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Nineteen pairs of eyes flashed with a cold light. They bent down and whispered into Mu Qianxue's ears, "Once he leaves the pavilion, I'll go and snatch the military strategy map away."

Mu Qianxue tightly pursed her lips. After a long time, she hardened her heart and said, "Don't hurt him." She knew it was a disgrace to do so, but for Dongfang Gu's sake, she could only do so.

"Yes." It was only when he turned around that he discovered that it was a young man of about twenty years of age. He was clearly a man, but his facial features were more exquisite than many women, especially his pair of eyes which were as black as glass.

After giving the embroidered box to a servant, he walked over and said, "This must be the young lady who has been bidding with this one for a long time. This young lady's spirit is truly admirable."

Mu Qianxue bowed. With the veil covering her face covering her, she lowered her eyes and said, "No matter how bold you are, you will still lose to Young Master in the end!"

The man's sword-like eyebrows creased and he said with a smile that was not a smile: "Listening to the lady's words, you aren't convinced?"

Mu Qianxue faintly smiled. "What's good in your heart is that it was slapped away by someone. Anyone else wouldn't be convinced."

"That's true." The man nodded and said doubtfully, "But … "Young lady, you are weak and delicate, how could you possibly like this kind of military strategy diagram?"

Xia Yue was looking at him with an eyesore, but when she heard this, she immediately said, "Who said that a woman must love red makeup? My family's young lady loves to research military strategies; she came to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, and after much difficulty, the things she wanted were taken away by you."

The man didn't get angry even though she tried to rob him of his white hair. He smiled and said, "In that case, it seems like I am stealing away the girl's love."

Mu Qianxue stopped Xia Yue from speaking again as she focused on that feminine and handsome face, "Since this is an auction, the highest bidder will get it. However, this little girl is indeed very fond of this military strategy diagram, I wonder if young master can lend it to me for a look?" In such a short period of time, it was impossible for her to completely understand it. However, with her superior memory, she was able to forcefully record down the array diagrams and notes, combining them together with the other half of the book.

The man smiled and cupped his hands. "Since you've said so much, why don't you tell me your name?"

Seeing him avoiding the question, Mu Qianxue sighed in her heart. Indeed, she wasn't willing to accept it; it seemed that she could only let nineteen people take it. After she copied it down, she would return it.

"I'm not going to tell you my lady's name!" Xia Yue made a face, supported Mu Qianxue, and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, the latter actually stepped forward to stop her. Her smile didn't lose in the slightest as she said, "This one is Zhang Qiling. I hope that Miss can announce her name."

Xia Yuechan blushed slightly as she produced a thin layer of anger, "Why are you such a rogue? I already said I won't tell you, yet you still pestered me."

The servant standing behind Zhang Qiling had a cold expression on his face as he shouted, "How dare you! How dare you speak to my young master like that?!"

"Don't be rude, step down." After shouting at the servants to leave, Zhang Qiling smiled and said, "This one has told the ladies my name. I have come without respect."

His words made Xia Yue feel both angry and amused, "What do you mean by 'come' but not 'come'? We didn't ask for your name and you were the one who fought to say it, yet now you're blaming it on us. Isn't that funny?"

"Young master, please step aside!" Nineteen eyebrows tightly knitted together. She had wanted to wait until Zhang Qiling left the pavilion before taking action to seize the treasure. But to her surprise, the latter actually pestered Mu Qianxue and refused to leave.

With a sincere expression, Zhang Qiling said, "I do not have any ill intentions. I just want to know your name, that's all!"

"Another prodigal son!" Xia Yue secretly rolled her eyes. Just as she was about to call over the people from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, Mu Qianxue's voice sounded in her ears, "My surname is Mu and my name is Qianxue."

"Mu Qianxue … Mu Qianxue … " Zhang Qiling murmured to himself a few times. He clapped his hands and smiled, "Thousand Mountains Snow, Ten Thousand Heavens Heavens. There is an unparalleled pride in her elegance. Very good!"

Mu Qianxue's eyebrows slightly jumped. Back then, the intent of the Zhaofeng Emperor was "Thousand Mountains Snow, Ten Thousand Heavens", giving her the name "Thousand Snow." Over the years, she had never told anyone or thought of this idea, and even Xiao Ruo Ao, who had been married to her for four years, did not know about it.

"Can we go now?" Xia Yue unhappily asked. Only the princess had a good temper. If it were her, she wouldn't tell this prodigal son.

"Hold on!" Without waiting for Xia Yue to lose her temper, Zhang Qiling took the embroidered box from one of the servants and passed it to Mu Qianxue. "Miss Mu, you forgot about this."

Mu Qianxue said in astonishment, "Young Master Zhang, this …"

Zhang Qiling smiled and said, "A thousand gold is easy to get, but a close friend is hard to find. It's rare for Lady Mu to like this military art map as much as I do. So what if I can borrow it? Three days later, I will come to the Lady's residence to get it."

Xia Yue and the others looked at him as if she was a monster. This was a military strategy map that was sold for a whole sixty thousand silver taels, other people would love to use this stage to send people to watch over it, but he actually lent it to a stranger that she had never even seen before. Furthermore, it lasted for three days, it was really … No one knew what to say.

Mu Qianxue's heart was also filled with doubt. She stared at the embroidered box and said, "Sir Zhang, are you not afraid that this little girl will not return it after three days?"

Zhang Qiling raised his eyes and smiled like a warm spring breeze, "I believe that Miss Mu is not such a person."

"The human heart is hard to fathom."

Zhang Qiling smiled and said casually, "If that's the case, then I'll just spend money to buy a lesson for you. It's not a big deal."

Xia Yue and Bai Fu were secretly surprised when they heard this. They didn't know what kind of wealth this Zhang Qiling had. In his eyes, sixty thousand taels of silver was no different from sixty thousand taels of silver.

Even though Zhang Qiling had his doubts, this Military Strategy Book was too important to Mu Qianxue. In the end, he extended her hand and received it, "Since that's the case, Qianxue will no longer be courteous to Young Master Zhang. In three days, Young Master Zhang, please come to the Mu residence to retrieve the Military Strategy Map."

"It's a deal!" After memorizing the specific address, Zhang Qiling pointed to the muslin on Mu Qianxue's face and smilingly said, "I hope that at that time, I will be able to catch a glimpse of Lady Mu's appearance."

Mu Qianxue faintly smiled and bowed, "Qianxue, farewell!"

Only when the bright sunlight entered her eyes did Xia Yue come back to her senses. She said in disbelief: "Princess, he really lent us the military strategy diagram?"

"You already have all the items, how could it be fake?"

"This person …" Xia Yue looked back at Zhang Qiling and his entourage, shaking her head as she said, "What a strange person."

"Yeah, it's so strange that I can't figure it out." Mu Qianxue softly replied. Taking advantage of Bai Fu's inattention, she said to Nineteen, "Follow them and see where they are staying. Also, investigate Zhang Qiling's identity."

"Yes." Nineteen was very curious about Zhang Qiling, who had casually lent out sixty thousand taels of silver. He immediately left quietly and followed behind Zhang Qiling and the others.