The man in red smiled with his brows and the corner of his eyes went up. He glanced at Dugu Muyou from time to time with a smug face, "I have finished my job. Now, it's your turn to finish yours, stupid woman!"
"I will rock your world. Just open your fox eyes and watch." Dugu Muyou replied in friendly banter. It would seem that she was in a good mood.
Hua Mingcheng was an arrogant person. Seeing Dugu Muyou was not afraid of him and even ignored him, Hua Mingcheng looked at her with a sullen look.
"How ridiculous. As far as I see, Zhu Jingxian might have defeated you! Maybe you escaped because you cannot beat him."
"Sir, I must say you are very imaginative."
Dugu Muyou sneered.
"Ha-ha, I almost forgot that you were a waste and that tag has followed you for nineteen years! If I were you, I would suicide out of shame. Could it be a bluff designed by Dugu Zhong?"
"Cut it out! Let's fight." Dugu Muyou stood there peacefully after saying this.
"Well, I simply let off my guard because you are just a girl. Now, I will prove again to the world that you are just a waste and then kill every one of the Dugus."
Hua Mingcheng rushed forward while saying this. He produced a backup dagger from his waist and stabbed straight at Dugu Muyou's face. Seeing the approaching dagger, Dugu Muyou dodged it easily and disappeared. Hua Mingcheng stabbed for a few more times but did not even touch her hair.
"Look at that fool. Miss Muyou is tricking on him like a monkey. He couldn't even catch her!"
"Right! Miss Muyou is so fast!"
People on the ground were discussing and Hua Mingcheng was infuriated. He wanted to tear this girl apart. She could have confronted him but she had chosen to dodge and trick on him!
"Slow! You are too slow! Maybe it's because you are too fat. How about you let me help you lose some weight!" Dugu Muyou smiled, which was rare, and ran towards Hua Mingcheng.
Hua Mingcheng wanted to dodge but before he could react, Dugu Muyou appeared in front of him.
Dugu Muyou greeted him with a gap-toothed grin, "Sir, you are waiting for me. I shouldn't let you down."
Saying this, she kicked Hua Mingcheng in the chest and he fell off from the sky like a Meteor. Hua Mingcheng hit right on an uneven rock. Blood was boiling in his chest and went straight up his throat. Blood spat out.
It was unbelievable that this girl was so powerful. Hua Mingcheng looked at Dugu Muyou with fear and took a healing pill. Just as he was thinking about how to handle this girl, a stumbling figure appeared.
This was a senior covered with wounds and blood. He stumbled from the back of the rock and it seemed that each step forward was hard for him. A gust of wind could have knocked him off balance.
Although this man's face was covered with blood, it could tell that this was Dugu Zhong.
There were tricks like exploding oneself that could take their foes down with him. But for a cunning man like Dugu Zhong, he would never resort to this trick. So, he developed his own trick, which seemed like he was going to take his foes down with him, but in fact, it could save him from real desperation like this. It was only for an emergency to save himself.
Not to mention that he saw Dugu Muyou and the others had come to help. So, he decided to escape from that fight to save himself. After taking three powerful healing pills to recover his internal damage, he was at good status. He would be good as new within two days after wearing some healing plasters.
Seeing that Hua Mingcheng was spitting blood, Dugu Zhong felt relieved and cried out, "Ha-ha! It is not my day to die! Thank god!"
Dugu Muyou's eyebrows bounced up. She felt something wrong. This man was close to Hua Mingcheng, who was kicked on the rock. Dugu Zhong had just recovered from that explosion that he did not notice the environment nearby.
In a flash, Hua Mingcheng jumped up and grabbed Dugu Zhong by his side. With his right hand choked on Dugu Zhong's throat, he stared at Dugu Muyou with a challenging look, "Ha-ha! Look at this! I have controlled your father, Miss Muyou! Will you just let him die?"
