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Yin Qianyan and Mu Guiyun came to Tianlan Courtyard on the second day of the Hundred Courtyard Banquet.

Mu Guiyun was no different from usual, still very enthusiastic to help Su Changan sort out the affairs of Tianlan Academy. However, Yin Qianyan was very strange, although he knew that Su Chang'an, the teacher, was a false position from the beginning. But since he came to Tianlan Academy, he hasn't seen him practice, let alone him instructing Su Changan and Gu Xianjun's swordsmanship.

He just took half a hanging of money from Gu Xianjun every day to buy some very ordinary rice wine, and one person and one wine were served with some side dishes for half a day.

This is no problem, a day and a half of hanging money, a month is only fifteen taels of silver, compared to the strength of his heavenly hearing realm, this money is harmless. Su Changan just felt that it was not a particularly good thing to be so addicted to alcohol. He originally planned to persuade him, but he was told by Mu Guiyun that Yin Qianyan had done this a long time ago, and it was useless to say that Su Changan or Yin Lisheng had personally told him several times.

Su Changan thought about it, so he did it.

On the other hand, the silver taels promised by the Eight Desolations Courtyard were also sent over on the evening of the second day, and the so-called recuperation fees of Su Changan and Mu Guiyun together turned out to be 100,000 taels of silver. And it's not a silver ticket, it's genuine silver, full of dozens of carriages, and they are parked in front of the door of Tianlanyuan.

Others don't know, but it is the first time that Su Changan has seen so much money when he grows so big. I inevitably felt a little dazzled for a while, and I didn't know how to spend it. But fortunately, Gu Xianjun was born in everyone, and the annual tribute provided to the imperial court in the north every year far exceeded this amount. She returned the silver to the warehouse, and then calculated it in front of Su Changan.

Fang knew that although these 100,000 taels of silver were a lot, they were still far from completely rebuilding the Tianlan Courtyard, which had been bombed into ruins.

But fortunately, there are not many people in Tianlan Courtyard now, so at the suggestion of Gu Xianjun, Mu Guiyun found those craftsmen again, rebuilt the hall for guests, and built several new wings.

This is also because after Du Hongchang was arrested, several evil leaders who were used by him with a lot of money and spread rumors among the people were also arrested. The rumors about Su Chang'an harming Yuheng were also self-defeating. Otherwise, with Su Changan's reputation before participating in the Hundred Courtyard Banquet, I am afraid that it will be difficult to invite craftsmen no matter how big the price is.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a month has passed.

At this time, it has reached the wax moon.

Because of the occasional snowfall, the construction did not progress quickly, but fortunately, a few wings were completed, and the remaining halls may have to wait for a while.

Su Changan walked in the silver-covered Tianlan Courtyard, looked at the buildings that had been erected again, and listened to the shouts of the craftsmen from time to time in the direction of the main hall, and his mood was a little better.

Although Tianlanyuan is still looking around at the enemy, this time it has some thriving momentum.

"The current Tianlanyuan finally has a bit of the posture of Tianlanyuan. Don't tell me that your so-called revitalization of Tianlanyuan is just empty words. I don't know when Mu Guiyun came over and stood side by side with him.

Su Changan smiled when he heard this, and said, "If you want to revitalize, you have to hold it first." ”

"My strength is too weak, but the enemy is too strong. To resist the enemy, you must first strengthen yourself, otherwise everything is empty talk. ”

"Hmm. That's right. Mu Guiyun nodded, then changed the conversation, and said: "There is one thing that I have always been puzzled about. ”

"What's the matter?" Su Changan looked up at the sky, where there were no clouds and the sun was shining, which was a rare good weather in Chang'an's winter.

"What the hell is Sima Xu? Du Hongchang obviously saw you and I die in front of you and me with our own eyes, why did he come back from the dead? At the banquet of the Hundred Courtyards, you cut his cheek and revealed his identity, and it seems that you have calculated these things from the beginning. In this way, Sima Xu must also have something to do with the Demon Clan, so why didn't he complain to the imperial court? Also, that day, that monster kept saying what kind of Protoss he was, I think you heard it, do you know what kind of creature the Protoss is?" Mu Guiyun asked a series of questions, and it seemed that these questions had been holding in his stomach for a long time. It's just that Su Changan was in a low mood because of Yuheng's death a few days ago, so he didn't ask much.

