Chapter 246: Chapter 246: Nothing Compares to Wushan Clouds

The Wei Family Master couldn’t calm her turbulent thoughts for a long time. She sat on the chair, gripping its arms tightly.

She seemed to be making a great effort to digest some news.

After absorbing the information, there was even a secret feeling of regret in her heart.

Wei Jinmo said nothing, only he himself knew what he had missed at that time, and he had to bear the consequences himself.

Every time he thought of it, there was an indescribable sadness in his heart.

He even felt a sense of powerlessness regarding Su Muyao’s affairs, unsure of what he could or should say.

Yet the good upbringing since childhood taught him to restrain his emotions, to learn how to be a qualified heir of the Wei Family.

No matter how uncomfortable, no matter how painful and regretful, he would not let his emotions show.

The Wei Family Master looked at her noble and perfect son, self-disciplined and courteous, gentle and clear as a painting, universally praised in the whole Dongning Beast Kingdom, with etiquette and self-cultivation ingrained in his bones, making it impossible for anyone to find fault.

His emotions were usually introverted, making it difficult for people to guess his thoughts.

But as a mother, how could she not notice the changes in his tone? When Su Muyao was mentioned, his emotions clearly fluctuated.

The Wei Family Master saw the trace of worry in her son’s eyes and suddenly felt guilty towards him.

He was like his father, deeply affectionate and righteous, loyal to wushan and not to clouds, once he liked a female, he would not change.

The Wei Family Master sighed and slowly spoke: "A few days ago, something happened the day Su Muyao returned to the Beast Emperor City; it was also the day Jiang Mochuan married Liu Mengyan. It’s said Jiang Mochuan’s first confidant attacked Su Muyao, only to be beaten badly by her..."

The Wei Family Master slowly recounted the events of that day.

Wei Jinmo had already heard about it. Anything about her, his subordinates would report meticulously to him.

Just her affairs, repeated countless times, he was still willing to listen, no matter how many times.

As if a pale and dull life suddenly had a splash of color, a color he could never forget, a color that could ignite a scorching heat in his heart.

"I didn’t witness the events of that day myself, I only heard from others recently."

"Everyone knows that the Wei Family and the Su Family once had such an engagement, and also knows you were once Su Muyao’s beast husband, so at the time I thought they were saying it intentionally for me to hear, wanting to see the Wei Family’s reaction, even wanting to see us make a joke of ourselves."

"Before, I didn’t quite believe those words, things not seen with one’s own eyes should not be believed."

"Seeing is believing, hearing is false."

"But now hearing you say so, I realize she truly is outstanding, even more outstanding than we imagined, no wonder she’s Su Zhihong’s daughter."

Saying this, the Wei Family Master also had a complex expression.

It’s hard to say clearly what kind of mood it was.

She looked at Wei Jinmo and said: "Even if she has acquired strength, not like before when she was utterly useless, we do not know how her temperament has changed, or if it even has."

The Wei Family Master still didn’t want to admit she was wrong at first sight, still didn’t want to feel regret, so she thought to ask clearly.

"You insist on going to the Northern Territory, it must be for her, right?"

"Tell me about what you’ve learned in the Northern Territory?"

Wei Jinmo respectfully cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

Only then did Wei Jinmo begin to talk about the matters in the Northern Territory. As he slowly spoke, the Wei Family Master grew more and more astonished.

"So, her contributions are real?"

The Wei Family Master was shocked that Su Muyao went to such a dangerous place as the border walls to defend the city and even took out medicine to heal so many wounded soldiers with her medical skills.

"It’s true." Wei Jinmo had seen it with his own eyes, naturally knowing how beautiful and dazzling she was back then.

She had healing abilities, and to treat more soldiers, she nearly fainted from exhaustion.

Moreover, the disciples she brought out were also highly skilled in medicine.

Her disciples held her in high respect.

Tales of her remained in the Northern Territory, only the people of the Beast Emperor City were unaware of these.

After the Wei Family Master was shocked, she sighed and said: "Most of the beastmen in the Beast Emperor City are unaware of these, they all say her merits were achieved thanks to the Yun Family."

"Everyone has deep prejudices against her, but on the day she first arrived at the Beast Emperor City, she confronted the Jiang Family, even Jiang Mochuan was no match for her, which served as a lesson to the others, and no one dared to trouble her for some time."

On that day, very few Noble Family members appeared on the streets, mostly commoners, so everyone relied on rumors to know what happened.

No matter how exaggerated the rumors got, many did not believe Su Muyao could be so powerful.

After a pause, the Wei Family Master looked at Wei Jinmo and said: "Back then when the Su Family had issues, the Wei Family Elders held a meeting to decide to have you and Su Muyao annul your partner contract. Who could have predicted such a day."

Back then, it was the Wei Family Elders who pressured Wei Jinmo into doing so.

Just because Wei Jinmo was to be the Wei Family heir as a man, he couldn’t have too many stains on him.

This generation of the Wei Family had only Wei Jinmo who was exceptionally talented, others were quite mediocre.

So the family and the elders pinned high hopes on him.

They even placed the entire Wei Family’s future on his shoulders, a heavy burden and responsibility fell upon him.

He was raised as an heir since childhood, with family resources heavily tilted to support him, no one else could compare to him.

Males inheriting family businesses had to put in much more than females.

Wei Jinmo’s hands, placed by his side, trembled slightly at this point. He clenched them tightly, as if to hide his emotions.

The Wei Family Master naturally noticed these details. She could see that even though Wei Jinmo tried hard to conceal, there was still a sense of fatigue and sorrow about him.

"You...did you fall in love with her?"

The Wei Family Master directly asked this question.

Wei Jinmo was stunned for a moment, and the dense pain in his heart surged up, the repressed regret overwhelmed him like a tide.

Yet he calmly replied, "Mother, I have fallen in love with her."

It was not infatuation, it was love.

He admitted openly without any concealment.

But the bitterness in his heart was something only he knew.

The Wei Family Master knew her son’s nature, saying so clearly went beyond mere affection.

She was silent for a long while, then sighed and said, "It was the family that let you down."

"The family placed the burden upon you, forcing you to make any choices beneficial to the family, never asking if you liked it or not."

"Logically, once a man marries, no matter what, he should advance and retreat with his wife, especially when Su Muyao was exiled, he should share the hardships."

"At that time, the elders forced you to annul your partner contract with Su Muyao, partly for the family, and partly worrying your body wouldn’t adapt to the Northern Territory’s environment and that something might happen to you there."

A long-cultivated successor, the family’s future rested on Wei Jinmo, nobody wanted him lost in the Northern Territory.

At that time they didn’t think they were wrong, now they realize they were wrong beyond measure, now realizing the one truly hurt was Wei Jinmo.

She was the Family Head of the Wei Family, first considering family interest in her actions, but she was also a mother, unable to avoid feeling heartache for her son.