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After two days like this, the prefect's master came to the door with a scholar, and recommended him to be temporarily acting as the bureau chief or room order.Mu Zhenliu's heart moved, and while agreeing, he sent someone to find Tang Chizhou and borrowed someone from him.

Tang Chizhou asked why, and found someone who could read and sent it over.

Mu Zhenliu placed the two in the bow room and the first room respectively. If there is anything, they can discuss and decide.The two of them had no objections on the surface, and they belonged to each other.

On the day of departure, Yu Donghai came to pick him up, and he said straight to the point: "As expected of Shen Zhenghe's master disciple, this method of checks and balances is really superb."

Mu Zhenliu laughed aloud and said, "The Military Weapons Bureau handles civil and military affairs, and it wants to take care of both civil and military affairs. Now, with Brother Yu and Mr. Tang's recommendation of both civil and military affairs, it is the most reassuring."

When Yu Donghai heard him address Tang Chizhou as Mr. Tang, his face turned pale.

Mu Zhenliu followed him into the carriage, and seeing Princess Qingheng sitting there, she quickly backed away.

Yu Donghai, who was following behind him, saw him coming out and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

Mu Zhenliu said: "Here, Princess Qingheng..."

Seeing that his face was flushed, Yu Donghai laughed and said, "When you're away from home, let's deal with it with authority."

Mu Zhenliu said: "I've been in Pingbo City for so long, and I haven't seen the nearby mountains and rivers, so I just took this opportunity to appreciate it."

Seeing his resolute expression, Yu Donghai had no choice but to let him.

The curtain of the car was lifted, revealing the resentful eyes of Princess Qingheng.

Mu Zhenliu smiled apologetically, and sat beside the driver.

The road to Gutang Town was bumpy and difficult.Sitting on the shaft of the car, my back and back hurt, it was very hard work, but fortunately, the scenery along the way was pleasant, and Mu Zhenliu focused on the bright mountains and beautiful waters, so he felt very contented.

After entering Gutang Town, Yu Donghai found an inn to stay. After washing up, he invited Mu Zhenliu and Princess Qingheng to have a meal together.

When eating in the inn lobby, Mu Zhenliu saw the coachman coming back from the outside, and whispered something in Yu Donghai's ear, Yu Donghai nodded calmly.

After the coachman left, Yu Donghai said: "Don't be impatient, my brother. We will rest for a few days and there will be news soon."

Mu Zhenliu guessed that he had other people in Gutang Town, so he obeyed his arrangement and followed him on a tour of mountains and rivers, visiting Gutang Town all over.

On the fifth day, Yu Donghai said: "There is news. Every time Mr. Liao comes, he will stay at Haifu Inn."

Haifu Inn is located at the southern end of Gutang Town. It is an old inn remodeled from a courtyard. There are six rooms in total. The owner is a couple who are silent and don't like to talk.Yu Donghai talked with them for a long time, but he couldn't get the answer he wanted to know. He felt a little frustrated, and smiled wryly at Mu Zhenliu: "Master Liao really knows how to choose a place to live!"

Mu Zhenliu said to himself: "Yes, I'm really good at picking places."

When the two came out of the inn, they saw Princess Qingheng sitting on the opposite side of the bread shop and eating happily.

Yu Donghai said with a smile: "The princess will enjoy it."

Princess Qingheng stood up shyly and said: "I, I smell the steamed stuffed bun shop here is very fragrant, and the shop owner is very enthusiastic, so..."

"Oh! Our steamed stuffed bun shop is naturally the first-class fragrance! You don't know, many people in the town are hungry in the middle of the night, and they even come to knock on our door! Our family, it is simply impossible Close the shop!" The boss is an old woman in her fifties.

Yu Donghai's heart moved and he said, "How long has this steamed stuffed bun been unrolled?"

"It's been three or four years. It's an old shop, so don't worry about it! If it's not good, you don't need your money!"

Yu Donghai pulled Mu Zhenliu to sit down, and said with a smile, "Then aunt knows everything in this area."

"Of course, nothing here escapes my eyes!" The aunt was very proud.

Five cages of steamed stuffed buns, let's have a chat.

During this period, Mu Zhenliu kept paying attention to the movement on the other side, until they got up to leave, there was no movement on the other side.

After getting into the carriage, Yu Donghai smiled triumphantly and said, "Lord Liao is very secretive. He chose to go out in the middle of the night, thinking that no one knew about it, but he didn't know that the steamed stuffed bun shop opposite was also up to make steamed stuffed buns in the middle of the night. Really. Yes, the Skynet is restored, and it’s not leaking!”

Mu Zhenliu said: "But I don't know where Mr. Liao went in the middle of the night?"

Yu Donghai said: "Although there are few people who come out in the middle of the night, it's not that there are none."

Mu Zhenliu smiled.

Sure enough, Yu Donghai got news soon: "The watchman said that he had seen him go to Yangliu Hutong before!"

It was only then that Mu Zhenliu discovered that he had actually painted a portrait for Mr. Liao.

Seeing him looking at the portrait in his hand, Yu Donghai sighed and said, "It was originally used to commemorate Master Liao, but I don't think it will be used for this!"

Mu Zhenliu smiled slightly, but did not explore whether what he said was true or not.

Yu Donghai said: "Then, are we day visits or night visits?"

Mu Zhenliu said: "Master Ruo Liao went to a strange place, and the precautions at night will only be more stringent."

"It makes sense." Yu Donghai sent someone to prepare the vehicle.

