Ma Xi's soul wandered around the temple for a few laps... "How long has it been?"

  Zhao Jichang replied in a low voice: "Half an hour."

  "Let him in!" Mahi irritably scratched his chin and sat back on the throne.

  But Zhao Jichang did not respond, instead he came to his side: "Your Majesty, let's wait a little longer, let the Left Prime Minister wait for a while, and he will understand how much Your Majesty cares about this matter."

  "No way!" Ma Xi waved his hand: "It's not possible, he is Mr. Gu's guest after all, half an hour is long enough, let him in now!"

  Ma Xi finished speaking and adjusted his clothes, revealing a hint of tension.

  "Is Your Majesty ready?"

  "Alright." Ma Xi nodded vigorously, with a somewhat confrontational attitude.

  Zhao Jichang saw this and had no choice but to turn around and go out to invite Prime Minister Zuo into the palace.

  "Your humble minister pays his respects to Your Majesty."

  "No need for courtesy! No need for courtesy!" Ma Xi shouted and hurriedly raised his hand to stop Yao Yanzhang from kneeling.

  "Your Majesty, I"

  "Minister Left, you've come just in time." Ma Xi rose directly from his throne and walked to Yao Yanzhang's side: "I happen to have something to say to you, sir."

  "Please speak, Your Majesty."

  "Prime Minister, do you know what kind of world I, Guan Yu, want?"

  Yao Yanzhang was somewhat surprised to hear this, as the teacher of this student, he knew very well that these were not words that would come out of Da Wang's mouth. However, he still replied honestly: "The people live in peace and prosperity, the officials are diligent in their duties, the country is at peace."

  "What Zuo Xiang said is all official talk... Ma Xi Cheng waved his hand impatiently and interrupted with a look of annoyance."

  "Your Majesty, every word I speak comes from the bottom of my heart."

  "Prime Minister! The world I want is peaceful, peacefully peaceful!"

  Yao Yanzhang furrowed his brow: "Your Majesty means..."

  "The land of Chu is mine alone, whoever dares to touch it will be my enemy, and I will make sure he dies a terrible death!"

  "Your Majesty! You are the great king of Chu, and this land is originally yours. Who dares to encroach on it? Now is the time for you to govern the country, promote sericulture, reduce taxes, and strengthen national power. You should value harmony, which is what Your Majesty seeks - peace!"

  Ma Xi looked at Yao Yanzhang unhappily: "You're here to plead for those people?"

  "Your Majesty, I and several other officials serve in the same court. I only wish to ask you to clearly state what crimes they have committed? If they are truly guilty, why were they not arrested by the judicial authorities, but instead by the Imperial Guard?"

  "Who cares about that?" Marshal Ma interrupted impatiently: "As for the crime, making me uneasy is a great sin!"

  Yao Yanzhang heard this and got a headache.

  "Your Majesty! The country has laws and regulations that cannot be abolished! Can you determine guilt based on your own suspicions? Furthermore, the Imperial Guard's duty is to protect Your Majesty's safety, while the crimes of the people should be tried by the judicial authorities."

  "That's enough!" Ma Xi shouted, flinging his sleeve and walking back to the throne: "No need for you, Left Minister, to say any more. In short, I want to arrest a few troublemakers and punish them severely as a warning! You, please withdraw!"

  "Your Majesty!" Yao Yanzhang stepped forward two steps: "All subjects of the world respect ritual and law as supreme."

  "Yao Yanzhang!" Ma Xi's voice boomed as he slapped the armrest of his throne, thundering: "Are you going to rebel against me with these people?"

  Rebellion? Inciting rebellion! Who can bear this crime?

  Yao Yanzhang immediately bowed: "I dare not..."

  "Then don't keep nagging here! Don't you want an explanation? I'll give you one!"

  Ma Xi said and left in big strides, Yao Yanzhang saw the situation still wanting to catch up again to persuade: "Your Majesty"

  At this time, Zhao Jichang stretched out his hand to stop him: "Prime Minister Zuo, you'd better go back. The king said he would give you an explanation. Just wait quietly."

  Zhao Jichang finished speaking and chased after Ma Xisheng with a flick of his sleeve, leaving Yao Yanzhang standing in the hall with a gloomy face.

