Insufficient balance

  Musheng and Dajie rested during the day and traveled at night. After several days of traveling, they finally arrived in Hunyuan City.

  When he saw the red lanterns of the Zhao residence, Mu Sheng knew that the danger had passed. It was already evening at this time, and there was not a single person outside the Zhao residence. Mu Sheng and his sister walked to the front door and knocked on it. After a while, a servant came out from inside, complaining in his mouth: "Who is it! So late, making such a racket, can't even let people sleep!"

  When they opened the big gate and found it was their eldest sister, their mouths were wide open in surprise. Then they turned around and ran back shouting: "Big sister is back! Big sister is back!"

  Upon seeing this, the young lady and Mu Sheng couldn't help but smile. Mu Sheng said, "Xin Ya, let's go in!" The young lady nodded, and as soon as they entered, a large group of people came to greet them. Most of them were disheveled, probably just having gotten out of bed.

  Only to see a small butterfly rushing forward, crying: "Miss, I thought you would never come back. The people in the Chamber of Commerce said that you were burned to death, wu wu wu." The small butterfly cried very sadly, and Qin General Manager also said with tears streaming down his face: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back."

  Wen Hao excitedly hugged Mu Sheng and patted his back, saying: "Mu brother, you're finally back! If you didn't come back, I really thought you were burned to death." Mu Sheng also got emotional at the scene and said: "We made everyone worry."

  "Let's all go inside! Don't stand outside."

  Qin Zongguan immediately chimed in, "Right, right, let's all go inside!"

  Everyone went back to their rooms to sleep, and in the hall, Mu Sheng recounted what had just happened. Wen Hao angrily said: "This is really too despicable! How can these Chamber of Commerce people be so ruthless with human lives? We must expose their conspiracy."

  The little butterfly also followed and said: "Young master is right, miss. We must let the world see their ugly faces."

  Qin said calmly, "This matter is probably not as simple as you said. They dare to do this, they must have something to rely on. Even if we report it to the authorities, we can't do anything to them. Moreover, we don't have any evidence yet. If they counter-accuse us, it won't be worth it."

  "Big sister looked at Mu Sheng and asked: "Mu Sheng, what do you think?""

  "I didn't expect the young lady to ask me, originally I didn't want to get involved in these matters. However, since the young lady asked, I have to give her face, so I said: 'I agree with Qin Bo's statement, we still don't know their true intentions, before we understand their real motives, it's better for us to steady our own footing.'"

  Just as Mu Sheng finished speaking, Wen Hao said: "Big Brother Mu, isn't this showing that we're afraid of them?"

  Wen Hao's words were ignored by everyone, while Qin Bo listened to Mu Sheng's words and looked at him with a look of appreciation, thinking "It seems that my judgment of people is still quite good".

  The young lady looked at Wen Hao with some dissatisfaction and said: "Let's just talk about this for now, everyone go back to their rooms and rest!"

  Everyone dispersed and returned to their own rooms. Mu Sheng went back to his room, washed his face, and then lay down on the bed to rest. He hadn't been resting well these past few days, so he needed to make up for it tonight.

  It was another bright morning, and after Mu Sheng had dressed and washed up, he came to the main hall. Seeing Wen Hao pacing back and forth alone in the hall, he went forward and asked: "Wen Hao, why do you look so worried?" Wen Hao saw that Mu Sheng had arrived, and replied: "Big Brother Mu, the results are coming out today, I'm a bit anxious, I'm afraid I'll disappoint my sister and everyone."

  Musheng patted Wen Hao's shoulder and comforted him, "Wen Hao, have confidence in yourself. Today we'll go out to relax, rather than staying at home waiting."

  "Alright, Brother Mu, after we finish dinner, let's go have some fun at Swan Lake." Wen Hao said, and Mu Sheng nodded.

  Mu Sheng and Wen Hao walked side by side along the Swan Lake, when they suddenly saw a familiar figure not far away. Mu Sheng took a closer look and found it was Song Fu Rong, the sister of Song Gong Ming. Because of what happened with Song Gong Ming, Mu Sheng didn't want to go forward to greet her, Wen Hao probably thought the same way too, so they turned around and walked back. However, just after taking a few steps, they heard a cry for help from behind them.

  The two turned their heads to see Song Baoyue being teased by two rogues, one of whom was also making gestures with his hands and feet. Song Baoyue kept retreating backwards, shouting for help nonstop.

  At this time, Wen Hao asked Mu Sheng: "Brother Mu, do we save her?" After finishing speaking, he looked at Mu Sheng. Mu Sheng glanced at Song Baoyue not far away and said: "Save her! Although her brother is very bad, she is herself, her brother is her brother, right with things but not with people, right with people but not with things." After finishing speaking, Mu Sheng and Wen Hao walked towards Baoyue.