"It was so lucky that Dugu Zhong was around," thought Hua Mingcheng, "No. Not that I'm lucky. It's simply not my day to die!" He knew he cannot defeat Dugu Muyou. But now that he had her father, she must listen to his command.
Dugu Zhong was terrified. He was severely wounded and now that Hua Mingcheng controlled him and grabbed him tightly, he felt even more painful. How unfortunate it was! He had just escaped from death and now became a hostage.
"Keep quiet! Old man! If you struggle, I will kill you now!" Hua Mingcheng knocked Dugu Zhong's head and got his hand covered with blood. Looking at the severe wounds all over Dugu Zhong's body, he was shocked and thought, "This is a tough man."
Dugu Yaoyao gasped and covered her mouth with her hands, "How despicable!"
Dugu Muyou on the other hand looked at Hua Mingcheng with a smile on his face. She was sneering towards him. It was like something funny that he took Dugu Zhong as a hostage.
"What are you laughing at?" Hua Mingcheng was irritated and asked in an indignant voice.
Dugu Muyou stopped smiling and said slowly, "I'm laughing at you."
Hua Mingcheng was so angry that his face has twisted into a weird smile. He tightened his hand that choked Dugu Zhong's throat because this was his only chance to survive.
"Look carefully. If you want the man alive then stand there and let me go! Otherwise, I will choke him to death in front of you!"
Saying this, he kicked Dugu Zhong as a warning.
It was a hard one that respiration can be seen on Dugu Zhong's forehead. Although these wounds were not fatal, they brought extreme pain. It was especially painful when one was taken hostage at a very discomfort position.
Dugu Muyou stood there silently and looked at her father with a listless look.
Hua Mingcheng could not understand what happened to this girl, so he yelled, "It's your father I am holding at!"
"Leave me alone! Just kill this robber!"
"Shut up! Do you want to die?" Hua Mingcheng shouted and stuffed a piece of fabric that he ripped from his clothes into Dugu Zhong's mouth. He looked at Dugu Muyou nervously because he was afraid that she would listen to her father and kill him.
"Listen to me. Don't you want to know where Liu Pianpian and Dugu Qinglan are?"
"What? Where are they?" Dugu Muyou's eyebrow jumped and clearly, she was nervous. She was wondering where was her mother, who was supposed to be at home, and her sister Dugu Qinglan, who was at a group training. Those two people were the only thing that she cared about in this world.
"Let me go and I will tell you where they are!" Hua Mingcheng got confident to see that Dugu Muyou was worried. He then started to bargain.
"Umm! Umm!" Dugu Zhong was struggling but it was effortless. He wanted to tell Dugu Muyou that they were all alive and that this man could not be trusted, but he can't.
Dugu Muyou sneered, "You don't get to bargain with me. If you listen to me, I won't leave you in pieces and I won't kill all of your families. But if you don't cooperate, I will shred you into pieces. You can kill the man in your hand, but you should be ready to die in terrible pain and so should all of your families."
While she was speaking, a powerful spiritual light raised from her feet and continued to expand. Hua Mingcheng was shocked and almost knelt out of fear. This was not an indiscriminate oppressive force! It was especially against him! Did this girl really just enter the immortal rank?
Dugu Zhong felt that the hand that choked his throat tight was no longer there. So, he spat out the strips and turned around to kick Hua Mingcheng on the ground. But as a result, he also fell to the ground out of weakness. Dugu Yaoyao and the others saw what happened and helped Dugu Zhong up and held him behind Dugu Muyou. At the same time, everyone was looking at Miss Muyou, who saved the family from despair, with respect.
However, Dugu Yaoyao looked at her with resentment.
"Muyou, don't worry. Pianpian and Qinglan are all perfectly good," said Dugu Zhong in a hoarse voice. He yelled to Dugu Muyou from behind.
Dugu Muyou looked at Hua Mingcheng with a sneer, "Master Hua, it's such a pity." She walked towards him.
