Chapter 128: Mucen's Vigilance

  "Yu Xi Gege, is what you said true?" Dong Er raised her head, the tear stains still clearly etched on her face, and in his eyes, which were still misty with tears, there was something different from excitement.

  Yang Yu Xi looked at his tender face and nodded firmly, saying: "It's true, Huo Qi Ma really is helping you."

  Zhou Yuxiao stood outside the crowd, gazing at Yang Yuxi in the crowd, watching how he dispelled the villagers' prejudices against Huo Qiema, and suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

  "This kid is not simple, Autumn and Nie Han didn't misjudge him." Suddenly, Mu Chen's voice came from behind Zhou Yu Xiao.

  Zhou Yuxiao looked up and saw Mu Chenyin's tall and slender figure standing behind her, his calm and unruffled eyes gazing at Yang Yuxi. Only upon closer inspection could one discover the faint glow of excitement deep within his tranquil gaze.

  "It turns out Yu Xi really knows them." Zhou Yuxiao nodded lightly and spoke up, recalling what Yang Yuxi had said before.

  "Hmm, I've heard those two guys mention this kid before. He must have a deep connection with Nie Han." Mu Chen said calmly.

  "Why is it Nie Han and not Ru Qiu Sheng?" asked Zhou Yu Xiao.

  Mu Chen's gaze remained fixed, saying: "Rujia Sheng is after all the number one of Rujia Gate, many people know him and there's not a shred of doubt. But Nie Han is different, he appeared out of thin air, at first using a knife, but during the Martial Arts Tournament, he suddenly revealed that silver spear, his spear skills far surpassing his knife skills. Such a person who appeared out of thin air, with an unknown background to this day, actually knows a youth with no reputation to speak of, there's only one explanation."

  "There's only one explanation, and that is that Nie Han knew Yang Yu Xi before he became a monk."

  Mo Chen nodded slightly and then seemed to add a sentence casually: "And both of them used guns."

  Zhou Yu's heart skipped a beat. If that was really the case, then Nie Han and Yang Yuxi were not just simply acquainted. The relationship between them was quite intriguing.

  After a pause, Mu Chenyin said another sentence: "I have one more piece of news, do you want to hear it?"

  Zhou Yu Xiao nodded.

  Mudan's eyes closed and then opened again, with a hint of deep-seated vigilance in her empty and spiritual eyes: "The results of this year's imperial examination have been announced."

  Zhou Yu's eyebrows furrowed, and from her brother's tone, she detected something unusual: "Which two were hit?"

  Mudustone's eyes narrowed slightly, and his line of sight was fixed on Yang Yuxi alone. He said, "The literary champion is called Yang Yuwen, the martial champion is called Yang Yuwu."

  "Huh?!" Zhou Yuxiao was startled and vaguely sensed something.

  Mudan Yin continued: "These two are brothers, I have seen them before and they were indeed very good. But when I saw Yang Yuxi, I realized another thing..."

  "They all have the surname Yang, and they are all from the Yu generation..." Zhou Yuxiao's voice was very soft, an idea was slowly taking shape in her mind, and at this moment, there was also a hint of vigilance in her eyes, just like Mu Chenyin's, but with an added reluctance to believe.

  "Yes, most importantly, the three of them look very similar." Mu Chen nodded, his eyes surprisingly sharp.

  "Could it be that Yu Xi and those two are also brothers?" Zhou Yu Xiao frowned.

  "It seems to be the case." Mu Chenyin said, "If it's really like this, then it's worth drawing attention from our imperial family. Four people, Nie Han has already risen to prominence, and if there are no unexpected events, he will become a general within ten years. Yang Yuwu and Yang Yuchen are newly appointed top scholars, so naturally, there is no need to say more. And now, there is also this unpredictable Yang Yuxi. There are many geniuses in the world, but it's rare for four people like them to appear at the same time, and they're even brothers and old acquaintances. It's impossible that there isn't someone backing them!"

  Zhou Yuxiao's lips were lightly bitten, as a member of the Great Zhou imperial family, she naturally knew that the growth of such a group posed a hidden threat to her family's ruling position.

  "No, it won't... Yu Xi is so kind, Nie Han has also fought for me in the great Zhou's conquest of all directions. Brother, don't think wildly." Zhou Yuxiao shook her head gently, her eyes somewhat dazed, unsure if she was convincing Mu Chenyin or herself.

  Mudan's eyebrows furrowed, even though all the previous speculations hadn't made this man frown, but now he did.

  He walked from behind Zhou Yu Xiao to in front of her, his right hand gently lifting up Zhou Yu Xiao's face, the panic in the girl's eyes was reflected perfectly in his pupils.

  Mudan's eyes suddenly became sharp, and his tone was covered with a layer of frost: "Yuxiao, why didn't you think about it from this perspective? You should know that this kind of defensive awareness is necessary. Or are you unwilling to believe in this reasoning, unwilling to believe that Yuxi has a big background and a grand plan?"

  Zhou Yuxiao was shaken slightly all over by Mu Chenyin's question, and the usually clever her now found her mind a complete blank, without a single thread to cling to.

  "No, it won't be, you're just overthinking, brother. You don't have any evidence..." Zhou Yuxiao muttered to herself.

  Evidence...

  Come to think of it, there is no evidence to prove that Yang Yuxi is indeed the younger brother of Yang Yuwu and Yang Yuwen!

  Even if they did, there is no evidence to prove that they had ulterior motives!

  Zhou Yu Xiao suddenly felt a lot more at ease in her heart, even though she had no reason to.

