Throwing mud? I can roll in it ——2----------------------------



On the other hand, Madam Lian insisted that Mo Qiang was the one who did everything deliberately and attacked her husband because she wanted to embarrass her and her husband. Madam Lian maintained that she had nothing against Mo Qiang since she admitted that she was in the wrong but Mo Qiang's attack on her husband was a new low.

" Shut up, Madam Lian! Do you want to say that my daughter who has three good-looking mers ready to serve her attacking your husband? Why don't you go and wash the face of your husband and take a look at his face properly? Even if my Qi Qi is having a nightmare she will not dare to attack you or your husband! What nonsense are you spouting?!" Wen Gui couldn't bear to listen to the nonsense which was coming out of Madam Lian's mouth anymore.

His daughter? His pretty and beautiful daughter would fall so low that she will attack that old, shrivelled-up bean. Who were they trying to fool?!

'Way to go Daddy Gui! You are so dashing!' Mo Qiang cheered her daddy in her heart as she looked at him scolding Madam Lian. That's right even if there was a severe lack of mers and she could not get one then she might as well stay single than jump on that shrivelled-up grape!

" Master Wen sure knows how to speak flowery words! My husband was found alone and in a distressing appearance with your daughter and you still maintain that she hasn't done anything?" Madam Qian retorted in a haughty and harsh voice as she looked at Wen Gui. She paused and then added, " Everyone still remembers the harassment case which was filed against Mo Qiang last month by a married mer, compared to that ugly mer whose entire body looked like that of those extinct seals. I think my husband is much better looking!"

With that, she looked at Mo Qiang with a disdainful gaze and added, " With such a daughter, you should be ashamed of yourself! Instead of fighting others, you should have tried to teach her some respect and manners, that way she would have known how to act like a decent human being!"

Mo Xifeng who was standing next to her mother suddenly made a violent moment as if she was summoning her sword but was stopped by Mo Yan who shook her head and turned to look at Mo Qiang. Compared to the past, her eldest daughter was way too calm, she could see that even though Mo Qiang was acting like a fool, she had a plan in her head.

Mo Qiang indeed had a plan, one that will make Madam Lian cry tears of blood. She rolled her eyes and tilted her head to the side—-

' So you are really going to fight until the fish dies or the net breaks huh?' Mo Qiang thought in her head as she looked at Madam Lian who was still acting as if she had been embarrassed thoroughly and questioned,

" Madam Lian, I am not trying to push the blame on your husband but what was he doing behind the warehouse where no one was? It's not like he does not know what kind of person I am?" Since Mo Qiang knew that Madam Lian was not going to give up this matter so easily she too decided to make use of the opportunity which was provided to her by Madam Lian.

This matter will indeed lead to a fish being caught and placed on the chopping board but that fish will not be her! She stared at Madam Lian who was finally making a move and smiled like a fisherwoman who caught a big fish.

Mo Qiang looked at Madam Lian with a sharp gaze, she clearly transmigrated as the eldest daughter of an army general who was also celebrated as a war hero, strictly speaking, she should be enjoying the prosperity and luxury which was earned by her mother after going to wars one after another while doing the tasks given to her in the lap of luxury and comfort. But because of this woman, she had to kiss her hard-earned money goodbye and hand it all to those compensation collection officers.

She could not even think of buying that super cool tablet which architects used and could only look at them from afar on her monitor!

Little flames erupted in Mo Qiang's eyes as she looked at the woman in front of her.

Madam Lian, I will never forgive you, humph!

←~∋(｡Ψ▼ｰ▼)∈

Fear the villainous-looking her!

Though Mo Qiang was furious she did not reveal her intentions instead she waited for Madam Lian to answer her, she knew that Madam Lian will not trip at such a small trap and sure enough, she did not disappoint her as she replied, " My husband was ashamed of my actions which is why he came to apologize to you. Of course, I told him that there was no reason to but he insisted who would have thought that you would be so shameless as to attack the husband of your mother's comrade."

As she spoke she glanced at Mo Yan whose expression had turned dark.

" Oh, so you are going to continue with that accusation? Then all I can say is that either you start paying attention to your husband or maybe start eating something that would replenish your body better." Mo Qiang's words were crude which caused Mo Yan and the rest to snap their heads and look at her with shock in their eyes. Even Wen Gui was looking at her with an expression that seemed to be asking her what she was doing ——

She was doing exactly what Madam Lian was doing.

Throwing mud.

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ.

Who here did not know how to throw mud? Who was scared of even dirtying her hands? She was an architect even if she stayed inside the office all day and night, there were times when she would have to go and take a look at the sight clearly with her own eyes.

Slinging mud? She could even roll in it and still stand up intact! But Madam Lian, she was afraid did not have enough thick skin for that!

Madam Lian's brows twitched as she said, " What do you mean by that Miss Mo?"

" What else? You did not drive well in bed, so your husband came looking for me...he literally told me that. He said that you suck at making him feel good and with you on his side, he can't even get it up...because your ugly, mean face is such a turn-off."



Challenged to duel" What did you say?" Madam Lian felt like her face had been slapped and that too without Mo Qiang making a move. Even though Mo Qiang did not move from her position and only wriggled her lips a little, the ringing in her ears made her feel like she had been smacked right a crossed her face!



" What can you not hear it once? It's so embarrassing to say the same thing over and over again," Mo Qiang sighed as she ignored the look which her mother shot at her and then repeated what she said earlier without the slightest bit of embarrassment on her face, " I said that you are not good at bed which is why your husband came looking for me."

As she spoke she sighed again and then shook her head, " I was originally going to give you some face by putting the blame on your husband since you are my mother's friend and comrade but since you are so adamant about escalating this matter, I can only speak the truth."

After she finished speaking Mo Qiang even shot a sympathetic look at Madam Lian who was now incapable in bed because of just a few sentences from Mo Qiang.

