If the host treats me with courtesy, I will naturally respond in kind— even if they are an enemy, I will still maintain a polite facade.
But Mu Tianzhou poisoned me the moment we met.
Such a move is truly base and petty.
“I’ll let the matter of poisoning the tea slide for now,” I looked down at Mu Tianzhou, “but who do you think you are? What right do you have to speak on behalf of the Mu Family to me, the Qilins Master?!”
This arrogant tone was completely beyond Mu Tianzhou’s expectations.
Whenever anyone mentions the Qilins Master, the first thing that comes to mind is an image of a “cultured and refined gentleman, modest and courteous, elegant and amiable.”
After all, that’s what the legends say.
It’s easy for stereotypes to form.
But seeing this person in reality… they’re actually a bit too “elegant and amiable.”
This threw Mu Tianzhou off for a moment, disrupting his train of thought, and he lost the initiative in the negotiation, unable to steer its direction.
Mu Tianzhou forced down his anger. “My qualifications were granted by the Family Head. Please show some respect.”
“The Mu Family Head? The old undead who drove out the direct bloodline with underhanded tricks and usurped the position?!” I spared no effort in my words. “And you all still recognize someone like that as your head? What kind of trash is the Mu Family made of? Blind, are you?”
“Enough!” Mu Tianzhou slammed the table and stood up in anger. “You’re an outsider! You have no right to comment on Mu Family affairs! I came here with goodwill, but if this is your attitude, don’t think just because you’re the Qilins Master you can—”
“Don’t think just because I’m the Qilins Master I won’t get killed? Just like you all tried to kill her? Wow, what an impressive show of force from you, Mr. Mu~”
“You bratty little girl, still wet behind the ears! Don’t think just because you’re an immature Qilins Master— even if you were one of the world’s top ten Legendary Masters, in our Mu Family’s eyes, you’re still nothing!”
Being talked down to by a little kid repeatedly, Mu Tianzhou could no longer hold back.
This concerned the Mu Family’s dignity and the Family Head’s position—he absolutely couldn’t ignore such provocation.
“What do you think, Future Family Head?” I turned to look at Cluru.
“…You’re really not afraid of getting beaten to death, huh.” Cluru gave a wry smile. “He’s not lying, you know. He really might kill you right here.”
“As long as it feels good.”
For cultivators, breaking your opponent’s Dao Heart before a fight is a required skill.
If it’s time to taunt, then taunt—you have to mess up your opponent’s mindset first, throw them into confusion.
If you start too late, you might get countered first.
“Since you all are seeking death, I won’t be polite anymore.”
Mu Tianzhou waved his hand.
Shua shua shua—countless men in black immediately blocked every exit.
Honestly speaking, right now I can’t beat them.
My spiritual energy hasn’t fully recovered yet.
If they’re willing to kill me, I’m willing to die.
However, Cluru had another plan.
Faced with the encirclement, she spoke slowly and calmly, “If you kill us, you’ll never find Mu Qingyou again.”
Mu Tianzhou sneered. “Find? No need. Aren’t you Mu Qingyou? My pitiful young miss.”
“…Is your intelligence on par with a gorilla? How old was Mu Qingyou when she left home?”
“Twelve.”
“How old am I?”
“…”
It was obvious—the girl before him was still far from adulthood.
“Mu Qingyou disappeared from home years ago. Even if you were a gorilla, you wouldn’t mistake me for Mu Qingyou, right?”
“Impossible!” Mu Tianzhou became anxious. “That octopus is Mu Qingyou’s unique Immortal Spirit—one of a kind in the world!”
“Idiot, have you never heard of Immortal Spirit inheritance?”
“…”
That explanation was actually reasonable.
A child’s Immortal Spirit has a high chance of being inherited from the parents. If one of the parents has a little octopus as their Immortal Spirit, the child is very likely to have a little octopus too.
“So… you’re Mu Qingyou’s daughter? Then who’s your father?”
“My father is Yunxian.”
“Yunxian?” Mu Tianzhou had only a vague impression of that name.
“The one you all nearly ran over back then, used as a pawn to murder the former Family Head, and then abandoned—Yunxian!” Cluru said through gritted teeth.
She seemed even angrier than I was.
“Also!” Cluru declared proudly, “The Qilins Master standing before you is actually my biological younger sister… and her real father is Yunxian!”
“What?!”
If Cluru’s Immortal Spirit was inherited from her ‘mother’, Mu Qingyou…
Then this Yun Luoxian’s Qilin, wouldn’t that mean it’s also very likely inherited from…
That little loser Yunxian, who was used as a discard and almost lost his life?!
“That’s right, my father Yunxian is also a Qilins Master,” Cluru was getting more and more into her story, her tone intense. “You bunch of idiots, you chose his older brother to carry out your plan, even let him marry into the family, never realizing…
The one you all treated as a sacrifice was the true genius! In the face of a true Legendary Qilin, what does a Quasi-Legendary Flood Dragon amount to?! That pathetic Flood Dragon is just a long-horned snake—it’s still a hundred thousand miles away from being a True Dragon!”
It was all too much— Mu Tianzhou was completely stunned.
He collapsed onto the sofa.
So, at this moment, there were two Qilins Masters who hated the Mu Family to the bone? And one of them might be the adult Master Yunxian, who had been dormant for seventeen years, with unfathomable strength?!
“I advise you to let us go right now!”
I jumped up on the sofa too, using my little body to keep up the taunting. “Or else, when my dad shows up, he’ll chop all of you down! He’s ruthless!
Wang’s Treasury is stuffed with tens of thousands of bottles of Bai Caoku!
He’ll wipe out your family, people and grass alike, in minutes! He’ll even dig up your earthworms and cut them in half!”
“…”
My words were quite intimidating—the surrounding gardeners began to tremble in fear.
Mu Tianzhou was at a loss, falling into confusion.
And just at that moment, the gatekeeper came rushing in, panicked:
“Young master! Something bad’s happened! Someone’s forcing their way through the main gate!”
“You can’t even guard the main gate! What use are you!” Mu Tianzhou vented all his anger on his subordinates. “Today, I want to see exactly who dares to break into my Mu Family estate… Boy, who are these people?”
“Police.”
“Then it’s fine.”
The Law Enforcement Officers arrived in riot armored vehicles, smashing their way through.
In this era where Immortal Spirits are the main force of combat, only Law Enforcement Officers still maintain the deterrence of hot weapons… oh, and Bi Fang, too.
.
No one knew when, but dense red dots had appeared on Mu Tianzhou’s forehead.
The red glow even covered up how ugly Mu Tianzhou’s face looked:
“I don’t believe you dare lay a hand on me. You broke into private property—the Mu Family will remember this.”
“Broke in? No, we received a kidnapping report.”
The woman in the lead was very familiar to me.
Elite Squad of the Sian Office, current Squad Leader, the cool and capable black-stockinged ice-queen— Mu Ling.
She’s in charge of Qilins Master abduction cases.
“Are you two alright?” Mu Ling grabbed Cluru and me, quickly hauling us into the riot vehicle.
I thought for a moment.
“Ow, ow!” I suddenly flopped to the ground, clutching my stomach and rolling around desperately. “There was poison in the tea! They tried to murder me!”
??? Weren’t you the one who didn’t even drink any?!
Mu Tianzhou stared, dumbfounded.
Such acting.
What a waste not to play soccer.