The guests immediately left the Mu House, but Yi An and Su Ruo were confused because they couldn't find Tang Xiao. They thought that the intruders might have done something to him, but they didn't leave immediately and waited in their car.
Mu Lin then questioned the man. "What are you doing in my house, Jiang Sheng? You came uninvited and made a fuss here; even your father and grandfather don't dare to be so impudent in front of me."
"Heh!" Jiang Sheng sneered at Mu Lin. "Hand over my daughter to me, or else this matter won't stop here."
Mu Lin and Mu Qingge darkened upon hearing that, but he stopped his daughter from speaking. "Back then, you disowned her, and you accused my daughter of having an affair with another man, but now you want to take Yan'er away from her."
"Don't talk too much! Hand over my daughter to me!" Jiang Sheng threatened him. "Otherwise, my people on Earth II will raze your Mu Clan to the ground and slaughter your people."
"Do you think you can act as you please, Jiang Sheng?" Sun Xiang finally spoke up. "Your Jiang Clan is indeed strong, but there are still many other clans that are stronger than your clan, including my Sun Clan."
"My Xiao Clan is also much stronger than your Jiang Clan, remember?" Xiao Meng spoke as she took out two daggers. "This matter is indeed a personal matter between you guys, but Grandpa Lin is an old friend of our grandfathers. We will not remain silent if you do something against the Mu Clan, and our clans will attack your clan together."
Jiang Sheng's expression became ugly after hearing the two women's threats, and he was naturally aware that his Jiang Clan would not be able to fight either of their clans, let alone fight both clans at once.
Mu Lin abruptly moved in front of Jiang Sheng and pressed his palm against his chest, shocking him due to his rapid speed, before hurling him backwards until he slammed into the wall.
*Bam*
"Young Master!" His two men ran to Jiang Sheng's side and helped him to stand up.
Mu Lin didn't allow them to help Jiang Sheng, so he released his killing intent toward them, making the three of them fall to the floor. "You and your two men must leave my residence now, or I will execute you all."
"Haha!" Instead, Jiang Chen laughed at Mu Lin's threat, and he turned towards the exit while shouting. "Master! Help me get rid of these people!"
"You are too weak, Jiang Sheng!"
Mu Qingge and the others increased their vigilance upon hearing the old man's voice, but they suddenly saw Mu Lin thrown back quite a distance.
"Father!" Mu Qingge shouted as she flew toward Mu Lin and caught him. "Are you all right?"
When Sun Xiang and Xiao Meng prepared to attack Jiang Sheng and his men, a young woman in all black suddenly appeared behind them, knocking them unconscious and causing them to fall hard on the floor.
"I'm fine." Mu Lin answered as he looked at the young woman's face seriously. He couldn't recognize her identity, but he knew that her cultivation was almost on par with Mu Qingge. His gaze shifted to the old man, who was casually walking in. "Xie Ao? I didn't expect that you were behind the Jiang Clan; no wonder that bastard dared to mess around in my house."
"Hehehe." Xie Ao shot Mu Lin a mocking glance. "You've lived in this rotten place for too long, so you don't know much news about Earth II. Back then, I lost to you because my cultivation was still below yours, but my current strength is above yours, and you will die today. Don't you feel the changes in your body?"
Upon hearing that, Mu Lin checked the inside of his body, but his expression turned pale once he discovered that a lot of poison had already spread to his internal organs.
"Hehehe!" Xie Ao laughed at Mu Lin's expression. "Seems like you've noticed it, huh?"
"Cough... Cough..." Mu Lin spurted out a lot of blood from his mouth as the poison was spreading too fast. "Quickly! Get out of here, Qingge!"
"What happened to you?" Her father's condition panicked Mu Qingge.
"Leave me, Qingge! He poisoned me! The poison spreads too fast, and I won't be able to hold on much longer." Mu Lin replied as he tried to endure the pain throughout his body.
"Do you think I will let your daughter go?" Xie Ao asked, casting a strange glance at Mu Qingge. "I came here not only to help Jiang Sheng, but I also came here to capture her, and she will be a perfect cultivation furnace for me."
