Free Web NovelChapter 756: Chapter 191: Marriage Proposal from the Ying Family (Third Update)
"What... what did you say?" Sang Lanruo suddenly became agitated.
Mu Qingge steadied her and repeated, "Mother, I’ve gathered all the elixirs needed to resurrect Father. He will soon awaken and return to you."
Mu Qingge’s words clearly reached Sang Lanruo’s ears, and she couldn’t hold back any longer, bursting into tears.
She had waited for more than twenty years and hoped for more than twenty years, finally reaching this day.
She no longer suppressed herself, not minding if she embarrassed herself in front of her daughter, she just wanted to cry freely, releasing all the emotions she had been holding inside.
Mu Qingge didn’t try to console her but let her cry out loud instead.
Previously, she might have found it difficult to understand Sang Lanruo’s feelings. But now... Si Mo hadn’t contacted her for just about a year, and she had already started overthinking and worrying about various things.
So now she could start to empathize with Sang Lanruo’s feelings of losing a husband, the kind of feelings that alternated between waiting, hoping, despairing yet still hoping, and hoping only to be disappointed.
The mother and daughter stood in the courtyard, crying together.
Mu Xuewu returned from refining artifacts and saw this scene.
Her mother’s tearful appearance startled her, prompting her to quickly run over.
"Mom—!" Mu Xuewu called out, then looked at Mu Qingge. Unable to express the joy over her return, she hurriedly asked, "Big sister, what’s wrong with Mom?"
Mu Qingge raised her eyes to look at her. "I told Mother that I’ve gathered all the elixirs needed to bring Father back to life."
"What!" Mu Xuewu was shocked.
She could understand Sang Lanruo’s feelings even better than Mu Qingge because, since she became sensible, she had always known what Sang Lanruo was waiting for and what they were hoping for.
"Big sister, is what you said true?!" Mu Xuewu couldn’t bother to comfort her mother, grabbing Mu Qingge’s hand excitedly.
"Yes." Mu Qingge nodded.
Her repeated affirmations deepened the joy in Sang Lanruo and Mu Xuewu’s hearts.
"But, I need to prepare some things in advance." Mu Qingge said to them after their emotions had slightly calmed down.
"What else needs preparing?" Sang Lanruo excitedly held onto Mu Qingge’s hand.
"Big sister, let Mom see Dad." Mu Xuewu suggested.
Mu Qingge saw the hopeful gaze from Sang Lanruo and nodded.
Though their relationship had been easing over the past two years, Mu Qingge had always kept Mu Liancheng’s body in a special space to prevent Sang Lanruo from returning to her old ways of devoting all her attention to Mu Liancheng. Occasionally, when returning to Fusha City, she would let Sang Lanruo see him to relieve her longing.
The three returned to the house. There was a vacant room reserved for Mu Liancheng.
With a wave of Mu Qingge’s hand, both Mu Liancheng and the Mystic Ice underneath him appeared in the room.
"Liancheng!" Sang Lanruo softly cried, kneeling beside Mu Liancheng, holding his hand, lifting it, placing it on her cheek, gently caressing.
"Big sister, what else is needed to revive Dad?" Mu Xuewu quietly asked.
Mu Qingge looked at her, finally understanding why Mu Xuewu interrupted Sang Lanruo’s words and suggested letting her see Mu Liancheng—to prevent Sang Lanruo from worrying anymore.
What is needed to resurrect Mu Liancheng, they as children would prepare, and Sang Lanruo only had to patiently wait for Mu Liancheng’s return.
Understanding her intention, Mu Qingge gently shook her head, "I’ve already found what needs to be found. There’s just some preparatory work required."
She planned to go to the small courtyard where she had stayed before to refine the corpse of a Divine General and purify the blood.
Afterward, she needed to work hard to break through her alchemy skill and become a Holy Level Alchemist as soon as possible!
Because not only does the elixir to resurrect Mu Liancheng require a Holy Level Elixir, but also the elixir to heal Si Mo’s old ailment requires a Holy Level Elixir.
"Big sister, if there’s anything you need me to do, just tell me. I’m your sister, and I can’t let you bear everything alone." Mu Xuewu looked earnestly at Mu Qingge.
Mu Qingge smiled, "If you want to help me, then focus on refining artifacts for me. Recently, business in Luoxing City has been very good, and the Sang Clan’s weapons can’t meet the demand."
