Mu Qiuhuang originally came with the intention of watching the fire from the other side, but the ending made him a little disappointed. After all, the little emperor still didn't dare to provoke Xiahou Xuanba's tiger might, and let Xiahou Xuanba completely take over the garrison in Fengling City, and after this incident, the little emperor's strength at hand was reduced again, and the power in his hands was limited to the three thousand imperial forest troops in the palace, but the discerning people can also see that the symbolic meaning of the three thousand imperial forest army is far greater than its actual significance, no one will think that the three thousand imperial forest army will be the opponent of the Jiazi battalion under Xiahou Xuanba's hands, first of all, the number of the Jiazi battalion this time has an advantage, There are 10,000 people, and secondly, their combat effectiveness Mu Qiuhuang has also seen with his own eyes, if the Jiazi Battalion really faces the Royal Forest Army, the result will definitely be crushing...... In other words, after this incident, the whole of Kyoto has been held in the hands of Xiahou Xuanba.

And the second situation that Mu Qiuhuang envisioned did not appear at all, just after he was stationed outside the city for ten days, the blockade order in the city gate was also lifted, and then, the princes' children also left the capital safely one after another, that is to say, the princes did not intend to sacrifice their own children at all.

This made Mu Qiuhuang a little unbelievable, that is to say, in addition to making Xiahou Xuanba and himself a little frightened, this assassination actually had no substantive meaning at all, a bit of thunder and rain. After all, if the princes' children are safe and sound, the princes will have no excuse to raise an army, and if there is no reason to raise an army, it will be a rebellion. Although the "Qingjun side" is also a good reason, it is a pity that this reason was used by the dead Dongchehou, and from the moment the little emperor issued an order to summon the princes Qinwang, it was already doomed to the failure of Dongchehou.

After the princes' children left the city one after another, they returned to their fiefdoms with their respective escorts non-stop, although there were indeed the kind of useless anointing children in this group of princes' children, but after experiencing this incident, they also understood that they had been sacrificed by their families.

After Liu Yiyong left the city, he did not meet Mu Qiuhuang again, and he did not have any opinions on Mu Qiuhuang for not reminding him when he went out of the city alone. Because he also knew that if he really died in Fengling City this time, Mu Qiuhuang would probably not only sigh that his vision was not good, but then he would have to find any of his two brothers to cooperate...... This is not about the sincerity of the agreement between the two, but the reality. Tigers can be friends with lions and wolves, but who has ever seen a tiger be friends with a white rabbit? If he and Mu Qiuhuang were to switch places, his choice would be the same as Mu Qiuhuang.

On the contrary, before leaving, the ram Tian also sent a letter to Mu Qiuhuang, and Mu Qiuhuang's interest in the ram Tian became stronger after reading the letter again.

It's just that not long after he received the letter from the ram Tian, Ji Yan also found him again, and this time Ji Yan negotiated with him very neatly about the issue of the ram's detention. Seeing that Ji Yan's ram was already inevitable, after weighing the location of the three people's territory and other comprehensive conditions, Mu Qiuhuang also directly gave up the ram and sent a favor to Ji Yan. In return, Ji Yan promised that the Xilie Marquis Mansion would never participate in the affairs of the Haihun Marquis Mansion.

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Taking the incident of the "feast of the last day" as an example, all the people who went to the banquet this time had their own joys and worries.

The original intention of the little emperor to organize this banquet was to take risks and restrain Xiahou Xuanba from his relatives. It's just that Ji Yan and Mu Qiuhuang, who were selected by him, were disappointed by him, and the two slipped out of the imperial capital one after another. And the appearance of the "damn assassin" has made Xiahou Xuanba's power aggravated again, and now, the little emperor actually suspects that Xiahou Xuanba's assassination is a "bitter meat plan" directed and acted by Xiahou Xuanba, the purpose of which is to take over the defense of the imperial capital under the pretext of taking over. After this incident, the little emperor's resentment towards Xiahou Xuanba deepened, and he no longer had the heart to rely on these eight princes, even the two marquis of Xilie and Beiyu, who he once thought were loyal ministers.

And Mu Qiuhuang and Ji Yan made an agreement with Liu Yiyong and Ram Tian respectively. Another high-level point is that the Beiyu Marquis Mansion officially extended its hand into the fiefdom of the Haihun Marquis, and the influence of the Xilie Marquis Mansion radiated to the Xuanping Marquis Mansion. And Liu Yiyong and Ram Tianzhu, two ordinary children who had no chance to be heirs, also had a strong influence on that position because of the strong foreign aid...... Of course, in the end, will they be able to inherit their own fiefdoms, and will the bets made by the Xilie Marquis Mansion and the Beiyu Marquis Mansion be profitable? It's all up to their wrist skills.

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As for Xiahou Wenyuan's intention to choose the master and serve, Mu Qiuhuang has also sent the letter back to the Beiyu Marquis Mansion. As for whether the Beiyu Marquis Mansion can harvest this talent in the future, it is up to Mu Qiuhuang to decide, after all, a talent like Xiahou Wenyuan is definitely a "hot item", and I believe that it will not only be the Beiyu family that is staring at him.

