Insufficient balance

  Two people arrived at the entrance of the Xu Mansion, where the family guards were about to block Mu Sheng who was walking behind Qing Shi. The front-facing Qing Shi turned around and coldly said to the guards: "This young master Mu can come and go as he pleases in the future, do you understand?"

  "Yes, miss," the servants on both sides replied in unison, but in their hearts they whispered: "What's the origin of this poor scholar? It seems that no one has heard of him in Huanyuan City. Looking at the young lady's attitude towards him, their relationship is not ordinary. It looks like we need to be more respectful in the future."

  When Mu Sheng passed by the gate again, the servants said in unison: "Young Master Mu, please"

  Facing the change in attitude of the family members, Muzhen just smiled and didn't make any excessive comments.

  Upon arriving at the hall, it was bustling with noise, and all the prominent figures of the Hunyuan Estate were chatting idly. Following the crowd, Mochou quickly found Eldest Miss and Wen Hao. Seeing Mochou arrive, Eldest Miss coldly asked: "Mochou, why did you only come in now?"

  Facing the expressionless face of the young lady, Mù Shēng smiled and said: "Something unexpected happened"

  At this time, Qing also walked over and said to the eldest sister: "Xin Ya, you've finally arrived. I'm so glad to have someone to talk to." Facing Qing's smiling face, the eldest sister pretended to be angry and said: "You were so eager for me to come, why did it take until now to greet me? Did you forget about our good friendship?"

  Seeing Xīn Yǎ (大小姐) getting angry, Qiāng Jì explained: "Xīn Yǎ, you've misunderstood me. I wouldn't forget anyone, let alone you. With many people at home today, I went out to clear my mind. If I hadn't met Mù Gōngzǐ, I might have returned even later."

  The older sister asked in surprise: "Do you know Mu Sheng?"

  Seeing the big sister's surprised expression, Qingyu felt a bit strange. Her close friend in the boudoir was usually calm and composed, so why did she become flustered when mentioning Mosheng? Could it be... Thinking of this, Qingyu looked at Mosheng with interest, leaving him bewildered. The big sister seemed to realize that she had been too excited earlier, so she lowered her head, not daring to look at anyone else. This made Qingyu even more convinced of her own thoughts.

  Wen Hao saw Qing Yu coming over, so he walked away to another place, feeling that he couldn't face Qing Yu at this time. Since it was like this, he might as well avoid her for the time being. Qing Yu saw Da Xiaojie lowering her head, looking like she had done something wrong, and pulled her towards the inner room.

  Mo Sheng saw Wen Hao not far away, pretending to look around and occasionally glancing at this side. He walked over and said to Wen Hao, "She's gone, you don't have to pretend anymore." Wen Hao smiled awkwardly and said, "Brother Mo, I don't know how to face her now."

  "Alas, Wen Hao, it seems you still can't forget her. If you could forget her and face her with a different identity, then today's situation wouldn't have occurred."

  Wen Hao nodded and suddenly said to Mochizuki: "Mochizuki, why don't you pursue Teacher Xu? That way, I'll feel a little comforted in my heart, and it will be easier for me to face her."

  Moyu knocked on Wen Hao's head and said, "What nonsense is this kid talking about?"

  Just as Wen Hao was about to protest, Lord Xu of the prefecture came out from the inner hall supporting his mother, and after Old Man Longevity had taken his seat, Lord Xu stood up in the main seat and said: "Today is my mother's birthday, I, Xu, thank you all for coming." As soon as he finished speaking, a soft murmur of voices rose from below, "Lord Xu is too polite." "This is what we should do." "Lord Xu works for the country and the people, we are representatives of the common people of Hunyuan Prefecture come to wish Old Man Longevity a happy birthday."

  Looking at these people, one sentence after another, I couldn't help but admire their flattering skills. If they had half of this enthusiasm for official duties, the lives of ordinary people would be much better.

  Mu Sheng looked around and suddenly found two familiar figures, unexpectedly Song Gongming and Wang Zichuan also came, it seems that the last time's matter has not been made public, Zhao's family might have some trouble.

  Mr. Xu listened to the people below answering and did not stop them, looking at the officials and young talents below, Mr. Xu left more of his gaze on those talents. Mother said that if there is a suitable son this time, she wants to take advantage of the opportunity to settle Qinger's marriage, this girl is proud and arrogant, already over 20 years old this year, if she doesn't get married soon, she will become an old maid.

  He lightly coughed and said: "Today is Mother's birthday, what activities do the talented young men of the Huanyuan Prefecture have?"

  The talented young men below heard Mr. Xu's words, and as long as they were not stupid, they realized that the lord of the mansion wanted to use this birthday to select a son-in-law, so they all thought about how to stand out from the crowd. Song Gongming was no exception, after summarizing his own strength, he believed that his advantage lay in his martial arts skills, after all, he was an excellent disciple of the Wu Xiang Sect, and stood up saying: "Lord of the mansion, I, Song Gongming, am willing to dance with a sword to celebrate the old birthday star."

