Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 714: Intimidation - Mo Qingze Gets Caught (3)_1

Chapter 714: Chapter 714: Intimidation - Mo Qingze Gets Caught (3)_1

Apart from Yan Junyu, the only person at the scene skilled in martial arts, Han Zhiyun, watched the stern-faced Xiao Ruiyuan in horror, hardly able to believe that such an expert could exist in this world.

Thinking of Xiao Ruiyuan’s age, a torrent of admiration surged through him like an endless river, not once feeling inferior that someone younger could so completely outmatch him in martial skills, something that should shame him to no end!

If Han Zhiyun felt this way, not to mention the others. Men and children watched the fearsome deity before them with a mix of fear and reverence, all the while filled with awe for the powerful.

The women, a bit more timorous, had already retreated far away, but the sight of that unspeakably handsome face, and the masculine aura he emitted while defending the Mo Family, made many young maidens and wives blush and their hearts race. Quite a few middle-aged women were utterly enchanted, inwardly sighing over why they hadn’t met a man like him, or lamenting that their parents hadn’t given birth to them a few years later.

Setting aside for a moment the magnificence of Xiao Ruiyuan’s swordplay in everyone’s eyes, Old Man Mo and his two companions had been completely dumbfounded by that one sword strike— the door splintering to pieces in an instant greatly shocked their nerves, extinguishing any thoughts of revenge against the Mo Family.

In the end, Old Man Mo, with a defeated expression, chose to submit, fleeing the Mo Household in terror, as if chased by evil spirits.

Mo Yongfu carried the frightened, incontinent Mrs. Hong on his back as he scrambled away. When he crossed the threshold, he stumbled, either due to the height of the step or his lack of attention, and both he and Mrs. Hong on his back fell heavily to the ground.

Seeing the mother and son in such a pathetic state, the villagers burst into laughter, openly saying that Lao Mo’s House had done too many unscrupulous deeds in the past, and even God couldn’t stand it any longer.

Off to the side, Wu’s, who had remained silent, tightly embraced her silent children. Catching a glimpse out of the corner of her eye as Mo Yongfu laboriously picked up Mrs. Hong again, she instinctively looked away, a trace of pity flashing across her face.

Having been married for many years and being the biological father of her children, no matter how much resentment and hatred filled her heart, it faded as their days grew better. But that was where her pity ended— she would never turn back.

...

A perfectly good feast disrupted by hated intruders, one could imagine how upset the Mo Family felt. Fortunately, the situation was resolved swiftly and did not affect the guests’ spirits too much. With Old Man Mo and his party gone, father and daughter of the Mo Family invited the guests to be seated again and continue eating.

Though the atmosphere couldn’t return to its original harmony, the feast was still lively. Mo Qingze went from table to table toasting, as an apology for the poor hosting.

Naturally, the guests didn’t mind at all. They each raised their goblets and drank down, even comforting Mo Qingze with a few words, telling him not to be angry about the earlier incident.

Mo Qingze thanked each one, his face a picture of serenity, unaffected by Old Man Mo and his party’s behavior.

Once he returned to the head table, where everyone had finished eating and was just waiting for the sound of firecrackers to depart,

when suddenly, from the courtyard where the sated children had run off to play, there came piercing screams. The adults in the house jumped in fright, fearing it was another robbery like the last time, with bandits rushing into the village to kidnap children. They quickly stood up and ran outside.

As the host, Mo Qingze hurried out as well. But just as he reached the entrance, a unit of about ten guards dressed in yellow light armor with a stern countenance barged in, surrounding the entire hall.

The leading guard scanned the room with his eyes before asking expressionlessly, "Who is the newly appointed Scholar Mo Qingze?"

Mo Qingze’s heart sank as he stepped forward and bowed with clasped hands, "I am he. May I know why the gentleman..."