Murong Shui roared, "Jing'er, do you not know what day it is today? Why are you still so playful?"
Madam Qi said, "Let him play if he wants. Anyway, it's a happy day, and whatever makes us happy is good."
Thus, under the gaze of everyone, Mo Qi and Xiao Wen walked before Murong Mu.
Just as they were about to announce the wedding ceremony, Murong Jing, covered in wounds, stumbled in.
Everyone was stunned: If Murong Jing was here, then who was at the wedding ceremony?
"Father, it's Mo Qi, he stole my bride!" Murong Jing cried out in anger, his voice choked with tears.
When he woke up from his unconsciousness, Xue Nu had already left the scene, so he still thought that Xue Nu was under the bridal veil.
Murong Shui stood up abruptly, looking at Mo Qi, "How dare you! What do you take our Murong family for, a place where you can run wild?"
Suddenly, everyone looked at Murong Shui with fear in their eyes and retreated one after another.
It turned out that Murong Shui's head had split open from the middle, from the top of his head to the bridge of his nose, his entire head shaped like a cracked mushroom.
His mouth was still intact, so he could still speak.
Since he could speak, it was difficult to notice the abnormality. He was looking around and said, "What's wrong with all of you?"
As soon as Murong Jing crossed the threshold, he collapsed on the ground and pointed at Murong Shui, "Father, your head... it's split open."
Murong Shui angrily retorted, "Nonsense, how could my head split open?"
As he spoke, he touched the top of his head and felt a crack, almost passing out at that moment.
Madam Qi had already fainted.
Murong Huo quietly left.
Murong Shui, being experienced and having been through many battles, calmed himself down slightly and seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Mo Qi and said, "You... you cursed me. Aren't you afraid of the backlash?"
Mo Qi pulled off the bridal veil and smiled, "Such low-level techniques like curses, I wouldn't even deign to use them. What I used is called... Pig Tearing Art!"
"You..." Murong Shui was so enraged that he wanted to spit blood. He quickly mobilized his spiritual power, trying to seal the crack in his head.
However, after trying for a long time, it was all in vain. If spiritual power were not tens of times stronger than mental power, it would be powerless to resist.
But ordinary people could not cultivate mental power, which was also one of the reasons why mental power gradually declined over tens of thousands of years of worldly changes.
The people of the Murong family all followed Murong Shui's lead. Seeing that Murong Shui was suppressed, they were all stunned, staring blankly at Mo Qi, filled with anger but afraid to speak.
Especially Murong Mu, who had been "humiliated" by Mo Qi two years ago. He thought it was an accident at the time and tried to find an opportunity to regain his face. But seeing the current situation, he felt that he would probably never have the chance to regain his face in his lifetime.
His elder brother, Murong Shui, was already at the late stage of Tribulation Crossing. Mo Qi had actually injured him silently. Although it was a sneak attack, the fact that it succeeded meant his strength was not to be underestimated.
Xiao Wen, still wearing the red bridal veil, dared not show her face. Listening to the commotion outside, her body trembled.
Murong Shui was furious and prepared to form a hand seal. Mo Qi said calmly, "I advise you not to move. With just a thought from me, that crack will extend downwards and tear your entire body in half."
Murong Shui was stunned, but he still stubbornly retorted, "Sneaking up on me, what kind of skill is that? Why don't you dare to fight me head-on?"
Mo Qi smiled and said, "I have at least three ways to defeat you, but I'm rather lazy and don't want to exert myself, so I chose a more effortless way to win. Besides, I'm not here to fight you today, I'm here to get the antidote."
"What antidote?" Murong Shui asked.
"Still playing dumb," Mo Qi said with disdain. "If you hadn't poisoned Zhao Xiyun, how could you have threatened Zhao Xixue into marrying Murong Jing?"
Murong Shui snorted coldly, "We have never poisoned anyone from the Zhao family. If you want to find out the truth, you should go ask Zhao Jing."
Mo Qi was taken aback.
He instantly understood that from beginning to end, it was Zhao Jing's scheme.
In other words, to win over the Murong family, he was willing to sell his daughter and poison his own son!
Xiao Wen found it unbelievable and spoke from under the veil, "How dare you slander! My... my father would never do such a thing?"
Murong Shui glanced at her, "It's not necessary to lie to you now. He approached me back then and asked me to poison him, and then threaten you into compliance. But I disdained to use such despicable methods and did not comply. He then went on to poison Zhao Xiyun and told us that we only needed to sit back and reap the benefits. I naturally welcomed getting a daughter-in-law for free and went along with his plan."
Mo Qi looked at Murong Shui, "Then I'll go to the Zhao family and ask. If it was indeed Zhao Jing, I'll come back and seal your head. If not, then you can stay cracked like this."
After saying that, he pulled Xiao Wen and turned to leave.
"Wait!" Murong Shui shouted, "You're just leaving like this? Do you think our Murong family has no one?"
Mo Qi turned back again and said nonchalantly, "Then what do you want?"
