CHAPTER 884: CHAPTER 884: A BEAUTY FALLS FROM THE SKY

"You two are both very good," Mu Hanyan said with a smile.

"Then, then you agree?" the two youths asked excitedly.

"No." Mu Hanyan’s smile vanished in an instant, "The path I must walk is full of thorns and danger. And with my current strength, I have no way to protect both of you." She had too many people to protect; adding two more, she could not divide herself.

The two youths lowered their eyes in disappointment.

"If..." Mu Hanyan’s voice sounded again above their heads, "If one day, you can become strong enough to protect yourselves, then come."

The two youths suddenly lifted their heads, eyes blazing, staring at Mu Hanyan intensely.

"This is for you. I hope I can wait for that day." Mu Hanyan took out two secret manuals, threw them to the two youths, and then turned to leave.

The two youths held the secret manuals given by Mu Hanyan, standing there motionless for a long time, watching Mu Hanyan’s figure completely disappear before retracting their gaze.

"Hey, what are you two silly boys looking at? What did Young Master Mu give you?" A middle-aged man nearby asked with a smile.

"A treasure, we’re not showing you." The two youths quickly hugged Mu Hanyan’s gifts to their chests.

"Alright, alright. Who wants your stuff? Do you still want today’s protection fee or not? Hurry up and collect it to buy buns. Oh, and come to my house tomorrow to help me fetch two barrels of water, I’ve used up all the water fetched a few days ago." The middle-aged man said with a laugh.

"Come to my house to chop wood first! Who told you, you smelly brat, to touch my hand!" The young woman stomped angrily.

"Alright, alright, we’ll come. Today we brothers will go back first. We’ll talk about it tomorrow." The two youths responded cheerfully, holding their items happily as they ran off into the distance.

"These two silly boys, honestly." The middle-aged man laughed and chatted with the others, "Don’t be fooled by their poverty, these little guys aren’t lacking in ambition. They’re usually smooth talkers, but they’re actually very proud deep down. It was really unusual; today, the first time they saw Young Master Mu, they wanted to take him as their teacher."

"Actually, when you think about it, it’s not so strange. These two aren’t stupid; they’ve got plenty of wits. They certainly saw something special in Young Master Mu, so they shamelessly approached him." Another person replied with a smile.

Ye Fengyun was still stupefied on the spot, unable to regain his composure. His hearing was naturally excellent, so he had overheard the words of these people clearly.

Mu Hanyan...

Ye Fengyun softly murmured the three words at his lips.

Could it be that he had really made a mistake somewhere?

"Young sir, although I don’t know what conflict you have with Young Master Mu, I just want to tell you, there are many things in this world that have been distorted and spread. What you hear isn’t necessarily the truth; even what you see with your own eyes isn’t necessarily the truth. Like earlier when you thought you saw Young Master Mu harassing a respectable woman, what was actually happening was that Young Master Mu was saving that woman. However, the truth isn’t even that. The woman wasn’t being harassed at all, but was playfully joking with someone she knew. So, young sir, can you really get to the truth just by listening and watching?" An old man, seeing Ye Fengyun still dazed in front of his stall, couldn’t help but speak up.

"Mu Hanyan he..." Ye Fengyun furrowed his brow slightly, wanting to say something, but when it came to speaking, he didn’t know what to say. The events just now had hit him too hard, and he hadn’t fully digested it.

"No matter how you see a person or a thing, remember to use your heart. Sometimes eyes and ears can deceive. Alright, young sir, please step aside, I need to do my business." The old man sighed wearily, waving his hand to signal Ye Fengyun to move aside.

Ye Fengyun’s whole body shook, then he turned around and looked steadily at the old man, then bowed, "Thank you, elder, for your guidance."

Having said that, Ye Fengyun placed a bar of silver down, took some fruits from the old man’s stall, and walked away without looking back.

The old man put away the silver, watched Ye Fengyun walk into the distance, and muttered, "I hope this youngster can figure it out."

"Old Man Li, why are you suddenly so kind-hearted to lecture? Let people like him be. If he misunderstands Young Master Mu like that, let him run straight into a dead end." Another old man beside them snorted coldly and said, "Let him keep going round and round in dead ends. That way, no matter how much he cultivates, he won’t achieve much in his life."

"You can’t say that, what if he comes to know Young Master Mu and thinks well of him, and maybe even helps him in the future?" The old man with the surname Li argued.

"Thinking too much." Another old man sneered, obviously unimpressed by Ye Fengyun.

But no one expected that the old man surnamed Li’s words that day would prove prophetic, though that is a story for later.

At this moment, Mu Hanyan, in a bad mood, went wandering to another place.

Ye Fengyun, on the other hand, walked resolutely in one direction. Some matters, he decided to pursue seriously and thoroughly, with his heart rather than just with his eyes and ears.

...

Meanwhile, Mu Hanfeng, wearing a face identical to Mu Hanyan’s, was coldly observing the unconscious person in his arms.

Who was going to tell him that while he was sitting here quietly meditating and nourishing the spirit, someone would fall from the sky and land directly on him?

Mu Hanfeng shook the person in his arms, no response, he reached out his fingers to check beneath this person’s nose, oh, still alive. Actually, it didn’t seem necessary to check like this; the touch of the person in his arms felt soft and warm. This person was a woman.

Mu Hanfeng thought for a moment, gently placed the person aside, then pinched the woman’s chin, about to administer an elixir. But just at this time, the woman suddenly opened her eyes and woke up. Upon seeing him, she sat up with a start, but due to applying too much force, felt even dizzier and almost fell again.

Originally Mu Hanfeng had no intention of helping her with his cold expression, but then he heard the woman exclaim, "Mu Hanyan, why is it you?"

Mu Hanfeng was surprised, reaching out to support the woman.

The woman took advantage of the situation to grab his hand and leaned into his embrace, staring at him with wide eyes, muttering: "You saved me? How did I get so unlucky, saved by you again. How can this debt ever be settled?"

Mu Hanfeng remained silent, merely trying to deduce something from her words. This woman knew his sister, and their relationship seemed to be unusual. Although she verbally expressed disdain, there was actually a hint of intimacy. What was the relationship between this woman and his sister?

Suddenly, the woman seemed startled as if scalded, suddenly pulling away from Mu Hanfeng’s embrace, exclaiming, "No, you’re not Mu Hanyan. Who are you? Why do you have the same face as Mu Hanyan? What kind of demon are you! Reveal your true form quickly!"