Mu Xuewu beamed, nodding, "Alright! I will definitely work hard in artifact refining. I strive to become a Holy Level Refiner like you, big sister."
A year and a half ago, Mu Xuewu had already become a Divine Level Refiner.
"Ambitious!" Mu Qingge gave her a thumbs up.
Mu Xuewu once said that when she became a Divine Level Refiner, she’d create a Divine Level Armor for Mu Qingge. However, now that Mu Qingge possessed the Flame Armor, she no longer needed another armor, so when Mu Xuewu gave it to her after refining, she returned it, and it remains with Mu Xuewu.
Mu Qingge looked at Sang Lanruo and said to Mu Xuewu, "Don’t let Mother stay here for too long. Although her health has been slowly recovering, she can’t withstand further strain. Once it’s enough, lead her away. While I’m at the Sang Family these few days, I’ll keep Father here; she can see him anytime and doesn’t need to rush."
Mu Xuewu nodded, remembering Mu Qingge’s words.
Seeing Mu Qingge turning to leave, she hurriedly asked, "Big sister, where are you going?"
At this moment, Sang Lanruo also detached from her longing for Mu Liancheng and looked at Mu Qingge, "Qingge, it’s time for dinner. Where are you going?"
Mu Qingge turned to them, explaining, "I’m going to the small courtyard I previously stayed in to refine some things. I don’t know when it will be completed, so you don’t need to wait for me to have dinner."
"What you need to refine is not urgent. You just returned today, so have dinner with us and rest for the night. You can be busy tomorrow," Sang Lanruo stood up and said to her two daughters, "I’ll make dinner for you now."
With that, she didn’t care if Mu Qingge agreed or not, she left the room and headed towards the kitchen in the courtyard.
Mu Qingge watched her leave and said to Mu Xuewu, "Mother’s mood has improved a lot lately."
Mu Xuewu nodded, happily saying, "In the past, Mom was always immersed in the pain of losing Dad, living in the hope that Dad could be resurrected, unable to care about other matters. In these one or two years, she has indeed changed a lot."
As she spoke, she looked at Mu Qingge and smiled, "It’s all thanks to you, big sister."
"Me?" Mu Qingge shook her head with a soft smile. Initially, she didn’t have such elaborate plans. She first came in pursuit of a truth and indeed did not want to have any connection with Sang Lanruo or the Sang Family. However, too many unexpected events occurred thereafter, leading step by step to the current situation.
At dinner, Sang Lanruo specially invited King Sang Shun over, and the four of them joyfully shared the meal.
After a night’s rest, Mu Qingge returned to the small courtyard where she had previously stayed the next day, taking out the Heaven-Burning Furnace, preparing to refine the Divine General’s corpse.
The Taichu Urgent Fire continually burned the corpse of the Divine General, while Mu Qingge carefully controlled the temperature, fearing that if she was careless, she’d burn the corpse to nothing. In that case, she wouldn’t know whom to cry to.
Though she had prepared three God and Demon corpses just in case, wastefulness is shameful!
This refining took two days and nights.
When a small ball of viscous blood the size of a baby’s fist was floating in the Heaven-Burning Furnace, Mu Qingge finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She took out the pre-prepared jade bottle and carefully collected that ball of blood.
Mu Qingge held the bottle containing the blood of the Divine General in her hand, sighing, "The physique of these gods and demons is truly extraordinary. It took two days and nights to successfully refine. You know, this Taichu Urgent Fire can turn an ordinary person to ashes in an instant."
Stowing away the jade bottle and Heaven-Burning Furnace, Mu Qingge stood up, stretched her muscles, and looked at the desolate little yard, feeling a sense of change with time.
More than two years ago, this place was full of laughter and joy.
Yuanyuan was still here, Jiang Li was still here as well.
Mu Qingge’s clear eyes showed some sadness, the good mood from refining the Divine General’s corpse was affected.
Immersed in memories for a moment, Mu Qingge slowly shook her head and awakened from them. She murmured to herself, "Yuanyuan will wake up, and I will find Jiang Li!"
She swept her sleeve and walked out of the room, suddenly stopping in the courtyard.
Mu Qingge’s gaze fell on the Palace Bell tied to her waist. She had patiently waited for such a long time, yet it had never sounded on its own.
A sense of unease arose again in her heart.
Without further hesitation, Mu Qingge immediately took out the Communication Talisman left by Si Mo.
