the person setting that Ling Chu had set up for him before he came out, and said slowly: "I'm Zhao An, a merchant in the Wang family's territory. I have a good relationship with the Wang family on weekdays. I am a good friend who cultivates, and I have the token of the royal lineage to prove that I am not a villain. This is the cultivator I met, and we have been together yesterday, and we have never seen the farewell son."

When everyone heard that Zhao Rong'an had friendship with the disciples of the Wang family, they immediately looked at him differently.

Young Master Zhuang sighed that Zhao Rong'an was really great, but Xiao Ran immediately put on a smile and said that he had eyes but didn't know Mount Tai.

But Mu Jin didn't accept this, he raised his voice and said: "What about the direct disciples, I think Mr. Zhao's life is slack and his spiritual power is not strong, maybe he will be deceived by bad people on the road."

This Mu Jin has a lively personality and good looks. He is especially favored by Mu Shoubie on weekdays, and his status as a master is respected. In Cangqi Villa, others are also afraid of Mu Jin, so they don't pay attention to the disciples of the Wang family.

But Ling Wang and his family had a very close relationship, Zhu Xiang, the steward of the Ling family, frowned when he heard this, and his impression of Mu Jin was immediately low.

After hearing Mu Jin's words, Mu Mian anxiously pulled up his friend's sleeve, signaling not to cause trouble.

Zhao Rong'an opened his mouth to defend, but Xiao Ran spoke up: "I think what little brother Mu Jin said is not unreasonable. Speaking of which, this young master Shou Farewell was injured by the energy of death. It is well known that the energy of death and the energy of life cannot coexist. Why don't you invite Ling to investigate?" Take a breath of anger from everyone present, if you are safe, you will be cleared of all suspicions."

"It can't be like this!" Zhao Rong'an interrupted him at this moment, "This is a taboo in practice, how can you search for it at will."

Zhao Rongan's words were so decisive that he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Zhu Xiang actually thought it was okay when he heard Xiao Ran's suggestion, because although searching for the aura requires access to the other party's veins, if it is under the supervision of the Ling family, the problem is not too big.Zhao Rong'an's sudden move made Zhu Xiang doubtful, and he said tentatively: "If you think this method is feasible, I can invite the Ling's resident master to come here, and it won't hurt you."

The weak-hearted Mu Mian was surprised when he heard these words: "Although my Cangqi Villa is not as powerful as the Ling family, the eight of us don't want to be manipulated by others. If the young master is here, he will never allow this. "

Mu Jin also agreed with Mu Mian's words: "We serve the young master, we can cooperate with the investigation, but we will not be suspected of being so humble. I disagree with this."

Zhu Xiang pondered for a while, and replied: "I just respond to Mr. Xiao's proposal, and I don't force it."

Zhu Xiang threw the conversation back to Xiao Ran with this remark, Xiao Ran choked, feeling that he had offended two forces all at once, and it was really a loss.

At this moment, the immortal cultivator who was following Xiao Ran said, "Cheng Yiyang is an outer disciple of the Dujiange Cheng family, and I have some doubts."

This Cheng Yiyang is not good looking, only a pair of eagle eyes are extremely sharp, at first no one noticed his existence.Now that he said it, it turned out to be from the Cheng family in the south. Dujiange castings are famous all over the world, and its output is sold to the entire world of cultivating immortals. However, members of the Cheng family are rarely born, but at least they have been seen.

Now Cheng Yiyang's self-introduction caught everyone's attention. Everyone unconsciously looked at the weapon Cheng Yiyang was wearing, but there was only a brocade bag hanging on his waist, nothing else.

Zhu Xiangxian couldn't help but ask: "It's been heard that Cheng's family forged Wushuang, why didn't Brother Cheng go out with a weapon?"

Cheng Yiyang saw that everyone reacted as he expected, and explained with a slight smile: "The brocade bag on my waist is the arsenal."

