After my soul traveled through time and space, I became the male protagonist Bai Yueguang

Shen Zhao took Mu Yanchen's arm and slowly climbed the stairs. The gate of the Mu family's main house was supported by several stone pillars. Looking up, it was as high as three or four stories. The carved railings and jade bricks were extremely luxurious. The red carpet stretched from the porch to the get-off point. The guests were all upper-class celebrities. They walked on the red carpet to compete with each other for beauty. The shutter buttons made a constant sound and the lights gathered on the guests.

Shen Zhao had never seen such a scene before. It was as if he had attended some grand event. He couldn't help but feel nervous as he held Mu Yanchen's arm. His deer eyes looked around carefully with both curiosity and panic.

Mu Yanchen only knew that Shen Zhao was a person who would not blink an eye at a corpse in any state of tatters, but he didn't know that she would be nervous in such a situation.

He glanced at the person next to him who was a little tense, and suddenly felt that she had unconsciously become a little cute, with a smile as warm as spring breeze on the corner of her mouth. He stretched out his hand, placed it on the back of her hand, and patted it gently, with such gentleness that it seemed as if he was soothing a stressed little animal.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here and nothing will happen to you."

Shen Zhao looked up. Although she was wearing high heels, she was still half a head shorter than Mu Yanchen. She could only see Mu Yanchen's perfect side profile that seemed like a work of god and his smooth yet sharp jawline.

She pursed her lips and whispered in his ear: "I'm not afraid of anything happening to me. After all, you said that their target this time is me. I'm just afraid of embarrassing you."

Mu Yanchen found it even more amusing, "Since you are their target, no one will look down on you, and you are even less likely to embarrass me."

After listening to this, Shen Zhao thought about it in her mind. It seemed to be the case. Being nervous really caused trouble. She was getting too obsessed with it.

There were several guards standing on both sides of the gate, wearing neat black suits. They looked at the guests walking by with emotionless eyes. Only when they saw Mu Yanchen and the female companion beside him did they show a little emotion, as if they could not believe it.

Shen Zhao saw one person leaning towards another person and saying something. The other person glanced at Mu Yanchen and then quickly turned and walked into the banquet hall, lowering his head and saying something into the intercom as he walked.

Shen Zhao frowned. She had a bad feeling. She tugged at the corner of Mu Yanchen's clothes to get his attention.

"Why were they so surprised to see you? And that person walked into the venue right away, even though there were so many guests waiting behind!"

Mu Yanchen glanced at the guards present nonchalantly, "Maybe it's been a long time since I came back, so some people must have made some preparations. It's really a lot of trouble."

"Is it necessary to do this?" Shen Zhao was a little puzzled. She was an orphan and she envied the warm family environment, but Mu Yanchen's family was so complicated that she could not understand it. It was difficult for her to imagine the intrigues among family members for the sake of interests.

"People born in ordinary families would still fight for their only assets, but the Mu family is the most powerful family in Shengjing. The tip of the iceberg that has been exposed is enough to make people fight to the point of bloodshed." He snorted and showed a sarcastic smile.

Shen Zhao turned his head and stared at his face, "Do you want to compete for it too?"

But Shen Zhao knew from his expression that he was disdainful, and even saw some hidden hatred in his eyes.

She was shocked. Since she knew him, even when he was sick, his eyes were calm, as if he had accepted such fate since morning. But when he came to the main house of the Mu family, his mood changed. Although it was only slight, she could clearly feel it as she was standing next to him.

"You don't fight, but do you want to destroy him?"

Mu Yanchen then glanced over, his eyebrows curved like distant indigo mountains, but a charming smile appeared on his lips, "That has been my wish for many years."

"Is it Mu Yingfeng? Or the Mu family?"

"Both. As long as one of them disappears from this world, my heart will be complete."

"Because of your biological mother?"

"Yes, but not entirely. You could say she is a pitiful person like my biological mother."

Entering Mu's house was the beginning of their misfortune.

Shen Zhao looked around the building that was carved entirely from white jade. It was clearly so luxurious, but she saw walls covered in blood and countless corpses piled underneath. And now she had to step into this cruel mansion.

She held his hand with a little force.

Mu Yanchen smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, I'm here. Even if I die, I won't let anything happen to you."

The light words were like a stone dropped into the lake of heart, causing ripples.

Shen Zhao looked at Mu Yanchen deeply and then took his arm and walked into the venue with him.

When he arrived at the door, there was a gentle-looking man standing there. He was tall and slender, with outstanding temperament. It was obvious at first glance that he was different from those guards. If he was not in charge of collecting invitations, Shen Zhao would have thought that he was one of the guests.

Perhaps noticing Shen Zhao's gaze, the man adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and looked over through the lenses, his eyes falling on Shen Zhao and then Mu Yanchen.

His eyes flashed slightly, and he threw the invitations to a concierge next to him. Then Shen Zhao saw him walking over with big strides, standing in front of Mu Yanchen and nodding slightly.

"Long time no see, Seventh Master."

Mu Yanchen was taller than the man in front of him. He looked at him nonchalantly with his eyes lowered. "Duan Luchong, why don't you stay with Third Brother and come here to help collect invitations? It seems Third Brother is very free recently."

Duan Luchong propped up his glasses and said, "Master Seven, you are joking. Master Three attaches great importance to such a grand occasion. He sent me here to avoid any mistakes. Besides, this banquet is indeed very important. I heard from Master that this is to decide your inheritance rights."

Mu Yanchen glanced at the empty seat on the podium. He was like an ancient emperor who occupied the most resources. Every word he said could shock the world. People below were unable to understand him, but they had to guess his thoughts in order to climb higher.

Ruthlessly dragging innocent people into the vortex of power.

Shen Zhao remained silent, but Duan Lu Chong looked at her, "Seventh Young Master rarely brings a female companion, this time is unusual."

He glanced at her playfully through the lenses, "Miss, you look very young!"

Shen Zhao didn't know how to answer for a moment, and Mu Yanchen had already stepped forward and stood in front of her, covering up her gorgeous attire today. "I didn't expect that Steward Duan would have the day to carefully observe the inappropriate behavior of a female guest!"

As the steward of the Mu family's main house, Duan Lu Chong had naturally passed through layers of selection. He was naturally accustomed to such grand banquets and had his own considerations on what actions and words to say. His rudeness today only stemmed from the fact that the girl in front of him was Mu Yanchen's companion, the person that Ji Zhengxuan had concealed earlier.