  Ma Xi's voice was filled with anger, he had carefully prepared his speech, but the left prime minister's words were like a knife cutting through his heart, bringing back memories of those annoying days when he was young.

  He's already become the big boss, yet he still dares to lecture!

  He angrily plucked the flowers from the tree in front of him and threw them to the ground.

  "Don't worry, Your Majesty!" Zhao Jichang leaned in close to Ma Xisheng and whispered: "I will take care of the matter you entrusted me with."

  Ma Xi's voice stopped, and he turned his head to look at Zhao Jichang: "What do you think these people are thinking? When I was the Crown Prince, they pointed fingers at me every day. Now that I am the Great King, they still dare to point fingers at me!"

  "That's because Your Majesty is too benevolent, letting them forget their proper roles as ruler and subject."

  Ma Xi Sheng pinched a blooming flower in his palm: "This matter must be done beautifully, to make them all understand that this world is mine! No one has the qualifications to come and teach me!"

  "Yes, Your Majesty."

  Zhao Jichang stood up straight, his eyes fixed on Ma Xi's cruel destruction of the flowers, a faint smile playing on his lips, his face filled with mockery and disdain.

  The heavy rain came fiercely and left quickly.

  It stopped after just a moment's effort.

  "The rain has stopped." Huā Róu's face turned red, she whispered a sentence and then took a step back, giving her space and handing over the hairpin.

  Hua Ruo's face turned red with shyness, she glanced at him and quickly grabbed the hairpin to style her hair. At this moment, she found that the feeling of holding the hairpin was not right, and after careful examination, she discovered that it was a plain jade hairpin, not the wooden hairpin she had before.

  "Brother Mo, this isn't my hairpin."

  "You'd better use this one, it will look better."

  Admiring the gentleman, I smiled at her, and she was slightly stunned at first, then became even more bashful. At this time, Yu'er and Tang Xiao had already walked towards them, and Hua Rou hurriedly lowered her head to tidy up her hair.

  "This rain is really heavy!" Yuer rushed to the front of the two: "Ah, Mu Junwu, your back is all wet!"

  Hua Rou had just finished styling her hair and heard the words, she raised her head to see Mu Junwu turning around to look at Yu'er and the others, perfectly displaying his entire drenched back in front of Hua Rou.

  "Mu Ge" Hua Rou only understood now that the one standing in front of her, shielding her from the wind and rain, was him.

  When I heard your words, I turned back and saw you smiling softly: "It doesn't matter."

  "No way, if you catch a cold and get sick, what then?"

  Hua Rou immediately took off the cloak wrapped around her body and put it on Mu Junwu: "After going up, change into dry clothes!"

  Admiring you, I slightly bent down, letting Hua Rou help him adjust his cloak and tie his belt.

  His coordination with her and their mutual concern made Tang Xiao's heart feel stuffy, forcing him to turn his head to one side.

  "Hey! Come down! The rain has stopped, hurry up and come on!" Tang Liu's voice was loud and clear, and immediately the rope was thrown down again.

  Tang Xiao hastily stepped forward, stretched out his hand and pulled twice, then rushed to Hua Rou and said: "Hua Rou, come on, you go up first!"

  "Okay." Hua Rou agreed just as she was about to move forward, but Mu Junwu reached out and grabbed her: "The cliff is wet and slippery, I'll carry you up instead, it's safer."

  Admiring you, I took a step forward and crouched down in front of Hua Rou.

  Tang Xiao and Yu'er both looked at Hua Rou, Hua Rou's face was red: "I"

  "Hurry up, don't waste time." Mu Junwu urged in a low voice, and the hand behind his back hooked gently. Hua Rou's hesitation instantly fled, and she obediently climbed onto Mu Junwu's back.

  At this moment, Mu Junwu was carrying her on his back and stretched out his hand to Tang Xiao. Tang Xiao could only grit his teeth and handed the rope over to Mu Junwu before quietly retreating a few steps back.

  I grasped the rope with both hands and climbed up with Huajou on my back.

  He was originally a man with a good foundation in martial arts, and even carrying Hua Rou didn't make him clumsy. He sprang up nimbly, like a agile monkey, while Hua Rou lay on Mu Junwu's back, revealing a sweet smile.

  Under the precipice, Tang Xiao looked up at them with a bitter expression on his face.

  Yu'er looked at Tang Xiao with a sympathetic gaze and chose to remain silent.