“I understand your desires, I understand your perseverance. So, many people think that it would be hard to accept that someone like me, who has risen to great heights, would suddenly fall from grace and become useless.”
"But they're wrong. I'm a genius, I'm from humble beginnings. I've already experienced the most destitute and penniless state. From now on, my life will never involve giving up, being in dire straits, or failing!"
"I will use the power of the Mu family and your rise to show those people that Dao Chengyi is a genius, a genius without equal!"
"If you want to learn, I will teach you, so that others will know that the Mu family is still as powerful as ever!"
A tattered flag was thrown from below the stage and landed next to Dao Chengyi on the stage, where Mu Hongdie was waving her hand.
"To save the clan from peril! To defy the heavens and earth! To shake the world's youthful expanse! To achieve oneness with the Dao!"
"To save the clan from peril! To defy the heavens and earth! To shake the world's youthful expanse! To achieve oneness with the Dao!"
As the banner that flew high on the day of the clan's peril reappeared, and as the tattered, blood-stained character "牟" fluttered, a slogan, originating from an unknown source, emerged.
At this moment, the fear, confusion, and pain had disappeared. Everyone looked at the flag with renewed confidence and expectation.
"Then tell me again, who do you represent now?"
Picking up the flag, Dao Chengyi's gaze swept over the gradually boiling crowd below.
"Unyielding as the mountains! Unceasing as we are! The mountains yield for us! We will conquer new peaks! Our foundation will remain firm! For a thousand years to come!"
The Mu family's ancestral precepts were being recited with absolute certainty. This was the Mu family, their clan! Their root that would never perish! It was still there! It was still as strong as ever! It had not declined, it had not fallen into obscurity! Simply because everything was still there! They were still there! Hope was still there! The Way had become one!
That makes it usable; what remains is...
"Then, young man of the Mu family, would you be willing to come with me now to demand interest from those bandits, and show them that if the enemy can go, so can I!"
"I'm willing! I'm willing!"
At this moment, the crowd was in an uproar. A black-horned, scaled horse galloped in from outside and leaped onto the stage. Its hooves pounded, and white pillars of energy surged, as if urging it to mount and fight.
At this moment, the person who wanted to follow Dao Chengyi crawled on his stomach like a stool to help Dao Chengyi mount the horse. This scene caused Dao Chengyi's right and left hands, Ma Yunlai and Zhao Yiwu, to exchange silent glances.
This kid is truly a formidable rival to become the leader of their henchmen! A sense of crisis arose in their hearts, and they vowed to perform well in the future.
What is your name?
Dao Chengyi sized up the man, finding the loyalty, which was almost brainwashing-like, quite amusing.
"My past name is gone. I am an orphan, and from now on I will follow your lead. Please bestow upon me a new name!"
He looked expectant, as if seeking a reward.
"Born in Xiaofeng Village, you'll be my messenger from now on... So... let's call you Feng Tianyu."
The name is a memorial, or perhaps a wicked joke, but the name doesn't matter. Dao Chengyi pulled the reins, holding the tattered flag, and headed out.
Behind him followed the Mu family members, who were now regarded as his banner and guiding light. Dao Chengyi had won them over with his talent, facts, spirit, achievements and determination. Even if it were a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, they would be willing to brave it!
The procession departed in a grand procession. While the elders and leaders marveled at the ingenuity of the plan, some also felt a sense of unease.
"Wouldn't that make it seem like the Mu family is his alone?"
Some people were worried, but those around them immediately denied it.
"Although he is not a member of the Mu family, what difference is there between him and a member of the Mu family at this moment? His strength means the Mu family is strong. If the Mu family can be strong, then what does it matter if he performs outstandingly? You are really being petty."
That makes sense. How could someone who is a cripple, someone who is willing to risk becoming a cripple to save the Mu family, possibly have bad intentions?
Didn't you see that even our ancestors had no objections? The person who raised the question nodded and proceeded with the pre-existing plan.
"...I don't know if what you gave the Mu family was an opportunity to reach the top or an abyss of destruction...but it's better than others coming to reap the rewards."
Mu Hongdie did nothing about it simply because the Third Young Master trusted this person, and the Second Miss would marry him. At that time, they would all be members of the Mu family, so there would be no difference.
Surely this person wouldn't go mad and kill the entire Mu family, including his own flesh and blood, in the end?
Really?
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