It was night time, but the mansion of the Haoqi Alliance was still lit up, with students and martial artists coming and going, busy in their own way.
The resettlement of the victims had not yet been completed, so the people of the Haoqi Alliance could not afford to be idle.
“Uncle Xun, where’s Grandpa?” Mu Yansheng, who had been outside all day administering porridge, asked the middle-aged scholar who was walking with him, holding a large bucket.
“The teacher should be in the study. I heard that there are valuable guests coming this afternoon.” Xun Rizhao, the middle-aged scholar, returned.
“Receiving an honoured guest in the study?” Mu Yansheng thought for a moment, “Then it must be someone close to him. It seems unsuitable for me to disturb grandfather now.”
Although he was a bit impulsive, he was from a scholarly family and still knew the etiquette he needed to know.
Xun Rizhao took one look at him and knew that his mind was still intact, so he said with a headache, “You’re not still thinking of doing justice to Qing Yu, are you?”
“Can’t you do that?” Mu Yuansheng asked rhetorically, “The True Martial Gate is a long way away, and the fact that True Qingyu could reach Kaiyuan City so quickly is a testament to his enthusiasm. And just after arriving in Kaiyuan City, he cared for the victims and distributed money. Such a virtuous Quan Zhen should not be misunderstood by the world.”
“He came quickly because he was a big bird —— ah shucks,” Xun Rizhao slapped himself, “I’m sorry, I’m confused by you. The reason why Qing Yu came fast is because he has that white luan phoenix as his mount, that’s why he came so fast. Besides, he is a Tong Shen powerhouse, so even without this white Luan phoenix, he could still reach Kai Yuan City quickly.
It is normal to come fast, but it is not normal to come slow.
Also, why do you keep on chanting Qing Yu Zhen Zhen, that Xuan Zhen Zhen Zhen is also coming along. Why didn’t you say she was enthusiastic.”
I don’t know what’s wrong with this nephew. He wanted to put in a good word for Qing Yu, trying to change the reputation of the demon dao. Xun Rizhao felt that Mu Yansheng still lacked experience, less the poisonous beatings of this cruel world, and was still lingering on appearances.
“That’s just it, let it be.” Xun Rizhao shook his head helplessly.
In the study, Mu Xiuji retracted his divine thoughts, thinking about what his grandson had just said, and could not help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
As his spies had reported that Mu Yuansheng and Qing Yu were having a good conversation at the city gate today, Mu Xiuji was worried that Qing Yu might have some kind of agenda, so he kept an eye on him with his divine thoughts after Mu Yuansheng returned.
But to his surprise, he didn’t see Qing Yu looking for Mu Yuansheng, instead, he only heard Mu Yuansheng praising Qing Yu’s goodness over and over again. When Mu Xiuji heard this, he wondered what was wrong with his own education, how could his grandson be so easily deceived!
“After all, he is still too young!” Mu Xiuji laughed bitterly.
“It’s good to be young, aren’t we, the old guys, the ones who protect the young?”
The young scholar sitting opposite Mu Xiuji laughed.
“You don’t look old at all with this dignified appearance. Senior Brother Zhuge.” Mu Xiuji laughed as he looked at the young scholar’s face that did not match his age at all.
This scholar with white temples and a young face was none other than Zhuge Longsu, the dean of the Mountain River Academy. It might not occur to outsiders that this Dean Zhuge had quietly left Northern Zhou and come to this land of Spiritual Prefecture.
“What do you think of this person Qing Yu, Senior Brother Zhuge.” Mu Xiuji asked as he thought that this senior brother had been staying in the Northern Zhou and should know a lot about Qing Yu.
“Qing Yu ah ——” Thinking of that white-haired Daoist, a hint of emotion appeared in Zhuge Long Su’s eyes, “For him, I think it’s better to describe him as sensible and terrifying.”
“Oh? What does this mean?”
“His sanity makes him incomparably clear about his purpose, but anyone who stands in his way can be killed. For those who are not in his way, even if they offend him in a small way, he is very lenient. Sometimes I think he could control his own emotions and be completely unmoved by them.
His fearfulness lies in the speed of his growth, can you imagine that such a strong man was an Innate Realm martial artist just a few years ago?” When Zhuge Longxu reached the end of his sentence, a bitter smile could not help but appear at the corner of his mouth.
The characteristics of this person, Qing Yu, were really not that complicated to say, but on the contrary, somewhat simple. But it was this simple and simple characteristic that, when taken to the extreme, became very frightening.
He is so sensible that he can even control his emotions. Growing to the extreme, that’s not to mention.
“Then do you think, does he have any purpose in coming to Kaiyuan City this time?” Mu Xiuji continued to ask.
“There must be a purpose. If there was no purpose, he would not have come.” Zhuge Long Su said categorically.
As he had said earlier, this was a sensible man who would not waste time if there was no need.
“Then I’ll be careful ——”
Mu Xiuji could not help but sigh deeply when he thought about the gaze Qing Yu had given to Xiao Qianxiu during the day.
That kind of gaze was simply not like looking at a living person.
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However, to Mu Xiuji’s dismay, Qing Yu did not make any moves, neither did he do anything surreptitious, nor did he do anything about Xiao Qianxiu.
He only made friends with the Lian family every day, or went out to inspect the victims. He would even personally give porridge to the victims, much to the admiration of that silly grandson of his.
After all, he is a Tong Shen, and when he does such things with the dignity of a Tong Shen, it is no wonder that his own silly grandson would admire him.
Of course, to say that strange behaviour was not unheard of. For example, staying in the same room with that immortal and jade crowned lady to train together was a bit of a criticism. That was Qing Yu’s uncle, and the two of them stayed in the same room together for half a day, which would not be misunderstood by outsiders.
On the third day of Qing Yu’s arrival in Kaiyuan City, some other sects or forces from far away also arrived one after another. These were the same as the Lian family, oppressed by various forces, or some of them were enemies of the great powers.
The only thing worse than the Lian family is that they do not even have a single Tong Shen realm, so there is no room for manoeuvre like the Lian family. Now that they have heard that the Hao Qi Alliance and other three powers have called for a united front, they have naturally travelled thousands of miles to come here.
One of the more notable families is Yun Zheng, the Palace Master of the Pure Yang Palace.
He was also a bit miserable, as his family’s masterpieces had been taken out by Longhu Mountain. Although Yun Zheng had angrily disliked the Young Heavenly Master Zhang Yuanchu in the Taiji Hall of the True Martial Arts Sect and showed the public how vicious Zhang Yuanchu’s trickery was, what had happened could not be avoided.
The “Heavenly Transporting Sword Technique” and the “Pure Yang True Solution” had been circulating in Mount Longhu for a long time and could no longer be retrieved.
And this Yunzheng Palace Master, who was standing in front of Qing Yu and Xuan Zhen at this moment, bowed respectfully and said, “Greetings, Daoist Master Qing Yu.”
“You’ve come ——”
Qing Yu slowly withdrew the true qi that had fused with the Qi of Tai Su and looked at Yun Zheng, “You should know that the Imperial Sword Villa and Dragon Tiger Mountain have close dealings, right?”
“You go forth tomorrow to seek provocation from the Imperial Sword Villa, so and so and so and so and so ——”
“Yes, my subordinate understands.”