The group of teenagers who were chattering just now suddenly became quiet. Faced with his insults, they didn't even dare to talk back, and they didn't even dare to look him in the eye. They all lowered their heads.
"Are you Mu Hanyan?" As he passed by her, the young man stopped, glanced at her, and asked. His eyes were filled with contempt, his tone was arrogant, and his nose was almost pointed at the sky. Mu Hanyan even felt that if peanuts rained from the sky at that moment, they would directly block his nostrils. Of course, peanuts were not going to rain from the sky.
"I'm Mu Hanyan, and you are?" Although she didn't like his arrogance, Mu Hanyan wasn't the kind of unruly young lady who would resort to verbal abuse or physical violence over a disagreement. She asked calmly. Okay, maybe it was because of a disagreement that the beating started.
"You are indeed the number one playboy in Blackrock City. As soon as he arrives, he hangs out with these good-for-nothing prodigals." The young man did not answer her question, but said it with contempt, then walked straight into the inner courtyard with his head held high, leaving only a cold and arrogant back.
"What kind of person is this? He acts like he's worth two and a half million."
"He's just a little stronger than us, what's the big deal?" The young man, whose face was flushed with humiliation, said angrily until he had walked away.
"What's so great about being stronger than us? He is several years older than us. I may not be weaker than him in a few years." Someone else said unconvinced, but no matter how you sounded, he lacked confidence.
"Cough, cough, Hanyan, you haven't gone to pay a visit to the head of the family yet, right? I'll take you there now." Mu Yunshui coughed twice and said to Mu Hanyan.
"Okay, thank you, Master Jiu." One should not hit a smiling person. Mu Yunshui acted so close to her, so Mu Hanyan naturally gave him some face.
"Brother Hanyan, we will welcome you at Zuixianglou tonight, don't forget." Mu Zexian and others also walked out of the house with their heads and tails wagging. After a few steps, they did not forget to turn back to remind Mu Hanyan.
Seeing Ye Lanxun's subtle expression, half-smile, as if to say, "If you dare go there, I'll spank you," Mu Hanyan broke out in a cold sweat again. She still remembered the time when a prostitute approached her on the street, and Ye Lanxun, with a sullen face, told her not to go to such places anymore. Even without him telling her, she wouldn't have gone.
"Who was that just now?" Mu Hanyan asked curiously as she followed Mu Yunshui towards the inner courtyard.
The young man just now spoke rudely, and although he didn't mention Mu Yunshui explicitly, he more or less included him in it. He was not angry, or rather, he didn't dare to be angry.
"He is the eldest grandson of the third elder, Mu Chengxuan, and his strength is not inferior to mine." Mu Yunshui said.
After hearing Mu Yunshui's words, Mu Hanyan immediately understood.
During the days she left Black Stone City, she accompanied her mother every day and had a general understanding of the affairs of the Mu family.
The Third Elder was of the same generation as her grandfather, Mu Beichen, and had once been the strongest contender for the position of Patriarch, but was ultimately defeated by her grandfather and lost the title. Because of this, the Third Elder's family had a strained relationship with their own. Mu Chengxuan's previous words, intended to humiliate Mu Zexian and the others, were probably meant to intimidate her.
It seems that the Mu family is not as harmonious as she had imagined before.
Although the performance of Mu Zexian and others was beyond their expectations and Zhang Chihua's worries were somewhat unnecessary, Mu Hanyan still knew that her life in the Mu family would not be so easy.
"By the way, Mu Chengxuan was accepted as a disciple by the Grand Elder not long ago. He is the only disciple the Grand Elder has accepted in his life. Once he becomes a master, his status will not be lower than mine." Mu Yunshui added.
Mu Hanyan suddenly realized that this was the reason why Mu Yunshui was afraid of Mu Chengxuan.
The Mu family was a large family, with some marrying and having children as soon as they reached adulthood, while others, in their fifties or sixties, had achieved great accomplishments and had children. With tens of thousands of years of inheritance, the family hierarchy had become chaotic. In fact, it wasn't just the Mu family; other long-established families had similarly chaotic hierarchy.
Therefore, although these families are maintained by blood, they do not rank people based on seniority. Instead, they rank people based on the positions held by the elders of each branch in the family. In other words, status is determined by strength.
Although Mu Chengxuan is much younger than Mu Yunshui, as a disciple of the Supreme Elder, once he becomes a master, his seniority will be equal to that of the elder. Naturally, he will be much higher than Mu Yunshui, who ranks ninth among the worshippers, so Mu Yunshui does not dare to provoke him easily.
Mu Hanyan looked at Mu Yunshui. Obviously, the old man said this to remind her not to turn against Mu Chengxuan easily, otherwise if things really got out of hand, even the head of the family would not be able to favor her. After all, the status of the supreme elder was not lower than that of the head of the family, and was even more transcendent. Her grandfather could not cover up everything with one hand and protect her everywhere like her father did in Black Stone City.
However, doesn’t Mu Yunshui hate them, the “father and son”? Why remind her of these?
"Hanyan, there is something I want to discuss with you." Mu Yunshui looked at Mu Hanyan with a kind face, or to be more precise, he looked at Mu Hanyan with flattery.
"Nineth Lord, just speak frankly." Mu Hanyan naturally returned the favor when others did her a favor, with a warm smile on her face.
"Not many people know about what happened in Black Stone City, and it has been so long that there is no point in talking about it. I think Han Yan is not the kind of person who likes to show off. Some things should not be mentioned to outsiders if they can be kept secret." Mu Yunshui said embarrassedly.
Although he was very subtle in his words, Mu Hanyan immediately understood. No wonder the old man acted so friendly during their meeting. It turned out he was afraid that she would reveal his embarrassing story.
The great battle between the Mu clan and the Zhao and Zhou clans of Black Stone City was a tumultuous one, culminating in Zhao Yuanji's unleashing of devastating power using the Destiny Star Plate, plunging the entire Black Stone City into a bottomless abyss. However, aside from those who participated in the battle, the common people were unaware of the details and believed it was the emergence of an earth dragon.
Even among those who participated in the war, aside from the elders of each family who knew the true events through family tradition, most people, due to their limited horizons, only had a partial understanding. Furthermore, Mu Ruian, in an effort to confuse the public, deliberately spread rumors (a specialty of his, and Miss Mu was a victim of this). As a result, the story of the war became shrouded in mystery, with both true and false accounts mixed together. By the time it reached the capital, it was already drastically different from the truth.
Because there were too many rumors, the fact that Mu Yunshui was seriously injured by Zhao Yuanji's palm and then begged for mercy from Zhao Yuanji regardless of his status became less of a gimmick. Not many people spread it and not many people knew about it.
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