Teaching the Vicious Woman a Lesson, Uncovering a Secret

"Bold of you!"

Liu Meng shouted in fury before Chen Mu could, drawing his blade as he moved to step forward.

He was a dutiful attendant indeed. Seeing someone whip at his senior brother, how could he possibly endure it?

But Chen Mu frowned slightly and raised a hand to stop him.

He had not come here to stir up further trouble.

As the white horse charged right up before him, Chen Mu did not move his feet, merely allowing the blood and qi throughout his body to churn of their own accord.

The true qi of the Yin Extremity Profound Baleful Art leaked out invisibly, striking the white horse with unerring precision!

The beast was suddenly hit head-on by a blast of icy yin energy. Terrified, it reared up on its hind legs and neighed repeatedly.

The red-clad girl on its back was nearly thrown off. Her whip lashed through empty air as she let out a shrill scream:

"Ah—!"

"You! You lowly dog of a servant, how dare you startle my horse!"

One hand clenched tightly around the reins while the other flailed desperately, and only then did she manage to steady herself.

When she came back to her senses, her face had turned pale from fright. Her chest heaved violently, and she shook all over with rage.

Why would Chen Mu indulge her?

After Liu Qingcang's guidance, his excessively cautious temperament had gradually changed.

He merely said coldly, "My name is Chen Mu. I have something to ask today. Have a steward from your residence come out."

The girl on horseback immediately drew her brows up in anger.

A steward?!

Was he mocking her as a mere woman, unfit to appear before others?

This woman was Li Bingyan. Relying on her elder sister having married Zhao Dong and borrowing his power, she had long been notorious for her unruly arrogance.

Thinking herself mocked and still shaken by the frightened horse, she laughed in extreme anger, pointing her horsewhip at Chen Mu's nose as she cursed:

"Fine, fine, fine! You want to see a steward?"

"Then that depends on whether you have the life to cross the threshold of my Li Residence!"

"What are you standing around for? Get him! Take him down! Break his legs for me!"

In a fit of rage, she called on the household guards around her, intending to capture Chen Mu and torment him thoroughly.

Chen Mu's gaze turned cold as well.

Liu Meng suddenly shivered beside him, then immediately stepped forward and roared:

"Are you dogs blind? My Senior Brother Chen is the ninth personal disciple of Master Liu, the head of the Azure Dragon Martial Academy!"

"You want to bind him? I'd like to see which one of you dares!"

As he spoke, he drew his blade and stood protectively before Chen Mu.

The household guards, who had been eager to make a move, froze at once.

The Azure Dragon Martial Academy?

That was an existence their master had repeatedly warned them never to provoke.

Li Bingyan had not expected this shabby-looking fellow Chen Mu to have such a background. Her face turned first green, then white with rage.

"What ninth personal disciple? I've never even heard of him!"

"He might just be some wandering con man! Get him! Take him down first!"

Grinding her teeth, she saw that the guards were not moving. A vicious gleam suddenly flashed in her eyes as she snapped, "None of you are moving, are you?"

"Fine! Take this!"

The whip cracked down again through the air. After being provoked twice by her, how could Chen Mu tolerate it any longer?

Chen Mu raised his broad palm and seized the whip out of the air!

With a crack, Li Bingyan froze atop the horse.

The horsewhip in her hand had struck Chen Mu's palm as though it had hit gold and iron.

Before she could even be surprised, she suddenly saw Chen Mu pull his hand back.

"Get down!"

With that shout, Chen Mu abruptly exerted force, gripping the horsewhip and flinging it toward the ground.

"Ah—!!"

Li Bingyan's entire body was yanked from the horse. She landed faceup with a thud, falling flat on her face like a dog eating mud.

The once rather pretty girl's face was instantly smeared with mud and dirty water.

Mixed with the blood at her lips and tears at the corners of her eyes, she looked especially miserable.

"I'm furious! You've enraged your auntie to death!"

"Get him! Hack this bastard into eight pieces and drag him off to feed A-Huang!"

She clutched her head and screamed hoarsely from the ground.

Seeing this, the household guards knew that if they did not act now, they would surely be held to account afterward.

Chen Mu was thoroughly irritated. He had not wanted trouble, yet he had run into such an unreasonable madwoman.

His gaze chilled at once. He was just about to circulate his Profound Yin True Qi and let these people taste his methods.

At that moment, a gray-clad old man hurriedly ran out from inside the gates of the Li Residence.

"Second Miss! Stop at once! You mustn't fight!"

"They are from the Azure Dragon Martial Academy! Do not act!"

