3580

Chapter 3580: 4.1180 Evasion

Why was she so cold toward Mu Jingfeng and the Old Master? This truly was a complex and unpredictable young lady.

Mu Dongni shook her head, feeling a bit unsettled. Nowadays, rumors circulated throughout the household that the Crown Princess was an unfeeling woman who was indifferent to family ties. Yet, from today's incident with Mrs. Hua, she had noticed a few clues. Perhaps, it was simply that her family members didn't understand the little Crown Princess well enough.

Mu Dongni and Mrs. Hua exchanged glances, ultimately saying nothing more.

On the other side, under the guidance of Old Master Mu, Qiao Mu passed through a direct path in the garden and arrived at a very secluded area. Looking around, the place was empty, without any buildings, flowers, or trees—just a vast, open flat ground.

Qiao Mu felt a slight warmth on her wrist. She glanced down and saw a faint shimmer, a fleeting glow, on the emerald pine and cypress jade bracelet she always wore. When she looked closely again, the jade bracelet showed no reaction. She instinctively touched the bracelet, assuming she had simply been seeing things.

"Elder Qing," Old Master Mu called out, but the other party gave no response.

Qiao Mu turned to look at the Old Master, noticing a rare hint of embarrassment on his face.

"What's the problem?" Qiao Mu asked in a low voice.

"Uh. To open the Chaoyang Tower each time, several elders need to combine their strength to open a small crack in this defensive barrier."

"Of course, any family disciple wishing to pass through this crack must also receive the approval of Old Ancestor Chaoyang. Otherwise, ahem, even if they get in, they'll be kicked out."

Qiao Mu simply said "Oh," her eyes on Old Master Mu, waiting for him to continue.

"Qiao Qiao, wait here for a moment. Grandpa will go find Elder Qing and the others." Old Master Mu secretly cursed Elder Qing and the others. At this point, he couldn't possibly be unaware of what was happening. Elder Qing and the other elders were clearly unwilling to help Qiao Qiao open the Chaoyang Tower and had conveniently gone off to hide somewhere.

As he spoke, a head suddenly popped out from the entrance of the small courtyard. Upon seeing Old Master Mu, the head immediately recoiled.

"Little Tang, I've already seen you! Come out."

After Old Master Mu's stern command, the young man named Little Tang awkwardly emerged from the corner of the wall, his head bowed, not daring to meet Old Master Mu's gaze.

"Where are your grandfather and the others?" Old Master Mu asked, his face grim.

"Grandpa and the others, uh, yesterday, they worked together to open the crack in the Chaoyang Tower for Miss Rouyan and Miss Rouyun, so, so they're a bit tired today. They, they went back to rest just now."

Old Master Mu's face instantly darkened even further. He had also been a family head before, so how could he not know the true capabilities of these elders and disciples in the clan? If simply opening a crack in the Chaoyang Tower could exhaust these elders to the point of needing rest, then the Mu family would have been uprooted years ago.

Among these elders, at least two were Divine Realm powerhouses, and the rest were all at the peak of Spirit Realm Level Fifteen. With such cultivation, getting tired from opening a mere crack was surely a joke?

To put it plainly, they were unwilling to expend the effort again to help Qiao Qiao open the Chaoyang Tower's barrier.