It turns out, they were the main characters.

Bai Ruoxi frowned slightly, about to speak.

At this moment, Mu Zhian gently patted the servant's shoulder and asked softly, "Where is Gongsun Zan?"

The servant mustered his courage, looked up, and said, "Young Master Mu, I can't say it! If I do, Young Master Gongsun will surely torture me to death when we get back!"

“If you tell me, maybe only you will die, but if you don’t, your whole family will die,” Mu Zhian said calmly.

The servant's face suddenly turned deathly pale.

He completely believed Mu Zhian's words.

Because the other party was a notorious young master from Tianxuan City, with the power of the Mu family, wiping out an ordinary family would be an extremely simple matter.

"He...he's in the third room after entering the courtyard!" the servant stammered.

Mu Zhian kicked the servant aside, turned to Bai Ruoxi and said, "Tell them all to behave."

Bai Ruoxi nodded, glanced at the maids who were weeping with their faces covered, and then glanced at the servants who had their heads down and seemed to understand that they had made a mistake.

She frowned slightly, feeling a strange sense of disgust.

Big fish eat little fish, little fish eat shrimp, peeling away layer by layer—this practice is truly disgusting.

On the other side, Mu Zhian walked deeper into the courtyard, his gaze sweeping around until he found the third room, where he could vaguely hear a girl crying.

Mu Zhian stepped forward and kicked open the door.

The girl in the room had tears in her eyes, filled with helplessness and fear as she stared at Gongsun Zan.

When Mu Zhian kicked open the door, she seemed to see a glimmer of hope and looked at him with teary eyes.

Gongsun Zan seemed somewhat surprised, turned his head to look over, and then smiled and said, "It's Young Master Mu. What brings you to this residence?"

Before Mu Zhi'an could speak, he seemed to understand something, pointed to the helpless girl hanging in mid-air, and smiled, "So that's how it is... Then, Young Master Mu, would you like to go first?"

"You should know that the confiscation of property will not affect family members," Mu Zhian said calmly, his expression seemingly unchanged.

Gongsun Zan gave a sarcastic "heh," casually wiped his palms, and said, "Forget it, Young Master Mu. In this Tianxuan City, who doesn't know that the eldest young master of the Mu family has committed numerous evils? Don't pretend to be a good person. We're all just as rotten as each other."

He paused, then continued, "Why make things difficult for a rotten person?"

"Release her," Mu Zhian said calmly.

Gongsun Zan paused for a moment, staring intently at Mu Zhian.

Then, as if suppressing his emotions, he nodded: "Okay... let her go, right?"

With a hint of dissatisfaction and trembling in his voice, Gongsun Zan flicked his finger, and an invisible blade of air sliced ​​through the thin rope. The young girl, in the prime of her youth, fell from mid-air, letting out a soft cry of sorrow.

Mu Zhian quietly raised his head and stared at Gongsun Zan.

"Didn't you tell me to release her? I was just doing what you said." Gongsun Zan shrugged.

He then shook his head with a click of his tongue and sighed, "Young Master Mu, I respect you as the eldest young master of the Mu family, which is why I speak to you so politely, but that doesn't mean I'm really afraid of you."

"The Mu family is powerful in Tianxuan City, but they can't do whatever they want."

"Furthermore, today the imperial court has ordered the Gongsun family to confiscate our property. If you stop me, can you take responsibility for this?"

"When Gongsun Zan's family was raided, he abused women and embezzled a large amount of wealth... Was this also part of the raid?" Mu Zhian's tone was calm. "The court knows about this. Will they continue to side with the Gongsun family?"

"Let's talk about this later."

Gongsun Zan withdrew his gaze and smiled faintly: "But before that, I want to enjoy the beauty first!"

He turned around and half-squatted in front of the girl, gently stroking her fair and tender face.

The girl's eyes were filled with tears. As if grasping at the last straw, she desperately raised her head and looked at Mu Zhian with pleading eyes.

Gongsun Zan noticed the girl's gaze, but didn't pay it any mind, only revealing a mocking smile.

It wasn't the first time he'd done something like this, and I'd never seen anything go wrong before.

Ultimately, all we need to do is appease these people afterward and give them some money to shut them up.

As for reporting it to higher authorities?

That depends on whether the Gongsun family agrees.

Clang.

The sound of a sword being drawn came from behind him. Gongsun Zan turned his head slightly and saw Mu Zhian standing behind him with a sword in hand, the tip of the sword pointing at his forehead.

You dare to lay a hand on me...?

Gongsun Zan's lips curled into a mocking smile. He sneered and reached out to grab the fabric of the girl's clothes.

This once-glorious young lady, born with a silver spoon in her mouth, looked at Gongsun Zan in despair and closed her eyes tightly as if resigned to her fate.

However, at that moment, Gongsun Zan suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, his eyes widened slowly, and he looked down at his chest.

