"you!"

Qiao Chuting was so angry at Qiao Suinian that she wanted to grind her teeth, but she couldn't do anything about it. She wasn't stupid enough to want to die with Qiao Suinian.

"What exactly do you want?!"

"Didn't I tell you? Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, so I'm bringing you and Grandpa some mooncakes." Qiao Suinian blinked.

Qiao Chuting took a deep breath and finally managed to calm her turbulent emotions.

"Let him in!"

She wanted to see what Qiao Suinian was up to. With Ouyang Mu in charge, she wasn't afraid of Qiao Suinian doing anything reckless. If Qiao Suinian dared to make a move, he would be courting death.

"Hehe, I knew it! We're all relatives, how could we hold a grudge overnight, right?" Qiao Suinian put down the gifts as soon as she entered. "Okay, the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts are here, Auntie, I'll be going now!"

Qiao Suinian turned to leave.

"etc!"

Qiao Chuting looked at Qiao Suinian with surprise and doubt.

"What on earth are you doing?"

Qiao Suinian scratched his head sheepishly, looking like an honest man.

"I told you, I'm here to deliver the Mid-Autumn Festival gift package. Once I've delivered it, I should leave, right? Okay, Auntie, don't bother seeing me off anymore. Bye-bye! Grandpa won't be happy to see me. He's never really liked me."

Qiao Suinian left without looking back, leaving Qiao Chuting completely bewildered by his sudden action.

At this moment, a chilling aura emanated from her. Qiao Chuting turned her head and saw that Ouyang Mu had appeared behind her at some point, standing straight like an ancient pine tree.

"Is this the vicious criminal you were talking about?" Ouyang Mu asked, frowning.

From the moment Qiao Suinian knocked on the door, he was ready to take action, like a tiger poised to pounce.

If Qiao Suinian dares to make the first move, he will take Qiao Suinian down directly, and then his mission will be complete.

Who knew that when Qiao Suinian arrived, he didn't even bring any weapons. He just brought a bunch of gifts, dropped them off, and left.

"Your Qiao family... are you making fun of me? I feel like this is clearly a family matter of your Qiao family." Ouyang Mu's gaze was unfriendly.

"This... Marshal Ouyang, there must be something fishy going on here!" Qiao Chuting quickly explained. "Perhaps that villain got wind of something beforehand and deliberately put on an act in front of you, Marshal..."

Before Qiao Chuting could finish explaining, Ouyang Mu interrupted her with a cold laugh.

"Are you saying that I, the dignified Marshal of the Xuanwu Army, am stationed at the Qiao family residence, and that spies can still sneak in to gather information?"

"No, no, no! That's not what I meant!" Qiao Chuting felt that the more she explained, the worse it got, but she couldn't tell Ouyang Mu the truth.

She now realized that Qiao Yi must have given her away after being captured by Qiao Suinian and couldn't withstand the torture.

"No need for further words. Now that the crisis with the villains has been resolved, I'll take my leave. Please tell Patriarch Qiao that I'm busy with military affairs and cannot stay any longer." Ouyang Mu's face turned completely cold. "Let's go!"

With the battle at the front lines in turmoil and foreign tribes eyeing them covetously, Ouyang Mu abandoned his post and rushed to the Qiao family to repay a great favor. However, the Qiao family actually asked him to handle their family affairs, which infuriated Ouyang Mu.

Looking back now, Ouyang Mudu felt that he must have been blinded by greed to get involved in such a matter.

"ridiculous!"

Ouyang Mu shook his head. Anyway, the favor had already been repaid, so let it be!

He left directly with his personal guards, no matter how much Qiao Chuting tried to persuade him to stay.

Qiao Chuting's face turned ashen. Only then did she realize why Qiao Suinian had suddenly brought so many lavish gifts to their door. This was clearly an act for Ouyang Mu!

"Giggle giggle."

Hearing the rooster crow and seeing the large rooster that Qiao Suinian had brought, Qiao Chuting was even more furious and kicked the rooster.

After kicking the chicken, Qiao Chuting saw Qiao Luan, who was sitting in a wheelchair, being pushed out.

"Marshal Ouyang is gone? What happened? Didn't he say he was going to stay at the Qiao family for three days? It's only been two and a half days!"

"Dad... Marshal Ouyang was driven away by that treacherous Qiao Suinian..." Qiao Chuting squeezed out a few tears and began to describe the situation with embellishment.

Snap!

After hearing the whole story, Qiao Luan slapped Qiao Chuting across the face.

"Useless! I thought you were capable of great things, but you're just as useless as I thought! With Ouyang Mu gone, his relationship with the Qiao family is completely severed. Don't you understand?"

Qiao Luan shouted, his hair and beard bristling, like a furious old lion.

Qiao Chuting covered her swollen face, feeling extremely wronged. If it weren't for the fact that she had too many weaknesses that couldn't be exposed, would she be so controlled by Qiao Suinian?

Although she felt wronged, Qiao Chuting dared not say anything, because she had to salvage her image in Qiao Luan's heart, otherwise the position of family head would definitely not be hers.

"Dad, although Marshal Ouyang is gone, don't worry. In the past few days, my Yuntian Pavilion has taken the opportunity to unify all the underground markets in Kyoto. From now on, the underground forces in Kyoto will only have one surname, and that is Qiao!"

A sharp glint flashed in Qiao Chuting's eyes.

"The reason why Qiao Suinian's Dingtianque was able to develop so quickly is entirely due to the nourishment of the black market. Without the black market, they are like a toothless tiger, nothing to be afraid of. In less than half a year, they will directly decline into a small force!"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Luan's expression softened somewhat. Qiao Suinian was merely an abandoned son of the Qiao family. If Qiao Suinian were to truly thrive, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to him, the current head of the family, proving that he had poor judgment?

Great families care most about their reputation; even if they are truly wrong, they will not admit it and will only perpetuate their mistakes.

"I heard that Yuntian Pavilion is controlled by an outsider named Yang Beini? You should take your power back into your own hands as soon as possible. Outsiders are ultimately not trustworthy." Qiao Luan's tone calmed down.

Qiao Chuting raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a confident smile.

"Dad! Don't worry, that Yang Beini is just a dog I raised. Since I can make her the head of Yuntian Pavilion, I can easily make her fall into the abyss!"

"Yes, that would be best."

A cold glint flashed in Qiao Luan's eyes. Qiao Suinian's existence was like a thorn stuck in his heart. If he didn't find a way to remove this thorn, he would truly be restless!