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“Mu Linghan!”
Mu Ye instantly got up from the ground in shock, staring wide-eyed at the young man who was making his way towards them!
Mu Linghan was alive? How was that possible?!
Mu Yan and the elders were also surprised, and they watched as Mu Linghan came over in shock.
The boy’s clothes were torn badly, and full of bloodstains. By rights, he should look absolutely wretched with that appearance, but the state of his clothes did nothing to hide his handsome features and upright posture. Even so, a noble aura emanated from his body, which unconsciously intimidated the people around him.
As the youth walked in, the crowd which filled the area, immediately scattered to part a way for him to walk.
Mu Ye clenched his fist tightly, fixing a deadly glare on Mu Qinglan, looking as though he wanted to just rush up right at her face.
Soon, Mu Qinglan reached Mu Ye.
“How can you still be alive?!” Mu Ye bellowed, finally unable to hold himself back.
Mu Qinglan raised her eyebrows, sizing up Mu Ye. She waited until she could see goosebumps appearing on his skin before she finally calmly said, “What’s this, are you surprised I’m still alive?”
Surprised? That wasn’t the only thing he was feeling right now!
Forget about Mu Ye, even Mu Yan and the elders were filled with doubts at this moment.
Mu Yan leveled a stern look at Mu Qinglan, but inwardly, he felt relieved.
In any case, Mu Linghan still had a status regardless of whether he was a cripple. The main clan would probably not ask after him in this lifetime, but if he really died, Mu Yan would still have a hard time giving the main clan an explanation.
Mu Yan was also aware of the grudge between Mu Linghan and Mu Ye, but he hadn’t placed any significance on it.
In this world, those who were strong were the winners. Even if Mu Linghan was bullied endlessly, he only had himself to blame for being weak.
But right now, the situation was clearly not as straightforward as everyone had thought.
Mu Yan took a step forward, his eyes still on Mu Qinglan as he said in a deep voice, “Linghan, I’m sure you’ve heard everything Mu Ye said just now. Do you have anything to refute?”
Mu Qinglan shrugged, her lips curling into a smile that didn’t meet her eyes. “I don’t want to argue about anything he said just now.”
The moment she said these words, the onlooking crowd was secretly surprised, and even the elders’ faces twisted a little at that.
Mu Yan furrowed his brows. “So, you’re admitting what Mu Ye said was all true?”
Mu Qinglan snorted, then said slowly, “Everything he said was nothing more than bullsh*t. I don’t have the time to argue with him about all of that.”
A touch of annoyance immediately surfaced on Mu Ye’s face. “You!”
Silence fell over the area. No one had expected Mu Qinglan to be so nonchalant when speaking, after all.
Mu Yan was at a loss for words.
Mu Linghan had already been reduced to being trash, but his attitude was still the same, as unrestrained and brazen as ever!
“In that case, you’re not acknowledging anything he has said. Then, tell us what exactly happened in the Nine Foot Mountain Range. Mu Lianhai and the other three, why are their corpses missing?”
“Isn’t that a simple thing?” Mu Qinglan raised her chin, the corner of her lips tinged with a smile and a mocking light in her eyes. “Didn’t this guy already give an account of what he did?”
The crowd watched quietly as the scene unfolded in front of them. Mu Linghan and Mu Ye were accusing each other of killing their companions?
Then, which of the two were telling the truth?
When Mu Yan heard this, his face became even graver.
“Since the two of you are saying this, then show me evidence.”
Evidence?
Those people were already dead, and the two left alive were pointing fingers at each other, how could they have any evidence?
Mu Ye was extremely frustrated, and he shot Mu Qinglan a fierce glare and said in a hateful voice, “Mu Linghan is a cripple, and to save his own life, he naturally would do anything! Lianhai and the others were my brothers, and we were all very close! How could I kill them? On the contrary, Mu Linghan has been displeased with me for a long time, and we just didn’t expect him to secretly plot to kill us in the family trial!”
Mu Ye then turned to Mu Yan and said, “Master Mu Yan, Mu Linghan has a vicious heart, and although I don’t know how he survived, I think he must have used some dirty tricks. Such a person should not be left alive! I beg you, Master Mu Yan, please bring justice and avenge Lianhai and the rest!”
A lot of people nodded in agreement at Mu Ye’s statement. Since his team had encountered Tier 2 primordial beasts, the situation was naturally critical, and it didn’t seem strange to them that Mu Linghan, who was a weakling, would have done any of those things.
Mu Yan looked at Mu Qinglan. “What do you have to say?”
Mu Qinglan snorted.
“Just as Mu Ye has said, I’m just a cripple right now. In that case, why was my first reaction when I encountered a Brown Striped White Tiger was to kill it, and not to run away from it?”
The murmurs in the crowd quieted down abruptly at that.
Mu Ye’s expression also darkened, screaming inwardly that the situation was looking bad for him.
“What’s even more strange is that I, a cripple and trash, not only killed the Brown Striped White Tiger, but also dragged several other people who were obviously stronger than me to be my scapegoat, and even managed to come back safely in the end…”
Mu Qinglan blinked, a strange smile spreading on her lips. “If that was the case, then I really am such powerful trash.”
