Every Foolish Thing
The Moonless Household Head had never looked at his son so seriously before. He had been too busy with other matters to teach his son, and only when he finally noticed him did he realize that the child had gone astray.
The eldest son is always loved, and perhaps for this reason, Wuyue Hao was spoiled and became increasingly arrogant and foolish.
Looking at the fear and worry in the other man's eyes, the Moonless Household Head felt a deep sense of helplessness rise in his heart again. "I've already heard about this from my men. You really are my good son! You've done so many foolish things in just one day!"
Being reprimanded so mercilessly by his father again, Wuyue Hao was somewhat used to it, but with outsiders present, he gritted his teeth, feeling he had lost face.
Even though the Moonless Household Head didn't think much of winning over Sang Ying after his eldest son botched things several times, he never imagined that his eldest son would offend her so badly!
If the other party is magnanimous enough to leave Moonless City directly, that would be fine. But if they side with the Yin Mountain Sect, it would cause the Moonless Household a lot of trouble.
After all, one of the challenges agreed upon by the two sides was to see who could last longer in the training grounds and pass more levels.
But it was too late to say all this now. The Moonless Household Head found it distressing to see his son's listless face. He coldly announced, "From now on, you don't need to worry about family matters. I will find a husband for your sister, and then raise their children to inherit the Moonless Household."
Wuyue Hao suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Seeing his gaze, the Moonless Household Head avoided his son's eyes. "You don't need to feel resentful. From now on, I will arrange for you to handle some household affairs, but don't think about anything else. The Moonless Household cannot be destroyed in my hands, and it absolutely cannot be destroyed in yours!"
He flicked his long sleeves, ignored his son's expression, and went straight out the door.
The black-robed corpse controller realized the situation was dire. After the patriarch left, he apologized several times and left with him.
The room quickly fell silent, with only Wuyue Hao sitting alone on the ground, feeling the pain of having his power taken away.
This time, he lost completely to his sister.
Although the Moonless Household Head had taken power from his son, he did not intend to abandon him.
He had many men under his command, and news spread quickly. Almost as soon as he stepped out of Wuyue Hao's room, he heard everything that had happened that night from his men.
Upon learning that Sang Ying and the other two had indeed gone to the Yin Mountain Sect, he sighed softly, thinking to himself that they had indeed sided with his enemy.
"Go and select a suitable person under the young master and have him take the blame for tonight's events. If the Yin Mountain Sect comes to demand an explanation tomorrow, seize the opportunity to hand him over." Unlike the Yin Mountain Sect Master and others, he did not value Sang Ying and the other two so much.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have entrusted such an important task to his good-for-nothing son.
In his view, strength was the most important thing. The highest cultivation level of those three was only at the Golden Core Realm. Even if they had excellent comprehension, they still had to be able to live long enough.
The competition between the two families consists of three matches. Even if he loses the trial arena, he is still confident that he can win the other two. This time, the winner will definitely be their Moonless Clan!
Therefore, the fact that he's willing to bring up someone to give Sang Ying an explanation is already a sign of his generosity and consideration; the other party shouldn't be so ungrateful.
After a few moments of brief thought, the Moonless Household Head put those three "minor characters" whom he had not taken seriously out of his mind.
To his surprise, the very next day, these same "minor characters" ostentatiously led two groups of people to the city lord's mansion to find him, and in front of the entire city, demanded that he uphold justice for the other party!
"What justice are you talking about? What does she mean by this? A female cultivator from out of town dares to coerce our patriarch?!" One of the Moonless Household Head's trusted subordinates immediately burst into curses.
The collateral disciple who came to report the matter replied aggrievedly, "That female cultivator was guarding the gate with a corpse puppet and a group of living retainers. She said she came to train because she admired the good reputation of Moonless City, but she didn't expect to be ambushed and killed. She insisted that the patriarch come forward to find out the truth for her."
After a pause, the expression on the collateral branch's face also turned grim. "She also said, she also said..."
"What else did you say? Speak up!" Someone impatiently urged, seeing that the other person was still not saying anything more.
The collateral relative gritted his teeth and could only continue, "She also said that under the current rule of the Moonless City Clan Head, such incidents targeting cultivators from other worlds are occurring. This is not only a slap in the face to the Clan Head but also an attempt to exclude cultivators from other worlds. If the Clan Head doesn't handle this matter properly, it may affect the Clan Head's prestige and discourage other cultivators from other worlds."
The disciple from the collateral branch pronounced the last two words very softly, as if afraid that the person in front of him would hear them.
But everyone present was a cultivator, and every one of them was sharp-witted and perceptive. They didn't miss a single word of what the collateral relatives said.
The one with the most volatile temper slammed his fist on the table and stood up after hearing this. "What nonsense is that brat spouting? She even dares to drag the patriarch into this! Who does she think she is? Does she really think she can represent all the otherworldly cultivators?!"
The Hidden Nether Realm is resource-scarce, with very few good items. If they want to obtain some scarce Cultivation Resources, they have to rob other worlds. However, they don't have many connections outside, and even if they hear the news and go there, they are not as wealthy and powerful as those great beings.
Therefore, the cultivators of the Hidden Nether Realm learned to trade with cultivators from other worlds who came here for training, each getting what they needed.
On the surface, they didn't seem to value those otherworldly cultivators much, but they knew in their hearts that without these otherworldly cultivators trading with them, they probably wouldn't have been able to obtain so many good things.
That's not all. The Moonless Household still keeps quite a few otherworldly cultivators as guest elders. If this gets to their ears, who knows what those people will think of the Moonless Household because of it?
The more they thought about it, the angrier they became, and they couldn't help but curse Sang Ying, saying, "That hateful female cultivator, we'll show her the power of the Moonless Household sooner or later!"
A group of people couldn't wait to make Sang Ying suffer, kneel before them, and beg for mercy.
But at the beckoning gesture of the Moonless Household Head, everyone had no choice but to obediently quiet down.
The Moonless Household Head ignored the expressions of the others and sighed softly, "As expected, I underestimated those three. They're trying to use the reputation of my Moonless Household to intimidate me!"
He never expected Sang Ying to go this far, and he certainly never expected that this little cultivator would be so bold as to confront him.
But now that they've come knocking, if he still cowers and doesn't come out, wouldn't people think he's afraid of them?
"Go, open the gates of the City Lord's Mansion. I've agreed to this matter today," the Moonless Household Head ordered.