Quick Wear: The Law of Salvation of Cannon Fodder

Chapter 260 The Strange Alchemist 5

At this moment, after going through countless hardships, Xie Qi finally arrived at the coveted imperial capital. The city was bustling with traffic and people, and every corner showed signs of prosperity.

As Xie Qi walked, he noticed groups of young people in uniform, gorgeous attire passing by. They were all energetic and had an extraordinary demeanor. It was obvious at first glance that they were children from various prominent families, traveling together to take the exam.

They were dressed in gorgeous clothes with fluttering sleeves, wearing exquisite jade crowns on their heads and precious jade pendants hanging around their waists. Their every move showed their aristocratic demeanor.

Xie Qi stood silently by the roadside, his eyes fixed on this group of high-spirited young people. Then he looked down at his coarse linen clothes, looking like a beggar.

Although Xie Qi usually paid great attention to personal hygiene, even when he was in the wilderness, as long as he came across a stream or river, he would find ways to wash his body, but unfortunately the clothes he was wearing were too worn out and had long been tattered in the fierce life-and-death battles with countless monsters.

If compared only with those real beggars, perhaps Xie Qi could be considered a relatively clean and tidy poor person.

However, when he was in this prosperous imperial capital and compared with the children around him who came from prominent families, his shabby attire undoubtedly made him look like a beggar in the eyes of others.

Xie Qi sighed and decided to change his equipment first. At least he couldn't embarrass his wife.

However, Xie Qi, who was thinking with his head down, did not pay attention and bumped into the person walking towards him.

"I'm sorry..." Xie Qi just stood there in a daze as he looked up after saying this. He didn't expect to see his wife right after arriving.

However, in the eyes of others, this scene was just a stinky beggar trying to scam his eldest master.

"Damn beggar! Get out of here now?!" An angry shout suddenly rang out, and a young man in white brocade clothes and a golden belt around his waist had a fierce look on his face. He reached out his hand mercilessly and pushed Xie Qi away.

At the same time, another person who was walking with the young man saw this and quickly advised: "Master, let's go back quickly and don't waste time here."

However, Mu Ze, who was called the young master, ignored the two of them and instead looked straight at Xie Qi who was pushed to the ground.

Then, he stepped forward without hesitation, extended a fair and slender hand towards Xie Qi, and said in a gentle tone: "I'm sorry, they were a bit reckless. I'm really sorry."

Xie Qi raised his head slightly, staring blankly at Mu Ze, who was dressed in white clothes as white as snow and looked as spotless as a banished immortal. He turned his head to look at the group of people following closely behind him. After hesitating for a while, he stood up and lowered his head, no longer looking at Mu Ze.

"It's not your problem, it's my fault for not looking at the road."

At this time, a man behind Mu Ze walked up to him and said, "Master, don't worry about this beggar. The master just used a communication talisman to ask us to go back quickly."

Hearing his words, Mu Ze couldn't help but frown, but still took out a purse from his waist and stuffed it directly into Xie Qi's hand.

Then Mu Ze left. Seeing this, the others immediately followed him, leaving only Xie Qi standing there.

"Host, why didn't you tell him just now?" 948 couldn't help but ask after watching this scene.

After all, based on his understanding of Xie Qi, Xie Qi should directly take out the engagement letter and recognize his wife.

However, after hearing Chapter 948, Xie Qi just looked at the background of Mu Ze leaving and said, "In the original plot, Mu Ze's only stain was that he had a useless fiancé, and just now he was followed by all the family disciples. If I recognized him directly, what do you think they would think of Mu Ze?"

At this point, Xie Qi shook the purse in his hand and said with a smile: "At least wait for me to change my clothes before going to the Mu family to meet him in person."

Having said that, Xie Qi turned around and walked towards the clothing store.

However, at this moment, Xie Qi had no idea that someone had arrived at the Mu family earlier than him.

Mu Ze hurried back home and came to the guest room under the guidance of the servant.

As soon as he came in, Mu Ze saw his parents sitting in the main seat, and a completely unfamiliar man sitting on his left.

