Mu Ruyue raised her eyebrows slightly. She certainly wouldn't tell him that this was all due to the nurturing effects of the elixirs. Over the past few months, under Wu Yu's guidance, not only did she break through to the Third Rank, but her Elixir Medicine Technique had also improved significantly. Now, refining low-level Earth Rank elixirs was a piece of cake for her. Such talent indeed frightened Wu Yu deeply.
With some auxiliary elixirs nurturing her, Mu Ruyue had a kind of confidence: within the same level, no one would be her match.
"Young Master Li, do you still remember what you just said?"
It would have been better if Mu Ruyue hadn't mentioned it. As soon as she did, Mu Qing's face darkened.
Li Lu, at the age of nineteen, had only reached the Third Rank, so his talent wasn't strong. What made him strong was having a formidable father. As the National Guardian General of Purple Moon Country, he commanded three thousand elite soldiers and hundreds of thousands of regular soldiers. This general had only one son, who was spoiled like a treasure. As long as Li Lu made a request, no matter what it was, it wouldn't be refused.
Even the emperor treated him with deference.
If Li Lu agreed to that lowly girl's request, it might cause some trouble for Ting'er. After all, with the Guardian General Mansion as her backup, and she was no longer a good-for-nothing, if she proposed to marry the Princely Heir, the emperor might actually agree. What would happen to Ting'er then?
Therefore, he absolutely couldn't let this happen.
"Shut up!" Mu Qing's face showed slight anger, and he shouted loudly, "Mu Ruyue, what status does the General Manor's young master have? And you dare to make him your servant? Apologize to Young Master Li immediately!"
Everyone hadn't expected him to rebuke his daughter in public, and they were all momentarily stunned. They had long heard that Mu Qing didn't like Mu Ruyue but hadn't expected it to this extent.
After all, she was his biological daughter; blood is thicker than water. Why did they feel like Mu Qing wanted her dead? Conversely, he doted on his adopted daughter, Mu Tingting, very much.
"Mu Family?"
Seeing this scene, Wu Yu frowned slightly, his gaze gradually becoming unfriendly: "My disciple, not to mention making the General Manor's boy her servant, even if she wanted the empress to serve her, it should be rightful. It seems that this Mu Family is really too outrageous. I really don't know how my precious disciple survived all these years."
Had Mu Ruyue not wanted to keep their identities hidden, he would have rushed down to give that damn Mu Qing a harsh lesson! However, since this matter couldn't be exposed, he would wait until the end of the competition and use Ye Tianfeng to properly deal with it, just as a way to vent for his precious disciple.
"Mu Family Master, this doesn't seem to concern you," Li Lu said, giving Mu Qing an unhappy glance, "Though I, Li Lu, may have a reputation for being lecherous, I am also a man of my word. My father has long taught me to keep my promises, and since I agreed to Miss Mu, of course, I will keep my word."
Mu Qing's face suddenly changed drastically. He never expected something like this to happen.
Li Lu, having long been aware of Mu Qing's deeds over the years, glanced at him and said: "Moreover, I've long heard that from the family head to the servants, everyone in the Mu Family either bullied or insulted the legitimate young lady. However, they treated an adopted daughter who came from who knows where with great affection. Is this the conduct of a grand family? Or is that adopted daughter an illegitimate child born with some brothel woman?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Tingting's pretty face instantly turned ashen. She clenched her fists tightly and glared at Li Lu with fury.
That brat dared to insult her as a child born of a brothel woman. It was truly unforgivable! Don't think that being the General Manor's young master would entitle him to do whatever he wanted. The Mu Family's influence wasn't weak either.
If it wasn't to maintain her fragile and weak image, she guaranteed she would have made that brat bleed on the spot!