132: The two women's conflict, Mu Qingling in despair

Among the crowd coming to seek apprenticeship, there was a young woman surrounded by others like stars around the moon; she was dressed in luxurious attire, with a hint of arrogance on her face.

Royal Prodigy, Lin Yun'er.

She was also one of the most talented individuals in the entire Cangyun Empire and was once hailed as the number one Genius of the Cangyun Empire; unfortunately, after being defeated by Mu Qingling, no one called her that anymore.

Lin Yun'er's gaze constantly scanned the crowd.

Soon, she found a young woman in the distance.

The young woman was wearing a light green long dress, had a tall figure, and possessed a gentle and clean temperament. There was a hint of youthful naivety between her brows, but she could still be considered a beauty with good looks.

Mu Qingling.

The Young Miss of the Mu Family in Jinling City, possessed exceptional Aptitude. In truth, she was the real number one Prodigy of the Cangyun Empire.

Lin Yun'er was twenty years old this year and was only at the Early Stage of Nascent Soul, yet she had already reached the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul at nineteen.

However, due to Lin Yun'er's suppression in recent years, Mu Qingling rarely showed herself in public, so many people gradually forgot about her, only mentioning her occasionally.

Lin Yun'er slowly walked towards her, with a crowd of sycophantic followers by her side.

"Isn't this our Genius, Mu Qingling?"

Lin Yun'er mocked from afar, her voice somewhat harsh, causing many people to immediately look towards this location.

When they discovered it was Lin Yun'er and Mu Qingling, many people wore expressions of watching a spectacle.

In the Cangyun Empire, who didn't know that these two were bitter rivals? Both of them had become famous throughout the Cangyun Empire for their astonishing talent from a very young age.

However, Lin Yun'er once went to challenge Mu Qingling and was completely defeated. Almost everyone in the entire Cangyun Empire knew about that duel between the two.

Having lost face, Lin Yun'er had held a grudge ever since and targeted Mu Qingling at every turn.

If the head of the Mu Family hadn't been a founding hero of the Cangyun Empire, the Mu Family would likely have been secretly wiped out by Lin Yun'er long ago.

Seeing Lin Yun'er walking over, Mu Qingling's expression became extremely gloomy.

Although the Mu Family had declined, it had always remained stable. However, due to Lin Yun'er's targeting over the past two years, the Mu Family had lived in extreme misery, and many of their former assets had been destroyed.

The overall influence of the Mu Family had shrunk by about seventy percent.

Mu Qingling was extremely irritated, and she said in a suppressed voice, "Lin Yun'er, what do you want?"

She had a bad feeling; whenever she saw Lin Yun'er, nothing good ever happened.

Lin Yun'er did not answer but sneered, "How interesting, you actually came to this apprentice recruitment assembly. Do you really think any power in the Cangyun Empire will accept you?"

Before attending the apprentice recruitment assembly, Lin Yun'er had publicly stated that no power was allowed to recruit Mu Qingling; otherwise, they would be her enemy.

In the Cangyun Empire, the Royal Family was the greatest, and even the Shuiyun Sect was slightly inferior, so naturally, no one dared to go against the Royal Family.

Lin Yun'er continued to mock, "I know you want to join the Shuiyun Sect, but one of my royal uncles is an Elder of the Shuiyun Sect, and he is the one representing the Shuiyun Sect to recruit apprentices this time. You wanting to join is simply wishful thinking."

She knew very well that Mu Qingling's goal was nothing more than the fact that the old master of the Mu Family had little Lifespan left.

Once he died, the "get out of jail free card" would naturally be gone.

By then, Lin Yun'er could toy with the Mu Family however she wanted; she could even wipe out the Mu Family, and the Royal Family wouldn't say a thing.

It was precisely for this reason that Mu Qingling chose to attend the apprentice recruitment assembly, because the Mu Family currently needed a backer too badly. Otherwise, given Lin Yun'er's personality, as soon as her grandfather passed away, the Mu Family would be wiped out immediately.

