Chapter 73: Your Sister, I Shall Raise Her Myself
With Ye Yu suddenly pushing open the door, the originally ambiguous atmosphere in the tea room vanished without a trace.
Ye Qian also woke up from the tender affection Mu Zhi’an had just woven, raised her head in a daze, and looked at Ye Yu in surprise, saying,
“Brother Ye Yu, why are you here?!”
They had left the Ye residence early this morning. Logically, at this time, Ye Yu should still be meditating and cultivating. How could he appear in this teahouse so early… wasn’t it too much of a coincidence?
Ye Yu’s expression stiffened for a moment. He didn’t answer, only saying in a deep voice, “Qian’er, don’t be fooled by his sweet talk. Stay away from him.”
As he spoke, he stepped forward, wanting to pull Ye Qian’s hand.
But Mu Zhi’an took a step ahead to block Ye Yu, smiling, “Young Master Ye, why did you show up in this teahouse so early today?”
“And it’s such a coincidence, you just happened to come in at this exact moment…”
These simple words directly enlightened Ye Qian. The girl’s eyes slowly widened as she looked at her cousin and said, “Were you eavesdropping outside just now, Brother Ye Yu?!”
Being directly exposed by Mu Zhi’an, Ye Yu wasn’t embarrassed. He just snorted coldly and said frigidly, “If I hadn’t eavesdropped, you might have even been fooled into giving your body to him by now!”
Ye Qian’s small face turned red as she said in a soft voice, “Brother Mu is not that kind of person.”
“Then what was he trying to do to you just now?” Ye Yu stared at his cousin’s pure face with a faint blush and asked.
Ye Qian’s small mouth opened slightly, but for a moment, she didn’t know how to answer.
At this moment, Mu Zhi’an suddenly shook his head and smiled, “Young Master Ye, to sum it up, the fact is that you were eavesdropping at the door just now, right?”
“I’m just concerned about my own sister,” Ye Yu stared at Mu Zhi’an and said coldly, “Young Master Mu, after Miss Bai broke off the engagement, I had no further ties with her, so I won’t interfere anymore. But Qian’er is my cousin. I won’t allow a good-for-nothing young master to approach her.”
Mu Zhi’an was stunned, “Are you really Sister Qian’er’s cousin?”
“When your cousin prepared medicinal herbs and wanted you to refine a Qi Condensation Pill for her, you had to refuse and delay, even needing to see your own mood. Is this how a good cousin who dotes on his cousin acts?”
Ye Yu said indifferently, “I did take the initiative to look for Qian’er afterward, but she had already found someone to refine the Qi Condensation Pill, so the matter was dropped—”
He suddenly seemed to think of something and stared at Mu Zhi’an, saying, “It was your doing?!”
When Ye Qian said she didn’t need the Qi Condensation Pill before, Ye Yu had wondered why his cousin would refuse him.
In Tianxuan City, there were only a few alchemists. Finding an alchemist to refine a Qi Condensation Pill would waste quite a few spirit stones.
He initially thought that Ye Qian had gritted her teeth and asked the alchemist of the Morning Glory Chamber of Commerce to refine it for her… but now that he thought about it carefully, there were many suspicious points.
When did Mu Zhi’an have dealings with Ye Qian?
There must be a turning point, and that turning point was… the Qi Condensation Pill!
On the day he refused Ye Qian and returned to the manor alone, something might have happened between Ye Qian and Mu Zhi’an…
Everything in his mind suddenly became clear. Ye Yu looked at Mu Zhi’an, his eyes filled with anger, and his spiritual energy uncontrollably burst out.
“You’re not even sparing Bai Ruoxi, and now you’re not going to let go of my Qian’er either?!”
Not only Qian’er, but you also forgot about Lingxuan… Mu Zhi’an gently put down his teacup and shook his head, “I have never forced Qian’er to do anything. You can see that from her attitude, can’t you?”
He gently held Ye Qian’s slender jade hand, looked up at Ye Yu, and his expression suddenly became a few degrees more serious, “Big Brother-in-Law, please give your blessing to Qian’er and me.”
