Chapter 180: Self-inflicted
It turned out that after Mu Jianfeng returned to the sect, he learned that Bu Zhuqiong did not hesitate to slaughter all the disciples in order to seize the "Tongtianlu", and even the young children refused to let go, so he took the only remaining disciples to pursue Bu Zhuqiong for many days.
However, he underestimated the insidiousness of Bu Zhuqiong, and was finally forced to blow up the gunpowder mechanism on his body and died together, but he still missed, allowing the Bu Zhuqiong to escape.
He will become like this at this time, because of the self-explosion that day, and he was already festering all over his body, his meridians were shattered, and he couldn't even lift his sword anymore, and he became a completely wasted person.
Therefore, in order to be able to avenge the blood sea of deep revenge that was wiped out, he chose to practice the forbidden technique of the Tianji Gate, which is also the evil skill "Heart Devouring Gu" that was explicitly forbidden by the predecessors in the door, "Heart Devouring Gu" is similar to Miao Jiang's Gu poison technique, but compared to Miao Jiang's Gu poison technique, it is more specific, that is, only refining Gu into the body, or rather: use your own body to raise Gu, and Gu is used for your own body.
And he will focus on Mu Chonglan, because after the self-explosion, he did not lose consciousness immediately, and in a half-awake and half-unconscious state, he faintly heard the voices of later generations, that is, the voices of Xiao Xiantang and Mu Chonglan at that time.
It's just that he was on the verge of death at that time, so he wasn't very sure if he heard it wrong, so he tried to stop Mu Chonglan, intending to test it, if Mu Chonglan was really one of the two people at that time, he had to take back "Tongtianlu".
Because, that is the treasure of their Tianji Gate, and it is also the foundation of the sect, and it cannot be left in the hands of outsiders.
It's a pity that he hasn't tried anything yet, Yan Shoucai brought someone to answer Mu Chonglan, and this matter can only be solved first.
Mu Chonglan didn't know about these, she hurried to Qingzhou, in order to make her reason for returning to Qingzhou seem to be sufficient, and also took advantage of the night to use the golden bridge to make a mess of her flower field, which scared the flower farmers on duty at night.
Most of them don't understand what internal force is, and they are not deeply involved in the world, so when they saw this situation, they reported that it was a wild boar attracted from the flower field.
The steward didn't believe much in the words of these flower farmers, but he didn't believe it and there was no way, because he didn't know what was going on, and he was afraid of taking responsibility, so he simply took the flower farmers who came to report to Mu Chonglan.
Mu Chonglan returned to Qingzhou in the middle of the night, and was busy until the fourth watch, and returned to Zhuangzi to rest for a while, and then heard the steward of the flower field and the flower farmers coming, but heard them say that the wild boar arched the flower field, and longed for a golden bridge to turn these people out.
Of course, this can only be thought about, after all, she is embarrassed to tell others that the ground was turned by herself.
After the flower farmers and stewards told the story, they were all terrified, for fear that Mu Chonglan would hold them accountable or simply drive them away on the grounds of dereliction of duty.
Mu Chonglan naturally didn't open her mouth to drive people away, after all, she didn't have such a big face to blame her fault on others, just when she didn't know how to deal with it, Yan Shoucai whispered to her and suggested to her, that is, to deduct one month's salary for these flower farmers, and to deduct three months' salary for the steward.
According to Yan Shoucai's meaning, although the destruction of the flower field was caused by Mu Chonglan, these people are also responsible, because Mu Chonglan's movement of turning over the ground is not small, but none of the flower farmers on duty at night found that Mu Chonglan was tossing in the flower field, which shows that they are all derelict in their duties.
And the steward is not innocent, he takes the salary of the steward, but because of poor supervision, he let his flower farmers neglect their duties, resulting in the destruction of flower fields, so in real terms, he has to bear a greater responsibility than the flower farmers.
Mu Chonglan has been in business for some time, and as soon as Yan Shoucai said it, she understood the truth, nodded and told the decision to deduct wages to those stewards and flower farmers.
The flower farmers had a bitter face, saying that Mu Chonglan was merciful, but in fact, they all considered themselves unlucky in their hearts, and always felt that they were innocently implicated and that it was on others.
The steward looked relieved, because he was a little different from those flower farmers who relied on wages to support their families, he still had some surplus silver in his hands, and although the deduction of three months' wages made him feel pain, it was not so painful as to break his muscles and bones.
What's more, he knew very well that deducting wages was already the lightest punishment, and in this situation, it was not an exaggeration for Mu Chonglan to drive him away directly.
And a steward who was kicked out because of this kind of thing, other big families are afraid that he will not be easily appointed.
After dealing with this sudden 'accident' incident, Mu Chonglan went around the flower field to take a look, and saw that the flower field had lost nearly thirty percent, and couldn't help but regret it a little, because she thought that she had only used the Dijin Bridge twice, and at most she would only destroy one or two acres of flower fields, but she didn't expect that there would be such a large area.
"Nine girls, you're here." The steward was inspecting the flower field, and when he saw Mu Chonglan coming, he immediately came over and nodded.
It's not surprising that he is here, after all, he was almost kicked out because of the destruction of these flower fields, so it is inevitable that he will have to be more attentive, even if he is not really concerned, at least he has to behave very attentively.
As for why Mu Chonglan was called the Ninth Girl, instead of Mrs. Xiao or Miss Mu, it was because this flower field and Zhuangzi were Mu Chonglan's private property, and Mu Chonglan was already married, so there was such a compromise title.
Mu Chonglan didn't care about this title at all, her temper was not the kind of person who liked it very seriously, and it could even be said that she was a little confused, so this title that the steward deliberately flattered her was placed here, and it was completely flattering to the blind.
"How much has been lost, is it counted?" Mu Chonglan asked casually.
When the steward heard Mu Chonglan ask about the loss, his heart immediately lifted, but seeing that Mu Chonglan didn't seem to be angry, he relaxed again and said all the losses he had counted.
Mu Chonglan was a little surprised after hearing this: "You mean, the Seven Leaf Treasure Lotus is gone?" ”
"Yes." The steward lowered his head, although the seven-leaf Baolian is called Baolian, it is not actually a lotus, and it is not very precious, but it is one of the raw materials of Bailu Lotus.
Even though there are now a lot of rouge gouaches and flower dews on the shelves of the Stunning Place, the White Dew Purple Leaf is still the treasure of the Stunning Place.
"In addition to this seven-leaf lotus, is there any other place to grow seven-leaf lotus?" Mu Chonglan asked.
The steward lowered his head even lower: "There is only this one." ”
"Then buy some and come back." Mu Chonglan said disappreciatively.
The steward was a little embarrassed: "I'm afraid not." ”