470 Old Lady’s Persecution (1/2)

Dugu Xiao Yi had returned to her original slim figure behind the Old Lady. However, she stuck out her tongue, and gave a meaningful look as soon as she saw Jun Mo Xie. She had indicated; [be careful.]

”That is Jun Mo Xie? Stand up in front of this old woman! Let me see what sort of a hero has made my granddaughter so crazy and rebellious!” The Old Lady came from the back and stood in front of Jun Mo Xie. She then started to look around in search for the lowly swindler who had cheated her granddaughter.

Jun Mo Xie started to sweat. [I had always heard that the Dugu Family is a den of troublemakers. And, those rumors weren't without reason. Even this Old Lady is so doughty! It wouldn't have been easy for Dugu Xiao Yi to grow up in such an environment. In fact, it would've been hard for her to not be bold…]

He had no choice but to stand up and say, ”That youngster is me.”

”Oh… And, is that Tang Yuan?” the Old Lady asked.

The ”youngster” Fatty hurriedly bowed in reply.

The Old Lady smiled slightly, ”The capital's new God of Wealth is extraordinary!”

[Huh? Capital's God of Wealth? Fatty's got a trendy nickname…] Jun Mo Xie was stumped. He then angrily glared at the grinning Tang Yuan. It wasn't surprising that Fatty had become well-known due to the Aristocratic Hall. Moreover, his social status had also increased many-fold. Therefore, the title of 'God of Wealth' wasn't baseless to be honest…

Jun Mo Xie cursed in silence as the Old Lady waved her hand, ”You seven brats go outside and play with Young Master Tang. There's no work for you here. And, be a good host to your guest!”

The seven ”Heroes and Legends” hastily agreed, and escorted Fatty out. The speed of their movements could be called 'fast and urgent'. In fact, it seemed like they were being chased by a dog…

”Sit down; don't be so formal,” Old Lady Dugu nodded. She then turned, and went to sit at the head-chair besides Dugu Zong Heng. Then, an army of women came and stood behind the Old Lady. However, those daughter-in-laws were watching and observing the Young Master very carefully. After all, they were curious about the ill-reputed Young Master who had bewitched their little girl, and had made her fall head over heels.

It was particularly true for the lady on the old woman's left. She was glaring at him without end.

Dugu Zong Heng and Dugu Wu Di had lost their fierce mannerisms when the Old Lady had arrived. In fact, they had become silent out of fear, and hadn't dared to speak loudly since.

”Jun Mo Xie… Er… this youngster looks very good. Very good… He's an attractive young man,” the Old Lady praised. She then turned her head, and spoke to the others, ”His nose, and his eyes… are placed like that of a mannequin.”

The other women nodded in agreement.

A black line spread on Jun Mo Xie's face. [Huh? Can these words be considered a compliment to a person's appearance? It suddenly seems that I'm not a man… I'm a mannequin that resembles a man. And, what's with the eyes and the nose? That's where a nose is supposed to be. Would this place be occupied by ears instead? Are they complementing me… or disparaging me?]

”Ah… Jun Mo Xie… you brat. You've already brought this matter about. So, I now wish to know what you plan to do with my Xiao Yi,” Old Lady Dugu spoke-up in a very direct manner. She even saved on the small talk as she straightforwardly raised this extremely sharp and obtuse question. Moreover, she didn't hesitate or avoid the issue…

”What do I plan to do?” Jun Mo Xie was stunned for a second, ”The good lady's words are very startling. I don't even know what I've done. Therefore, I request the Old Lady to kindly explain the specifics of what I've done…?”

”Humph! Your eyebrows and eyes look good. But, your mouth is very crafty. You incited our Xiao Yi to act pregnant in front of everyone that day. Don't you understand the consequences of that?” Old Lady Dugu's face was calm, and her tone was evenly tempered.

”Yes. That incident happened due to a lack of consideration on Miss Dugu's part… Eh…? But, I didn't incite it! I've never done such a thing. I haven't even thought about it. I only saw…” Jun Mo Xie hastily clarified.

However, the Young Master hadn't finished speaking when the Old Lady interrupted, ”I'm also certain that you didn't do it willfully, you brat. But, it doesn't matter if you incited this or not. After all, the girl did it for your sake. Do you deny it?”

Jun Mo Xie had no choice but to nod. In fact, he couldn't even think about denying it.

Young Master Jun had maintained a clear conscience throughout both of his lives. Therefore, denying this point would've tarnished his clear conscience. And, that would've resulted in immense guilt within his psyche.

”This has brought the greatest amount of harm to our Dugu Family's reputation. Don't you know this as well?” the Old Lady shot those aggressive questions back-to-back.

”Yes… But, this is the Dugu Family we're talking about… So, it shouldn't be that serious a matter, right?” Jun Mo Xie frowned slightly.