In fact, by this moment, Wandong had completely forgiven Ling Xiongqi. He understood that if he and Ling Xiongqi switched positions, he would make the same choice as him in that situation. There was no other reason, just because the only choice before Ling Xiongqi was this.
Making a huge bet on the life and death of the entire family can only be made by those bastard family heads who are totally irresponsible.
Taking a long breath, Ling Xiongqi stabilized his emotions and said in a concentrated voice, "Xiongqi still has something unclear. I hope Mr. Mu can make me understand!"
"Death? Brother, where did you go..." Hearing that Ling Xiongqi even spoke about life and death, Ling Tianhou immediately became anxious and said hurriedly. Ling Feichou couldn't help but panic, and his expression changed drastically.
Ling Xiongqi ignored him and stared at Mu Tiannan as firmly as iron.
Looking at Ling Xiongqi's eyes like this, Mu Tiannan couldn't help but feel a little beat in his heart. Although he was angry that Ling Xiongqi had surrendered to the Ninth Five Clan, and at the same time wanted to help Luo Xiao and the others, he had absolutely no intention of doing anything to Ling Xiongqi. However, Ling Xiongqi's attitude seems to be...
Mu Tiannan realized that he might have gone too far, and he looked a little embarrassed. He coughed lightly, no longer as harsh as before, and said in a deep voice, "Go ahead."
Ling Xiongqi pointed at Luo Xiao and the others, without mincing words, he opened his mouth and said, "I would like to ask Mr. Mu, who are these young people to you?"
"Them? They are all my friends and friends of my Mu family!" Mu Tiannan said simply without any hesitation.
"What about me, Ling Xiongqi?" Ling Xiongqi asked immediately.
This questioning made Mu Tiannan hesitate. His relationship with Ling Xiongqi obviously could not be called friends. Logically speaking, their relationship should be that of elders and younger generations. Over the years, Mu Tiannan has indeed taught Ling Xiongqi as if he were his own son. But at this time, saying that he is Ling Xiongqi's elder, wouldn't it make Ling Xiongqi look bad? You know, he said before that he was friends with young people like Luo Xiao, but when he came to Ling Xiongqi, he became an elder. Wouldn't that make Ling Xiongqi a generation shorter than Luo Xiao and the others
Seeing that Mu Tiannan was silent for a long time, Ling Xiongqi couldn't help but feel a touch of disappointment in his eyes, and he laughed self-deprecatingly, "Mr. Mu, there is no need for you to be embarrassed. I have said it before, the Mu family is my Ling family." "Master, then I, Ling Xiongqi, will naturally be your slave!"
"Then... that can't be said. In fact, I..."
At this time, not to mention Mu Tiannan, even outsiders like Luo Xiao could hear the infinite disappointment and loneliness in Ling Xiongqi's self-deprecating laughter. Xiao Lang even thought of his own family from Ling Xiongqi, and there was some resonance in his heart.
For hundreds of years, the second-grade family has been attached to the first-grade family. Although no one will tell it, in fact, aren't they just their slaves? No matter how good the relationship is, this point is deep in the bones and will never change!
Before Mu Tiannan could finish speaking, Ling Xiongqi continued, "In my eyes, Ling Xiongqi, the Mu family is heaven, and the 95th family is also heaven, but the heavens and heavens are not the same. The Mu family It is the God in my heart. I, Ling Xiongqi, have been in awe of the Mu family since I was sensible. If the Mu family wants me, Ling Xiongqi, to die, I, Ling Xiongqi, will never die even if I am ninth level. A complaint. But the Jiuwu family is just a piece of sky above my head, never in my heart! Even though I know that facing the Jiuwu family, I, Ling Xiongqi, will be wiped out, but as long as the Mu family says a word, I won't. There will never be a moment of hesitation! If Mr. Mu thinks that I, Ling Xiongqi, have deceived the Mu family and have evil intentions, I, Ling Xiongqi, can make it clear by dying! But before I die, I must make it clear that I don't know this. Young people are your friends and friends of the Mu family. If I knew, even if I was slapped to death by Jiuwu Huikong, I would never drive them out of the Ling family! "
If Ling Xiongqi's previous words were just loud and clear, then these words now have shocking power! This is simply Ling Xiongqi’s cry from the heart, reaching people’s hearts!
This iron-clad man's loyalty to the Mu family is definitely a lesson to the world!
"Senior Mu, Second Master, Third Master, please don't blame me!" After Ling Xiongqi's words, Xu Rizong knelt down in tears and said with tears, "Actually, I don't want to drive Luo Xiao and the others away. It is really out of helplessness! Now that the Taoist catastrophe is approaching, the three major first-class families can only successfully survive the catastrophe by uniting together. The head of the Mu family has sent orders to the uncle several times, asking him to maintain good relations with the other two major families. Don't let a small loss lead to messing up the overall situation. This is why I had to... "
With that said, Xu Rizong hurriedly came to Luo Xiao and said repeatedly, "Master Luo Xiao, I really have no choice but to ask you to say something to Senior Mu and stop blaming our uncle!"