Hua Mingcheng felt that every step of Dugu Muyou was stepping on his heart. The closer she got, the more oppressive force he could feel. He was wounded and by the time Dugu Muyou went close, he had to support himself with his hands, so as not to kneel on the ground.
Immortal rank had twelve stages and there was a huge gap between each stage. Those who were at a lower rank could never beat a higher-ranking person. It was apparent that Hua Mingcheng's rank was lower than Dugu Muyou.
Something fell to the ground with a clunk. Hua Mingcheng looked up difficultly and found that Dugu Muyou raised her swards high over her head. With a mighty wave, the world was scarlet red in Hua Mingcheng's eyes, and the deep voice of a girl echoed in his ears.
"Go to hell!"
The people around were stunned to the ground. Dugu Zhong was surprised too. She had surprised him at the family competition and now it would seem that she could do more.
Thinking that he used to treat her like a waste, he felt sorry. She could be a legend in Jinnan if she continued to advance like this.
"Hail our Boss! You are the best!" Dugu Ziteng was the first to react and then everyone at the Dugus started to cheer for her. There was a wave of cheering.
Dugu Muyou was less excited. She shook the sward in her hand and thought that she needed a better weapon. Blood Fox sighed, "What a fuss!"
Under the cheering of everyone, Dugu Muyou walked out slowly, and Blood Fox followed her in a leisurely look. No one dared to stop her. She walked home and cultivated until morning.
After a night of cleaning and repairing of the Dugus. By the time Dugu Muyou woke up in the morning, the garden was restored to normal and the family was cheerful. It was an environment never felt before in this family.
Every servant would greet Dugu Muyou, who was standing on the little garden path, in a cheerful voice. This was also something never happened before.
"The tables have turned. Oh, some stupid woman was just lucky. I also killed one but nobody thanked me! They even planned to give you a treat." Just as she was thinking, Blood Fox's voice came from behind.
"What treat?" Dugu Muyou was puzzled.
"Dugu Zhong was going to hold a celebration party for you! They were purchasing fresh ingredients! I saw quite a lot of chickens!" Blood Fox glanced at Dugu Muyou with a complaint. Hopefully that Dugu Muyou would understand what the fox was thinking and treat it with a feast of chicken.
Dugu Muyou pretended that she did not see through the fox and turned around to leave. Just at this time, she saw Dugu Zhong coming forward.
"Muyou, Daddy prepared a feast for you tonight. Remember to come and enjoy it."
It seemed that Dugu Zhong didn't usually talk like this. He was a little nervous and stroked his bears or coughed from time to time. He came out with these words after some struggles.
Dugu Muyou was surprised that such a strict and stubborn Master of the house would say that. She hesitated for a while and finally said yes.
She was not used to this kind of conversation and was ready to leave after her short reply. Dugu Zhong, by her side, sighed.
"I must regret that I had made some mistakes in my life. All I could think of was power and wealth. So, I treasured those who were valuable to me and ignored those who were useless. Hua Mingcheng and Zhu Chongxian must have hated me because they felt that I disrespected them. So, they wanted to revenge and replace us by killing all the Dugus."
Dugu Muyou stopped and looked at Dugu Zhong.
Dugu Zhong had more than ten children. There who were allowed to follow him and got his attentions were those who were talented. Dugu Piaopiao and Dugu Qinglan, who had a high status at home, were two of them. However, those less talented like old Dugu Muyou and her brother Dugu Lengying were ignored and bullied.
She did not know what to say. For a man born and raised in a prestigious family, he needed to be powerful to maneuver for position. Those who were less talented were less powerful and therefore were useless to the family. She wondered which was more important for Dugu Zhong, families or cultivation talent. She pitied this man.
Seeing the clear eyes of Dugu Muyou, Dugu Zhong sighed again, "Maybe I am old. Muyou, don't mind it. Remember to have dinner with us!"
He waved his sleeves and left the garden.