Chapter 30: Shameless Scoundrel
Mu Changnian turned his gaze to Mo Shanshan. "Miss Mo, may I ask why you went to the cemetery? Xiao Lin has already explained that he went to train himself, hoping to earn the Mu family's recognition. But you..." Though he left the sentence unfinished, his accusatory tone was unmistakable.
"I said I was raising a little ghost, but I never said I intended to harm Mu Lichuan!" Mo Shanshan replied, her expression slightly uneasy.
"Miss Mo, you're an ordinary person. To raise a ghost, you'd need special methods. I doubt Patriarch Mo would approve of you sneaking into a cemetery in the dead of night to capture a ghost," Mu Xiaolin retorted sharply. "The whole school, teachers and students, everyone knows about how you pursued my elder brother only to be humiliated."
"I suppose the dean called you in for questioning too?"
Though he was a transfer student, Mu Xiaolin had gathered plenty of information about the school, including how his elder brother was the top student, albeit one who was cold and unapproachable, having outright rejected the campus belle's advances.
Mo Xiangxiong couldn't help but sigh. The second young master of the Mu family had a sharp tongue. "Young Master Mu, your family isn't an occult lineage. What reason could you possibly have for going to a cemetery?" It made no sense unless they dabbled in dark arts, though so far, no demonic cultivators had been encountered.
"I went to train myself. I suppose Patriarch Mo isn’t aware that I possess a single spiritual root," Mu Xiaolin declared confidently, implying that Mo Shanshan - a mere mortal was unworthy of him.
As expected, the Mo family’s expressions darkened at his words. There was an insurmountable gap between ordinary people and cultivators.
Seeing Mu Xiaolin’s arrogance, Mu Xiaoran frowned slightly. Even if he was a rare genius, his character needed serious tempering - otherwise, he’d grow twisted and bring no benefit to the Mu family.
The truth was now clear: Mo Shanshan had gone to the cemetery intending to harm the Mu family’s eldest son and ended up provoking a lustful ghost. She had brought this upon herself.
"Second Brother, a young woman has lost her innocence because of you. Shouldn’t the Mu family take some responsibility?" Mu Lichuan spoke calmly when no one else did.
"Elder Brother, Miss Mo is your fiancee. The Mu family can’t possibly call off the engagement, so..." Mu Xiaolin trailed off meaningfully.
"You disgrace! You commit your own misdeeds and expect your elder brother to clean up after you?" Mu Changnian snapped, his face dark. If Mu Lichuan were just an ordinary man, it might be different, but he possessed Yin-Yang Eyes, a rare gift that benefited the Mu family.
Even if Mu Xiaolin had a single ice spiritual root and was a rare genius, a talent that hadn’t yet matured could easily be snuffed out in the cradle.
Mu Xiaolin stubbornly refused to argue. He was a genius, the Mu family would never let him die.
"Xiaolin won’t remain ordinary. Marrying Miss Mo would only harm her. Wouldn’t it be better for her to marry Lichuan? Even with his Yin-Yang Eyes, his cultivation is difficult. He can marry a commoner," Bai Ping whispered. "Xiaolin won’t forget Lichuan’s kindness."
"Exactly, even in death, I'm a member of the Mu family. I would never do anything to harm it," Mu Xiaolin vowed.
Mu Lichuan finally understood why Mu Xiaolin was like this, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. "Great-Grandfather, do you intend to sacrifice me for his sake?" His gaze was icy.
"What do you take me for? I’m not some object to be passed around between you Mu brothers!" Mo Shanshan, humiliated beyond endurance, turned and slammed her head into the wall.
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