While speaking, he moved the utensils, and saw a huge scythe more than ten feet in his hand in an instant. The pitch-black scythe was cold and chilling, and the dark red brilliance flowed on it, which was extraordinary at first glance.

As soon as this weapon was released, it not only put pressure on everyone present, created momentum for Xiao Ran, but also proved himself, further enhancing his status.

Many members of the Dujian Pavilion like to forge magic weapons alone. This time Cheng Yiyang went out of the Cheng family's territory, in fact, he had a mission to find the whereabouts of an artifact that the Cheng family had lost many years ago.

Accidentally met Xiao Ran on the road, Cheng Yiyang thought that he was not very familiar with the Central Plains, so he got together, but the details of this matter involved the secrets of Dujian Pavilion, so he didn't mention it.

When everyone saw the sickle, they all praised and said that the casting process is really extraordinary.

Cheng Yiyang saw that everyone began to pay attention to himself, so he slowly answered: "Master Zhao was born as a merchant, and the Wang family has vigorously developed the economy in recent years, so it is normal for him to make friends with disciples of the Wang family.

It's just that this friend Mu Qi, as far as I know, left Cangqi Villa three years ago and has been wandering in the world of cultivating immortals. Judging from the time, he should have made friends with Master Zhao not long ago. "

This person spoke in a tactful way, and on the surface he had great trust in Zhao Rong'an, but every word and every sentence was aimed at Mu Qi, clearly setting him up as a suspect.

Zhao Rongan's heart trembled, and he secretly felt that this person was difficult to deal with. He wanted to say that he had known Mu Qi before, but he was afraid that his words would be different, and people would see his flaws. I met in Yang County, Mu Xianyou has helped me, and I can trust him."

Mu Qi vaguely felt that the atmosphere in the room was not right, and the hostility in the room came towards him for some reason, but young people have little experience and rarely communicate with others, so they don't know how to speak at this time.

"Master Zhao, did this fairy friend Mu Qi take off his hat when he was with you?" Cheng Yiyang said casually, his eyes rolled to look at Mu Qi, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

Zhao Rongan frowned, and said in a low voice, "What do you mean?"

Cheng Yiyang was calm and composed: "It is said that there are some evil Yin arts, and the hair of those who practice it will turn gray. You said that the white hair of a young man is so eye-catching."

Mu Qi's heart was full of alarm bells, but he couldn't refute it. He thought that he had dead white hair, and he was afraid that Zhao Rong'an would be implicated and unable to complete the task of this trip.

Seeing that Mu Qi's face turned pale, Cangqi Mujin slapped the table, raised his eyebrows and shouted, "I knew it was you. When you were in Cangqi Villa, you were at odds with my young master. If you are a good person, how could you be expelled?" Get out of the mountain gate!"

The weak Mu Mian also looked at Mu Qi sadly, wondering what he was thinking.

The two suspects brought in from the inn were also muttering at this moment, probably guessing the gossip.

Mu Xi's refutation stuck in his throat, full of unspeakable secrets, which made people scratch their heads.

But at this moment, Mr. Zhuang still shouted loudly without winking: "What do you mean, Brother Mu, take off your hat and show them. Wearing a hat is a personal hobby. What's wrong with you, you can use it as evidence , I can't listen to such a good talker!"

Seeing that Mu Qi didn't move for a long time, Xiao Ran was full of confidence that he had caught the real culprit. He was arrogant and self-willed since childhood, even if his family was ruined, he didn't suffer much. He did it whenever he thought of it, and he would tear off Mu Qi's hat when he came forward.

Mu Qi subconsciously used his sword energy to block it.

Steward Zhu Xiang saw that everyone suddenly started arguing, and the scene started to get out of control. He was furious and shouted: "Quiet."

Immediately invoked the Ling family's spells, and the whole room exploded with intense white light, which dazzled everyone's eyes.

After a brief absence, the room returned to silence, and the first person who came to his senses was the lively sword boy Mu Jin, who screamed, his face full of shock.

