The Otherworldly God

The couple finally had some time alone. Mrs. Mu was already exhausted and sat on a stone bench to rest.

The maid originally wanted to massage her shoulders, but Mr. Mu took over the job, so she could only wait obediently at the side.

Mr. Mu, who is over seventy years old, has already become gray-haired, while Mrs. Mu, who is nearly seventy years old, looks still young, only about forty or fifty years old.

Madam Mu held Mr. Mu's hand.

"You should sit down and have a rest. You must be exhausted after meeting so many guests today."

Mr. Mu held her hand and sat down.

"To come to this garden to rest secretly, leaving so many guests behind, only you and I would be so rude."

Mrs. Mu smiled and pulled her hand back.

"Haven't we done enough disrespectful things? Now that I think about it, I can't help but laugh. You said that it's rare for us to be able to stand firm in the Dao League."

"At that time, there were still many like-minded people in the Taoist Alliance. We drank, talked and discussed everything. It was so comfortable. But now, all these people are gone, and only you and I are still alive. Thirty years later, everything has changed."

"I had to leave back then, and now I'm back because of the situation. I think about how old we are, and Xin'er is only 16, so she still has a long life ahead of her. How miserable her life will be without us. Whenever I think about this, I feel so upset."

Mr. Mu comforted her.

"We are hosting a banquet for everyone just to find her a support, right? Don't worry."

"How can I let go of this worry? Look at the people who came today, how many of them are really here for Xin'er? Aren't they just greedy for the power of our Mu family? How can I feel at ease leaving Xin'er to them?"

"Not all of them are as bad as you say. There are a few good ones."

"Who are you talking about? Isn't it Le Zheng who is trying to get close to you? He said it was a gift to an old friend, but secretly it was some marriage gift? That young man is not bad, but he has no feelings for our Xin'er. He was forced to do it."

"How is the young master of the Zhang family?"

"The young master of the Zhang family is now twenty-five or twenty-six years old. He has not married or had children at this age. I am afraid he is hiding something."

"I will marry you at a much younger age than this."

"How can I compare him with you? I am six years older than you, but in reality you are much older than me. Apart from this, Master Zhang is indeed good. Among all the masters, my favorite is Master Gongsun, but it is also a pity that he is the most important."

"Shou Li is indeed good, and he has some feelings for Xin'er, but the Gongsun family is not suitable for Xin'er."

"We have been discussing this for quite some time but have not come to any conclusion. Besides, it may not be easy for Xin'er to choose a husband. Everyone must be convinced."

"I, Mu Liqing, want others to be convinced when marrying off my daughter. I really feel bad about it."

"This is for future consideration, so as not to give others an excuse to target me."

"I understand. By the way, what do you mean, Xin'er?"

"She knows about finding a husband for her and doesn't have any objections. I'll ask her when I have time."

"Ah."

The maid came over and reminded: "Master, Madam, you have to go."

"Come on ma'am."

"Ah."

The big banquet here was just about to begin, and Le Zhengzhi was already thirsty, but Le Zhengshuiling and the others had already eaten and drunk their fill, so they followed Le Zhengli to join in the second round. If Mu Xin wasn't tired, she would have wanted to play in Qinglianju for a while longer.

Mu Xin was lying on a bamboo chair with a blush on her face.

"I'm so happy today. Is this the first time that a guest has come to my Qinglian Residence?"

"This is indeed my first time in Qinglianju. Come, young lady, drink this soup."

Mu Xin took it, drank two sips and put it down.

"It's a pity that my body is not strong enough to keep them playing for a while longer."

"Miss, you are already very strong today. In the past, even if we gave you the true energy, you would not have such mental strength until the next day, not to mention that you drank a lot of wine today."

"Luckily I found her in time yesterday, otherwise I wouldn't be able to keep my promise today."

"Yun Xiu is really strange. Why would she risk leaving Shui Jing for no reason?"

"Le Zheng Yuhua has what she wants, which is one of the reasons why they can enter Shuijing."

"Yun Xiu only knows that he is the man of destiny, and she really doesn't know what the relationship between him and her is."

"I do not know either."

Yunxiu kept fanning her and looking at her tenderly.

"Miss, do you know the reason why the master and his wife are hosting this banquet?"

"Of course. My mother and father are worried that they don't have much time left and can no longer take good care of me, so they want to find someone to rely on for me. It's embarrassing to say that I still need them to take care of me even though I'm already this old."

"Young lady has no spiritual power, so she cannot become a Taoist priest. Her body is weak, so there is nothing she can do. From what I know, they may despise her because they think she does not have the qualities to become a Taoist priest."

"Every Taoist wants a good bloodline that can bring him offspring with strong spiritual power, so he will naturally choose someone with high qualifications. Not only do I have no qualifications, but I am also weak, so there is nothing I can do even if I despise him."

"I don't think so. Isn't the Mu family still there? Marrying Mr. Mu's daughter is equivalent to getting the entire Mu family. Maybe you can also inherit the magic of the master and his wife. I'm afraid there are many people who are determined to get you."

Mu Xin thought it was ridiculous and couldn't help but let out a sneer. She turned over and lay on her back with her eyes closed.

"Am I a pawn that they can use at will?"

"With Yun Xiu here, how can we tolerate their exploitation, let alone arbitrary exploitation?"

Yun Xiu found that she had fallen asleep, so she fanned her for a while longer before putting the fan down, resting her eyes with her hands under her head.

Closing her eyes, Yun Xiu couldn't help but think of the past. In terms of status, Yun Xiu's status was no lower than that of other people in the Mu Mansion, and her abilities were also among the best, but she was willing to be a maid and stay by Mu Xin's side. Only by being a maid could she stay by her side better, so no one in the Mu Mansion would look down on her because she was a maid.

"So many years have passed, and I've almost forgotten my original intention. It seems that I should name myself "Never Forget Your Original Intention" so that I can remember it clearly, remember why I'm here, and remember the purpose of my coming here."

"It's really funny. Look at Gongsun Shouli's shy look. It's obvious that he's interested in our Xin'er."

"Shh!"

Before Qin Chu could remind her, Yun Xiu had already opened her eyes. Seeing Mu Xin sleeping, Yao Yao quickly covered her mouth and smiled embarrassedly.

Yun Xiu stood up and poured them two glasses of water, and they came over and sat down.

"Looking at you like this, I feel sorry for Master Shouli."

"It's as if I bullied him."

"That's bullying. On the first day, you splashed him with stinky foot washing water, and you made fun of him. If the young lady hadn't just gone over to take a look, he would have been even more embarrassed. On the second day, you tried to get him drunk. If the young lady hadn't been tired, do you dare to say that you didn't just want to get him drunk?"

"I really can't hide it from you."

"You, you are not nice to say. You are already in your forties. Do you really think you are just a teenage girl?"

"Actually speaking, I'm only 28 years old."

"You can't beat her with words."

Hearing Qin Chu say this, several people laughed, but because of Mu Xin, they didn't laugh out loud.