It turns out, they were the main characters.

Bai Ruoxi was stunned.

After a long silence, she listened to the sound of the carriage moving forward, and a helpless smile quickly appeared on her face.

She pursed her slightly pale lips, forced a smile, and said softly, "That's true... Anyway, thank you very much, Young Master Mu, for today."

As she spoke, she told the driver to stop, and then lifted the curtain to leave.

"Where are you going?" Mu Zhian asked.

Bai Ruoxi paused slightly as she was about to leave the carriage, and said softly, "I have to deal with the Bai family's affairs."

Now that her father is seriously injured and bedridden, and her mother is the culprit who betrayed the family, she is the only one who can shoulder this heavy burden.

"Don't you need my help?" Mu Zhian asked.

Bai Ruoxi gently shook her head: "Young Master Mu is not a member of the Bai family, so he has no reason to help. Besides, Young Master Mu has already helped us a lot."

"Ruoxi will visit again another day to express her gratitude."

She still has some backbone... Watching the girl's slender back as she was about to jump off the carriage, Mu Zhian reached out and grabbed her soft, boneless hand, gently pulling her back into the carriage.

Bai Ruoxi turned to look at Mu Zhian, puzzled.

That once beautiful and delicate face now seemed somewhat pale, less radiant and more fragile. Her slightly moist eyes stared intently at Mu Zhi'an, giving one the urge to hold her in one's arms and cherish her.

Mu Zhian gestured to the coachman in the front room to continue driving the horses. As the carriage slowly started moving again, he turned his gaze back to Bai Ruoxi.

"Young Master Mu, is there anything else you want to say?" Bai Ruoxi asked this question and then lowered her head. Her white skirt swayed gently as the carriage moved forward, vaguely revealing a small section of her snow-white calves.

Mu Zhian's goal was the Meridian Opening Pill, but it has probably already been given to the Gongsun family. The Bai family currently has nothing that Mu Zhian wants.

"Miss Bai, what do you think our relationship is now?" Mu Zhian asked.

Bai Ruoxi was slightly taken aback.

She had never thought about this question.

The relationship between the two had long since evolved from the original sycophant and goddess to an equal one, and since the past two days, there seems to have been an additional layer of ambiguous and inexplicable affection between them.

"We definitely don't count as Daoist partners, but we're not just friends either, are we?"

Mu Zhian gently grasped Bai Ruoxi's slightly cool, soft palm.

After a long silence, Bai Ruoxi blushed slightly and softly hummed in agreement, but did not break free, letting the young man play with her delicate hands.

"My uncle was only seriously injured, but that doesn't mean he's really a cripple."

Looking at the seemingly frail and helpless girl, Mu Zhian said earnestly, "Actually, I think given our current relationship, it's about time we met each other's parents."

Parents...?

Bai Ruoxi hesitated for a moment, then, as if she understood something, slowly raised her head to look at Mu Zhian:

"You're going to see my father?!"

Mu Zhian nodded slightly.

Compared to the Gongsun family, whom he had been plotting against for a long time, he now felt that the Bai family was more reliable.

Chapter 25 Two Elements Sect 5K

After inquiring about the location of Bai's father, Mu Zhi'an first went back to the Mu family and invited Old Master Ren, who was brewing tea in the Mu family's main hall.

Upon hearing that Mu Zhian was in trouble, the old man set off without hesitation to go with him to the place where Bai's father was hiding.

To Mu Zhian's surprise, he learned from Bai Ruoxi that Bai's father was not in the Bai family mansion, but in a secluded house several miles west of the city gate.

At this very moment, Mu Zhian sat in the carriage on his way to his destination, his brows furrowed.

There was something he couldn't understand when he set off, and now he felt there were even more doubts.

Bai Ruoxi seemed to sense the change in the young man beside her and couldn't help but ask softly, "What is Young Master Mu thinking about?"

Mu Zhian asked, "Miss Bai, when was the last time you saw your father?"

“I visited him yesterday, and he looked much better. He should recover in another month or two,” Bai Ruoxi replied.

She looked pale and unwell, clearly still reeling from the shock of her mother's attempt to harm the Bai family. Even her once bright and beautiful eyes appeared somewhat dull.

“That’s a bit strange…” Mu Zhian frowned slightly.

Under Bai Ruoxi's puzzled gaze, Mu Zhian continued, "If your mother betrayed the Bai family, why didn't you get rid of Uncle Bai as well, instead of letting him recuperate in peace?"

Bai Ruoxi said softly, "With Father's strength, even if he is seriously injured, it is not something that a Qi Refining Realm person can handle."

"What if we add the Gongsun family?" Mu Zhian countered.

"Since the Gongsun family knew your father's route back to the city and set up a trap to attack him in advance, why couldn't they eliminate him completely?"

Bai Ruoxi was clearly taken aback.

Yes... since she knew where her father was, why didn't her mother have someone eliminate him completely?

Because of lingering feelings for someone from the past...?

Or is there another motive?

While Bai Ruoxi was still pondering, Mu Zhian gently shook his head and said:

"Forget it, there's no use thinking about this now. Let's ask Uncle about the details after we meet him."

Before they knew it, the group had arrived at an extremely secluded wooden cabin.

