Insufficient balance

  It wasn't until about an hour later that Mu Sheng slowly withdrew his energy. Then he sat down to regulate his breath, the exhaustion from earlier causing his face to turn pale. Xiang Ling turned around and saw that Mu Sheng's complexion was terrible, her heart aching with worry, but since Master was currently regulating his breath, it wasn't suitable to disturb him, so Xiang Ling didn't alarm Mu Sheng.

  She felt something flowing out of her face, and the smell was very unpleasant. So Xiangling put on her coat, fetched a basin of water from outside, and washed her face. In front of the copper mirror on the dressing table, Xiangling felt that the black spots had faded a lot compared to before, and she was excited beyond words. Thinking that she had restored her looks, Xiangling shed tears of excitement. That woman didn't love beauty, but Xiangling was no exception.

  Looking at her husband sitting on the bed meditating, Xiang Ling felt a wave of happiness in her heart.

  After several hours of meditation, Mu Sheng's complexion gradually improved, but his internal energy had not fully recovered. Seeing Xiang Ling staring at him, Mu Sheng smiled and said: "Ling'er, do I have a bug on my face?"

  Xiang Ling then threw herself into Mu Sheng's arms and started crying. Mu Sheng was confused about what was happening, so he asked: "Ling'er, what's wrong?"

  "I'm so happy, husband," Xiangling said tearfully.

  Originally, Ling'er was overjoyed to the point of tears. Mu Sheng looked at the person in his arms and saw that Xiang Ling's dark scar had faded, it seemed that there was a great hope for a complete recovery, as long as he continued to force out the poison from Ling'er, her recovery would not be a problem. Thinking of this, Mu Sheng was very happy, Xiang Ling was originally a beautiful woman, but unfortunately, the dark scar on her face made her lose her luster, now that the scar could be eliminated, she would also bloom with radiance.

  Moyu was just about to kiss Xiangling, when he heard her say: "Master, you had me sweat a lot earlier, now let me serve you a bath!"

  "Then Ling'er will have a hard time," said Mu Sheng with a smile.

  In the large wooden tub, Mu Sheng was comfortably lying inside, Xiang Ling was beside him wiping him clean, her small hands touching his body made Mu Sheng feel uncomfortable. Seeing Xiang Ling's forehead sweating under the hot steam, he said to her: "Ling'er, you're also sweating profusely, why don't we take a bath together?"

  "Hubby" Xiang Ling said with a pout, hearing Mu Sheng's words, Xiang Ling's face turned red and she thought to herself: "It turns out that hubby isn't very honest either, how come I never noticed it before?"

  The next day, after breakfast, Xiangling asked: "Master, do you have anything to do today?"

  "It's okay, Ling'er, what's wrong?" Mu Sheng asked.

  "I was thinking of going to the temple to burn incense, would you like to come with me?" Xiang Ling asked hopefully.

  "I'm free today, it's fine," said Mu Sheng.

  "Thank you, husband," Xiang Ling said happily, then snuggled into Mu Sheng's arms.

  This girl, what's there to thank each other for between husband and wife? thought Mu Sheng.

  The two of them made some preparations and headed to the Miyuan Temple. There weren't many pilgrims on the road today, so the two of them were unusually intimate, without having to worry about other people's gazes. As they walked through the dense forest, Muyang and Xiangling chatted and laughed together.

  Suddenly, a noisy sound came from the front, and a woman's panicked voice was faintly heard: "Let me go, let me go, save my life! Save my life!"

  Musheng and Xiangling exchanged a glance, then Musheng picked up Xiangling and quickened his pace. As they drew near, Musheng saw clearly that the girl crying for help was actually Qinger.

  I'm so depressed that I feel like dying. Yesterday, because of Mo Sheng, my mood was bad. Originally, I planned to go to the temple today to burn incense and relax a bit, but unexpectedly, I ran into three hooligans who actually harassed me. Thinking about how isolated this place is, with no village in front and no shops behind, I felt a wave of fear afterwards.

