"It's you."
Su Mu opened the door for Wei Zhonghao. The person in front of him was the same person Su Mu had met in the Qinling Mountains when he revived the dragon Dragon Vein.
This wasn't the first time Su Mu had met Wei Zhonghao, but it was the first time Wei Zhonghao had met Su Mu.
The situation is different now. Before, he was thinking of arresting Su Mu, but now he is coming over politely to talk to Su Mu.
Zhou Jianhua had too many things to do, so he simply handed this matter over to the others.
"Please sit down."
Su Mu led the other person inside and poured them a glass of water. "I didn't buy any tea, so I just brought hot water."
"It's nothing, it's nothing."
Wei Zhonghao became somewhat reserved and quickly waved his hand to say it was nothing. Behind him were two men in black suits, who looked even more reserved and didn't even dare to sit down.
After taking a sip of hot water, Wei Zhonghao brought up the purpose of his visit, "It's like this, Mr. Su mentioned before that we could obtain a batch of spirit medicine to strengthen the body. After that incident, the higher-ups have accelerated the plan, preparing to complete the moon landing as soon as possible and then activate the Teleportation Array."
Wei Zhonghao and Su Mu were discussing the next steps of the higher-ups' plans. They were originally supposed to come here to discuss this matter, but it wasn't his turn.
It was also thanks to him that he was the one who initially tracked Su Mu. Since he already knew quite a lot, the task fell to him, and he learned a lot of secrets as a result.
Otherwise, given his status, it would be quite difficult for him to know these secrets.
Su Mu nodded repeatedly as he listened to the plan. Huaxia may not have much else, but when it comes to action, it's unparalleled—it's incredibly fast.
Not long after the Teleportation Array incident, they had already begun frantic preparations and selected the participants.
"Please wait a moment."
With a flash of light from the Storage Ring on Su Mu's finger, several spirit medicine immediately appeared on the table.
Su Mu remembered seeing a prescription for a spirit medicine and began preparing the spirit medicine to strengthen his body.
Wei Zhonghao and the two people behind him were clearly seeing such a scene for the first time. Although they had been reminded to stay calm before they arrived, they were still shocked to witness such a magic trick.
"Go to the backyard and get a basin of spring water from the drain."
As Su Mu prepared and carefully processed the spirit medicine, he said something to Wei Zhonghao.
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhonghao quickly picked up a basin and went to the backyard. He filled the basin with water from the spring and hurried back.
Su Mu had already prepared the spirit medicine. He gathered his Spiritual Power in his palm and scooped up a pinch, causing the liquid to flow into the basin. The liquid, which was originally crystal clear, turned completely red. But then the color changed immediately, gradually dissipating and returning to a transparent state.
Seeing this, Su Mu nodded in satisfaction. "After taking this basin of medicine back, dilute it with a hundred times the amount of water. Each person should drink a maximum of ten milliliters per day. After three days, you can double the amount, and so on. Come back after you've finished drinking it."
The spirit medicine that was just added is a thousand-year-old spirit medicine. Although it is a common spirit medicine, its medicinal properties, accumulated over a thousand years, mean that ordinary people really cannot drink it without diluting it.
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhonghao quickly took out the prepared jar and filled it with the spiritual liquid.
"By the way, we noticed a small team infiltrated here recently, and their target seems to be this place. We're ready to apprehend them, but Mr. Su, please still be careful."
Wei Zhonghao was about to leave with the jar when he suddenly reminded him.
Su Mu frowned. Wei Zhonghao's words were a reminder to him. Although Huaxia was safe, the commotion he had caused before was too great. It was hard to guarantee that no one would notice him or this place.
What if one day he happens to be in the Immortal Cultivation Realm and someone infiltrates his territory?
Thinking of this, Su Mu nodded to the other party to indicate that he understood, and then pondered about setting up an illusion array around the villa.
"Then we'll head back now."
Wei Zhonghao gripped the jar tightly, then left with the two men behind him.
This was also a coincidence. Huaxia had already prepared a plan to land on the moon, and with this Teleportation Array, this moon landing was given even more significance.
According to the lunar landing plan that Wei Zhonghao just told him, it is scheduled for around January.
It's already November, so there are still two months left. This is Huaxia's first manned lunar landing mission!
The Teleportation Array needs to be ready by then.
After reviewing the plan that Wei Zhonghao had just told her, Su Mu made sure she had prepared everything and then returned to her room.
He needs to the Immortal Cultivation Realm and find some formations to protect the area around the villa.
