Insufficient balance

  Just moved into the new house, Mu Sheng had put away all the things he had collected, and Lao Tou was busy with his vegetable garden. Seeing that Lao Tou was no longer lonely, Mu Sheng's heart also relaxed.

  This morning, after breakfast, Mu Sheng felt that he had nothing to do. The New Year's holiday was over and Wen Hao hadn't come down yet, so there was nothing for him to do either. With Wen Hao idle, Mu Sheng was also idle. Since his junior high school days, he had always been tense with studying, making it impossible for Mu Sheng to stay still. It seemed that he needed to find something to do.

  Mo Sheng thought for a moment, feeling that the Second Immortal of Yafeng Academy was not as simple as he seemed on the surface. He could go to the academy himself and take a look, perhaps there would be unexpected gains. After making up his mind, Mo Sheng headed towards the academy.

  After arriving at the academy, Muzi found that he had forgotten an important question, and he didn't know where Erxian lived. It seemed that he had made a futile trip, but since he was already there, he couldn't just leave empty-handed!

  I remember that last time I came here, the scenery of the small lake was quite good. Anyway, going back and being idle is also idle, so why not go and appreciate the beautiful scenery.

  Having made up his mind, Mu Sheng walked towards the small lake. The wind was still blowing, but the people in the pavilion not far away had changed. It was no longer the white-clothed woman from last time, but two old men with white hair. One of them Mu Sheng recognized, it was the old man who taught Wen Hao martial arts last time. The other was a white-haired old woman, Mu Sheng hadn't seen her before, but judging from the two old people, they should be the "Dragon Valley Two Immortals".

  It seems that one's luck is indeed quite good, and so he walked slowly towards the pavilion.

  Upon arriving at the pavilion, before Mo Sheng could speak, the white-haired old man asked: "Young brother, what brings you here?" Mo Sheng smiled and said: "I'm just taking a stroll with nothing to do, I hope I'm not disturbing the two seniors." The white-haired old woman also spoke up at this time: "There's no need to talk about disturbance or not, my husband and I are also bored and admiring the view here. Young brother, if you're not busy, come over and chat with us."

  Musheng heard what the old woman said and walked forward to sit down on a stone bench.

  The old man asked at this time: "I see that young brother is dressed as a scholar, how can he have such profound internal strength."

  Upon hearing the old man say this, Mu Sheng couldn't help but feel a bit of admiration for him. With just one glance, he had seen right through himself. He then said: "Nothing escapes Senior's eyes; I too have luckily obtained some opportunity to practice martial arts, and it seems I've become a laughingstock for Senior." The old man made another guess, saying: "I'm afraid the Ren and Du meridians of little brother here have been opened up!"

  Upon hearing this, Mu Sheng was shocked and didn't expect him to see through it. He nodded his head in embarrassment. The old woman exclaimed in surprise: "This young brother is really not simple! This makes me like him even more."

  Musheng said, "Let the senior speak," and the old woman said at this time, "Old man, aren't you very bored? Now that little brother has come, you can spar with little brother."

  The old man stroked his chin whiskers and said: "This is a good idea, what do you think, young brother?"

  Mo Sheng said: "As the senior said, how dare I not follow?" In fact, Mo Sheng also wanted to know how his martial arts were, and the old woman's proposal was exactly what Mo Sheng had in mind.

  The pavilion is too small for a duel, so the old man suggests dueling on the lake surface, and Muzhen doesn't care.

  Two people stepped on the lake surface, "Little brother be careful, I'm going to make a move." After finishing speaking, the old man attacked Mu Sheng. At first, Mu Sheng was on the defensive, after all, he lacked actual combat experience. However, as they fought, Mu Sheng gradually grasped the trick and began to counterattack.

  The old man was having a hard time now, he himself had not opened up the second meridian, his internal energy was getting less and less as he used it, while Shu Sheng was getting more and more courageous in battle. As time passed, the old man found it increasingly difficult.

  The old woman seemed to see the old man's struggling situation, so she said to Mu Sheng: "Little brother can stop now, my old husband can't hold on anymore." Mu Sheng stopped when he heard the old woman's words and flew towards the pavilion. The old man also flew to the pavilion, panting and saying: "I'm old, I'm old, now it's your young people's world."

  Mo Sheng was sitting on the stone bench, resting and thinking to himself, "If I hadn't relied on my inner strength to keep going, I would have lost long ago. It seems that from now on, I need to practice more, otherwise when I encounter a top-notch expert, my life will still be in danger."

  The old man asked Mu Sheng at this time: "After exchanging blows with the young brother, I still don't know what the young brother's name is?" Mu Sheng came back to his senses from his contemplation and said: "I am Mu Sheng, my home is in Hunyuan City behind Zhaojia. If you two seniors have free time in the future, you can come to my humble abode for a visit."

