Chapter 1258: Ultimate Goal
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Don’t start to flatter me just yet. Because of you, my son has been entangled in this Jingdu scandal. He is going to be involved in trouble, not only because of his having dual roles to uphold, but also because of your endless commotions. He doesn’t need to be facing all this drama, but now you have forced him to. If any bad things happen to him in the future, should I hold you accountable?”
Now that this turmoil has erupted, it will only intensify further down the road. It was impossible to put the brakes on now.
As the head of the Mu clan and the Young Commander of the military, there was no way that Mu Feichi wouldn’t be implicated in this mess.
If he hadn’t needed to consider all his responsibilities over all these years, he would have dealt with the Han family a long time ago. If he could have had his way, he certainly would not have waited all this while.
“Since I was the one who started this mess, I won’t let the Young Commander get his hands dirty. This was my war to begin with. I never intended to involve the Young Commander into this at all, but now…”
The current situation had become much different from what she had expected. Mu Feichi’s participation gave her a better chance of winning this game of chess.
But it also caused Mu Feichi and the Mu family to be dragged into muddy waters. He could have stayed out of this from the very start, but the truth was that he did it for her.
Since Mu Chongli was reprimanding her now for getting Mu Feichi involved, she would have to be the one held accountable for whatever occurred.
“I will not shirk my responsibilities. No matter what happens in the future, I will face it together with the Young Commander.”
Taking a deep breath, she raised her head and looked at the stern Commander Mu sitting across from her and clenched the teacup in her hand.
Mu Chongli’s eyebrows trembled at the sight. Those pure eyes seemed to burn with unyielding tenacity, and, as she looked up, her gaze was deadly enough to split apart the mountains and the seas.
“I know I’m speaking to the father of the Young Commander. It is not my wish to involve the Young Commander in my personal grievances. I just want to be with him. In order to be good enough to stand by his side, I will do everything in my power to make myself stronger. Tackling the Han family is just the beginning. This was something he had always wanted to do but could not, so I did it for him. I will use my abilities to prove that I’m worthy to stand beside him.”
In order to be his equal, she was willing to do whatever it took.
“Personal grievances?” As Mu Chongli caught the deadly intent flashing in her eyes, his eyebrows twitched ever so slightly. “I’m intrigued as to how the Han family has offended you that you chose to target them first.”
Yun Xi paused, gently lowering the teacup in her hand, and she let out a chuckle. Her alluring rosy face seemed ever so nonchalant and carefree. “Perhaps we were simply enemies in our past lives. Not to mention, the things that the Han family has secretly done over the past few years, be it their drug deals or other dark crimes, are so evil that any one of them could easily have sentenced them to death. Han Hongbin believes that the Young Commander is too afraid to touch him for fear of tipping the balance of power between the big four wealthiest families, which is why he has always been so brazen and reckless. To allow such a malignant tumor to latch itself onto Jingdu, it is a threat not only to the big four wealthiest families, but also to the three noble clans.”
“Hearing what you just said, do you intend to crush the Hans and let the Qiaos take their place instead?”
Yun Xi nodded and didn’t deny her actions.
“Then, are you aware that the Qiao family stands with the Prime Minister?”
“I’m well aware.”
“I heard that Han Hongbin was begging to see Mu Feichi at the sentry post. Did you know that?”
Yun Xi nodded. It was all a part of her grand scheme.
“You have pushed the Han family to the edge, yet you refuse to lend them a hand. In order to protect himself, Han Hongbin is bound to seek out a powerful ally. By doing so, you are inevitably pushing them to be on the same side as the Prime Minister. Aren’t you worried that you’ll end up making a new enemy?”
“Getting the Hans to be on the same team as the Prime Minister is precisely what I want. By the time the Qiaos take their place, they will soon start tearing each other’s throats apart, which will then give me the opportunity to eradicate both clans in one fell swoop.”
Her goal was not only to destroy both the Han and Qiao families, nor was she planning to stop at just toppling the balance of power in Jingdu, her ultimate goal was the destruction of the Prime Minister.
She wanted to completely obliterate all power that the Prime Minister had, and only then would Mu Feichi have nothing left to worry about.