Mu Rufeng realized that he had been tricked by Xiao Chengyi, and he hurriedly said: "When did I say yes? You brat, stop right there."
Xiao Chengyi had already left the ancestral hall. He turned around and looked at Mu Rufeng who was chasing him and said: "It doesn't really matter whether you agree or not. After all, it is my godmother who is in charge of the general's mansion, so your opinion is not important.
I'm just explaining so much to you, just to give you some face."
Mu Rufeng's face was livid, he pointed at Xiao Chengyi and became furious: "You brat, don't think I dare not beat you."
Xiao Chengyi curled his lips and smiled a little proudly: "Godfather, you can't beat me at your age, so you should save your energy."
Mu Rufeng was very angry. This boy had disliked him since he was a child. There was not a day that went by that he was not angry with him.
He walked over with a dark face and said, "Tell the truth, are you taking revenge on me by letting Wu Xuanye and Yun Xi be together?"
Xiao Chengyi raised his eyebrows: "Why would godfather think so?"
Mu Rufeng snorted: "In your previous life, you married my Yan Yan and became my son-in-law. I think you have a deep opinion of me as your father-in-law.
Now that I have a new father-in-law, I naturally don’t have to endure my abuse anymore, so I have been angry with me since I was a child, and even found a son-in-law whom I can’t afford to offend to take revenge on me!”
Xiao Chengyi suppressed a smile. Indeed, he had some thoughts of revenge against Mu Rufeng.
Who allowed this father-in-law to always cause trouble for him based on his status in his previous life?
Xiao Chengyi coughed lightly and said: "This is called heaven's reincarnation. Who will God spare?"
He patted Mu Rufeng on the shoulder and said, "Godfather, it's better to accept your fate."
Mu Rufeng choked, and then he laughed angrily: "You really must retaliate for your anger."
Xiao Chengyi hooked his shoulder and said: "What's wrong with Wu Xuanye? With his appearance and character, you can't find anyone else like him in the whole of Beichen.
Your Mu family has to burn incense to find such a good son-in-law, but you still don't cherish it."
Mu Rufeng glanced at him and said, "I can't beat him, I can't scold him, and I still have to treat him as my ancestor. Is that okay?"
Xiao Chengyi said: "In the previous life, you always hit and scolded me. I looked at your face all day long, and even if I became the emperor, I would not be able to escape the abuse of your father-in-law.
Sometimes I wish I could send your father-in-law back to the West. You are happy to bully me, my son-in-law, but have you ever thought about how sad it would be for Yan Yan to be caught in the middle?"
He looked at Mu Rufeng and said: "Of course it was my fault in the previous life, which made Yan Yan suffer a lot. You, my father-in-law, are targeting me, and I have nothing to say.
But Wu Xuanye has done nothing wrong, so just because of his identity, you have to deny his affection for Yun Xi. Is this fair to him?"
Mu Rufeng's eyes were heavy and he sighed: "I am too narrow-minded."
He asked again: "You said that Yun Xi and my grandmother look very similar. Are you sure Wu Xuanye didn't regard Yun Xi as a substitute?"
The corner of Xiao Chengyi's lips twitched: "My godfather thinks that Wu Xuanye has a brain problem, so he let Wen Qian go and fell in love with a similar-looking substitute?"
He also knew that Mu Rufeng was worried about his daughter, so he patiently explained to him: "Although they look similar, Wu Xuanye has never confused them.
You are very concerned about Wu Xuanye and Wen Qian's past, but their past relationship ended before it even started.
Do you know how Wu Xuanye lived in the five years before he was sealed?
The aloof saint son was punished by his tribe for releasing the saint girl privately. He was whipped every day and suffered many scars.
They fed him blood every day and drank until he vomited. He was imprisoned in a dark secret room, and the only thing that kept him alive was hatred.
After learning that Wen Qian had not betrayed him, but was kidnapped by Wu Mubai, he untied his knot.
But a person who has been tortured for five years and sealed for decades has no light in his heart, and Yunxi is the light that saves him."
Xiao Chengyi took a deep breath and said, "I actually had selfish motives for saving Wu Xuanye.