With a simple form of address, Ye Yu’s state of mind completely collapsed. He could no longer control his anger and almost took action.
At this moment, an old voice suddenly rang out in his mind, “Calm down. It’s not appropriate to make a move here.”
Ye Yu’s heart was filled with anger as he inwardly said, “Why is it inappropriate?! Should I just watch Qian’er be taken away by this guy?”
“In the past, when you were a waste, you didn’t have much contact with her. Now that your cousin has her own love affair, it’s not very appropriate for you to intervene abruptly.” There was a hint of helplessness in the old voice.
Ye Yu’s eyes flashed, still unconvinced, “Even so, Qian’er shouldn’t be intimate with Mu Zhi’an. He already has Bai Ruoxi by his side. How can I let Qian’er stay with a scumbag?!”
“If you had two girls surrounding you, would you refuse?”
Ye Yu was speechless for a moment.
At this time, the old voice spoke again to appease him, “Your true stage should be at the sect assessment. At that time, there will be plenty of opportunities to defeat Mu Zhi’an. If you make a move in this teahouse now, it will
attract the attention of a powerful figure behind this teahouse.”
The old man inside Ye Yu’s body had had enough.
Ye Yu had excellent talent, but he was completely played in the palm of Mu Zhi’an’s hand.
Making a move in the tea room would, firstly, displease the force behind this teahouse.
Secondly, Ye Lingxuan was still downstairs.
No matter for what reason, as long as Ye Yu made a move, even if he won against Mu Zhi’an, he would still lose miserably.
Moreover, it would be difficult for Ye Yu to defeat Mu Zhi’an now.
There was still a significant gap between the first stage and third stage of Qi Condensation.
Ye Yu gradually calmed down. Mu Zhi’an also looked at this reckless youth with some surprise.
It seemed that he had some brains… Mu Zhi’an smiled, “Big Brother-in-Law, would you like to sit down and have some tea?”
This time, Ye Yu was very clear-headed. He could tell that Mu Zhi’an was trying to anger him, so he just sneered, “Mu Zhi’an, let’s show our true skills at the sect assessment.”
This time, no matter what Mu Zhi’an did, he wouldn’t get angry because that would only fall into the other party’s trap.
Casually brushing it off was the best approach.
After saying that, Ye Yu immediately left with a flick of his sleeve.
His mental state has stabilized quite a bit… Mu Zhi’an looked at Ye Yu’s back, pondered for a moment, and said, “By the way, I’ll keep the two thousand spirit stones. Remember to return the seven hundred spirit stones to Sister Lingxuan later.”
Ye Yu’s footsteps abruptly stopped, and his body slowly stiffened.
These words were truly heartbreaking.
The thing Ye Yu was most proud of yesterday was making Mu Zhi’an lose a full two thousand spirit stones.
But in the end, these two thousand spirit stones still came out of his own pocket… In other words, Mu Zhi’an only spent four hundred spirit stones to buy the Dragon Rising Root.
Ye Yu almost couldn’t suppress the murderous intent in his body, but recalling his teacher’s warning just now and Gongsun Cheng’s fate before, he finally endured it.
He had been enduring during the time he became a waste, so he could still endure Mu Zhi’an’s ridicule to this extent.
When the sect assessment comes, you will regret what you did today, Mu Zhi’an… Ye Yu left the tea room with a heart full of anger.
With Ye Yu’s departure, the pleasant atmosphere that had just been painstakingly created in the tea room was already gone.
Mu Zhi’an turned his head to look at Ye Qian. Seeing her lowering her head, looking gloomy, he gently pinched her palm and said softly, “I said before, the matters between your Brother Ye Yu and me have nothing to do with you. Don’t worry about it.”
“But will you fight him at the sect assessment later?” Ye Qian asked with some concern.
“If I spar with Young Master Ye, who do you hope will win?” Mu Zhi’an looked at the girl sitting beside him with a smile.
She was wearing clothes similar to what she wore the first time in front of the martial arts arena, a light blue two-piece dress. Under the skirt, her snow-white, round, firm calves, slender waist, and full, perky bust were exposed.