The moment Mu Qinglan opened her mouth. Mu Ye could already tell it wouldn’t end well.
He had forgotten that Mu Linghan was a very shameless person. He had claimed he was a cripple and had Mu Ye and the others deal with the beasts while he lazed around on the tree, after all! Now even in front of so many people, Mu Linghan could still easily admit that he was trash, and had reversed the entire situation at the drop of a hat!
Everyone knew that Mu Linghan was only a Rank 7 Yuan Energy before this, and by saying what he did, no one would suspect anything!
On the contrary, Mu Ye, who had said too much previously, now had his words thrown back in his face because of Mu Linghan’s one sentence which said he was trash!
After many people finally reacted, they all looked towards Mu Ye with unfathomable expressions on their faces.
Mu Ye’s palms were sweaty, and his heart was thumping wildly in his chest.
This Mu Linghan really was a scourge!
“Master Mu Yan, you don’t know this, but Mu Linghan has some sort of trick up his sleeves. He was the one who deliberately lured those Brown Striped White Tigers to us!”
Sounds of displeasure immediately came from the crowd at his words.
Even Mu Yan had twisted into an ugly expression, and he instantly rebuked Mu ye angrily, “Mu Ye! Use your head properly before you speak! Linghan isn’t even a Novice! How could he have lured those Brown Striped White Tigers over?!”
Mu Ye was now panicked and anxious. “Master Mu Yan! I’m telling the truth! Mu Linghan is…”
“Enough!”
Mu Yan had enough of the nonsense dragging on. Only the two in front of him knew the entirety of what truly happened, and in this confrontation, both were insisting on their own version of truth. The others were dead, so there was no way to investigate it either.
Further discussion would be meaningless here.
“We’ll put aside this matter for the moment. Both of you, don’t cause anymore trouble, or you will be severely punished. Understand?”
The corner of Mu Qinglan’s lips curled up slightly. “You are wise indeed, Master Mu Yan.”
Mu Ye was filled with extreme hatred, but he had to suppress his anger and said reluctantly, “As you say, Master Mu Yan.”
“Alright. Many unforeseen things have happened in this trial, but we’ll put all those aside for now. Since everyone has returned, let’s proceed with the judging!”
One of the elders stepped forward and said in a loud voice, “Whoever retrieves the highest grade and most number of Yuan Core will be first in this trial! Now, for those who have obtained a Tier 2 Yuan Core, step forward! Report your numbers!”
Those who were able to obtain a Tier 2 Yuan Core were already considered to be good, and they would have the strength to fight to the top in the family.
Among the crowd, some immediately stepped forward.
Just by a rough glance, there were almost 30 of them.
“Mu Zhongbei, one Tier 2 basic grade Yuan Core!”
“Mu Ying, two Tier 2 intermediate grade Yuan Core!”
“Mu Sanyuan, three Tier 2 basic grade, and one Tier 2 intermediate grade Yuan Core!”
The voices called out one after another, and there were others among the crowd who were envious, while some were disappointed.
Being able to obtain a Tier 2 Yuan Core was already good, but the cores were also divided into three grades. The higher the grade, the better the result, naturally.
The faces of the elders finally seem to improve as they listened to the results, which were not bad in their opinion.
Soon, almost everyone was done reporting the Yuan Cores in their hands.
However, no one had obtained a Tier 2 peak grade Yuan Core.
Mu Yan and the elders had slight disappointment in their eyes, but they had more or less expected these results from the beginning.
Those who could obtain Tier 2 peak grade Yuan Cores were geniuses that they valued the most, but it wasn’t every year that they would get one.
One of the elders looked at Mu Ye and suddenly recalled that Mu Ye had escaped from the Brown Stripe White Tigers. Although it was an extremely critical situation, perhaps he had amazing results…
“Mu Ye, where is the Yuan Core that you obtained?”
When the crowd heard the question, they all turned to look at Mu Ye.
Mu Ye raised his chin slightly when he was addressed, and he clasped his hands together in a salute and said, “I’m not very talented. I only managed to obtain one Tier 2 peak grade Yuan Core.”
The entire courtyard was in an uproar at that.
Mu Yan and the elders also looked happy at the report. “Really?”
Mu Ye smiled and nodded. “It’s the YUan Core of that Brown Striped White Tiger.”
The crowd started their noisy chatter once again.
“Looks like he’s getting first place for sure!”
“Yeah! A Tier 2 peak grade Yuan Core… That’s amazing!”
Mu Ye, however, looked at Mu Qinglan, who had yet to move from his side and didn’t look as though she had any intentions of doing so.
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So, Mu Ye asked, “Where’s your Yuan Core? Why don’t you take it out?”
Mu Qinglan shook her head. “I don’t have a Tier 2 Yuan Core.”
As expected of trash! He didn’t even get a Tier 2 Yuan Core!
A smug glint flashed in Mu Ye’s eyes, and the corners of his lips were just about to lift upwards when he heard Mu Qinglan continue calmly.
“I only have a Tier 6 Yuan Core..”