On the deck, there were only a few crew members walking around busily. Occasionally, you could see pairs of young men and women standing there chatting and enjoying the scenery, but they often retreated back to the cabin after a while because they could not stand the river breeze. Only one person stood there, staring into the distance motionlessly, like a sculpture.
There were many people standing not far away, watching over this young master. This young master was lively and talkative most of the time. Among the many young masters of the Mu family, although this seventh young master seemed the most cynical, in the hearts of the Mu family servants, he was the most gentle and best young master in the world. However, this young master who never frowned at the servants and smiled every day would occasionally be silent like now, staring into the distance in a daze. At this time, they would also stand far away and not disturb him, because this young master must be thinking about something particularly serious.
At this moment, a young man in white walked past them, and in a few steps he came to the side of the boat pole, and slapped the young man on the shoulder: "What are you thinking about?"
The servants were all shocked, and some of them were even ready to rush up and beat up this ignorant guy, but Mu Nianhua turned around and just smiled: "It's you, why aren't you staying in the room?"
Su Baiyi smiled awkwardly: "My master...my wife asked me to come out and buy her some food."
"Come on, she is not your wife at all, she is simply your senior sister. If you want to buy food, you can't find it on the deck. Stop pretending." Mu Nianhua said sarcastically with a smile.
"How did you know?" Su Baiyi asked.
"If there is such a beautiful lady, who would come up to the deck?" Mu Nianhua shrugged.
Su Baiyi was puzzled: "What does this mean?"
"You are still young." Mu Nianhua said softly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
"Okay. You haven't answered me yet, what are you doing here?" Su Baiyi turned his head and looked forward. The rippling water on the river was indeed beautiful, but it was not worth staring at all the time.
"My father said that when he went to sea in his early years, he encountered some major incidents and looked at the sea from the deck. He felt that the sea was vast and the sky was sky-high, and everything in the universe was so insignificant. As a result, his mind became open, and those troublesome things became less troublesome. I want to learn from my father." Mu Nianhua said.
"What did you find out?" Su Baiyi asked.
"I just feel that the river is wide and the clouds are low, and a storm is about to come. The more I think about it, the more scared I become." Mu Nianhua showed Su Baiyi his hands, and he was trembling slightly. "I think I am not as good as my father..."
Su Baiyi was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "Is it because of me?"
"In fact, I have lived for more than 20 years and have never been afraid of anything. I always thought it was because I was brave. Now I find that it is because the Mu family is big. When the Mu family can't cover these things, I get scared." Mu Nianhua put his hand on the railing again, "How did you get involved with Shanglin Tiangong."
"This is a long story." Su Baiyi said dimly.
"If it's inconvenient to say it, then don't say it." Mu Nianhua looked up at the sky, "It seems like it's really going to rain."
The two of them just stared at the river in silence for about an incense stick of time.
"What have you figured out now?" Su Baiyi finally asked.
Mu Nianhua lowered his head: "I'm still very scared."
The two smiled at each other and turned their heads away.
After a long while, Su Baiyi finally sighed and said, "Forget it."
"With this 'forget it', you and your senior sister are dead." Mu Nianhua's voice suddenly became very calm, and no emotion could be heard.
"I always feel that I have a good life. When I was a child, I was chased by dozens of assassins, but I survived. A building owner, a chief monk, and a deputy monk came to Shanglin Tiangong, and I also survived. But the people around me have bad luck. My adoptive father and mother were killed, and my master was also captured." Su Baiyi said slowly.
"I'm afraid because it's very likely that in order to fulfill this promise, the Golden Wind will be destroyed here. I will die, you will die, and everyone on the Golden Wind will die. The Mu family will also be implicated and the entire Mu family will disappear." Mu Nianhua patted the railing lightly with his hand, and then emphasized his tone, "But if you give up, then I'll be here too, and I won't be able to support the entire Mu family in the future."
Su Baiyi narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing.
"When my father was young, the Mu family fell into decline. He single-handedly brought the Mu family back to its peak. In the process, didn't he experience life and death choices, and didn't he have to make a wrong step and the whole family was destroyed? Maybe he did. Then my father dared to leave, and he made the right choice, so can I. Maybe you are actually a hidden prince, a princess's husband, and I saved you. In the future, you will repay my kindness and make the Mu family more prosperous." Mu Nianhua smiled and looked at Su Baiyi, "Could it be like this?"
Su Baiyi thought about it and said seriously: "I might be Su Han's son."
Mu Nianhua was startled, then stretched out a finger and tapped Su Baiyi's forehead: "You are over boasting like this."
Su Baiyi took a step back: "You said I was the prince consort, how come Su Han's son is more valuable than the prince consort?"
"You don't even know how valuable the name Su Han is, and you're still bragging about it? The reason why our Mu family is what it is today is because my father chose Su Han back then. You are not allowed to say these things. It's cool on the deck, so let's go." Mu Nianhua turned around.
"Have you figured it out?" Su Baiyi asked.
"I suddenly figured it out. What I just said was what I just thought of." Mu Nianhua walked forward, "Would you like to have a drink? I think you are very interesting and we can make friends."
"No need to drink for now. I want to ask Brother Mu for a place." Su Baiyi suddenly said.
Mu Nianhua stopped and asked: "Where?"
"Is there a suitable place to practice sword?" Su Baiyi asked sincerely.
Mu Nianhua just thought that this little brother was even more interesting: "Isn't it too late to practice sword now?"
"Not too late, not too late. The later I practice my swordsmanship, the better." Su Baiyi patted the long sword at his waist. "It's just that my swordsmanship is a bit powerful. If I practice it in the room, I'm afraid I'll drill a hole in the boat."
"There is a place to practice swordsmanship. Follow me." Mu Nianhua continued to walk forward. "Su Baiyi, do you know why I must help you besides what I just said?"
"Is it because you get along with me? You feel like we're old friends, so why not help me?"
"No, it's because your sister is really beautiful. She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in the world."
"roll."