In a slightly antique study in the Mu family home, Mu Qingyu sat in a chair, staring blankly at a scroll of calligraphy and painting on the table.
"Xinyao, Yun'er harbors deep resentment towards me, it's just... hateful..."
Suddenly
, there was a knock at the door.
"Come in!"
"Father!"
Mu Yun, dressed in a dark robe, entered the room, looked at Mu Qingyu, and said, "Father, I have a question for you."
"Oh? You're willing to call me father, then ask away!"
"I am the young patriarch of the Mu clan, don't I have certain powers?"
"That's right, in principle, second only to me, the patriarch, and several high-ranking elders in the clan."
Mu Yun nodded. "In that case, I'll take my leave."
"Wait!" Mu Qingyu frowned. "What do you want to do?"
"Nothing much, just exercising my rights as the young patriarch. I, the young patriarch of the Mu clan, was almost killed by someone in the Heavenly Pavilion. If I don't use some methods to deter them, how will I gain their respect in the future!" "
Just don't overdo it!"
Hmm?
Hearing Mu Qingyu's words, Mu Yun was taken aback.
Clearly, Mu Qingyu knew what he wanted to do. It seemed Mu Qingyu already knew the truth, which further confirmed Mu Yun's thoughts.
Since that's the case, then let's do it!
Leaving Mu Qingyu's courtyard, Mu Yun, along with Qingzhi and Qingshuang, headed towards another courtyard.
"This is the Second Madam's residence. Mu Yun, what are you doing here?" Two guards stopped Mu Yun outside the gate and shouted.
"Slap them!"
Two slaps rang out, and the two guards' cheeks immediately swelled up. They looked at Mu Yun with fear in their eyes.
"Is it something you should address the young clan leader by his name?" Qingshuang said coldly.
"You..."
"Get out!"
Mu Yun shouted coldly and stepped straight into the courtyard.
Inside the room, the Second Madam and Mu Qingtian sat facing each other.
"Mother, this assassination attempt was carried out by assassins we trained ourselves, and the magical weapons were selected from within the Mu family. What if Mu Yun..."
"What are you afraid of!" The Second Madam snorted coldly, looking at her youngest son, and said, "Does Mu Yun dare to directly attack my residence?"
Looking at her youngest son, the Second Madam felt somewhat discouraged.
Mu Qingtian lacked talent and magnanimity.
Compared to her eldest son, Mu Fangyu, this youngest son had no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
"I originally thought that the four of them, Feng Yu Lei Dian, with their fifth-level Spirit Aperture Realm cultivation, would be foolproof in assassinating Mu Yun, but unexpectedly, Mu Yun managed to evade them."
The Second Madam said with annoyance, "Next time, I will definitely not let him be so lucky!"
"Next time, it seems the Second Madam wants to carry out another assassination attempt!"
Just then, a mocking voice rang out, and the front door of the house was suddenly pushed open, revealing a figure outside.
Mu Yun!
"Mu Yun, what are you doing? I'm your second mother! How dare you barge into my courtyard!"
Seeing Mu Yun's sudden appearance, the second wife shouted angrily, her brows furrowed.
"Heh... Second mother? You've done a really good job as a second mother!" Only Mu Yun's cold laughter answered her. "Sent assassins to kill me, and now you dare call yourself my second mother?"
"Mu Yun, don't make baseless accusations! What evidence do you have?"
"Evidence?"
Clang, clang, clang...
Four mystic daggers appeared. Mu Yun shouted, "This is the evidence, second wife. Now that things have come to this, there's no need to hide it anymore, is there?"
Looking at the four mystic weapons on the ground, the second wife's expression changed.
However, she had, after all, been in the Mu family for over ten years, and was adept at handling people and situations.
"This mystical weapon is from the Mu family, but how can you be so sure it's from my hand?"
"Second Madam, the Mu family's Martial Pavilion has always been under your control, hasn't it?" Mu Yun chimed in. "Now, you want to wash your hands of it all."
"That's slander! Even if I control the Martial Pavilion, any of the Mu family's disciples can claim the mystical weapons inside. How can you blame me?" "
You refuse to admit it? Fine. I didn't come here today to make you confess!"
Mu Yun laughed nonchalantly. "I'm here today to demand an explanation!"
"What explanation?"
"Simple. Since I've taken four sword strikes, I must return those four blows. Mu Qingtian, come and take those four blows for me!"
"You dare!"
"Why wouldn't I dare!"
"Qing Shuang, Qing Zhi, help me bring Young Master Mu Qingtian out."
"Yes!"
As soon as the words fell, Qing Zhi and Qing Shuang flashed and appeared beside Mu Qingtian. Before Mu Qingtian could resist, they dragged him out.
"Mother...save me!"
"Mu Yun, what do you want to do?"
"What do I want? You'll find out soon enough."
"Outrageous! I will definitely report this to your father and have him revoke your status as the young clan leader." The second madam said angrily.
"Go ahead, you'd better go now, and see if Mu Qingyu will punish you or me!"
For some reason, seeing Mu Yun's murderous eyes, the second madam suddenly froze and became at a loss.
She suddenly felt that the young clan leader in front of her did not seem as calm as he appeared.
