Chapter 160: Identity
"You're back!"
Unsettled and confused, Mu Wanqing, who was originally staying alone in the room in a daze, immediately stood up happily when she saw Mu Dui coming back, and subconsciously took two steps closer to Mu Dui before stopping.
"You... You okay? โ
"Hmm... It's just that we might have to get out of here as soon as possible...", Mu Du said apologetically.
Although it was a suicide, the deaths of Baek Se-gyong and Kang Min would definitely cause a riot in the entire beggar gang, and Mu Twilight didn't want to cause trouble, so he planned to leave early.
"It's okay, let's go!" Although Mu Wanqing's face cooled again, she could feel that her mood was significantly better.
He released an oblivion spell to the shopkeeper and Xiao Er, and then Mu Du took Mu Wanqing and left Xinyang City directly, turning to the southeast and rushing in the direction of Taihu Lake.
However, this time Mu Dui was not in a hurry anymore, it was too much of a toss to rush from Dali to Xinyang in the previous three days, although Mu Wanqing never said it, but there was still a touch of exhaustion between her eyebrows, and Mu Dui was unconsciously distressed when she saw it.
"How about a taste of this?"
The most famous pine crane tower in Wuxi City, Mu Du ordered a large table of food as usual.
Along the way, everywhere he went, Mu Wan would find the best restaurant and take Mu Wanqing to taste the characteristics here, so it took the two of them five days to arrive at the more than 200 kilometers away.
Of course, these times are completely worth it in front of Mu Wan's eyes, the various delicacies that she has never tasted, and the beautiful scenery along the way, make Mu Wanqing's cold and pretty face have a lot of smiles.
It's just that in this way, her mood is even more entangled.
On the one hand, after this period of contact, she really fell in love with Mu Dui, and because of the oath, she would definitely choose the latter willingly between killing Mu Du and marrying Mu Dui.
The only problem is that Mu Wan already has a wife, although Mu Wanqing is an ancient girl, but Qin Hongmian's teachings since childhood make it difficult for her to accept sharing Mu Dui's feelings with others.
Thinking of this, she unconsciously remembered her master Qin Hongmian, although Qin Hongmian has been very harsh to her since she was a child, but after so many years of dependence, she has always regarded Qin Hongmian as her dearest relative.
"I don't know where Master's old man is now..."Mu Wanqing sighed silently in her heart.
Before, she and Qin Hongmian were deceived by Gan Baobao's murder plan to kill people with a knife, and wanted to assassinate Mrs. Wang, but not only did they not succeed, but the two of them were separated because of the Qimen Dunjia technique outside Mantuo Villa.
Later, she was injured by the guards patrolling outside the Mantuo Villa, and was chased all the way back to Dali, only to use the help of the Valley of Ten Thousand Tribulations until Mu Dui appeared, and it has been almost two months now.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that Mu Wanqing suddenly became sad, Mu Wan couldn't help but ask with concern.
In Mu Wanqing's eyes, husband and wife should be honest with each other, so she didn't hide anything, and told Mu Wan what happened.
Mu Du probably understood her mind when she started talking about it, and he had actually been thinking about whether to tell Mu Wanqing's background in the past few days.
"What's your master's name?"
"Qin Hongmian!"
"Qin Hongmian?" Mu Du pretended to be surprised.
"What? Do you listen to my master's name? Mu Wanqing asked curiously.
In her impression, she and her master have always lived in seclusion in the deep valley and have almost never come out, so it stands to reason that Mu Duan should not have heard of Qin Hongmian's name.
"This... That's it... After I left the Valley of Ten Thousand Tribulations that night, I went to Dali to seize the Six Veins Divine Sword and a Yang Finger, and I accidentally heard a secret story in the Zhennan Wangfu, saying that Duan Zhengchun, the king of Zhennan in Dali, was romantic when he was young, and there were several women such as Qin Hongmian, Gan Baobao, and Ruan Xingzhu when he was young..."
"Because I heard Mrs. Zhong's name, I listened to it for a while with curiosity, and then I learned that later, under the pressure of his wife's sword Baifeng, Duan Zhengchun cut off contact with these people, including the daughters they gave birth to, and Zhong Ling was not the daughter of Zhong Wanqiu, but Duan Zhengchun and Mrs. Zhong..."
"You said that your master is Qin Hongmian-"
"Impossible! Master, if she's really my mother, why haven't you told me all the time? Before Mu Wan could say his guess, Mu Wanqing's face had changed drastically.
