The Favored Little Peasant Seizes the Heroine's Script!-Chapter 474 - 436: Simple and Direct (Part 2)

"Princess Jiafu, you are indeed clever, I am impressed!"

After listening to Yuan Bao’s discourse, Mu Lin’s expression changed subtly but appropriately.

Yuan Bao closed her eyes, not responding to Mu Lin’s flattery.

She initially thought she had guessed correctly, but Mu Lin’s reaction left her feeling somewhat less confident.

Although Yuan Bao considered herself very intelligent, she didn’t see herself as the smartest person in the world.

Besides, what good is it to be the smartest person in the world anyway?

As the saying goes, "Two heads are better than one."

"Jiaojiao, don’t waste your energy on this!"

Wei Wushang, seeing Yuan Bao frowning and contemplating, gently patted her arm and said, "Whatever plan or scheme he has, if the person is dead, then everything is settled!"

This was Wei Wushang’s way of dealing with things.

Perhaps, this had always been the way of the Wei Family.

Yuan Bao glanced at Wei Wushang and thought of the way Mrs. Wei Shen had dealt with Sheng Xueyi back then—so simple and crude.

"Uncle, I’ll leave it to you then!"

After pondering a bit, Yuan Bao felt that Wei Wushang’s method was indeed quite good.

No matter what scheme you have, once you’re dead, your schemes die with you.

Even if you leave behind some contingencies, without someone to control them, all those schemes and plans are destined to come to nothing.

"Wei Wushang, is this how all the members of the Wei Family are so despicable and shameless?"

Hearing Yuan Bao and Wei Wushang so casually decide his life and death, Mu Lin finally lost his composure.

He had come to Yunyang City with his own plans.

To exact revenge, he parted from his family members exiled to Lingnan and went to Great Yin, secretly meeting with the Great Yin Emperor. What he sought was revenge, nothing else.

And to seek revenge, he had to weaken the state of Daxia.

Daxia was strong; it was not so easily weakened.

But as the former Princely Heir of Marquis Wugong, and a deeply hidden genius, Mu Lin was well-aware of Daxia’s situation.

He knew very well that to weaken Daxia, one must start with the Wei Family.

The Wei Family was only second to the royal family in Daxia.

Moreover, the descendants of the Wei Family were scattered throughout Daxia, with many holding military power.

If Emperor Xia lost trust in the Wei Family, or if the Wei Family harbored resentment towards the royal family, it would dramatically weaken Daxia’s overall strength.

After a detailed and meticulous investigation, Mu Lin thought of a good breakthrough point.

Start with the daughters of the Wei Family.

He aimed at Wei Qiqi, purely because of her relationship with Yuan Bao, not because of Sheng Xueyi.

In fact, from the moment he knew Sheng Xueyi had died, Mu Lin never thought of avenging her. Because when the Marquis Wugong Mansion fell, the Sheng Family subtly hinted that the engagement was void.

In such circumstances, Sheng Xueyi expressing her feelings to Mu Lin was not appreciated by him, in Mu Lin’s eyes, Sheng Xueyi’s behavior was disgraceful.

A woman with no self-respect, to Mu Lin, was nothing.

As the saying goes, "A wife is wed, a concubine may stray."

Sheng Xueyi’s actions were, at best, equivalent to being Mi Lin’s maidservant. In this world, a maidservant could be given away at a whim!

Sadly, Sheng Xueyi knew nothing of this.

"In your eyes, our Wei Family is indeed despicable and shameless."

"But so what?"

"The Wei Family does things with a clear conscience!"

"Besides, since you chose to be an enemy of the Wei Family, do you think I should treat you kindly?"

Wei Wushang looked at the visibly changed Mu Lin and thought this Princely Heir of Marquis Wugong must be out of his mind.

Since you’re enemies, why bother talking about morality and justice?

Only a dead enemy is a good enemy.

Does it matter what method is used to eliminate a foe?

The natural answer is that it doesn’t matter!

Some things do not require concern for the result, the process suffices.

But for some things, the process doesn’t matter, results are crucial.

"Wei Wushang, if you are a man, then duel me fair and square!"

"Provocation won’t work!"

Wei Wushang rolled his eyes at Mu Lin, "Everyone must bear the consequences of their actions."

"When you take others for fools, you are the fool!"

Wei Wushang finished speaking and no longer looked at Mu Lin, but turned to his beloved wife and said, "Jiaojiao, let’s go, there is no need to look at him any longer!"

"Wait!"

Seeing Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao preparing to leave, Mu Lin was genuinely anxious.

In that moment, he regretted his past actions.

If he had known earlier that the Wei Family were so unprincipled, even if his brain was caught in a door or kicked by a mule, he would never have personally come here.

In fact, his schemes against the Wei Family did not necessarily require his personal involvement.

As long as he found a decent young talent, he could start planning slowly. But such maneuvers would take much more time, which did not align with the grand promises he made to the Great Yin Emperor.

To achieve the desired goal as early as possible, Mu Lin chose to take risks.

However, just as his plan was beginning to unfold, he was caught.

The worst part was, the old servant who used to be incredibly loyal to their Mu Family betrayed them without hesitation.

"Is there anything else?"

Wei Wushang stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Mu Lin.

"I... don’t want to die!"

"I want to live!"

"I want to restore the Mu Family!"

"My father was wronged, I want to clear his name!"

Mu Lin looked at the paused Wei Wushang and spoke in a deep voice, "Give me a chance, and I will prove my worth!"

"Sorry, there’s no need!"

Wei Wushang, without much thought, gave an answer that left Mu Lin utterly hopeless.