His entire family perished in battle; he rose from the ashes to conquer the world.

"Let's take Mu Yun with us on this mission."

With no one else available, Li Tai had no choice but to include Mu Yuan in his plan.

"Brother, that person's background is unknown. No matter how much you admire him, you can't let him participate in this operation!" Zhou Bao was the first to stand up and object.

In his eyes, Mu Yuan was a hidden danger with an unknown origin and questionable identity. If anything went wrong, Black Cloud Village would be doomed.

"Do you have a good idea?" Li Tai asked coldly.

Zhou Bao wanted to refute, but he didn't have a good idea at the moment, so he could only stand there, his face flushed, speechless.

"Second brother, eldest brother is right. Right now, our Black Cloud Stronghold is short of people, and we also have to complete the tasks assigned by the Emperor. Even if you think Mu Yun is unusable, you have to understand the priorities of the matter."

At this moment, Qi Jingchun, the third leader of Black Cloud Village, walked in and gently advised Zhou Bao to put aside his prejudices.

"Third brother, what happened to you...?"

Zhou Bao never expected that Qi Jingchun, who always took a very careful view of pros and cons, would forget about the safety of Black Cloud Village and choose to support his elder brother Li Tai and select Mu Yuan, a person of unknown origin.

"Second brother, please let me finish speaking."

Qi Jingchun understood his second brother Zhou Bao's personality, so he raised his hand to signal him to calm down, and then continued:

"If Mu Yun is indeed suspicious, we can kill him after completing the task assigned by the Emperor. Of course, in the meantime, I will send someone to investigate his background. If he is innocent, keeping him alive will be a great help to Black Cloud Stronghold!"

This time, Zhou Bao didn't say anything more. Qi Jingchun's proposed method was currently the only safe and reliable solution.

the other side.

Mu Yuan arrived at Qin Hongxiu's door and knocked.

At this moment, Qin Hongxiu was still very angry about witnessing Mu Yuan hugging and kissing a strange woman.

She neither opened the door nor responded to Mu Yuan's knocking.

In fact, Mu Yuan wasn't completely clueless. Throughout their time together, he could more or less sense Qin Hongxiu's feelings.

He was preoccupied with troubles at the time and didn't pay much attention to it.

"Hongxiu, open the door."

The sound of "red sleeves" reached Qin Hongxiu's ears, stirring up a unique emotion within her.

There was joy, but also indignation.

After all, the fact that Mu Yuan called her that already showed his feelings, but that wasn't the reason he was hugging and cuddling with a strange woman.

Instead of letting go of the seven beautiful women in the Mu family, he went and flirted with strange women.

Thinking of this, Qin Hongxiu replied defiantly through the door:

"Don't call me Hongxiu, I'm your sister-in-law!"

Mu Yuan was speechless after Qin Hongxiu's words. Seeing that she was still angry, Mu Yuan sighed and said, "Then I'll come back later."

As he spoke, he turned to return to his room.

Just then.

The door creaked open.

Before Mu Yuan could react, Qin Hongxiu pulled him into the room and quickly closed the door.

inside the room.

Looking at Qin Hongxiu, who was still angry, Mu Yuan didn't know what to say and could only give an awkward smile.

"Didn't you say you were staying here to investigate the truth behind the murder of Sixth Sister's family? How come you're suddenly hugging and cuddling with a strange woman?"

Qin Hongxiu questioned.

Seeing that her misunderstanding was deepening, Mu Yuan sighed inwardly and explained:

"Things aren't what they seem. That woman is from Black Cloud Village, and she's very good at bewitching people. I almost fell for her tricks. Luckily, you arrived in time, otherwise, we would probably be in grave danger."

However, Qin Hongxiu did not believe Mu Yuan's words at all. She only saw that the alluring woman sitting cross-legged on Mu Yuan's lap, and Mu Yuan did not refuse her at all.

"Is that so?" Qin Hongxiu sneered, "You've all learned to argue your way out of the face of facts!"

Upon hearing this, even the usually eloquent Mu Yuan was at a loss for words. After all, prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain, and now in Qin Hongxiu's eyes, he had become someone who could only make excuses.

"Since you don't believe me, then I don't need to explain."

Seeing that Mu Yuan was losing patience, Qin Hongxiu pursed her lips and said, "I asked you to explain, and you're getting impatient after just a few words! You're allowed to hug other women, but I'm not allowed to get angry?"

A sly glint flashed in Mu Yuan's eyes as he asked, "Then why are you angry?"

At that moment, he immediately turned the tables and took the initiative.

This time, it was Qin Hongxiu's turn to feel embarrassed to explain.

Her face flushed, her gaze darted away, and her head hung low. Several times she tried to muster the courage to speak her mind, but the words caught in her throat and she was too embarrassed to say them.

"You have to give me a reason to be angry, right?" Mu Yuan pressed his advantage, asking relentlessly.

Qin Hongxiu's face grew increasingly red, and her mind went completely blank. She hurriedly said:

"Don't ask anymore."

"Why can't I ask? I need to know why you're angry, right?"

At this moment, Mu Yuan had already turned the tide and was now in control, completely free from the passive disadvantage he had just faced.

Mu Yuan was thoroughly annoyed and insisted on getting to the bottom of things, which Qin Hongxiu couldn't handle at all.

Finally, blushing, she said:

"I...I care about you...that reason...is that okay?"

Her voice grew softer and softer as she spoke.

In fact, by the end, it was impossible to understand what she was saying.

Mu Yuan leaned closer and asked in a teasing tone, "What are you saying? I can't hear you at all."

Qin Hongxiu closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and shouted:

"I care about you a lot!"

At this moment, she told Mu Yuan her true thoughts in person.

Although Mu Yuan knew Qin Hongxiu's feelings, he was still somewhat surprised when she said it directly to him.

After all, it's about getting a woman to admit her feelings.

It takes a lot of courage.

Now, Mu Yuan, who understood Qin Hongxiu's feelings, didn't know what to do next.

He was suddenly at a loss.

"And what about you? What's your attitude towards me?" After being forced to express her feelings, Qin Hongxiu was no longer timid and instead asked Mu Yuan what he thought.

Mu Yuan was stunned by the burning gaze Qin Hongxiu was giving him.

After hesitating for a while, he finally said:

"My seven older brothers all died on the battlefield. Grandma said that I am now the only male heir in the Mu family. After a hundred days, I will marry you in place of my eldest brother..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Hongxiu interrupted him:

"Don't use the old lady as a shield; I just want to know your true feelings."

Mu Yuan blushed, a bitter smile playing on his lips. He had clearly intended to entangle Qin Hongxiu, but somehow he ended up entangled himself instead.

At this moment, Mu Yuan's feelings were extremely complicated. Since entering the military camp, he and Qin Hongxiu had been inseparable.

During this process, I gradually came to know Qin Hongxiu.

Mu Yuan took a deep breath and slowly said:

"I'm the same as you."