LoserQueen

Chapter 73 What Must Be Done Must Be Done

Dugu Lengying shrugged his mouth and leaned to Dugu Muyou. He put his head in her arms, hugged her tight and put his arms around her.

Dugu Muyou felt sorry for him. He was such a young kid but was involved in the nonsense of his kinsfolk. Not only did they strictly prohibit him from playing with Dugu Muyou, but also used him to set such a plot. His brother and sister were incompetent, while Zhao Xue, his mother, had put all her attention on Dugu Piaopiao instead of Du Gu Lengying. No one knew what she did every day.

He was at an age that was supposed to enjoy the love of his parents and brothers.

Dugu Muyou rubbed his hair. The toughness and coldness that she had when confronting Dugu Haoyu seemed to disappear. She said softly, "Cheer up. Aren't you a tough boy?"

Dugu Haoyu tried to struggle up and sneak away while the two of them did not pay any attention to him. He stared at Dugu Lengying with annoyance when he quietly turned around.

"Where do you think you can go?" Dugu Muyou was rubbing Dugu Lengying's hair. She said with a listless voice without looking up, "Do you think you can slip away? You are seriously wounded and I can easily catch you back. You must have taken some special pills to obtain that speed in a short time. I believe the efficacy of that pill has long passed and you can't run that fast without it."

Hearing Dugu Muyou's voice, Dugu Haoyu was stunned and couldn't even move his feet. He turned around slowly and looked disoriented.

Indeed, it was like what Dugu Muyou had said. He could not escape now. He was weaker than he had imagined. Now that he had messed up the errand. His mother and sister Piaopiao would be outrageous. Thinking of this, Dugu Haoyu felt nervous and didn't know what to do.

He raised his head and looked at Dugu Lengying. Dugu Haoyu felt both humiliated and enraged. He and Dugu Lengying were both kids who were neglected by their mother but why Dugu Lengying was never close to him? Why would Dugu Lengying be different from him?

Dugu Haoyu pointed at Dugu Lengying and said in a cold voice, "Lengying, you have betrayed your kinsfolk! It's a waste of efforts to raise you up. Let go of that woman and come with me!"

Dugu Lengying glanced at Dugu Haoyu with indifference and turned back his head. He buried his face in Dugu Muyou's chest and held her even tighter.

"How dare you!" An unnatural flush appeared on Dugu Haoyu's cheeks. There was anger in his eyes and he couldn't help himself speaking the vulgar language. But somehow, Dugu Haoyu calmed down and said to Lengying with a soft voice, "Lengying. Remember to tell everyone that you came with me of your own will this morning. Otherwise, our mother and sister will be displeased."

Dugu Muyou raised her head and looked shocked. So Dugu Haoyu's idea was that if Lengying could speak for him, then Dugu Zhong would never believe what Dugu Muyou had said. Maybe under these circumstances, they could even accuse Muyou of k********g Lengying. It was a good idea indeed. But it was a pity that...

Dugu Lengying turned to Dugu Haoyu, who tried to please him but only came up with an ugly and pretentious smile. "Did you remember this?" said Dugu Haoyu.

"I am not an ignorant kid anymore. You cannot fool me!" Dugu Lengying sobbed and looked even more upset.

Dugu Haoyu was stunned and tried to come up with some more lies to convince his younger brother. It was right at this time, Dugu Muyou kicked him in the stomach. It was so painful that he bent over and cried out.

"Shut up! I didn't allow you to talk."

"How dare you touch me!" Dugu Haoyu shouted, "Did you forget everything before? I will beat you when we return! Daddy will banish you and you shall never return!"

Dugu Haoyu yelled and threatened Dugu Muyou, who looked sullen. He really did what he just said many times before and had followed Dugu Piaopiao everywhere she went. This man "loved" his sister so much that did a lot of dirty work for her.

Dugu Muyou took out a rope and bound him tight. She then picked up the sack on the ground and pulled it over Dugu Haoyu's head. The sack was a little too small for Dugu Haoyu that it only covered half of his body.

"Let's return! I might miss the trial if we don't leave now."

Dugu Lengying glanced at Dugu Haoyu, who was tied up and nodded listlessly. Dugu Muyou held Dugu Lengying in one hand and grabbed Dugu Haoyu in the other and returned.

Although she needed to carry two-person with her, it was actually just a piece of cake. For a cultivator like her, she could afford a way heavier burden.

Dugu Muyou went straight back to the Dugu family and by the time she was there, the gate of Trial Hall was already opened. Few people were waiting out of the gate. There stood two men guarding by the gate, ready to close it. Dugu Muyou speeded up and rushed through the gate, leaving them wondering what just happened.

Standing near Ring 1, Dugu Qinglan stared anxiously in the direction of the gate. Dugu Muyou did not go to her place today so she went to her court to check if she was fine. What surprised her was that she couldn't find Dugu Muyou anywhere and no servants knew where she went. Dugu Qinglan could only guess that Dugu Muyou went to the Trial Hall a little early today. But when she arrived, Dugu Muyou was not there and nobody else had seen her.

Dugu Qinglan got more and more anxious for Dugu Muyou had not shown up yet and there was little time left.

