Chapter 29: What a Pair of Scoundrels
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell into dead silence. Mu Xiaoran’s aged face flushed with humiliation, while Mo Xiao quietly stepped back.
"My old friend, my apologies," Mo Xiao said with faint regret. This method wasn’t something a Foundation Establishment cultivator could perform, it required a powerhouse of a much higher level.
"You disgrace!" Mu Xiaoran's expression was exceptionally grim.
Mu Xiaolin, seeing their reactions, suddenly realized it had all been a setup. "You... you all... actually conspired to trap me?" His voice trembled with indignation.
Mu Lichuan curled his lips into a faint, mocking smile. "Little brother, this isn’t such a big deal. If you just explain the whole story, I’m sure everyone here will be reasonable."
Had he admitted it earlier, the matter could have been resolved privately. But now that the patriarchs of both families were involved, things were no longer simple. Mu Xiaolin’s standing in the Mu family was bound to plummet.
"Mu Lichuan! It’s all your fault! Everything is your fault!" Mu Xiaolin redirected all his hatred toward Mu Lichuan.
In his eyes, if Mu Lichuan hadn’t oppressed and ignored him, he wouldn’t have been driven to take such risks—only to end up trapping himself.
Originally, he had wanted to capture a lustful ghost, but the spirit’s techniques were too strong. By sheer misfortune, he ended up redirecting it onto a girl who, to his shock, turned out to be from the Mo family.
"You dare talk back?!" Mu Xiaoran lashed out with a surge of energy, sending Mu Xiaolin skidding several meters across the floor. With a thud, he spat blood, clearly suffering internal injuries.
Bai Ping rushed to embrace her son, sobbing. "Master, Master, Xiaolin knows he was wrong! He just wanted your attention!" She frantically wiped the blood from his lips, tears streaming down her face.
Mu Changnian’s expression darkened like soot. Just moments ago, he had thought his son was a genius, only to realize this "genius" had schemed against his elder brother and even dragged the Mo family into it.
"You disgrace! Disgrace!" Mu Changnian roared, though he knew he still had to clean up his younger son’s mess.
Mu Xiaolin’s face was pale, but his eyes burned with venom. "I’m not wrong! I just wanted the Mu family to acknowledge me!"
"Fellow Daoist Mo, on behalf of the Mu family, I apologize." As a cultivator, for Mu Xiaoran to lower himself like this spoke volumes about his remorse.
Mo Xiao shook his head slightly. "This is a matter between juniors. Let them resolve it themselves." Now that the truth was out, he clearly wanted no further involvement.
Hearing this, Mu Changnian finally relaxed. In a hoarse voice, he said, "Patriarch Mo, since this was my second son’s doing, let him marry your daughter as compensation."
Mo Xiangxiong glanced at his daughter, but Mo Shanshan immediately protested. "My purity was ruined, and you think letting him marry me is letting him off easy?"
"Then what does Miss Mo suggest?" Mu Changnian fixed his gaze on her.
"Death..." Mo Shanshan spat through gritted teeth.
"You- what a vicious woman! You’re not even dead, just 'lost your purity,' and you want me to die?" Mu Xiaolin knew when to yield. "I was cultivating for self-improvement, while you were trying to harm my elder brother." He was clearly shifting the blame onto Mu Lichuan.
"Tell me, does a girl who schemes against our Mu family even deserve to be a Mu daughter-in-law?"
The moment these words left his mouth, the Mo family patriarch’s face twisted in fury. Truthfully, he knew his daughter had brought this upon herself.
"Father, right? Wasn’t she raising that ghost to target my brother?" Mu Xiaolin knew his only protector now was his father.
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