Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Mu Linfeng fell silent.
The dead silence lasted so long that Mu Yazhe moved to end the call. This was when he heard his uncleâs heavy and weak voice. âWhat will make you let him off?â
His voice suddenly dipped as he wiped off the smirk on his face and replied apathetically, âLet him off?â
â... Watch your tone! Is this the attitude you should have toward your elders? Iâm your second uncle; donât you be insufferably arrogant!â
His indifference antagonized his uncle a little, though. âDo me a favor here! At least, on the account of family ties, donât be so ruthless! Heâs your fourth uncle, after all; he shares the same blood as you!â
Unfortunately, he had completely lost his patience with the older man and only felt disgusted with his haughtiness.
He, thus, snorted. âYouâve apparently overestimated your position!â
â...â
On the other end, his second uncle was left flabbergasted.
Not in his wildest imagination did he expect the lad to have the guts to speak to him in such a way!
Back then, he would never talk back to him, an elder, like this!
In his daze, he heard his nephewâs ruthless words. âIâll do no one any favor regarding this matter! My mind is set; if you still insist on protecting him from me, go ahead and give it a try!â
âGo ahead and give it a try!â
How arrogant his spoken words were!
The older man flew into a rage as his fury surged irrepressibly from within. âYazhe, youâve gone overboard with your words! Donât you forget who you relied on to get your current status and be the heir! Think again; who supported you to become the Muâs family head? Without me, would you be where you are today? Dream on! If not for me, you would be down and out already. Donât you forget that! I pushed you up to your current position! Hah! Now that youâve become successful, are you intending to rebel against me and soar on your own?! Youâve become so arrogant that youâre unwilling to do me a favor now; is that so?!â
âSecond uncle, donât forget; Iâve paid you back what Iâve owed you all these years! Ha ha! You pushed me up?â
The cold smile on Mu Yazheâs lips vanished and was replaced by the cold glint in his eyes, instead. âI must admire you, though, for making it sound so pompous when youâve been making use of me! Yes, you did support me, but was it all your hard work? I donât agree! Even with your support, not anyone could come so far like I did! Back then, no matter who you chose, that person could never make the same achievements!â
His uncleâs expression changed instantly to one of ruthlessness.
Pausing for a bit, he then sneered. âBesides, Iâve long paid you back in full for the help Iâve received from you all these years! Have you forgotten it all?! You couldnât deal with all those dirty chores with your status! I did all those shady dealings on your behalf! What? Are you now discrediting my contributions with just a few words?â
His second uncle questioned harshly, âThen, what do you want to do now?!â
âThis isnât something you should be asking! If you insist on meddling with it, then donât blame me for not showing mercy!â