Chapter 171
Chapter 171
Bai Zhi was often distracted when drying herbs. Le Zheng Shangbao saw her like this and asked her a few questions.
Bai Zhi gave an evasive answer, so Le Zheng Shangbao knew better and did not ask any more questions. He just said that she looked unwell and asked her to go back and rest for a few days.
Bai Zhi wanted to refuse, but was afraid that her appearance would arouse suspicion, so she had to agree.
As soon as Bai Zhi left, Le Zheng Qi Hong said some suspicious words in front of Le Zheng Shang Bao.
Le Zheng Yongxing, the eldest disciple of Le Zheng Shangbao and senior brother of Bai Zhi and Le Zheng Qihong, originally felt that Le Zheng Shangbao treated Bai Zhi better than himself and passed on many medical skills to her but not to him. Coupled with Le Zheng Qihong's instigation, he even thought that Le Zheng Shangbao was going to pass the position to Bai Zhi.
In particular, he mentioned intentionally or unintentionally in front of Le Zheng Shang Bao that Bai Zhi was a person of another surname, and he often reprimanded or protected her, which made him believe more deeply that Le Zheng Shang Bao wanted to pass the position to an "outsider".
Out of the idea of protecting "orthodoxy", he would never let the entire Huichun Hall fall into the hands of someone with his surname.
Therefore, he chose to be with Le Zheng Qihong, who was showing goodwill to him, and accept her kindness.
When Le Zheng Qi Hong said these things, he seldom joined in, but just watched the situation develop. Every time Le Zheng Shang Bao's expression took a bad turn, or he complained about Bai Zhi, he felt a little proud in his heart, and became even closer to Le Zheng Qi Hong.
"I'm right, right? Master, I've had thoughts about her for a long time, but you're the eldest brother, so you should protect your younger sister, so I told you about my sister's affairs. I have many thoughts and displeasures. As long as you do the opposite and help her a little, Master will have other thoughts in his mind."
"I know how to do it."
Seeing his smug look, Le Zheng Qihong felt even more proud. What she wanted was to destroy Le Zheng from within, and the best way to destroy a family was to create grudges between each other, the more the better.
When the grudges are big enough and numerous enough, they will be like a pile of loose sand, which will be much easier to deal with.
"Mu Mansion?"
She recalled the night visit to Fangyuan, the two unfamiliar faces, and their terrifying strength, so she didn't dare to investigate again easily.
However, no matter what, the people in the Mu family are outsiders. This made Le Zheng Qihong feel a little relieved, because in this world, it is always easier to deal with outsiders. She couldn't help but think of a rule of the Taoist Alliance.
"If Le Zheng Yuhua dies, Mu Xin will have to remarry. Marrying someone from outside is not bad, but marrying someone from within... who knows what kind of competition it will cause. Well, let me make use of you, an unexpected outsider. Then, how should I get rid of him? Poison him? No, if he dies at Jimen Pass for no reason, it will definitely attract investigation, and I'm afraid it will only bring disaster to myself. I have to choose a better way."
Le Zheng Qihong turned his gaze to Le Zheng Yuhua, but it was a pity that he had not left Fangyuan for several days, and because of the barrier, he had no way of knowing what they were doing inside Fangyuan.
She also asked Le Zheng Sihui to come forward and try to use the rules to break into Fangyuan. Mu Xin's ability to cope with it was beyond her expectations. Having the support of the Mu Mansion also gave her enough confidence.
She was supposed to return home in three days, but because of Mu Xin's health, Le Zheng couldn't say much. Le Zheng Sihui also focused his attention on this and said that it was the rule, but it had been delayed for some time and couldn't be wasted.
Le Zhengfang didn't know what her intention was. She still remembered clearly what happened on their wedding day. She thought that she wouldn't hate Le Zheng Yuhua to the point of death, right?
No matter what, something had already happened, and Le Zhengfang would never take the risk again. Moreover, the enemy was in the dark, and the rules she had followed in recent years for returning to her parents' home had long since become meaningless. With a few more examples, she quickly suppressed the matter.
Le Zheng Sihui was unwilling to give up and wanted to use the proximity of Huacheng as an excuse, but she ended up getting news that the Mu Mansion was disbanded, which meant that Mu Xin had nowhere to go if she wanted to return home.
But she no longer cared about returning home. The collapse of the Mu Mansion meant that Mu Xin and others had no support. She wanted to see how Mu Xin would cry.
When the news of the Mu Mansion's disbandment came, everyone was shocked. Le Zheng Qin still gave the disbandment letter to Le Zheng Hongjun, asking him to deliver it to Fang Yuan, and also asked him to bring some supplements with him, considering Mu Xin's weak body.
Le Zheng Hongjun hesitated in front of Fangyuan with the invitation in hand. Mu Xin already knew of his arrival, but did not invite him in immediately. It was only when he knocked on the door that Xiaomi came to answer it belatedly.
Le Zheng Hongjun explained the reason and wanted to meet Mu Xin. Xiaomi looked embarrassed and said that he would inform her. Le Zheng Hongjun just waited obediently.
In fact, Xiaomi did not go over. Mu Xin had already expressed her intention to meet him. She just hid aside and watched for a while before pretending to take a breath and invited him over.
Le Zheng Hongjun saw Le Zheng Quan competing with Le Zheng Shui Ling, and Le Zheng Yu Hua practicing with Le Zheng Qi Ming, and he couldn't help but feel envious.
