I was terrified! Raising a colossal star beast in the Beast Taming World

Chapter 265 Mutsuki's Life-or-Death Crisis

Xue Youyou's eyes suddenly sharpened. She was organizing her words, preparing to have a good debate with Muyue, but was interrupted by Meng Tianxiang, who had already been unable to stand it any longer.

When Meng Tianxiang spoke up, her intention was to accuse Xue Youyou of being promiscuous and greedy, and to demand an explanation from her face to face.

As it turned out, the topic was somehow completely steered off course by Xue Youyou and Muyue's back-and-forth banter.

Xue Youyou ignored her core question, avoided the main point, and cleverly shifted the topic to the gossip about Muyue and Manzhu.

Meng Tianxiang was so angry she almost laughed.

She slammed her hand on the table, making the vase jump. "So, why did you two end up sleeping together?!"

Xue Youyou seemed surprised that the old lady would take it so seriously, and blinked her eyes innocently: "I'm innocent, my dear grandmother-in-law. I was just worried that she would run away while I was sleeping, so I had no choice but to sleep with her."

This explanation clearly failed to convince Meng Tianxiang.

Meng Tianxiang sneered, "If you slept with anyone else, even Lin Yan, whom I hate the most, I would turn a blind eye. But it has to be this leader of the Moon Worship Cult—don't you know she's my enemy?"

Faced with Meng Yanqing's grandmother's unfriendly questioning, Xue Youyou maintained a respectful attitude, offering no explanation but instead smiling politely and agreeing readily.

"You've really wronged me. The reason I've been watching Mutsuki constantly, not daring to let her leave my side for even a moment, is precisely so that I can hand her over to you personally once you appear."

Xue Youyou smiled slightly, her tone casual yet not joking, and said, "She's right here. Do with her as you please."

Upon hearing this, Mutsuki immediately glanced at Xue Youyou with a hint of resentment, as if silently scolding her for selling herself off so quickly, calling her a heartless and ungrateful person.

Meng Tianxiang was surprised by Xue Youyou's answer and glanced at her with some disbelief.

The reason she questioned Xue Youyou so directly was mainly to test which side Xue Youyou was currently on.

But the girl's answer was quite interesting.

Xue Youyou seemed to have handed Muyue over to Meng Tianxiang and left her to her own devices, giving the elder face, but in reality, she did not impose any restrictions on Muyue's actions.

In other words, given Meng Tianxiang's strength, she simply couldn't punish Muyue on her own.

If she really wanted to control Mutsuki, she had to swallow her pride and ask Yuki to lend a hand.

This was something that Meng Tianxiang, who was proud by nature and always unwilling to ask for favors, could never say to Mu Yue's face.

Meng Tianxiang took the initiative, launching a scathing critique of Xue Youyou, intending to intimidate the younger woman with her imposing manner. However, Xue Youyou didn't respond, instead casually tossing an even more difficult problem back into her hands.

Now, it is Meng Tianxiang who feels awkward and passive.

She cursed Xue Youyou inwardly for being cunning; despite her young age, she was full of wicked schemes and tricks. This tactic of feigning retreat to advance, while outwardly handing Muyue over to her in a dignified manner, actually showed Muyue's favoritism from beginning to end, leaving her, the elder, in a dilemma.

However, Xue Youyou seemed to have seen through her thoughts, and her next sentence startled Meng Tianxiang even more.

Xue Youyou turned to look at Muyue, a slight smile playing on her lips, and said casually, "If my mother-in-law wants to kill you, could you please not resist?"

Upon hearing this, both Meng Tianxiang and Mu Yue were stunned.

Meng Tianxiang, who had been mentally ranting about Xue Youyou, suddenly felt a jolt of confusion.

Even after living for over a hundred years and witnessing countless storms and human nature, she couldn't immediately understand the true meaning behind Xue Youyou's words.

The only thing she could be sure of was that the hot potato that had originally been thrown at her had now been precisely tossed into Mutsuki's arms.

To resist or not to resist? What kind of question is that?

It didn't seem like they really wanted to kill her, nor did it seem like they wanted to let her go.

Mutsuki frowned slightly. She vaguely realized that this seemingly trivial question might be the real death knell for her after this defeat.

Only by getting through this ordeal will she have the right to live.

After a few seconds of silence, Mutsuki's brows slowly relaxed, and her gaze became calm and firm again.

She raised her head, looking directly at Xue Youyou, her voice calm yet powerful: "Miss Shirayuki, I can refrain from any resistance. But before that, I have a reasonable request, and I hope you will listen to it."

Xue Youyou nodded slightly, her expression a half-smile: "A reasonable request? Then speak quickly."

Muyue turned her head and looked at Meng Tianxiang, her gaze unwavering: "As long as Lord Qingming can swear in the name of a Beast Tamer that she has never directly or indirectly caused the death of an innocent person because of her orders—then I, Muyue, can now atone for the fact that I indirectly caused the sacrifice of Lord Qingming's daughter."

"Suicide is also an option."

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned her gaze back to Xue Youyou.

Xue Youyou neither nodded nor shook her head.

She remained noncommittal, simply turning her gaze to Meng Tianxiang, quietly awaiting her answer.

Meng Tianxiang's face turned extremely ugly in an instant.

She stared intently at Mutsuki, her usually composed eyes now churning with extremely complex emotions. There was hatred, murderous intent, the embarrassment of having her weakness exposed, and a hint of guilt that she herself was unwilling to admit.

The air in the room seemed to freeze.

Xue Youyou stood quietly to the side, her gaze shifting back and forth between the two of them. She didn't interrupt or urge them, but simply waited patiently.

Mutsuki, however, remained as composed as ever. She leaned back in her chair, legs crossed, a bath towel loosely wrapped around her body, her posture so relaxed that it was as if those potentially fatal words hadn't come from her mouth at all.

But only she knew that her fingers, hidden under the bath towel, were clenching slightly.

After a long silence, Meng Tianxiang finally spoke.

Her voice was hoarse, like sandpaper rubbing against a rough stone surface, each word carrying an emotion suppressed to the extreme: "You... you understand me quite well."

Mu Yue smiled slightly, a smile that contained neither mockery nor smugness, but rather a hint of sincere apology: "As the leader of the Moon Worship Cult, it is a basic skill for me to know the background of every member of the Alliance's high-ranking members. Lord Qingming, you are an upright Beast Tamer, and you have always acted with integrity and never killed innocent people indiscriminately. This is something that the entire Yue Lan Prefecture can attest to."

"Unlike me, the leader of the Moon Worship Cult, whose every order can lead to the sacrifice of countless innocent lives."

She paused, her tone suddenly becoming even softer and gentler, as if soothing a wounded wild animal: "That's why I dared to say what I just said. Because I know you can make that vow."

Meng Tianxiang's lips trembled slightly.

She knew that Mutsuki was trying to exonerate herself and deprive her of her moral high ground.

She looked at Mutsuki's delicate and composed face, and at her own reflection in those light blue eyes.

Hmph! I've really underestimated you!

Did you think she would be stumped so easily?

Meng Tianxiang narrowed her eyes slightly.