  The old woman said kindly: "We will go, Shuō Shēng your master is who, I don't know which senior expert can teach out such a master like you."

  When the old woman asked about his master, Mu Sheng apologetically said: "Senior, please forgive me, I'm afraid I cannot tell you."

  "It's alright, you're a likable kid." After saying that, the old lady patted Mù Shēng's head, and Mù Shēng also received the old lady's affectionate pat. "From now on, don't call me 'senior' anymore, it's too formal. Just call me 'Granny' from now on. As for him, just call him 'Old Man' directly."

  The old man heard the old woman say so about himself, just as he was about to speak, but then the old woman said to him: "You have an opinion", the old man laughed and said: "How dare I have any opinions"

  Musheng saw two seniors arguing and couldn't help but feel amused, the old man was actually henpecked, however the two seniors were lovingly affectionate.

  The old woman was delighted to hear the old man say this. In those years, the old man had been pampering and protecting her like this. Even though she couldn't bear children, he didn't have a hint of disgust towards her. Moreover, because of her and her family's conflicts, he hadn't returned home all these years. The old woman thought about it and burst into tears.

  This startled the old man, and he hastily walked to his wife's side and asked: "Old lady, what's wrong? Are you uncomfortable somewhere?" The old woman leaned into the old man's arms and said: "Chengfeng, I...I'm so happy."

  The old man looked at Muzi sitting on the stone bench in front of him and said, "Let's make Mu Xiao brother laugh."

  Musheng felt that he didn't fit in here, so he stood up and said: "Senior, I'm leaving, please come visit me at my humble abode sometime."

  The old man said: "When I have time, my wife and I will go."

  Musheng walked back along the original road, and the emotions of the two seniors moved Musheng very much. They should have had an unknown story.

  Since the sky was still early, Mu Sheng didn't rush to leave and instead wandered around inside the academy. When he arrived at a small grove, he saw two black-clad men talking in hushed tones inside the grove. Mu Sheng didn't disturb them but instead flew up to the treetop to eavesdrop on their conversation.

  One of them asked: "What's new with Er Xian lately?"

  "They didn't make any moves, but Xu Zijian made a big fuss about celebrating his mother's birthday. However, at the birthday banquet, a young man named Mosheng appeared and injured Song Gongming. I investigated this person, and it turns out he doesn't have much background, now working for the Zhao family."

  "I'll go back and report to the Master, but the Master has ordered you to be constantly on guard against Er Xian and Xu Zijian. As for that young man named Musheng, get rid of him at the first opportunity."

  After finishing, one of them left. Mu Sheng was shocked on the top of the tree. If he didn't guess wrong, that so-called Sect Master should be the Sect Master of Wu Xiang Sect. However, these people were paying attention to Er Xian and the City Master at all times, which made Mu Sheng confused.

  Now only one person is left, and he still has to get rid of himself. Such a dangerous existence cannot be left behind. With this in mind, Musheng flew down from the top of the tree.

  The man in black became alert when he saw someone flying down from the top of the tree, and thought "Since this person has eavesdropped on our conversation just now, they must be eliminated today."

  The person who came down was Mu Sheng. He said, "Mu Sheng, since you heard everything I said earlier, today is your day of death. It also saves me the trouble of finding you, which would have been a lot of bother." After finishing speaking, he attacked Mu Sheng.

  Just in time, the experience that Mo Sheng had just summarized with Lao Tou was put to use. Seeing the opponent attack, Mo Sheng didn't hold back and hastily slapped out a few palms at the black-clothed man. The powerful palm force caused the black-clothed man to spit out several mouthfuls of blood, feeling that he wasn't a match for his opponent, so the black-clothed man prepared to escape.

  But Mu Sheng didn't give him the chance, seeing that his opponent had a tendency to escape. Mu Sheng launched a simultaneous attack with both palms, and the black-clothed man, having no intention of fighting again and being anxious to flee, exposed all the openings in his defense. As a result, he was struck by Mu Sheng's palm force on his right chest, retreated several steps, and fell over.

  Seeing the opponent being killed by himself, Mo Sheng didn't feel particularly excited. If the opponent hadn't been in a hurry to leave, it wouldn't have been easy for him to kill him either. He slowly walked up to the black-clad man's side, lifted the black cloth, revealing the face of a middle-aged man, but this person Mo Sheng didn't recognize. With some time still left before nightfall, Mo Sheng quickly buried the corpse.

  However, it was delightful that while Mu Sheng was dealing with the corpses, he found 30,000 taels of silver on them. This was a considerable income, and this time not only did they eliminate the existing danger, but also gained an income. Mu Sheng thought about it and felt happy in his heart, so he walked home happily.