First meeting

Early that morning, Li Muchan was sparring with Mingyue and giving her instructions on swordsmanship. Fang Huaiyi came to visit in person.

Li Muchan met him in the small pavilion.

Since rejecting the uncle last time, Li Muchan has not left the small courtyard even once. He lives in seclusion and keeps a low profile, keeping a low profile.

Fang Huaiyi was extremely busy, taking care of everything inside and outside, and had no time to come over. This was the first time today.

"Alas... Concubine Xue is finally here." Fang Huaiyi put down the tea cup, sighed heavily, and said apologetically: "I've been neglecting you for a while, sir. Please don't take offense to me."

Li Muchan smiled and said: "Second Master, you don't have to be polite. I'm a freeloader. It's best if no one takes care of me. Second Master, I've been working hard for a while."

Fang Huaiyi shook his head and said with a smile: "The hard work is nothing. Concubine Xue can come back. No matter how busy I am, I will be happy."

Li Muchan smiled and said, "The second master is also called empress?"

"Although I am her brother, I am behind the imperial court in terms of elder and younger, so I should be called empress." Fang Huaiyi said.

Li Muchan shook his head and smiled: "How long has it been since your Majesty came back?"

"It has been five years since I entered the palace at the age of sixteen. This is the first time I have come back. I am blessed by the grace of the Holy One. Most people like her will never be able to return to their parents' home once in their lifetime," Fang Huaiyi said.

Li Muchan sighed: "I am surrounded by glory and wealth, but there are no relatives by my side, like walking at night in brocade clothes... The second master has never thought of moving the Fang Mansion to the capital?"

"Easier said than done?" Fang Huaiyi shook his head and sighed: "We have deep roots here. Once we go to the capital, we will be unfamiliar with the place and have no foundation at all. There are so many relatives of the emperor there that no one can afford to offend us. Instead, we will give it to my little sister.

If you get into trouble, it's better to stay here honestly."

Li Muchan said: "There are people in the capital who can explain the pain of Concubine Xue missing her family."

"We bought several houses in the capital. My eldest brother or I would stay there for a while every year, firstly to see my little sister, and secondly to take care of the shops in the capital." Fang Huaiyi said.

"This is the best." Li Muchan nodded and said with a smile: "It's easy to do business in the capital, right? It's easy to make a lot of money every day."

"How can it be so easy? There are too many joints to break through, and there are big figures behind every store. No one can afford to offend." Fang Huaiyi shook his head.

The two chatted some more, and he said: "The eldest brother has a bit of a bad temper, but he has no bad intentions. Don't blame me for offending him."

Li Muchan smiled and said: "How dare I offend you, but I have a weird temper. I'm afraid I might offend you unintentionally without knowing it."

"Haha, for my sake, sir, please bear with me." Fang Huaiyi said apologetically.

Li Muchan smiled: "Second Master, you are so polite."

Seeing him like this, Fang Huaiyi scratched his head. Obviously, Mr. Li was not easy to get along with. If the eldest brother continued to make trouble, it would be a fierce fight.

"Sir, I came today to ask you a favor." He smiled.

"That's all the Second Master's orders are," Li Muchan said.

Fang Huaiyi said: "When Concubine Xue comes to the city, I would like to ask my husband and nine other worshipers to help protect Concubine Xue Fengjia."

Li Muchan said: "Concubine Xue doesn't have any guards?"

"There are one hundred Shenzong guards with us," Fang Huaiyi said.

Li Muchan shook his head: "Shenzong Wei has always been arrogant and will not allow others to help. Instead, he will blame us for interfering with them."

"I will talk to them carefully," Fang Huaiyi said.

Li Muchan nodded thoughtfully: "Of course I want to help, but I'm afraid that you, Second Master, will run into a wall. Shen Zongwei may not even listen to your mother's words."

"No way." Fang Huaiyi said.

Li Muchan smiled and said: "Second Master, you might as well give it a try. Even if you hit a wall, there is no need to be angry. They will be directly responsible to the Holy One. If something happens and their lives are at risk, how dare they betray people's favor at will."

"In this way..." Fang Huaiyi nodded suddenly and sighed: "I don't know anything about the royal family. Fortunately, my husband gave me some guidance."

Li Muchan frowned and said, "I have been in the capital, so you should understand this, right?"

"Haha, brother may have forgotten to mention it." Fang Huaiyi said with a smile.

Li Muchan shook his head and stopped talking. It was obvious that the uncle wanted to see his excitement and deliberately didn't say anything. It seemed that the two of them were not so harmonious secretly.

He smiled and said: "Second Master, go and give it a try."

"Okay, I'll go there right away. Someone from the Shenzong Guard is already here." Fang Huaiyi nodded.

He hurriedly said goodbye and left the small courtyard. Li Muchan watched him leave. Li Muchan saw the scene of his quarrel with Fang Huairen and was very fond of him. However, although the uncle had a fatal weakness, he was even more vicious. I am afraid that the second master could not defeat him.

ah.

Li Muchan has found out that it was the uncle who dealt with the disciples of Xinghu Xiaozhu. The cause of the incident was just a trivial matter. He suffered a little loss, so he secretly took revenge.