Mo Yan: (ノ_<.) This girl!

Though Mo Yan was speechless upon hearing what Mo Qiang said, she still did not blame her daughter after all, Mo Qiang was her daughter and somewhere she trusted her daughter who was slowly getting on the right track more than Madam Lian.

If Mo Qiang said that she was not the one who assaulted Su Jiu, then Mo Yan believed her words.

" Madam Lian, are you sure this is not a misunderstanding?" As Mo Yan spoke she even glance at Madam Lian with a subtle glimmer in her eyes which were telling her not to drag this matter too much.

But it was unfortunate that Madam Lian did not wish to take this opportunity which was handed to her by Mo Yan, so generously at that. Drowned in her pride and hostility, Madam Lian did not notice Mo Yan's intentions instead she turned and glared at Mo Yan with a disbelieving and disappointed look on her face as she parted her lips and then said,

" Sister Yan, are you saying that this matter which concerns the reputation of my husband is a misunderstanding? Have you forgotten that I have made an oath according to the procedures to the imperial family and I and my husband are entitled to the protection of our honour and rights? What Miss Qiang had done is nothing less than endangering those very rights! She cannot recklessly treat us as she wants because of her personal feelings and fetishes that she craves."

Mo Yan's expression could not help but blacken a bit as she questioned, " Are you saying that you do not wish for this matter to end here?"

" How can I?" Madam Lian acted affronted as she looked at Mo Yan like she had been offended by her words. " This concerns the honour of my husband, I will not let this matter rest until or unless there is a deserving punishment handed out to Miss Qiang who is the culprit."

As she spoke Madam Lian turned to look at Mo Qiang and then asked with a haughty snort, " Do you admit to this?"

" Quick question," Mo Qiang did not answer instead she raised her hand and then retorted, " But you have never respected your husband, Madam Lian. This is something that everyone knows, are you sure that you are in any position of saying such words?"

Go ahead and spout as much nonsense as you want to Madam Lian, Mo Qiang looked at the woman in front of her and smiled in a leisurely manner as she glanced at Mo Yan whose expression was turning stiffer by the minute.

Though Mo Yan was indeed a straight, honest and kind woman. She had one flaw —— she loved her family way too much, wasn't this the reason why even though the previous Mo Qiang made so many mistakes, Mo Yan never sent her daughter away? It was not that she was scared of Wen Gui or that she loved her husband to the point where she would even spoil him in an unbridled manner.

But because Mo Yan cared for her daughters more than anything. Her daughters were her bottom lines, and no one was supposed to harm them!

" You.. do not have the right to question me about my private matters!"

" I am not questioning about your private matters, I am simply questioning why is it that you can disrespect your husband but when someone else is accused of you suddenly change the matter to that of honour and reputation?"

Madam Lian's face turned red as she looked at Mo Qiang with her lips trembling and face twitching.

Was she mad? It would be hard for her not to be.

But seeing how she was provoked by something this small, Mo Qiang could not help but snort in disdain. It was a good thing that Madam Lian was not working under her manager, that bald-headed spitfire who can make anyone cry within seconds or else she would have died of anger.

She was not exaggerating at all, that bald manager of hers was someone who when angered would even drag the sleeping ancestors of his workers out of their graves and then start whipping them until they twirled on their feet like a spinning top.

Even a single mistake would lead to them being called to his office where they will be drowned in the tidal wave of spit and even then they will have to continue smiling and acknowledging their mistakes with a sincere attitude or else they will be fired before they could say 'unfair'.

Because there was no point in saying that the world was unfair, it wasn't something that no one knew about it. The world had always been unfair, if you don't have power, money or fame then you can only bow your head and let the powerful ones stomp on your head to climb up.

In case you lose your temper then you were a goner.

Mo Qiang however was different. From being scolded to being ridiculed and framed she had gone through everything and still fought her way to the position of manager and throughout the entire time she kept smiling, she was a woman who was made of steel until someone was to forcefully bend her into the half she will not give up so easily!

Did Madam Lian think that after framing her like this, she will be able to make her cry? That was so cute!

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Challenged to duel —-2' What is up with this woman,' Madam Lian was naturally baffled by the actions of Mo Qiang. In the past, if she was cornered and blamed she would only throw a tantrum and never used her head, so how come she was suddenly speaking in such a sharp manner?



Madam Lian already knew that Mo Qiang was a hooligan but she had treated her fairly well since she was the only one who treated her 'well', this was the first time she was at the end of the sharp edge of the sword and did not know what to say anymore.

Was she supposed to say that she was dissatisfied? She clearly was but could she do anything about this girl who was bent upon going against her? Madam Lian breathed in and then out before she turned to face Mo Qiang completely as she asked, "Are you trying to insult me, Miss Qiang?"

Mo Qiang shrugged and then replied, " I thought that it was quite clear, already. Should I try again since you do not understand it at once?"

" Enough! Is this how you should be talking to your elder?" Madam Lian questioned when she saw that Mo Qiang was not showing any weakness she could only use the tactic of suppressing her by making use of her seniority but contrary to her expectations, Mo Qiang did not back down instead she clicked her tongue and then remarked,

" I am only replying to the questions that you asked, if anything I should be asking you if this is how you should be treating your juniors. Give respect to earn respect, this is something that you ought to know, Madam Lian."

Madam Lian was a traitor who should have been kicked out of this place a lot sooner. Not only did she betray her master but she even continued to sell their information to that General Wei, in the past it was all right but now she was busy with the revival of this dead star, in case this woman was to relay everything to that General Wei and that woman poured water on her hard work then Mo Qiang would not even get a chance to cry.

So what if she had to act like a spoiled brat? So what if she acted like a disrespectful hooligan? She would rather take a shot at her own reputation which was already at rock bottom than get her hard work ruined by these women who hypocritically screamed for honour but had none.

