"Bright Moon Secret Realm? Chen Zui-Zui, was the round key Aunt Meng gave you earlier the one for the Bright Moon Secret Realm?"
Chen Zui lifted his head from his bowl. "Yes. What were you talking about just now? Did he eat poison? Why does his complexion look so awful?"
Shu Jinze: ...The way she called her Aunt Meng was terrifying no matter how he heard it. No, he could not think too much about it.
Taking the Stage
"Back already?"
Shu Jinze returned home carrying the scent of hot pot all over him. Before his butt had even warmed the seat, the household head appeared behind him like a ghost. He nearly dropped to his knees on the spot. "H-Household Head."
"You're a grown man. Can't you show a little backbone? I don't eat people. Lift your head when you answer me." How was Yonglu Mountain so good at teaching its disciples? She was almost tempted to go up the mountain and seek their advice.
Was this really a matter of backbone? She might not eat people, but she was more terrifying than a Demonic Beast that did. "Reporting to the Household Head, your nephew truly did not cause any trouble outside today." At most, he had spoken disrespectfully right outside the gate and been caught red-handed.
Shu Menghua clearly did not believe him. "Really? Shu Jinze, are you planning to never leave Pingshui City for the rest of your life? Today, you spoke disrespectfully outside the Shu Household gates. They naturally did not press the matter because of the Shu Household's reputation. But if you ran into someone narrow-minded, once you left Pingshui City, the Shu Household's name would not be nearly so useful."
"How could that be?" The Shu Household was a forging Aristocratic Clan renowned across