Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

In the early part of October of the 96th year of the Five Kingdoms calendar.

The Tianqi warships sailed over Yucheng, and the million-strong army of Dongqi besieged the capital of Xiqi, making it so encircled that not even a fly could escape.

Emperor Jun Mingle of Dongqi personally went to the front line and took charge of the army. The whereabouts of the other terrestrial deities of Dongqi are unknown.

In mid-October, the Ninth Army Group of the Great Shi Empire, commanded by Zhong Hu, marched north along the Huangfeng Plateau and invaded the territory of Xiqi.

In late October, the Fire Feather Sect, the largest sect in Western Qi, submitted a letter of surrender to Eastern Qi, and its leader, Chu Tian, ​​was personally received by Jun Mingle.

The Fire Feather Sect's mountain gate will be preserved, and the position of Chu Tian as the sect leader will be retained. However, his disciples will be required to serve in the Eastern Qi Army for three years.

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December.

"You can't catch me! You can't catch me! Hehe..."

"Slow down, you're not very strong, don't hurt your knees like before!"

In the courtyard of the Mu residence, a large and a small child were running around everywhere.

The little one was wrapped in a thick cotton coat, hiding behind the flowers one moment and under the osmanthus tree the next. Every now and then she would cover her little eyes with her hands, as if that would make her invisible to others.

Unfortunately, the low flower bushes couldn't hide Xiao Yongning's ball-shaped body at all; instead, they exposed her location clearly.

Following behind, Yun Wan pretended not to see the little head behind the flower bushes and paced back and forth in the courtyard, sometimes walking under the trees, sometimes walking to the edge of the flower bushes, but stopping just before getting close to Xiao Yongning.

"Where did you hide?" "Behind the flower bushes? Or behind the big tree?" "Wow! Little Yongning is so clever, I couldn't find you at all!"

"Hehe! Little Yongning is the best! You can't find me! You can't find me!"

The sound coming from behind the flower bushes made Yun Wan burst out laughing, and her gaze involuntarily turned to Xiao Yongning, who was crawling forward among the flowers.

The child's voice carried a hint of pride and joy, basking in the satisfaction of his skill in hiding.

Seeing the child like this, Yun Wan slowed her pace, stepped onto the golden carpet made of osmanthus flowers, and quietly walked behind Xiao Yongning, picking the child up in her arms!

"Found it!"

"Hehehe..."

Xiao Yongning was startled when she was hugged, then burst out laughing, just like a big cat, fluttering around in Yun Wan's arms until Yun Wan fed her a candy, at which point she gradually calmed down.

The osmanthus tree overhead swayed in the wind, scattering more golden petals on the ground, making the golden carpet in the courtyard even thicker.

Further away, Mu An and Mu Ling'er sat in a small pavilion, watching the two playing in the distance, both with smiles on their faces.

"If he could get sick less often, Yongning would actually be quite adorable," Mu Ling'er murmured softly, her gaze towards Yongning softening.

Perhaps because of her weak constitution, although she was five years old, Xiao Yongning was smaller than other girls her age and looked only three or four years old.

Mu An's lips curled slightly, and his gaze shifted from the two of them to Mu Ling'er. After glancing at Mu Ling'er, he smiled and replied.

"You were like this when you were little, often playing hide-and-seek and house with Xiaohe in the courtyard, just like they are now."

"Like them?" Mu Ling'er chuckled, then pouted in feigned dissatisfaction, "No way."

"When I was a child, I didn't get sick as easily as Xiao Yongning, nor was I as troublesome as her, right? This little girl is quite pitiful; she's sick for most of the year."

Despite the courtyard being perpetually spring-like, this little girl complains of being cold every day. She's a lively child, but she falls to the ground after only a few steps.

It was Jin Gui who was spiritually connected to the spirit world and deliberately took care of her, spreading a thick carpet of flower petals in the courtyard; otherwise, this little girl would definitely have had several more bumps on her head.

Seeing Mu Ling'er genuinely comparing herself to Xiao Yongning, Mu An couldn't help but ruffle her hair, turning her jet-black hair into a tangled mess.

During this time, Mu Ling'er was unusually close to him, which reminded Mu An of many things from the past.

Unfortunately, no matter how close they were, Mu Ling'er didn't like Mu An messing with her hair.

As if it were intentional, whenever Mu An ruffled her hair, her carefully styled hair would turn into a "dog-chewed" mess.

Today was no different. As soon as Mu An reached out his hand to Mu Ling'er's head, Mu Ling'er glared at him.

Silent anger had no effect. Mu An looked at Mu Ling'er with a half-smile and teased her.

"Oh? Not making a fuss? I seem to remember that little guy used to be chased by Xiao He all the time, and he would cry and hide behind me many times... Oh right, that little guy was the leader of the kids back then, leading a group of kids to fight with other kids..."

Mentioning the culinary incident from back then, Mu Ling'er's cheeks visibly flushed red. She turned her head away shyly, pretending not to hear Mu An's teasing.

After sitting sideways for a while, Mu Ling'er simply propped her chin up with both hands, watching Yun Wan and Xiao Yongning playing under the tree in the distance. Mu An, on the other hand, was looking at Mu Ling'er, seemingly lost in thought.

A shower of petals fell, golden petals swirling in the air and drifting into the edge of the pavilion.

The two people in the pavilion were both dressed in blue robes, looking like immortals, perfectly blending into the tranquil atmosphere.

Time passed slowly, and after playing for a while, Yongning yawned and fell into a deep sleep in Yunwan's arms.

The maid in the corridor walked lightly and gracefully to Mu Ling'er's side.

"Your Majesty, there is a lady surnamed Su who claims to be an old acquaintance of the True Lord. She says she has an important letter to deliver to the True Lord and is waiting outside the door."

"Surname Su?" Mu Ling'er was slightly surprised and glanced at Mu An beside her.

In her memory, Mu An didn't have any old acquaintances. Most of the people who wanted to visit the Mu family over the years were opportunists.

Such a person is naturally not qualified to enter the Mu residence.

Mu An remained calm, as if he already knew about this. He glanced in the northwest direction and then gave his instructions.

"Bring her in."

Seeing that the usually taciturn Great Lord had personally given instructions to them, the waiting head maid was flattered and immediately prostrated herself on the ground, performing three kneelings and nine kowtows.

After kowtowing several times, she hurriedly got up and led a group of maids to the door.

While waiting, Mu An said something to Mu Ling'er in a slightly sentimental tone.

"Another one left."

Hearing this, Mu Ling'er finally realized what was happening.

She remembered that during that long treasure hunt, Mu An had a boy by her side.

From "Pawnshop No. 9" to "Chang'an Trading Company", the young man followed Mu An for twelve years, and the young man's later wife was surnamed Su.

"Is it that boy named Jiang Yunzhi?"

"Not bad." Mu An nodded, his gaze fixed on the distant sky.

While talking about other people's affairs, Mu Ling'er felt inexplicably sad and murmured.

"Time flies so fast; in the blink of an eye, he's dead too..."

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