So, They Were the Protagonists All Along

The next morning.

In the side hall of the Bai family, Bai Ruoxi, wearing a long white dress that outlines her slender figure, is sitting on a chair drinking morning tea, her temperament is noble and elegant.

Next to Bai Ruoxi, a beautiful woman who looked similar to Bai Ruoxi but had a few more crow's feet on her face was also holding a teacup.

The beautiful woman is dressed in a more mature style than Bai Ruoxi. Her front and back are bulging, and her face is beautiful and charming, like a plump peony flower.

She put down her tea cup and seemed to be in a very good mood. She turned to look at her daughter beside her and said with a smile: "Ruoxi, mother told you that as long as you come forward, there is no way that boy from the Mu family will not help."

Bai Ruoxi shook her head slightly and said, "This matter has nothing to do with me. It's just that something happened to Master Mu, so I just helped the Bai family."

Yes...rescuing the Bai family is just a matter of course.

Mu Zhian's fundamental purpose is not to save the Bai family, but to divert conflicts.

The conflict between the Gongsun family was transferred from Mu Zhian to the man in black robe.

Bai Yuanfeng glanced at her daughter meaningfully and said, "Ruoxi, tell the truth to mother, is Mu Zhian and you..."

Bai Ruoxi glared at her mother in shame, shook her head and said, "Mom, what are you talking about? Master Mu has never done anything to me."

Bai Yuanfeng was startled and said doubtfully: "This is strange...Does he really have no thoughts about you?"

"He said before that I can't be used as a trading item... because I am a human being." When Bai Ruoxi said this, she secretly observed her mother's face, with a hint of hope in her eyes, as if she hoped to learn from the beautiful woman. Something is heard in one's mouth.

Bai Yuanfeng shook his head and said with a smile: "Ruoxi, men always like to talk like this. Such words can only deceive a three-year-old child. You must not take it seriously."

Bai Ruoxi was silent for a long time, nodded slightly, but never spoke.

No matter whether what Mu Zhian said was true or not, at least he said it, and he did it.

From beginning to end, they only held hands and did nothing else.

If it had been any other man, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on from the first time he was in the carriage.

"Mom, now the Bai family can breathe a sigh of relief, but in the future, the Gongsun family and the Chenxi Chamber of Commerce may still..."

Bai Ruoxi suddenly said: "Since Tongmai Pill may not be used in the next few years or even ten years...should we still use it for trading?"

When she finished speaking, Bai Ruoxi raised her head and looked at the beautiful woman, her beautiful eyes filled with the last trace of expectation.

However, the next moment, Bai Yuanfeng's answer made Bai Ruoxi's heart sink to the bottom.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Tongmai Pill is useless, but it won't work if you leave it to the Mu family. If the Mu family uses Tongmai Pill to become a monk in the Void Return Realm, the Bai family will really never It’s sunny.”

Bai Yuanfeng picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, glanced at her daughter and said:

"You, you better marry into the Mu family honestly. In this way, our two families will become in-laws, and there won't be so many things."

Bai Ruoxi didn't say anything and drank tea quietly.

Bai Yuanfeng looked at her daughter suspiciously: "Speaking of which, before my mother asked you to marry into the Mu family, you always said that you would never marry even if you died... Why do you feel like you are not so opposed to it recently?"

Bai Ruoxi's eyes flashed slightly and she said softly: "It's useless even if I object, right?"

She didn't know if she had already accepted her fate or something... Now she didn't seem to hate marrying into the Mu family as much as she did at first.

"Speaking of which, why do you think the Gongsun family and the Chenxi Chamber of Commerce temporarily stopped attacking the Bai family?" Bai Yuanfeng suddenly remembered this incident.

She had only heard her daughter say that the Bai family would not be in any danger for the time being, but she did not know the ins and outs of the matter.

Bai Ruoxi said: "This matter is related to Gongsun Zan's house raid yesterday..."

Bai Yuanfeng thought for a moment and said, "So I heard from my servants that yesterday Gongsun Zan led people to ransack his house, but he was killed by Mu Zhian instead?"

"Speaking of which, could it be that the reason why the Gongsun family and the Chenxi Chamber of Commerce temporarily postponed dealing with the Bai family is because they are targeting the Mu family? But they probably don't have the courage..." Bai Yuanfeng stared at his daughter in confusion.

Bai Ruoxi explained: "It's because the Gongsun family, Chenxi Chamber of Commerce, and even the Mu family have another enemy to deal with."

"Gongsun Zan was actually killed by a mysterious man in black robes."

Bai Yuanfeng obviously didn't believe it and was skeptical, saying: "Are you saying that there is actually a twist in this matter? Mu Zhian did not kill the person, but someone else did it?"

Bai Ruoxi nodded slightly.

Bai Yuanfeng shook his head and said: "Impossible. Even if the people of Tianxuan City would believe such words, the Gongsun family would not believe it."

As soon as he finished speaking, a maid who reported the news from outside ran in and said: "Madam, Miss!"

