Humans and Dogs Walk Different Paths

"Mo Fan, what are you spacing out for? Thank your father-in-law," Xu Fang said.

"Thank my ass!" Mo Fan rolled his eyes. "Is this how you recruit a son-in-law? It's like raising a dog!"

Xu Fang chuckled, "There are a bunch of people downstairs who wish they could be dogs but can't even get the chance. Look at Mu Bai and Zhao Kun San, their eyes are bulging like bull testicles."

"Humans and dogs walk different paths. I, Mo Fan, am not some idiot who wags his tail just because someone slaps him and gives him a sweet date. I'll never forget how Old Dog Mu suppressed my family years ago!"

Mo Fan looked at Mu Zhuoyun and pointed at him, yelling, "You old bastard, let me tell you, forget about being a core disciple. Even if you put Mu Ningxue, along with her dowry, in front of me and begged me to join the Mu Family, I wouldn't care! Do you really think everyone has to revolve around your Mu Family? Has your brain been flooded with water!"

The principal, the director of academic affairs, the school board member Deng Kai, Mu Bai, Zhao Kun San, the homeroom teacher Xue Mu Sheng, the students of Class Eight, and Mu Ningxue herself were all stunned.

Mu Zhuoyun was completely bewildered. In Bocheng, in this little patch of land, how many years had it been since someone dared to curse him to his face like this?

By the time he reacted, his face instantly turned grim.

"Creak! Creak!"

A sheet of solid ice suddenly appeared beneath his feet. The chilling air swept outwards like his rage.

There was no need to cast Magic; this was achieved merely by the overflow of Demonic Energy. An Intermediate Mage, terrifying indeed!

The students' faces all turned pale, looking at the scene before them in horror. The enraged Mu Zhuoyun was showcasing Bocheng's top combat power!

Deng Kai and Principal Zhu stepped forward. "Zhuoyun, this is a school. Calm down!"

"He's getting anxious, he's getting anxious," Xu Fang said with an exaggerated expression. "Bifan, could this aura be the legendary Intermediate Mage?"

Mo Fan didn't know what he was getting at, but he played along. "Yeah."

"No way, no way. Is there really someone who occupies half of Bocheng's resources and, with a beard as long as his, still can't break through to the High Level? No way, no way!" Xu Fang's expression became even more infuriating.

"Hahaha, he's just hogging the spot without doing anything!" Mo Fan, fearing no chaos, joined in the teasing. "When I'm his age, I'll beat him so hard he'll call me 'Dad'!"

"Then wouldn't I be his uncle?"

"Get lost, don't you dare try to take advantage of me. You're at most his nephew!"

Mu Zhuoyun was about to explode with anger!

Although Mu Zhuoyun wasn't a peerless prodigy like Mu Ningxue, he was once a renowned genius in his youth. He simply didn't put students from ordinary high schools in his eyes!

"You scoundrel! You're unbelievably audacious! Let alone Mr. Mu Zhuoyun when he was young, even any core disciple casually picked from the Mu Clan right now could defeat you in one move!"

"Why use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken? I, Mu Bai, am enough! If you lose, immediately kneel down and apologize to the Mu Clan and Old Master Mu!"

Mu Bai thoughtfully offered the dog leash to Mu Zhuoyun.

He, Mu Bai, was of the same generation as Xu Fang and Mo Fan. They would have a fair duel, settling both old and new grudges. Let's see what you have to say then!

"The Mu Clan?" Xu Fang chuckled. "A clan with an Intermediate Mage as its guardian?"

Poof!

Lies don't hurt people; the truth is the sharpest knife. This knife pierced the hearts of the Mu family members, drawing more blood than cursing Mu Zhuoyun as an old dog.

The standard for judging a clan was whether it had a Super Level Mage as its guardian.

The Imperial Mu Clan definitely had one, even a Forbidden Curse mage. But the Bocheng Mu Clan... to put it nicely, it was a branch family. In reality, they were disliked poor relatives, a replica of the Jia family and Granny Liu.