Although Le Zheng Qinming did not like martial arts, Le Zheng Hongjun knew that he was not opposed to it and even said that he regretted not being able to learn more.
Among the Le Zhengs, Le Zhengquan is the best in martial arts and is one of the legitimate disciples of the Wu family, so when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but envy.
He couldn't quite understand why, at the beginning, almost everyone disliked Le Zheng Yuhua, let alone getting close to her.
Since the Repentance Hall, he found that there were more and more people around Le Zheng Yuhua, including some big shots.
He turned his gaze to Mu Xin, who was leaning against the stone table, resting with her hands on her head and her eyes closed, as well as Yun Xiu and others who were cheering or giving suggestions to her. His envy deepened a lot.
I even thought for a moment, if I married Mu Xin, would it be the same?
Xiaomi took him to Mu Xin, who still didn't open her eyes. Le Zheng Hongjun bowed and explained his purpose to her, which of course was not to start with distributing invitations.
"Miss Mu Xin is weak. This is the supplement that Master sent me to bring. Please take good care of yourself, Miss Mu Xin."
Le Ying went over to take it, and did not forget to thank him and Le Zheng Qin. During this process, Mu Xin did not open his eyes at all, but attracted the curious Le Zheng Shuiling.
"Oh, our eldest senior brother is here. Please forgive me for not welcoming you in person."
Le Zheng Hongjun had never known how to deal with Le Zheng Shuiling. Although he had thought about this situation before coming, he was still at a loss when it happened.
Although Le Zheng Yuhua was not used to being polite, it was her own mansion after all, so she still had to act like the host. She couldn't just let Mu Xin take care of everything, especially since she didn't seem to be willing to help at the moment.
Le Zheng Yuhua awkwardly took on the role of head of the family, but ended up being unreasonably polite to Le Zheng Hongjun and the other two. Le Zheng Shuiling couldn't stand it anymore and came over to help.
"What is that thing in the arms of the great senior brother? Is it an invitation from someone?"
Seeing that Le Zheng Shuiling tried to snatch it, Le Zheng Hongjun dodged and looked at Mu Xin worriedly.
She didn't look like she was in deep sleep and had no reaction, but more like she didn't want to talk to him.
"This is a scattered post."
"Scattered Posts?"
Le Zheng Shuiling and Le Zheng Qiming looked at him in surprise, while Le Zheng Yuhua was still searching for relevant knowledge in his mind.
The so-called disbanding post means that a family has been disbanded and removed from the Taoist Alliance family list. Therefore, the Taoist Alliance sends a post to other families to inform them of this matter in case someone else uses the name of this family in the future.
"Which one is it from?"
Le Zheng Shui Ling wanted to snatch it and see what was going on. After all, for this kind of thing, the invitation could be given to the head of the family and then told to his subordinates. But now it was sent to Fang Yuan. Le Zheng Shui Ling could guess that it could only be the Mu Mansion.
Le Zheng Hongjun did not stop her from snatching it this time. Le Zheng Shuiling also opened it with trepidation and saw that it was indeed the Mu Mansion. Her hands began to tremble.
"Please take care of yourself, Miss Mu Xin."
"Cloud embroidery."
Yunxiu understood what she meant with just one call. She went over and took the scattered cards from Lezheng Shuiling. At first, Lezheng Shuiling was a little worried and didn't want to give it to her, but finally she put it in Yunxiu's hands.
Yunxiu put the scattered letters on the table, next to Mu Xin's hand. She put her hand on them and slowly opened her eyes.
"After this separation, I hope we can meet again someday."
"Sister-in-law knew about this a long time ago?"
Mu Xin looked up at Le Zheng Shuiling and smiled at her, which counted as an answer.
She stood up, holding the scattered cards, and walked towards Le Zheng Hongjun, staring at him. Le Zheng Hongjun turned away embarrassedly, trying his best to avoid the embarrassment of eye contact.
"Thank you for the trip, Senior Brother. Please thank Patriarch Qin on behalf of Mu Xin."
"Nothing, nothing."
"Big Brother is leaving?"
Le Zheng Hongjun had no choice but to stop and ask, "Miss Mu Xin, is there anything else you want Hongjun to convey?"
"As the Qin family master and the elder brother are, Mu Xin does not want to embarrass you. However, since everyone knows about this scattered note today, there will inevitably be some people in Lezheng who will take pleasure in other people's misfortune..."
"How could this be possible?"
"It's not just Le Zheng. This forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds. There are more than one or two pairs of Le Zheng's eyes staring at my Fang Yuan. Due to the prestige of the Mu Mansion, they naturally won't do anything to us openly. But now it's different."
Mu Xin shook the scattered notes in his hand. Actually, Le Zheng Hongjun knew something about it, but he preferred to trust his own people, so he wanted to defend them, but he had no chance.
Mu Xin then said, "My confidence has never come from the Mu Mansion. My people have long been tired of the rules of the Dao League. Isn't it better now?" She loosened her hands, and the scattered notes fell to the ground and turned into ashes. This was the magic of Yun Xiu. She stepped over the ashes and took a step closer to Le Zheng Hongjun, saying, "Big Brother, please persuade them. If anyone dares to covet my garden and attack us again, the beast without shackles will be fatal. Send him out."
This was different from the impression he had of Mu Xin. Le Zheng Hongjun could not find any reason and could only think that she was provoked and afraid of being wronged, so she wore the thorns outside.
He said goodbye to everyone and left tactfully. When he left, he did not forget to glance at Mu Xin's back. He felt an indescribable feeling of loneliness.
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