3384 Replacement

The opponent only sent a minor figure, ranked thirty-third, to provoke them. If Mu Xingchen had to handle this, it would imply that the Mu family truly had no one else, and that besides Xingchen, no other disciple was capable. Mu Xingchen also understood this, but how could he stand by and watch someone come to his grandfather's birthday banquet to provoke and cause trouble without acting?

"Let's see," Mu Jingrui said in a deep voice, his face terrifyingly grim. This Qi Fang was just a clown. If they didn't put him down, he would continue to be disgusting. The most difficult part now was that there were so many guests present, all watching. If the Mu family didn't show some real skill and put down this Qi family member, everyone would surely suspect that the Mu family was just a name without substance. Even worse, they might even think that the Divine State Talisman Family, the Mu family, was simply inferior to the Qi family, the Talisman Family of Fengdi City in Cangzhou.

In a few thoughts, the match between Qi Fang and Mu Wuzi had already reached a decisive point. Mu Wuzi, a high-level talisman master, though still young and skilled in talisman arts, naturally lost without suspense in front of a Profound-grade Talisman Master.

The opponent threw an Exploding Fire Talisman. As a tremor ran through the martial arts stage, Mu Wuzi swiftly retreated, tumbling several times in the air, but still failed to avoid the soaring flames from the Exploding Fire Talisman. Once the flames touched his body, the defensive barrier previously attached to his skin rapidly withered. Seeing that the defensive barrier was burning away and the Exploding Fire Talisman's flames were about to engulf his son, Mu Jingyang could no longer bear it and leaped up.

"Fifth Brother," Mu Jingrui called out, quickly reaching out to stop him. If he rushed onto the stage, others might not say it to his face, but they would certainly mock him secretly in their hearts. If a son couldn't defeat an opponent, and the father rushed up, it would only harm the Mu family's reputation. Mu Jingyang was impulsive by nature, and being stopped by Mu Jingrui, his temper was about to flare.

Mu Jingfeng said with a cold face, "Sit down!"

"Go find Yuanyuan, and have her go up and replace Wuzi," Mu Jingfeng said calmly.

Mu He, standing behind him, nodded and immediately took the order, walking towards the table where the collateral branch young women were seated behind the screen. After explaining the Patriarch's intentions to Mu Yuanyuan, Mu Yuanyuan immediately nodded in agreement.

However, Mu Lixiang was somewhat resentful, pouting and whispering, "Good things never come to us." Whenever a difficult situation arose, they would always think of the disciples from their collateral branches. Replacing Mu Wuzi meant Yuanyuan would have to face that young master from the Qi family. If she won, it would be fine, but if Yuanyuan also couldn't defeat the Qi family disciple, she might even be blamed by the Mu family members.

Mu Yuanyuan accepted the order and stood up. She happened to see the Little Crown Princess's gaze shift to her, so she smiled and nodded at her, then stepped towards the martial arts stage. The Mu family disciples around them whispered to each other. Now, seeing Mu Yuanyuan enter the arena, everyone's eyes focused on her.

"Mu family, Mu Yuanyuan, requests guidance from Young Master Qi." Mu Yuanyuan leaped onto the martial arts stage and reached out to support Mu Wuzi, who had retreated several steps. She lifted a water spirit talisman with her finger and pressed it onto Mu Wuzi. Immediately, the flames that had surged on Mu Wuzi's body instantly vanished.