Murong Shui said righteously, "No matter what scheme Zhao Jing plays, in the final analysis, Zhao Xixue is my son's lawfully wedded wife. You can leave if you want, but she cannot go anywhere. She can only stay here and go through the wedding ceremony with my son today. If you take her away like this, it's an insult to our entire Murong family. If you want to leave unscathed, ask me if all my Murong family members agree."
He scanned the crowd. Some people were so scared that they retreated, and even Murong Jing was dragging himself backward on the ground for ten feet.
They might not fear death, but this kind of sorcery was too bizarre. How could they go out and see people with their heads split open like this in the future!
There were things in this world more terrifying than death, and this was one of them.
If they had to be split open like this, they might as well have no dignity.
But there were even more people who stepped forward, rubbing their fists and palms, with stern expressions in their eyes.
"Good," Murong Shui saw that he still had followers, took a deep breath, pointed at Xiao Wen, and said resolutely, "If you want to take her away, then today, even if we are shattered to pieces, we will fight you to the death."
Mo Qi smiled and lifted the bridal veil from Xiao Wen's head, "She's not Zhao Xixue. Why are you keeping her?"
Everyone's eyes snapped to Xiao Wen. Several members of the Murong family, including Murong Shui, had seen Xue Nu before. Upon seeing her, their faces immediately turned ashen.
Murong Shui was so enraged that the veins on his face bulged, "You... you... then you won't leave here today! If you want to leave, you have to kill everyone here."
As soon as he finished speaking, many people retreated from the room.
Mo Qi also suddenly raised his voice, "Then let's start with you. I don't mind turning this place into a river of blood."
The atmosphere became tense, on the verge of erupting.
At this moment, a servant from outside announced loudly, "The Li family, Li Chunyu, Li Xingyuan, Li Xinglan have arrived."
There was an uproar in the room.
The faces of Murong Mu, Murong Shui, and other members of the Murong family turned pale.
Li Xingyuan of the Li family was the Hall Master of the Seventh Tier Divine Fire Hall.
The Li family, the Song family, and the Zhao family had always been suppressed by the four great families and were unwilling to accept it. They were always causing trouble, and whenever they had the chance, they would sow discord, fan the flames, and stab people in the back.
In the past, the Li family, the Song family, and the Zhao family were as close as a pair of pants, often colluding to cause trouble.
But it was a superficial friendship, and they turned on each other as soon as they fell out. Later, these three families broke up and went their separate ways, but they were always looking for loopholes in the four great families, waiting for an opportunity to strike and achieve a comeback.
The Li family had been particularly active recently because the structure of the four great families had changed. Li Xingyuan looked around and saw that the strength of the four great families had been weakened. Now, only Dugu Sheng of the Dugu family could match him. He wanted to keep a low profile, but his strength wouldn't allow it!
The arrival of the Li family at this time must mean they had heard some rumors and had come to stir up trouble.
If Li Xingyuan saw the current situation, he would definitely make a big fuss, and the Murong family's scandal would be exposed to him.
Murong Shui stood dejectedly. He had completely fallen today.
Murong Mu ordered Murong Jin to go out immediately and stabilize the Li family first.
Then he turned to Murong Shui, "How about we let this girl pretend to go through the wedding ceremony with Jing'er, and cover her with the veil? How would he know who it is?"
Murong Shui shook his head, "That won't do. He came here to mock us, so he will definitely find a way to make her reveal the veil."
Murong Mu was momentarily stunned.
"Let's think of another approach," a weak voice said from the crowd.
Everyone looked towards the source of the voice, and it turned out to be Murong Yanran.
Before anyone could ask, "What method do you have?" Murong Yanran said eagerly, "I'll also put on the wedding dress," and pointed at Mo Qi, "and pretend to go through the wedding ceremony with him. As long as our Murong family is holding a wedding today, he can't say anything bad. Then our Murong family's dignity will be preserved."
Silence fell, and the air froze.
Murong Shui fell into thought. Clearly, he felt that this was not a bad idea.
Murong Mu immediately cursed, "You damned girl, get back! Have you no shame?"
Murong Yanran took a step back, but her eyes showed no fear, "I said it's a pretend wedding ceremony, not a real one."
The guests began to discuss, "I think this is a good idea, it's the best of both worlds."
"Not a single drop of the wedding wine on this table has been touched. If the Murong family doesn't have a wedding, how can we have the nerve to eat the wedding wine?"
"Most importantly, how will our Murong family members go out and see people in the future? They held a wedding and had their bride snatched away. They'll be scolded when they go out."
"Yes, even if they get married today and break off the engagement tomorrow, it would be understandable."
Mo Qi was stunned for a moment. He had originally intended to get the antidote and leave, but who would have thought that in a moment, the situation would change so drastically, with one problem after another arising.
It would be difficult to extricate himself today!
Regardless, as long as no blood was shed, everything else could be discussed.
Let's seal the man's head first. Since he wasn't the one who poisoned him, such punishment was a bit excessive. As for whether to turn hostile later, that was a matter for later.
So he quietly activated his mental power, slowly sealing the crack on Murong Shui's head.
Murong Shui was frowning in thought when he suddenly felt a strange sensation on his head. He touched it and found that the crack had closed. He then cast a grateful look at Mo Qi and said, "Since this matter was caused by you, then we can only ask you to help us with this."