Back at the Eagle Nest Camp, Lin Muyu continued to sleep until noon. Suddenly, she rode up the mountain and said respectfully, "Commander Lin, Princess Xi is seeing off her cousin, Tang Bin, at the north gate of Lanyan City. She asked if you would like to have a meal at the bun shop outside the city!"
"Got it. I'll be right there."
"Yes!"
She got up. The feeling of being drunk was really uncomfortable. When she washed up, she used the Spiritual Pulse Technique to drive away some of the tiredness. Then, she put on her armor and rode down the mountain.
…
Outside the north gate of Lanyan City, Tang Xiaoxi stood there holding her pony. Beside her was Tang Bin and dozens of guards who seemed to be waiting for Lin Muyu.
Amidst the sound of hooves, Tang Xiaoxi looked at Lin Muyu coming down from the Eagle Nest Mountain and couldn't help but smile. "Mu is here."
Tang Bin frowned and didn't say anything.
When Lin Muyu approached, she cupped her fists and smiled. "Xiao Xi, Young Master Tang Bin."
Tang Bin also cupped his fists and smiled. "I didn't have time to congratulate Commander Lin yesterday. It shouldn't be too late to congratulate you today. Congratulations to Commander Lin for getting the Dragon Talisman!"
Lin Muyu was startled and smiled. "Thank you, Young Master Tang Bin."
"Mu, I'm going to send my cousin ten miles out of the city. Will you accompany me? There's a famous bun shop ten miles north of Lanyan City. We'll have lunch there, "Tang Xiaoxi said with a smile.
"Okay."
Everyone got on their horses. Tang Bin seemed a little unhappy. Perhaps he was already unhappy when he saw Tang Xiaoxi being so intimate with Lin Muyu.
…
Ten miles out of the city, there was indeed a bun shop in the distance. Almost all the traveling merchants would stop here to eat a steaming basket of beef buns in the cold winter.
Tang Xiaoxi acted as the host and pulled Lin Muyu over. Then, Tang Bin sat opposite them, looking very serious.
"Brother, why are you so serious? Who bullied you?" Tang Xiaoxi asked with a smile.
Tang Bin couldn't help smiling. "No one can bully your brother. I'm just relieved to see that you are so happy in Lanyan City, Xiao Xi."
"Is that so? No matter how I look at it, it doesn't look like he's at ease. "
"Ha, Xiao Xi, you think too much." Tang Bin looked up at Lin Muyu's handsome appearance and couldn't help but frown. He asked, "Xiao Xi, when did you meet Commander Lin?"
"Oh … it was back in Cathaya City. What's wrong, brother?"
"It's nothing. The buns are here. Eat them while they're hot. Eat more. Look at you, you've lost weight."
"Hehe, don't girls look better when they're thinner?"
"You still have to be healthy. Come on, eat more."
"Mn."
Lin Muyu could sense Tang Bin's hostility towards her, so she didn't say anything else. She just kept eating. After eating two baskets of buns, she felt inexplicably satisfied. Cultivators usually ate a lot. There was a law of balance between the heavens and the earth. The strength of cultivators came from their ability to absorb the spiritual energy of the world and convert their physical strength into fighting qi, true qi, and so on. Thus, the stronger Lin Muyu was, the more food she would need. It wasn't like the legends said that experts didn't need to eat at all. On the contrary, the stronger one was, the better their appetite would be.
"Commander Lin …"
Tang Bin looked at Lin Muyu again. He seemed to want to say something, but stopped himself.
"What is it, young master Tang Bin?" Lin Muyu smiled slightly. "If you have something to say, just say it."
Tang Bin nodded. "There are a total of three Tang Sect medallions in this world. One is with grandfather, one is with me, and one is with Xiao Xi. However, Xiao Xi's medallion seems to have already been given to you. That … Xiao Xi is not very sensible and doesn't know how precious the Tang Sect medallion is. Thus, I, Tang Bin, can only overstep my authority. I hope that Commander Lin can return that Tang Sect medallion."
