Ling Zichen

Mu Chen had once asked a friend working in the Federation Government to investigate Su Mo's background.

But when faced with Su Mo's obviously fake background, that friend had actually found nothing unusual.

His friend held no ordinary position in the Federation Government. Even he had failed to uncover Su Mo's true origins. One could only imagine how extraordinary the force behind Su Mo was.

If Mu Xi's affection for Su Mo had not been practically overflowing, Mu Chen would never have agreed to let her be with someone of unknown origin like Su Mo.

"President Mu, why are you here?"

Just as Mu Chen felt jealous watching Mu Xi personally feed Su Mo, a somewhat ingratiating voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Caught spying red-handed, Mu Chen's heart tightened. His expression darkened slightly as he turned around and discovered that the speaker was Yu Zhen.

Considering that the other man was Mu Xi's principal, Mu Chen ultimately did not pull a long face. He merely nodded faintly. "So it's Principal Yu."

Since he had been caught in the act, Mu Chen did not wish to linger any longer.

Before leaving, Mu Chen paused. His expression suddenly turned serious as he lowered his voice and instructed Yu Zhen, "You didn't see anything today, understand?"

With that, Mu Chen quickly left the hospital.

"Yes, yes, yes! Of course, of course!"

Faced with Mu Chen's immensely intimidating warning, Yu Zhen nodded repeatedly, fine sweat even beading on his forehead.

Even though he was the principal of Eastsea Academy, he did not dare put on the slightest air before Mu Chen, a Rank-Eight Saint Craftsman. He could only lower his stance and take the initiative to curry favor.

Watching Mu Chen leave, Yu Zhen could not help muttering under his breath, "What's gotten into President Mu...?"

It was not until he pushed open the ward door that he finally understood.

"Student Su Mo, I..."

The scene before him made Yu Zhen's voice abruptly trail off. Beside the spacious hospital bed, Mu Xi was leaning over as she fed Su Mo. Their intimate appearance made them look just like a couple.

Yu Zhen's arrival instantly made the atmosphere in the ward awkward.

Of course Yu Zhen knew Mu Xi. After all, she was Mu Chen's only daughter.

But Yu Zhen had not expected Mu Xi to be involved with Su Mo.

Mu Xi had quite a few admirers at Eastsea Academy, but she had always shown no interest in any of their pursuits.

This was the first time Yu Zhen had seen her act so intimately with someone.

"Uh... am I interrupting you two?"

Yu Zhen gave an awkward laugh and scratched the back of his head, his gaze shifting back and forth between Su Mo and Mu Xi.

The moment she saw Yu Zhen, Mu Xi's pretty face flushed crimson, and her hand froze in midair.

Although she had been the one to pursue Su Mo, she was still a girl.

Now that someone she knew had seen her acting so intimately with Su Mo, where was she supposed to put her face?

"I won't disturb you two any longer!"

Seeing the atmosphere in the room becoming increasingly strange, Yu Zhen coughed awkwardly twice, set the fruit basket in his hand on the table, and hurried toward the door.

As the principal, he had originally come on behalf of Eastsea Academy to visit Su Mo, but he had not expected to witness this.

Had he known, he would not have come.

"Junior, let's continue!"

After Yu Zhen left, Mu Xi suppressed the embarrassment in her heart and continued feeding Su Mo with a red face.

This time, Mu Xi did not let her mind wander. She focused intently on feeding Su Mo.

Under Mu Xi's attentive feeding, the lunchbox she had brought was soon completely emptied by Su Mo.

Knock, knock~

Just as Mu Xi put away her lunchbox, a rapid knock sounded from outside the ward.

"Who is it?"

Mu Xi curiously opened the door and saw a large group of people in black suits and sunglasses standing outside.

"Who are you?"

Looking at these black-clad people who clearly did not look like good people, Mu Xi's eyes were full of vigilance.

