A streak of white light flashed past, heading towards his lower body, and then, under the quiet night sky, a heart-wrenching scream arose...
The next day, early morning.
Inside the study, Ouyang Yunjin put down the book in his hand, looked up at the woman in white entering the room, and said with a faint smile, "Miss Mu, are you awake?"
"Mm." Mu Ruyue nodded gently, flicked her hand, and a piece of white paper shot towards Ouyang Yunjin, "Collect these medicinal ingredients."
Ouyang Yunjin smiled slightly, took the prescription, and then gazed at the woman again, a flash of light crossing his eyes as if asking casually, "By the way, did you know? Yesterday, Dongfang Jun encountered some trouble within Ouyang City. It’s said that he was beaten by someone and even had his ’tool for continuing the lineage’ ruined, but in the end, he didn’t even see the face of that person."
He watched Mu Ruyue’s expression closely as he said this.
However, from beginning to end, Mu Ruyue maintained an indifferent expression, as if the events had nothing to do with her, "Should I congratulate the Dongfang Family then? To be spared of such scum causing harm everywhere."
Ouyang Yunjin’s voice faltered, and he said somewhat helplessly, "After all, the incident involving Dongfang Jun happened within the Ouyang Shi family’s territory. Although the Dongfang Family won’t do anything to the Ouyang Family because of this, we still need to give them an explanation."
"An explanation?" Mu Ruyue smiled lightly, "Do you think that just because of the relationship between the Dongfang Family and the Ouyang Family, an explanation would make any difference? Since they’ve long been enemies behind the scenes, bringing it to the forefront isn’t much of a problem either."
Ouyang Yunjin was stunned for a moment, then he laughed.
"You’re right, there’s no difference between behind the scenes and in the open. When that old man from the Dongfang Family used treachery to harm my father, it was destined that our two families would be at odds. Although the Four Major Families appear united in prosperity and loss, we have never truly turned our faces against the Dongfang Family. But we have had enough of this facade, especially since the Dongfang Family has been ambitiously planning to swallow the other three families in recent years. So, bringing it out into the open isn’t a big deal after all."
Mu Ruyue didn’t say much more, just glanced lightly at the prescription in Ouyang Yunjin’s hand, "Within five days, bring these medicinal ingredients. If it takes more than five days and something happens to your father, it has nothing to do with me."
With that, she turned and walked towards the door.