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Chapter 5214: 5.0966 Mu Xiaoxue's Misfortune

"Now, the Huainan Earl's First Madam is holding onto that exact sentence, insisting that the Second Miss, Fang, has too much malevolence and needs to continue her spiritual cultivation at Ciyun Nunnery."

"Pfft." Cai Xiu, standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh. "Poor Second Auntie, she's also kneeling at the main entrance with her daughter, bitterly begging the First Madam to open the door."

Qiao Mu shook her head. It was indeed quite a spectacle. The capital city had been so quiet for so long; finally, there was something new to talk about over tea these past few days.

That Night

The entire capital city, under the bleak night wind and rain, appeared extremely desolate. However, from the ruined temple in the western suburbs, chilling screams echoed.

Mu Xiaoxue, dressed in a white inner garment, was dragged into this dilapidated temple. Her face was deathly pale with fear, her eyes darting wildly, her hair practically standing on end. When she saw the man hanging from the beams inside the temple, beaten beyond recognition, Mu Xiaoxue nearly rolled her eyes and fainted.

"Bi-Big Senior Brother?"

It was Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi was stripped naked and hanging from the beams, spinning back and forth in mid-air. He looked absolutely terrifying, his back completely mangled from the beating, without a single intact spot.

Mu Xiaoxue's legs gave out, and she fell to the ground with a "thump."

Father, father! No, she, she had to go back to find father, she had to, had to send a message to father, yes, yes, send a message to father!!

Mu Xiaoxue wasn't completely stupid and beyond saving. At the very least, her first thought was that in this situation, she needed to find her father, Mu Jinghong, for help. She didn't know what was happening, but she had a faint premonition...

Was Big Senior Brother like this because he tried to steal Luo He's Qiankun Dou Zhuan Talisman and got caught red-handed? Was that why he was hanging from the rafters like this, beaten to a pulp? She felt her guess was very close to the truth.

Especially when she looked up and saw the gloomy-faced man sitting directly above, recognizing him as the Qin family head, her bad premonition grew even stronger. And standing beside the Qin family head, that pale-faced young man, as if a chilling wind had swept by, who else could it be but Luo He?

Luo He was here, which meant... Zhao Yi really did try to steal the talisman, and he was indeed caught red-handed by Luo He.

Mu Xiaoxue repeatedly waved her pale little hands, frantically trying to distance herself. "No, no, it's not me, it's not me. It has nothing to do with me, Big Senior Brother, Big Senior Brother."

She pulled out a communication jade token, and just as she was about to send a message to her father, she was suddenly struck on the elbow by a cold flash.

With a cry of "Ah!" Mu Xiaoxue's wrist ached, and the communication jade token in her hand fell to the ground with a "snap." A surge of earth elemental power slammed down, crushing the jade token on the ground into fragments.

Mu Xiaoxue slumped to the ground, frantically wiggling her legs as she kept retreating backward, mumbling, "It has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with me."

"Mu Xiaoxue." Qin Hong's eyes were cold as he slowly scanned her face with an icy gaze, staring at her thoughtfully.

Luo He saw this and stepped forward, bowing respectfully. He whispered, "Patriarch, this Miss Mu Xiaoxue is precisely Mu Qingya, Hall Master Mu's daughter."

"So that's it." Qin Hong's expression softened, and he smiled, nodding. "So it's Hall Master Mu's daughter, then we're family."

Upon hearing this, Mu Xiaoxue nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, I, I'm from Heavenly Fate, yes, we're family!"