It was said that Master Li Shenshao, wielding a cleaver, was heading straight for the Mu Family Manor.
If it weren’t for the Daoist Child desperately pulling at his arm, Li Shenshao would have definitely chopped that pair of mother and daughter with his own hands today.
But although the Daoist Child could hold back Li Shenshao’s body, it couldn’t hold back his soul.
Once again, Li Shenshao connected to the mother and daughter’s consciousness.
[Daoist! Master Li Shenshao, please save us!] The cousin’s daughter sobbed and pleaded.
“Bah!” Li Shenshao spat on the spot. “I’m not here to save your old lady’s watermelon, pineapple, or pomelo. I’m here to finish the job! I want to see with my own eyes how the two of you die.”
[???]
What does that mean? Has the Daoist gone mad?
[I’ve wired you ten billion remittance! Ten billion! What are you doing, Daoist Li?] The cousin’s daughter was hysterical. [Are you going to betray us and break your contract? Please save us!]
“Bah! Today I’m breaking the contract. What are you going to do to this Daoist? Not only will I break the contract, I’m going to transfer your dirty money to the people who harmed you! Eh~ I’m just playing~! Are you mad or not?”
That was genuinely maddening.
The mother and daughter were nearly at the end of their rope. They watched helplessly as their own kin within the Mu Family were slaughtered indiscriminately.
They were effectively cutting down their own retainers by hand.
Seeing years of their family business reduced to ashes was far more painful than death itself.
Their only hope was Li Daoist. Master Li Shenshao was the only one who could connect to their minds and help suppress the Curse.
But… this Daoist had turned traitor!
Now, they were truly calling to heaven and earth in vain.
In this vast world, there was no one to help in their despair, their souls nearly shattered and collapsing.
*
“Let’s go. The show ends here.”
The mother and daughter’s reactions exceeded my expectations.
The Curse I placed on them deepened the hatred most in those closest to them.
That was why the first to be eliminated were those Mu Family retainers closest to the current family head and their own branch.
Yun Muchen’s uprising alone had killed at least seven Mu Family elites—these were titans ruling over commerce and politics.
This time, the Mu Family’s vitality was severely wounded.
“The old man can’t handle it. There are too many guards at the birthday banquet… but letting him live is more satisfying than killing him.”
Elder Mu cared deeply about the Mu Family business. He valued the clan’s wealth and power over feelings and kinship.
If that’s the case, then let him watch.
Watch as the Mu Family, forged through all his sacrifices, collapses!
No need to kill him; he will spend the rest of his life dying from grief.
“He’s almost furious enough to die now.” Cluru covered her mouth, laughing so hard she was trembling.
The old man was both angry and scared, clutching his chest and gasping like a man about to have a heart attack.
“He’s getting angry too soon. Let’s save up our big moves for a couple of days, then finish him off in one go.”
“Good~”
After speaking, I wrapped my arm around Cluru’s shoulders, laughing softly as we left.
“Stop!”
Suddenly, a roar came from behind.
Elder Mu, trembling and leaning on his cane with the help of guards, glared furiously at Cluru and me.
To be precise, his gaze fixed on “Mu Qingyou.”
“Qingyou! Is this chaos your doing?!” Elder Mu ground his teeth, hatred burning in his eyes as he stared at Cluru.
I didn’t steal the spotlight. Today was Cluru’s stage, so this question was hers to answer.
If she said “Yes, we did it,” then I’d back her openly—what’s there to hide?
“My dear grandpa~” Cluru didn’t bother to look back, just raised her face to the sky with a mocking smile. “Even framing someone requires evidence. Where’s yours?”
“It’s been seventeen years since you came back! The moment you returned, the family went to hell. If not you, then who?” The old man shouted angrily.
“You really are adorably naive. Years ago, you kicked me out of the Mu Family without reason, and now you want to use that same logic to pin crimes on me?”
The old man’s face was full of suspicion. “Then… it wasn’t you?”
“No, this time it really was me.”
“……”
Cluru’s smirk grew wider as she turned back and made a teasing face. “Come and bite me then.”
The old man’s throat tightened with rage. Spitting blood, he roared, “Seize them!”
“Flash Step, farewell.”
I held Cluru tightly.
One Flash Step.
“Flash Step? You think you’re the only one who can do that?” The Mu Family’s elites hurriedly Flash Stepped after us.
Two Flash Steps.
“Oh? Two steps, not bad.” Their pursuit continued.
Three Flash Steps.
“Three?!” The Mu Family pursuer’s face went pale. Though barely keeping up, they were at their limit. “Anyone who can Flash Step three times is no nobody. Who are you, sir?”
Four Flash Steps.
Watching me vanish from sight again, the Mu Family pursuer was dumbfounded.
“Four steps…… Unprecedented……”
*
Four continuous Flash Steps.
Instantly far from the Mu Family Manor, we returned to the school.
We transformed back into our original forms.
Now it was Cluru’s turn to say thank you.
“Thank you.”
“What for? I’m just settling what I owe.”
Cluru twined her fingers, her small face blooming with an unusually sweet smile.
“Since you’ve chosen to declare open war, then next, let Luo Xian’s Pharmacy completely destroy the Mu Family’s everything.”
I said, a surge of excitement swelling inside me.
“Good.” Cluru nodded.
Today’s events were just the appetizer.
Since Cluru admitted it was us who pushed Yun Muchen over the edge, the Mu Family would surely blame all losses on us.
They would no longer tolerate our actions.
Next, they would mark us as enemies the whole clan must eliminate.
They would stop at nothing to overturn the table, mobilizing the entire family’s centuries-old power base. We would witness all the resources accumulated by this massive clan.
“Next, the Sian Office will probably come looking for trouble, since you’ve admitted we’re behind several deaths.” I murmured thoughtfully.
I wasn’t blaming Cluru for her confession.
Because I knew, revenge had to be personal. The enemy must know: I fed you poison, I slaughtered your whole family. That’s how revenge tastes sweet.
It’s just that Sian Office’s interference would be troublesome.
“Luckily, you’re Cluru, not Mu Qingyou~ And I’m Yun Luo Xian, not Yunxian~~”
So~~ it’s whatever~~
Legally, there’s no filial liability; at most, we’d be questioned.
Also, they might try to kidnap me and Cluru to force “Yunxian” and “Mu Qingyou” to show themselves.
So, Cluru and I had better cling to the school’s protection.
As long as we rely on Egg University—the city’s defense center—no one can hurt us!
*
“Knock knock knock—”“Bring them out!” “Murder demands justice! Hand them over!”
I didn’t expect them to come so fast.
Cluru and I had barely enjoyed a few minutes of peace when the Mu Family’s forces stormed into the school.
They looked ready to kidnap us on the spot.
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