"What's going on in such a hurry?" Bai Yuanfeng glared at the maid.

Then, remembering that there were not many maids left in the Bai family, he softened his tone slightly and said, "What happened? Why are you so panicked?"

The maid said: "It's about Gongsun Zan..."

Bai Yuanfeng put down the tea cup and said calmly: "I already know what happened yesterday, there is no need to say it again."

"It's not what happened yesterday...it's what happened this morning." The maid said, "I heard that the incident has now been reversed."

Bai Yuanfeng immediately asked: "What reversal?"

Is it true that as my daughter said, this matter was not done by Mu Zhian...?

But regardless of whether it was Mu Zhian's fault or not, Gongsun Xiong should have taken the opportunity to cause trouble and ask for some benefits...

"Gongsun Zan was not killed by Master Mu. Master Mu was just fighting an injustice. The real murderer of Gongsun Zan was a mysterious black-robed monk."

"Is the news accurate?" Bai Yuanfeng asked suspiciously.

The maid nodded and said: "People from the Gongsun family have come out today to prove the accuracy of this news. In addition, the eldest lady who was in the Chen family's mansion at that time, and even the servants in the mansion, as well as the Gongsun family's servants have said , there was indeed a man in black robe at that time.”

Bai Yuanfeng was stunned.

There really are people in black robes...?

But even so, why would the Gongsun family help the Mu family confirm the news?

Bai Yuanfeng came to his senses, waved his hand to the maid to leave, and then took a sip of tea absentmindedly.

Not long after, Bai Yuanfeng got up and left the side hall. She dressed herself up beautifully in the room, took another bite of rouge, twisted her hips and left the Bai family in a hurry.

…

At the same time, the news that the mysterious black-robed monk had killed Gongsun Zan spread throughout Tianxuan City almost in the early morning.

On this day, the identity of the man in black robe was discussed everywhere in the inn and teahouse.

People began to praise Mu Zhian's fight against injustice, and at the same time criticized Gongsun Zan for insulting women. Then they began to discuss the identity of the man in black robe and what he looked like under the black robe.

Just like Mu Zhian's guess, no one cared how Gongsun Zan died.

And in the early morning of that day, when people were still discussing the matter of the man in black robe, a man in black robe slowly walked down the stairs on the second floor of a certain inn.

Most of his face was hidden under a black hood, and he listened to the noisy discussions of the people as he walked down the stairs.

"So I have said it a long time ago. Although Master Mu is also a bad boy, at least he will not do such things as humiliate civilian girls."

"As I said yesterday, Master Mu stopped Gongsun Zan just because he couldn't stand it."

"Master Mu's past behavior may be questionable, but he is still a good person."

"Tsk, tsk, this is the Mu family. If it were any other family, I'm afraid they would have been arrested by the Gongsun family for investigation and revenge." Some people said with emotion.

"But this Young Master Mu often goes to Jiaofangsi and Goulan. In fact, he is not a good person." Some people still didn't like Mu Zhian. Seeing that many people praised him, they immediately retorted.

Not far away, a big man who had been drinking early in the morning laughed heartily and said: "Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. Master Mu is a chivalrous and righteous man. What's wrong with going to the Jiaofangsi? What if one day there really is an oiran from the Jiaofangsi? If I come to see you so charmingly, I'm afraid you can't wait to put all the ○ in."

When the men drinking tea heard this, they all burst into laughter. For a moment, the inn was filled with a happy atmosphere.

The man in black robe listened to the conversation of these people and sneered secretly.

Although he was pressed for time, there was no point in worrying now. He could only wait for Mu Zhian for two or three days.

But fortunately it won't be boring.

At least it was quite interesting to watch the dogs of the Gongsun family and the Mu family fight dogs in the past two days.

At this time, he suddenly heard someone say again:

"But then again, who is that man in black robe? How dare he attack Gongsun Zan."

"The people who dare to attack the Gongsun family are either prepared, or they are forces coming in from outside the city, so they don't understand the terror of the Gongsun family."

“I really want to know what that man in black robe looks like——”

Just as this voice fell, the discussion among the people quietly disappeared, and countless eyes were fixed on the man in black robes walking down the stairs.

Then, people started whispering.

"Look at how he's dressed..."

"Wearing a black robe... He has a cold temperament. Could it be that he is the man in black robe that the Gongsun family is offering a reward for..."

This morning, the Gongsun family issued a wanted order. Anyone who catches the black-robed man will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold. Anyone who provides information about the black-robed man's location will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold.

In their eyes, the man in black robe walking down the stairs was simply walking gold.

The man in black robe frowned slightly, feeling the unkind gazes of the people, and then thinking about their whispers just now.

In his brief daze, he reacted almost instantly, cursed secretly in his heart, threw down the broken silver and left the inn quickly without saying a word.

Behind him, there were already monks who were ready to make a move and followed closely, but as soon as they reached the door of the inn, the man in black robe was nowhere to be found.

From that day on, Tianxuan City never saw a person in black robe again.