As for Mu Bing going to deal with Yue Qianchou, he would not tell Mu Tianjiao.
Yet Mu Tianjiao said with a worried expression, "I saw news earlier that Yue Qianchou happened to have helped the Nether River Aquatic Race transform into dragons. I'm worried Father may have gone after Yue Qianchou. If that's the case, it'll be troublesome."
Wu Xiong's brows twitched imperceptibly. Though there was something he did not wish to say, he could not help saying it. "It seems Madam cares greatly about that Yue Qianchou."
Mu Tianjiao froze at his words. She was a clever woman and knew that some of her words had provoked his displeasure. Such displeasure was a common failing among men, yet it could be fatal and deeply damaging to a relationship. She immediately shook her head. "It cannot be called concern. It's only that when the SITONG Chamber of Commerce was in peril, Yue Qianchou once helped us. He could be considered an old friend of mine! I have always felt guilty over what Father did on our wedding day."
Though she was clever and wanted to keep the relationship between herself and Yue Qianchou beyond a line that could not be crossed, she did not know that, to vent his hatred, her father had fabricated an utterly groundless story and sold her out.
As a result, her words sounded exceptionally grating to Wu Xiong, carrying the flavor of trying to cover up only to make things more obvious. No man could easily accept his own woman thinking of another man behind his back. Wu Xiong's face darkened as he said, "But why did I hear that Yue Qianchou once pursued you?"
"Where did Great Commander hear such a thing? I wonder who is deliberately slandering me?" Mu Tianjiao asked with