Su Changan also fell silent at this time.

Of course, he knew that after Mu Guiyun and him experienced these strange things, many things must be unstoppable. But he thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't figure out how to answer him.

This one, the actions of the Protoss were too secretive, and even he knew very little about them, so naturally he couldn't say anything to Mu Guiyun.

These two, the Protoss is a group of very dangerous creatures, from the few contacts, Su Chang'an's understanding of this has become more and more profound, they are the kind of people who can completely ignore the life and death of other creatures in order to achieve their own goals.

Knowing too much didn't do Mu Guiyun any good. This is Su Changan's consistent view.

But now that Mu Guiyun insists on helping Su Changan, it is inevitable that there will be more possibilities for contact with the Protoss in the future, so Su Changan finally decided to tell the Protoss after a slight hesitation.

Although he and Mu Guiyun have known each other for a short time, they have already experienced life and death together several times, and Su Changan naturally trusts him 100%.

Thinking of this, Su Changan finally made up his mind, led Mu Guiyun to his room, and waited until the two of them sat down before telling him everything he knew about the Protoss.

This is naturally a very long paragraph, Su Changan spoke intermittently for more than half an hour, and Mu Guiyun could still ask some questions, but later, there was only a full shock left.

He even looked at Su Changan very carefully, secretly wondering if the kid was joking with him. But Su Changan's expression was so serious, and he thought of the various encounters in the past month or so, but unconsciously, he faintly believed what Su Changan said.

But he was still shocked.

It is true that there are ghosts and gods in this world, but when a person is really told that these legendary things really exist, he is still shocked in his heart.

What's more, not long ago, he had met with the so-called god and watched him fall apart with his own eyes by Yu Heng's sword.

Either way, this should be quite a shocking thing to do for a while.

So Mu Guiyun was stunned.

Su Changan felt that this was also normal, so he calmly poured himself a glass of water, drank it on the side, and quietly waited for Mu Guiyun to digest what he had just said.

It's not a very long process, maybe a quarter of an hour.

Mu Guiyun shook his body as if he had just woken up from a dream, and then looked at Su Changan with a surprised face.

"After hearing this, do you still want to stay in Tianlan Courtyard?" Su Changan turned his head and asked. He felt that Mu Guiyun had the right to choose again, the horror of the Protoss was only the tip of the iceberg now, and he didn't think that Mu Guiyun had the obligation to accompany him to face such a thing.

And Mu Guiyun did fall into silence for a while.

He seemed to be considering some gains and losses, so his face was a little cloudy.

Su Changan's heart couldn't help but be a little nervous. Although he said this, he was inevitably a little reluctant in his heart. People still need some friends, and Mu Guiyun is one of his few friends, but it is precisely because he is a friend that he feels that he can't be put in danger with him.

This is a rather contradictory and rather pretentious logic.

But a lot of times, a lot of things.

Emotion and reason are so contradictory.

"May I ask you a question?" Mu Guiyun didn't tell Su Changan about his decision at the first time, but suddenly asked out loud.

"Well, what's the problem?"

"The Holy Maiden of the Demon Clan didn't die, and she became your teacher?" Mu Guiyun had a strange look on his face.

"Yes. Su Changan nodded, remembered something again, and hurriedly continued: "But before his death, the master asked the master to promise him not to meddle in the affairs between the human race and the demon race. I believe that the master will definitely listen to the master. ”

This is the truth, Wutong has been investigating some doubts about Mo Tingyu for two years. And when Su Changan was covered with divine blood, he was busy helping Su Changan find a solution. He has never returned to the demon kingdom in the north, so naturally he has responded to Mo Tingyu's advice before he died.

But Mu Guiyun's face was a little better because of this. But there were still some pimples in his heart.

Don't listen to the rain for ten years to hide the knife, and the north is broken and the stars are dead.

What a majestic momentum.

He's almost a legend.

A god who once lived.

But when this truth was shattered, Mu Guiyun's heart was inevitably a little turbulent.

