If Mo Zhu was angry earlier, then now, he’s fuming mad that he could explode. "You! What do you know about me, Shen Yuan? I gained my position in the Hunter Association through skill and hard work! You don’t have any right to find fault in my appointment!"
The red-haired omega stomped his feet, and a fire burst out from it. Shen Yuan didn’t feel any threat from it. It’s just Mo Zhu’s failure to control his powers due to his chaotic emotions.
See? He’s on point with his words.
"Okay," Shen Yuan responded.
This short and obviously uninterested answer ticked Mo Zhu greatly.
He angrily pointed at Shen Yuan and accused, "And how dare you talk about controlling yourself and pride when you’re the number one in this room who doesn’t practice what you preach."
"A mage fighting multiple awakeners without using your main superpowers? Try to do that in a real fight and I assured you that you will be the first one to drop dead between me and you."
"No, that is incorrect," Xia Jinhai interjected. Mo Zhu looked at the S-Class beta with a look that directly translated: You’re siding with Shen Yuan?
However, the man didn’t bother to decipher it or ponder if it was worth being sandwiched by two omegas with big egos and strong personalities. He just wanted to say facts.
"From the very beginning, he didn’t just put a handicap on himself because he wanted to brag his strength. He did it because of discipline. Shen Yuan must have thought that using his flames and consuming a lot of mana in a spar against five people was excessive and useless. It’s already a recognized fact that he’s already a strong S-Class awakener, so why waste his energy? Besides, his goal was to gauge his new members, not him."
Shen Yuan nodded and answered nonchalantly, "That, and I’m also thinking about the plants. Bai Tingfeng loved the greens and the view of the garden. As his beloved husband, I don’t have a heart to destroy it."
Xia Jinhai gave Shen Yuan a side eye. Does he really have to emphasize that he’s married to Bai Tingfeng? This omega could be really petty if he wants to.
Mo Zhu is shaking terribly.
Hitting where it hurt most, huh, Shen Yuan?
The red-haired omega could only pretend that he was okay and well. But deep inside, he’s lamenting for the love that he couldn’t push through.
"You know what, Mo Zhu. You could have saved yourself from all these harsh words from me if you didn’t stubbornly believe that you could win against me, or beating me could make Bai Tingfeng look your way," Shen Yuan shook his head as if he was defeated. " I could never understand why there are some people working their ass off and resorting to great lengths just to be noticed by the people they liked."
Xia Jinhai and Shen Yuan’s subordinates looked like they had eaten something sour. Shit, are they going to hear the fabled problems of handsome and beautiful people? Like how draining it is to be eye-catching all day or how tiring it is to be confessed to?
They are ordinary people hooking up with the ones with the same specs as them, so beauty problems are nonexistent for them.
The always-composed Xia Jinhai wanted to bitch slap Shen Yuan for this instance. He’s freaking single through and through.
Meanwhile, Mo Zhu’s hate for Shen Yuan reached its highest. He wanted to claw the other omega’s face to destroy the face that stole his love from him, but he knew that was nothing but suicide.
Bam! He forcefully stood up and looked down at the sitting omega. "I will remember this humiliation, Shen Yuan! And I will make sure you pay for it."
The celestial fox spirit smiled a lovely smile, "Sure, do you accept a card? Or maybe you want cash?"
"Puff!" Li An could no longer contain his laugh, so he let out a forceful breath.
Mo Zhu’s face changed from red to black, then back to red when he heard Shen Yuan’s words.
"Ahhhh!" He let out a sharp and shrill scream of frustration, "You damn! I will see to it, I’ll kick your ass!"
Mo Zhu stomped his feet multiple times as if he were seeing the other’s face on the ground. Gone was the sophisticated facade that he usually portrays.
But Shen Yuan remained unbothered. He replied cheerily, "That sounds perfect. Hit me up when I’m bored."
"Damn you! I loath you with every fiber of my being, Shen Yuan!" Frustrated and extremely livid, Mo Zhu has no choice but to walk out of the house with thunderous, heavy steps.
Shen Yuan and the others watched the back of the retreating omega.
The celestial fox spirit was apathetic.
Meanwhile, the others have a complicated feeling. They felt sorry for Mo Zhu, but he was still the one who triggered his explosive Shen Yuan.
Li An, Wen Huian, and Hu Feng learned something about their leader. He’s got a scathing tongue, and no one could win against him when it comes to taunting. Shen Yuan sure knows where to hit, but that hurts most.
"What is the reason why he came here anyway?" Shen Yuan asked after seeing Mo Zhu’s back disappear.
"Well, since you’ll be working as a dungeon marshal for the time being, Chairman Mao thought that it’s a good idea for the head of the Dungeon Management Department to brief you on what to do."
Shen Yuan rolled his eyes, "He did a great job picking my team members, but he sure messed up choosing who to send for a simple errand. It’s fishy."
Xia Jinhai didn’t respond, but deep inside, he thought that Chairman Mao’s motive was suspicious.
Chairman Mao personally asked him to go with these three agents and Mo Zhu to Shen Yuan’s home— an errand that could be done with just Mo Zhu as the one responsible. He didn’t think deeply at first, but now he could see why his presence was needed.
The sparring and the fight between Shen Yuan and Mo Zhu proved a lot.
It seems like Chairman Mao already thought that something like this would happen, and he needed someone to stand in the middle, for example, him.
"Daddy!" A cute, milky voice suddenly came, pulling Shen Yuan’s attention to the source of that sound.
Yanyan came back wiggling like a little tube man in his Papa’s arm. Gu Jinpeng and Assistant Su Yifan were behind the father and son.
Shen Yuan wasn’t aware that his son brought him a backup. It’s Bai Tingfeng.
"What is going on? We vaguely heard someone screaming from the study area," Bai Tingfeng approached Shen Yuan and checked something on the entire omega’s body.
"Are you okay?"
Shen Yuan puffed an air up to his bangs, "Why would I not be? I just taught your admirer some lessons."
Bai Tingfeng scrunched his forehead, "Who?"
Is this guy for real? Did he forget that Mo Zhu is lusting over him? Or maybe he didn’t know that Mo Zhu came?
He couldn’t believe this guy because Bai Tingfeng had never been this dense when it was about him.
No matter the reason, Shen Yuan didn’t answer and took Yanyan to sit on his legs. The bad spirit has been sent away, so it’s now okay for the boy to stick around.
He kissed Yanyan on the cheeks and nestled the boy back into his lap.
Bai Tingfeng also helped himself to the seat beside Shen Yuan.
The celestial fox spirit returned to Xia Jinhai to continue where they left off.
"Speaking of this dungeon marshal job. What on earth was Chairman Mao thinking about putting me in that position? Care to tell me why it’s related to my task of protecting the presumed remnants of the Wei Family?"