Published: March 7, 2025
CHAPTER 47: Chu Yang's Great Anger!
Mo Tianyun was momentarily taken aback, scratching his head in confusion and asking, "What does Lord Jun mean by this?" He thought to himself, if we pay the money and you still won't release the person, what kind of rule is that?
Jun Xizhu coldly replied, "Did you not read the letter you received? You actually came to demand a person from me? What a joke!"
Both Mo Tianyun and Mo Tianji were stunned simultaneously.
They both took the extortion letter out of their pockets and read it again, looking at each other: There was no problem with it.
"Read it aloud," Jun Xizhu commanded.
"Mo Family's daughter, Qingwu, is now in the hands of Dark Bamboo; quickly pay sixty million taels of silver, or else the ticket will be torn!" Mo Tianyun read out in confusion, frowning, and found no issues.
Mo Tianji had a flash of insight and suddenly exclaimed in horror.
Jun Xizhu sneered, "I only said that as long as you delivered the silver, I wouldn't tear up the ticket; when did I ever say I would hand the person over to you? Does your sister being with me, eating my food, wearing my clothes, using my things, living in my place… mean she doesn’t need to spend any money?"
Mo Tianyun was left speechless, so enraged that he couldn't articulate a response.
"This sixty million taels of silver is merely your sister's food expenses!" Jun Xizhu said nonchalantly. "If there’s nothing else, you two young masters can leave. Of course, if you wish to stay here, I would be more than happy to welcome you, but each of you will need to pay an additional six thousand taels for food expenses."
Behind the curtain, Jun Luolu covered her mouth tightly, trying not to laugh out loud. She hadn't expected her sister to have such a clever plan; it was indeed a brilliant scheme…
Mo Tianyun stood outside the door, furious: "Why did you pull me out here?"
"You can still go back in!" Mo Tianji said. "As long as you can come up with sixty million."
Mo Tianyun snorted and replied, "Then why did you give her that forty million? That's clearly extortion! To think you're so foolish, you've become this stupid!"
Mo Tianji looked at him with disdain and said, "Jun Xizhu wants to cause trouble; can’t you see that? If we don’t pay, we would already be in dire straits! That sixty million is extortion; the forty million is buying our safety! If you can’t even see that, how can you be the young patriarch of the Mo Family?"
Mo Tianyun was enraged: "You!"
Mo Tianyun shook his head and said, "You do your thing; if you want to go back to find Jun Xizhu, I won’t stop you. I have something to do; I’m going to find someone." After saying that, he didn’t wait for Mo Tianji’s response and turned to leave.
Mo Tianyun spat and checked his pockets. He really was broke now. He couldn't help but grit his teeth, muttering to himself, "Once I win that more than ten billion, I want to see how arrogant you Mo Tianji can be!"
With a cold snort, he left.
Little did he know, at that moment, Mo Tianji was also cursing inwardly: This bastard actually staked the family fortune on gambling! If he loses, what is Mo Tianyun even worth? Not even worth a dog!
Chu Yang was currently with Gu Duxing.
"Duxing, what happened to your injury?" Chu Yang asked.
"It was Mo Tianyun's doing," Gu Duxing replied casually. "I heard about something, then went to settle the score with Mo Tianyun, but he rallied a bunch of experts to surround me. I killed a few and got a bit injured."
Gu Duxing spoke lightly, but how could Chu Yang not hear the danger hidden within that calm voice? Gu Duxing must have escaped from a life-or-death situation!
"What exactly happened that made you take such a huge risk?" Chu Yang frowned.
Gu Duxing looked at him in astonishment: "Don't you know yet?"
Chu Yang was taken aback: "What do I know?"
Gu Duxing was furious: "What's going on with Ji Mo and the others? Such a big deal, and you've been kept in the dark until now?"
Chu Yang's heart skipped a beat: "Is it about Qingwu?"
Gu Duxing let out a long howl: "Ji Mo! You guys come here!"