Yangliu Hutong is the same as the previous inn, on the edge of Gutang Town, but the inn is on the south and the alley is on the north.Even though the sun was shining brightly at noon, the alley was deserted.The car stopped at the entrance of the alley, and the coachman walked and asked with the portrait, and finally found the house that Mr. Liao went in and out of.

In the house lived a widow named Zong who had been widowed for seven years and raised a girl alone.

Yu Donghai discussed with Mu Zhenliu and decided that Mu Zhenliu would meet her alone for a while.For one thing, he and Yu Donghai were divided into two groups, one light and one dark. They could attack when they advanced, and defend when they retreated. There was a lot more room for mediation.Furthermore, Mu Zhenliu's time in the southwest is still short, and he is a fresh face, which will not arouse the other party's suspicion.

After discussing with Yu Donghai, Mu Zhenliu and Yu Donghai went back to the inn to make their own preparations.

In the middle of the night, he woke up slowly, and finally got used to sleeping with one more person beside him, but it changed again in the past few days, and he couldn't sleep well.

He got up to pour tea, and suddenly heard the sound of a teacup falling from Yu Donghai's room next door, which was especially clear in the dead of night.

He stopped his hands and pricked up his ears for a while, but there was no movement in the room again.

The next day, when Mu Zhenliu was preparing for a ceremony, he saw Princess Qingheng walking towards him from a distance, and immediately turned a corner at his feet to avoid it.No matter why Princess Qingheng approached him, he didn't have the strength to deal with it at this time.

When we went out, the weather was fine, but halfway through, it began to rain.

Mu Zhenliu quickened his pace and arrived in front of Widow Zong's house, his body was already half wet.He was about to take care of himself when the door opened, and an old woman with chicken skin and white hair bowed her waist and looked at him: "Who are you?"

Mu Zhen popped a salute and said, "Excuse me. It rained suddenly, and I couldn't find a shelter from the rain for a while, so I borrowed the eaves of your mansion to take shelter temporarily."

The old woman said: "There are only women and children in the house. Please forgive me for any inconvenience."

Mu Zhenliu handed over the gift, and said with a smile: "I was going out to visit friends, but it's a pity that my friends are out. There are thousands of families, and it is fate to meet your house. A small thank you is not a respect, so don't dislike it."

The old woman declined: "It's convenient for others, it's convenient for yourself. It's a trivial matter, it's nothing to worry about. I can't accept the gift."

Mu Zhenliu pushed back and forth with her, and the rain became heavier.

The old woman sighed and said, "The respected guest is so polite, but the old lady is ashamed. Please go in and sit for a while, and wait for the rain to stop before going on the road."

"It's so hard work." Mu Zhenliu didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and he felt slightly relaxed.

The old woman led him to the side hall and said: "Don't dare to disturb the master, I have wronged the honored guest."

Mu Zhenliu said: "Where is it? I am very grateful to have a tile to cover my head."

Thin water columns flowed from the eaves, forming a water curtain, and the rain did not seem to stop.

Then the old woman chatted with Mu Zhenliu.Seeing Mu Zhenliu's handsome personality, extraordinary manner, neither arrogant nor irritable temper, gentle and polite, she was very happy in her heart, and opened the chatter box involuntarily.The people living in the mansion are all female relatives, so they can't talk to the outside men, but they can talk about their daily life in one go.

Mu Zhenliu listened carefully, without the slightest impatience.

When the rain gradually stopped, the old woman was still unsatisfied. When she sent him out, she looked very reluctant and took off an emerald bracelet from her wrist with a sigh, and handed it to him, saying: "I have no children under my knees, and I am very close to you." Hit it, this thing is for you, don’t dislike it.”

Mu Zhenliu refused, but took out a white jade pendant from his bosom as a souvenir.

When he came out of the alley, he saw the carriage parked at the entrance of the alley, and was about to get into the carriage when the curtain of the carriage was lifted suddenly, revealing Princess Qingheng's beautiful face.

"Princess?" He stepped back quickly, but saw Princess Qingheng reaching out to grab the jade bracelet in his hand.

She caught him suddenly, Mu Zhenliu was completely defenseless, and was caught by her.

Princess Qingheng held the jade bracelet under her nose and looked at it, her pupils shrank suddenly, she grabbed the jade bracelet and slammed it to the ground.The jade fragments splashed and bounced onto Mu Zhenliu's clothes, and she pushed them away.

Mu Zhenliu was startled by her actions at first, and randomly looked at the broken bracelet.

Between the emerald green fragments, several milky white insects as thick as threads were slowly wriggling, which made Mu Zhenliu's heart feel chills.

Princess Qingheng said: "This is a white nematode unique to the Western Regions. It likes to be warm and hot. It will bite through the skin of people without anyone noticing it and get into the body. When it crawls on the head, it will be When dying."

Mu Zhenliu looked up at her, as if meeting her for the first time.

"I know you have a lot to ask, I'll talk about it later, get out of here first." Her eyes quickly swept across the alley entrance, as if looking at a sleeping beast.

This time, Mu Zhenliu didn't insist on whether men and women should give or take each other, and quickly got into the carriage, and the car immediately sped away.

It was only then that Mu Zhenliu remembered that the coachman outside was not the one brought by Yu Donghai, and this car today was not Yu Donghai's car either.

As if sensing his uneasiness, Princess Qingheng put her hands on the car wall, stared at the car curtain without blinking, and said expressionlessly: "Master Qiantose sent me to protect you."