"Are you in meditation?"
Yu Guyue thought Su Mu was going to meditate for a while, since Su Mu had looked like this before.
Unexpectedly, Su Mu entered a meditative state so quickly this time.
Su Mu replied, "Come out with me?"
He needs to find some formations to set up around the villa.
Yu Guyue didn't say anything, but simply floated down beside Su Mu, showing through her actions that she wanted to follow.
"I'll go too."
Lin Hongbin also came out at some point.
He had to spend a lot of time with Su Mu, so he had to stay with him.
Seeing this, Su Mu did not refuse, and the three of them left the palace together and headed to the Ten Thousand Books Pavilion.
Lin Hongbin was clearly very interested in the Ten Thousand Books Pavilion, as his eyes lit up as soon as he entered.
However, after inspecting the place for a while, he gradually became somewhat disappointed, because he had already read all the books here.
Su Mu then directly selected and purchased several formations.
After they finished shopping, the three of them had just stepped out the door when a guard suddenly appeared in front of them.
"May I ask if it is Mr. Su in person? The Crown Prince requests your presence; I would be grateful if Mr. Su could speak with me."
The Crown Prince's people?
Su Mu frowned. This guy was really persistent! He had just come out to buy some things and he had already been cornered by this person.
"I have other matters to attend to, so I won't be going."
Su Mu shook her head, not afraid of rejecting the other party, since the princess had always said that he was her man.
The guard paused, his expression turning troubled. " Mr. Su, the Crown Prince has already prepared a banquet at the restaurant. We hope Mr. Su can do us the honor of attending."
As he spoke, he gestured for Su Mu to look to the right, where a man could be seen gesturing to him from a distant pavilion.
Su Mu shook his head again, "I have something to attend to. If you really need my help, you can go to the Princess. If she agrees, I will certainly comply."
The eldest princess was an extremely useful shield; upon hearing Su Mu Su Mu's words, the guards dared not stop her and allowed her to leave.
From the pavilion in the distance, the Crown Prince watched Su Mu leave calmly. He had just heard what Su Mu said, and no matter how unwilling he was, he dared not force Su Mu to stay.
There's no other reason than that the eldest princess is Nascent Soul expert, and when she angered him, she struck him with lightning, which he could only obediently endure.
In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, might makes right.
Why do you dislike contact with that prince so much? I haven't heard of any past conflict between you and him.
Yu Guyue was somewhat confused, but since the Princess was protecting him, it wouldn't hurt to go and meet her.
"If we agree to this guy's offer, the others won't be able to refuse."
Su Mu shook his head. It wouldn't cause any problems if he didn't see any of them, but if he saw one of them and then refused to see the others, then people would start to worry about him.
Su Mu had no interest in getting involved in these things; wouldn't it be better to just focus on cultivating his immortality?
Upon hearing this, Yu Guyue said no more.
Su Mu didn't linger outside. After hurriedly returning to the courtyard, he began to study the formation he had just acquired.
Lin Hongbin stayed close to Su Mu Su Mu, hoping to glean some insight from her.
To his disappointment, he still hadn't grasped anything.
But upon closer reflection, he felt relieved. He himself had been searching for so long, yet he could not achieve the Foundation Establishment Perfection.
He himself knew how difficult it was; how could he possibly comprehend it after only having met Su Mu?
Su Mu focused on learning how to set up an illusion array, with Yu Guyue accompanying her, while Lin Hongbin watched.
An eerie silence fell over the courtyard for a moment.
While Su Mu was learning formation techniques and traveling between the two realms to gradually set up the formations around the villa, the vassal state of Great Liang arrived!
Three major vassal states arrived in the capital of Great Liang in succession: the Great Zhou, the Northern Qi Western Liang, and the Western Liang. There were also about ten smaller vassal states.
When these vassal states entered the capital, they made a grand entrance, bringing with them dozens of flying boats carrying precious tributes.
Perhaps to show off, these tribute treasures were placed directly on the flying boat instead of being brought in through Storage Ring.
After the arrival of the vassal state, some of the princes and others who had come to visit Su Mu disappeared without a trace, presumably busy arranging things for these envoys.
"Tsk, it's been a while since I've been to the capital of Great Liang. How come nothing has changed since I came back?"
The renowned scholar from Northern Qi who had accompanied the delegation glanced around and then let out a sneer, his voice tinged with disdain.
He had come with a specific purpose in mind, so there was no need for him to be polite.