The enemies of Xinghu Xiaozhu are his enemies. How can the disciples of Xinghu Xiaozhu be dealt with so easily? This Fang Huairen needs to be taught a lesson.

He thought of a way, which was better than killing him. He knew the secret of life and death. He understood that killing was the worst way. It was best not to kill unless it was absolutely necessary. It was fun to have fun, but the gain was not worth the loss.

The best way is to help Fang Huaiyi seize his position and make him suffer for the rest of his life. It is better than killing him. Without Fang Mansion to rely on, he will not be able to deal with Xinghu Xiaozhu.

Half an hour later, Fang Huaiyi came in a hurry, with a smile on his face: "Sir, it's done!"

Li Muchan smiled and said, "They agreed?"

"It was easy to say, but I finally agreed!" Fang Huaiyi said excitedly.

"Okay, let's go." Li Muchan stood up, turned around and said, "Mingyue, come with me."

"Yes, Master." Mingyue said, and Fang Huaiyi looked at her.

Li Muchan smiled and said: "I will take my disciple with me and let her see it. Second Master, don't worry, it won't delay things."

"Haha, of course I can rest assured, sir." Fang Huaiyi said with a smile, "I'm just afraid that if something happens, it will implicate Master Mingyue."

"Second Master is worrying too much. She still has the ability to protect herself." Li Muchan said with a smile.

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The two of them left the small courtyard and arrived at the main north hall. The other nine people had already arrived, including Huang Zongrao. Li Muchan looked at him. Huang Zongrao's eyes were bright, but they were not as bright as before.

To go one step further.

Li Muchan smiled and hugged him: "Congratulations, Senior Huang."

Huang Zongrao cupped his fists, smiled, and said slowly: "Haha..., it's not a big deal. Although you have entered the first floor now, you are still far behind Mr. Li!"

Li Muchan shook his head, and Fang Huaiyi appeared with a long paper tube under his arm and said loudly: "Everyone, let's divide Bailing City into ten places, one for each person. Please take a look."

He bent down and put the paper tube on the Eight Immortals table in the middle, and spread it out. It was a drawing. It was an overhead view of Bailing City, with eight directions marked, and two directions in the sky.

"Everyone, let's start from here and follow Feng Jia as we go inside. These are the various directions. Let's each draw one." He pointed at the picture and said.

Then he took out a handful of paper balls from his arms and threw them on the table: "Everyone, please pick one at will."

Li Muchan pointed, Mingyue stepped forward and picked up a paper map, opened one, and wrote the word "Nine", which matched the one on the map, and was responsible for the eastern sky.

Positions 9 and 10 are each responsible for the east and west, like the two wings of a bird. Li Muchan is responsible for the east.

Fang Huaiyi said: "Xue Fei is surrounded by Shenzong guards and some Forbidden Palace masters. What we need to do is outer defense to prevent martial arts figures from invading."

Xiang Lei said in a deep voice: "Second Master, don't worry, we won't be embarrassed."

"I leave everything to you!" Fang Huaiyi said solemnly, cupping his fists.

Everyone smiled and clasped their fists, saying that you were welcome.

Li Muchan took Mingyue out of Fang Mansion. The atmosphere in the city was tense. Both sides of the east and west streets were lined with soldiers and guards, all of them holding their chests and heads high, looking very proud.

The two guards were three steps apart and lined up from outside the Fang Mansion to the east intersection. They were each holding long sticks and carrying swords at their waists, and they looked fierce.

Li Muchan and the others left Fang Mansion and went straight east for a mile, then turned south at the fork. The North and South Streets leading to the South City Gate were guarded by soldiers, who stood in two rows on both sides of the street.

In addition to the soldiers, there were people in the city who all gathered together to watch the fun. Common people would never see the princess in their lifetime. She was so high and unattainable. Naturally, they couldn't miss the opportunity to see her this time.

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Li Muchan pulled Mingyue and floated onto the roof of a house. He sat on the ridge and looked around. A gust of wind blew. It was cold and dry, a rare good weather.

The monk Mingyue's robes fluttered, his skin was like snow, and he said: "Master, will this Snow Concubine really come?"

Li Muchan raised his eyebrows and smiled: "How do you say this?"

Mingyue said: "If I were Concubine Xue, I would come here secretly and not follow the large group of people. No matter how tight the protection is, there will still be loopholes."

Li Muchan smiled and said: "Yes, it's very rare that you can think of this."

Mingyue smiled and said: "Master, I often read history books and know some strategies."

Li Muchan smiled and said: "It's a good thing to learn to use your brain, but you can't say for sure. Reality is imaginary, imaginary is real, imaginary and real are just a matter of thoughts... We don't know the character of this Concubine Xue.

I understand, so I can’t say for sure, I can only take it as true.”

"Master is saying that if you want to understand someone else's plan, you must first understand his character, right?" Mingyue said.

Li Muchan nodded: "Children can be taught!"

While the master and apprentice were talking, suddenly the sound of gongs and drums suddenly sounded outside the city, filling the sky with noise and a festive atmosphere.

Li Muchan said: "Here we come."
To be continued...