Mu Daoping is just a deacon of the Mu family.
Seeing the teacup coming at him, he couldn't dodge it due to his low skills. Even if he could dodge it, he wouldn't dare...
With a loud bang, the teacup hit his waist hard, causing him to squat like a shrimp and groan in pain...
"Okay, Fourth Elder, don't be so angry. No one expected the situation to turn out like this. This matter... is not Daoping's fault."
An elder tried to persuade him, and the elder snorted and turned away. Seeing this, Mu Daoping knelt down to thank him, but the elder waved his hand without even looking at him. Instead, he looked towards the head of the family and said, "Head, at this point, we can't let that little girl go on making trouble! We must bring her back immediately!"
As soon as this was said, there was a chorus of seconding voices in the room, but there were also voices of opposition: "Liu Ling is very favored in the Chu family, and maybe in the future he will have the opportunity to become the wife of the Chu family's wife. Is it really okay for us to do this?"
Hearing this, a great elder sneered, "There is still a future? Regardless of other things, if that prodigal son wants to challenge Mu Xin at the Tongxuan realm, he will definitely lose ten times out of ten! It will be a question whether he can be alive by then! This person... does not have the word 'future' at all!"
After these words fell, the person who originally opposed was silent for a moment, and then refuted again, but this time his voice was much softer: "What about Qin Yun? Rumor has it that he has a terminal illness and will not live past the age of 20!"
"Hmph... The Seven Sons of the Great Zhou have great magical powers. How could you predict their methods? How could that prodigal son predict them? Patriarch! Don't hesitate. We should take Mu Liuling back immediately and send him to Master Qin Yun to make amends. Otherwise... Otherwise, I'm afraid that disaster will befall us and it will be too late to regret!"
"Yes, Patriarch, we have had contact with the Qin family too many times before, the Chu family cannot be unaware of it! It is unwise to be indecisive, we must make a decision early!"
Hearing the commotion, Mu Hongyi, the head of the Mu family, frowned slightly, put his hands together, and said, "Elders, please be patient. This matter has already been decided by the head of the family."
As he spoke, he took out a letter and said, "This is a handwritten letter from Lord Mu Xin to the head of this family. Elders, please take a look..."
Mu Hongyi passed the letter around, and after reading it, several elders who "agreed to forcibly bring Mu Liuling back" all had their eyes light up and nodded, and there was a burst of praise in the room.
"Great, great..."
"As expected of one of the Seven Sons of the Great Zhou... It turns out that he had a plan long ago..."
"Multiple crushes, an outsider's game, this time, Chu Tianxiao and his Chu family don't have the slightest chance of winning!"
"It was already a sure win, but Lord Mu Xin actually made all these back-up plans... Now that I think about it, how stupid and impulsive that prodigal son Chu Tianxiao was. He underestimated the enemy and was careless. He will definitely lose this time!"
"Master, the situation is clear!"
"That's right, Patriarch, we can make our move now! Back then, people said that Young Master Qin Yun had the appearance of a man of great fortune. Now it seems that it is indeed true! Good deeds bring many supporters!"
After reading the letter, the elders of the Mu family who were originally against it also fell silent. They opposed it before, of course, not for Mu Liuling’s sake, but because they were trying to curry favor with someone else and share the benefits with someone different... Now that they see that the "big situation" is completely against the Chu family, of course they won't say a word...
But suddenly, someone, perhaps out of sympathy or something, sighed and said, "But doing this will really make Liu Ling suffer..."
After this sentence was spoken, everyone in the room fell silent. They naturally knew that if they really did what was written in the letter from Mu Xin, then Mu Liuling's fate would most likely be as mentioned in the letter - "being tortured day and night, reduced to skin and bones", and his life would definitely be worse than death...
However, at this moment, Mu Daoping, who had been kneeling on the ground, suddenly stood up, his face flushed with excitement, as if he was about to seize the most critical opportunity in his life. He said quickly: "Elders! The overall situation is more important! I raised Liu Ling, I know her temper, I believe... I believe she will agree to this!"
