In the quiet living room,
on the tea table, a well-trimd dragon-shaped bonsai was displayed!
This bonsai dragon seed so lifelike that it appeared about to soar into the sky with a montum as magnificent as a rainbow.
"I used an ancient pine of a thousand years as the support," Ye Fei’s hand in hers, Su Yueru said with a faint smile, "Nan Mountain bamboo for the dragon scales, and winter plum to embellish the tail of the dragon!"
"Pine, bamboo, and plum are known as the ’Three Friends of Winter,’ symbolizing integrity and noble character!"
"Moreover, with jade, agate, and top-quality gemstones delineating the dragon’s head and horns, it signifies the preciousness of an emperor!"
Hearing Su Yueru’s explanation, Ye Fei gave a faint smile.
"Very good, I’m sure Grandpa Mu will love it."
"Of course!" At this mont, the following A-Si, who had co in as well, said sowhat sourly, "With the reputation of Divine Doctor Ye, even if you sent a stone, both Mu Changchun and the Mu Family would treat it as a treasure."
Su Yueru’s beautiful face showed so helplessness on hearing this remark, while Ye Fei gave A-Si a disdainful glance.
"If you’re not injured, shall I book you a flight to Yan Yun State for tomorrow?"
Upon hearing this, A-Si trembled fiercely, "What are you trying to do, drive away? Cast aside after I’ve outlived my usefulness?"
Ye Fei smiled faintly, "The incident on Fire Island has been settled, a new alliance has been ford there, urgently needing soone to take charge, and you’d be the best fit!"
"I refuse!" A-Si said without hesitation, "I would rather die than set foot on that damn island again in my life!"
Seeing her resolute attitude, Ye Fei let out a slightly disappointed ’oh.’
Without another word, he took Su Yueru by the hand and headed upstairs.
"A dog couple!" A-Si stomped her foot in jealousy and, flicking her sleeves, turned and walked away.
...
In Dongling, the old Mu Family estate.
In a serene and cool pavilion on the back mountain,
Mu Changchun, leaning on his cane, gazed out into the distance.
Below the mountain, the old Mu Family ho was bustling with preparations for his seventieth birthday.
Yet at this mont, he felt not the slightest joy, instead his face was grave.
"Grandpa!"
Mu Kongwen suddenly appeared behind Mu Changchun with a flash, standing there respectfully.
"Has he returned?" Mu Changchun did not turn around but asked slowly.
"Yes!" Mu Kongwen nodded, "On the plane, there was so conflict with Lu Qian!"
"Humph!" Mu Changchun sneered, tugging at the corners of his mouth, "My grandson indeed needs soone to properly discipline him!"
Having said this, he turned to look at Mu Kongwen.
"Was it a bad defeat?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Kongwen had a mont of speechlessness. Was this how a grandfather should speak?
So he added with a bitter tone, "It seems that he had rcy because of our Mu Family’s face, just gave a little lesson and trampled on his dignity a bit."
"Too lenient!" Mu Changchun articulated each word, "Even if he was left with just a single breath, that would be his reward."
After hearing this, Mu Kongwen chuckled softly while standing with his hands behind his back.
"Grandpa, if big sister heard this, she’d fight you tooth and nail."
"She’s just a trivial matter." Mu Changchun dismissed with a wave of his hand, looking at Mu Kongwen, "Is everything ready?"
Those three words, when spoken, froze the smile on Mu Kongwen’s face.
He knew the weight of those words, for they concerned the future and life-and-death of the Mu Family.
"Nad as a seventieth birthday celebration!" Mu Changchun, hands behind his back, turned around once again, "But it’s just a grand gamble for our Mu Family!"
"If we win, we would remain firmly in the leading position among the Twelve Pillar States of Great Xia, commanding the three southeastern states, and perhaps even adding Yan Yun State to our territory."
"As for the Mu Family’s fate, extending it for another twenty years shouldn’t be a problem!"
"But if we lose, it ans the annihilation of our family and the loss of all our wealth!"
Mu Kongwen nodded silently, not uttering a word.
"Do you think he will lend a hand?" Mu Changchun asked again.
Mu Kongwen sighed softly, "It’s hard to say, our relationship with him isn’t strong enough to warrant his personal involvent!"
"Even our status in his eyes probably isn’t as significant as that of Zhu and Bai!"
"How can we force him to take action?" Mu Changchun’s eyes narrowed.
"That’s rather difficult!" Mu Kongwen replied with a wry smile, shaking his head, "We might just screw things up and end up making another powerful enemy for the Mu Family."
"Take out half of the family estate!" Mu Changchun turned around and stared intently at Mu Kongwen, "Give it to his wife, Su Yueru?"
At these words, Mu Kongwen suddenly showed an astonished expression.
He hadn’t expected that, to overco this crisis, Grandpa was willing to make such a large sacrifice.
But even so, would the other party truly care for such an offer?
After a brief hesitation, Mu Kongwen’s cheeks twitched with awkwardness.
"Grandpa, I’m afraid we’ve got the wrong approach!"
"Perhaps in his eyes, wealth and fa are just dirt."
"Now, what he cares about most are probably his wife and daughter, next would be cultivation."
"If we can’t appeal to these three aspects, our Mu Family might not have any other conditions that will suffice."
Hearing this, Mu Changchun nodded slowly: "Then bring out that item!"
"Our Mu Family has studied it for three generations without success!"
"It seems we lack the fortune for it, as even the ancestral graves didn’t produce such luck!"
"Rather than it falling into the hands of our enemies, better to use it to preserve our family!"
Speaking thus, Mu Changchun took a deep breath.
"If we lack the fate to beco a family of cultivators, then as a fallback, to be a martial arts family is also acceptable!"
Mu Kongwen wasn’t surprised by the old man’s words and asked with a hint of a smile, "Are you sure?"
Mu Changchun nodded, "Go ahead with it!"
Mu Kongwen gave a slight nod and imdiately left the pavilion.
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