5266

Chapter 5266: 5.1018 Why Isn't He Dead Yet?

Receiving the message from the mountain guard disciple, Mu Jingyuan had already brought a group of people to greet them.

Seeing Qiao Mu at a glance, his face was filled with a joyful smile. "Mu Jingyuan greets the Family Head."

He then bowed to Mo Lian and Feng Chen.

The three quickly avoided the bow and returned one.

"Third Uncle, why are you so polite with me?" Qiao Mu wrinkled her small nose.

Mu Jingyuan smiled, "Propriety cannot be abandoned. You are now our Family Head, it should be so."

"There are no outsiders."

As soon as Qiao Mu spoke, she saw the group of Mu family disciples behind Mu Jingyuan also step forward in unison, respectfully bowing to her.

Her heart stirred slightly.

Third Uncle is helping her establish prestige among the clan members.

With him taking the lead in bowing, the Mu family disciples naturally followed suit, showing her utmost respect.

Thinking this, a hint of emotion swept through Qiao Mu's heart.

This Third Uncle, from the first moment he saw her, had always supported her.

Unlike other Mu family members, some of whom only supported her after being completely disillusioned with Mu Jingfeng.

Mu Jingyuan was different from all of them. Qiao Mu could feel that Third Uncle had been genuinely good to her from the very beginning.

"That person is detained in the dungeon. Shall we go see him now or..."

The little Crown Princess nodded. "Let's go now."

"Alright," Mu Jingyuan nodded, then turned and led the way.

"Qiao Qiao, Mu Jingfeng's condition... I'm afraid it's not looking good," Mu Jingyuan said in a deep voice after a few seconds of silence.

"Mm."

The attack he blocked, kicked by Mu Jinghong, basically struck his heart and lungs directly.

It was evident that the enraged Lian had been solely focused on killing Mu Xiaoxue, not giving her any chance of survival.

"You probably didn't understand what I meant," Mu Jingyuan said after a moment of silence. "You'll understand when you see him."

Qiao Mu slightly raised an eyebrow, indeed not quite understanding what Mu Jingyuan meant.

The group arrived at the entrance of the dungeon, descended the dark steps, and finally, in a dim iron cage, saw the dying Mu Jingfeng.

At this moment, Mu Jingfeng's entire body was swollen like a ball.

He looked somewhat like he was about to self-destruct.

But strangely, there were no signs of self-destruction.

"This should be a unique drug reaction caused by the medicine Heavenly Fate gave him," Mu Jingyuan said.

Qiao Mu glanced inside.

Mu Jingfeng's two hands, two feet, and neck were all chained to thick iron chains, making him unable to move at all.

Moreover, he had almost no conscious will left, constantly emitting low roars.

"I remember, when Mu Jinghong kicked him to block the attack, his body started swelling," Qiao Mu recalled. At that time, she also mistakenly thought he might explode, but the result was...

He had been swelling until now, still in this bizarre state.

Qiao Mu carefully looked at Mu Jingfeng twice, seeing that his body was grotesquely swollen, his head retracted into his neck, almost invisible.

Such a person no longer had any trace of the elegant Mu family head he once was.

He probably couldn't even understand why taking Heavenly Fate's medicine had made him look like this.

Qiao Mu took a deep breath and walked two steps forward.

Mo Lian also followed her a few steps, vigilantly pulling the little poker face to his side, his gaze scrutinizing Mu Jingfeng.

"Something's not right."

Logically, this person, having been struck in the heart and lungs by black flames and left overnight, should have died by now.