"Each man should sweep the snow from his own doorstep and leave the frost on another's roof alone." Mu Hailin snorted coldly.
Yang Qing's expression remained unchanged as he calmly replied, "And if I insist on interfering?"
Mu Hailin's expression turned stern. "Then you must live long enough to do it."
Yang Qing smiled faintly. "Why not put that to the test?"
"Allow me to guess. The Mu Family Head invited you here from thousands of miles away for more than simply helping him put on this little performance, did he not?"
Mu Hailin smiled as well. "And if he did? And if he did not? In the martial world, the capable take their place at the top. What harm is there in plotting for a little more?"
"A greedy heart is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. After so many years as the honored leader of the martial world, does the Mu Family Head still not understand that one cannot chew an overlarge mouthful?"
"So what? Everyone under heaven takes pride in possessing supreme power. The Mu Family merely wishes to climb another step beyond the top of a hundred-foot pole. What is wrong with that?"
Mu Hailin narrowed his eyes and looked Yang Qing over. "You, on the other hand, are about to lose your life, and no one will come to save you. How does it feel to meet such an end?"
"It seems the Mu Family is determined to carry out tonight's plans. But as the saying goes, man's calculations cannot rival heaven's."
Mu Hailin's expression sharpened. "What do you mean?"
Yang Qing took a step backward without betraying anything. "Too clever by half, exhausting every scheme, only to scheme away your own life. I fear the prestige the Mu Family has built over