So far, this feast of the last day has come to a perfect end.

Originally, Mu Qiuhuang's plan was to wait for this incident to go to Xiliehou Mansion to withdraw from the marriage in person, but now that the party Ji Ruoxue is no longer in Xiliehou Mansion, then it makes no sense for him to go to Xiliehou Mansion again. At that time, she wanted to go to the Sword Casting Mansion to get the sword, and she made a small promise to Su Xiao to take her to the Sword Casting Mansion in the land of Qinlu to see the rumored "Treading the Snow to Find Plums" and "Snow Wonderland", all of which came to an abrupt end.

And Ji Yan had other important matters, and returned directly to the Xilie Marquis Mansion, and entrusted him with Ji Ruoxue's affairs before leaving...... As for Ji Ruoxue's matter, even if Ji Yan no longer instructed him, Mu Qiuhuang would do his best to be reasonable.

So, Mu Qiuhuang took Su Xiaoxiao and Ling Hu Ji and a group of people to embark on the road home.

The reason why he didn't go directly to Yunxi City and Tingzhou to find Ji Ruoxue was because the "ghost" among the twenty-four ghosts sent back news that Ji Ruoxue had not been found in Tingzhou at all. In other words, since Ji Ruoxue appeared in Yunxi City for the last time, she has completely disappeared, as if she disappeared out of thin air.

For this situation, Mu Qiuhuang did not dare to delay at all, in addition to personally giving Ji Yan a letter, he also expanded the scope of looking for Ji Ruoxue again...... At the same time, he was secretly worried about Ji Ruoxue in his heart.

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After many days of contact, Ji Ruoxue was finally able to reach the level where she could stab the iron ring more than a thousand times a day on average, and the sword did not touch the inner wall of the iron ring. It's just that this is limited to stabbing the same iron ring, if the seventy-two iron rings are connected at the same time to stab, Ji Ruoxue still can't meet the requirements, at most she can stab about thirty, and she can't even reach more than half.

But even if it was just that, the old man was very satisfied with it, and praised Ji Ruoxue's rapid progress, as if it was already great to be able to reach this level, and he still cooked three meals for Ji Ruoxue every day as a reward...... I have to say that these days, Ji Ruoxue's cheeks have become a little rounder than before, but they are not ugly, but they are even better looking than before.

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"One, two, three...... XVII, XVIII, XIX...... Thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven. ”

Ji Ruowuxue kept silently counting the iron rings she had stabbed, but it was a pity that when she stabbed the thirty-eighth iron ring, there was a sudden sound of "dang chang", and the sword still touched the inner wall of the iron ring.

This is Ji Ruoxue's third challenge today, but unfortunately she still stopped at the thirty-eighth and couldn't go any further. But for this, Ji Ruoxue was not discouraged, and after finding that she was in a mess, she ended today's practice and began to boil water and make tea under the eaves.

Calculating the time, the old man should be back to cook soon, and she wants to boil the tea first.

Although there is no shortage of firewood and game in the place where she and the old man live, there are many things in the surrounding woods, such as rice, noodles, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea...... These necessities of life have to be bought at the market. And this glorious and arduous task was placed on the old man, after all, Ji Ruoxue had to be busy practicing swords every day, didn't she?

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"Old man, you're back."

Ji Ruoxue stepped forward to take the things in the old man's hand and said to him: "I just made tea, you can rest and drink a cup of tea first!" ”

"Well, I really feel a little thirsty when you say that." The old man smiled.

"Old man, how about you taste the tea I made today?" Ji Ruoxue poured a small cup of tea for the old man as if offering a treasure.

After the old man took the teacup and drank it all, he smacked his lips and said with a smile: "Not bad, not bad, bitter and sweet, with endless aftertaste...... What's more, there is a little more 'joy' in this tea today, let's talk about it! How many more stabs have been hit today than yesterday? ”

"Old man, you are so godly, you can see at a glance that I have made progress today." Ji Ruoxue said with a happy face.

"Don't be a sycophant, hurry up and say, if your progress today can meet my expectations for you, I will stew chicken soup for you tonight." The old man smiled.

Ji Ruoxue was pleasantly surprised: "Have chicken soup to drink tonight?" ”

"Do you have to say anything else, first of all, you have to live up to my expectations of you." The old man smiled and raised an eyebrow.

Ji Ruoxue smiled when she heard this: "It seems that Xue'er has to drink chicken soup tonight, Xue'er has stabbed thirty-seven today!" ”

"Really?"

The old man sat up straight when he heard this, pointed to the pile of bamboo where Ji Ruoxue practiced swords, and said, "Now go to the thorn, if it really meets the standard, drink chicken soup tonight." ”

"Look at it, old man." Ji Ruoxue said confidently, and went to the bamboo pile with her sword.