Chapter 1161: The Truth of the Past

Mu You frowned, nodded, then brought his wife into the private room.

By noon, he had already told Ye Zhangqing in advance, so the dishes were ready.

Seeing Mu You arrive, Hong Zun quickly finished his bowl, laughed, and said to Lin Potian, Qin Shan Hai, and the others nearby,

"Brothers, eat slowly."

After saying that, he walked away with a smug, duck‑footed gait.

Watching Lin Potian and the others look disdainful, this old thing's face is getting thicker and thicker.

"Is this thick‑skinned face related to age?"

At that moment, Capture Dragon, Lin Potian, and Qin Shan Hai—those who had already eaten—unconsciously glanced at the other senior martial brothers present.

Sensing the three men's gazes, the other senior martial brothers all felt a bit uneasy.

What are these guys up to? That look, that expression—clearly they're holding back something bad.

"Don't look at me like that; this matter is not up for discussion."

Why Mu You agreed to Hong Zun, they don't know, but here there's no room for negotiation.

After finally getting this chance, do you really want me to share a bite? Impossible, absolutely impossible.

You're trying to snatch food from a tiger's mouth—you're already asking for death.

The senior martial brothers shook their heads firmly, and in the private room the dishes had already been served.

Hong Zun, this kid, still has a shred of conscience left; knowing he'd be mooching a meal today, he specially brought a jar of fine wine.

This is Hong Zun's treasure, always kept in his Space Ring, never leaving his side; he himself is reluctant to drink it normally.

Seeing that jar of fine wine, Mu You's expression improved a bit—damn, you're still a person.

The three poured wine; Mu You gazed affectionately at his dao companion and said softly,

"My love, these years you've suffered with me, never enjoyed any blessing—today this meal is my apology to you........."

"Mm, delicious, delicious."

Hmm???

Mu You was about to say something heartfelt, but hearing the constant chewing beside him, he couldn't hold back, turned and gritted his teeth,

"Can't you wait a moment?"

"Wait for what? The dishes are already on the table."

Hong Zun replied indifferently; seeing this, Mu You withdrew his earlier thought.

This guy is literally a born Demonic Cultivator embryo—I was just a little moved earlier.

The atmosphere is completely gone; Mu You doesn't know what else to say, so he can only gesture for his wife to eat.

But afterward, Hong Zun was quite honest, didn't snatch anything, just ate at a leisurely pace.

While eating, he drank wine with Mu You and his wife.

He didn't break the prior agreement; in the end he really only ate one‑fifth, most of it consumed by Mu You and his wife.

After the meal, Mu You and his wife were both satisfied.

Wine finished, food done, the three parted; on the way back to Bai Cao Peak, Mu You's dao companion linked arms with him, smiling,

"Do you remember when we were in Yi Yuan City?"

"Yi Yuan City? What happened?"

"You kept something in the city, didn't you?"

Speaking slowly, but hearing his dao companion's words, Mu You froze—Holy shit, how does this woman know that?

Mu You's heart almost jumped out, yet he forced himself to stay calm and said,

"What are you talking about? I don't understand."

Upon hearing that, his dao companion gave Mu You a sideways glance.

"Even now you're pretending? I was the one who followed you, all the way to Yi Yuan City—address, name, did you use what I said?"

"Me, you......... this........."

Mu You was dumbfounded for a moment—she knows this? With her temper, shouldn't she have killed me? Yet after all these years she's held back?

That doesn't fit her character—did this old woman have a change of heart?

Impossible, as the saying goes, a dog can't change its habit of eating feces; with her temperament, could she really endure?

Seeing Mu You's face alternate between green and white, his dao companion smirked slyly,

"How about it—curious why I've kept silent all these years, right?"

"I........."

Mu You opened his mouth, not knowing what to say; although the facts are clear, he still can't admit it now.

Anyway, whatever you say goes; I won't argue but I definitely won't admit it.

Who knows if this woman is deceiving me—this sort of thing has happened before.

Seeing Mu You silent, his dao companion didn't mind and continued on her own,

"Actually that day I really couldn't hold back, wanted to come kill you, but then I ran into Senior Martial Brother Hong Zun."

"That old bastard?"

For some reason, Mu You suddenly had a bad premonition, and sure enough, what his wife said next nearly made him explode with rage.

"Thanks to Senior Martial Brother Hong Zun stopping me and talking with me, so you still owe him a favor."

Damn, Hong Zun already knew his wife knew about this.

When he caught sight of it, his wife was right beside him, and he was the one who grabbed her.

But damn, all these years he never told me about it, and he's kept using this to threaten me.

Fuck, old bastard, you're trying to scare me.

At this very moment, Mu You even had the heart to want to die.

Because of this matter, Hong Zun simply had him by the throat, leaving Mu You with no recourse at all.

From Dongzhou to Zhongzhou, that old bastard has used this matter to screw me over several times.

But in the end, damn it, I've actually been kept in the dark all along.

Lao Jiu Gui, damn it, I'll never share the sky with you, thinking viciously, but just then, my dao companion beside me laughed and said.

「So, do you think you should thank Shī xiōng Hong Zun? 」

Huh???

Thank him? Damn it, I'd love to stab him, thank him? This old bastard threatened me, threatened me!

In front of his wife, Mu You could only force a smile.

「Heh, hehe, yes, yes, I should thank Shī xiōng. 」

「So I'm still happy that you could bring him to eat with you today. 」

Damn it...............

Mu You's teeth were about to shatter. Is this really me wanting to bring him to eat? It's him damn threatening me, it's him deceiving me, this old bastard, rotten to the core.

At last the matter from years ago came to light, but Mu You felt as nauseous as if he'd eaten a fly.

All these years, have I been played by Lao Jiu Gui the whole time?

He said he'd eat me for a lifetime, that was just a bluff; from start to finish, my wife has always known about this.

Mu You was furious, almost wanting to go fight Hong Zun to the death, but after calming down and thinking, it seems Hong Zun really did help me avert a disaster.

Although I don't know how he persuaded my wife, given her temper, Mu You knows it absolutely couldn't have been that simple.

With such a tigress wife's temper, if it were that easy to persuade her, could I have suffered these years?

But damn it, you have this good heart, so why later come threaten me? It's as if you're both god and devil.