Mu Wenbin immediately stepped forward and said, "Everyone, my wife was just too anxious. After all, the Moon Palace is my wife's natal family. Such a serious incident has occurred here. She was a bit flustered in her haste and didn't mean to suspect you."
Mu Weizhu also gracefully stepped forward. "Dear seniors, if my mother has offended you, I'd like to apologize on her behalf here."
With the father - daughter duo singing in harmony, the others found it hard to say anything more.
An old man among them said, "We're not exactly clear about the specific situation either. The thunder tribulation was extremely powerful before, and we didn't dare to get close. By the time we approached, the back mountain here had already become like this. Just now, we were also discussing how such a thing could happen to the Moon Palace."
"The Moon Palace couldn't have offended any powerful figures," Nan Mu thought. In her mind, the most serious thing they had ever done was the matter concerning Nan Qiao.
Thinking of this, Nan Mu turned around and headed towards the place where Nan Qiao was imprisoned.
Although it wasn't far from the forbidden - area formation, it was close to the area affected by the thunder tribulation.
So when Nan Mu got there, it was already in ruins.
Nan Mu stepped forward and started digging in the soil.
Mu Wenbin and his daughter caught up and saw this scene.
"Mother, what are you looking for?" Mu Weizhu wasn't very familiar with the situation of the Moon Palace, so she looked at Nan Mu's actions in confusion.
"I'm looking for that bitch Nan Qiao," Nan Mu said.
Hearing this, Mu Wenbin understood.
"Do you mean that Nan Qiao was imprisoned right here, wife?" Mu Wenbin knew that Nan Mu had an elder sister who was the saintess of the Moon Palace, but their relationship was not good. Nan Mu often spoke ill of Nan Qiao in front of him, which made him have a bad impression of Nan Qiao too.
"That's right. That bitch was here, but why can't I find her?" Nan Mu dug in the soil while using her spiritual sense to detect, but she didn't find any trace of Nan Qiao.
"Could she have escaped?" Mu Wenbin said.
"No way. Those chains were personally set by the palace master. The palace master hated her so much. How could she have let her go?" Nan Mu said. "She must be dead. Yes, she must be dead."
Mu Weizhu glanced at the surrounding trees that were all charred. "Mother, this place has been struck by the thunder tribulation like this, and she was bound by chains. She should have been turned into ashes by the thunder tribulation."
Nan Mu stopped digging for a moment, then burst into crazy laughter. "Yes, she's dead. She's finally dead. After being imprisoned for so many years, she's finally dead."
The two elders saw Nan Mu like this for the first time. They stood not far away, slightly frowning.
"Clan leader, the Moon Palace is gone. We should go back to the Phoenix Clan," one of the elders said.
"Yes, clan leader. There's no need for us to stay here any longer," said the other elder. These two elders were rather practical people.
Moreover, their opinion of Nan Mu had changed because of the incident in the Moon Palace.
Although the Moon Palace used to be low - key, it still had exchanges with their Phoenix Clan, and would always think of them when there were benefits. So they thought that because Nan Mu had the Moon Palace as her natal family, they should treat her with more respect.
Now that the Moon Palace was gone, their attitude immediately changed.
How could Nan Mu not feel the change in the elders' attitudes? She shouted, "No, the Moon Palace won't be gone. There are still so many people in the Moon Palace. It will grow stronger again."
The elder glanced at Nan Mu and said to Mu Wenbin, "Clan leader, the Moon Palace has been destroyed. We should first find out if the Moon Palace really offended any powerful forces. This place... is not suitable for us to stay for long."
It was almost like saying directly that if the enemy was too powerful, they should quickly sever their relationship with the Moon Palace.
"Elder Wu, how can you be like this?" Nan Mu finally couldn't hold back. "Didn't you receive the pills and cultivation resources given by Feng Yuqin back then? Now that the Moon Palace is in such a state, you want to sever the relationship?"
"I'm considering from the perspective of the Phoenix Clan," Elder Wu said righteously.
Mu Wenbin didn't say a word, and Mu Weizhu beside him actually agreed with Elder Wu's attitude.
"Mother, you're the wife of the clan leader of the Phoenix Clan now, not a member of the Moon Palace anymore," Mu Weizhu said.
If the elder's words made Nan Mu extremely angry, then Mu Weizhu's words were like pouring oil on the fire.
"You're my daughter. Do you want to stand against me too?" Nan Mu looked at Mu Weizhu disappointedly. The pain and indignation in her eyes made Mu Weizhu frown slightly.
She didn't like people who couldn't tell the situation clearly.
Moreover, she had a lot of things to deal with.
She simply didn't have the time to waste here.
She said impatiently, "Mother, I'm not standing against you. I'm standing on the side that is beneficial to us."
Hearing this, Nan Mu burst into crazy laughter again. "Hahaha... Right, beneficial to you. You can just discard anyone who has no use value to you."
Seeing Nan Mu go crazy again, the others all showed impatient expressions on their faces.
Finally, Mu Wenbin stepped forward and pulled Nan Mu. "If the Moon Palace didn't offend any powerful figures, we can make the Moon Palace develop again. But if it offended someone too powerful that we can't deal with, going against them would just be suicide. Do you want me and our daughter to die an untimely death?"
For some reason, the last four words seemed to touch Nan Mu, and she suddenly calmed down.
Seeing Nan Mu calm down, Mu Weizhu immediately chimed in. "Father is right. I don't want anything to happen to you either, mother."
Nan Mu looked up at Mu Weizhu and asked, "Do you really not want anything to happen to me?"
Mu Weizhu nodded. "You're my mother. Of course, I hope you're all well."
These words finally made Nan Mu relent. "Okay, let's go back. We'll send someone to investigate the matter of the Moon Palace later."
Seeing Nan Mu like this, Mu Wenbin and his daughter both breathed a sigh of relief.
...
Meanwhile, Feng Yuqin and Mo Xuanye also returned to the Desolate City.
Feng Yuqin found a guest room, placed Nan Qiao on the bed, and then put Nightingale on the concubine's couch beside it.
Both of them were injured and unconscious. Just as she was about to treat them, Ye Chengkang and his son, as well as Meng Xingyu, learned that Feng Yuqin had returned and immediately rushed over.
As soon as Meng Xingyu entered, he saw Nightingale with her eyes closed lying on the concubine's couch.
"A Qin, what's wrong with Nightingale?" As soon as the words left his mouth, Meng Xingyu had already rushed to Nightingale's side.
Ye Chengkang and his son also immediately surrounded her.
"She's injured and unconscious. I'm going to treat her now," Feng Yuqin said.
Ye Chengkang turned around. Just as he was about to speak, he saw another person lying on the bed.