  Mo Chen didn't say a word, his piercing gaze was like a sharp awl that stabbed at Zhou Yu's face, making her skin crawl with cold sweat, but she still gritted her teeth and endured it.

  "Alright." Mu Chen's voice relaxed, releasing Zhou Yu Xiao's chin, and walked away into the distance. His indifferent voice carried over, "I'll be heading to the depths of the desert tomorrow, and then I'll return to the palace. As for you, don't follow me, stay by Yang Yu Xi's side."

  "Huh?" Zhou Yuxiao suddenly raised her head, subconsciously tensing up, then remembered something and looked at Mu Chenyin's back, her voice slightly trembling, "Brother, do you want me to monitor Yu Xi?"

  "This is an order." Mu Chen's voice came over again without a hint of warmth, and even in the scorching desert sun, the words were chillingly terrifying.

  After Mu Chenyun dropped this sentence, he didn't give Zhou Yuxiao a chance to refute it. His figure slowly disappeared into the distance.

  Zhou Yu's lips moved, but no sound came out. Her eyes looked at Yang Yuxi in the crowd with a complex gaze, and a faint bitterness rose to her heart.

  ……………………………

  Three nights later.

  On the lake shore of the oasis, three figures gathered together, one male and two females, who were Yang Yuxi, Huo Qima and Zhou Yuqiao.

  "How did you bring her here?" Huo Qiema glanced at Zhou Yuexiao behind Yang Yuxi, with a look of disdain in his eyes that was not concealed.

  Zhou Yu Xiao's face changed, as the noble Princess of Great Zhou, although gentle and pleasing to people, it didn't mean she didn't have a princess's pride. Huo Qi Ma's disdain made her feel indignant.

  Yang Yu Xi saw that things were taking a turn for the worse, so she inserted herself between the two of them and gestured with her hands: "Hu Qi Ma, don't underestimate Yu Xiao, she's also very formidable."

  "Oh? Is that so?" Huo Qiema's tall figure towered over the two, looking down at them with an air of superiority.

  "Of course, I may not even be able to beat her." Yang Yu Xi glared at Huo Qi Ma with a very arrogant expression.

  Zhou Yuxiao looked at Yang Yuxi's appearance and felt quite delighted in her heart.

  "Alright, alright......" Huo Qiema waved her hand, too lazy to care whether what Yang Yu Xi said was true or false. She pointed behind Zhou Yu Xiao and asked, "Then can you tell me what that is?!"

  Behind Zhou Yu Xiao, three pets followed closely, a white cat lying comfortably, enjoying the moonlight bath by the lake.

  "Uh, well..." Yang Yu Xi scratched his head.

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ glanced at him and said: "Are you saying that the journey is dangerous, so we need a cute pet to relieve stress?"

  Yang Yu Xi's eyes lit up and he quickly nodded: "Yes, yes, I was just about to say that, didn't expect Hu Qi Ma to be so understanding, haha..."

  Hu Qi Ma rolled her eyes and turned away, expressing speechlessness through action.

  Yang Yu Xi's back, Zhou Yu Xiao also had the urge to cover her face.

  "Hey." Yang Yu Xi called Hu Qi Ma.

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ stamped her foot impatiently and spread out her hands, saying: "I know what you're going to ask. I've already sent everyone back and unsealed their memories. However, they haven't changed back to their original forms. If they did change back, their powers would weaken again. I think it's not worth it, so that's how it is."

  "Oh." Yang Yu Xi lightly nodded, his expression reverting back to normal. It seemed that the power had dissipated. Upon thinking about it, it was indeed a bit of a bad deal. However, facing a father, son, or husband who looked completely different would likely require some time to get used to.

  Shaking her head, Yang Yu Xi decided to put this matter aside for now, after all there was something more important that she had to attend to.

  "Is it just down there?" Yang Yu Xi stared at the sparkling lake surface and asked softly.

  The lake's beauty at night is almost surreal, the gentle evening breeze stirs up small ripples on its surface, everything seems so peaceful and serene, but who can know what dangers lie beneath.

  "Hmm." Huo Qiema stepped forward and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Yang Yuxi on her left, her eyes somewhat solemn.

  Zhou Yuxiao lightly gritted her teeth and walked to Yang Yuxi's right side, softly saying: "Yuxi, I'm sorry, I couldn't keep Brother from helping."

  Yang Yu Xi turned his head to look at her, the soft moonlight on Zhou Yu Xiao's face was like beautiful jade. He shook his head and smiled: "Don't worry about it, we're better off relying on ourselves. If your brother came, wouldn't that be too easy? I don't do things that are too easy!"

  In fact, Zhou Yuxiao was already very happy to stay with Yang Yu Xi and didn't mind Mu Chenyin's departure at all.

  Yang Yu Xi's exaggerated and playful appearance suddenly delighted Zhou Yu Xiao, who was laughing beside the moonlit lake, with a beautiful woman smiling brightly.

  "However, are you really going to follow me?" Yang Yu Xi asked.

  "Uh-huh." Zhou Yuxiao nodded with an unprecedented firmness, "I'll go down with you."

  "Hey, I'm saying, can you two not be so mushy? If you want to be affectionate, wait until we get back." Huo Qiema's discontented voice came from the side.

  Zhou Yu Xiao's face suddenly turned bright red, and her head bowed deeply down.

  Yang Yu Xi's face was about to thicken a lot, he smiled carelessly, then under the astonished gaze of Zhou Yu Xiao and Huo Qi Ma, he grabbed the arms of the two girls and suddenly jumped into the lake.

  "Girls, follow me!"

  "Uh-huh."

  "Are you crazy? Let go of my hand!"

  Meow......

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