"I think it should be that your master was abandoned by Duan Zhengchun from the beginning to the end, so she hated because of love, and she was too competitive, so I didn't want you to know that you were actually abandoned, so I didn't want to tell you..."
"This, this..."
Mu Wanqing opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say, with her understanding of Qin Hongmian, it might really be like what Mu Wan said.
Thinking of this, Mu Wanqing's clear eyes suddenly dimmed.
"Actually, she still loves you, otherwise she wouldn't have kept you by her side, taught you martial arts, and forced you to swear a poisonous oath, these are actually protecting you..."
Qin Hongmian originally wanted to cultivate Mu Wanqing and let Mu Wanqing, Duan Zhengchun's biological daughter, kill his mistresses.
It's just that as time goes by, the resentment in her heart gradually fades, and her mind changes, and in the end, she still can't bear to do this, but instead lets Mu Wanqing swear a poisonous oath so as not to repeat her mistakes.
"Yes... It must be like this..."
Hearing Mu Dui's comfort, Mu Wanqing grabbed a life-saving straw like a person against the water, and at the same time, scenes from her past flashed quickly in her mind, although Qin Hongmian was very strict when teaching her, but she could see the care behind the harshness.
For a while, Mu Wanqing really wanted to find Qin Hongmian immediately and ask her about her life experience, but she and Qin Hongmian had been separated for so long, and she had no clue where to find her.
"I'm going to find the woman surnamed Wang!" Mu Wanqing suddenly spoke, got up as she spoke, and hurriedly walked outside the private room.
"Don't be impulsive, do you know how to enter Mantuo Villa?" Twilight reached out and pulled her back.
"How do you know about Mantuo Villa?" Mu Wanqing was caught by him and only struggled symbolically, and then asked this question.
"Duan Zhengchun's women basically remarried after leaving him, Gan Baobao married Zhong Wanqiu and lived in seclusion in the Valley of Ten Thousand Tribulations, Kang Min married Ma Dayuan, the deputy leader of the Beggar Gang, and lived in Xinyang, Li Qingluo married a wealthy businessman surnamed Wang in Gusu and lived in Mantuo Villa in Taihu Lake... If I'm not mistaken, the Mrs. Wang you are talking about should be Li Qingluo, right? โ
"I don't know what her name is, Master... Master only called her 'a woman surnamed Wang'..."
"That shouldn't be wrongโ" Mu Du pulled her to sit down, "Li Qingluo's biological mother is Li Qiushui, the empress dowager of Western Xia, who has a prominent background, and she also raised a lot of powerful domestic slaves in Mantuo Villa. On your own, even if you find Mantuo Villa, you can't do anything about that Madame Wang. โ
"What then?" Mu Wanqing looked at Mu Dui blankly.
"Actually, if you want to confirm your own identity, you can go to Duan Zhengchun and tell him your birth date and your master's name-"
"Nope! I don't want to meet that stinky man with a bad heart! Without waiting for Mu Wan to finish speaking, Mu Wanqing said sharply with her eyebrows upside down.
"Then you can go to Gan Baobao, she and your master are sisters, and they are both in love with Duan Zhengchun, so you should be clear about this..."
Mu Wanqing is the daughter of Qin Hongmian and Duan Zhengchun, Gan Baobao must know, otherwise she would not have sent a message to Qinghongmian to lead her to kill Mrs. Wang.
Mu Wanqing wants to confirm her background, she can go back to the Valley of Ten Thousand Tribulations to find her, so that Mu Wan can also search for Shi Shuige and Lang Huan blessed land with peace of mind, otherwise with Mu Wanqing, she will always be a little embarrassed to do this kind of tricky and robbing thing.
"But... But I want to find my master and ask her to tell me in person... And my master was separated from me outside Mantuo Villa..."Mu Wan looked at Mu Du clearly and pitifully, this was the first time she had shown such weakness and helplessness in front of Mu Dui, which made Mu Du feel pity.
"Okay then, I'll help you find Madam Wang!"
"Really? Thank you! Thank you! Mu Wanqing looked at Mu Dui in surprise, and then slammed into his arms.
"That's... Actually, I was going to go to Mantuo Villa too..."Mu Du scratched his head a little embarrassed, the delicate body in his arms, and the faint fragrance that was close at hand, were too tempting, and it took him a lot of effort to force himself to endure it.
With Mu Dui's assurance, Mu Wanqing finally felt a lot more relieved.
After lunch, Mu Du first took her to find the best inn in the city, opened an upper room, and settled the Black Rose, and then took her out of the city.