"This..." Luo Xiao had already forgiven him after hearing Ling Xiongqi's inner voice just now. Now that Xu Rizong revealed the inside story, Luo Xiao had no reason to complain about Ling Xiongqi. So he turned to look at Wandong, wanting to let Wandong make an idea.
But before Wandong could say anything, Ling Xiongqi rushed to say, "Xu Rizong, no matter what you say, I have offended Mr. Mu's friend. I cannot escape the blame, so don't say anything else!" After that, Ling Xiong Qi looked at Ling Tianhou again and said, "Second brother, I am really happy to see that you escaped from the Tiansha Valley safely. Now that you are back, just in time, I announce that from now on, I will pass on the position of head of the family to you. From now on, you are the head of my Ling family!"
"Ah? Brother, what are you doing?" Ling Tianhou was a little confused.
Ling Xiongqi ignored him and knelt down on one knee towards Ling Tianhou, shouting loudly, "Ling Xiongqi joins the family as head!"
"Brother, you... aren't you trying to kill me!?" Ling Tianhou couldn't let Ling Xiongqi kowtow to him, so he hurriedly stopped him.
But Ling Xiongqi seemed determined and used all his strength. Ling Tianhou couldn't stop him and shouted anxiously at Ling Feichou, "Third brother, what are you doing standing there? Come help me up!"
Anyone could see that Ling Xiongqi was really angry, and at the same time hurt, so much so that he felt a little discouraged. Ling Feiqiu never dreamed that things would develop to this point. He rushed over and said repeatedly, "Brother, my good brother, don't be like this. It was the younger brothers who were wrong. Can't you apologize to me? Really?" No, just give us a good beating, the harder it is, the better! I beg you, get up quickly!”
No matter what Ling Feichou said, the spittle flew everywhere, but Ling Xiongqi ignored it and just kowtowed to Ling Tianhou three times before standing up. After standing up, Ling Xiongqi didn't even look at Ling Tianhou and Ling Feichou, but directly turned his gaze to Mu Tiannan and said, "Mr. Mu, Ling Xiongqi is blind and has made your friend suffer injustice and committed a crime." It’s such a big sin that it’s not a pity to die! Please punish me!”
"Boss, it's actually nothing. Hasn't Yang De recovered from his condition? I think we can just forget about it, right?"
Luo Xiao couldn't bear it anymore and hurriedly whispered to Wandong.
Wan Dong smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "Haven't you seen it yet? What's going on now has nothing to do with you and me. It's Ling Xiongqi who feels he has been wronged by Mr. Mu and is frustrated!"
"Downhearted? Then... how can that be done? Once this person becomes discouraged, he will completely lose his fighting spirit and passion. This is the most important thing for a monk who goes against the will of heaven." Luo Xiao became more and more anxious.
Wandong also frowned, Luo Xiao was right! Ling Xiongqi's situation at this time was even more serious than Wang Yangde's.
Wang Yangde was poisoned, and although the antidote was very rare, he could always find it. But Ling Xiongqi's poison was in his heart, and there was no cure except for himself!
Even Luo Xiao was aware of this, and Mu Tiannan would not fail to realize it. His white eyebrows were already wrinkled, and his expression was more solemn than ever before!
After being silent for a long time, Mu Tiannan finally coughed and said, "Xiongqi, although I'm a little angry at what you did, I'm not going to kill you. I see this..."
With Mu Tiannan's identity, saying such words is already a sign of submission. But this is obviously not enough for Ling Xiongqi.
"Thank you, Mr. Mu, for not killing me! From now on, I will go back and think about my mistakes!"
Mu Tiannan was thinking about how he could stop Ling Xiongqi from being wronged without losing face, but before he could think about it, Ling Xiongqi stood up and bowed to Mu Tiannan. Then he turned around and left in large strides.
"Xiongqi!" Mu Tiannan hurriedly opened his mouth and shouted, but Ling Xiongqi seemed not to hear him and didn't even look back. In response to the obstruction of Ling Tianhou and Ling Feichou, they directly broke through.
"This... this stubborn donkey!"
Seeing Ling Xiongqi disappear, Mu Tiannan stamped his feet in annoyance.
Ling Tianhou came over with a bitter and anxious expression and said, "Mr. Mu, what should we do? It seems that my eldest brother is really sad!"
Mu Tiannan clicked his tongue and said, "Do you think I can't see it? This... How did this happen? Tell me, I didn't say anything too extreme just now, right?"
Seeing everyone's silence, Ling Tianhou couldn't help feeling embarrassed, coughed, and said, "Even if I said something outrageous, who of you doesn't know my temper? It's been like this for decades, and I can't change it! Then!" Boss Ling is serious, why do you have to take it personally? He... he could just think I'm farting!"
"Mr. Mu, don't talk about this anymore. Think about it quickly. Is there any good solution?" Ling Tianhou was so worried that he pulled his hair straight.
Mu Tiannan sighed and said, "What can I do? A heart ailment requires heart medicine! If it doesn't work, I will apologize to him in person and ask him to beat me. This should finally eliminate the grievances in his heart." Right?" (To be continued)