79: You can rest in peace now.

Lin Mu looked at Yan Ruxue and sneered, "Back then, your Yan Family used its power to pressure the Tao Family, which is why the Tao Family reluctantly agreed to break off the engagement."

"Later, when the Tao and Zhao families were at loggerheads, your Tao Family disregarded all sentiment and stood by, doing nothing."

"If it weren't for my intervention, the Tao Family would have been annihilated back then."

"And now, Tao Rong has even died at the hands of your Yan Family."

"If it weren't for your connections, would the Yan Family dare to act like this?"

"Therefore, you must bear full responsibility for Tao Rong's death."

Listening to Lin Mu's completely unreasonable logic, Yan Ruxue couldn't help but argue:

"People strive for higher ground, and water flows to lower ground. The status of the Tao and Yan families was indeed unequal back then. What was wrong with me breaking off the engagement with him?"

"Not only did I return all the betrothal gifts, but I also compensated the Tao Family with many other things. Isn't that enough?"

For the first time in her life, Yan Ruxue was this hysterical.

"What exactly do you want?"

Lin Mu smiled faintly, "What I want is very simple. Since Tao Rong died because of you, then you must pay the price for it."

"What price?" Yan Ruxue murmured, asking.

"Very simple. From today on, you must wear plain clothes and mourn for Tao Rong for a hundred years."

"After a hundred years, your grievances with Tao Rong will be completely cleared."

As soon as Lin Mu finished speaking, a furious roar rang out.

"Impossible!!!"

Gu Changfeng was furious.

"Ru Xue, don't listen to him. Ice Emperor will not let him be so presumptuous. I will go and request an audience with Ice Emperor right now."

Yan Ruxue grabbed Gu Changfeng and said with a bitter smile, shaking her head, "No need, Young Master Gu."

"Ru Xue..."

Yan Ruxue interrupted Gu Changfeng and said decisively, "Young Master Gu, we are destined to be together but not to be married. Let's not meet again in the future."

Yan Ruxue had already compromised.

She had no choice but to compromise.

Even Ice Emperor, her biggest reliance, couldn't do anything about Lin Mu.

If she didn't do as Lin Mu said,

she believed Lin Mu would not hesitate to send her to the underworld to meet Tao Rong.

Even the entire Yan Family would have to be buried with her.

She had witnessed Lin Mu's ruthlessness and callousness firsthand.

Gu Changfeng looked at Yan Ruxue's desperate expression and calmed down.

Combining the drastic changes in the imperial palace today and Lin Mu's strength,

he could roughly guess why Ice Emperor had not appeared until now.

Apparently, Ice Emperor had tacitly approved of Lin Mu's actions.

He glared at Lin Mu unwillingly, then turned around and gently took Yan Ruxue's hand, saying,

"Ru Xue, as long as you are unmarried for one day, I will remain unmarried for life."

"Let alone waiting a hundred years for you, what if it's a thousand or ten thousand years?"

At this point, Gu Changfeng suddenly took out a dagger again.

To everyone's surprise, he actually shaved off all his hair.

Yan Ruxue covered her face and wept bitterly, her heart aching.

Gu Changfeng threw away the dagger in his hand and said with powerful conviction, "As long as you are not free, I will not regrow my hair."

Gu Changfeng's action moved all the women present to tears.

They couldn't help but turn their gaze to Yan Ruxue.

Their eyes held envy and jealousy.

"If any man would do this for me, I would die without regrets."

This was the thought in most of their hearts.

Yan Ruxue could no longer suppress her feelings for Gu Changfeng at this moment.

She rushed into Gu Changfeng's arms without hesitation, sobbing incessantly.

Gu Changfeng felt the warmth of this moment and felt that everything was worth it.

He gently patted Yan Ruxue's back, silently comforting her.

Yan Ruxue vented her emotions and broke free from Gu Changfeng's embrace.

Her eyes misty with tears, she looked at Lin Mu.

"Young Master Lin, I will do as you say, but I hope to ask you one last thing."

Lin Mu was also touched by Gu Changfeng's actions.

He had originally thought he only admired Yan Ruxue's beauty, but he turned out to be a devoted lover.

His tone was no longer as harsh as before: "Tell me."

Yan Ruxue wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and pleaded, "I hope Young Master Lin can release Young Master Gu's grandfather. Although he made a mistake, his crime is not punishable by death."

Lin Mu thought Yan Ruxue would plead for the Yan Family, but she was pleading for Gu Changfeng.

He took out his qiankun bag (cosmic bag) and, using his magic, released the silver-haired old man.

Gu Changfeng's grandfather, upon being released, saw his grandson standing there with a shaved head and a look of dejection.

He couldn't help but ask, "Changfeng, why are you like this?"

Gu Changfeng saw that his grandfather was not injured. He slowly walked up to the silver-haired old man, bowed, and said,

"Grandfather, your grandson apologizes to you. It was my rashness that put you in danger."

"From now on, I will devote myself to quiet cultivation and will never cause you trouble again."

The old man anxiously said, "What's wrong with you? How could Grandfather blame you?"

"Whoever bullied you, even if it costs me my old life, Grandfather will stand up for you."

After speaking, he glared fiercely at Lin Mu.

Gu Changfeng numbly shook his head and said, "No one bullied me, Grandfather, let's go."

Gu Changfeng took one last look at Yan Ruxue, his eyes full of reluctance.

"Ru Xue, I'm leaving. I will always wait for you."

Gu Changfeng left.

The silver-haired old man anxiously followed him.

Yan Ruxue watched Gu Changfeng's retreating figure, and tears once again streamed down her face uncontrollably.

It wasn't until Gu Changfeng's figure disappeared from her sight that Yan Ruxue walked up to Lin Mu and said,

"Thank you, Young Master Lin."

"This matter is settled. Tomorrow, I will go to Mysterious Ice Mountain for a hundred years of secluded cultivation. Please rest assured, Young Master Lin."

Yan Ruxue's tone revealed no emotion.

She walked up to the War Princess, bowed, and then turned to leave.

Lin Mu did all this not only for Tao Rong but also as a small punishment for Yan Ruxue.

He would not easily let go of anyone who dared to scheme against him.

If it weren't for Ice Emperor telling him the location of the Dragon Palace, he wouldn't have let Yan Ruxue off so easily... The news of Lin Mu's rampage in the imperial palace of Wind and Snow Country spread throughout various countries within a few days.

In the Tao Family cemetery in Hancheng City.

Tao Ying, dressed in plain white, knelt before a tomb.

She continuously burned paper money in her hands.

"Big Brother, did you see? Young Master Lin avenged you."

"You can rest in peace in the netherworld."

Tao Ying knew that ever since the Yan Family broke off the engagement,

a shadow had always lingered in Tao Rong's heart.

He had been cultivating desperately day and night.

He worked harder than anyone.

But sometimes, that's just how it is.

Effort isn't always enough.

Tao Rong's talent was mediocre. No matter how hard he tried, it was impossible for him to catch up with Yan Ruxue's pace.

He resented the heavens for being so unfair, for giving him such poor talent.

But even so, he treated the talented younger generation of the Tao Family

without any jealousy or suppression.

He always considered the family in everything he did.

So, in that conflict, he died for a genius of the family.

Even until his death, a suffocating feeling of resentment was suppressed in his heart.

And now, the matter of Lin Mu standing up for Tao Rong in Wind and Snow Country is known to everyone.

Big Brother can finally hold his head high.

He had not followed the wrong person.

While Tao Ying was reminiscing about Tao Rong,

three figures suddenly appeared behind her.