"Father, why do you want me to come back now?"

Mu Xingfeng smiled and stood up from his seat. He looked at his proud son and said with a smile, "Son, there's no need to rush the trial. Didn't you keep talking about your fiancé before?"

At this time, the young man sitting next to him immediately stood up and introduced himself: "Mr. Mu, my name is Xie Qi. I am sorry to bother you by coming here without any reason today." As he spoke, he bowed and spoke in a respectful and gentle tone.

When Mu Ze heard his words, he felt a strange feeling in his heart and frowned unconsciously, but he still bowed politely.

Afterwards, the four of them sat together, and Mu Ze's mother asked him many more questions about the Xie family. After learning that his parents had passed away, she felt even more distressed for this young child.

But Mu Ze, who had been silent on the side, suddenly stood up when his mother was about to discuss the marriage. He frowned slightly and said reluctantly, "Mother! I don't want to get married."

After saying this, Mu Ze looked at the man opposite him again, clasped his fists and apologized: "I'm sorry, Master Xie, our marriage was arranged by our parents. There is no love between us. Now that the engagement is cancelled, it is a blessing for both of us. Moreover, I am devoted to cultivation and don't want to be distracted by marriage. I hope Master Xie can understand. This is because I was the one who regretted the engagement first. If you have any requests, I will do my best to satisfy them."

As soon as Mu Ze finished speaking, the harmonious scene suddenly became subtle.

At this time, Gu Miaoyu did not expect that her son would be so abnormal. They had told their son that he had an engagement before, but Mu Ze always said "I will follow my parents' arrangements", so they thought that Mu Ze did not have much resistance to the person he was engaged to.

But now they looked at Mu Ze, who looked completely reluctant.

After Mu Xingfeng and Gu Miaoyu exchanged glances, they immediately knew what to do next. After all, Mu Ze was their biological son.

So Mu Xingfeng looked at the person opposite him, sighed, and said, "Xie Qi, although this marriage was decided by us as parents, after the marriage it is your business. Since my son is now determined to practice, how about..."

At this point, Mu Xingfeng knew that he was in the wrong. If other family members knew that he had cancelled his son-in-law's engagement, they would definitely talk about them behind his back.

After all, everyone in the imperial capital knew about their marriage to the Xie family.

But since his son doesn't like it, Mu Xingfeng feels that he should cancel the engagement even if he has to accept the criticism.

So he immediately said, "Don't worry, although you two are not engaged, if you are willing, how about I adopt you as my adopted son?"

However, upon hearing his words, the young man clenched his fingers tightly behind his back. Finally, he knelt on one knee, looked at the two elders and said, "Uncle Mu, Aunt Gu, our engagement was arranged by my parents. Before they passed away, their greatest wish was for me to fulfill their last wish. I can't let my parents worry about me in the afterlife."

He then looked at Mu Ze, his face filled with sadness. "Mr. Mu, I admit I'm not worthy of you, but I hope you can give me a chance to pursue you. Let's spend some time together and see. If you still don't want to, I won't pester you anymore. This way, I can explain to my deceased parents."

At this moment, Mu Ze and the other two had strange expressions on their faces, but they could no longer bring up the idea of cancelling the engagement, after all, the other party had brought up their dead parents.

Mu Ze also knew that if he cancelled the engagement now, his parents would never be able to hold their heads up in the imperial capital, and it was indeed his fault.

When his father brought up this matter before, he should have refused directly instead of hesitating. It is inappropriate to wait until now to cancel the engagement after seeing the other party.

Mu Ze sighed. He didn't want to embarrass his parents, so he looked at the other party and said, "Okay, but if we can't get along, I hope Master Xie can let go."

"it is good!"

However, at this moment, the real Xie Qi was turned away by the Mu family's guards.

"Uncle Xie has been to the Mu family for a long time, you'd better leave tactfully!"

"I'm really Xie Qi!"

"Get out of here! How dare you pretend to be Master Xie? Believe it or not, I'll break your legs!"