"What exactly do you want to do?"
"Just watch!"
They dragged Mu Qingtian into the courtyard, and Qingzhi and Qingshuang tied him to the wall, rendering him unable to move.
Mu Yun took out a black cloth, blindfolded himself, and said, "Qingzhi, Qingshuang, you two are here to interfere with my judgment. I only need to throw four daggers; as for which part of Young Master Tian they will pierce, that's all up to luck."
"Mu Yun..."
"Oh, right, keep an eye on Second Madam. Don't let her disturb me, otherwise she might stab Young Master Tian to death with one sword, which would be terrible!"
"Yes!"
Blinded, Mu Yun gripped the four daggers tightly in his hands. Qingzhi kept a close eye on Second Madam, while Qingshuang dispersed her true energy to confuse Mu Yun's judgment.
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh…*
In an instant, four daggers were thrown out.
*Thud thud thud...
* Four sharp, piercing sounds rang out as the four daggers accurately struck Mu Qingtian's hands and feet.
A scream of agony erupted.
"Mu Yun..."
Removing his blindfold, Mu Yun looked at Mu Qingtian's limbs riddled with daggers and lamented, "Not a single sword strike hit a vital spot! A miscalculation!"
Turning to the Second Madam, Mu Yun replied, "Second Madam, I keep my word. Here are the four daggers back!"
"But next time, perhaps Mu Qingtian won't be so lucky."
Having achieved his goal, Mu Yun turned and left with a flourish.
Inside the courtyard, a pig-like scream echoed.
"Young Master, you're just letting Mu Qingtian go like that?" Qingzhi asked, puzzled, looking at the smile on Mu Yun's face.
"Since this second wife is so openly trying to harm me, it shows she was confident of success and didn't expect things to go wrong."
"However, being so careless shows she lacks patience and insight. She's no match for me, so a lesson is enough." Mu Yun said confidently. "If I really killed Mu Qingtian, your boss would smash me into mincemeat. After all, Mu Qingtian is his son."
Boss!
Hearing this title, Qingzhi and Qingshuang lowered their heads.
That's right, they were sent by Mu Qingyu to protect Mu Yun, so their boss was Mu Qingyu.
On one hand, they were to protect Mu Yun; on the other hand, they were to monitor him and prevent him from doing anything out of line.
"Oh, right, that Lin Xianyu, find out when and where he frequents. I need to talk to him!"
Talk?
"Young Clan Leader, Lin Xianyu's
veins and flesh have been stripped away; he's a cripple. What do you want to talk to him about?"
"A cripple?"
Mu Yun sneered. "Don't you know that I, the Young Master, possess a heaven-defying ability to turn trash into treasure? I was once a cripple myself!"
Night fell in the Second Madam's courtyard.
On the bed, Mu Qingtian lay sprawled, his limbs wrapped in bandages, his face deathly pale.
The Second Madam sat beside him, her eyes red and swollen.
"Tian'er, it's all my fault. I never thought Mu Yun would dare to act so recklessly. When your father comes out, I'll make him pay."
The Second Madam said viciously, "Next time, I'll never let him have such good luck again."
"Mother..."
Mu Qingtian cried, "Mother, I always felt that Mu Yun was terrifying. He really is terrifying. Since he's going to take the position of Young Clan Leader, let him take it. It's good that the Mu family can be led to glory by him!"
"You scoundrel!"
The Second Madam's face turned cold, and she shouted, "What do you know? The position of Young Clan Leader belongs to your eldest brother. Only Fang Yu is the Young Clan Leader. Mu Yun is not worthy!"
"I think you're the scoundrel!"
Suddenly, a figure appeared in the room.
Mu Qingyu was dressed in a blue robe, looking elegant.
"Second son, you've really made something of yourself. You even want to kill the young clan leader I chose?" Mu Qingyu frowned. "You're not as insightful about this as Tian'er."
"Do you know why Yun'er didn't just kill Tian'er today? It's because he considered my feelings, my feelings as his father." "Let me
tell you the truth, Yun'er was forced back to be the young clan leader. If you ever have any disloyal thoughts again, don't think that just because you have the Kong family behind you, even if it's the royal family, I'll still cripple you."
The Kong family is also a famous family in the Southern Cloud Empire, but its status is not as high as the four great families. The Second Madam is from the Kong family.
"Clan leader..."
"This is a Bone-Regenerating Pill. Give it to Tian'er!" Mu Qingyu walked to the bedside, looked at his son on the bed, and said, "I owe Yun'er, so I'm making it up to him. Now, the Mu family is under my control. It wasn't easy for the Mu family to go from division to unity. Anyone who wants to disrupt it is my enemy, understand?"
"I... understand!"
In the end, the Second Madam lowered her head and said no more.
Mu Qingyu is the pillar of the Mu family.
If Mu Qingyu were gone, the Mu family would collapse and could no longer be one of the four great families.
Therefore, even the Second Madam would never dare to disobey Mu Qingyu.
After saying this, Mu Qingyu left the courtyard, turning back to say, "Don't leave the Mu residence for the next few months. Take a good rest!"
What?!
Upon hearing this, the Second Madam was dumbfounded.