Elder Lin didn't dare to meet Lin Qingxue's gaze and looked away, saying, "How can I acknowledge a debt that never existed?!"
"Enough, don't say any more. If he wants the five hundred million, then let him produce the note of debt. Otherwise, don't falsely accuse us of owing him money!"
After finishing his words, Elder Lin waved his hand impatiently and added, "All of you, leave. I need to rest."
The crowd then exited Elder Lin's room.
A few of the Lin family's younger members left the room, their eyes on the dispirited Lin Qingxue, filled with a hint of mockery.
Initially, they were quite worried that Lin Qingxue, having brought back Immortal Water from the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains in Miao Zombie and saved the Elder Lin's life, had established a significant accomplishment and earned his special affection.
But who would have thought, in her effort to achieve merit, she actually promised a consultation fee of five hundred million? It was like treating the Lin family's money as if it was mere paper.
Now, she had gone too far and instead incited Elder Lin and the others' displeasure.
Heh...
The Lin family mockingly thought to themselves and then left.
Lin Qingxue walked out of the villa as if her soul had departed her body.
Her bodyguards who had accompanied her to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains came up to greet her.
"Miss, how did it go?"
Lin Qingxue shook her head gently and replied, "I just told Grandpa and the others, and the result..."
The moment the bodyguards saw Lin Qingxue's expression, they guessed the outcome. As they listened to the sorrow and conflict in her tone, they knew things had turned in the direction they least wanted to see.
"Is Elder Lin going to renege on the debt?"
They couldn't help but ask, hoping their guess was wrong!
"Yes," Lin Qingxue replied, her eyes looking distant as she nodded slightly.
She still couldn't believe that Grandpa and the rest would actually consider reneging on the debt. Merchants seek profit, but is it truly to such an extent?
Don't they realize they might fall ill or contract some incurable disease in the future, requiring Mu Jinyu's intervention to save them?
Why choose to completely burn bridges with him?
Lin Qingxue really couldn't understand!
The bodyguards, upon receiving Lin Qingxue's affirmative answer, felt disheartened. They exchanged glances, thinking, "What can we do now? Mr. Mu is no ordinary person. With Elder Lin and the others making this decision, I feel it's going to..."
Lin Qingxue clenched her teeth and said, "Never mind, it was my own assumption that Grandpa and the others would agree. Since they don't want to pay the treatment cost, I will earn the money myself and repay Young Master Mu!"
Lin Qingxue wouldn't default on the debt, nor would she go to Mu Jinyu with a sob story saying that Grandpa won't give her the money so she can't pay him back, or any such words...
Having seen that Grandpa and the rest were going to renege on the debt, she had decided to strive diligently to earn money to repay Mu Jinyu's debt!
Lin Qingxue also owned a company, albeit not a large one, just a few million.
Originally, Lin Qingxue had no worries about clothing and food and had no intention of making money. Opening a company was purely to keep herself from being idle.
But now, owing Mu Jinyu five hundred million, she had to work hard to earn money and repay the debt!
However, before that, she needed to make a phone call to Mu Jinyu.
If Mu Jinyu doesn't see the five hundred million entering his account and suspects she's deceiving him, it would be bad if he, in a moment of anger, decided to storm the Lin family's home.
Afterward, Lin Qingxue took out her mobile phone with a nervous heart and dialed Mu Jinyu's number.
"Dudu..."
"Hello?!"
The call was quickly connected, and Mu Jinyu's slightly puzzled voice came through.
"Young Master Mu, it's me, Lin Qingxue..."
Lin Qingxue started, her voice timid.
"Oh?" Mu Jinyu thought for a moment before he remembered who Lin Qingxue was and asked, "Is that you? What's the matter?"
Lin Qingxue then explained her situation to Mu Jinyu in detail.
After she finished, she quickly assured him, "Young Master Mu, you can rest assured that I will absolutely not default on my debt. I will pay you whatever I owe, including any interest."
Mu Jinyu said indifferently, "It doesn't matter to me whether you pay it back or not. It's just a small sum, after all. Your Lin Family is now blacklisted by me. If anyone in your family falls sick again, I won't help, even if you have to spend your last penny, that's it!"
Hanging up before Lin Qingxue could reply, he immediately cut off the call.
"Beep beep beep..."
Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Lin Qingxue's expression was somewhat stunned and panicked.
"Miss, how did it go? What did Young Master Mu say?"
The several bodyguards, seeing the expression on Lin Qingxue's face, also had a sinking feeling in their hearts, as if things were not looking good.
"Sigh..." Lin Qingxue let out a long breath, her expression one of dejection, "Young Master Mu said he doesn't want me to repay the money. But he has blacklisted our Lin Family and will not have anything to do with us anymore..."
"What?!"
The bodyguards, upon hearing this, felt a sinking in their hearts too, sensing trouble.
But then they thought about it, and it seemed not too troublesome.
After all, before they had met Mu Jinyu, even if they were afflicted with terminal diseases, they still struggled to find a way to survive.
Now, if they contracted terminal diseases, it would merely mean knowing there was a cure, but no one being willing to offer it to them.
It would just mean living in despair and unwillingness to accept it until death.
They hadn't suffered a heavy loss, just that they had missed the opportunity to forge a connection with Mu Jinyu, which was regrettable.
"Regardless, even if Young Master Mu has blacklisted me, I must repay this debt!"
Lin Qingxue, after wallowing in her dejection, mustered her spirits again and clenched her fist, encouraging herself.
The bodyguards, seeing Lin Qingxue like this, also felt a pang of heartache and sympathy.
They knew that after the adventure in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains of Miao Zombie, Mu Jinyu's image had already cast a shadow in the heart of this young girl, whose emotions were just beginning to blossom.
Perhaps Lin Qingxue herself had not realized this, but they, as experienced people, could understand.
However, unrequited feelings are as the willow flowers cascading onto the uncaring stream; Mu Jinyu seemed to have no intention of increasing his contact with Lin Qingxue, treating her no differently than anyone else!
Therefore, no matter how hard Lin Qingxue tried to repay the debt to Mu Jinyu, it would likely be difficult to change his impression of her.
...
Capital City.
After Mu Jinyu hung up the phone, his expression was nonchalant; he didn't take the Lin Family's debt seriously at all.
The four big families of the Capital City owed him more than four hundred billion.
How could he care about a mere five hundred million?
Furthermore, from the beginning, he had never intended for Lin Qingxue to repay that money; it was she who felt indebted and decided to count every bodyguard's treatment fee.
But Mu Jinyu figured the Lin Family would not, like her, be willing to pay such a large sum for a few bodyguards.
Therefore, Mu Jinyu had never expected the Lin Family to pay off the debt, and hearing this news now, he was even less disappointed.
Tucking his phone away, Mu Jinyu asked the person beside him, "Mu Hongchen, are there any more branches of Fallen Splendor left?"
After all, Fallen Splendor was an organization lurking in the shadows, not easily found.
The several branches of Fallen Splendor that Dragon King Hall knew about had been destroyed in a joint attack by the Sub-hall Masters shortly after the Old Dragon King died.
Thus, for Mu Jinyu to find and completely destroy the headquarters of Fallen Splendor as a form of revenge for the Old Dragon King was not something that could be done overnight.
He just wanted to destroy a few more branches to vent his anger!