' She is most probably trying to get kicked me out of this place,' Mo Qiang thought in her head, back then when she confronted Madam Lian about the incident which took place when she was drunk, she already knew that Madam Lian was going to make a move against her.

And sure enough, Mo Qiang heard Madam Lian speak a second later as she turned to look at Mo Yan and demanded, " I am afraid that this is something that I cannot overlook even with our years of friendship, sister Yan. I demand you to exile Miss Qiang at once! If she had shown some regrets, I might have changed my mind but seeing how she is being so arrogant and without an ounce of regret, I want her to be punished severely for attacking my husband!"

As she spoke, Madam Lian turned to look at Mo Yan and added, " If she stays here then I worry that the safety of most of the mers would be endangered."

' Are you talking about the mers' safety or yours?' Mo Qiang raised a brow as she looked at Madam Lian with a knowing glance which caused the latter to stiffen and look away.

Though Madam Lian was a bit worried that Mo Qiang would say something or maybe mention what happened back then, she still calmed herself down after all, with no evidence even Mo Qiang was to insist that she was the one who kicked and spat on her there was nothing she could do to her!

Mo Qiang was also aware of this point which was why she did not mention it to Wen Gui or Mo Yan but instead, she turned to look at Mo Yan who was sitting on her chair with a frown as she looked at Madam Lian and Mo Qiang who maintained their stance of not being in the wronged before she opened her mouth and heavily said,

" I am afraid that this cannot be done, Madam Lian," Mo Yan addressed Madam Lian with an upset voice as she continued speaking, " Qi Qi is my daughter and I do find her point valid as well. She does not need to attack your husband, in fact, there is no need for her to do so, more importantly—— you also have no evidence that would prove that Qi Qi truly assaulted your husband. It's only heresy."

As she spoke she turned to look at Su Jiu who lowered his head if possible even further.

" Damn right! If my daughter wants an old mer to sleep with her do you think that we are so poor that we cannot afford one mer for a night? Why would she take such a terrible risk of targeting your husband? I think that you are only trying to pit my daughter and nothing more! " Wen Gui spoke to Madam Lian with a glare pointed at her.

" You...do you mean to say that you trust this hooligan over me?" Madam Lian's face was stiff as she looked at Mo Yan and Wen Gui. She could accept Wen Gui since he was a lost cause from the beginning but Mo Yan? How can she trust that thug of a daughter over her? They have gone through so much!

She even saved her life.

"It's not that I don't want to trust you but there is a serious lack of evidence and——"

Mo Yan began speaking but she was interrupted by Madam Lian who raised her hand and then said with a grim voice, " I understand. Compared to me who saved your life, your daughter who shared the same blood as you is more important." As she spoke she shook her head with a disappointed expression before she opened her mouth again and then said, " But I cannot ignore my husband's pride getting ruined like this which is why I challenge your daughter to a duel!"

Fine! Since Mo Yan did not want to appreciate her kindness and send her daughter away, then for the sake of her safety and future, she could only kill Mo Qiang, this b*tch who knows too much!

Heavy stakes" Madam Lian, you are going too far!" Mo Yan immediately stood up from her chair when she heard Madam Lian challenge her daughter to a duel. This would have been fine if her daughter was a mecha morph but she wasn't one, how can she even take on this duel?



" I am just doing what a wife is supposed to do when her husband's honour is at stake, sister Yan. Don't tell me that you will not allow even this. I mean it's fine if you wish to protect your daughter but I also have the right to protect my husband's reputation," Madam Lian spoke with a mock righteous indignation as she looked at Mo Yan who was so angry that her entire body was shaking.

Her daughter was not a warrior, doesn't that mean that Madam Lian was simply making things difficult for Mo Qiang?

" Madam Lian——"

"I accept," before Mo Yan could say anything Mo Qiang stood up from the comfortable couch she was sitting on and then crossed her hands in front of her chest as she looked at Madam Lian with a knowing glance as she continued speaking, "However Madam Lian, you do know that I have never learned about how to awaken my core? And even if I do end up awakening my core, there is a possibility that I might not awaken a mecha core right?"

Though Madam Lian did not understand where Mo Qiang was going with this, she still nodded and said, "I am aware of this fact, yes but why is Miss Qiang asking this? Are you thinking of pulling back from the duel after agreeing to it under the pretext that you do not have an awakened core, if so then I will

"Hold on, Madam Lian. You have an awful habit of jumping the gun," Mo Qiang interrupted Madam Lian as she raised her hand and stopped the woman who was chattering away." I never said that I am going to pull back from the duel but what I am saying is that since I am going to fight you, who is a skilled mecha morph, don't you think that the risks I am taking are much bigger than you?"

Madam Lian frowned and then asked, "What about it?"

Mo Qiang chuckled coldly as she raised a brow and stated, "A duel has to be fair, Madam Lian. Since I am putting my life on the line here then you will have to put something on the line as well, let's see," she tapped her chin with a thoughtful look on her face as she hummed and then said, "How about you getting banished from this star?"

Almost at once, an awkward silence fell on the entire office as the people in the office turned to look at Mo Qiang simultaneously. Mo Yan was shocked and bewildered when she heard Mo Qiang's terms but just as she was going to say something, she was glared at by Wen Gui who asked her to keep her mouth shut.

Mo Yan touched her nose uncomfortably she knew that just because Su Jiu dared to frame Mo Qiang, there was no way her husband was going to entertain the presence of these two people in their territory anymore.

This was why even though she was shocked, she did not show it on her face. Other than Mo Yan, the one who was greatly shocked by Mo Qiang's terms was Madam Lian, she did not expect that Mo Qiang would dare to place such terms in front of her.

In fact, she was half prepared to see Mo Qiang apologizing to her. She even imagined Mo Qiang bowing head in front of her sincerely while begging her to revoke her challenge but she did not imagine Mo Qiang placing such terms!

