Brother?

Opening his eyes, Lin Chuan saw the quiet, taciturn youth who had approached without a sound. By propriety, he should have called this youth big brother, even though they shared no blood relation.

Over this period, Lin Chuan had interacted extensively with this family and had already figured out most of its relationships.

The youth before him was named Mu Li, his father Mu Zheng's adopted son. Before Lin Chuan was born, Mu Li had always been Mu Zheng's hope and pride. Yet all of that had been shattered by Lin Chuan's arrival.

Especially this time, when Lin Chuan's mother had been harmed, directly causing the miscarriage. Although Lin Chuan's reincarnation had taken the place of that infant, it had also brought many changes to the atmosphere within the entire family. One of them was everyone's suspicion toward Mu Li.

After all, if Lin Chuan had not been born, everything in Mu Manor would belong to Mu Li in the future. At such a young age, he had already reached the great perfection of the Foundation Establishment Stage. He had a strong chance of advancing to the Golden Core Stage before turning twenty. Such talent was enough to earn him entry into one of the five great academies of the Southern Bright Continent, something exceedingly rare for a force at Mu Manor's level.

After entering the room, Mu Li first looked around and only crept toward Lin Chuan after confirming that no one else was present. His expression was cold and stern, betraying no emotion.

Lin Chuan simply kept his eyes open and watched the youth. At that moment, their gazes met.

Is he here to kill me? Lin Chuan wondered. He considered whether he should do something to draw the guards' attention. In his current state, let alone someone