"Qingling!"
As they approached the city, a streak of light flew out and turned into a white-haired old man.
"Third elder."
Mu Qingling bowed slightly.
The descendants of the Mu family behind her all bowed as well.
"This is …"
The third elder nodded slightly. His gaze landed on Feng Hao as a strange light flickered in his eyes.
The upper echelons of the Mu family received the news when Mu Qingling returned to the harbor. After a short discussion, the Mu family still decided to send an elder to receive them.
"Peak Origin realm Level 4."
Feng Hao saw through the latter's strength with a single glance.
It was no wonder that Mu Qingling did not bow when she saw the old man. It seemed that the old man possessed quite a high status in the Mu family.
"This is a senior who has returned from the White Flame Sea. He's temporarily resting in our Mu family at my invitation."
Mu Qingling hurriedly explained when she saw that Feng Hao had no intention of replying.
"Qingling, our Mu family may not be a peak organization, but we do have some fame on the Hongling Continent."
The Third Elder sized up Feng Hao. With his eyesight, he was naturally unable to see through Feng Hao's cultivation. However, he merely thought that Feng Hao had used some sort of secret technique to hide his aura.
Without a doubt, the third elder became even more suspicious.
Mu Qingling's heart skipped a beat when she heard that. She felt a sliver of uneasiness.
However, the other descendants of the Mu family all had a hint of mockery in their eyes. They could obviously tell what the third elder was trying to say.
They had long been suspicious of Feng Hao's intentions along the way. Many of them even thought that Feng Hao was trying to curry favor with the Mu family, so he was acting mysterious.
"Qingling, with your strength, you can be considered as one of the upper echelons of the Mu family now. How can you treat someone of unknown origins like this?"
The Third Elder said earnestly, intending to remind her that Mu Qingling was an outstanding talent among her peers in the Mu Family. When she went out, she represented the face of the Mu Family.
It was good to be cautious, but treating someone of unknown origins in such a humble manner was clearly a loss of the dignity of the Mu family.
Hearing this, Feng Hao could not help but frown slightly. From the looks of it, the Mu Family didn't seem to welcome him.
"Third Elder, since you think Qingling has the right to speak, you don't have to say anything more."
Mu Qingling secretly glanced at Feng Hao from the corner of her eyes, then took a deep breath and said with a cold expression.
"You …"
Hearing this, the Mu Family's third elder's face darkened.
"Senior, please follow Qing Ling."
Mu Qingling did not explain, but respectfully said to Feng Hao.
She didn't care about what the Third Elder and the other Mu Family disciples thought of her. She walked straight towards the gates of Mu City.
Feng Hao hesitated for a while, but in the end, he still followed Mu Qingling and walked towards Mu City.
He didn't like to disturb others, especially the Mu Family's Third Elder and the others, who rejected him. However, Mu Qingling's attitude made him have a good impression of her.
Although this might be because Mu Qingling saw through his extraordinariness and did it on purpose, he didn't think Mu Qingling could do anything to him. If he could obtain some useful information from her, he did not mind giving her a fortuitous encounter before he left.
"Third Elder, this …"
As Fenghao and his companion entered Mu City, several disciples of the Mu Clan looked at the gloomy Third Elder at the same time.
"Hmph!"
The Third Elder snorted coldly. He did not explain to the Mu Family disciples and left with a wave of his sleeves.
… …
In the depths of the Mu clan, there was a dignified discussion hall.
At this moment, there were seven figures gathered in the hall. All of them gave off vast auras. Even the weakest among them was at the fourth level of Reciprocity. They were also the upper echelon of the Mu family!
The person sitting at the head was a dignified middle-aged man. His presence had reached the peak of the fifth level of Reciprocity!
Even in the Northern Battlefront Army a few decades ago, such a powerful man could be regarded as a leader!
This person was the patriarch of the Mu Family, the current patriarch of the Mu Family … Mu Lingheng!
At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was somewhat oppressive. The elders all looked displeased.
"Patriarch, Mu Qingling is becoming more and more immature. Although her talent is not bad, if this continues, our Mu Family will lose all face!"
"That's right. In the face of the Chen Family's Young Master's marriage alliance, she was dismissive and even insulted him, causing the Chen Family to be eyeing us covetously. In the end, in the blink of an eye, she found an unknown fellow from who knows where and treated him so warmly. This is simply humiliating the Chen Family on purpose!
"Patriarch, if the Chen family finds out about this, they will definitely think that our Mu Family is provoking them on purpose …"
"Patriarch, why don't we step forward and throw that guy out of Mu City? Behind the Chen family is … an existence we can't afford to offend."
The elders were indignant. Obviously, they had long been dissatisfied with Mu Qingling's behavior.
The Chen family was one of the top forces in the southwestern region of the Primordial Continent. It was said that even one of the three Sovereigns owed the Chen family a favor!
This kind of force was not something the Mu Family could afford to offend.
Although Mu Qingling had displayed dazzling talent, she was still only at the fourth level. Although there was only a step between the fourth and fifth level, who knew how many monsters were trapped in the fourth level their entire lives, unable to break through.
The elders of the Chen family were all like this.
In their opinion, it would be great if Mu Qingling could step into the fifth level. However, even if she did, it would not be as beneficial as the marriage with the Chen family.
After all, if she could accompany the Chen family, the Mu Family would be like a fish in water in the southwest region. They might even take a step forward!
"Enough!"
Mu Lingheng's expression became even more gloomy in the face of the elders' endless chatter. In the end, he could not help but shout.
Seeing Mu Lingheng's expression, the elders of the Chen family reluctantly shut their mouths. However, their faces were still filled with displeasure.
"Ever since she was young, Mu Qingling has a unique vision. She rejected the young master of the Chen family because he has a bad character. Don't you know whether this is true or not?"
Mu Lingheng's gaze swept across the elders in the hall as he shouted in a deep voice.
"Patriarch, don't speak carelessly. If Young Master Chen hears this …"
At this moment, an elder's eyes flashed with a strange light as he reminded in a low voice.
"Hmph!"
Mu Lingheng glared at him coldly, and the latter immediately fell silent.
"I believe in Qingling's vision. No matter what the reason is, it's her business what she does. If you have the leisure to do so, why don't you go into seclusion to break through to the fifth level?"
Mu Lingheng snorted coldly. His stance was unusually firm.
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