"Go now! Qingge!" Mu Li shouted as he pushed Mu Qingge back.
Naturally, Mu Lin didn't want his daughter to fall into Xie Ao's hands, and Mu Qingge would suffer for the rest of her life if that happened.
"Father, I—Ugh!"
Xie Ao directly suppressed Mu Qingge with his aura, making her unable to move due to the significant difference in their cultivation levels. "Like I said, I will capture your daughter."
'Damn it!' Mu Lin inwardly cursed as he observed Mu Qingge, who was overwhelmed by Xie Ao's oppressive aura. He tried to stop the enemy from approaching his daughter, but the enemy kicked him, causing him to rebound to the side. "Guah!"
"Just lie there and wait for your death, and I will take your daughter with me." Xie Ao licked his lips, observing Mu Qingge's flawless face and perfect body.
"Master! Can you find my daughter?" Jiang Sheng wanted to approach Xie Ao, but the young woman blocked him.
"I can't feel her presence around this house, and someone else has taken her away." Xie Ao paid Jiang Sheng no mind and walked over to Mu Qingge, but a sudden kick knocked him back. He nimbly stabilized himself before looking at the two people who suddenly appeared and claimed in shock. "Tang Huang! Tantai Lingyan!"
After receiving news from Tang Xiao, Xiao Ai decided to stop the body-strengthening process for Tang Huang and Tantai Lingyan. She made this decision because the process could not be accelerated but could still be resumed later; she woke them up and informed them of the matters outside.
"Xie Ao, huh?" Tantai Lingyan glared at him as she indifferently asked. "Have you forgotten my existence? A heretical cultivator like you dares to wreak havoc in this place."
'Tch! I didn't expect these two to suddenly appear in this place.' Xie Ao cursed in his heart as he looked at Mu Qingge. 'At this rate, I won't be able to catch that woman.'
After she escaped Xie Ao's pressure, Mu Qingge rushed to the side of her father, who had fallen unconscious. She saw Mu Lin's body had turned purple-black due to the poison, and she tried to look for an antidote in her storage ring.
Mu Qingge suddenly felt someone touch her shoulder, and she saw Tang Xiao standing behind her. After the arrival of his grandfather and master, he decided to intervene because Mu Lin's condition was critical and required immediate help; otherwise, he would die from Xie Ao's poison.
Xie Ao and the others were truly shocked by Tang Xiao's sudden appearance, and they could feel that his cultivation was still too low, but he could evade their senses. Unfortunately, their shock didn't stop there because he disappeared again; he took Mu Lin and Mu Qingge with him, which infuriated them because their plan failed miserably.
Tantai Lingyan took out her spear, and Tang Huang took out his hammer. "You don't need to think about running away, as none of you will ever be able to escape from us."
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While Tantai Lingyan and Tang Huang were taking care of the intruders, Xiao Ai had already carried out Tang Xiao's orders to heal Mu Lin. She told them that he would be fine, but the process would take quite a while because the poison had spread throughout his body.
"Will my grandfather really be okay, Big Brother?" Mu Yan inquired as she hugged Tang Xiao's arm, but her eyes never left Mu Lin, who was still unconscious in the capsule.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Lin will be fine, and you can see him tomorrow." Tang Xiao then turned to Mu Qingge, who still looked worried about Mu Lin's condition. "I know you're worried about him, but rest assured, everything will be fine, and they will take care of those people."
Mu Qingge sighed softly and gratefully spoke to him. "Thank you, Tang Xiao. If it weren't for you, my father would be dead now, and I would also fall into Xie Ao's hands."
"You don't need to thank me, right?" Tang Xiao said this while shaking his head. "It's only natural for me to help you all, given the long-standing relationship between our two families."
Tang Yin suddenly said to him. "Xiao'er, you should go out now, and I will accompany them here. Otherwise, Yi An will be confused looking for you, and she might be suspicious of you."
Tang Xiao nodded in understanding and ruffled his own hair, and he also made his face look swollen and bloody, causing the three women to laugh in amusement at his appearance.
After he disappeared, Tang Yin spoke to the two women. "Aunt Qingge, I will take you guys to the residence area, so you two can rest there."
- To Be Continued -