Dugu Piaopiao happened to notice the worried look of Dugu Qinglan and felt victorious. The gate was about to be closed and Dugu Muyou did not arrive. It would seem that her plan went well and Dugu Muyou had lost her chance to participate in the trial today.

Hua Qingshui and Hua Qingyue were already there on the grandstand.

"Why hasn't Muyou shown up?"

Hua Qingyue was confident to say that he had glanced through everyone near the ring and Dugu Muyou was not there.

Hua Qingyue turned around and found that Hua Qingshui was calm and said, "Qingshui, am I dizzy today? Have you seen Muyou?"

Hua Qingshui was speechless and looked at Hua Qingyue, "She is not here yet."

"But the gate is about to be closed!"

"How am I supposed to know?"

Dugu Zhong stared at Ring 1, pondering.

Dugu Piaopiao, stood by ring one, realized that her plan worked perfectly, and could not help saying, "I guess Dugu Muyou did not dare to come. She must have hidden somewhere out of fear. What could she accomplish if she could not even dare to lose?"

Dugu Qinglan felt strange. According to her observation, Dugu Muyou could easily defeat Dugu Piaopiao. There was no reason why Dugu Muyou would not come to the trial. Maybe something happened.

As she was thinking, a familiar figure appeared by the gate of Trial Hall. After seeing Dugu Muyou, Dugu Qinglan felt relieved.

Dugu Muyou got there as soon as she could, and she did not seem tired from the trip. Dugu Muyou could see that Dugu Qinglan felt worried for her even when she was still at a great distance from the ring. Dugu Muyou landed softly by the side of Dugu Qinglan and smiled at her, "My dear sister, were you worried about me?"

Dugu Qinglan glanced at her with a helpless look. Just as Qinglan was about to say something to Muyou, she noticed that Dugu Lengying was by her side and that there was a sack in her hand. Or was it a sack or a person?

"This is..."

Dugu Piaopiao was shocked that Dugu Muyou could come back and that she had carried...

Dugu Muyou dropped the sack down and there sat Dugu Haoyu inside. His hair was a mess because he was shoved in the sack and been carried all the way.

Dugu Muyou glanced at Dugu Piaopiao, whose face turned pale, with a vague smile on her face, and said, "I have caught Dugu Haoyu k********g Lengying this morning and so I chased after him and that's why I was late."

Dugu Qinglan stood there with astonishment. She couldn't understand what had happened. Had Dugu Haoyu kidn*pped his own little brother? The underlings who were in charge of the management of the ring were shocked too.

"What kidnap? Are you kidding? Haoyu was just taking Lengying out for a walk. But look at what you have done to him!"

Dugu Piaopiao questioned and stared at Dugu Lengying.

Dugu Lengying lowered his head. It seemed that he was afraid of Dugu Piaopiao. But after he looked right into Dugu Muyou's eyes, he cheered himself up and recovered his confidence.

Dugu Piaopiao was irritated by Dugu Lengying's behaviors. Dugu Zhong's voice came from behind, just as she was about to scold Lengying.

"What happened?"

Dugu Zhong stepped down from the grandstand and watched this scene with confusion.

Dugu Muyou rubbed Lengying's head and repeated the story.

"Lengying. Tell me if it was really like what she has said."

Dugu Zhong didn't trust Dugu Muyou's words and looked at Dugu Lengying with an inquiry look.

Dugu Lengying stepped forward in a stride with determination and said, "Sister Muyou did not lie. I was supposed to be sleeping in the bed but when I woke up, I found myself in a sack. It felt horrible to be in a little sack for it was waving all the way. Then I was saved by Sister Muyou and realized that it was my own brother that kidn*pped me."

After hearing his words, Dugu Zhong was stunned and looked at the Central Grandstand unconsciously. Everyone there had heard and seen what had happened down there. Dugu Zhong felt humiliated.

"What happened? Haoyu. Explain!"

Dugu Haoyu was most afraid of his father. Now that Dugu Zhong stared at him and scolded him, he panicked and his voice was trembling. In a panic, Dugu Haoyu peeked at Dugu Piaopiao, only to find that she had lowered her head with a sullen look.

Zhao Xue followed Dugu Zhong and left the grandstand. She winked to her son.

Dugu Haoyu was so familiar with his mother's hidden message that he understood her immediately.

"It was completely my fault! I planned to take Lengying out to see the sunrise. It was supposed to be a surprise so that I didn't wake him up."

Dugu Zhong was greatly embarrassed. His son's story was impossible and every audience there was staring at Dugu Haoyu with a weird look. His story sounded reasonable but there was absolutely something wrong.

Dugu Muyou coughed and grabbed everyone's attention, "You put someone in a sack to take him to see the sunrise. What a big surprise! I really cannot understand you."

Those who heard her words laughed and those who did not understand what was wrong now realized the problem. How would anyone use a sack to carry a friend? A sane person would carry others on their back or hold them in their arms.

Although Dugu Zhong did not believe what Dugu Haoyu had said, he gave Dugu Muyou a warning look after hearing her words.

"Since you only planned to take your brother to see the sunrise, I will let it go this time. But remember, never again should you carry him in a sack. It frightened him."

Dugu Zhong pretended to believe what Dugu Haoyu had said, waved his hand and was about to return to his seat on the grandstand.