I saw that Xiao Ran maintained the movement of reaching out to Mu Qi, the complacent expression on his face did not fade away, his whole body exuded a frivolous dead air, his body froze in place, he was already a dead person.

Someone has killed someone with insidious techniques.

Maybe the murderer is in this room.

Mu Qi is the most suspicious person.

Zhu Xiang's temples were throbbing, and without saying a word, he invited Ling's disciples in, and said loudly: "According to Ling's law, everyone sitting here, please cooperate with the investigation. From now on, you are not allowed to leave the assigned residence."

He immediately sent the 14 people on the scene to [-] temporarily requisitioned guest rooms, and they were not allowed to meet each other, and they were interrogated separately.

Everyone present was taken away one by one.

When Mu Qi was asked to leave Zhao Rong'an by Ling's disciples, he felt extremely uneasy in his heart, and he felt that he had fallen into a trap.

When he came, Ling Chu explained in every possible way that Zhao Rong'an's strength had not recovered, so he must not leave him.

When Mu Qi passed by Zhu Xiang's side, he put all his eggs in one basket and threw a talisman to Zhu Xiang.Zhu Xiang didn't want to accept it at first, but he felt that the talisman paper had the aura of the Ling family's magic, so he still took it.

When the cubicle was empty, Zhu wanted to take out the paper talisman that Mu Qi had stuffed in, and was shocked to find that it was the highest-level communication talisman of the Wang family, and the aura of the Ling family on it reminded him of the patriarch of the Ling family.

Zhu wanted to recall Zhao Rong'an's breath transfer technique in Mu Shoubie's room, and suddenly realized that things might be more complicated than he thought.

It was still very cold at this time, snow fell outside Rugui Inn again, the sky was pale, and the light gray clouds made it hard to breathe.

39. Mu Qi's old affairs

Cangqi's sword boy sent a message to Cangqi Villa at the same time that his master had an accident, and in the afternoon, the people from Cangqi Villa arrived.

Speaking of which, the two current owners of Cangqi Villa are brothers, the elder brother Mu Wushan and the younger brother Mu Wushui.The two brothers are in charge of Cangqi, and they have three disciples in total - Mu Shoubie, Mu Shouyi, and Mu Shounan.

Nothing happened to Mu Shou, it was Mu Shouyi who came this time.Mu Shou is also the big apprentice of the second villa owner Mu Wushui, and also Mu Shoubie's junior.

Mu Shouyi is two years younger than Mu Shoubie, but his cultivation base is higher than him. Mu Shouyi has a higher EQ. Although he is not the designated successor of Cangqi, he has his own power in Cangqi Villa and has a lot of words right.

Mu Shou also doesn't like other people to accompany him, and he has no sword boy to follow him. He himself was performing the mission of Cangqi near Yizhou, and came to Rugui Inn alone after he got the order.

Mu Shouyi appeared gracefully and elegantly in front of Zhu Xiang, the white pattern on the neckline was spotless.He anxiously inquired about the situation of senior brother Shoubie, looking like a brother and friend.

Zhu Xiang had several twists and turns in his mind, weighing how to deal with this famous human spirit, and expressed regret that he was incompetent and had not been able to fully rescue him, and the murderer was still on the hunt, so let Mr. Shouyi not blame him.

The two of you come and go, playing the scene between sects to ten percent.

"The master is very worried about senior brother Shoubie, but he can't make it because of the troubles. Let me take a look at the situation first. He will be here tomorrow. Hey... originally asked senior brother Shoubie to participate in Shenling's Ten Thousand Laws test, Dazhuang The Lord is very relieved..." Mu Shouyi sighed.

Zhu Xiang's heart tightened, feeling that tomorrow the owner of the village, Mu Wushan, would come to Xingshi to question his guilt, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "It's my ineffective supervision at the station, and I will definitely give Cang Qi an explanation."

