674: Taiping Street, Mu Family

Lulan City.

The three of them walked into the city.

At this moment, Mu Xin finally remembered and asked with some confusion.

"Husband, what are we doing here?"

She had completely ignored this question on the way, and only remembered to ask what their purpose was upon arriving at Lulan City.

Su Chen placed his hands behind his back and said with a smile, "You should know that the current world is called the Myriad Realms, and the Immortal Realm no longer exists. Do you know why that is?"

Mu Xin was momentarily stunned; she indeed did not understand.

Could it be a new world that emerged after the Dharma-Ending Age of the Immortal Realm?

Although she had been with Su Chen all these years, she had almost never asked about these matters.

Su Chen's eyes turned somewhat somber. "The Immortal Realm has become a thing of the past, but it doesn't exist in the past. Back then, an anomaly occurred in the upper reaches of time. Someone tampered with time, delaying the birth of the Immortal Realm, which caused massive changes to everything that was originally meant to be."

"This means everything vanished into thin air, and a new path was forged."

"The current Myriad Realms is actually similar to the former Immortal Realm."

Hearing this, Mu Xin's pupils constricted slightly. Although Su Chen's words were somewhat profound, she naturally understood them given her cultivation and experience.

Time has existed since antiquity.

Past, present, and future.

This is also a fixed line; as long as one cannot step out of this line, they will forever be affected by time.

For example, if a person is born now, ten years later is the future.

When they reach ten years later, the day of their birth becomes the past, and another ten years later becomes the future again.

From this perspective, if one died at birth or was never born at all, the original line would be corrected, and everything would change.

But the key was, if the original Immortal Realm had disappeared, how was she brought back to life?

Su Chen saw her confusion. "You are all able to live because of my 'Dao'. It's hard to explain the specifics, but coming to Lulan City this time is also to resurrect my Disciple, Mu Qingling!"

"She will be born this afternoon."

After saying that, Su Chen looked at the young girl leading the way and spoke in a calm voice.

"I'll have to trouble Miss Mu Yao to take us to the Mu Family."

The Mu Family?

Mu Yao was startled, and then she asked with some uncertainty, "The Mu Family? Which Mu Family is Senior referring to?"

There were quite a few people with the surname Mu in Lulan City.

Su Chen: "Taiping Street, Mu Family."

Mu Yao's eyes immediately narrowed. Wasn't that her own Family?

She sighed helplessly and tactfully refrained from asking more.

The Mu Family was the very Family she had tried so hard to escape from, yet now she was returning of her own accord.

She had originally left Lulan City to escape an arranged marriage because the Family wanted her to marry someone she didn't love.

As a result, not long after escaping Lulan City, she encountered that group of people. Why did she choose to return to Lulan City after being rescued? It was because Mu Yao had thought a lot—if she ran away, what about her parents?

At that time, the Family would surely hold the two of them accountable.

Even if they didn't die, they would certainly suffer.

Mu Yao took a deep breath and then stepped forward.

Before long, the three of them arrived at the Mu Family's entrance. When the guards saw Mu Yao, they were first startled, and one of them hurriedly ran back into the Mu Family to notify the Family Head.

Mu Yao was back!

"Seniors, this is the Mu Family."

Su Chen said with a smile, "I've come to the Mu Family this time to find your mother, Xu Duo."

Find my mother?

Mu Yao was stunned. She looked at Su Chen seriously, truly not expecting such a coincidence—that he had come to Lulan City specifically to find her mother.

She had seen with her own eyes how terrifying Su Chen's strength was, so she didn't dare to disobey. However, Mu Yao was very confused: how did her mother know a powerhouse like Su Chen?

Just then, an angry roar suddenly rang out.

"Mu Yao, you actually know to come home!"

Five people walked out of the Mu Family, led by a middle-aged man whose face was full of rage. Of the four people beside him, three had cold expressions, while one's face was filled with worry.

The Mu Family Head's face was gloomy. "Three days ago was supposed to be the day of the engagement between our Mu Family and the Qian Family. You chose to leave not earlier or later, but on that very day. Do you have any idea how much face our Mu Family lost?"

"Young Master Qian likes you very much and will be the head of the Qian Family in the future. Would marrying him really be such a grievance for you?"

"Young Master Qian is not like those debauched scions with poor character. His cultivation Aptitude is also good, and he has never been involved with other women since childhood. He is marrying you as his primary wife with all the proper ceremonies; you should be thanking your lucky stars, yet you actually dared to flee the marriage!"

The Mu Family Head's teeth itched with hatred. If it weren't for the fact that Young Master Qian only wanted Mu Yao, he would have been tempted to find someone else in the Mu Family to take her place.

To reject such a great opportunity—if she wasn't a fool, then what was she?

Mu Yao lowered her head. "Family Head, I'm sorry."

"Is saying sorry useful?"

The Mu Family Head seemed even angrier, his breathing somewhat ragged, clearly incensed. "I'm telling you, Mu Yao, I'm going to notify the Qian Family in a moment to have them come for the engagement tomorrow. Since you're back, you're not allowed to go anywhere else."

This time, Mu Yao didn't resist as fiercely as before, but instead looked as if she had accepted her fate.

A middle-aged man behind the Mu Family Head stepped forward, sighed, and said, "Child, many things are not simply a matter of whether you like them or not. This world is cruel, and there are many things beyond our control."

"Young Master Qian is already very good. I can feel more at ease if you follow him."

Hearing his voice, Mu Yao's eyes turned slightly red, and she said with a sob.

"Okay."

Having experienced the kidnapping and nearly being humiliated, Mu Yao's mindset had indeed undergone many changes. Compared to facing the crisis-ridden world outside, Young Master Qian didn't seem quite so hard to accept anymore.

Mu Yao suddenly remembered something, quickly stepped aside, and said:

"Father, these two Seniors have come to find my mother."

Mu Hai's brow furrowed slightly as he looked at Su Chen. "And you two are?"

A terrifying pressure radiated from Su Chen's body. Not only Mu Hai, but the other four people at the Mu Family's entrance also changed expression, looking at Su Chen with a hint of fear.

What a terrifying pressure!

The Mu Family Head was a Body Integration Stage Cultivator, but in the face of this pressure, he felt no different from an ant. It was as if a single thought from Su Chen would be enough to kill him.

Such a powerhouse was beyond his imagination.

Su Chen's calm voice rang out: "The child in Xu Duo's womb is destined for me. This Seat wishes to take them as a Disciple."