"Oh?"
Lin Muyu took out the heavy Tang Sect medallion from her Universe Pouch. "What does young master Tang Bin plan to do with this Tang Sect medallion?"
"Bring it back to Seven Seas City. It belongs to Seven Seas City."
"But this was given to me by Xiao Xi. If I give it to you, won't I be betraying Xiao Xi?" Lin Muyu's gaze was filled with provocation. "Since Duke Lan gave this Tang Sect medallion to Xiao Xi, it means that all the authority of this medallion is given to Xiao Xi. Thus, if I return it, I can only return it to Xiao Xi, not you."
Tang Bin raised his eyebrows. "Lin Muyu, I hope you understand the value of this Tang Sect medallion. Anyone who holds this Tang Sect medallion can deploy any army in Seven Seas Province with no more than fifty thousand soldiers. The authority bestowed by this medallion is even greater than that of the Dragon Talisman. Do you think I will leave this medallion in the hands of an outsider?"
Lin Muyu smiled. "Then I will return the medallion to Xiao Xi."
"What if I say no?"
Tang Bin's gaze was cold. "As the princess of Seven Seas, Xiao Xi is insensible enough to give the Tang Sect medallion to an unrelated person. She is no longer fit to hold this Tang Sect medallion. I have to take it back to Seven Seas Province and hand it over to my grandfather. This is our Seven Seas Tang Sect's business. Lin Muyu, let me give you a piece of advice. Don't meddle in the Tang Sect's business!"
Lin Muyu was someone who could be persuaded by reason but not cowed by force. She said proudly, "Xiao Xi is my friend. If someone wants to steal something from my friend, I won't allow it. Xiao Xi, are you willing to hand over the Tang Sect medallion to him?"
"Mu, I …"
Tang Xiaoxi bit her red lips. She looked at Tang Bin and said, "Brother, I will personally go back and hand this Tang Sect medallion to my grandfather. I won't trouble you to come and get it."
Tang Bin raised his brows and said, "Little Xi, you're still young, and there are many things you don't understand. As your older brother, I naturally have to teach you how to interact with others. Some people aren't worthy of being your friend."
Lin Muyu suddenly slammed the table and shouted in a low voice, "Tang Bin, say it again if you have the guts."
Tang Bin suddenly smiled. He spread his arms and said, "Lin Muyu, do you want to fight with me? General Li, call our people over. Tell them that Lin Muyu, one of the Four Heroes of Lan and Yan and the Four Generals of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning, is going to fight with me! "
At the side, General Li quickly blew a whistle. Immediately, the forest in the distance shook, and in the next moment, the sound of iron hooves thundered. At least 1,000 cavalrymen appeared on the official road, each of them wearing a red fox emblem on their shoulders. That was the symbol of the Seven Seas Tang Sect.
"So they brought the army …"
Lin Muyu spread out her hands and said with a smile, "No wonder they are so arrogant. If I had known it would be like this, I would have brought the Imperial Guard over. I wanted to see if the Seven Seas Tang Sect's army was as strong as the legends say."
Tang Bin smiled faintly. "It's a pity that Commander Lin didn't bring her own army. What a pity."
"However, I still don't want to hand over the Tang Sect's iron order. What should I do?"
Lin Muyu turned around and stood up. She stuffed the Tang Sect's iron order into Tang Xiaoxi's palm and said with a smile, "Now the iron order belongs to Xiao Xi. Tang Bin, as her brother, are you going to use the army in your hands to seize Xiao Xi's iron order. That is equivalent to seizing the 50,000 soldiers in Seven Seas City that Xiao Xi controls?"
Tang Bin said coldly, "Xiao Xi is my sister. Don't try to sow discord between us."