Mu Zhian's sword pierced his heart.

Gongsun Zan turned his head with difficulty and stared intently at Mu Zhi'an.

"Kill me, and the Gongsun family will never let you go—"

The sound stopped abruptly.

Until his death, this young master of the Gongsun family could not believe that Mu Zhian actually dared to lay a hand on him.

Behind him, a servant of the Gongsun family, who had been secretly watching out of unease, cried out in terror, "Quick, quick, go fetch a physician—"

thump.

With a muffled thud, Bai Ruoxi tapped the servant on the back of the neck. The servant rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.

She glanced at the girl trembling inside the room because of this scene, then at the lifeless Gongsun Zan, remained silent for a moment, handed over a handkerchief, and said, "In this way, your original plan has been disrupted."

The original plan was to contact Gongsun Zan and try to extract some information from him.

The result is that Gongsun Zan was killed. Although it was satisfying, even the Mu family will inevitably face some troubles afterward.

"There's nothing we can do about it; after all, the plan is fixed."

Mu Zhian wiped the blood from his forehead, silently gazing at the trembling girl, and whispered:

"But people are alive."

Chapter 13 Plan

Shortly after Mu Zhian left the room, Bai Ruoxi comforted the bullied girl and then left the room as well.

"What are you planning to do next?" she asked softly, looking at Mu Zhian.

Killing Gongsun Zan might bring momentary pleasure, but it would bring enormous trouble. The Mu family could bear such trouble, but they would still lose some benefits.

Mu Zhian seemed to be thinking about something, and after a while, he suddenly snapped out of it and asked, "What? What should we do?"

Bai Ruoxi opened her mouth slightly and said, "It's about... Gongsun Zan..."

"What does Gongsun Zan's matter have to do with me?" Mu Zhian asked.

Bai Ruoxi was taken aback for a moment, then, as if she understood something, she said, "You want to leave this mansion secretly?"

He shook his head again and said, "No, the servants of the Gongsun family have already seen you enter the mansion. If you leave now, the news will reach the Gongsun family."

Mu Zhian remained silent, simply walking quietly along the path in the courtyard.

"You regret it?" Bai Ruoxi suddenly asked.

Mu Zhian shook his head slightly and said, "If I had another chance, I would still do the same thing."

"Young Master Mu is such a good person," Bai Ruoxi said softly.

Given Mu Zhian's status, he didn't need to get involved in this matter, because no one in Tianxuan City could do anything to him... But he still got involved, causing trouble for himself and getting no reward for his efforts.

"I'm not a good person, I just don't want to be a bad one." Mu Zhian smiled. "I also can't stand seeing others do bad things in front of me."

Bai Ruoxi's mouth opened slightly. She wanted to say, "You are also a notorious young master with a terrible reputation. Why bother?"

But remembering what Mu Zhian had done in the past few days, he swallowed those words back.

If he really wanted to do something bad, Mu Zhian could have made advances on her in the carriage earlier... although she might have politely refused.

When Bai Ruoxi asked Mu Zhian for help, she hadn't made up her mind at all.

Can a person really grow up in an instant...?

If someone had asked Bai Ruoxi this question before, she might not have been able to answer it.

But now, she can confidently nod and answer the other party: Yes.

This once notorious playboy in Tianxuan City has really changed.

Mu Zhian had no idea what Bai Ruoxi was thinking, but suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, aren't you afraid that Gongsun Zan's servants will run away since you came here?"

Bai Ruoxi gently shook her head: "With Miss Mengrou at the courtyard gate, no one dares to leave."

No wonder she came in; it turns out Sister Mengrou was outside… Mu Zhian understood slightly.

"Young Master Mu, what exactly do you plan to do about Gongsun Zan?" Bai Ruoxi couldn't help but ask.

They originally planned to contact Gongsun Zan and try to get information out of him, but now that Gongsun Zan is dead, and Mu Zhian has gotten into trouble... If this matter is not handled properly, even the Mu family will have a headache for a while.

"We'll handle it however we need to," Mu Zhian said.

"Cremation, water burial, or even just throwing them into the wild to feed the dogs are all acceptable."

Bai Ruoxi frowned slightly.

He's still joking... Doesn't he realize he's about to face trouble from the Gongsun family?

As if sensing what Bai Ruoxi was thinking, Mu Zhian suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, Gongsun Zan is much more useful now than when he was alive."

Bai Ruoxi was taken aback: "Wasn't Gongsun Zan dead?"

"Miss Bai, you are unaware of this."

Mu Zhian turned his head to look at the big-breasted, slender beauty behind him, their eyes met, and he smiled and said, "Sometimes, the living are not necessarily more useful than the dead."

Bai Ruoxi was stunned for a moment.

"Gongsun Zan is dead... but he's actually more useful than if he were alive?"

She was about to ask Mu Zhian the reason, but the two of them had already unknowingly walked to the front of the courtyard.