  Those three rascals were very pleased with themselves, thinking that they had good luck today and had encountered such a beautiful woman. They thought it was heaven's blessing for them, and the three of them burst out laughing. One of them said: "Little girl, you'd better obey our wishes! No matter how loudly you shout here, no one will come to help you." The three of them laughed wildly again. At this time, Qing had been pressed against a tree, her clothes were disheveled from the previous struggle, and her skirt belt had fallen to the ground. Her hands were pinned down and couldn't move. One of them put his big rough hand on her chest, seemingly wanting to unbutton her blouse. Thinking of this, Qing closed her eyes, and tears flowed continuously.

  Mo Sheng arrived nearby and saw three men harassing Qingshen, one of whom was about to grope her chest. Seeing this, Mo Sheng quickly pulled out three copper coins from his body and threw them out with lightning speed, swiftly sealing the acupoints of the three thugs, who immediately stopped moving. Meanwhile, Mo Sheng and Xiangling walked calmly towards Qingshen.

  She closed her eyes, suddenly feeling a bit off, how did the movement disappear. She didn't believe that the other party had such a good heart, so she opened her eyes and saw Mu Sheng and a woman walking towards herself, while the three hooligans beside her were motionless, with one of them reaching out to touch her chest.

  Qingyu knew it was Musheng who saved her, so she quickly broke free from the hooligan's grasp, tied up the ribbon that had fallen to the ground, and saw the hooligan in front of her drooling. Qingyu felt a wave of nausea, pushed him away, and the hooligan fell to the ground. Qingyu stepped over the hooligan's body and escaped from the encirclement of the three people, then rushed into Musheng's arms and burst into tears, thinking of today's grievances, Qingyu cried even more sorrowfully.

  This is awkward, Xiang Ling was still beside him, how could he explain this to her, Mu Sheng didn't want Xiang Ling to misunderstand.

  Mu Sheng, also wrapped in a gloomy atmosphere, was motionless and his body slightly trembling with tension. To quickly end this awkward situation, Mu Sheng asked Qi Jing: "Miss Xi, are you okay?"

  Xiangling gazed at her husband's tense expression, her small mouth smiling silently, but behind the veil, Mochou couldn't see.

  Musheng's words were met with no response from Qingyue, so Musheng could only stand there watching her. After crying for a while, Qingyue finally realized something was amiss and let go of his hand. Her tear-stained eyes looked up at Musheng as she said, "Musheng, I'm sorry." Remembering how she had hugged him earlier, Qingyue's face flushed with embarrassment.

  Musheng saw Qianying let go of herself and felt much more relaxed. Then he said: "It's okay, is Miss Xu all right?"

  "No, nothing" I thought of today's things, it's really embarrassing to say.

  Musheng saw Qingshen and said it was nothing. He thought to himself that as long as nothing happened, everything would be fine. Then he said: "Miss Xu, this is my wife, Ling'er. This is Miss Xu."

  Xiang Ling heard Mu Sheng's introduction and slowly gave a courtesy saying: "Nice to meet you, Sister Xu".

  At this time, Qingyu finally took a closer look at the girl beside Mosheng and found that she was indeed Mosheng's wife. But why did she wear a veil? Qingyu couldn't quite understand it. Seeing her bowing to him, he also returned the courtesy: "Sister, you're too polite."

  Musheng saw that they knew each other and asked: "I don't know why Miss Xu is alone here."

  Qing heard Mu Sheng's words and thought to herself, "This is all because of you," but she said out loud, "I was going to the temple to burn incense, but unfortunately encountered three robbers."

  "We happen to be going to burn incense too, if Miss Xu doesn't mind, then let's go together!" Mo Sheng suggested.

  "It's alright" With a sigh in her heart, she thought that it was probably for the best at this point, and so she agreed.

