Among the eighty-one mansions in the spiritual realm, the most spiritual palace has the widest geographical area, and the other eighty mansions contain five or six cities, and more than dozens of cities, but the Linghuang Mansion is very different, the Linghuang Mansion can become a city by itself because of its prosperity, this city is called the Linghuang City, a city is a house, and the name of the city is the name of the house, all of which use the word "Linghuang".

The Spirit Emperor, as the name suggests, is where the foundation of the Emperor of the Spirit Realm lies. Although the Linghuang Mansion is not divided into cities, it is divided into inner and outer cities, and the outer city occupies seventy percent of the Linghuang Mansion, while the inner city only accounts for three percent. The biggest difference between the inner and outer cities is that all the people who live in the inner city are surnamed "Mu", in other words, the inner city is the territory of the spiritual royal family, no matter how far or near the relationship with the emperor, as long as they belong to the same "Mu family", they can move into the inner city of the Linghuang Mansion to live, and the people living in the outer city are ordinary spiritual people.

On the evening of the fifth day of the first month of March, Lu Yifan and his entourage came to the Linghuang Mansion, because they were royal guests, so they were directly sent by Mu Dan to the royal post house in the inner city to rest, and Mu Dan entered the palace with Zheng Qin overnight to report the news of Lu Yifan's arrival to the Lingyu Emperor.

At first glance, there is less solemnity and grandeur that many royal palaces should have, but a little more scholarly and golden mean.

At this moment, the sky had completely darkened, and in the Heart Cultivation Hall of the Spirit Realm Palace, a thin sixty-year-old man was holding a scroll of scriptures in his hand and reading it with great interest. The candle flame on the bookcase is flickering, and even the side of this inconspicuous candlestick is engraved with a delicate word "Mu", which shows how infatuated the spiritual royal family is with their family. Although the old man's figure was thin and thin, his spirit was extremely vigorous, his eyes were bright and bright, and there was even a faint reflection of the lines of scriptures in his dark eyes under the candle flame. The old man looked innocent and had few desires, dressed in a light gray plain robe, and did not have any other ornaments on his body. If it weren't for the fact that Mu Dan and Zheng Qin were standing respectfully in front of this person at this moment, no one would have thought that this old man's identity had anything to do with his dignity. In fact, this person's identity is not only noble, but also the most noble one in the entire spiritual domain, the famous spiritual domain leader, Mu Dingyang.

Mu Dingyang and the former Lingjing Valley Lord Mu Ziyang are brothers, so if you look closely, today's Mu Dingyang also has many similarities with the Mu Ziyang of the past.

"Father, did you understand what we said just now?" Facing Mu Dingyang, who had been reading the scriptures with relish, Mu Dan couldn't help but be a little anxious, just now Zheng Qin had already told Mu Dingyang exactly what Lu Yifan said at the banquet in the Governor's Mansion a few days ago, and he didn't add oil and vinegar to say anything in the middle, but even so, Mu Dan still interjected every now and then and tried his best to defend Lu Yifan according to his own understanding. But the two of them talked for a long time, but Mu Dingyang ignored it and kept reading the scroll in his hand, and he didn't even look at Mu Dan and Zheng Qin.

In front of Mu Dingyang, Zheng Qin didn't dare to be a little presumptuous, if Mu Dingyang didn't take the initiative to speak, then with Zheng Qin's temperament, he could stand in this heart cultivation hall all night without moving. But Mu Dan is different from Zheng Qin, she is Mu Dingyang's most beloved daughter, and she is the little princess who is favored by the entire Mu family's royal family.

"Ahem......" Mu Dingyang coughed lightly twice, as if in response to Mu Dan's question, staring at the scriptures intently, and said absentmindedly, "What else do you want to say, isn't my father listening?" Mu Dingyang's voice was a little hoarse, as if he was always stuck with a mouthful of phlegm in his throat when he spoke, he couldn't swallow or spit it out, he said a sentence intermittently several times, and there was no regular pause, coupled with a low hoarse and somewhat vague voice, Mu Dingyang's voice always sounded like a strange feeling of weakness.

