"By the way, I heard that Fourth Miss Zhao was bullied by him. I just saw her earlier, why has she disappeared now?" a young man with a fair face said.
"I’m here, I am Zhao Lingxian from Heishi City of the Zhao Family. This Mu Hanyan, relying on her father being the City Lord, has repeatedly humiliated me, even daring to... to act indecently in public. If it weren’t for the gratitude I hold toward my family for their upbringing and my desire to serve them, I would have already... I would have long ago..." Fourth Miss Zhao stepped out from the crowd, covering her face and sobbing uncontrollably, looking utterly humiliated and heartbroken.
This wretched woman, why doesn’t she just go act in a play? Although Mu Hanyan never took her reputation as a playboy seriously, being slandered in public still made her grit her teeth in anger. What a joke, I, Lady Mu, would act indecently towards you? You have what I have, and mine is better than yours; would I need to harass you? If I were to harass anyone, it would be... Suddenly, the striking face of Ye Lanfeng flashed through Mu Hanyan’s mind.
Ah... Damn it! Why did I think of him? Mu Hanyan’s face flushed, and she silently cursed a few times.
"How is it that you now know shame? Since you know shame, why did you do such shameless things!" Seeing Mu Hanyan’s blushing face, Qu Fengting felt a great satisfaction and sternly rebuked her.
I’m ashamed, you piece of shit! Do you even have eyes! Mu Hanyan was so angry she almost cursed out loud.
"You all tell me, with such people, wouldn’t associating with them completely disgrace our family?" Before Mu Hanyan could retort, Qu Fengting shouted again.
"No way, we absolutely cannot associate with them. Let them roll out!" Several followers behind him shouted in unison.
Other Swordsmen looked at each other and also shouted a few times.
Given their background, on normal days, who didn’t act high and mighty or engage in fierce competitions? In others’ eyes, that would also be considered bullying. Therefore, they didn’t feel what Mu Hanyan did was too outrageous to condemn her.
Mu Cheng’s expression was complex, as if he was deep in thought.
But they could also see that Qu Fengting was taking advantage of the situation, clearly targeting Mu Hanyan. Thanks to Qu Fengting’s leadership over the past few days, they had managed to band together, or else who knew how many would have fallen to the attacks of the Exotic Beasts. Thus, they dared not offend Qu Fengting, and no one dared to speak up for Mu Hanyan.
"Brother Qu, perhaps we should let it go. Although Mu Hanyan has questionable morals, since we came together to Exotic Beast Valley for the trial, we should not turn a blind eye if faced with death," Mu Feng hesitantly said at that moment.
Mu Hanyan, initially simmering with anger, suddenly felt much better upon hearing Mu Feng’s words.
The Mu Family, no matter how fierce the internal conflicts, never forgot their identity in the presence of outsiders, and wouldn’t turn their backs on their own. This was what Mu Hanyan admired most about the Great Elder and others.
This trip was not in vain, this Mu Feng was not beyond redemption after all. In fact, Mu Hanyan ventured deep into the Exotic Beast Valley partly out of curiosity about the Ancient Divine Beast mentioned by Wu Qiuyun and more importantly, to save Mu Feng from repeating the mistakes of his past. Fortunately, Mu Feng’s actions hadn’t disappointed her much. Fresh chapters posted on Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
"Mu Feng, I know you value loyalty, but you also have to consider others. Currently, there’s an issue with the Barrier in Exotic Beast Valley, and we don’t know when Zhengying Academy will be able to rescue us. If the Exotic Beasts attack again, we need everyone to trust and protect each other. Tell me, with someone like Mu Hanyan, who would dare trust their life to her? If everyone is wary, no one would dare to fight to the death, how can we possibly defeat those ferocious beasts?" Qu Fengting said gravely.