"I beg your pardon?" Madam Lian asked in disbelief she did not think that Mo Qiang, the thug who only knew how to throw fists at hooligans would dare to say such confident words in front of her, in fact, she was certain that she might have misheard her.

"I said that I will agree to your challenge but in return, if you lose then not only will I banish you out of this territory but I will also strip you of your position along with the money and properties that you have, no matter where you have kept those properties and no matter whom you have transferred it to, as long as you lose your position they will fall back to my mother, is that all right with you?" Madam Lian certainly had a lot of problems with these terms, wasn't Mo Qiang basically telling her that if she lost the duel then she will throw her out of the territory like a beggar?

Seeing that Madam Lian was not speaking, Mo Qiang arched a brow and asked, "What do you not dare? Don't tell me that you were willing to put me at the risk of losing my life but you don't dare to take any risks in return? If so then you are really pathetic, now not only do I have the right to question your intentions but also your character!"

Madam Lian's pupils shook, she was clearly just trying to send Mo Qiang away from the territory and then take care of her silently since this woman knew that she was pretending all along, Mo Qiang was now a liability to her safety. Before this small threat bloomed and swallowed her whole like an animal which was in hibernation, she needed to kill it once and for all.

Never did she imagine that the challenge that she offered to Mo Qiang would be accepted and that too on such dire terms. But

Madam Lian bit her lip, even if she wanted to take her words back, it was too late. She was now riding a tiger, if she was to back down now then she will surely attract the ire of Wen Gui and the suspicions of Mo Yan!

High stakes ——2When Mo Qiang saw that Madam Lian was hesitating, she raised her voice and asked in a taunting voice, " What? Didn't you just say that you were fighting for the honour of your husband? Now that your own benefits and position are at stake, don't tell me that you are no longer going to fight for the so-called honour of your husband. Is it that cheap?"



Her words stirred Madam Lian who raised her head and glared at Mo Qiang with red eyes as she said through gritted teeth while curling her lips into a sneer, " If this is what you want then I will make sure that Miss Qiang will get what she wants, I was only hesitating since you are the eldest daughter of my old friend and leader but now that you are bent on going through this challenge then I will surely fulfil your wish——"

" No, No..don't put this pot of blame on my head, Madam Lian," Mo Qiang wriggled her finger in front of Madam Lian as she smiled at her coldly and then said, " I am only going along with this challenge because your husband and you have accused me of something that I did not do... if you are fighting for your husband's pride then I am fighting for mine. Do not make it sound like I am the one who deliberately made things difficult for you and stubbornly asked for a duel."

When Madam Lian heard Mo Qiang's retort, she cursed Mo Qiang in her head a thousand times before she breathed in a long breath and then released it through her mouth. Only then did she raise her head and nodded at Mo Qiang as she said, " I see but I hope that Miss Mo will accept one term of mine as well," as she spoke she turned to look at Mo Yan and then nodded before turning to look at Mo Qiang again and continued speaking,

" We all know that even if this is a life and death duel which will only end in case someone submits or dies, I will not dare to kill you which means that your risks are not as severe as you make them out to be, so you have to bet something equivalent to what I am betting."

" I understand, then I will bet my position as the eldest daughter of General Mo," Mo Qiang nodded as she agreed with Madam Lian, ever since she was young, she knew that if one wanted to catch a bigger fish they needed to throw even more of a bigger bait. Which was why she was going to throw a bait that Madam Lian will not be able to ignore even if she wanted to pull out of this duel. " If I lose then I will leave this star and go somewhere else and never set a foot back here, is that okay?"

Other than the fact that she knew a lot more about Madam Lian, Mo Qiang knew that Madam Lian was worried that Mo Qiang might somehow manage to pay the compensation that Mo Yan owed to the imperial family thus improving the life of the Mo family in this star.

After all, Madam Wei was a pure sadist. Not only did she wish to ruin Mo Yan, she also wanted Mo Yan to stay dirt poor where she will not even have enough to eat and wear much less have a chance to make a comeback.

Mo Qiang had no idea why General Wei hated Mo Yan so much but as long as Madam Lian was here she will not allow Mo Yan to make a move which will change her fortune for the better and Mo Qiang slowly turned over into a new leaf put a lot of Madam Lian's plans at a risk of failing.

This was why, Madam Lian would most probably agree to these terms because she wanted to kick her out of this star such as to not give rise to any unnecessary determinable factors which might cause her plans to go downhill.

' To catch someone like her, I will have to take such risks as well,' Mo Qiang thought in her head as she looked at Madam Lian who acted as if she was pondering over her terms but Mo Qiang had a long sense that she was Madam Lian was very much satisfied with her terms.

" Are you sure? Will you truly not try to pull out once you lose?" Madam Lian was quite confident that she was going to win which was why she looked at Mo Qiang and reconfirmed whether or not she will honour her terms.

" Of course," Mo Qiang nodded with a beaming smile as she patted Wen Gui on the back of his hand when she saw that he was getting anxious. "It is not a lie, if you don't believe my word then we can sign a contract. If I don't get my things packed and kick myself out of this star then you can call the police on me."

Wen Gui stared at his daughter with exasperation, he knew why she was taking such a risk but there was no need! Even if Madam Lian was to stay in this star, she will sooner or later get kicked out, he was going to do that for sure! There was no need for his daughter to take such risks but when he saw that Mo Qiang was asking him not to interfere, he did not intervene and instead helplessly glared at his wife.

Mo Yan: (Ծ_Ծ) Now what did I do?

Madam Lian thought that it made sense as well which was why she immediately asked her friend to make a contract and send it to her monitor, once the contract was in her inbox, Madam Lian signed it and then handed it to Mo Qiang who finished signing it as well.