Lin Muyu snorted coldly. "Is that so? Tang Bin, you are already the greatest successor of Seven Seas City. Why are you still so greedy? Why are you even determined to obtain Xiao Xi's Tang Sect's iron order? "
"Nonsense! Don't slander me!"
"Slander you?" Lin Muyu raised her eyebrows. "Do you dare to say that you are not worried that Xiao Xi is deeply doted on by Duke Lan and will seize your right of inheritance? Do you dare to say that you are not worried that Xiao Xi will threaten you? "
"You …"
Tang Bin's face turned red and he was speechless. General Li, who was behind him, had already mounted his horse. He waved his saber and said with a smile, "Young Master, there is no need to talk so much with him. Just order the cavalry to charge and take this brat's life. Just say that he stole our Tang Sect's iron order. The evidence is conclusive. I believe that His Majesty will have nothing to say!"
Tang Xiaoxi hurriedly spread her arms in front of Lin Muyu. Her pretty face was full of anger as she shouted, "Li Lianyi, you bastard who can't tell right from wrong. Are you going to attack me?"
Li Lianyi was stunned.
At this moment, the dense sound of horse hooves came from afar. Not long after, a group of Imperial Army cavalry appeared in their field of vision. The leading general pulled out his sword from afar and shouted in a low voice, "An unknown army has entered the territory of Lanyan City. Brothers, prepare for battle!"
…
It was none other than one of the chiliarchs of the Imperial Army and the former Gold Star instructor of the Holy Temple — Zhang Wei!
A thousand Imperial Army soldiers arrived aggressively. Lin Muyu spread his arms and said with a smile, "Lord Zhang Wei, don't be in a hurry to charge. This is just a misunderstanding, hehe …"
He was overjoyed. Zhang Wei had come just in time. It was as if he had come out of nowhere.
Zhang Wei naturally knew the pros and cons. He raised his thick eyebrows and dismounted. "Oh, it's Young Master Tang Bin. I was wondering who it was … However, Young Master Tang Bin, all frontier vassals need to report to the army before they enter the capital. We, the Imperial Army, did not receive any report from the one thousand Seven Seas City cavalry led by Young Master Tang Bin. Young Master, is there some misunderstanding?"
Tang Bin clenched his teeth and cupped his fists. "Lord Zhang Wei, it is indeed a misunderstanding. These one thousand cavalry were just sent by Seven Seas City to protect me. I did not have the time to report to the Imperial Army. Please forgive me, Lord Zhang Wei."
Zhang Wei's lips curled up. "Oh, so it really is a misunderstanding. I, Old Zhang, thought that Young Master wanted to make a move on Lady Lin Muyu. Lady Lin Muyu is one of the newly conferred Four Heroes of Lan Yan. Whoever dares to make a move on her is a provocation to His Majesty's imperial authority. Since it's not the case, that's great. Young Master, please leave. I still have a mission to patrol the city. Old Zhang, please forgive me for not sending you off!"
Tang Bin nodded. "Alright, we will meet again in the future!"
"Have a safe trip, I won't send you off!"
Although Tang Bin was unwilling, he did not have the slightest chance this time. The one thousand Imperial Army soldiers led by Zhang Wei were all elite cavalry. They might not lose to his one thousand Seven Seas City cavalry. Moreover, there was also Lin Muyu, whose strength was unfathomable. Furthermore, Tang Xiaoxi was deeply doted on by Tang Lan. If this matter were to blow up, it would not do him any good.
… …
After watching Tang Bin and the others leave, Tang Xiaoxi bit her red lips and said, "Mu, I'm really sorry this time …"
Lin Muyu smiled slightly. Holding her little hand, she said, "With our friendship, there is no need to say sorry … But this Tang Bin is really too overbearing. It would be terrible if the Seven Seas Province were to be handed over to such a person in the future. Could it be that Xiao Xi, don't you want to take back your position as the successor of Seven Seas City?"
"But I …"
Tang Xiaoxi's beautiful eyes were filled with helplessness.
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