"Your Majesty, Lu Yifan's intentions are ill-intentioned, and we must not guard against it. Zheng Qin opened his mouth and said, "If he doesn't admit it, it's fine, but he actually admitted in front of the minister in Blackstone Town that he had plans to arrange a soul master in the spirit realm, and the minister thought that he was clearly trying to make my spirit domain bow down to him." ”

"Zheng Qin, don't say your words so absolutely. Mu Dan hurriedly retorted, "I know better than you who Yifan is, he is by no means the kind of person who is ambitious and wants to dominate the Five Domains, he must have his troubles and difficulties when he says those words." ”

Zheng Qin said helplessly: "Your Royal Highness Princess, have you forgotten what Lu Yifan said that day? You were also present that day, it was he who personally admitted that he had plans to set up a soul master in the spiritual realm, and he also said that if he didn't set up a soul master, then he would personally come to be the spiritual domain sect master, and Her Royal Highness the princess should also hear these words clearly, and it is definitely not a minister who has not wronged Lu Yifan here." After that, without waiting for the angry Mu Dan to open his mouth to refute again, Zheng Qin took a step forward and arched his hand towards Mu Dingyang, "Your Majesty, the minister was just ordered to go to the Sacred Realm Soul Sect not long ago to personally show favor to Lu Yifan, but he didn't expect that he would get an inch, not only did he not remember His Majesty's kindness to him, but he also wanted to take revenge into the court, and this matter was also decided by Your Majesty." ”

"Hmm!" Mu Dingyang replied lightly, and then there was no more follow-up.

"Father!" Mu Dandai frowned, and actually stepped forward directly, and under Zheng Qincheng's terrified gaze, she reached out and grabbed the scroll in Mu Dingyang's hand, and pressed it on the bookcase with a "bang", forcing Mu Dingyang to raise her head and look at her helplessly. Mu Dan snorted angrily and said to Mu Dingyang: "Father, are you listening to us?" Yifan was originally the Spiritual Domain Sect Master, this was the Imperial Uncle who personally handed over this important task to him before the immortal died, and now even if he wants to come back to be the Spiritual Domain Sect Master, it is logical to take back what belongs to him, what is wrong with him?" The Imperial Uncle in Mu Dan's mouth was referring to the former Spirit Mirror Valley Lord Mu Ziyang.

"Well, Dan'er has a point. Mu Dingyang seemed to love his little daughter very much, and nodded matter-of-factly, "Since it was your imperial uncle who chose him to inherit the Lingjing Valley before he died, then the father naturally believes in your imperial uncle's vision." ”

"Your Majesty doesn't know, the premise of Lord Mu Gu's fancy to Lu Yifan back then was to ......" Zheng Qin's words suddenly paused at this, he glanced at Mu Dan quite tabooly, and sure enough, seeing Mu Dan glaring at him angrily, Zheng Qin hesitated in his heart, and his mouth suddenly lost his voice.

"What are you thinking?" Mu Dingyang asked curiously, "Can you speak more than half of what you say?" Do you want the emperor to guess if the following is not true?"

When Zheng Qin heard this, he hurriedly apologized: "The minister doesn't dare!" He glanced at Mu Dan's gaze again, who wanted to kill, and then turned his heart sideways, lowered his head and said quickly: "At the beginning, Lord Mu Gu took a fancy to Lu Yifan's original intention to let the princess marry him and make him a spiritual concubine, so he wanted to pass on to him when he was in danger. ”

"Zheng Qin!" Mu Dan gritted his teeth and snorted coldly, "You don't want to talk nonsense, how could this princess fall in love with that Lu Yifan? What's more, Lu Yifan had already refused at that time, and Uncle Huang also agreed." ”

"But the princess should understand the original intention of Lord Mugu......"

