Mu Qingya's face darkened slightly, and she looked at Mu Rou Xuan with displeasure. "Xuan'er, is there some misunderstanding between you and your elder brother? Don't always dwell on a small fault of a family member. If there's a misunderstanding, just clear it up."
"Mother, you're always like this!" Mu Rou Xuan shouted angrily. "Whenever I have a conflict with elder brother, you always say it's my fault and tell me not to fuss over it! I really don't understand, who is your real child?!"
"Mother! Am I really your biological daughter??" Mu Rou Xuan shrieked furiously, sweeping a set of fine white-glazed tea ware onto the floor with a crash.
Mu Qingya was so angered by her daughter's lack of understanding that her chest ached. She stumbled back several steps and collapsed onto the brocade couch.
Granny Qiu quickly stepped forward to support her. "Madam, Madam. Eldest Young Lady, what are you doing? Madam does all of this for you."
"Offending Young Master won't do Eldest Young Lady any good, will it?" Granny Qiu glanced at Mu Rou Xuan, shaking her head. "Eldest Young Lady, look at how upset Madam is because of you!"
"These past years, has Madam had it easy? While managing this household, she also had to plan for Eldest Young Lady's future as much as possible."
"Who else would Madam do all this for? How can Eldest Young Lady say such hurtful things to Madam?"
Mu Rou Xuan felt a hint of regret in her heart at this moment, but seeing her mother constantly defending her brother renewed her anger.
"Elder brother didn't care whether I lived or died in the secret realm," Mu Rou Xuan said, slightly pulling open her collar to show her mother the grotesque scar on her chest.
The scar left a scorched mark, clearly indicating it was caused by lightning.
"I was in great danger and severely injured in Du Chunjiang, and even then, elder brother didn't help me!"
"His mind and heart are now completely taken by that little temptress! That demoness is just back to seduce people!"
"Slap!!" Mu Qingya delivered a heavy slap across Mu Rou Xuan's face.
She was trembling with rage, her chest heaving, and her voice quivering slightly. "You... you unfilial daughter!"
"One is your elder brother, and the other is your younger sister. How, how can you say such things? What nonsense are you spouting?!"
"Let her speak!" A deep voice came from outside the door.
Mu Jingfeng stepped into the room, his face etched with cold fury.
"Elder brother didn't care about my life or death in the secret realm at all. Now, his eyes and heart are only for that little demoness! Father, that demoness is a great menace."
"She really knows people from the evil cult!"
"Father, you don't know, in the Red River Canyon, the Hall Master of that evil cult specifically called her out to meet."
"She is truly a disaster; our entire family will sooner or later be ruined by her!"
"Silence!" Mu Qingya was half-collapsed on the brocade couch from anger, clutching her chest. She pointed at Mu Rou Xuan and cried out tremblingly, "I, how did I give birth to such a daughter who can't distinguish right from wrong!"
"Master, don't listen to her nonsense."
"What evil cult people?" Mu Jingfeng looked at Mu Rou Xuan suspiciously. "Explain yourself clearly."
"Father, do you still remember Little Xing, who turned into a corpse in our backyard?"
"At that time, her matter caused such a huge uproar. It even implicated Concubine Shi, who was punished, and her leg was crippled."
"But do you know? This time, on our way to the Sun and Moon Secret Realm, we encountered that evil cult organization!"