Chapter 13: The Plan
Not long after Mu Zhi’an left the room, Bai Ruoxi comforted the oppressed girl and followed him out.
“What do you plan to do next?” She looked at Mu Zhi’an and asked softly.
Killing Gongsun Zan might have been satisfying for a moment, but it would bring about huge trouble. The Mu family could bear this kind of trouble, but they would still suffer some losses.
Mu Zhi’an seemed to be pondering something. After a long while, he woke up as if from a trance and said, “What do you mean, what next?”
Bai Ruoxi’s small mouth slightly opened and said, “It’s about… the matter with Gongsun Zan…”
“What does Gongsun Zan’s matter have to do with me?” Mu Zhi’an asked.
Bai Ruoxi was stunned for a moment. Then, as if she understood something, she said, “You want to secretly leave this residence?”
As she spoke, she shook her head and said, “That won’t work. The servants of the Gongsun family have already seen you enter the residence. If you leave now, the news will still spread to the Gongsun family later.”
Mu Zhi’an remained silent and just quietly walked on the small path in the courtyard.
“Do you regret it?” Bai Ruoxi suddenly asked.
Mu Zhi’an lightly shook his head and said, “If given another chance, I would still do the same.”
“Young Master Mu is truly a good person.” Bai Ruoxi said softly.
With Mu Zhi’an’s identity, he could have easily not gotten involved in this kind of matter, because no one in Tianxuan City could do anything to him… But he still got involved, bringing trouble upon himself, yet it was a thankless task.
“I’m not a good person, I just don’t want to become scum.” Mu Zhi’an smiled, “I also can’t stand seeing others do despicable things in front of me.”
Bai Ruoxi’s small mouth slightly opened. She wanted to say that he was clearly also a notoriously wicked young master, so why bother?
But thinking of what Mu Zhi’an had done these past few days, she swallowed those words back.
If he really wanted to do bad things, Mu Zhi’an could have already gotten handsy with her in the carriage before… Although she might have politely refused him then.
Because when requesting Mu Zhi’an, Bai Ruoxi hadn’t made up her mind at all.
Can a person really grow up in an instant…?
If someone had asked Bai Ruoxi this before, she might not have been able to answer.
But now, she could confidently nod and answer the other party: Yes.
This debaucherous young master, who was notorious in Tianxuan City, had really changed.
Mu Zhi’an didn’t know what Bai Ruoxi was thinking. He suddenly asked, “By the way, aren’t you afraid that Gongsun Zan’s servants will run away if you come here?”
Bai Ruoxi lightly shook her head, “Miss Mengrou is at the courtyard gate. No one dares to leave.”
No wonder she dared to come in. It turns out Sister Mengrou is outside… Mu Zhi’an inwardly understood.
“Young Master Mu, how exactly do you plan to handle Gongsun Zan’s matter?” Bai Ruoxi couldn’t help but ask.
They had originally planned to make contact with Gongsun Zan and get him to spill some information. But now the other party was dead, and Mu Zhi’an had also brought trouble upon himself… If this matter wasn’t handled well, even the Mu family would have a headache for a while.
“Handle it as it should be handled.” Mu Zhi’an said.
“Cremate him, give him a water burial, or directly throw him out in the wild to feed dogs. Anything is fine.”
Bai Ruoxi’s brows slightly furrowed.
He was still joking at a time like this… Did he not know that he would face trouble brought by the Gongsun family next…
As if seeing through what Bai Ruoxi was thinking, Mu Zhi’an suddenly smiled and said, “Actually, the current Gongsun Zan is much more useful than when he was alive.”
Bai Ruoxi was stunned, “Isn’t Gongsun Zan dead?”
“Miss Bai is unaware of this.”
Mu Zhi’an turned his head to look at the buxom beauty behind him. Their gazes met as he smiled and said, “Sometimes, a living person may not necessarily be more useful than a dead person.”