" That being done, I hope you will not have any regrets," Madam Lian remarked as she handed Mo Qiang a copy of their contract. She looked at the contract and then added, " For your convenience, I have added three weeks deadline this way no one will be able to question my sincerity and intentions."

As she spoke, Madam Lian acted like she was handing alms to a beggar.

Mo Qiang gave her a fake smile, did she think that mecha core can be awakened in three weeks? Snort. Even seven years were too less to awaken a mecha core and that too of the A quality much less S one and it would take another few more years for the core to be refined.

" Of course, I won't," Mo Qiang took a look at the contract and smiled at Madam Lian. There was no way she was going to regret this because it remained to be seen who was going to lose this duel!

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Mo Qiang's jealousy " Qi Qi, what exactly are you trying to do?" Once Madam Lian was gone, Mo Yan turned to look at Mo Qiang who was uploading the signed document of the contract inside her sky cloud to make sure that Madam Lian will not go back at the end of the duel.



If she went back on her words wouldn't that mean all her hard work will go down the drain? Mo Qiang did not want that.

(╬≖_≖) humph, don't think that just because her temper was good anyone could bully her.

Mo Qiang did not answer her mother at once instead she waited until the contract was uploaded in her sky cloud and only then did she turn to look at Mo Yan and then replied with a shrug, " I am not trying to do anything, if not for Madam Lian accusing me falsely would I have made such a move? I did not do anything like this in the past because I was indeed in the wrong but this time I am not going to back down because I did not do anything wrong."

Even if she was to tell Mo Yan that she was doing this because Madam Lian betrayed them and was actually phishing Mo Yan by using the extreme trust that the latter had in her, Mo Qiang was sure that Mo Yan might not believe her.

There were two reasons for this conclusion of hers, first, even though she was acting like an upright citizen of this damned dead star Mo Yan still did not trust her blindly. This was something that Mo Qiang understood, after all, if she was in Mo Yan's shoes she too would not have trusted someone like her who was a hooligan for a good twenty years of life and then suddenly started to act like a proper citizen.

The second reason was—— Wen Gui told her that Madam Lian had once saved Mo Yan in the past, this was something that Mo Qiang did not trust at all, for that selfish woman to put her life in danger only to save Mo Yan—— it sort of left a bitter taste in her mouth. Unfortunately, Mo Yan believed Madam Lian which was why even if she was to try to break this trust Mo Qiang was sure that it will not snap so easily.

If she needed to break this trust, she will have to do it very carefully and after taking proper measures. She looked at the three spirits who were hovering at her head and her eyes flickered, she still needed to teach these little things how to use a computer before the three-week deadline was up!

And more importantly, she also has to learn how to summon the driving force of the core and condense it into a physical form.

There was a hell lot of work that she needed to do! There was no time to waste!

" Qi Qi——" Mo Yan wanted to say something but then she was interrupted by Wen Gui who glared at her and then said, " All right why are you poking your nose in the matter now? When you needed to speak, you were silent then you might as well stay silent till the end!" As he spoke, he suddenly started to get angrier by the minute before he snapped, " If you were any good then my daughter would not have to worry like this! It's all because you are incapable!"

" Of what!?" Mo Yan was bewildered, this matter was started by Su Jiu, provoked by Mo Qiang and escalated by Madam Lian and was ended by the cooperation of the two, where did she join the fray? How come she was being blamed for being incapable?

Wen Gui sneered when he saw that his wife was still unaware of everything and snorted, " The fact that you did not even know something so small is enough to tell everyone present in this room just how incapable you are!"

Mo Yan: q(╯ᆺ╰๑) What is the matter with this husband of mine now?

She wanted to ask what was going on but was stopped by Mo Xifeng who pulled her back and then said lightly, " Mother stop speaking you are indeed in the wrong, Daddy Gui is right...you were indeed incapable of handling certain matters which caused this situation to escalate."

Mo Xifeng knew that her mother was a straight woman who was all about strength and muscles.

She had great IQ but her EQ was even worse than her own.

Mo Yan: (◯Δ ◯ ∥) even my daughter???! Just what did I not handle well?

" Xifeng?! Tell Mommy what are you talking about?" Mo Yan asked Mo Xifeng who shook her head and said, " I don't think you will understand even if I was to tell you." With that, she walked out of the office with Wen Gui who shot Mo Yan a disgusted look before turning to look at Mo Qiang as he smiled with a brilliant expression and then said, " Come on Qi Qi. Let's go and eat something, you must be tired after all this ruckus."

With that, he dragged Mo Qiang alone while leaving Mo Yan alone in the office without saying anything further.

" At least tell me what I don't know!?" Mo Yan shouted after her family members who left the office. If they were going to scold her, at least tell her what she did wrong!?

.....

" Here you go, Qi Qi," Wen Gui placed the chicken-flavoured solution in front of Mo Qiang who looked at the transparent liquid which looked like jelly and felt her lips twitch as she sighed and then closed her eyes before she silently ate her meal. Just for now, once she succeeds in selling those corn ears and maple syrup, she will no longer have to suffer like this and there were also those three horned chickens, with them here she will be able to open another route to earn money.

As Mo Qiang thought about the money which will soon start falling into her lap, the jelly-like solution no longer felt as tasteless as it did before.

Mo Qiang jealousy ——2 After eating her breakfast, Mo Qiang went up to the second floor to look for Mo Xifeng when she ran into Xie Jie who seemed to be talking to someone on the phone. When he saw her coming, Mo Qiang noticed the darkening of his eyes and immediately moved to the side. What was this? Why was he still glaring at her like this? It wasn't as if she was making any trouble with him anymore. Was she?



Mo Qiang felt wronged but she did not say anything to Xie Jie who was looking at her with that sharp, chilling gaze of his. Instead, she intended to walk past him silently but was stopped by Xie Jie who suddenly put his call on hold and then turned to look at her as he asked, " Did you really not assault, Master Su?"

