"Mad Dog?"
Young Master Wang noticed their nickname for Mu Jinyu and immediately realized that the other party probably wasn't someone of significant prestige, otherwise they wouldn't have been insulted by Young Master Zhou and the others like this.
Thus, with a thought, he said, "If that's the case, after the mourning ceremony ends, I'll help you teach him a lesson!"
He was reminded of the admonition from his father a few days ago when news of the Old Dragon King's death had just spread in the Capital City.
His father had told him that the Old Dragon King of Dragon King Hall had died, but the new Tiance True Dragon had not yet been determined. It seemed they were not planning to choose from among the Seven Great Hall Masters this time. He told him to try if he had the chance to become the Tiance True Dragon of Dragon King Hall.
Therefore, these past few days, Young Master Wang had been currying favor with the major figures of various big families in Capital City, so that they would support him in his quest to claim the position of Tiance True Dragon, adding more force to his endeavor.
Other top-grade and second-grade figures had almost all been persuaded by him. Originally, he had planned to come over today and recruit Young Master Zhou and his cohort, and seeing them beaten up like this presented a good opportunity.
Young Master Wang didn't care whether it was Young Master Zhou and his people who had first antagonized Mu Jinyu. After all, it was just dealing with an insignificant character.
Being a stepping stone for his own success in becoming the Tiance True Dragon would be considered fortunate for such a minor character.
When Young Master Zhou and his group heard Young Master Wang's words, they originally intended to say that it was just a minor character and there was no need for Young Master Wang to go to great lengths...
But soon after, they noticed the unusual expression on Young Master Wang's face. They guessed that he probably wanted to take this opportunity to rally them. Already inclined to ally themselves with him, they eagerly agreed, going with the flow.
...
The calculations of several leading figures outside the funeral hall were unknown to Mu Jinyu.
After dealing with these few delusional toads who wanted to eat swan meat, he cast their matters out of his mind and walked slowly towards the hall where the Old Dragon King's body lay, with a somber expression.
At that moment, the queue to pay respects to the Old Dragon King was still long. After one person paid respects and left, another would step forward to continue, seemingly endless.
"You go get in line. Why are you running up there?"
"Hey, this isn't just any regular funeral. Young man, don't mess around and bring disaster upon yourself!"
"..."
A few people queuing up at the door saw that Mu Jinyu was not planning to line up and was walking straight into the hall. They lowered their voices and shouted at him.
They did not dare to scold Mu Jinyu too loudly, not because they were afraid of Mu Jinyu, but because they were concerned about disrupting the order and being thrown out by the people of the Su family!
Mu Jinyu shook his head slightly and said, "I don't need to queue."
Then he walked inside.
Seeing this, the people revealed looks of ridicule. He didn't need to queue?
Who did he think he was? One of those old chiefs, or the descendant of an old comrade of the Old Dragon King, who could have priority in paying respects?
Seeing how arrogant Mu Jinyu was, they advised him no further and just waited for him to be driven out by Su Zijin once he reached the coffin.
However, to their surprise, after Mu Jinyu walked in, he caused a slight commotion.
Su Zijin and his group not only didn't confront this rule-breaking young man with cold faces asking him to leave, but they seemed very agitated instead.
And in the following conversation, they seemed to hear...
This young man was actually the missing grandson of the Old Dragon King?!
The crowd gasped in astonishment.
It was clear that in the Capital City, another top young master had emerged!
...
Time slowly passed.
By noon,
The long queue of people who had come to mourn the Old Dragon King had already dispersed. There were not many people left in the hall, and after receiving the last mourner, the memorial service finally came to an end.
Shortly afterward, the Old Dragon King's body was taken to be cremated. Accompanied by a wisp of blue smoke, the Old Dragon King, who had made enormous contributions to Huaxia, had left this world forever.
Some time later, after the Old Dragon King's ashes were properly contained, Su Zijin and some relatives from the Su family took them to the Babao Mountain Cemetery.
After busying themselves for so long, it gradually grew late.
Everyone had almost been standing the whole day. Mei Yinxue and Mu Jinyu were fine because they knew martial arts, and this bit of discomfort was nothing for them. But for Su Zijin and the others, who were just ordinary people, it was truly exhausting.
According to the funeral customs, after the entire funeral ceremony was completed, the host family would invite the guests to a meal called "Cleansing wine." This signaled that all funeral rituals had ended and were concluding.
'Cleansing wine" uses the traditional term "cleansing," which means to liberate and remove various sorrows and impurities.
So, although Su Zijin and the others were physically and mentally exhausted, they still mustered the strength to host and serve the visiting friends and relatives who had traveled from afar.
By the time the Cleansing wine ended, it was already past ten in the evening.
Fortunately, with Mu Jinyu and Mei Yinxue there to help, it would have been difficult for Su Zijin and Uncle Fu alone to entertain everyone.
After settling down the relatives who had come from other places to the Capital City, Su Zijin and the others got into the car, which Uncle Fu drove towards the Su Family Old House courtyard.
"Phew, I'm exhausted."
Seated, Gu Xiyan lazily stretched her waist and then lightly punched Mu Jinyu, complaining, "Where have you been these last few days? We couldn't reach you and were worried to death about you."
Mei Yinxue, Wen Rou, and Su Zijin, upon hearing Gu Xiyan's question, also curiously turned their gazes towards Mu Jinyu.
When Mu Jinyu had arrived at the funeral home earlier that day, there were too many people around, so it wasn't appropriate to ask where Mu Jinyu had run off to, to avoid gossip and embarrassment.
But now that the Old Dragon King's funeral was finally over and there were no outsiders around, they wanted to know where Mu Jinyu had gone.
Mu Jinyu looked at their concerned expressions, tugged at the corner of his mouth, and managed a faint smile, saying, "I went out to clear my mind. I'm sorry for worrying you."
Seeing that Mu Jinyu didn't want to elaborate, Gu Xiyan and the others didn't press further.
Afterward, Gu Xiyan felt her feet were sore and really wanted to rub them to ease the fatigue, especially after standing all day.
However, she only massaged her ankles a bit because, in front of everyone, she felt too embarrassed to take off her shoes.
Although Gu Xiyan knew she didn't have smelly feet, it would still be too rude to do so.
If it had been just Wen Rou and her, she wouldn't have minded as much, but Su Zijin, her mother-in-law, was still there.
Mu Jinyu, noticing her discomfort, had a flash of sympathy in his eyes and then said, "Let me give you a massage to ease the fatigue."
Without waiting for a response, he took Gu Xiyan's calf, pulled off her shoes, and suddenly her slender, delicate feet were resting in his palms.
Gu Xiyan's cheeks flushed red with embarrassment as her delicate feet squirmed in Mu Jinyu's embrace, trying to escape his hold.