At this moment, she was lowering her eyes. When she heard Mu Zhi’an’s question, her brows furrowed slightly, and she was about to speak.
At this moment, Mu Zhi’an suddenly lightly poked Ye Qian’s waist.
“Don’t worry, I don’t need to participate in the sect assessment.”
Ye Qian subconsciously raised her head to look at Mu Zhi’an, her eyes filled with surprise, “You’re not going to join the Two Polarities Sect?”
“The Mu family has a guaranteed spot to be recommended to the Two Polarities Sect. Why would I participate in the sect assessment?” Mu Zhi’an smiled.
Ye Qian: “…”
Ye Qian blinked her pretty eyes. After a long time, she helplessly said, “Brother Ye Yu will be furious if he finds out.”
Ye Yu obviously wanted to fight Mu Zhi’an fair and square at the sect assessment and defeat him. If everyone was participating in the sect assessment and suddenly saw Mu Zhi’an directly going to the sect to report under the guidance of the examiner, who knew what Ye Yu would think?
“I’m not a belligerent person by nature. Isn’t it good for everyone to get along harmoniously?” Mu Zhi’an shook his head.
Ye Qian glared at Mu Zhi’an.
Just now, wasn’t it him who angered Brother Ye Yu to the point of getting so furious?
Yet she couldn’t bring herself to dislike this bad guy at all.
Because of Ye Yu’s matter, Mu Zhi’an, who had originally planned to taste the fragrance of rouge, couldn’t continue to make a move. After all, there was completely no atmosphere now, and Ye Lingxuan should be coming upstairs soon.
If he continued to take risks now, he might not be able to taste two rouges at the same time later.
After Mu Zhi’an returned to his seat, he chatted with Ye Qian for a while. Before long, he heard a knock on the door outside.
Then, the door opened, and Ye Lingxuan walked into the tea room.
Her gaze swept over the two, her eyes filled with confusion. She always felt that the atmosphere in the tea room was a bit off.
“I seemed to have seen Brother Ye Yu leave the teahouse just now. Did he come here?” Ye Lingxuan asked.
Ye Qian lightly “Mm”-ed and said softly, “He left after making a scene.”
“So he did come to find us?” Ye Lingxuan murmured to herself, her brows furrowing inadvertently.
When she went downstairs just now, Elder Wei told her that they had been followed by Ye Yu.
This fact made her very dissatisfied. In just two short days, Ye Lingxuan’s impression of Ye Yu could be said to have plummeted.
If she had still been holding onto old feelings in the past, then those old feelings had now completely faded away.
Ye Lingxuan silently sat back in her original seat, then changed the topic and said,
“By the way, I was just thinking about something… When did Young Master Mu get to know the examiner this time?”
Upon hearing this, Ye Qian also became more interested and raised her head to look at Mu Zhi’an.
Ye Lingxuan was still trying to drive a wedge between him and Ye Qian in every possible way… Mu Zhi’an saw through Ye Lingxuan’s intention at a glance.
“This matter is a long story. I’ll tell you another time when there’s a chance,” he smiled.
Talking about other girls in front of a girl was a big taboo. Mu Zhi’an wasn’t foolish to that extent.
Seeing that Mu Zhi’an didn’t take the bait at all, Ye Lingxuan’s eyes inevitably showed some regret, but she didn’t continue to probe Mu Zhi’an.
After the three chatted in the tea room for a while, Mu Zhi’an had the coachman who had long been waiting in front of the teahouse send them back.
Originally, he wanted to personally escort the two back, but Ye Lingxuan still had a hint of wariness towards him, so Mu Zhi’an didn’t follow them back.
This kind of thing couldn’t be rushed. Ye Lingxuan’s hostility towards him was almost negligible.
The relationship with them still needed some time to settle. He could only take it slow.
Watching the carriage disappear from view, Mu Zhi’an withdrew his gaze. He was about to head back to the manor to assist Bai Ruoxi with her cultivation.
At this moment, he suddenly noticed a slight commotion coming from not far away.
