Nangong Yun shoved Nangong Min aside, stood up, and said sternly.

"Nangong Min! As a man, you're crying and wailing in front of me for the sake of your children. I'm utterly disappointed in you. If Nangong Ce hadn't tried to harm Mu Jin, would you have ever intended to get them back?"

"I don't care what you thought before. Now, hide all those thoughts from me, and I'll forgive and forget about them."

"Three days from now will be the day you officially inherit the position of Sect Master of the Nangong Divine Sect and marry Bai Ling'er. Whether you agree or not, you must agree. Don't throw away the rules set by our ancestors for the sake of a woman like this! Do you understand?"

When Nangong Min heard Nangong Yun announce that he would inherit the position of sect leader and marry Bai Ling'er in three days, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

This news struck him like a bolt from the blue, catching him completely off guard. Upon realizing what had happened, he panicked and kowtowed repeatedly to Nangong Yun.

"I beg Grandmother to retract her decision! I cannot marry Ling'er. If you insist, then I will have no choice but to leave the Nangong Divine Sect."

Hearing Nangong Min's words, Nangong Yun was thunderstruck and furious. She stepped forward and swiftly raised her hand, slapping Nangong Min hard across the face.

"How dare you threaten your grandmother? You are the one who will inherit the position of sect leader of our Nangong Divine Sect! How dare you utter such treasonous words? You have always been mature and composed since childhood. When did you become so ignorant and arrogant? Could it be that Mu Jin instigated you behind the scenes?"

Nangong Min quickly shook his head in denial: "Ah Jin didn't, these are all my own thoughts."

Nangong Yun, however, did not believe it. She was convinced that her obedient grandson had become like this because of Mu Jin's instigation, which further convinced her that Mu Jin wanted to use Nangong Min's blood for her own purposes.

"I knew you were a wicked fool who had been blinded by lust and told that woman about the secrets of our Nangong Divine Sect that had lasted for hundreds of years."

"You still say she didn't seduce you? Don't think I don't know about the plague in Dongyue Kingdom. You used your blood, otherwise, how could that plague have been eradicated so quickly?"

"No, Ajin already knows medicine. I only secretly cut my own blood and mixed it into the medicine for the dying people. Ajin only found out about it later." Nangong Min tried to continue to argue with Nangong Yun.

Nangong Yun was clearly furious. The slight goodwill she had felt towards Mu Jin for saving Nangong Min's life vanished instantly, and she spoke sharply.

“Shut up! Take her knowledge of our Nangong Divine Sect’s secrets, for example. I could kill her! Considering she saved your life, I can let her go as long as she doesn’t tell anyone. In the future, whenever the Mu family needs our Nangong Divine Sect’s help, we will do our best to assist them. As for anything else, forget about it.”

After finishing speaking, Nangong Yun ignored Nangong Min and stormed off in anger.

Mu Jin was arranged by the servants of the Southern Palace Divine Emperor to stay in a small courtyard on the south side. The courtyard was planted with all kinds of flowers, including chrysanthemums, peonies, wisteria, and mountain lilies.

These flowers are not only elegant and beautiful in appearance and brightly colored, but also have extremely high medicinal value.

She gently picked a blooming peony, held it to her nose, and inhaled its fresh and delicate fragrance.

Footsteps approached, and Mu Jin turned around to see Su Yi, a fleeting look of disappointment in her eyes.

She ignored Su Yi and walked to the stone table to sit down, looking at the peony in her hand.

Su Yi knew that Mu Jin was waiting for Nangong Min, and he also saw the disappointment on Mu Jin's face when she saw him.

Su Yi asked Mu Jin with a hint of jealousy, "Why do you look so disappointed? More than an hour has passed, and Nangong Min still hasn't come to find you?"

Mu Jin looked up at Su Yi, "Is there something you need?"

"It's nothing~ I live next door to you, I just came to see if you're secretly upset because of Nangong Min."

Mu Jin scoffed, "Why should I be secretly heartbroken?"

Su Yi sat down next to Mu Jin, cupped his face in his hands, and winked at Mu Jin, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Mu Jin was getting annoyed and lost patience with Su Yi: "What is it?!"

Su Yi said, "I've heard something, but I'm afraid it will upset you if I tell you. Should I tell you or not?"

Seeing that Su Yi was about to say something, Mu Jin directly refused, saying, "Then don't say it."

"I heard that the disciples of the Nangong Divine Sect are making preparations for Nangong Min to inherit the position of sect leader and marry Bai Ling'er in three days."

"you!"

Upon hearing Su Yi's words, Mu Jin froze for a moment, then scoffed, "Is that so? Then when Min comes back, I'll have to ask him if he wants me to prepare some congratulatory gifts for him."

Su Yi knew that Mu Jin was just putting on a brave face. He was both angry and heartbroken, and finally asked the question that had been bothering him for the past ten days.

"How could you possibly like Nangong Min?"

Mu Jin sneered, "What's it to you?"

Su Yi said, "In the capital, you promised to be my friend. Is it not allowed for friends to care for each other?"

Mu Jin chuckled: "How could I be worthy of being friends with you people surnamed Su? It was just a joke, why should King Yi take it seriously?"

Su Yi raised an eyebrow and said, "But I'm serious. Since you've agreed to my request, I'm going to stick with you. Don't even think about severing ties with me."

Mu Jin was already used to Su Yi's shameless behavior. She could tell that Su Yi genuinely cared about her, and she was indeed feeling suffocated. Perhaps she should speak out to relieve her inner turmoil. She sighed softly.

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