  The journey ahead was embarrassing, but it was also painful in her heart. Looking at the couple walking in front of her, they were chatting and laughing, making her feel like an extra presence. In her mind, she thought that she had come all this way because of Mu Sheng, but now he was ignoring her again, just like before. Remembering the humiliation she suffered earlier, tears began to flow down her face once more, and her pace slowed down significantly.

  Mujun and Xiangling, who were walking in front, felt that there was no movement behind them. They turned their heads to look back and saw that Qiu Jing had already fallen far behind, looking like she was crying.

  At this time, Xiang Ling rebuked: "Sir, you don't even know how to comfort Sister Xu, and yet you walk straight forward.

  "This, I won't comfort anyone, and it's not quite right to do so!" Mu Sheng said with some helplessness. Xiang Ling looked at him with a deep meaning in her eyes, then said: "Master, you wait for a while, I'll go keep company with Xu sister and chat with her, she was humiliated today, her heart must be uncomfortable."

  "Alright then, you go ahead! I'll wait for you here." Musheng said.

  The rest of the way, Mu Sheng felt like he was redundant. Qian Jing's mood improved a lot under Xiang Ling's comfort, and the two girls chatted enthusiastically in front, their soft voices ringing out non-stop, completely ignoring Mu Sheng walking behind them.

  Qing saw a lonely figure walking behind, which made her heart feel a little revenge. However, Qing also accidentally caught a glimpse of the black scar on the right side of her face in the wind. This shook Qing's heart, thinking of her lovely sister, who was unfortunately born with a flaw, making Qing feel sorry for Xiangling. Because of this, Xiangling's original beauty was gone. She finally understood why she wore a veil, but looking at her and Muxi, they seemed to be deeply in love. Muxi, why can't people understand you? Qing sighed in her heart.

  Musheng walked behind, wondering why women always had so much to talk about. However, it was strange that Miss Xu would occasionally turn around and look back at him, just like Xiangling did, which left him puzzled.

  After burning incense at the Temple of Mixed Origins, the three of them strolled around the temple. Along the way, Xiang Ling suggested that Mu Sheng play a tune on his flute. Mu Sheng had no choice but to play a lively piece called "Early Tea". This was a light and airy melody, and he thought that if he played a sad song, the other person might start crying again, and he wouldn't know how to comfort them, which would be a real headache.

  Xiang Ling and Qian Jing sat on a rock, watching Mu Sheng play the flute. The lively tune floated over, and Qian Jing's mood improved significantly. Xiang Ling saw Qian Jing gazing at Mu Sheng with adoration in her eyes and thought to herself, "The charm of my husband is indeed not small; I'm afraid this Miss Xu has developed some feelings for him." Xiang Ling didn't mind how many women her husband had as long as he treated her well. Moreover, her husband was quite skilled in that aspect, and she couldn't have handled it alone for a long time. It wouldn't be bad if her husband found a few more women; the thought made her blush like a tomato. Fortunately, she wore a veil, so they didn't see her; otherwise, she would have been mortified.

  On the way back, Muzhen still walked alone behind. Originally planned to walk together with Xiangling warmly today, that was also a romantic thing. But encountering Qinger's affairs changed everything, and I was just redundant!

  Thinking of Mu Sheng walking behind her with a huff, Qing Xin felt a thrill in her heart and called out to ignore her. Xiang Ling was somewhat helpless, this Sister Xu was indeed enthusiastic, but it was a pity for the husband walking behind them.

  After entering the city, Qian Shi and Mu Sheng parted ways. Looking at Mu Sheng's sulky face, Xiang Ling explained: "Husband, I didn't intentionally ignore you, it's just that Sister Xu was too enthusiastic."

  "I know this, Ling'er, let's go back!" Mu Sheng gritted his teeth and said, his heart secretly scolding her to death. This was revenge, naked revenge.

  "Alright, let's go then!" she said, leaning her body into Mu Sheng's arms. Mu Sheng wrapped his arms around Xiang Ling and headed home with her.