If it weren't for Mu Ningxue, that genius, they wouldn't even acknowledge the Bocheng branch family.

Mu Zhuoyun's face turned the color of a pig's liver. Just as Mu Bai was about to jump out, a cold voice rang out, "No need for you."

Mu Ningxue!

No one expected this aloof girl to step forward.

Mu Ningxue walked between Mu Zhuoyun and the Mo-Xu duo. Her eyes, like the ice and snow of Mount Heavenly, held a hint of anger.

"Since you think my father is bullying the younger generation, fine. I'm the same age as you. I'll fight you!"

Xu Fang coughed lightly. "Sister-in-law, let's talk this out. Why would a girl get into fighting and killing..."

"Are you scared?"

"It's not that I'm scared. It's just that you two have personal matters, and it's not appropriate for an outsider like me to get involved." Xu Fang took a step back, shielding Mo Fan in front of him.

Mo Fan's face was full of defiance, showing no hesitation despite facing Mu Ningxue. "Fight? Why wouldn't I fight? Fighting you is much more interesting than fighting that useless Mu Bai."

Mu Bai, standing below the stage: "..."

School board member Deng Kai acted as a mediator. "Since Ningxue is willing to duel, that's for the best. According to the Magic Association's regulations, one must be eighteen years old to compete on the stage. I am willing to be the notary then."

He was trying to transform this incident from an "offense" into a normal magic duel.

The Mage's Convention stipulated that when conflicts between mages were irreconcilable, the state allowed mages to duel privately on stage, stopping short of causing death.

If anyone crossed that line, they would face pursuit from the Judgment Society!

"Brother Zhuoyun, what do you think?"

Mu Zhuoyun glanced at Deng Kai. Deng Kai was a high-ranking official in the Hunter's Alliance, so he had to give him some face.

However, letting these two off the hook easily was absolutely impossible!

"Ningxue, you don't need to handle this!" Mu Zhuoyun said coldly. "My adopted son, Yu Ang, is around your age. Let him compete with you!"

"Father!"

Mu Ningxue wanted to argue a few more words, but Mu Zhuoyun couldn't swallow his pride at this moment. Even if the King of Heaven himself came to persuade him, it would be useless.

"Fine!" Mo Fan wasn't scared at all. "It's a bit hard for me to fight a girl, so it's better to switch to a guy. I'll beat him so badly even his dad won't recognize him!"

"Fight Yuang? Count me in!" Xu Fang said excitedly.

Mu Zhuoyun's beard trembled with anger. What did these two little brats think Yuang was?!

"Whatever! Whether you attack him together or in a relay, our Yuang will never lose!" With a harsh threat, Mu Zhuoyun turned and left.

After he left, the other school leaders naturally didn't feel it appropriate to stay.

As Mu Ningxue was leaving, she gave Mo Fan a deep look, wanting to say something, but she didn't speak.

"She's actually quite nice," Xu Fang said with a smile.

Mo Fan crossed his arms, boasting, "Of course, she's the big wife I picked!"

Mu Ningxue was helping them.

In her opinion, having her step in to resolve the issue would be far less severe than Mu Zhuoyun taking action. If Mu Zhuoyun, the local emperor of Bocheng, were to act, it would bring devastating blows to Mo Fan and Xu Fang.

Unfortunately, although Mu Zhuoyun was a dog, he wasn't brainless. So, he directly chose someone else, sending out Yuang, the most famous cultivation fanatic of the Mu Clan.

Mu Yuang was absolutely obedient to Mu Zhuoyun, loyal and without any second thoughts.

Even if Mu Zhuoyun ordered Yuang to kill someone directly, Yuang wouldn't hesitate for a moment!

Mu Zhuoyun had no reason to be merciful to these little pests who dared to insult him. For now, he would let Mo Fan see the sun for the last two years at school, and settle the score after graduation when he came of age.

Going against our Mu Clan family, you must be tired of living!