Mu Shouyi shook his head and said, "I wish the steward will work hard, I know, but the owner of the villa is only my brother as an apprentice..."

Zhu Xiang heard the truth of the words, his back molars were about to be crushed, and he had to apologize and said with a smile: "Master Shoubie will be fine, and all the medical experts in Yizhou are with him now."

"I also believe that senior brother will be fine." Mu Shouyi looked expectant.

Zhu wanted to deal with Mu Shouyi, and Ling's disciples also had a clear division of labor and did their own things. Xiao Ran's body was sent for inspection, and with the hundreds of guests who couldn't leave the inn, there was an anxious and depressed atmosphere everywhere.

It's Zhao Rong'an who is completely different from this.

He was placed alone in a single room in the Rugui Inn, which was an ordinary bedroom, divided into an outer room and an inner room, and Zhao Rongan rested in the outer room.

All his belongings were kept in other places by Ling's resident. The Ling's disciple who brought him said that he could return them and leave after he was cleared of suspicion. During this period, food and daily life would be provided.

This room has no formations, no spells, and Zhao Rong'an has not regained the vitality lost in saving Mu Shoubie, so he cannot perceive everything around him now.

He is unarmed and has no ability to protect himself. He can only wait for changes in the outside world to affect him.

Someone knocked on the door, raised his voice and said that it was the inn boy delivering dinner, and the disciple of the Ling family opened the door and let him enter the room.

With a professional smile on his face, the guy thoughtfully closed the door to prevent the cold wind from entering the room.He brought the food box to the table and arranged everything, only to find that the room was freezing cold, so he smiled and said: "The temperature has dropped again today, guest, I will raise the stove for you, you eat first, and the food will be served later." It's cold."

As he said that, he went to the back room to move the charcoal basin, hit flint and got busy.

Zhao Rong'an thanked him and sat down at the dining table.

The man lit the stove and came out, bowed respectfully, and was about to leave.

The moment the clerk saluted and stood up, Zhao Rong'an felt that the room that had just been warmed up was suddenly as cold as ice, and the aroma of the food on the tip of his nose lost its taste in an instant.

The murderous intent rushed towards his face, and the surging breath of death escaped from the guy in front of him, wrapping around Zhao Rongan's limbs in every possible way, that ordinary face still maintained a professional smile, and a black sharp blade flashed in his hand, straight It rushed to Zhao Rongan's throat.

The sharp blade was about to pierce into the flesh, but there was a three-foot green peak blocking it, and the black sharp blade was broken with a sharp shock.

It was a sword lingering in the air of death, but it was so upright and fierce that people dared not look directly at it. The owner of the sword had long chalk-colored hair. Without waiting for the opponent to react, the blade turned and stabbed straight down.

The guy's figure was like a ghost, he floated sideways, gritted his teeth and asked, "Mu Qi, haven't you been separated?"

Mu Qi used his sword moves in this square inch, pressing forward with a stab: "I've been in this room all the time."

The guy was taken aback and exclaimed how it was possible.

But at this moment, a sudden change occurred, a strong energy-generating technique erupted from behind him, hitting his back at once, and the buddy only heard a voice behind him saying leisurely: "Why is it impossible, Ling's illusion, have you heard it?"

Zhao Rongan took a closer look, but it was Zhu Xiang who joined the battle by casting spells: "Do you think I'm so easy to fool?" Zhu Xiang said jokingly, and his subordinates showed no mercy.

Zhu Xiangmuqi attacked from both sides, strangling the innkeeper to death in an instant.

The guy turned into death energy and dispersed, dropping a small purple spar, which was another death energy puppet.

But at this time, the door was knocked open, and two disciples of the Ling family hurried in and said anxiously: "Steward, Mr. Zhuang has escaped, and all the spells around his room have been destroyed."

Zhu Xiang's expression was as usual, as if he had been mentally prepared, and ordered lightly: "The rest of the suspects can temporarily lift the foot restraint order, and thoroughly investigate whether there are other dead puppets in the Rugui Inn."

