Capítulo 722: Chapter 722: Extra Story: Previous Life (Part 2)
The old master sized up the little boy in front of him who was full of defiance and arrogance.
After a mont, he suddenly burst into laughter, “You, boy, are full of rebellious spirit, yet you have never been tempered or beaten. Let’s make a bet: within five years, no, in this lifeti, you will definitely have a mont when you kneel to another!”
Mu Yan nodded, “Alright, if I lose, I will never set foot in the Mu Family again.”
“Good! Let’s see!” The old master’s eyes, deep as a still well, glanced at the ten-year-old child, who stood in the snow overnight and uttered such arrogant words. He was curious to see how far this child could go!
Only after the old master had gone far away did Mu Yan fully relax.
Vermilion Bird pursed his lips, noticing their master’s trembling hand; he was also sowhat concerned about the old master of the Mu Family not keeping them.
He intentionally behaved so brazenly to attract the attention of his great-grandfather.
He had to stay first, because if he didn’t even have a chance to prove himself, what of the future!
From that day forward, Mu Yan stayed within the fourth-ranking family in the world.
During those days of relying on others, he did not care about how others viewed him.
After all, it was his grandfather who looked down upon rchants and therefore rarely interacted with the Mu Family.
Now with Zhongzhou gone, Mu Yan had co and naturally faced discrimination.
The Mu Family was a large family. The young masters of the sa age as him disliked him for being popular with the maids and girls from a young age, thus finding him disagreeable and often setting traps for him.
Mu Yan had an understanding beyond his years, deeming these to be child’s play and not worthy of his company.
During those days, he frantically followed Housekeeper Ma to learn the art of comrce; Housekeeper Ma saw the deep-rooted wisdom in him and liked him greatly.
Quickly, at the age of twelve, Mu Yan, starting with a hundred taels of silver, managed to gain returns of ten thousand taels.
The old master observed this and smiled deeply; half a year later, all the silver Mu Yan had previously earned went to waste.
Mu Yan realized that the old master was deliberately training and testing him.
He was not discouraged; by discovering issues in the Mu Family’s shops, he managed with only his words to turn the tables and recover the losses.
Later, through four years of accumulation, at the age of fourteen, Mu Yan began engaging in mariti trade.
At that ti, such actions were against Nanjin law, but Mu Yan was completely indifferent. He even had over a hundred ways to extricate himself from trouble.
Silver that others couldn’t lay hands on, was all earned by him.
Vermilion Bird forever rembered their master’s words, “No matter the ans, as long as I achieve my goals, starting now, the Mu Family must depend on .”
Later, he reclaid wasteland, extensively expanded lands, accumulated riches and resources rapidly, becoming an outstanding figure among the Mu Family’s younger generation.
After leveraging the power of the Mu Family to rise, he did not forget their kindness but instead returned his wealth to the Mu Family.
Finally, by the ti he was fifteen, the Mu Family, as he said, beca the wealthiest family in the world, wealth unrivaled!
The old master of the Mu Family looked at the freely carefree young Mu Yan; he genuinely felt proud.
He had observed Mu Yan for five years; this child could endure what others could not, accomplish what others could not, indeed a remarkable individual he would beco.
On his deathbed, he laid down a will making Mu Yan the heir of the world’s wealthiest family.
No one in the Mu Family dared oppose the old master’s decision; they were even delighted because the wealth Mu Yan brought to the Mu Family had already far exceeded all previous Mu Family’s wealth.
Furthermore, his thods were unparalleled, cunning and ruthless, with no one daring to target Mu Yan or covet the Mu Family’s wealth.
For them, this was great fortune.
Because everyone knew that the wealth of a defenseless family would eventually be harvested by the emperor.
After turning sixteen, Mu Yan smoothly handled business affairs, owning inns, restaurants, lands, and private residences across various countries.
With a substantial silver foundation, he knew it was ti to enter the next stage, with his force of Hidden Guards growing ever larger.
He began genuinely cultivating his own force, scattering his confidants and spies across different nations.
Later, when he was eighteen, he received news that the Emperor of Nanjin was following the late Emperor’s wish, searching everywhere for him, thinking that he was the illegitimate child of Si Xuanyi and Mu Xiyao.
With thoughts of revenge on the Si Family, he went to Nanjin, where Emperor Xuanwu was indulged in alchemy, and he took advantage of it by becoming a corrupt official, taking the bla for many wrongdoings on behalf of Emperor Xuanwu.
From then on, his reputation as a treacherous courtier spread, with no one daring to offend him.
However, when he was alone, he always felt an emptiness in his heart because in this world, he had no true family.
Even the old master who had silently trained him died two years prior.
While passing through a small forest, he saw a little girl.
The little girl had thick brows and big eyes, her features well-ford, but her forehead was bleeding, making her look quite miserable.
She must have been bullied by bad kids, yet she was gritting her teeth while practicing archery.
In her clean and clear eyes, there was a stubbornness, like a bright flower blooming from mud.
Mu Yan seed to see another version of himself; the girl possessed an irresistible force, drawing people to her. He unconsciously asked, “Was your forehead hurt by soone? Why didn’t you fight back?”
The little girl gripped her bow and arrows tightly and said, “That’s why I want to diligently practice skills and archery. When I grow up and gain skills, I won’t be bullied anymore!”
Mu Yan looked at her small figure, his thoughts surging, realizing this little girl was like him, striving to beco stronger.
After they competed in archery, the girl was impressed by his skills.
Her tiny hand suddenly grabbed his sleeve, and Mu Yan turned to et a pair of eyes eager to beco strong, “Master, please teach your disciple!”
Mu Yan felt a little proud inside; this little girl had good taste, finding a good master and grabbing the opportunity to imdiately seek apprenticeship, a clever little girl.
However, he was not inclined to accept disciples, gently pushing the little girl’s hand away, proudly walking off.
The little girl chased after him relentlessly, “Master, please teach ; when I grow up, I’ll be as filial to you as a real father!”
Mu Yan saw the persistence in the little girl, her sweet words like honey just to learn archery.
Mu Yan remained unmoved, heading toward his black horse.
“Ah!” Suddenly, there was a thud behind him.
Mu Yan glanced back to see the little girl falling to the ground, with dirt on her little face, she shook her head, revealing white teeth, and smilingly said, “Master, since childhood, I’ve had no father, perhaps that’s why I’m bullied. Why are you bullied, is it also because you have no father?”
Mu Yan was stunned; he had never seen his father, let alone felt fatherly love.
It turned out this little girl was like him, the shared fate made him, who had always disliked children, a bit more patient with this little girl.
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