He was hoping that before the tribute mission even began, someone from the Great Liang would step forward without any sense of propriety, so that he could humiliate the other side and weaken their momentum.
The Northern Qi envoys all beamed with joy upon hearing this, echoing each other in succession, yet still no one stepped forward to rebuke them.
Seeing this, the Northern Qi envoys were somewhat disappointed, and even the talented Deng Tianping frowned.
Knowing that Great Liang had already prepared a solution beforehand, he refrained from further mockery.
"Well, last time I came to the capital of Great Liang, I lingered at the Entertainment Bureau here. I'll go take another look; perhaps the girls there can inspire me."
For countless talented men, the Entertainment Bureau) was an extremely tempting place.
This was because the atmosphere of the Entertainment Bureau, the beautiful girls there, and the large number of talented men who frequented it greatly inspired their poetic spirit, allowing them to easily create masterpieces.
It can be said that when some talented men arrived at a new place to stay, the first thing they would look for was the local Entertainment Bureau.
The better the Entertainment Bureau, the more talented the scholars; but the worst Entertainment Bureau would certainly have very few talented scholars, and none of them would be famous.
Upon hearing this, the talented scholars of Northern Qi immediately agreed.
A group of talented scholars immediately headed towards the Entertainment Bureau ). When the scholars from Northern Qi arrived at the Entertainment Bureau, they were dumbfounded.
Because many vassal states have already come to the Entertainment Bureau ), including those from the Great Zhou, Western Liang, and Jing Kingdom.
Looking around, there was not a single talented scholar from the Great Liang to be seen!
"What's going on? Why are there no talented scholars from the Great Liang?"
Coming here to ignite one's poetic spirit is one thing, but another is to test the mettle of the talented scholar from Great Liang.
After all, this is the place that talented men like to come to most, and coming here to find talented men is sure to be a good idea. However, this time they miscalculated.
"They had already planned this out; the talented scholar from Great Liang hasn't come to the Entertainment Bureau these past few days."
The talented scholar from Northern Zhou was somewhat depressed; he had just inquired about the matter and learned of it.
Upon hearing this, the talented scholars of the vassal states all became somewhat depressed.
This wasn't quite what they expected; they wanted to cause trouble but couldn't find anyone to help them.
"Hmph, it seems the talented scholars of Great Liang know they are inferior to us, so they are keeping their distance from us!"
Deng Tianping sneered. Since the other party wasn't there, he didn't mind making a few more sarcastic remarks.
"Indeed, everyone says that talented people are very arrogant, but I never expected that they would retreat without a fight this time. Does this person even deserve to be called a talented person?"
"Fine, since they're not here, let the Entertainment Bureau witness our literary talent. I suppose they've long been impatient with the talented scholars of Great Liang, haven't they?"
At this moment, the talented scholars began to raise their voices and make a fuss.
But the words had barely left his lips when a courtesan behind the screen spoke softly.
"That's not the case. I don't know how the other talented men compare to you gentlemen, but now that the Great Liang has produced such a talented man, there should be very few who can rival him."
Generally speaking, courtesans are not easy to meet, nor do they sit behind a screen like this.
However, the situation has been somewhat unusual these past few days, so the Entertainment Bureau ) has made some changes.
The talented scholars from the vassal states were taken aback upon hearing this, their brows immediately furrowing deeply. "Who is this young lady referring to? We have never heard of such literary talent before!"
"Yes, are you trying to fool us?"
The scholars didn't believe it. There were only a handful of famous scholars in the Great Liang, but none of them could be praised like this by the other party!
" Su Mu and Young Master Su of the Great Liang have each produced two six-inch calligraphy works within a month."
The courtesan's melodious voice rang out, and normally everyone would have listened attentively, but now no one was paying attention.
Several of them clenched their fists quietly, presumably because they had already heard of Su Mu's name.
But for the courtesans, the name lingered on their minds even longer.
In their eyes, none of these talented men could compare to Su Mu, simply because of Su Mu's one sentence. "To travel far and wide to the mortal world for a breathtaking feast, and to witness the magnificent beauty of the world."
With just this one sentence, all the courtesans were filled with longing and envy. If this sentence were to fall on them, they would surely make all the other courtesans pale in comparison.
Unfortunately, this sentence wasn't written for them, but because of that, they still can't forget Su Mu to this day. However, all the messages they sent have disappeared without a trace, and there has been no response to this day.
The things we desire but cannot have are the most unforgettable.
The talented scholars from the vassal states of Northern Qi and Great Zhou instantly darkened upon hearing this.