  At this time, Bao Yue saw Wen Hao coming over and her emotions calmed down a bit. The two rascals saw someone coming and were somewhat flustered, after all, it was not a good thing to harass a respectable girl in broad daylight. When they were just a few steps away from Bao Yue, Wen Hao shouted loudly: "Those who know what's good for them should leave quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being impolite."

  Two rascals were somewhat nervous, but they didn't back down. One of them said: "You two bookworms think you're heroes? You don't even know your own weight! Being a hero requires capital!" After finishing speaking, he burst out laughing, and his earlier panic disappeared without a trace. Seeing the other party's mockery, Wen Hao angrily said: "Watch this!" Then he charged at the opponent. Mu Sheng didn't make a move, although Wen Hao's martial arts weren't great, but it was more than enough to deal with two rascals.

  It didn't take long for the two lazy men to be unable to withstand, and they had no choice but to flee in disarray. Bao Yue saw that the lazy men had escaped and walked up to Wen Hao, thanking him: "Wen Hao, thank you so much today, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do."

  Wen Hao simply waved his hand and said, "You don't have to thank me. If it weren't for Brother Mu, I wouldn't have taken action." After finishing speaking, he walked towards Mu Sheng, not even giving Bao Yue a glance.

  Huà Yuè doesn't know why Wén Hào's attitude changed so much, and it seems like she didn't offend him in any way! However, judging from Wén Hào's tone, it seems like she should thank that unremarkable reading companion. Looking at Wén Hào's attitude and the way he addresses him, their relationship doesn't seem simple.

  Suddenly, Bao Yue took an interest in the companion reader and quickly walked towards Mu Sheng. Mu Sheng was about to leave when he heard from behind, "Mu Gongzi, I, Bao Yue, would like to thank you for what happened earlier." Mu Sheng turned around and said, "Miss Bao Yue doesn't have to be so polite, but in the future, don't go out alone again. The outside world is very dirty."

  Huè Yuè smiled lightly and said: "Thank you, Mr. Mù, for your concern. I don't know what brings Mr. Mù to Tiān'é Hú."

  "It's nothing much, just came out for a stroll. I wonder what Miss Bao Yue is doing here alone," said Mu Sheng.

  Upon hearing this, Bao Yue said with a hint of sadness: "I didn't do well in the imperial exam this time, I'm just here to clear my mind. But Wen Hao surprised everyone by coming in second place, it's really enviable."

  Mo Sheng didn't pay attention to this sentence, while Wen Hao, who was absent-minded on the side, heard that he got second place and immediately rushed in front of Bao Yue, pressed both hands on Bao Yue's shoulders and said loudly: "Are you sure I got second place?"

  "Perhaps Wen Hao used too much force, and Bao Yue said in a pained tone: 'Wen Hao, you're hurting me.' Wen Hao only then realized his mistake, immediately let go and said: 'Sorry, I got too excited.'"

  "It's okay, I think you didn't mean to." Suddenly, Bao Yue realized something and exclaimed in surprise: "Wen Hao, could it be that you still don't know your results until now?"

  The writer said with some embarrassment: "I really didn't know, until you just mentioned it, I was excited to confirm with you."

  "Then I'll definitely tell you now, you are indeed second place. How should you thank me?"

  Wen Hao heard Bao Yue's confirmation and said to Mu Sheng: "Mu brother, let's hurry back to the mansion to tell my sister the good news." After finishing speaking, he pulled Mu Sheng to run back, and when leaving, he didn't forget to say to Bao Yue: "I'll invite you to dinner another day"

  As a result, Bao Yue was so angry that he stomped his feet. He had asked the girl to dinner, but he treated her like a boy instead. However, his attitude towards himself was much better than before, and Bao Yue felt an inexplicable surge of joy.

  At this time, Wen Hao just wanted to hurry back to the mansion and tell his sister the good news. Perhaps because of his excitement, he felt that he no longer had the hatred towards Bao Yue that he initially had. However, he didn't know that Bao Yue was happy because of his change in attitude.

  Moyu was pulled by Wen Hao's sleeve on the street, letting passersby point and whisper. Moyu knew what they were thinking, so he had to say to Wen Hao: "Can you please let go of my sleeve? Otherwise, others will think I have a fondness for cut sleeves!"

  Wen Hao only then noticed the gaze of passersby, a gaze that could kill a cow with contempt. He hastily let go of Mu Sheng's sleeve. Mu Sheng also breathed a sigh of relief, as being looked at in such a way was indeed quite uncomfortable.

  The road ahead was normal, and the previous situation did not recur. The two of them exchanged a glance and continued on their way to the government office.