Severing ties with family to marry the young marshal, his whole family chases me to the crematorium.

Shen Qingyao looked at Lu Linxi warily. If she hadn't realized that Lu Linxi was neither a lecher nor a villain, she would have sent him flying with a Heavenly Thunder Talisman.

"Young Marshal Lu, it's not that I'm deliberately causing trouble. It's just that Mu Qingya didn't marry willingly. I'm here to stop this marriage at Mu Qingya's request."

Upon hearing this, Lu Linxi's face immediately darkened, and his sharp gaze fell directly on the Mu family members.

Is what she said true?

“She really is tied up. Go! Untie the bride and let her talk to herself.”

Before the Mu family could answer, Lu Linxi waved his hand and ordered his subordinates to untie Mu Qingya.

Having just gained her freedom, Mu Qingya abruptly threw off her red veil and glared angrily at the Mu family members.

"Mom and Dad, I told you I won't get married! I want to go to a girls' school, I want to learn, I don't want to get married!"

The sudden change in the wind caused the Mu family members' expressions to change drastically. They had just scolded Mu Qingya, but they couldn't continue because Lu Linxi was present.

"Qingya, your parents won't hurt you. What's the point of studying if you're a girl? What's the use of studying anyway? In the end, you'll still have to get married."

Mu Qingya argued with the Mu family, but Lu Linxi had lost interest in their petty squabbles.

His gaze fell on Shen Qingyao again, his eyes shining brightly.

"Young lady, what's your name? Are you from Lingzhou? Where do you live?"

Si Jingnian, standing to the side, had a terribly gloomy face, and his fists were clenched so tightly they cracked.

Shen Qingyao keenly heard the cracking sound of Si Jingnian's joints and couldn't help but twitch her lips.

Before she could speak again, she felt a force pull her into an embrace, her shoulder bumping against a chest that felt like a city wall.

"Lu Linxi, what are you trying to do?"

Si Jingnian's voice was cold and menacing; Shen Qingyao could hear the grit in his teeth.

Lu Linxi, whose gaze had been fixed on Shen Qingyao, finally turned his attention away from her upon hearing the familiar voice.

"General... what are you doing here?"

The moment Lu Linxi saw Si Jingnian, he immediately started stammering, and his previous arrogant and playboy demeanor vanished.

"What do you say?"

Si Jingnian's face was gloomy, and his gaze was like a sharp blade cutting into Lu Linxi, making him feel like he was being pricked by thorns.

"General, I...I...it's a misunderstanding! Is this...your sister?"

Lu Linxi tried to force a smile, but his gaze couldn't help but fall on Shen Qingyao again.

Si Jingnian, who had calmed down a bit, was furious when he saw that his mind was now set on Shen Qingyao again, and his veins bulged.

Si Jingnian kicked Lu Linxi to the ground. If Shen Qingyao hadn't held him back, he would have kicked him a couple more times.

The Mu family members, who were arguing, were stunned and forgot about their argument with Mu Qingya.

When Lu Linxi's subordinates saw their boss being attacked, they immediately raised their guns and pointed them at Si Jingnian.

The men Si Jingnian brought also pointed guns at Lu Linxi and his subordinates.

"Put them down! All of you, put down your guns!"

When Lu Linxi saw his subordinate raise his gun and aim at Si Jingnian, he was so frightened that he forgot about the pain in his buttocks, jumped up and slapped the subordinate closest to him hard across the face.

Lu Linxi's men all lowered their guns, and only then did Si Jingnian raise his hand to signal the men behind him to lower their guns as well.

Now everyone knows that Si Jingnian is someone even Lu Linxi has to be wary of.

"General, it's a misunderstanding! It really is a misunderstanding. I didn't know it was you who came to our Lingzhou. That person... no, no, I won't ask anymore."

Seeing that Si Jingnian had turned to block his view and seemed to be about to attack him again, Lu Linxi quickly took two steps back and admitted defeat.

Si Jingnian's expression softened a bit, and Lu Linxi swallowed hard, still feeling a sense of lingering fear.

Shen Qingyao knew perfectly well that Si Jingnian held a high-ranking position, and that his status as a young marshal was still very useful in Lingzhou.

"General, and... uh, General, now that we've arrived in Lingzhou, why don't you come to my humble abode to rest for a while, and let me apologize to you?"

Lu Linxi looked at Si Jingnian with great anticipation, his eyes almost irresistibly wanting to glance at Shen Qingyao, but he managed to restrain himself.

Master Mu never expected that the reinforcements he had brought would bow and scrape to this stranger, and he felt utterly hopeless.

"Young Marshal Lu, this...I..."

"What do you mean 'you'? If your daughter doesn't want to, then that's fine, so why are you being so stubborn!"

At this moment, Lu Linxi no longer had a friendly attitude towards Master Mu. If Master Mu hadn't called him here, he would never have offended Si Jingnian, his superior.

If Si Jingnian hadn't been there and he hadn't been afraid of leaving a bad impression on him, he would have definitely slapped the old man across the face.

"But...but the marriage between our Mu family and the Wang family was arranged long ago. To suddenly break off the engagement, wouldn't that be..."

Old Master Mu looked troubled, his old face almost crying, and he kept looking at Mu Qingya with pleading eyes.

He couldn't understand how his second daughter, who rarely left the house, could know someone even more powerful than Lu Linxi.

"Father, my sister doesn't want to get married. Why don't I go and marry into the Wang family in her place?"

Mu Huihui, the eldest daughter of the Mu family, looked at Master Mu cautiously, her eyes filled with excitement and anticipation.

"no!"

Master Mu's face was very gloomy, and his eyes were filled with disgust and hatred as he looked at Mu Huihui.

Shen Qingyao, who was standing to the side, noticed the hatred in his eyes and felt a little strange.

"Why? Even if Mu Qingya doesn't want to marry, you won't even think about me. Am I really your biological daughter? You've always favored her since we were little, and now you won't even agree to me picking up what she doesn't want. Why?!"

Mu Huihui looked at Master Mu with a face full of disappointment, her eyes red and filled with resentment.

"What right do you have to compare yourself to Qingya? In short, I said no and that's final. Even if it means breaking off the engagement with the Wang family, I will never let you marry into their family!"

Master Mu's words made Mu Huihui run away with a resentful look on her face. Mu Qingya and everyone present did not understand why he would treat Mu Huihui like that.

Lu Linxi's impression of him worsened. He had originally not planned to help Mu Qingya, but now he changed his mind.

Shen Qingyao and Si Jingnian watched this scene with different expressions. Si Jingnian thought that Shen Qingyao was recalling her experience in the Shen family, so he looked at her with heartache.

Shen Qingyao stared intently at Master Mu, her doubts growing ever deeper.

Judging from the kinship between Master Mu, Mu Huihui, and Mu Qingya, it is clear that both Mu Huihui and Mu Qingya are his biological daughters.

However, Shen Qingyao couldn't understand why Master Mu disliked his eldest daughter so much, and there was even hatred in his eyes.

This is really hard to understand. They are both his biological daughters. Even if he is biased, he shouldn't be so biased.