"That's the master's choice. Sometimes hatred only breeds more hatred. That's good. At least one of them survived. Su Changan could probably guess what Mu Guiyun was thinking in his heart, he said. "And I respect his choice. ”

"Hmm. Mu Guiyun nodded with a calm face, thought about it, and then smiled and said, "You're right. There are a lot of things that outsiders are not qualified to comment on. ”

"But there's one more thing. Mu Guiyun paused, and then asked, "You said that Sima Xu is very likely to be a member of the Protoss?" But in the days when I got along with Changxue and Changxue, I didn't feel anything unusual at all. Moreover, I believe in my vision, and she is not a person with two hearts in her contact with me. ”

"I don't know. Su Changan shook his head. "I don't know much about the Protoss, maybe the current Sima Xu is just a person possessed by the Protoss, so whether Sima Changxue's life experience is related to the Protoss is another matter. ”

"Yes. Mu Guiyun nodded again, he looked at Su Changan, and his face became rarely serious. "It's time here, you have to accompany me to Xiliang. If I don't talk to Changxue about these things, I'm afraid that her life will be in danger in the future. ”

Su Changan was about to nod, but suddenly realized the meaning of Mu Guiyun's words. He couldn't help but look at him with some surprise and asked, "You still decided to stay in Tianlan?"

The corners of Mu Guiyun's mouth evoked the familiar smile of Su Changan this time. He patted Su Changan on the shoulder, and said with a natural expression: "This is natural, no matter whether Sima Xu is a human or a ghost, he is now a person on the prince's side." In any case, if you and I want to have a little place in this Great Wei, then it is inevitable that we will be enemies. ”

Mu Guiyun's words were very relaxed, but Su Changan knew that even if he wanted to be an enemy of the crown prince, he didn't need to stay in this Tianlan Courtyard. Because here, in the near future, will surely become the cusp of the struggle for imperial power.

Su Changan's heart naturally felt a lot of emotion at this moment, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and said: "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. Qingluan once told me that their Xingchen Pavilion had been hunting down these gods for nearly a thousand years, and now that there was Sima Xu in Chang'an, the god clan, the Xingchen Pavilion naturally didn't let him go. Qingluan had already set off to the Star Pavilion a few days ago to seek the help of their pavilion master. I've heard her say that their Pavilion Master is a very powerful fellow, and he can take care of this matter. ”

"That's right. Mu Guiyun nodded, he was secretly wondering why he hadn't seen Qingluan in the past few days, it turned out that he had gone to Xingchen Pavilion to move rescue soldiers.

For the Star Pavilion, which has always been mysterious, the creatures in this world all have an extremely awe-inspiring mind. Therefore, when he heard that Xingchen Pavilion had made another move, Mu Guiyun's hanging heart was also put down a little.

But suddenly, the expression on his face became a little strange again, and he asked: "Chang'an, you said Qingluan, Gu Xianjun, Princess Xiahou and Miss Fan Ru, who do you like?"

"Huh?" Su Changan was stunned, not quite understanding why Mu Guiyun's thinking jumped so quickly. His face turned red for no reason, and he just wanted to say something, but Mu Guiyun grabbed ahead of him and said to himself.

"Although this Fan Ruyue is gentle and lovely, she is too quiet, I don't think she is compatible with you. This princess Xiahou is very clever, but she was born in the emperor's family, and it is inevitable that she will do something involuntarily, I am afraid that you will not like it. Only this Qingluan and Gu Xianjun, although they are silent, they care about you very much. Although one is eccentric, it is also for your sake. Mu Guiyun shook his head when he spoke, like the old man Wei who taught him articles in Changmen in the past.

"Tell me, who do you really like?" Mu Guiyun suddenly turned his head over and asked with a teasing expression.

"I like Momo!" replied Su Changan pretending to be calm.

"Don't come to this set, I've already inquired, then Su Mo is your fellow villager of Changmen, right? Speaking of this, Mu Guiyun's face changed, as if he remembered something. The smile on his face suddenly retracted, and he looked at Su Changan seriously. He said again: "By the way, speaking of your fellow villager Gu Gongzi, it seems to be a person from Kunwu Academy, right?"

"Yes. What's wrong?" Su Changan was also very curious, why Mu Guiyun would mention this.