Mo Qiang: Did she really look that desperate huh?

" Of course, I did not!" Mo Qiang replied with an angry snort as she turned to look at Xie Jie who was looking at her with a frown on his face, seeing that he was not even close to believing her, Mo Qiang rolled her eyes and then said with an annoyed expression, " If you don't believe then why are you even bothering yourself by asking? It's clear that you have not even an ounce of trust in me."

As soon as she finished speaking a mocking glint rose in Xie Jie's eyes as he turned to face Mo Qiang completely before taking a step closer to Mo Qiang which caused Mo Qiang to take a step backwards.

" Heh, you of all people are talking about trust now?" He sneered as he took his glasses off and then started rolling his sleeves.

What? What was going on with this mer now? Why was he cornering her like this? Was he going to fight her now?

Mo Qiang stepped back as she looked at Xie Jie whose favourability points were getting dangerously shaken up and heard a warning in her head.

[ Xie Jie is enraged please try your best to calm him down!]

When Mo Qiang saw the warning she knew that this was not a motherfcking drill, she was seriously in huge trouble which was why before she could be pushed into a corner she did something stupid.

With her hands raised she grasped Xie Jie's face which was getting dangerously close to her and then said in a hurried voice, " I have no idea what made you angry but as a law-abiding citizen I will let you know that murder is against the law and you will not look good in black if I die and you become a widower. I know many would say that you look dashing in black with that black hair and blue eyes of yours but it is really contrasting in my eyes, I think you should try for some lighter shades! You can only wear those heartwarming colours when I am alive, do you want to wear black for three years I think you shouldn't—— that colour is terrible on you!"

" And if you excuse me, I am really busy!"

As soon as she finished speaking Mo Qiang pushed Xie Jie away and then turned around before running into Mo Xifeng's room.

She was in such a hurry that she pushed Shao Hui who was coming out of the storeroom aside and shouted, " Emergency, coming through. There is a high possibility of blood loss! So get out of the way."

Shao Hui, who was pushed to the side stumbled and looked at Mo Qiang who was running inside Mo Xifeng's room and muttered, " What is wrong with her now?"

Why was his wife, even more, weirder than she was when she used to be half drunk? But as turned to look at Xie Jie who was standing at the corner of the corridor with a cold expression, comprehension dawned on him as he too turned on his heels and remarked in a soft voice, " She was indeed right, there are really chances for a bloody calamity."

....

" Sister Qiang?" Mo Xifeng was taking off her shirt to wipe her body and was halfway through it when she suddenly heard the door of her room opening in a hurry before getting slammed loudly. The slam was so loud that Mo Xifeng couldn't ignore the intruder even if she wanted to, she turned to look at Mo Qiang who was standing at the door with her back pressed against it and couldn't help but furrow her brows. " Is something wrong?"

" Uh huh, that second brother-in-law of yours—— Oh my god, you have abs?" Mo Qiang was halfway through her response when she turned to look at Mo Xifeng who was half naked and suddenly felt another round of jealousy followed by a set of complaints being written and mentally transmitted to the heavens. What kind of sh*tty reincarnation was this? Why was it that not only she was not given beauty but even a delectable body was snatched from her?

Mo Xifeng had abs and she had flab? What kind of justice was this?!

" You do know that your complaints will get rejected right?" Xiao Jiao as an angel was able to read the complaints which were written and sent to the heavens by Mo Qiang and remarked casually. "Not having abs doesn't lie in the criteria of important complaints."

" You do not know how important abs are!" Mo Qiang roared in her head as she enviously pulled a handkerchief in her heart as she gazed at Mo Xieng whose waist was much more snatching than her entire seductive charm! No wonder those three mers were attracted to this sister of hers, with that strong waist alone she can pull women and mers without even trying!

As Mo Qiang thought about how unfair the world was, she raised her hands and squeezed her flabby belly. Why —— she went through heaven and hell but still couldn't get abs? Just how difficult was it? Was it even more difficult than reincarnating or what?

She wanted answers damn it!

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A sadistMo Xifeng was speechless as she wore her shirt back and then turned to look at her sister before she asked, " Did you need something sister?"There must be a reason for Mo Qiang to barge inside her room right?



When Mo Qiang heard Mo Xifeng's question, she cleared her throat and then straightened up as she said, "You heard about the duel right?"

"...."

" I was inside the office with everyone, so I believe it's impossible for me not to hear anything," Mo Xifeng replied with a cold voice as she tucked a silver strand of her hair behind her ear and then turned to look at Mo Qiang and asked, " But why are you are asking me this, sister Qiang?" As she spoke her blue gem-like eyes suddenly narrowed as she said, " Don't tell me that you are not confident about winning this duel?"

When Mo Xifeng heard Mo Qiang accept the challenge, she thought that she was capable of dealing with Madam Lian which was why she agreed with the duel but if so why was Mo Qiang suddenly bringing up this matter?

Mo Qiang snapped her fingers as she said with a cheeky expression," Bingo, you are correct."

"...."

"...."

The two of them looked at each other for a long while before Mo Xifeng nodded to herself and then spoke slowly, " I see good luck." With that, she turned on her heels and headed towards the balcony as if she was thinking of jumping off it before doing the same at the chasm where poisonous gases flowed like magma but was stopped by Mo Qiang who caught her collar and pulled her back as she exclaimed, " Wait! Why are you going to the balcony, things are not so serious that you would need to jump off the cliff."

Mo Xifeng felt her brows twitch as she turned to look at her sister with a helpless and exasperated look on her face. Things were not as serious?

Her life was on the line and this sister of hers was saying that things were not that serious.

She was absent from Mo Qiang's side only because she had something else to do, in fact, she wanted to follow Mo Qiang but after the incident at the dimension, her sister was really wary towards her which was why she thought that it was better for her to stay at home and not leave with Mo Qiang lest she became a hindrance at work for her.

