"You passed the city gate so smoothly. I thought that after your father was wanted by the royal family, we would also be targeted."
Li Mu and his party passed the interrogation at the city gate very smoothly. The soldiers of the city lord's palace naturally recognized Li Mu, but they did not reveal the identity of the second son of the city lord at all. Instead, they pretended not to know each other and followed the normal rules.
After simple verification of the process, we were released.
"Qinglan City is very safe. With Aunt Liu and Brother Yue here, even if the city lord cannot show up, he still firmly controls such a large city. Perhaps this is why Huangfu Yi and the Black Robe Organization regard the city lord as a thorn in their side.
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Among the people present, Lin Qingzhu is the one who best understands the control the City Lord's Mansion has over Qinglan City. Moreover, the City Lord's Mansion's army, in terms of loyalty and combat effectiveness, is not comparable to those troops deliberately placed in the city by the royal family. Therefore,
In recent decades, the entire city has been impregnable.
Moreover, after Li Yubai's reforms over the years, the economic vitality of Qinglan City and the lives of the people have been greatly improved. Although the problem of slums still exists, the city government is already formulating various measures. The first is to solve the problem of all the children in Qinglan City.
To solve the education problem, Tsinglan College also opens hundreds of places every year to recruit children from poor families for free.
There are also free pharmacies, vegetarian restaurants only open to the poor, departments dedicated to rebuilding buildings in slums, etc. With such a city lord, no wonder there is a saying in the public that the surname of Qinglan City is Li, and Li Yubai is from Qinglan City.
sky.
Except for Yun Luoxi and Liu Long, all of this team grew up in Qinglan City. When they stepped into the city and saw the familiar environment, they all relaxed. Hao Meng and Nie
Xiao Yu needs to go home first. After all, after being away for so long, she still misses her family very strongly.
"Let's go. You follow me and Qingzhu back to the Li family first. Although the situation is bad now, a war will not happen in a day or two, and I also need to discuss many things with the family."
After seeing off Hao Meng and Nie Xiaoyu, Li Mu waved to the remaining companions, indicating that they would return to Li's house to discuss countermeasures.
"Then we will go to your house to eat and drink. I haven't seen my eldest sister in many years, and I really miss her."
Liu Long was the first to respond, and naturally the others had no objections. Fang Yan had been traveling alone since he found out about the Nangong family, and Yun Luoxi was even more unfamiliar with the place, so she followed the group obediently.
Walk to the Li family's mansion.
"Ah, Second Young Master, you are back!"
As soon as he walked to the front door of the Li family's mansion, Li Mu was spotted by the sharp-eyed housekeeper. He exclaimed with joy beyond words. The Li family did not have complex factional struggles like other families. There was healthy competition between the main family and the branch families.
It only exists among young disciples. This kind of chasing after each other is what the family wants to see. There is no intrigue, and the warmth that belongs to the family is naturally much more than other aristocratic families. At this time, the second young master will return many days later.
Township, making all the servants cheer.
Before Li Mu and his party stepped into the house, the loud voice of the housekeeper had already resounded throughout the entire mansion, and maids and maids kept popping their heads out from various corners, happily greeting Li Mu. This made the same
As a member of a noble family, Liu Long was amazed and said.
"I finally understand why Huangfu Yi hates your father so much, but still doesn't dare to take action rashly and sends troops to take over Qinglan City. He treats the servants of the family like this, not to mention the people in the city. Who would be such a city lord?
Not satisfied."
"Mu'er, Zhu'er, you are back. Come on, come on, let your aunt take a look. Oh, why have you lost weight? Is the food in the imperial capital not to your taste? I'll ask the kitchen to prepare something for you quickly."
A soft female voice came, accompanied by some hasty footsteps. It was Liu Ruoying who ran from the inner courtyard after hearing the news. Following her was Li Mun's personal maid Chunxiang.
"Aunt Liu, we haven't lost weight because you haven't seen us for a long time, but we are really greedy for the clear soup made by Uncle Wang."
Seeing the two people running towards him, Li Mu couldn't help but feel excited. For Liu Ruoying, although she was not her biological mother, she had fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother over the years. Needless to say, Chunxiang, during the ten years of her decadence,
The girl who has always been by his side is this girl. I think she was just a baby like herself back then, but now she has become extremely mature.
"Sister, I'm your brother, why don't you seem to care about me at all? I also want to eat clear soup."
Looking at the tender scene in front of him, Liu Long in the team weakly interjected, after all, he is also a member of his mother's family, shouldn't he be closer to her?
"Eat it, you big-headed devil. Brother, I didn't tell you that cultivators should eat properly. If you go to practice early in the morning, what should you eat? Oh, Zhu'er, Mu'er, please stop standing. You're tired from the journey, right?
, Chunxiang, hurry up and ask the kitchen to make some souvenirs and deliver them."
Liu Long was completely stunned by his sister's naked double standard. In the end, Fang Yan patted his shoulder and gave him a comforting expression.
"By the way, father..." Li Mu asked while being pulled by Liu Ruoying towards the inner courtyard. Before, on the outskirts of the imperial capital, Li Yubai told him that he would go back to Qinglan City first. According to the time, he should
Already arrived.
"I came back three days ago, and then entered the Yin Sect and haven't come out since."
Liu Ruoying's answer surprised Li Mu. He didn't expect his father to go to that small world and never come out again. At the same time, he was also surprised that Aunt Liu knew about the existence of the Li family's hidden sect. This was not something only the main lineage of the Li family could know.
Secret?
"But Aunt Liu will never harm the Li family, and it doesn't hurt to know. And if the Penglai Immortal Kingdom really puts the first battle in Qinglan City this time, it will probably have to rely on the seniors of the Yin Sect. The Li family's hidden world
The days are probably coming to an end." Li Mu, who had figured it out in his mind, did not ask Liu Ruoying for too many details, but ordered Chunxiang to take Fang Yan, Yun Luoxi and Liu Long to the prepared wing, and he
Then he and Lin Qingzhu returned to the courtyard where they lived before.
Although she has been away for more than a year, the whole yard is very energetic. There is not a trace of dust on either the handrails or the door rails. This is obviously Chunxiang's masterpiece. This silly maid must be preparing every day.
Only by welcoming the return of his master can the small courtyard be kept as it was when Li Mu left.
"No matter what, I will not let anyone hurt you, even if the Penglai Ten Guys come."