Bai Ruoxi was stunned for a moment.
“Gongsun Zan is dead… but he’s more useful than when he was alive?”
She was about to ask Mu Zhi’an the reason, but the two had unknowingly reached the front of the courtyard.
Those servants who had been confiscating the family’s property were gathered by Wei Mengrou in an open space. At this moment, they were looking at Mu Zhi’an with terrified eyes.
As if looking at a demon.
They could vaguely hear the confrontational voices of Gongsun Zan and Mu Zhi’an coming from inside just now. And after that, Young Master Gongsun’s voice disappeared… and the colleague sent over was nowhere to be seen.
Mu Zhi’an… most likely made a move against Gongsun Zan!
“Sister Mengrou.” Mu Zhi’an looked at Wei Mengrou.
Wei Mengrou lightly nodded and pointed at the seven or eight servants, saying, “How should we deal with these people?”
As her voice fell, a chill rose in the servants’ hearts. Someone even directly knelt down and begged for mercy, “Young Master Mu, spare my life! This lowly one only came to confiscate the family’s property under Gongsun Zan’s orders. This lowly one—”
“Forcibly making a move on the maidservants in the residence, was that also ordered by Gongsun Zan?” Mu Zhi’an said in a mocking tone.
That servant immediately fell silent.
“Rest assured, someone will naturally judge you later. That person is not me.”
Mu Zhi’an swept his gaze over the servants before him and said indifferently, “I also won’t kill you… Of course,”
He paused and asked, “What did you see in the residence just now?”
“Didn’t see anything…” Almost a unanimous answer.
“Wrong.” Mu Zhi’an shook his head and said seriously, “You saw it.”
The servants all raised their heads, their eyes carrying a hint of terror.
The meaning of these words was indeed that he didn’t plan to let them live…
“You saw Gongsun Zan oppressing common people. Mu Zhi’an righted a wrong and stopped Gongsun Zan.” Mu Zhi’an continued.
Bai Ruoxi subconsciously glanced at Mu Zhi’an.
This kind of reason couldn’t explain Gongsun Zan being killed… Moreover, when they walked on this street, they were seen by other commoners of Tianxuan City. At that time, the Gongsun family only needed to find someone to ask and they would know.
Mu Zhi’an continued, “After that, Mu Zhi’an left. But after Gongsun Zan finished confiscating the family’s property, he was killed by a mysterious black-robed man. Understand?”
Black-robed man…?
The servants glanced at each other and saw doubt in each other’s eyes.
But they still immediately reacted and quickly nodded in agreement.
Mu Zhi’an turned his head to look at Wei Mengrou and said, “Sister Mengrou, I’ll leave the rest to you.”
Wei Mengrou lightly “mm”ed.
The Spirit Refinement realm cultivated the nascent soul. Upon reaching the Spirit Refinement realm, Wei Mengrou could modify others’ memories. To be precise, it was to perform psychological suggestion on the enemy.
Of course, this also required the other party’s cooperation.
And now, these servants had no other choice… In the end, they didn’t care what happened to Gongsun Zan. As long as they could survive, that was enough.
But Bai Ruoxi was still a bit worried. She gracefully walked to Mu Zhi’an’s side and said in a low voice, “The patriarch of the Gongsun family may not necessarily believe such words.”
In the end, before seeing the so-called black-robed man, no one would believe in his existence, let alone that shrewd Gongsun patriarch.
“With just this, that patriarch naturally won’t completely believe it.”
Mu Zhi’an smiled, “But if he sees the black-robed man with his own eyes, will he still not believe it?”
Bai Ruoxi was stunned.
“A mysterious Spirit Refinement realm expert infiltrating Tianxuan City without a trace… With such a huge threat, everyone should unite against the external enemy at this time, right?” Mu Zhi’an looked at Bai Ruoxi’s pure and peerlessly beautiful side profile and smiled, “What do you think, Miss Bai?”