Although this was clearly a shameless lie, the people present just felt embarrassed suddenly, and it was not as if they really had a change of heart... Upon hearing this, the elders looked at each other, and then, voices began to be heard.
“…sacrifice the small self and care for the greater self.”
"The interests of the family are the most important. It's just Mu Liuling. Why would you be reluctant to give him up..."
"The tablets of our Mu family ancestors are in front of us, and the heroic spirits are not far away. How can we, the younger generation, hesitate to move forward!"
"Mu Liuling is not a core member of our Mu family..."
"That's right. Mu Liuling ran away from home and is no longer a member of our Mu family! What happens to her has nothing to do with us."
"I wonder if Master Qin Yun has really calmed down like this? Otherwise, how about we select a few more women and send them over together? Maybe we can use this incident to help my daughter from the Mu family take the throne..."
As soon as the last sentence was spoken, the eyes of many elders in the field suddenly turned green, just like hungry wolves seeing food. The so-called compassion they had previously felt was thrown out of their minds, and there was a burst of noise at that moment.
“Second!”
"That's a very good thing to say. I have a niece who is not bad looking and talented. She is not inferior to Mu Liuling at all. She can be selected..."
There was a lot of commotion in the field. After the division was completed, many people showed a satisfied look and looked at Mu Hongyi, waiting for his final decision.
Mu Hongyi was very satisfied with everyone's performance. He nodded and said, "Since everyone agrees, then this family head will make a decision... This time, our Mu family will fully cooperate with Master Mu Xin's plan and take the lead!"
"Mu Ming, Mu Zhe!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two young men stood up and lowered their heads to listen to Mu Hongyi say, "You two, ride on the Fire Eagle and rush to Kyoto to bring Mu Liuling back."
The two nodded immediately, but their hands began to tremble unconsciously - that was the Fire Eagle, a beast that the Mu family would only use when facing a critical moment! Being able to ride it was a great honor for the two people in the Mu family.
only…
Mu Ming was quick-witted and soon revealed a hint of difficulty: "Patriarch... Mu Liuling is now relying on the prodigal son of the Chu family. We... we are cousins, and we don't usually care about that little girl. This, this is not a big relationship... What if she doesn't come back with us?"
"Lie first, if you can't lie..." Mu Hongyi raised a cold smile, then turned around, bowed respectfully to the ancestral tablets, and murmured: "The ancestors of the Mu family are here... Today, Mu Liuling is not a good wife, does not respect the ancestral teachings, privately canceled the engagement and put our Mu family in danger. She is unfaithful and unfilial... I hereby report to the ancestors and expel her... from the Mu family!"
As he said this, he took out something like a letter from his arms, and brushed it over the incense burner. A mark appeared on it, and then he turned around and handed it to Mu Ming, saying coldly: "Since we have decided to send other proud girls to Master Qin Yun, there is no need for Mu Liuling to be a member of my Mu family anymore... You take this thing, and if Mu Liuling refuses to come back, then read it out on the spot!"
"She wants to die, don't drag our Mu family into it!"
Hearing this, Mu Ming nodded heavily, took the item, and said repeatedly: "The master is really wise!"
Mu Zhe who was beside him spoke in the same way, even flattering him.
Although Mu Hongyi knew it, he was somewhat pleased. He smiled and said, "Go, the sooner the better!"
…
That night, after seeing off the guests, Chu Tianxiao returned to his room, sat quietly in his bedroom, and turned on the Big Spendthrift System.
"Current amount lost: 32,800,000."
Chu Tianxiao looked at the interface and muttered, "I kind of regret why I picked out the hidden trouble in the first place. If I don't spend 100 million, more than 30 million is simply not enough!"
"Oh... Never mind, let's use up the lottery first, smash it all!"
Following Chu Tianxiao's command, the turntable spun rapidly, and soon, it landed on something...
"What the hell? This is a good thing. Is your luck going to change soon?"
Chu Tianxiao looked at what he had drawn, his brows furrowed...
“… This thing is interesting… Hmm, let me think about it…”