It turned out that a sharp-eyed servant had gone inside to report the matter earlier.

Seeing someone in charge emerge, Chen Mu did not wish to blow the matter up either, so he withdrew his aura and allowed him to settle things.

But Li Bingyan was in the midst of her rage. How could she listen? She snapped, "So what if they're from a martial academy? Can't this miss beat a servant blocking her way?"

"Miss, silence!"

The old man was drenched in sweat. He kept giving her meaningful looks, then said in a low voice:

"Have you forgotten what Master instructed two days ago? The residence is currently discussing business with the martial academy. If that whip lands, Master will have a hard time explaining himself before Commander Zhao..."

As soon as those words were spoken, Li Bingyan immediately lowered her banner and muffled her drums.

She bit her lip, then glared viciously at Chen Mu once more. Reluctantly withdrawing her whip, she still snorted coldly.

"Consider yourself lucky. Don't let this miss run into you again!"

With that, she fiercely tugged the reins, leapt back onto the white horse, and galloped away toward the side gate.

Chen Mu frowned deeply.

He could tell that this spoiled Second Miss was absolutely a petty, vicious woman.

This matter was probably far from over.

But he did not wish to get tangled up in such irrelevant matters right now. He directly asked the old man:

"Are you a steward of this residence?"

The old man hurriedly put on a smiling face and approached. "Yes, yes, yes. This old one is Hou San, the second steward of the Li Residence. May I ask how I should address you, sir?"

Liu Meng quickly took over from the side and introduced him once again:

"My senior brother is the headmaster's ninth personal disciple, Chen Mu—Master Chen the Ninth."

Upon hearing the words "ninth personal disciple" clearly, Hou San's smile faltered slightly, and a strange, sinister glimmer flashed through his eyes.

Chen Mu frowned, sensing something off in the old man's gaze.

But Hou San quickly plastered that fake smile back on and fawned warmly:

"So it is Master Chen the Ninth! Forgive my discourtesy, forgive my discourtesy!"

"This old one failed to recognize Mount Tai before me. Master Chen, please come inside and have a cup of hot tea. Let it count as this old one apologizing on behalf of Second Miss."

Chen Mu could not be bothered to listen to his empty courtesies.

This old man had changed from arrogance to deference too quickly. Even if he knew Chen Mu was a personal disciple of the martial academy, he should not have been frightened into this state.

It seemed more like he had a guilty conscience and was hiding something.

"There is no need for tea."

"I came to ask only one thing. Your Li Family Caravan left the city northward this morning. I want to know where that caravan went."

Chen Mu did not care about trivial matters now, and his voice was cold.

At his words, Hou San's smile stiffened. Then he pretended to be troubled and began making excuses.

"Master Chen, this... As a mere servant, how would this old one dare inquire into the caravan's affairs..."

"Hm?"

Chen Mu was nearly out of patience, and his snort suddenly turned icy.

A thread of Profound Yin True Qi accompanied that sound, stirring up an austere chill.

Hou San's entire body jolted. The way he looked at Chen Mu changed.

He was also a martial artist, though his cultivation was shallow. Just now, he had clearly sensed the imposing force of true qi being released.

Had he misjudged him?

This boy actually possessed Qi Accumulation cultivation?

Seeing him at a loss, Liu Meng secretly laughed, then gave a dark chuckle and mocked:

"Steward Hou, don't try to fool us."

"You are the second steward of the Li Residence. If the caravan could leave the city without passing through your hands, not even ghosts would believe it."

"Besides, our Master Chen is only asking where it went, not robbing you of business. Why are you hemming and hawing?"

More sweat appeared on Hou San's face.

He raised a sleeve to wipe his face, looked at Chen Mu again, and finally sighed.

"Alas... forget it. This old one originally did not dare mention this matter to outsiders."

"But since Master Chen is Master Liu's prized disciple, there is no harm in letting you hear it."

As he spoke, he made a gesture of invitation and led Chen Mu several steps to the side.

Only after they had moved farther from the household guards did he lower his voice and say:

"To be honest with you, Master Chen, our family's caravan handles Commander Zhao's business."

"Our Li family merely runs errands for him..."

The moment Chen Mu heard this, understanding dawned on him.

No wonder Hou San had been so evasive. What he was helping Zhao Dong transport was likely no clean cargo.

It was probably nothing more than salt, iron, money, and grain—things that would cost one's head at the slightest touch.

Now that he had forced the secret into the open, he would likely offend Zhao Dong again.

But Chen Mu could not concern himself with that much. He demanded coldly:

"Do not tell me any of that. I only ask where the caravan went!"

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