Mu Zixin sat at the head of the bed, Ling Xiang stood opposite her, and the two were silent for a long time.

"So you're leaving?"

"I'm afraid so. ”

"Congratulations. ”

"What is there to congratulate, nothing more than jumping from one pit to another. Mu Zixin said with a wry smile.

"Don't say that, the sect leader of Ziyun Mountain is not just anyone who can be it!"

"But it's not something that everyone wants to be," she looked at Ling Xiang very seriously, "There are still some unknown forces behind Ziyun Mountain, their strength is outrageous, Ziyun Mountain and even the entire Seven Kingdoms are controlled by them, let alone a small sect leader." ”

"Don't be so pessimistic," Ling Xiang walked over and sat down beside her, with a hand on her shoulder, "I've survived all these ten years, what else can't survive? No matter how dark it is, at least you can see the sun, isn't it?"

Mu Zixin looked up at him, she came to Biansai two years earlier than Ling Xiang, and this was the eighth year that the two had worked together. In the two years before Ling Xiang came here, she didn't know how she had survived.

She was only twenty years old when she first came to the end city, and when she first came, she didn't talk to anyone, except for the days when she went out to guard the side, and the rest of the days she locked herself in her room and practiced lifelessly, at that time she was fragile and terrified, desperately trying to live but hating her own powerlessness, often crying to sleep, but waking up in nightmares......

Until Ling Xiang's appearance, he was two years older than her, and he was also from a civilian background, and he was gifted since he was a child but was sent to Biansai because of his family's debts, and she recalled the scene when she first met him, when she was sitting in the corner of the dining room devouring steamed buns, but saw a young man with a face like Mu Chaoyang coming over with a dinner plate, sat opposite her, put a freshly baked chicken leg into her bowl, grinned brightly and said: "You are Mu Zixin, right? ”

She always felt that they had met before, but she couldn't remember where they had met, and she always felt that he was very much like a person, but she couldn't tell who that person was.

"What are you going to do when I'm gone?" she asked, a little worried.

"Don't worry, I'll find a way. ”

"What's the way, I'm leaving, you guard the border alone, what if you encounter so many burning troops last time?"

"You are stupid! if you leave, someone else will definitely replace you, and besides, the main force guarding the border now is not all people sent by the princes of the Seven Kingdoms, and there will be fewer and fewer permanent officers in the future. ”

"You're holding on, and I'm going to get you out of this hellish place as soon as I succeed to the throne. Mu Zixin said with an oath.

"No need, Zixin, you have your way to go in the future life, and I also have my mission. ”

"But ......"

"Don't worry, I won't stay here forever," he stood up and looked at her with a smile, "We'll meet again soon, trust me, definitely!"

Early in the morning, Mu Zixin packed up her things, walked around the house, and finally said goodbye to this small dilapidated house where she had lived for ten years, she opened the door and found that Ling Mu was already waiting at the door.

He looked up at Mu Zixin's door and the vicious and obscene red letters on the wall, and clenched his fists tightly.

"How is it, I've had a miserable life in the past ten years, right?" Mu Zixin asked half-jokingly, "I hope I didn't disappoint Wu Qianyi and the others." ”

With that, she walked down the stairs bypassing Ling Mu.

The sky outside was still dark, but many soldiers and officers gathered along the street to see her off. Ironically, the officers who usually spoke ill of her behind her back and played pranks on her door were not missing, and they all stood aside respectfully, with complicated expressions on their faces.

When he came to the city gate, the city lord bowed to her tremblingly, and Mu Zixin hurriedly helped him up and nodded in return. The people of the Shogunyu Mansion have also packed their bags and are ready to go.

"Sect Master Mu, please stay!"

Just as she was about to get into the carriage, she was suddenly stopped by a familiar voice, and when she looked back, it was Wen Li who hurriedly ran over and knelt at her feet.

"Sect Master, Great Elder, my daughter is sick, she is very sick! I know that I have committed many mistakes in the past, and I have done things that I am sorry for you...... But I was really forced to be helpless at that time! I stayed here for twenty years! I have no merit and hard work! I also ask the Master for the sake of my former collaborators, let me go back and take a look at my daughter!" Wen Li cried as he spoke, his eyes swollen as big as apricots, and he was much haggard compared to the previous days, and his hair was also scattered, as if he had not taken care of it for many days.

"Lord Wen, it is indeed not easy for you to be a mother, and you have indeed made contributions to guarding the border in the past twenty years, and I will not deny it," Mu Zixin paused for a moment, "But the sins you have committed cannot be offset by a word of sorry, besides, I am not the sect leader yet, I hope you will explain the crimes you have committed to the city lord and the elder Ling Mu, and then let them decide." ”

Wen Li lowered his head and wiped the tears from his face.