Then he said to Mu Qi and Zhao Rong'an: "For the safety of both of you, please stay here again and don't move around. You know the ins and outs of this matter. Brother Zhao, if you have any questions, you can ask him. The danger around you is unknown. The two of you are the best." Don't leave the inn, I'll arrange to trace it first."

After speaking, Zhu Xiang left in a hurry.

"The murderer is Mr. Zhuang?" Zhao Rongan asked.

Mu Qi nodded and explained: "It seems that Manager Zhu Xiang has contacted an organization in charge of investigation of the Ling family. They checked the origin of Mr. Zhuang, and the Mr. Zhuang's family did exist, but the young master of that family passed away two years ago.

Mr. Zhuang was the one who got close to us at the beginning. The Ling’s law has detailed rules about the separate management of suspects. He killed Xiao Ran in the front hall, making them doubt me even more and forcing Zhu to investigate us separately, so he can I found an opportunity to strike at you. Although he was concealed, he couldn't escape my eyes. It's just that there was no other evidence at that time, so he couldn't be exposed.

But I stuffed the talisman array given by Patriarch Zhuxiang Wang, and the steward Zhuxiang contacted Wang Zaixing, confirmed our identities, and used the trick to lure the dead puppet out. "

What Mu Xi said was short, but the danger was self-evident. Mr. Zhuang seemed careless, but he always appeared on inappropriate occasions. When Mu Qi saw him appearing in the line of suspects in the front hall, he became suspicious .A vagrant from a down and out family would never trust two major suspects unconditionally, unless he already knew their innocence.

So Mu Xi took the risk and took a gamble. He put his hope on Zhu Xiang, a disciple of the Ling family.If Zhu Xiang didn't understand, Mu Qi would force Zhao Rongan to leave for Qiyang Town.

Facts have proved that Zhu Xiang's reaction and ability to deal with things exceeded Mu Qi's expectations.

Zhao Rong'an sighed: "Mu Qi, your swordsmanship and Yin skills are so high, I'm afraid there are few people in the world who are above you."

Mu Qi shook his head and said humbly: "There are people beyond people, and mountains beyond mountains. It's also a coincidence that I practice Yin art, so it's hard to say that I have any attainments."

Curious in his heart, Zhao Rongan pulled Mu Qi to sit in the inner room, poured him a glass of water, and asked with a smile: "I see you are not very old, what kind of chance is it?"

Mu Qi stroked the white porcelain cup in his hand, narrowed his eyes and said helplessly: "It was not a pleasant experience, but since Brother Zhao asked, it's okay to say it."

At this time, it was almost night, and the lights in the house were lit. Because only Zhao Rong'an was there, Mu Qi didn't wrap his hair again.

The warm yellow light shone on the boy's withered white hair, which made him look a bit sad.

"I entered Cangqi Villa when I was seven years old. There was a regulation at the beginning of Cangqi Villa's establishment. Every 50 years, at least one child from a family in the territory must enter Cangqi Villa as a disciple. This generation is Meng's turn. home, my father and Mrs. Xiao sent me there."

"How many children are there in your family?"

"Two, Mrs. Xiao's child, Meng Yao, and me. My father was reluctant to part with the eldest son, so he let me go."

Zhao Rongan was puzzled: "Cangqi Mountain Villa is one of the five sects, and it should be a good thing to practice in it. Hearing you say that, it seems to send you to perfunctory. Why?"

Mu Xi took a sip of hot tea and explained: "I only found out later that the establishment of Cangqi Villa was originally supported by various gentry in the territory. But the gentry have developed in Cangqi territory for many years. It is not as good as Cangqi Villa, but it has faintly surpassed Cangqi Villa in other aspects. Cangqi Villa is afraid of the big noble families, and the aristocratic families are also somewhat dissatisfied with the large amount of supplies and money supplied to Cangqi Villa every year.