"Okay, okay, don't make any noise!" Mu Dingyang waved his hand at Zheng Qin impatiently, and said, "Dan'er said that what there is no is that is nothing, Zheng Qin, you know nonsense." Although Mu Dingyang's tone was quite stern, he looked at Zheng Qin without the slightest reproach, as if he deliberately said it to Mu Dan.

"Father, at this time, we must not be enemies of Lu Yifan. Seeing Mu Dingyang facing him, Mu Dan hurriedly spoke, "Our enemy is Xiao Hongfei of the Three Holy Mountains, it was he who snatched the throne of the Spiritual Domain Sect Master when we were in the most danger, and it was he who called on the major sects of the Spiritual Domain to overthrow the Spirit Mirror Valley that the imperial uncle had worked so hard to build. Compared with Xiao Hongfei, of course I would prefer Lu Yifan to sit as the Spiritual Domain Sect Master. ”

"Hmm!" Mu Dingyang reached out and gently stroked Mu Dan's head, nodded again and again with a loving face, "What my daughter said makes sense and makes sense, Xiao Hongfei is indeed more annoying than Lu Yifan." ”

"That's ......" Mu Dan suddenly reacted a little wrong as soon as he spoke, and hurriedly changed his words, "No, Lu Yifan is a friend of our Mu family, how can he hate it? ”

"That's right. Mu Dingyang smiled and changed his words, "The only one who is annoying is Xiao Hongfei, and it is okay to let Lu Yifan be the leader of the Spirit Domain." ”

"Really?" Mu Dan didn't expect Mu Dingyang to be so good at talking, and immediately burst into tears of ecstasy and hatred. On the other hand, Zheng Qin looked surprised, and hurriedly opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, Lu Yifan is a person from an outer region after all, if he is allowed to take charge of the Spirit Domain Sect, he is only afraid of ......."

"Okay, just do what Dan'er said. Mu Dingyang waved his hand to interrupt Zheng Qin's words without interest, and asked Mu Dan with a smile, "Dan'er, are you satisfied now?"

Mu Dan's face turned red, and he pouted: "Actually, my daughter is not thinking about her father, I just don't believe that Lu Yifan is the kind of person who hides the ambition of a wolf son as Lord Zheng said, I have known him for many years, so I know him better than you." ”

"My precious daughter believes in him, and my father believes in him. Mu Dingyang said with a smile, "Zheng Qin, you go and ask this Sect Master Lu, if he is willing to be the Sect Master of the Spirit Domain, this emperor will definitely be the first to stand up and support him." ”

Seeing Mu Dingyang making decisions according to her own will so desperately, Mu Dan's heart couldn't help but feel a little abrupt, she suddenly had a feeling that she was using Mu Dingyang's father's love to do bad things that were sorry for the entire spiritual realm. Mu Danbei bit his lower lip lightly, and hesitated: "Actually, Yifan doesn't want to be the leader of the Spirit Domain, he only said at the beginning that he wanted to arrange a soul master in the Spirit Domain, in my opinion, this so-called soul master is actually a person in charge of the Soul Sect in the Spirit Domain, just like the head of the Southern Spirit Academy of the Qi Family Chamber of Commerce." ”

Mu Dingyang nodded suddenly and said, "If Sect Master Lu only wants to expand the reputation and power of his Soul Sect in the Spirit Domain, then in the final analysis, it is a matter of the people below who are willing to do so, if the martial artists of the Spirit Domain like to worship the Soul Sect, then let them worship, why do we have to force anything? Zheng Qin, what did you just say that Sect Master Lu wants to be the Sect Master of the Spirit Domain, what is in charge of the Sect Master of the Spirit Domain, in the eyes of this emperor, Sect Master Lu does not mean this at all, have you ever heard him say this with your own ears?"

"Not really. Zheng Qin replied truthfully.