They noticed the wariness in Mu Xi's gaze and proudly introduced themselves. "We are staff members of Xuan Shi Tang Sect Technology Co., Ltd. This time, we came to..."

Before the other party could finish, Mu Xi snapped impatiently, "What do you Tang Sect people want with my junior?"

Hearing Mu Xi expose their true origins in a single sentence, the middle-aged man at the head of the group looked somewhat surprised. "You actually know about the Tang Sect?"

In a backwater place like Eastsea City, there were definitely more than enough people who knew of the relationship between Xuan Shi Tang Sect and the Tang Sect to count on one hand. Yet this little girl had casually stated it outright.

Mu Xi rolled her eyes at him speechlessly. So they had really taken her for some country bumpkin.

As the daughter of a Saint Craftsman, was it not perfectly normal for her to know such things?

"Stop dawdling and move aside. Let me handle this!"

Before the middle-aged man could say anything else, someone roughly shoved him away. A figure clad in a dark red fitted outfit squeezed out from the crowd.

"Hello, I'm Ling Zichen, the Tang Sect's chief..."

Before she could finish introducing herself, Mu Xi exclaimed in amazement, "What a big butt!"

The entire place instantly fell silent. Everyone looked at Ling Zichen while struggling not to laugh.

Ling Zichen's face immediately darkened like the bottom of a pot. She shot an unfriendly glance at the people around her who were holding back their laughter, then gritted out word by word, "Is that funny?"

Those who had been suppressing laughter shuddered under Ling Zichen's sharp, man-eating gaze and immediately fell silent.

As fellow Tang Sect members, how could they not have heard of Ling Zichen's title as the "Tang Sect's Number One Female Madwoman"?

If they provoked her, she might drag them off one day to serve as targets for experimental Soul Guidance cannons.

Only after seeing everyone shut their mouths did Ling Zichen nod in satisfaction and turn her gaze toward Mu Xi.

But the moment she saw Mu Xi, the girl who had blurted out something random and made her utterly humiliated, Ling Zichen wanted to punch her hard. Did she think Ling Zichen wanted such a big butt?

Hold it in, hold it in. She's just a child. Ling Zichen, don't forget why you came here.

Suppressing the urge to hit someone, Ling Zichen spoke pleasantly. "Su Mo is in this room, right? We're here on behalf of the Tang Sect to visit him."

"Senior, let them come in."

Hearing that they claimed to be from the Tang Sect, Su Mo called out from the bed.

"Mm."

Mu Xi nodded and stepped back, making room for Ling Zichen and the others.

Ling Zichen strode in boldly, swept her gaze around the ward, and quickly fixed her eyes on Su Mo.

Looking at Su Mo, who was wrapped head to toe in bandages and looked exactly like a mummy, Ling Zichen curled her lips and teased, "The little brat is pretty handsome. No wonder your little girlfriend is guarding you so fiercely."

"Y-You... what nonsense are you talking about?!"

Mu Xi's face turned red in an instant. She hurriedly explained, "My junior and I haven't reached that stage yet!"

Although Mu Xi said that, her gaze unconsciously drifted toward Su Mo.

"Haha, interesting."

Seeing Mu Xi's flustered expression, Ling Zichen laughed heartily. Then she extended a hand toward Su Mo and introduced herself with a hint of pride. "Nice to meet you. My name is Ling Zichen."

"I'm with the Tang Sect's Soul Guidance Cannonball Research Center, and I'm also the Tang Sect's chief scientist."

Looking at the hand Ling Zichen had extended, Su Mo was speechless. Did he look like he was in any condition to shake hands?

"Oh, sorry. I forgot you're seriously injured right now and can't shake hands."

Seeing Su Mo's speechless expression, Ling Zichen put on a look of sudden realization.

Mu Xi had just made her embarrass herself in front of all her colleagues, so teasing her little boyfriend a bit was perfectly normal, wasn't it?

But Ling Zichen had not expected Su Mo's next words to utterly break her defense.

"Hello, Big-Butt Lady!"