<h4>Chapter 1712: Chapter 1705: Mr. Mu’s Schemes</h4>


    "Grandfather, I... "


    Upon hearing Mr. Mu’s words, Mu Qingchuan’s face suddenly changed. He hurriedly opened his mouth to exin something, but before he could finish speaking, Mr. Mu interrupted him with a slightly displeased tone: "Qingchuan, look at what you’ve be. Your face changed just because of one sentence from me. How can I trust you with the Mu Family in the future if you’re like this?"


    "Grandfather, I know I was wrong."


    "As long as you realize your mistake, it’s good. As the family head, you must remain calm even if a mountain copses in front of you, otherwise, you will be easily manipted by others."


    Mr. Mu nced at Mu Qingchuan and slowly said, "Is it that you don’t want Qingxue to marry into the Tang Family?"


    Upon hearing his grandfather’s words, Mu Qingchuan hesitated for a moment before saying heavily, "Yes, Qingxue doesn’t like Tang Qingyun at all, and even if she marries into the Tang Family, she won’t have any happiness. Grandfather, since you know this, why did you agree to Second Grandpa’s request to have Qingxue marry into the Tang Family? You will be forcing Qingxue to her death."


    "There’s no reason, it’s because I’m the head of the Mu Family, and the reputation of the Mu Family must not be tarnished by anyone. If word got out that someone from our Mu Family became a third party, or even a fourth or fifth, sharing the same man with other women, how could I face the ancestors of the Mu Family after I die?"


    Mr. Mu looked at Mu Qingchuan with a calm voice and said, "Qingchuan, today I will teach you another lesson. As the head of the family, there are things one must abandon when necessary, because you are not just one person, you have the whole Mu Family behind you, carrying the expectations of everyone in the Mu Family. Do you understand? You cannot let the entire Mu Family fall into crisis just because of your impulsive actions. Do you understand?"


    "Grandfather, I don’t understand, nor do I want to understand."


    Mu Qingchuan took a deep breath, for the first time mustering the courage to meet Mr. Mu’s gaze directly, and said sternly, "I only know that if a family needs to rely on marrying into other families to uphold itself, then that family is not far from extinction. I, Mu Qingchuan, cannot exchange my sister’s future happiness for so-called family benefits."


    "Cannot do this? Do you really think I wouldn’t dare to revoke your position as the heir to the Mu Family head?"


    After hearing Mu Qingchuan’s words, a satisfied gleam shed in Mr. Mu’s eyes, but an overwhelming fury was on his face.


    "Heh, heir to the family head, Grandfather, if you say the Mu Family always needs to rely on marriages to survive, then the position of heir to the family head of such a family is not worth having. I don’t care."


    As he finished speaking, Mu Qingchuan turned and walked towards the outside, firmly deciding in his mind to contact Sima Lingyunter, no matter what, to prevent Mu Qingxue from staying in the Mu Family any longer, as it was already devoid of any humanity.


    "Stop right there."


    Mr. Mu watched Mu Qingchuan’s back, and just as Mu Qingchuan was about to step out the door, he suddenly spoke, "Qingchuan, you’re right. If a family relies on marriage alliances to sustain itself, then it truly doesn’t need to exist. If I really did such a thing, I would truly have no face to see the ancestors of the Mu Family."


    Upon hearing the words from behind, Mu Qingchuan paused and suddenly turned around, looking at Mr. Mu with some astonishment: "Grandfather, you..."


    "I was just testing you earlier to see what choice you would make. It seems you are indeed most suited to bing the future head of the Mu Family."


    Mr. Mu nced at Mu Qingchuan, sighed softly, and said, "Do you know why I agreed to your Second Grandpa’s suggestion?"


    "Why?" Mu Qingchuan reflexively asked.


    "Because we owe the Tang Family a favor."


    Mr. Mu sighed wistfully and slowly said, "During your Great-Grandfather’s time, he once fought an enemy and was poisoned by a deadly toxin. Even the most renowned Divine Doctor of that time couldn’t solve it. There was no choice but to ask the Tang Family for help, and they saved your Great-Grandfather’s life. The condition was that the Mu Family owed the Tang Family a favor, promising to agree to one request that did not vite principles when the Tang Family needed it."


    Upon hearing his grandfather’s words, Mu Qingchuan frowned and said, "And that request from the Tang Family is to have Qingxue marry into their family?"


    "Correct."


    Mr. Mu nodded slightly and said, "That’s the request from the Tang Family, to have Qingxue marry into their family."


    "But Grandfather, they won’t treat Qingxue sincerely, and you know it too. Qingxue will not find happiness marrying into the Tang Family."


    "I know."


    Mr. Mu waved his hand and said, "But this is also a good opportunity."


    "A good opportunity?"


    Mu Qingchuan looked at Mr. Mu with confusion, not understanding what Mr. Mu meant by a good opportunity.


    "Qingchuan, haven’t you noticed the Yanhuang Group’s stance towards Lu Tianxing?"


    "Grandfather, are you referring to the Great Wall Battle incident?"


    "That’s right."


    Mr. Mu nodded and said, "If I am not mistaken, the Yanhuang Group is likely nning to shape Lu Tianxing into a weapon that can deter foreign powers, an indomitable force that can secure China’s fortune for a hundred years. All those standing in Lu Tianxing’s way are sharpening stones for him, just like in Nie Kuangren’s time, stepping over all powers and paving his path to the peak with their bodies."


    Hearing Mr. Mu’s words, Mu Qingchuan frowned slightly, hesitated, and asked, "Grandfather, are you saying the Tang Family is one of those sharpening stones, and Qingxue is merely a prelude for Lu Tianxing to hone himself at the Tang Family?"


    "Correct, the Tang Family is indeed a sharpening stone, and Qingxue is just an introduction."


    Mr. Mu heavily nodded his head and, before Mu Qingchuan could speak again, continued, "More importantly, as a descendant of the Mu Family, her marriage isn’t something she can decide. Many in the Mu Family wish to marry off Qingxue for substantial benefits. While I’m still alive, perhaps I can suppress this matter. But after I die and you be the head of the Mu Family, do you think you can suppress them? Can you protect Qingxue?"


    "Grandfather, you n to use this opportunity to let Qingxuepletely escape the Mu Family’s schemes."


    Mu Qingchuan was not naive; although Mr. Mu did not say much, he still heard other implications in his words.


    "Yes, I n to take this opportunity to send Qingxue away from the Mu Family, henceforth escaping the family conflicts and living as an ordinary woman."


    Mr. Mu sighed deeply, as he was already old and could not protect his descendants for much longer. He could only prepare a path for them.


    "Grandfather, I..."


    Before Mu Qingchuan could finish speaking, Mr. Mu waved his hand, interrupting him and said, "I know what you want to say. Your parents died early, and I’ve raised you and Qingxue myself. I cannot simply watch my granddaughter jump into a fire pit. Does the Tang Family really think I’m a fool? That I know nothing?"


    "Perhaps they were genuine in wanting to marry Qingxue before, but ever since Lu Tiankuang forcefully slew Tang Fengxiao, this marriage has changed its nature. Their urgent desire to marry Qingxue into the Tang Family is probably just a ploy to lure Lu Tianxing to Shu and then kill him. Hmph, wishful thinking. If they wish to kill Lu Tianxing, I think they won’tst much longer and will vanish into oblivion."


    As he said this, a sharp light shed in Mr. Mu’s eyes. He no longer appeared as a withered old man but rather like an unsheathed sword, revealing that Mu Qingshu was not old yet.