Before, while still wondering why he hadn’t returned, Mu Bai’s wedding was halfway through when he suddenly appeared.
Fortunately, Mu Qing’s arrangents were reliable and did not cause a disturbance, directly guiding Mu Mingzhi to the backstage. This ensured that Mu Bai and Mu Cheng’s wedding was not disrupted at all.
The old man of the Mu family, having drunk tea served by his granddaughter-in-law, returned to the elder’s seat when he received the news—his third son, Mu Mingzhi, had returned.
Supported by Mu Qing, the old man quietly retreated to the backstage. Alongside him went Mu Bai’s father, Mu Mingsi.
"Old third, how did you end up like this?" Upon seeing Mu Mingzhi, Mu Mingsi was taken aback.
The third brother of yesteryear was such a handso young man, with girls lining up around the Capital City trying to catch his eye. But the man before him now, with hair like a bird’s nest, and a long beard, if it weren’t for his clean clothes, he would be indistinguishable from a street perforr.
"Big brother." Mu Mingzhi’s expression was dazed and sowhat numb.
The once elegant and carefree Mu Mingzhi was gone.
"Old third, don’t scare your big brother like this. If things aren’t going well outside, just co back. Look at you now..." Mu Mingsi was both heartbroken and angry.
His third brother, whom he watched grow up, was such a spirited and handso young man back then. How did he end up like this?
Last ti, when he brought the two children back to the Mu family, he had only beco depressed, not like he is now. If the old man were to co and see him like this, could he handle it?
"Big brother, I lost my wife, I can’t find her..."
"What are you talking about? Your wife..." Mu Mingsi seed to rember when his younger brother brought his two children back, he said their mother had died from childbirth complications.
"I lost her!"
When the old man of the Mu family ca in, he saw his eldest son looking sympathetically at his youngest, asking him questions.
"What’s going on here?"
Just as Mu Mingsi thought, the old man of the Mu family teared up as soon as he saw Mu Mingzhi, asking what had happened and why he had beco like this. If he had known sooner, he would have sent soone to bring him back, even against his will.
"Thud—"
Mu Mingzhi suddenly knelt before the old man: "Dad, I’m really at my wit’s end, I beg you, please help find her, I really can’t find her, no matter how hard I try..."
"Old third, don’t rush, speak slowly. Who are you looking for? Don’t worry, Dad will help you find her." Seeing his son cry before him, the old man’s resentnt for his years of absence disappeared in an instant. He couldn’t be angry anymore.
He’s still his son, no matter how big the mistake he makes, he as a father would help fix it.
"Dad, I can’t find my wife, no matter how I search, I just can’t find her..." Mu Mingzhi hugged the old man’s leg and started crying.
"Wasn’t your wife supposed to have died from childbirth complications?" The old man prided himself on having a good mory despite his old age.
"Dad, I lied to you because I was afraid you’d worry. I didn’t dare tell the truth... Aying and Afeng’s mother suddenly disappeared. That day, I just went out to buy groceries, and when I ca back, she was gone, only the two kids were there crying. Afeng was too young to understand, and Aying told soone took their mom away..."
"Such a serious matter, why didn’t you tell us earlier?!" The old man was furious, "It’s been years now, saying it now, is it useful? If you had said it imdiately when it happened, maybe we could have organized a search. Now, where are we supposed to find her?"
"But... Dad, their mother is not an ordinary person, ordinary people can’t find her."
Mu Mingsi suddenly rembered sothing: "Old third, did you touch the family heirloom back then because of this?"
"What heirloom?" the old man questioned.
"Dad, the incident with the ancestral jade pendant back then that disturbed the elder wasn’t Brother’s doing, it was ..." Mu Mingzhi confessed, "You always used to say the pendant left by our ancestor had mysterious powers. I searched outside for so many years but found nothing, so I thought..."
"You..." The old man was angry, "If you did it, own up to it. How could you let your brother take the bla? Do you know, because of this, your brother almost lost his position as clan leader."
"Dad, I’m sorry, but I was desperate then. I’ve been searching for Piaopiao for so many years and couldn’t find her. I was so anxious, I did such a reckless thing. Dad, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry..."
"You..." The old man sighed, "You’re so muddled. Such a serious matter, and you didn’t discuss it with us. You’re really..."
"Dad, I didn’t want to drag you into this. Piaopiao is a superpower user, I didn’t dare tell you, didn’t even dare co ho, afraid you’d get caught up in this..."
"Superpower user?" Mu Mingsi was surprised, "Old third, do you an a cultivator?"
"Yes, exactly, a cultivator. Big brother, how did you know?"
"Later, I’ll take you to see Great Aunt. Ask her for assistance, see if she can help." Mu Mingsi didn’t directly reveal that Mu Qiuniang was a cultivator but hinted that they could seek her help.
"Great Aunt? The elder of the family I heard of before? Can she...help us?"
"Silly boy!" The old man gave him a slap on the head, "There’s nothing in this world your Great Aunt can’t handle. If even she can’t help, you’ll have to wait to reunite with your wife. You’re just silly! But they say silly people have good fortune. If you had told us earlier, we might’ve been helpless, but now with Great Aunt..."
Though ti was of the essence, since she disappeared years ago, the old man and Mu Mingsi didn’t let Mu Mingzhi disrupt Mu Qiuniang right away. They waited until the wedding feast was nearly over before having Mu Qiuniang and Jiang Nuo et them backstage to discuss the matter.
When Mu Mingzhi saw the so-called "Great Aunt" being so young, he was a bit stunned.
Mu Qiuniang glanced at Mu Mingzhi, "Date and ti of birth."
Mu Mingsi promptly recited it. As the older brother, he was quite responsible, even knowing his brother’s birth details by heart.
Mu Qiuniang calculated with her fingers.
Mu Mingzhi watched her movents, feeling it sowhat mystical. Was Great Aunt a fortune teller?
"Wife, what did you predict?" Jiang Nuo was curious. Actually, he rarely saw his wife use her fingers to do calculations; she seed to dislike it, saying it leaked too much of the heavenly secrets, which was bad for both others and oneself.
"He’s not destined to be without a wife." Mu Qiuniang said.
Jiang Nuo imdiately laughed, "Wife, you an his wife is still alive?"
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