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The portents of a brewing thunderstorm were ever so evident.
Wanwan arrived in the woods with her brows together unlike her usual jubilance and mischief. She had her eyes on the ground within the desecrated woods. She crouched down and slid her fingertip across a leaf gently. “Is this Uncle’s blood?”
Wanwan stood back up. She followed Ku Mu around the last few days since she had time to spare. During the various times she plastered herself to him, she furtively injected her energy into him, allowing her to track his whereabouts. Scowling, she aggressed, “Please be all right, Uncle. I haven’t courted you yet. Whoever hurt him better pray I don’t find him!”
She scattered pink spiritual energy around her and leapt onto a tree branch, beginning her chase after Ku Mu. She arrived at the valley fifteen minutes later to find him lying unconscious under the celestial fiend tree.
Still smiling, Tian Budai greeted, “It is an honour to meet you, Miss Wanwan.”
Wan Tianming was scared witless to see Wanwan.
“So it was you all along. I’m warning you. Ku Mu is my man. Release him, or I won’t stand on ceremony.”
“Miss Wanwan, I don’t desire a fight. Since you have come here, I need you to pass on a message.”
“I’ll consider it after I’m done butchering you!”
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Mu Yu got out of bed the next day earlier in the morning for he couldn’t get any shuteye. The weather for the entire day and night yesterday accurately reflected his mood – tense and gloomy.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
The guest knocked as if there was business urgent enough for them to reasonably break in. Nevertheless, nobody besides Feng Haochen and his disciples could barge in owing to the former’s formation. Lan Ling’er, who was meditating, was distracted and frustrated. Though reluctant, she went to get the door.
Wanwan hastily entered and asked, “Where’s Mu Yu? This is important. Ku Mu is in trouble.”
“Mu Yu, you have a guest,” Lan Ling’er called.
There was no discrimination either way because neither of them were taught to discriminate others as orthodox or unorthodox faction members.
“Wanwan, you’re late. Gramps has gone back to Pill Cauldron Sect,” informed Mu Yu, coming over.
“I know Hundreds Herb Hall escorted him back, but he can’t make it back.”
“What do you mean? Did you seriously kidnap him?”
“That was the plan. Daoist Yuan De had to break off from Ku Mu part way for business, I think. Tian Budai killed the two bodyguards Daoist Yuan De assigned. What’s the feud between you and Tian Budai all about? Why is he taking Uncle Ku Mu hostage to lure you out?”
“Tian Budai took Gramps hostage? Wait, who’s Tian Budai?”
“He’s Celestial Star Sect’s young master. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I heard you crippled his brother, Tian Yun. That must be why Uncle Ku Mu got dragged into this. Uncle Ku Mu has grievous wounds!” Wanwan blustered, glaring at Mu Yu.
“Where is he now?!” The injury Xu Ziye inflicted on Ku Mu was something Mu Yu still felt guilty about. For that reason, he was seething upon hearing Ku Mu was hurt.
“I managed to follow Uncle to the valley you used to live at and encountered Tian Budai. I tried to rescue Uncle, but I couldn’t beat Tian Budai. If you want to rescue Ku Mu, you need to go to the valley alone!”
“You’re not to go alone,” said Lie Shang, catching Mu Yu by the arm as the latter stormed out.
“Let go right now!”
“If Wanwan couldn’t beat him, you’re just going to pad his kill count.”
“I said, let go of me,” Mu Yu repeated through his teeth.
“Look, I know Ku Mu is important to you, but we can’t charge in head first without a plan. I’ve never heard of the name Tian Budai; however, he’s clearly levels above you. If you insist on going, I’m going with you.”
Mu Yu turned back with a surprised visage.
“This has nothing to do with me, but Shifu told me to watch you, so I can’t let you die,” stated Lie Shang.
“Tian Budai said he’ll kill Ku Mu if he spots anyone else accompanying Mu Yu within a fifty-metre radius of the valley,” informed Wanwan.
Cheng Yan and the others arrived in the courtyard and found out about the dilemma.
“Wanwan, can you ask your shifu for help? He knows Elder Ku Mu and should be able to rescue him,” proposed Cheng Yan, after sifting through their options.
“My shifu has left Twenty-Five Kilometres South Garden. He’s following your shifu to protect him from Third Heaven Palace.”
Feng Haochen’s disciples turned to each other, wondering if the other knew about that.
“I can’t delay. I don’t to let Ku Mu bear the consequences of what I triggered. Additionally…” Mu Yu rolled his fingers into steely clamps. “Ku Mu is as important as a father to me.”
Mu Yu’s seniors had never seen Mu Yu so determined and serious before. As his seniors, they always considered himself a mischievous teenager. Lie Shang understood how Mu Yu felt, so he let go. After Lie Shang hurt Lan Ling’er one of the times he went berserk, he left Dustfallen Sect to avoid hurting anyone else he cared about again. He knew nobody could deter Mu Yu as nobody could dissuade him back then.
Qiao Xue approached Mu Yu and sent her blue energy into his chest again. “I know how important family is. Be careful. We’ll back you up from outside the valley. Crush this block of ice if you’re in trouble, and I’ll receive an alert to go to your aid.”
Mu Yu touched his chest where the ice was and expressed his gratitude to Qiao Xue with his eyes. Nobody stopped him again. Anything mentioned would’ve only been hackneyed sayings.
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