Mu Manor.
Many people were packing their belongings, their faces filled with panic and unease.
Mu Zhuoyun ignored the commotion in the hall and sat alone on the sofa, utterly despondent, his eyes vacant.
This disaster had struck without warning and completely destroyed his base, leaving him with no foothold in Bo City.
After today, his branch of the family would probably have to move to the Imperial Capital. That also meant living under someone else's roof from then on, their standing within the Mu Clan sinking even further.
In Bo City, Mu Zhuoyun enjoyed an exalted position. At the main family's home in the Imperial Capital, he would be nothing more than an insignificant clansman.
He could not accept it. He simply could not!
Mu Ningxue ran over, traces of ice element energy still lingering around her slender body. She had clearly just been fighting.
She had originally been due to return to the Imperial Capital Academy tomorrow, but no one had expected a disaster to strike so suddenly.
Bo City was the hometown where she had grown up, filled with countless memories. It was impossible not to feel sorrow, but this was no time for despair.
In a disaster, surviving mattered most!
"Dad, most of the demon beasts near the exit have been cleared out. Let's go. Staying alive matters more than anything."
"Of course I know that, but... I just can't accept this!"
Mu Zhuoyun heaved a deep sigh, his back suddenly stooping much further.
Mu Ningxue could not bear to see her father like this. Making up her mind, she spoke firmly.
"Dad, you still have me, don't you? I'll climb up, one step at a time, and make everyone who looks down on us shut their mouths!"
"Ning Xue, your father has failed you..."
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