Hearing Lin Yun'er's words, Mu Qingling's expression became ugly to the extreme. She clenched her fists, trying hard to suppress the anger in her heart.

The people around them couldn't help but sigh at the sight.

"This Lin Yun'er is truly overbearing; the saying 'the most poisonous heart is a woman's' is probably no exaggeration."

"Exactly, she just lost a duel, and she was the one who went to challenge, so why go so far as to drive her to ruin?"

"It's a pity for this Mu Qingling; she has good looks and great talent, yet she is about to be extinguished like this."

Many people felt some sympathy for Mu Qingling's plight, but they had no intention of stepping in to help.

Lin Yun'er had the Royal Family behind her; who would dare to offend the Royal Family?

Watching Mu Qingling's expression, which was filled with anger but dared not vent, a look of pleasure flashed across Lin Yun'er's face as she said in a mocking tone:

"How about this, if you kneel and kowtow ten times to me, I will let you and the Mu Family go, how about that?"

Mu Qingling gritted her teeth and said, "Don't even think about it!"

She knew that Lin Yun'er's move was just to humiliate her; even if she really knelt, it was impossible for her to let her and the Mu Family go.

Lin Yun'er had a nasty personality and was vengeful; she wouldn't be satisfied unless she completely destroyed her.

Thinking of this, Mu Qingling felt a wave of despair. If she were alone, she could just fly far away and leave the Cangyun Empire.

Unfortunately, she had the Mu Family behind her and so many relatives; they could not easily leave the Cangyun Empire because the commotion would be too great, and Lin Yun'er would certainly find out.

But continuing like this was just a path to death.

Lin Yun'er showed no Life Qi; her face was cold:

"Fine, then let me see how much longer you can struggle. That old thing in your Mu Family has little Lifespan left and will die within a year. By then, I'll see who can protect the Mu Family."

Her face was full of disdain. The Mu Family's strength was very average; if not for the fact that the old master of the Mu Family had connections with the Royal Family, she would have already moved to wipe out the Mu Family.

In fact, it would be very simple for Lin Yun'er to kill Mu Qingling, but she wouldn't do so because simply killing her would be too boring.

Lin Yun'er wanted her to feel despair, to watch the Mu Family be destroyed, and to have everything Mu Qingling cherished destroyed by her.

Only then could she eliminate the dissatisfaction in her heart.

Every time she recalled being defeated by Mu Qingling in public, Lin Yun'er felt extremely uncomfortable. This was a stain on her life, and as a Prodigy of the Cangyun Empire, such a stain should not exist.

Soon.

The Shuiyun Sect arrived, and the crowd recovered from the dispute between the two women, Lin Yun'er and Mu Qingling, looking fervently in the direction of the Shuiyun Sect.

As a King-level Power in the Cangyun Empire, everyone wanted to join its ranks; this was a great opportunity to soar into the sky.

In Mu Qingling's desperate eyes, there was also a hint of hope. Although Lin Yun'er said she could not enter the Shuiyun Sect, she still wanted to try.

Because only the Shuiyun Sect could help the Mu Family now.

As long as the Shuiyun Sect was willing to step in, Lin Yun'er would definitely not dare to treat her Mu Family like this openly.

And her Aptitude was definitely enough to enter the Shuiyun Sect, and it would be top-tier within the entire Sect.

Of course, that was provided the Shuiyun Sect was willing to take her.

Mu Qingling walked towards the direction of the Shuiyun Sect, and the result was much like what Lin Yun'er had said; she was rejected, and the Shuiyun Sect simply would not accept her.

Afterward, Mu Qingling tried other top-tier Soul Transformation Stage Schools, but unfortunately, she was rejected by all of them.

Although Mu Qingling's Aptitude was good, she had yet to truly grow up, so it was highly inappropriate to oppose the Royal Family for her sake.