If possible she wouldn't have done that but Mo Xifeng knew that she could not push herself on Mo Qiang not after losing her temper like that because of this she started to train even harder to control herself and her emotions because she did not wish to lose her temper ever again as she did in the dimension and make Mo Qiang suspicious of her.

Coincidentally, so many things happened on the very same day when she was not following her, it was as if both Mo Qiang and Madam Lian were waiting for her to stop following Mo Qiang such that they can find trouble with each other.

But then she thought about how Madam Lian was going against Mo Qiang during the hunt and how her sister was now acting sensible and knew that such a rift was bound to happen.

It made sense though after all, Madam Lian was always ruthless towards those who were of no use to her.

However, when Mo Qiang accepted Madam Lian's challenge, Mo Xifeng thought that her sister had a plan but now she was telling her that she was not even confident! Then why did she act all smug in the office and said those big words?! Wasn't she scared of being smacked on her face on the day of the duel?

Was this a place to mess around?

If she did not know that Mo Qiang was a changed person, she would have thought that she was just being naughty to attract the attention of their mother, after all a person's nature can be changed but their instincts they will stay the same. But if that was the case then Mo Qiang would not have taken such a bet instead she would have thrown a tantrum.

What was more Mo Xifeng knew that Mo Qiang did not have much affection for their mother in fact it would be right to say that she liked to stay as far as possible from Mo Yan now.

And Mo Xifeng knew that her sister was too confident to the point where she could not call it acting naughty.

It was as if she did everything deliberately, Su Jiu might have thrown her off the loop but she did not let Madam Lian take any more advantage other than having the first hit.

But if Mo Qiang was deliberate then why was she telling her that she was not confident about this duel and more importantly what was with this strange calmness of her? She was going to fight a B-rank mecha morph, wasn't she a bit too serene for someone who was without a plan?

No matter how much Mo Xifeng bullied her mind she could not understand Mo Qiang's intentions. After all, she was someone who jumped in the fight when she was certain about victory or at least had a plan but Mo Qiang ...did not seem to have one.

Mo Qiang looked at Mo Xifeng whose expression was changing again and again and finally could not help but speak up, " What is with that reaction f yours? Just because I said that I am not confident, you were thinking of jumping into the chasm? Isn't that what was going on in your head?"

"...."

" What else do you want me to do?" Mo Xifeng straightened up as she shook Mo Qiang's hold on her collar and then looked at her with pursed lips. " I asked you whether or not you were confident and you said you were not, is there anything that I missed?"

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A sadist ——2" No, you did not," Mo Qiang begrudgingly replied as she crossed her arms in front with a frown.



" If I did not miss anything then does it not mean that after three weeks, our family is going to be thoroughly embarrassed? You spoke so big in front of Madam Lian just a few hours ago, she will not leave this matter as it is...if I am not wrong she will make it as much hyped up as possible, which means that not only the netizens of the dead star but even those including the imperial star will witness our embarrassment?" Mo Xifeng spoke in a rapid-fire motion as she sighed and then added, " If I am going to die after jumping in the chasm after three weeks due to embarrassment why not now?"

"...."

" You are reacting so over the top just because I said that I was not confident? Don't you think you are overreacting?" Mo Qiang questioned as she looked at the stoic sister of hers with disbelief etched on her face. Can someone pinch her? Why else did she feel like she was the only one who was sane at the moment even Mo Yan was sighing throughout the entire breakfast.

Mo Xifeng looked at Mo Qiang like she had gone crazy and then replied, " To a mecha morph, their pride is the most important thing even more so than their life."

Forgive her, she forgot that this sister of hers was a straight-laced woman. Looks like she needed to teach some emotional value to her sister first.

Mo Qiang rolled her eyes as she looked at the woman in front of her and then said with an affronted voice, " Why do you have to put your pride first? Is your pride more important than me? Wait don't answer. I did not ask you a question I was simply making a general remark."

She held up a hand when she saw that Mo Xifeng has opened her mouth to reply to her. As soon as she stopped Mo Xifeng, the latter pursed her lips and did not speak only then did Mo Qiang huff and then continued speaking,

"... what I wanted to say was that why is it that you have to put your pride first? Should you not be worried about me? You should be fussing over me and coming up with plans to help me." Mo Qiang shook her head in disappointment as if she was very much upset with the way her child was acting.

Mo the disappointing child Xifeng: "...."

" Why do I need to reach like that?" Mo Xifeng frowned shouldn't her sister be the one who should be worked up about her safety more than anyone else?

" Because you are my sister," she paused and added with a pondering look, " My aide as well."

As the child of a mer concubine, Mo Xifeng did not have the right to take control of the position of the Mo family's heir and could only work as Mo Qiang's aide unless Mo Yan was to kick Mo Qiang out of her will and position.

Mo Xifeng's expression changed as she parted her lips and in a voice which was colder than her usual voice said, " I cannot help you cheat, sister Qiang."

A frown was etched on Mo Qiang's forehead as she looked at Mo Xifeng and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Was she saying that she cannot help her in the training? But how was that cheating? It was just giving a temporary buff, right?

" Mind you, a temporary buff is also cheating," Xiao Jiao remarked as she looked down at Mo Qiang who raised her finger and pressed it to her lips as she said,

" Shh, as long as we don't tell anyone. No one shall know anything."

Xiao Jiao: "...." No, that's not—— forget it. Whatever floats her boat as long as she stays alive that's enough.

" I think that sister might be thinking of using me as your aide on the day of the duel but I am afraid that I cannot intervene in the duel. This is something that was reinstated by the Empress herself and she was the one who stated and wrote down the fair and just rules of a duel."

