"Yun Qing," Chu Chen said with a wry smile. "I have no choice. You know the current situation of the Chu family. If the Mo family doesn't fall, our Chu family's fate might be the same as the Liu family, to be expelled from Huaxia."
Mo Yun Qing lowered his gaze, his eyes dark and cold. "I don't blame you for wanting to seize the Mo family, but you shouldn't have hurt Mo Yun Qing. He is my friend!"
"Your friend?" Chu Chen shook his head. "He's just a prodigal son, used to acting arrogantly with the Mo family's power. He's not worthy of anyone's respect."
"Although he is arrogant and conceited, he doesn't kill innocent people. I believe he is a man of principle."
Chu Chen sighed, his eyes filled with pain. "You don't know his experiences. I only regret that I didn't stop your mother back then."
"You're talking nonsense!"
"You don't believe me?" Mo Yun Qing clenched his fists, word by word, and said firmly, "I don't believe you. I don't believe anything you say!"
"Yun Qing," Chu Chen raised his arm and pointed to the blue sky and white clouds outside the window. "This is our Chu family, the ancestral home of the Mo family. Look how beautiful the scenery is here, yet it's also fraught with danger. A slight mistake could cost you your life!"
"I know I'm not as smart as you, but who in this world isn't greedy? The Mo family's current status was earned through his strength. But don't forget, he has the entire Mo family behind him!"
"Mo Yun Qing, we ask for nothing else, only that you don't destroy the Chu family and allow the Chu family to live in peace." Mo Yun Qing's heart trembled. Chu Chen was unwilling to give up on the Chu family, and he would not give up on the Mo family either!
He took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart. "I will not let you harm Chu Yi Chen and Xiao Yu again!"
"Chu Chen," Mo Yun Qing sneered. "Over the years, your Chu family has abused Chu Yi Chen enough. He was abandoned on the streets as a child and almost starved to death. It was Chu Yi Chen who saved him and adopted him, giving him a noble status. What about you?" Chu Chen's face grew paler.
Mo Yun Qing continued, "However, you repaid kindness with enmity, locking him up in prison and torturing him daily. If it weren't for his good luck, he would have died long ago!"
"I will not allow you to harm Chu Yi Chen, I will protect him for a lifetime!"
"Hahaha!" Chu Chen burst into laughter as if he had heard the funniest joke.
"Chu Chen, do you think Chu Yi Chen will be grateful to you?" Mo Yun Qing's eyes flickered with cold light.
"I don't know what ideas you've instilled in him, but Chu Yi Chen will absolutely not forgive you."
"That's because you haven't experienced the hardships of our Chu family," Chu Chen gritted his teeth. "How much has our Chu family sacrificed for the Mo family? A large portion of the Mo family's wealth also belongs to us!"
"If the Mo family hadn't abandoned us back then, how would we have fallen to this state? What the Chu family possesses should have belonged to us."
"The people of the Mo family are beasts! Selfish and disloyal! They only want to enjoy themselves and never considered us. Otherwise, why would they be willing to let Chu Yi Chen leave the Mo family?" Chu Chen roared in hatred, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Mo Yun Qing.
Mo Yun Qing smiled faintly. "You're right, the Mo family never treated you as their own."
"Everything the Chu family has was earned by my father risking his life. We owe the Mo family nothing; rather, they owe the Chu family."
"But they still drove me out and took away the Chu family's remaining assets. I am not reconciled!" Chu Chen's voice was filled with madness, a ferocious roar. "If not for the Mo family, how could my Chu family be so poor? All of this is because of the Mo family!" His voice grew hoarser, as if squeezed from his throat, filled with deep resentment.
Mo Yun Qing pondered for a moment and asked, "You mean... your plan failed? That fool Mo Yun Qing refused to help?"
Chu Chen closed his eyes. "I am not reconciled, I hate them! I want to capture them all and torture them to death to relieve my hatred."
Mo Yun Qing fell silent. He didn't tell Chu Chen that he was looking for an opportunity to break through to the peak of Xiantian and then go to the capital. If Chu Chen could help him obtain that treasure, he might spare the Chu family.
Alas... Mo Yun Qing smiled faintly. "I will not help you, and you don't need to think about dealing with Chu Yi Chen, because the Mo family has never acknowledged him from beginning to end."
"Chu Chen, this is your own doing. I advise you to get out of the capital as soon as possible, or I won't mind sending you on your way."
"Yun Qing!" Chu Chen stood up anxiously. He knew Mo Yun Qing was stronger than him. If they truly fought, he would be the one to suffer.
"Yun Qing, as long as you agree to my conditions, after you've finished cultivating, you can deal with the Mo family however you want. I'll even help you." Chu Chen gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "As long as you can keep Mo Yun Qing!"
Mo Yun Qing smiled, his eyes icy, a sarcastic curve on his lips. This smile made Chu Chen's heart inexplicably panic.
"Chu Chen, are you threatening me?" Mo Yun Qing's voice was bone-chillingly cold.
"I... I'm not." Chu Chen retreated a few steps in panic. "I just hope you won't force Mo Yun Qing. After all, our Chu family has no enmity with him, and he has no reason to hunt us down. We only need a word from him to avoid disaster."
Rumble—Thunder and lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, and dark clouds enveloped the firmament, as if about to pour down at any moment.
"Chu Chen," Mo Yun Qing slowly turned around. "I will not agree to you, but you can try. See if your speed is faster, or if I kill you faster!" As soon as he finished speaking, his footsteps suddenly quickened, turning into a gust of wind charging towards Chu Chen, his long sword flashing with a cold glint.
Chu Chen was stunned and quickly drew his sword to block. With a loud bang, their weapons collided, emitting a fierce sound.
"Pfft!" Chu Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, staggered back a few steps, and barely managed to steady himself. He wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, his eyes filled with malice.
"Mo Yun Qing, I will not let you go!"
"Oh, sorry, I don't like being chased, especially by an ant like you!" Mo Yun Qing frowned slightly.
"If you weren't Chu Yi Chen's father, given what you've done, I would have killed you directly!"
Chu Chen's face turned ashen, his chest heaving violently, his eyes red as he stared at Mo Yun Qing. After a long pause, he snorted coldly, turned, and left with a flick of his sleeve.
Watching his receding figure, Mo Yun Qing lowered his gaze. "Chu Chen, I only hope the Chu family doesn't end up too miserable. Since you refuse to listen to advice, don't blame me for being impolite." He held his long sword and walked into the room, then closed the door, shutting Chu Chen out.