Chapter 23

You He and Hua Yue exchanged looks and hurriedly followed after Mu Lianrong.

Logically speaking, they were Mu Qingge’s maids and were supposed to stop Mu Lianrong from barging into her room, even if Mu Lianrong was their master’s biological aunt. However, they were also worried about their master’s situation, so they silently agreed with Mu Residence’s Ms. Chang’s actions.

Behind You He and Hua Yue, the eyes of the girl in white turned from looking concerned to nonchalant, and back to worried again, as she brought her servant and hurriedly followed the crowd.

“Naughty boy! Open the door for your aunt! Do you hear me?” Mu Lianrong came to the tightly shut door and raised her hands to violently bang on it.

However, there was no reaction at all from inside the room.

At this point, Mu Lianrong became even more worried as her tone became more serious. “Naughty boy, if you don’t open the door, I’ll beat you up until your buttocks turn red.”

There was still no response.

You He and Hua Yue felt even more worried.

Logically speaking, even if Little Lord was having a deep sleep, he would be awoken by Ms. Chang’s ruckus. Besides, Little Lord had always been afraid of Ms. Chang, so hearing her voice would make Little Lord roll all the way to the door to open it. However, the knocks had gone on for quite a while, but the room was still quiet.

Seng!

The sword was unsheathed.

The increasingly anxious Mu Lianrong seemed to have decided on breaking the door.

However, when Mu Lianrong held the sword and was about to slash the door, a faint ‘kacha’ could be heard from inside the room.

The door’s gap gradually widened and revealed a thin figure.

“Aunt Mu, Brother Mu is out!” The girl in white moved quickly and stopped Mu Lianrong’s hand that was holding the sword; her innocent features were emotional.

Actually, without her doing so, Mu Lianrong would not slash the door as she was standing right in front of it. The moment Mu Qingge appeared, Mu Lianrong was the first person to see her clearly.

However, she did not say much about that girl in white’s movement. She only glanced at the girl and kept her sword.

“Little Lord!”

“Little Lord, why are your clothes wet?”

Hua Yue and You He ran to Mu Ge in surprise, and stood beside her on her left and right. The latter was more meticulous and noticed Mu Ge’s weird appearance.

At this time, Mu Ge was not in a good state and she had no energy in her body, with her pale skin. Her clothes were long drenched by her sweat and became crumpled.

Her face did not look any better.

She had just escaped from death and lived on because of the Gene Changing Drug. She then heard the lightning-like knocks, which made her tired self feel even more frustrated.

So, she looked discontently at the culprit standing in front of her.

Mu Lianrong’s heart skipped a beat from seeing Mu Ge’s harsh and cold eyes, causing her to forget to speak.

The atmosphere became slightly strange when the two masters of the Mu family stared at each other.

Luckily, You He reacted fast enough and hurriedly said to Mu Ge, “Ms. Chang is here to see you.”

Ms. Chang?

This name spun around Mu Ge’s brain for a while, before she realized who Ms. Chang was. It turned out she was Mu Xiong’s youngest daughter, Mu Qingge’s aunt and the only female general in Kingdom of Qin’s army.

Of course, this female general title was conferred to her by the emperor to give Mu Xiong face. Mu Lianrong did not go onto the real battlefield, but had participated in a few fights against bandits in the Kingdom of Qin. Even so, she still looked much braver than an average woman from a distinguished family. Besides, she was part of the Mu family.

No matter whether it were a boy or a girl, the Mu family members were destined to be a part of the battlefield.

Knowing the person’s identity, something flashed across Mu Ge’s dark eyes. She lowered her eyes and said, “Sorry for making you worry, Aunt. I was just very tired because I haven’t rested in days.”

“I’m glad that you’re fine. Not only did your grandfather and I worry about your departure, but Xiyue had prayed for you every day by reading mantras.” Mu Lianrong noted the strange gaze from Mu Ge previously, and brought forth the young girl in white, who was hiding behind her.

‘Who is this?’

Mu Ge’s eyes lightly swept past the girl.

The harsh and cold eyes made the young girl in white’s shoulders shudder and she felt an unknown fear. She looked at the young and handsome man in front of her strangely, with much confusion in her eyes.

Mu Qingge seemed to be different from before. In the past, she looked at the girl with contempt and displeasure, but just now, the girl felt that Mu Qingge did not even care about her, and that the girl was no different from the surrounding trees and rocks.

“She’s Bai Xiyue and her father was once Grandfather’s assistant general in the army. Five years ago, he sacrificed his life to save Grandfather and her mother also died from a heartbreak, leaving her alone. Grandfather was worried that she would get bullied because she had no parents to take care of her, so he invited her to live in the mansion. Everyone calls her Ms. Bai, and she can be considered half a master in the Mu Residence,” said Mu Qingge lightly as her transparent body floated to Ms. Bai’s side.

She did not take another look at Bai Xiyue, and her gaze landed on Mu Lianrong instead. It was a pity that the latter could not feel it.

A question popped up in Mu Ge’s heart. Thinking back, everytime Mu Qingge introduced to her about the people around her, she would always use an objective perspective to explain them, and did not add in her own emotions. It seemed like everything should be decided by the new successor.

Mu Ge raised her brows and said in her heart, “Should I say that you’re smart or dumb?” If Mu Qingge had added her personal feelings in her introductions, Mu Ge might have already left in frustration.

“Naughty boy, why aren’t you saying anything? Xiyue cares about you so much. You should be more sensible,” said Mu Lianrong indicating that she had expected better from her after seeing that Mu Ge kept quiet.

Mu Ge looked up and was confused. What should she be sensible about?