However, Cangqi Villa was born in isolation for many years, thinking about talking about sword cultivation every day, and did not know how to manage it.The nobles don't know how to use swords, and rely on Cangqi Villa for protection.The two sides can only maintain a delicate relationship and live together.

Therefore, although the gentry followed the regulations set earlier, they also knew that once the children were sent to Cangqi Villa, they would be abandoned, and Cangqi Villa would never be without a bad upbringing.Furthermore, those who enter Cangqi will all change their surname to Mu, cultivate their swords and transcend the world, and their relatives and friends in the past will no longer be related. Who would like this. "

Zhao Rong'an nodded to express his understanding. There is really a huge gap between the Cangqi Villa that Xin Dao once knew in some books and the reality.

And Mu Xi told how he was abandoned by his father and sent to Cangqi Villa, without any resentment in his words, just calmly explaining what happened once.

Reminiscent of Mu Qi's unwillingness to be called Young Master Meng even if he left Cangqi Villa, I'm afraid leaving the Meng family might be a relief for Mu Qi.

Seeing Zhao Rongan's expression of understanding, Mu Qi continued: "Cangqi Villa has many ways to recruit disciples, except for those who are famous in Cangqi Villa, even if it's a half-determined one like me, it's all To pass the entry test.

The location of the test is in the nine-turn corridor of Cangqi Villa. After passing the test, it will go to the main building to be named, and it can be regarded as officially joining Cangqi Villa. "

"Nine Turns Corridor? The name sounds quite elegant."

Mu Qi smiled slightly: "Cangqi Villa is famous for its elegance, and all the buildings have their names. The nine-turn corridor is the way up the mountain, and there are nine traps. If it is not opened or adjusted artificially, it is really dangerous and abnormal. It is actually the building of Cangqi Villa. Hushan Kendo.

When I went there, the nine-turn corridor gave me a safe road. The first eight of the nine tests were poetry, poetry, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the last one was to test my spiritual aptitude. "

Zhao Rongan said with a smile: "That should be simple for you."

Mu Qi shook his head, and said helplessly: "The Meng family didn't let me study. At that time, I didn't know a single word, and I didn't pass all the eight tests. It was Cang Qi's brother who entered the battle and brought me out."

Zhao Rongan was stunned when he heard this, and felt deeply ashamed of the Meng family's behavior of not teaching.

Mu Xi went on to say: "The last test is to let me enter a sword formation, and judge my aptitude based on the sword formation's perception of me, but this sword formation is driven by life support. So the result of the judgment is , I have no aptitude for cultivation, I can only learn some simple swordsmanship."

When Mu Qi said this, he let out a long sigh.

He thought of himself walking out of the sword array when he was a child, wandering and not knowing where to go.The senior who was in charge of escorting showed impatience, and looked at himself with the eyes of looking at garbage.

It was very sad at the time, maybe a little bit unwilling, and finally left the Meng family, but was told that he had no talent for cultivation, and his life path was blocked.

Mu Qi took a deep breath and recalled the situation at that time: "Later, I was taken to the top of Cangqi Mountain, which is the main building of Cangqi Villa, named Fushan Lanhai. From this building, you can see most of Cangqi Mountain, and you can also see The vast Canghai, although I have been away from Cangqi for three years, but to this day, I can still recall the shocking feeling when I first saw Fushan Lanhai Tower.

At that time, Cang Qi's brother led me into the outer building. Instead of going to the hall, we went to the side room, where dozens of new disciples were lining up, registering and changing their names one by one. "

Zhao Rong'an was puzzled again, he asked: "Register to change the name in the main building? I thought it was the name given by the master after the entry."

Mu Qi explained: "The seniors in Cangqi Villa don't accept disciples easily. The newcomers who get started all practice together. Whether they can become famous teachers depends on their qualifications and fate. If they become teachers, some will change their names again. But most will use the name they started with.