  "Good," said Lord Xu, someone has started, so next he just needs to watch. Song Gongming heard Lord Xu's consent and drew out the precious sword from his waist, starting to dance with it.

  Others who were also skilled saw that Song Gongming had stolen the limelight, and naturally couldn't bear to be outdone. So after Song Gongming finished dancing with his sword, someone jumped out and said: "I am Zhang Feng, I'd like to ask Song Gongzi to teach me a few moves, I wonder if Song Gong dares to accept."

  Song Gongming said with some arrogance: "Brother Zhang, just let your horse come over"

  Zhang Feng didn't hesitate, drew his sword and attacked Song Gongming. After a few rounds, Zhang Feng was defeated and retreated from the battlefield. Several others followed suit, seeking to learn from Song Gongming, but they all ended up being defeated as well.

  Song Gongming is very satisfied with the current situation, those self-righteous guys are simply setting off himself.

  Wen Hao couldn't take it anymore, seeing Song Gongming's smug expression made him furious and uncomfortable. Just as he was about to go challenge Song Gongming, he was stopped by Mu Sheng, who said: "Wen Hao, do you think you're his match?"

  "Not really," said Wen Hao, lowering his head.

  "You're still going, is it because you think he's not dazzling enough?" Mu Sheng said and then walked towards Song Gongming. Seeing Mu Sheng, Song Gongming thought to himself: "Last time if it wasn't for this guy, Zhao Xinyan would already be mine. This time since he's delivering himself to my doorstep, I absolutely cannot let him off."

  As he approached, Mu Rong said: "Mu Rong pays his respects to Song Gongzi." Seeing that Mu Rong was unarmed, Song Jiang said: "Since you don't use a weapon, I won't either. That way, no one can say I took advantage of you."

  "I advise you to bring that sword of yours, otherwise you will lose miserably." Murong Sheng said calmly.

  "To deal with you, a scholar who doesn't even use a weapon, if I still use a weapon, it would be better to die." Song Gongming said fiercely.

  Behind the screen in the hall, only heard Qingshi say: "Can he martial arts?"

  "You'll know when you see it, he's always been very mysterious," said the young lady. As soon as she said this, the woman's curiosity was piqued, and two pairs of eyes stared intently at the two people in the middle of the hall.

  Yu Rong stood still, but Song Gongming didn't have Yu Rong's patience. He suddenly slapped a palm towards Yu Rong, but Yu Rong didn't dodge. Still standing there, the people below were confused - had this guy's brain been kicked by a donkey? Why wasn't he dodging? Meanwhile, the young lady's heart was in her throat, and she only heard Yu Rong say: "Xin Ya, you hurt me."

  The older sister apologized and said: "Sorry, Qingyi, I was too nervous."

  "Is it because you're worried your little lover got hurt?"

  "Stop talking nonsense," said the young lady, and then ignored Qiangui. She continued to look towards the main hall. Qiangui saw that the young lady was ignoring her, so she also looked towards the main hall. Actually, Qiangui found it strange - looking at Mocheng's appearance, he didn't seem like an arrogant person, why wasn't he avoiding them?

  But then the answer was known, when Song Gongming hit Mu Sheng's body, a huge counter-shock force shook Song Gongming out of several feet, with a thread of fresh blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, apparently suffering from extremely severe internal injuries, while Mu Sheng still stood there.

  This result was beyond everyone's expectation, and the eldest sister's heart also relaxed. This dead man actually made himself worry so much, thinking back to how he would deal with him. Qingshi found herself becoming more and more interested in Musheng, while others couldn't have imagined such a result. Wen Hao opened his mouth wide, Musheng was actually skilled in martial arts, and was so fierce, really unimaginable.

  Mr. Xu was delighted, unexpectedly the Mixyuan House had such a talent, but this person seemed to have never heard of it, so he said a few words to the people around him. When Mu Sheng walked back and took a look at Mr. Xu sitting above, Mr. Xu also happened to be looking at Mu Sheng, their eyes met, Mu Sheng felt that the middle-aged man above was not simple, as a local official, it seemed that he was not a simple role either.

  Mr. Xu felt a shock in his heart, decades of official life made him more sensitive to people, the young man in front of him gave him an inexplicable feeling, which surprised him, and he couldn't help but take another look at Mu Sheng.

  Mo Sheng walked up to Wen Hao and said, "Wen Hao, we should head back." Wen Hao glanced at the murderous gazes of those talented individuals and replied, "Yes, we should. Otherwise, soon we'll be the ones getting eaten."

  Mo Sheng just smiled and the two of them walked out together.