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Chapter 5191: 5.0943 The Daughter Doesn't Understand

Even as her mother's bony claws held her hand tightly, Mu Xiaoxue's heart remained unmoved. Her mother's hand, clearly missing two fingers, made Mu Xiaoxue shiver with an unsettling feeling when it touched her.

Whether her mother genuinely had her best interests at heart by forbidding her from joining Tianyun was debatable. After all, with her current status as an ordinary commoner, if she didn't join Tianyun, she would never have a chance to distinguish herself. Was she to just drift through life in the City of Shadows? With that woman Zhuo Yan in the City of Shadows, Mu Xiaoxue would never have a good day. What else could she do besides joining Tianyun?

Mu Xiaoxue secretly gritted her teeth. If she joined Tianyun and took a chance, her destiny might change dramatically. If she listened to Mu Qingya... she might just remain stagnant, drifting through life aimlessly.

In front of Mu Jinghong, Mu Xiaoxue dared not speak much, merely bowing her head in silence.

She heard Mu Qingya say, "If... if Tianyun, absolutely… absolutely wants to use my daughter, then… then… Mu Rouhuan can… can fill in."

"Anyway, she… she has already… taken the improved antidote."

"Good," Mu Jinghong nodded, looking at the skeletal woman in his arms with a gentle expression. "Qingya, don't worry, I've heard everything you said. You will get better, you definitely will."

"You are such a peculiar woman; Heaven surely wouldn't be willing to let you leave just like this," Mu Jinghong said with a sigh, holding Mu Qingya's hand.

Mu Qingya, however, showed a self-mocking smile. "Is… is that so? Heaven?" She had never believed in Heaven, nor in fate. Heaven had never favored or treated her kindly, nor had it even treated her daughter kindly. Otherwise, her daughter wouldn't have been born a useless person, just like her.

This was Heaven's injustice to them, mother and daughter! Heaven had never given her any hope, nor any tenderness, so why should she be kind to others? Especially those talented geniuses who seemed to have a protagonist's halo, as if they had saved the whole world. None of them could truly understand the pain of being a mediocre human. None of them could truly comprehend her pain, her unwillingness, and her resentment.

These people, like Long Chuyun, should experience what it feels like to descend from a pedestal, like facing an abyss. Why should she, despite all her efforts, be destined to be an ordinary person at the mercy of others?

"Qiao Mu has many secrets," Mu Qingya said in a dry voice, holding Mu Xiaoxue's hand and speaking softly. "You… you'd best avoid her. She… she is not someone you can handle."

This reincarnated person was truly like a fiendish ghost returned from hell. Her daughter, Mu Xiaoxue, would absolutely not be a match for this woman. Neither in strength nor in intelligence could she surpass her. The best method was to instruct Xiaoxue to stay away from this woman, to stay away from this fiendish ghost, the further the better, never to provoke her for all eternity.

Unexpectedly, the more Mu Qingya spoke this way, the more resentful Mu Xiaoxue felt. She had suffered countless losses and been tricked countless times by Qiao Mu. Every time she saw this woman, Qiao Mu, she would be stifled by her, without exception. Why did even her mother look down on her, saying she was no match for the other person at all? She was unwilling, unresigned, resentful, her heart filled with anger.