"City Lord, Great Elder, about half a month ago, Zhao Ying, the eldest young master of the Zhao Mansion of Yue Kingdom, left his post without permission, and the elders of the Zhao Mansion were afraid that the matter would be investigated by Ziyun Mountain, so they threatened their subordinates with their family members, but if their subordinates covered up the past for them, they would send a huge amount of living expenses enough for a lifetime to their subordinates' families...... At that time, his subordinates were also confused, so they sent a notice to Yasukuni in advance to guard the border, but the reply they received said that it would be postponed for three days at the earliest, so they ...... So his subordinates bought off the soldiers who guarded the time track without authorization, and extended the border guarding time of Lord Mu and Lord Ling Xiang. ”

"It's ridiculous! Is guarding the border child's play? Every soldier who goes out of the sky to guard the border carries exactly ten days of food, and you, as a council officer, actually delay time for your own selfish interests, if the soldiers guarding the border are physically and mentally exhausted and unable to cope with the battle during these three days, this will be a loss of two lives!" The city lord was so angry that he jumped to his feet, and looked at Mu Zixin again, "Lord Mu and Lord Lingxiang are the highest-ranking officers in the northern frontier, if we lose two generals because of your temporary interests, how can you afford the consequences?" What's more, Master Mu is now about to become the sect leader, and his status is noble, if there is a mistake, I am afraid that you will not be able to afford to pay for a hundred lives!"

"My lord, my subordinates know that they are wrong, and my subordinates know that they have committed serious crimes, and it is not a pity to die, but please let me go home, let me take one last look at my seriously ill daughter and elderly mother, the child and her father left early, if the family is old and young, there is really no way to live if there are no subordinates, and after the subordinates go back and settle them, they are willing to accept any punishment!"

"You ask Sect Master Mu and the Great Elder!" the City Lord said indignantly.

"Great Elder, what should I do with her according to the laws of Ziyun Mountain?"

"Back to the young master, the law of Ziyun Mountain clearly stipulates that if you are an official who is corrupt, violates military discipline, and accepts bribes privately, you should be killed with a cane. ”

"Reasonable," Mu Zixin sneered at the desperate Wen Li, turned around and looked at Ling Mu again, "But as far as I know, Zhao Ying's father is the general of the Yue Kingdom, and the people in the General's Mansion took the lead in bribeging, so if you want to be punished, should Zhao Ying and the elders of the Zhao Mansion also be killed?"

Ling Mu didn't speak again, looking at her with some embarrassment.

"Wen Li, did the Zhao Mansion send money to your family later?"

"Lord Hui, until now, the subordinate family has not received that money......"

"That's lying to you, relying on the huge family background to fool the people, Zhao's family, as a military general of the Yue State, even blatantly violated the law, and when the military situation in the frontier was so critical, he also covered up his son's crime of escaping from the battle, I remember that according to the law of Ziyun Mountain, Zhao Ying's father and son should also be killed!"

"Young master, the Zhao family has a huge power in the Yue country, and General Zhao can't be killed with a cane under our order, the subordinates will discuss this matter with the Elder Pavilion when they go back, the hour is not early, please get in the car first." ”

"Then as you said, I hope that after I go back, the Elder Pavilion will abide by the law and treat such incidents fairly, before the Zhao Mansion is duly punished, I don't want anyone to do anything to the Wen family in private," Mu Zixin turned to face everyone, "The law is jointly formulated by the Seven Kingdoms, and Ziyun Mountain supervises its implementation, since I go back and prepare to take over the position of sect leader, as long as I reign for one day, I will act fairly in accordance with the laws of Ziyun Mountain!"

After she finished speaking, thunderous cheers rang out around her, Mu Zixin turned around and walked towards the carriage, Wen Li was already in tears at this time.

"Lord Wen, I have already told the city lord to grant you a seven-day leave to go back to visit your daughter, so you can do it for yourself in the future!"

"Thank you...... Sect Master Mu ......" Wen Li kowtowed again and again after hearing this, and said silently.

Before getting into the car, Mu Zixin finally looked around at the people around her, but she didn't see Lingxiang's figure, although she was a little disappointed, she remembered what he said, and they would definitely meet again.

"Good way, adults!" the city lord waved goodbye to the convoy.

I saw two Pegasus neighing and soaring into the air, followed by the Flame Tiger and rode away with golden flames. Everyone looked into the distance, and was amazed for a long time before slowly dispersing.

The city lord patted the wind and dust on his body, and the corners of his mouth showed a relieved smile, and he was about to turn around when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the young man behind the broken wall of the city gate.

"Lord Lingxiang, dare to ask what your plans are for the future?"

"Thank you Lord for taking care of me over the years. ”

"Where, this is what I should do," he said with a smile and waving his hand, "Now that Master Mu is gone, you can finally leave this place." ”

"It's indeed time to leave, but my business, I still bother the city lord to continue to keep it secret, please don't worry, and then my country will send more people to guard the border. ”

"Thank you, Lord Lingxiang, don't worry, I will never say more than half a word in this matter, after all, the Lord has already instructed me. ”

Ling Xiang nodded after hearing this, but he still stared intently at the place where the carriage disappeared in the sky, and the jade dragon coiled on the silver scimitar on his waist, flashing with a cold light.