"That's your fault. Mu Dingyang stretched out his hand and pointed at Zheng Qin, pretending to be displeased and reproached, "It is really confusing to draw conclusions without asking anything clearly, and I will punish you for half a year." ”

Mu Dan looked at Zheng Qin, who was silent with his head down, and suddenly felt a little pitiful in his heart, and then opened his mouth to persuade: "Father, in fact, Lord Zheng is also thinking about the overall situation of the spiritual realm, I don't think you should punish him." ”

Mu Dingyang doted on Mu Dan's forehead and said with a smile: "She is worthy of being the precious daughter of her father, she is really as kind-hearted as her father, and she can't see others suffering." ”

"If Father Emperor is still not at ease, he can personally choose a Spirit Domain Sect Master. Mu Dan smiled with relief, and then opened his mouth to propose, "The Spiritual Domain Sect Master must be the strongest master in the spiritual realm, if he is the person personally selected by his father, then his father will have something to rely on in the future, and there is no need to worry about what chaos will happen to Lu Yifan's soul master who stays in the spiritual realm." If this soul master really dares to be disrespectful to his father, then I, Mu Dan, will be the first to kill him, and I will not dare to do anything to me if I forgive him. ”

Mu Dingyang nodded and said, "Okay! The daughter is willing to think about her father, and of course her father is happy." Zheng Qin, did you hear Princess Mu Dan's words? In the future, we must not oppose Lu Yifan again, but regard him as our distinguished guest and friend. ”

"Yes. Although Zheng Qin didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Mu Dingyang's gourd, since Mu Dingyang ordered him, he could only listen.

Mu Dan was in a good mood, and even jumped around behind Mu Dingyang, gently rubbed his shoulders for him, and asked with a smile while rubbing: "Then has my father thought of a suitable person to serve as the leader of the Spirit Domain?" When my father thought of it, he told me, I will go and tell Lu Yifan, he will definitely not make things difficult from it. ”

"Well, comfortable, my old bones are pressed by my baby daughter as if they are dozens of years younger all of a sudden. Mu Dingyang closed his eyes slightly and quietly enjoyed Mu Dan's rubbing, and he couldn't stop praising him again and again, "Dan'er, you will have time to chat with your father in the future, and your father likes to listen to you chatter." ”

"Father, who is twitter?" Mu Dan muttered dissatisfiedly, "Have you thought of a suitable candidate?" Hearing Mu Dan's question, Zheng Qin, who was originally hanging his head, couldn't help but cast a curious look at Mu Dingyang.

Mu Dingyang deliberately sold Guan Zi and said with a smile: "Dan'er, do you really let your father choose the emperor?"

"Of course, my father is the lord of the spiritual realm, and whatever you say is what you say. Mu Dan swore and promised, "No matter who my father chooses, I will unconditionally agree and fully support it." ”

"No matter who it is, are you willing to intercede with that Sect Master Lu on behalf of your father?" Mu Dingyang asked suspiciously, like an old child.

"No matter who the father chooses, my daughter promises you that you will definitely persuade Lu Yifan to support him as the sect leader of the Spirit Domain. Mu Dan's words were convincing, and he almost swore to the sky, "Father, don't go around in circles anymore, you must have a suitable candidate in your heart, right? Tell us quickly! I also want to know who is qualified to take on this important responsibility." ”

Looking at the curious eyes of Mu Dan and Zheng Qin, Mu Dingyang pretended to shake his head mysteriously, and then had to surrender and beg for mercy under Mu Dan's "strong rubbing", and said with a faint smile: "Then the father will tell you, in fact, there is indeed a suitable candidate in the heart of the father, just after listening to your concerns and explanations, I am more and more convinced that this person must be the best candidate for the spiritual domain sect master, and the father dares to guarantee that there will be no one in the world who is more suitable than him." ”

"Who is Father talking about?"

"Please also make it clear to Your Majesty!"

Mu Dan and Zheng Qin opened their mouths to ask questions almost at the same time, but Mu Dingyang was even more smiling, reaching out to pick up the pen and "brushing" a few times and writing six words on the rice paper, but when Mu Dan and Zheng Qin saw these six words, their originally excited and curious expressions suddenly froze.

"Three Holy Mountains, Xiao Hongfei!"

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