In Cangqi, only sword attendants and sword boys who recognize their masters will be named forcibly by their masters. "

Zhao Rongan took the oranges from the table and peeled them and asked, "Every new disciple has to change their names? Isn't that very troublesome? Doesn't the receptionist have to prepare a lot of names for backup every time?"

Zhao Rongan finished peeling the oranges and handed half of them to Mu Qi. Mu Qi declined, and then said: "It's not that troublesome. Basically, everyone just changed their surnames to Mu. But I'm a disciple of the gentry, so I really have a set of names." rule."

Zhao Rongan had never heard of this, and was fascinated by it.

"It is said that the first ancestor, Mu Cangqi, established a faction thousands of years ago. His thinking is different from ordinary people, and he is good at making friends. At that time, the families in Cangqi's territory supported him, and many of them had life-threatening friendships with him. This also established The basic model of Cangqi Territory for so many years.

But Cangqi Villa can develop to its later scale, mainly relying on another person - Mu Cangqi's elder brother Mu Cangliu.Cangliu-jun is completely different from his younger brother. He doesn't know how to adapt and is not good at words, but he is famous all over the world for his poetry, prose and swordsmanship. No one in Qi territory dared to bully, which made everyone return to Cangqi Villa as their respect.But when Cangqi Mountain Villa finally gained a firm foothold and became one of the five sects, Mu Cangliu abandoned his sword and entered Cangqi Mountain alone for some reason, and no one has seen him since.

And before Mu Cangliu left, he used his sword energy to inscribe a poem in front of the stele in Fushan Lanhai Tower. "

Mu Qi said this, walked to the table, put down the porcelain cup in his hand, picked up a brush, and wrote in lower letters:

Cangshan is full of emerald green

backtracking

Standing in the Habitat of Qingming

Poetry Returns to Wenzuo

Mu Qi put down the pen, took it and handed it to Zhao Rong'an: "From now on, in order to remember the relationship between the family and Cangqi Villa, every generation of disciples of the family who practiced in Cangqi will use this poem as their lineage."

Zhao Rongan said clearly: "Then you got the word Qi, and the name Mu Qi sounds pretty nice."

Mu Qi smiled, but he didn't explain half of the way the name was chosen: the disciples of the gentry entered the Cangqi Villa, and the ranking of their characters was determined by Cangqi, while the character at the end of the name came from their birth, and the combination of the two is the two. The embodiment of the origin, so the children of the aristocratic family all have three-letter names in Cangqi.

But when Mu Qizhi left the Meng family, Master Meng never gave him a name. Even when his mother was still alive, he was called Meng Er Meng Er. If it wasn't for Cang Qi's edict, the Meng family would have almost forgotten him. up.

In the Fushan Lanhai Building, Cang Qi’s registered disciple asked him what his name was. The seven-year-old second young master of the Meng family couldn’t answer for a long time. The registered disciple saw that there were still a few people queuing up behind him, so he wrote Mu Qi impatiently. Just two words let him leave with the badge.When the child was leaving, the disciple could still hear the disciple muttering: "I'm so dumb, I don't even remember my own name, so maybe he's the only one in this life, so there won't be any confusion."

But these are all old things, and mentioning it again will inevitably lead to the suspicion of selling misery, so Mu Qi just skipped it.

"Later, when I entered Cangqi Villa, because I didn't have the aptitude to cultivate immortals, apart from studying culture courses and basic swordsmanship in Yunsheng Hall, I was assigned to manage the collection of books in Jiehai Building, and it was like this for the next nine years.

And my yin art practice is also here, because I found a collection of books about dead energy and yin art in Jiehai Building. "

Zhao Rong'an was shocked and said: "There are such a collection of books in Cangqi Villa. Are they kept in a cubicle or basement?"

"No, it appeared in front of me very smoothly, and there are detailed markings on it. This is something that I still can't understand. After I got it, because I haven't practiced spells, I didn't even know what it was at first. What, I don't care, I take it as a normal book and register it, but