Swallow Dock is located thirty miles west of Gusu City, and it will be more convenient to take the waterway directly from Taihu Lake if you start from Wu&Xi City.
"Uncle, do you know how to get to Swallow Dock?" Arriving at the dock outside the city, Mu Du asked several boatmen in a row before finally finding one who knew where the swallow dock was.
Originally, he wanted to wait for a few days when Gu Mozhi came in the original book and then go to Swallow Dock, so maybe he could still hear Abi's little song like in the book, but now it is estimated that he can't.
It's just that some things are so coincidental, after traveling seven or eight miles on Taihu Lake by boat, Mu Du suddenly heard a gentle singing voice coming from afar.
"The fragrance is ten acres long, and the sister-in-law is greedy for lotus picking. Come late to get the bow of the boat wet, and take off the red skirt and wrap the duckโโ"
Mu Du turned his head to look, only to see a small canopy boat a hundred meters away, a green-shirted girl holding oars in her hand, singing a little song in her mouth, slowly paddling into the water.
"Abi?!"
Seeing this, Mu Du was suddenly surprised.
To say that among so many beauties in the entire Tianlong Babu, Mu Duan's favorite people are not Wang Yuyan and Mu Wanqing, but Ah Bi, who is not very beautiful in appearance, especially moved by her staying by Murong Fu's side who has gone crazy in the end.
At this time, when he heard Abi's singing, although he couldn't hear what he was singing because of the accent problem, just the incomparably sweet voice had already made his heart pound.
After thinking about it, Mu Du threw a silver ingot at the boatman, then pulled Mu Wanqing up and flew towards Abi's boat.
At this time, the weather was sunny and the view on the lake was excellent, so Ah Bi, who was originally rowing and singing, saw Mu Du and the two flying from a distance, and immediately forgot to sing, with her mouth open, and her pretty face was full of disbelief.
Of course, it is impossible for Mu Dui, who is unable to use the Great Light Skill with a person, to fly directly over the distance of more than 100 meters, but in the middle, he only borrows his strength on the surface of the water once, and such a light skill is already incredible.
"Hey, it's time to wake up! Your name is Abi, right? Looking at the stunned Abi, Mu Du couldn't help but smile and wake her up.
"Ahh The slave maid Abi has seen the two sons and misses, and I don't know what the sons and young ladies have to do with the slaves? Abi came back to her senses and hurriedly said respectfully.
Because Mu Du spoke the official dialect, she also followed the official dialect, but there was a little Jiangnan style in the accent, which sounded soft, which made Mu Dui feel an itchy feeling in her heart.
And as the maid of the Murong family, she has naturally seen a lot of martial arts people, so she knows very well how strong the martial arts of a person who can use such light skills should be, at least Murong Fu must not be able to compare, so the tone between the words is unusually respectful.
"Don't be so polite, I just wanted to ask you if Murong Gongzi is at home now?"
"This... My son-in-law has something to do and hasn't come back yet..."Hearing Mu Dui speak so politely, Ah Bi also breathed a sigh of relief, and after thinking about it, he still told Mu Du about Murong Fu's return to home.
"In that case, can you please take us to Shenhezhuang?"
"Huh?" Abi looked at Mu Du in surprise, usually the host is not at home, and the guest should visit another day.
"This son-in-law, my son-in-law is not here... Why don't you come back another day? Abi asked tentatively, faintly worried in her heart.
"That's not necessary, if Murong Gongzi is not there, I'll go to the Shui Pavilion first, by the way, you know where the Shui Pavilion is, right?"
Hearing Mu Dui mention the Returning Shi Shui Pavilion, Ah Bi's face changed suddenly, the Returning Shi Shui Pavilion is the most important place in the Murong family, and no one can enter it except Murong Fu himself on weekdays, even if they know the secret of the Murong family and wholeheartedly support him to restore the country, let alone Mu Dui, an outsider.
Thinking of this, Abi knew that Mu Du was probably not a good person.
"That..."
"You'd better not say you don't know, otherwise I'll have to go to Xixia Yipintang to find Li Yanzong, who is the pseudonym of Murong Gongzi, if I can't find it, then I have to spread the news that the Murong family is a descendant of the Great Yan Kingdom, and has been secretly accumulating strength in a vain attempt to restore the country to force him out!"
"......" Abi looked at Mu Du dumbfounded, not knowing where he knew about these Murong family's biggest secrets.
As for Mu Wanqing on the side, she was originally a little jealous that Mu Wan was so gentle with Ah Bi, but at this time, her face couldn't help but feel strange, and she almost didn't laugh out loud directly.