Back at the Su residence, Su Zhenyu and Su Yun rushed over and asked Lin Xiu about the assassin.
Lin Xiu just said that the assassin's qinggong was really good, but in the end, he couldn't make that person stay. He guessed that there would be no more assassins tonight, so Lin Xiu left the Su residence.
Such a big thing happened in the City Lord's residence and the entire Mu City was shocked at this moment. The people couldn't understand, how could such a good official provoke others to assassinate him? But they only dared to say this to their wives on the kang bed and fell asleep after saying that. After all, they were people from two different worlds.
On the brightly lit main street of Mu City, groups of bailiffs from the torture chamber with the Da Yao Saber in their hands began to carry out a carpet search in the prefectural city.
Back at the inn, Lin Xiu was surprised to find that the good-looking young master he met on the street during the day was sitting in the inn and sipping tea slowly.
Lin Xiu's eyes lit up, he slowly walked in front of the young master and cupped his hands.
"Brother, I didn't expect you to be in this inn too."
Mu Qing'er looked at Lin Xiu, whose clothes were a little tattered, and frowned subconsciously.
"You're the person who helped me pick up things on the street today? How did it become like this? "
After saying that, Mu Qing'er invited Lin Xiu to sit down and gave Xiao Yun a look to pour a cup of tea for Lin Xiu.
After Lin Xiu sat down, he took a sip of the hot tea and said slowly, "I met a thief on the street and accidentally tore my clothes when I was chasing him."
"Brother, from your accent, are you from the north?" Lin Xiu gently changed the topic.
Mu Qing'er closed the ivory fan in her hand and nodded slightly.
"That's right, I am a Northerner through and through."
Lin Xiu, who got a definite answer, revealed a happy expression. This was one of the four great joys in life and it happened right in front of him, how could he not be happy?
Immediately, Lin Xiu changed to an authentic northern accent and said, "What a coincidence, I am also a northerner, but I grew up in the Guiyuan region."
Mu Qing'er and Xiao Yun exchanged glances, then Xiao Yun excused herself to go back to her room, leaving Lin Xiu and Mu Qing'er to drink tea on the first floor.
He then called for the waiter to add a few more plates of snacks, and the two of them chatted about the local customs and practices of the north.
To be honest, Mu Qing 'er was quite yearning for the north. She had a heroic temperament. Otherwise, she wouldn't have given up her life as a young lady and run off to practice swordsmanship.
It was a pity that over the years, Mu Qing 'er had never gone out except when she was very young and grew up in the north, because Mu Hai loved his precious daughter so much that she had never gone out for more than ten years.
This was also the reason why Mu Qing 'er could speak fluent Northern Chinese.
It was not that she had never tried to sneak out of Mu City in the past, but she was always brought back by the Mu Clan's Foreign Minister before she could leave the city gates.
Fortunately, although Mu Qing 'er was naughty and mischievous, the elders of the Mu Family liked her very much. The Foreign Minister of the Mu Family had never married in his life. Over time, he slowly regarded Mu Qing 'er as his granddaughter.
After catching Mu Qing 'er, the old Foreign Minister never scolded her. Even when Mu Qing' er caused trouble at home many times and even Mu Hai couldn't help but want to teach his daughter a lesson, the old Foreign Minister came forward to protect her.
The reason why she was able to run away from home this time was that the selection of a son-in-law had come to an end. Mu Qing 'er also wanted to see Lin Xiu's elegance, so she persuaded Mu Hai to go out and disguise herself to see him.
Lin Xiu's words made the eyes of Mu Qing 'er, who had yearned for the yellow sand sky and the solitary goose flying south, light up. She couldn't wait to rush back to the north.
The tea slowly cooled down and the tea leaves in the cup gradually sank to the bottom of the cup. The tea leaves that were originally green after being soaked in the spring water had also dimmed a lot.
Mu Qing 'er was a girl after all. It didn't take long for her to feel a burst of coolness mixed with the unique sleepiness of late autumn. She looked a lot tired.
Mu Qing 'er yawned gently, rubbed her brows and looked at Lin Xiu with some embarrassment: "That, I still don't know brother's name?"
Lin Xiu chuckled: "You're welcome, you and I hit it off at first sight, just call me Lin Xiu."
Mu Qing 'er was also a forthright person and didn't pretend at the moment, but she didn't dare to tell Lin Xiu her real name, otherwise, wouldn't she expose that she was a girl?
After giving herself a name, Mu Qing 'er cupped her hands at Lin Xiu and returned to her room upstairs.
The guests on the first floor of the inn were almost all gone at this time, and the figures of the yamen servants on the street also gradually faded away.
Lin Xiu changed to a slightly more comfortable position and leaned his back lightly on the chair. His right hand gently grabbed the teapot that was no longer warm, and the entire teapot suddenly spun in his palm. In just a short while, the spout of the teapot emitted bursts of hot air.
Lin Xiu poured himself a cup of hot water, took a sip, then put down the teacup again. He looked at the white-haired man who suddenly appeared at the entrance of the inn and smiled.
"Before I came to Mu City, I heard people say that Young Master Zhang Hanqing of Mu City can be said to be very talented. Why don't we have a cup of tea to warm ourselves up?"
The white-haired man, Zhang Hanqing, was not surprised that Lin Xiu saw through his identity. After all, a person who could force a peak Earth Yuan expert to retreat, no matter how young he was, should not be underestimated.
Zhang Hanqing's full head of white hair looked so dazzling under the dim candlelight.
Lin Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly and secretly sighed.
Extreme wisdom will be hurt, deep love will not live long, it was just like that.
Rumor has it that Zhang Hanqing was extremely intelligent since he was young and even wrote a poem at the age of nine. At that time, all the tycoons in Mu City thought that this person would definitely be able to shoulder the Zhang family's burden.
And most of the tycoons were connected by marriage so that they could advance and retreat together when they encountered difficulties. It could be said that they were bound together for good or bad.
But Zhang Hanqing, who was favored by everyone, fell in love with a girl at the age of 16. Zhang Hanqing did not reveal his identity before and the two got along quite well. But later, the girl's family offended a local tycoon for some reason and was forcibly taken into the house by the tycoon. After that, the girl could not stand the humiliation and committed suicide.
When Zhang Hanqing returned from abroad with the Zhang family's master, he only saw the girl's grave.
Since then, the originally gentle and elegant Zhang Hanqing's temperament changed greatly. After locking himself in the room for three whole days, he came out with a white hair.
After that, Zhang Hanqing broke up the tycoon's family and broke up his wife and children.
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Looking at the calm young man in front of him, Zhang Hanqing had a hint of ridicule at the corner of his mouth. 'So what if you saved that old thief Su Zhenyu? As long as you are still in Jing State, the three tycoons will have plenty of opportunities to play with you. '
After finishing the tea, Zhang Hanqing straightened his body again and walked towards the door.
Lin Xiu just stared at the other party's back with interest and kept counting in his heart.
Finally, when Zhang Hanqing was about to cross the threshold, he stopped and said coldly, "The Zhang family will have a banquet the day after tomorrow, I wonder if young hero dares to go?"
He did not say if he would, but if he dared! Because he had the confidence!
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