"Kunwu Academy has always been the only one to take the Eight Desolation Courtyard, and your fellow townsman is also a student of Kunwu Academy, so it is inevitable to make some fuss about this matter with their means. You've got to have a heart. ”

Su Changan frowned when he heard this. He said with some displeasure: "Gu Ning is my classmate, I grew up with him in Nagato, and his personality is obvious to the whole Nagato Town."

But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Mu Guiyun.

"People change. In this world, people are unpredictable, so we have to guard against it!"

Su Changan was stunned again, feeling a little irritable in his heart, not wanting to dwell on this topic anymore, and nodded a little perfunctorily: "I know." ”

Seeing him like this, Mu Guiyun also knew that it was useless to say more, so he stopped mentioning this matter. The conversation changed and he said.

"One more thing. ”

"Well, what's the matter?" asked Su Changan.

"I heard from the dean that in two months, that master of yours will come to Chang'an with his swordsmen. ”

"You mean Chu Xifeng's senior?" Su Changan was stunned, and couldn't help but be a little puzzled. "What is he doing in Chang'an?"

"You don't know?" The expression on Mu Guiyun's face became even more surprised than Su Changan's.

"I don't know. Su Changan frowned and thought about it, confirming that he had never heard anyone mention it. But he was stunned, as if he remembered something. "Could it be related to the blood feud of his family? I heard my uncle once say that there was a hundred-year covenant with someone in Chu's predecessor's family, and after two months, it would be almost the time when that day would expire. ”

He thought about it carefully.

Chu Xifeng once said that he had to become a star, and this time was very urgent, because some people couldn't wait.

Now I think it's because of this hundred-year covenant.

But what kind of enemy needs a star to resist?

The obvious answer is the death of the stars. Only the stars need to be killed.

But there are only a handful of stars in this Chang'an City.

It is nothing more than the Holy Emperor and the Taibai real person on the stargazing platform.

Thinking about it again, Chu Xifeng's treasure knife called Xiahou Blood, who his enemy was, became clear at this moment.

Su Changan's face became impressive at that moment, and he turned his head to look at Mu Guiyun, the brilliance in his eyes flickering.

Mu Guiyun naturally opened up what Su Changan was thinking at a glance, but he shook his head and said softly: "Don't worry, it's not the one you think." ”

"It's another Xiahou clan. ”

Su Changan was once again stunned that there are only a handful of stars in this human race that exist today: the uncle of Kaiyang in Tianlan Academy, the old lady of the ancient family in the north, the martial king of Xiliang Fu Sanqian, the sword of Shushan and the old goose returning to autumn, and then the holy emperor of Great Wei.

How can there be one more star dead here?

Mu Guiyun naturally saw Su Changan's doubts, he coughed lightly, and said: "Actually, there is another star in the Xiahou clan, who is said to be the clan brother of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, but thirty years ago, he disappeared, and his star has never lit up since then. Therefore, it has been rumored that he is dead. But I once heard my father say that the Chu family has a knife called Xiahou Blood. There was a wisp of heroic soul attached to that knife with Chu Xiaohan, the first generation of Heavenly Wounded Jiangdong Tiger, and he could sense the aura of their family's enemy. And since the disappearance of the Holy Emperor's clan brother, the swordsmen of Jiangdong have never stopped preparing for revenge. Therefore, some people also expected that the Xiahou Star was not dead, but just hidden. ”

"And now that Chu Xifeng is ready to cross the river with his clansmen, then he thinks that the star is definitely still alive. ”

Su Changan was amazed in his heart, he couldn't imagine that Chu Xifeng was still carrying such a mission. He couldn't help but ask again: "What kind of hatred does the Chu family have with this Holy Emperor's clan brother? Even if there is a hundred years apart, they still want to come to take revenge like this." ”

"I don't know. But the people of Jiangdong have not forgotten this for a hundred years, and it must be an irresolvable blood feud. ”

Su Changan frowned and nodded, agreeing with Mu Guiyun's words.

The invasion of the Protoss, the seizure of power by the two sons, the wolves watching, and the blood feud in Jiangdong.

What an eventful time.

Su Changan sighed in his heart, he looked up at the window, and at some point, Chang'an began to snow again.