Taking a deep breath, she addressed the Communication Talisman, "Where have you gone? This Lord misses you, reply quickly! Otherwise, don’t blame me for storming your lair to get you!"
With these domineering words spoken, the Communication Talisman in Mu Qingge’s hand immediately disappeared.
After completing this task, Mu Qingge let out a sigh of relief in her heart.
However, anxiety followed. She feared that after waiting for such a long time, she still wouldn’t receive a reply from Si Mo. Then where would she go to find him?
Divine Demon Continent?
For her at present, that was still a long journey.
Mu Qingge lifted her eyes to look at the sky. She didn’t know where that mysterious continent truly existed, nor whether she could reach it on foot.
But, no matter what, if Si Mo disappeared like this, she would search through the Three Thousand Worlds and the Billions of Mortal Realms to find him!
And then —
Beat him up harshly!
Leaving the little yard, Mu Qingge sorted out her trivial matters.
’I must find time to visit the clan’s territory, meet those Supreme Elders, and see if I can obtain more intelligence from them. Moreover, I need my grandfather to keep an eye on the situation at the Divine Hall, and whether the Sang Family might receive an invitation to enter the Divine Tomb to seize a Divine Status.’
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Mu Qingge returned to the courtyard where Sang Lanruo resided, and upon entering, heard King Sang Shun inside, raging furiously.
"Outrageous! This Ying Family is truly bullying us too much, wanting me to marry off Xuewu to their mute? That’s simply dreaming!"
Related to Ying Family?
A mute...
Mu Qingge frowned slightly, recalling.
The mute in King Sang Shun’s words should be Ying Chuan, whose tongue she had cut off.
If it’s truly Ying Chuan...
Mu Qingge’s frown deepened, quickening her pace towards the house. ’Has this scoundrel not had enough of a lesson and come out to make trouble again? Where is Ying Ze? Isn’t he managing properly?’
Carrying a belly full of questions, Mu Qingge entered the room.
Upon entering, she saw King Sang Shun, furious beyond control, Mu Xuewu with a cold expression, and Sang Lanruo’s face cloaked in thin ice.
"What happened?" Mu Qingge immediately asked.
King Sang Shun looked up at Mu Qingge and said to her, "Ge’er, you’re just in time. The second son of the Ying Family actually came to our Sang Family to propose marriage, saying he wants to marry Xuewu."
’It’s really Ying Chuan courting death!’ Mu Qingge’s heart sank, walking toward King Sang Shun and asking, "When did this happen?"
"Just yesterday." King Sang Shun said, still full of anger, "This time he came, he also brought an Elder from the Ying Family, who holds some status. They gave enough face, but their attitude was quite displeasing. He also said, because Xuewu deprived him of his tongue, Xuewu marrying into the Ying Family is only right."
Mu Qingge’s gaze turned cold, "Does he not think about how he lost his tongue?"
King Sang Shun snorted coldly, "I said it. He said that it was precisely because he admired Xuewu that he acted rashly, and did such a thing. But he also had his tongue cut off, now he cannot speak. He doesn’t blame Xuewu, but remains infatuated with her, so he came to propose. I have already driven him out, but he threatened to come back tomorrow. If we don’t agree to this marriage, it means turning against the Ying Family. He even raised the issue of the marriage arrangement between your mother and the Ying Family from years ago, saying our Sang Family owes the Ying Family. What a shameless thing!"
King Sang Shun grew angrier the more he spoke. Back then, to resolve the Ying Family’s marriage, their Sang Family paid a great deal, while the Ying Family only gained benefits, this debt had long been cleared.
Now, Ying Chuan wanted to bring up old issues again, even using the Ying Family to pressure him, clearly trying to force the Sang Family to comply.
"Ying Family? He can represent the Ying Family?" Mu Qingge sneered disdainfully.
Though she didn’t know if Ying Ze was aware of this, she could be certain that Ying Chuan’s secretive proposal to the Sang Family wasn’t known to Ying Ze. This surely didn’t go through Ying Ze’s approval.
Otherwise, Ying Ze would never be so brainless as to let his wayward brother create havoc!
"I’d rather die than marry him!" Mu Xuewu gritted her teeth and said fiercely.
Upon hearing her words, Sang Lanruo quickly held her hand in comfort, "Xuewu, don’t worry, mother will never let you marry someone you dislike."
At this moment, Mu Qingge laughed playfully, "I see he’s not here to propose marriage, but to beg for death."