"It is supposed to be the fairest and most clean way of solving conflict, which is why any act of cheating is like a slap on the face of the Empress and we can be executed for that along with our entire family. Therefore, I am afraid that I do not have the power to help sister on the day of the duel, once you set foot on the ground of the duel, you will be on your own until one of you submit, even Mother will not be able to help you."

Mo Xifeng explained the rules of the duel which knocked on the head of Mo Qiang making her speechless once again. What terrible rules, if caught cheating, say bye-bye to your precious head?

The Empress must be a sadist!

However, it was a good thing that she did not have any plan of cheating which was why Mo Qiang smirked and then said, " What about before?"

" I beg your pardon?"

" I meant to say, why not teach me how to use my core and condense it into summoning a weapon like you summoned your sword?" Mo Qiang explained as she pointed to the right arm of Mo Xifeng which she condensed and morphed into a long mechanical sword which can slice anything.

She thought that Mo Xifeng will not refuse her and simply agree with her suggestion which was why she parted her lips and then said, " We can start the training from tomorrow onwards, you can teach me how to summon the energy inside my core out of my body first before condensing it, what do you say?"

Mo Qiang was confident that her sister will agree to this request which was why she looked at Mo Xifeng with a shiny pair of eyes but then she heard Mo Xifeng look at her with a cold expression as she spat out one word,

" No."

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The Empress wants to say something!

The Empress: I will let you know soon how much of a sadist I am my dear future daughter-in-law.

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Mo Xifeng's weaknessMo Qiang frowned when she heard the response of her little sister, her brows which were sitting calmly on her forehead jumped all the way to the sky as she echoed, " No? But why, is it against the rules of the duel as well?"



What kind of sh*tty duel system was this? She was not even allowed to train with a genius mecha morph? How can this be!? Even the colleges of her time allowed the students to revise as much as they wanted before they entered the college entrance exams.

An awkward expression etched on Mo Xifeng's face as she pursed her lips and replied, "That's not it."

"Then what is it?" If there was no such rule why was this girl not willing to help her? Mo Qiang could not help but wonder in her mind.

Mo Xifeng sighed as the cold expression on her face turned even stiffer as she replied, " Because what you are asking for is not something that can be done in days, it is all right to use your core's powers from within but condensing and using it to create a weapon is not that easy. Sometimes people who don't know better would end up getting their arms or other limbs blown up."

She was not exaggerating, only those who learned how to use the core for years could condense its energy to form a weapon, even she needed at least two years before she could summon her sword without causing extreme heat surging inside her right arm.

Mo Qiang's core awakened just a few weeks ago, she was still learning how to use it there was no way she would be able to use its energy in the form of an exterior weapon.

' If I teach her then there might be a possibility of her getting extremely hurt,' Mo Xifeng thought in her head as she pursed her lips. This was something that Mo Xifeng did not wish to do which was why she did not listen to the request of her sister which was presented in front of her.

" Are you sure you will not teach me?" Mo Qiang furrowed her brows, in fact, she did think that there was a problem with the plan which she came up with but she had already thought of a way to deal with it as well! There was no need for Mo Xifeng to worry about her as long as she agrees there was more than one way to solve this matter.

" I am sure," Mo Xifeng answered with a nod, her eyes filled with determination. It wasn't that she wished to make things difficult for Mo Qiang but condensing the energy of a core was not a small thing, in case something went wrong Mo Qiang's life might end up getting endangered.

If that happened then Wen Gui might really not forgive her...

Mo Xifeng's eyes dimmed as she lowered her head and did not raise her head to look at Mo Qiang before releasing a heavy breath as she said, " If this is all sister wanted to talk about then you should go back to your room now?"

" No, I still want to—— hey, are you pushing me?" Mo Qiang was stunned when she realized that Mo Xifeng was pushing her out of the room, no matter what she was still the elder sister how can Mo Xifeng treat her like this, a helpless look flashed in her eyes as she parted her lips and then started to haggle, " Sweetie, if you don't want to teach me how to condense the energy, you can at least teach me how to——"

Bang!

The door of Mo Xifeng's room was shut close with Mo Qiang standing outside who looked at the shut door with her lips set in thin line as she looked at the closed door and raised her hands to bang on the oval-shaped metallic door. " Mo Xifeng! Sister did not raise you to do something so evil like this! Sister is heartbroken!"

She thought that Mo Xifeng's heart will go soft if she cried like this but the girl was as heartless as ever.

" Damn, now what!" Mo Qiang cursed as she raised her hands and then banged them on the door with a loud thud causing Yin Fu who was sitting in the room next to hers to jump in fright as he rushed out of his room and looked at Mo Qiang who was standing outside Mo Xifeng's room with a dejected look on her face with half of her back bending forward as her chin touched her bosom.

Seeing her like this, Yin Fu was startled as he parted his lips and carefully called out, " Qi...Qiang, what is the matter?"

"It's nothing——" Halfway through her reply, Mo Qiang paused as she raised her head and looked at Yin Fu with a sly glint flashing in her eyes. If she was not wrong then Yin Fu who has been interested in Mo Xifeng for a long time must be well aware of everything about Mo Xifeng, right? If so, maybe he might be able to help her a little.

As she thought of this, her eyes fell on the favourability points which were displayed on top of Yin Fu's head and her lips curled in a smile as she straightened up and then looked at Yin Fu.

" W..What is the matter?" Yin Fu felt a shudder climb up on his spine as he looked at Mo Qiang who was now walking towards him with a gentle smile on her face which was very similar to the smile of those bad women who kidnapped little kids.

" Mister Yin, I suppose we can have some heart-to-heart conversation," Mo Qiang raised her hand and then patted Yin Fu on the shoulder as she came to a stop in front of Yin Fu. " I am sure this way we will have a better chance of getting close to each other what do you say?"

Since this mer had schemed against her predecessor in the past, there was nothing wrong if she was to scheme against him a little.

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