Bai Ruoxi got off the carriage and turned to the three of them, saying, "Please wait a moment, the three of you. There is a barrier outside, and I need to inform the guards in advance."

After speaking, Bai Ruoxi gracefully stepped up a few small steps and entered the wooden house.

A short while later, she pushed open the door of the wooden house and nodded gently to the three of them.

Upon entering the room, one sees a pale-faced man lying on the bed. The man appears somewhat rugged, with a disheveled beard. If outsiders knew that he was Bai Ruoxi's biological father, they would probably have the same thought: How could he have given birth to such a beautiful daughter?

Mu Zhian said respectfully, "Uncle."

Bai's father leaned against the headboard, and the guards beside him quickly helped him sit down in front of the bed.

"Please sit wherever you like, don't be shy." Mr. Bai's breathing appeared disordered, but his voice was still loud and clear.

Mu Zhian nodded slightly, sat down on a wooden chair to the side, and decided to get straight to the point, saying:

"Uncle, Ruoxi and I have come here today because there's something we want to discuss..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Ruoxi instinctively gripped the fabric of her white dress, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

The atmosphere was somewhat serious.

Mu Zhian glanced at the two guards subconsciously.

"You may both leave now." Bai's father understood Mu Zhi'an's meaning and raised his hand, signaling the two to leave.

To avoid airing their dirty laundry in public, Mu Zhian also asked the old man and Wei Mengrou to leave the wooden house temporarily.

After the others left, Mu Zhian hesitated slightly before speaking, "This matter concerns Madam..."

Mr. Bai was visibly taken aback and asked, "My wife?"

Mu Zhian nodded, and then gave a general account of what he had seen.

Bai Ruoxi, standing to the side, nodded with mixed feelings, confirming the truth of the matter.

After a long silence, Bai's father tore off the gauze from his chest. His muscles were clearly defined, and although his face was pale, his strong physique was undeniable, making him seem not like a cultivator in the Refining Spirit Realm, but rather a crude martial artist.

He gave Mu Zhian a meaningful look and smiled, "Kid, to be honest, my wife does not like me, but she would never betray the Bai family."

"She has always managed the Bai family, and she has all the power and money. What good would it do her to betray the Bai family?"

A glimmer of hope rose in Bai Ruoxi's heart. She slowly raised her eyes to look at her biological father and asked, "If that's the case, why would Mother be with Gongsun Xiong...?"

Upon hearing this, Bai's father remained silent for a long time before sighing, "She doesn't like me, nor does she like Gongsun Xiong."

“From the very beginning, she was unwilling to marry into the Bai family. I thought that the years of marital affection would make her remember our past relationship, but I never expected…” Bai’s father sighed heavily as he said this.

"Then who does my mother... love?" Bai Ruoxi couldn't help but ask.

Mr. Bai didn't speak, but simply raised his head slightly and looked at the ceiling, his eyes filled with a sense of reminiscence.

It's a pity there are no cigarettes right now, otherwise Mu Zhian would have offered one to Bai's father to listen to him talk about the past.

“Actually, from the moment I married her, I knew she wouldn’t want to settle down as the Mrs. Bai,” Mr. Bai said.

"So what does she really want?" Mu Zhian couldn't help but ask.

Mr. Bai gave Mu Zhi'an a meaningful look and said, "Power, and money."

After the voice fell, Mu Zhian was puzzled for a moment, and then, when he connected the series of events in his mind, the expression on his face stiffened slightly.

He stared at Bai's father and said softly:

"She wants to take over the three major families?"

As Bai's father just said, Bai Yuanfeng was unwilling when she first married into the Bai family, which is why she later tried to find ways to resolve the matter with Bai's father.

After that, she planned to marry her daughter into the Mu family... Because the Mu family was heavily guarded, Bai Yuanfeng didn't have any chance to infiltrate at first, but as long as Bai Ruoxi married into the Mu family, it would be equivalent to planting a spy.

After that, all we need to do is use one wolf to devour another.

No... given the Mu family's power, it should be a case of using one tiger to devour another!

If Mu Zhian hadn't just awakened his memories, he probably would have already readily agreed to Bai Ruoxi's request. After the two got married, the Mu family would naturally stand up for the Bai family.

Mu Zhian is Bai Yuanfeng's son-in-law. As long as you get along well with your son-in-law and gain his trust, the Mu family will gradually fall under your control.

So, Father Bai knew everything all along. He was on the fifth level... Mu Zhian said, "So, Uncle's current serious injury was also part of the plan?"

Father Bai grinned and said, "If I had known, I wouldn't have taken that road back to the city. Who knew she would target me first instead of Gongsun Xiong?"

Mu Zhian: "..."

The Bai family has been suppressed to the point of being unable to take care of themselves by the two families. It seems that it is not simply because they are besieged by the two families, but because without Bai Yuanfeng's help to manage things, this rough old man simply does not know how to play the game of wits with people... Mu Zhian couldn't hold back anymore.

"Uncle, I've invited Elder Ren over. If you don't mind, let him take a look at your injuries." Mu Zhi'an forced himself to gather his thoughts and decided to change the subject.

He was afraid that if he continued talking to the other person, he would suffer a cerebral hemorrhage.

Mr. Bai sized up the rather handsome young man before him and asked, "Why would you be willing to help me?"

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment, then said, "For love."