His entire family perished in battle; he rose from the ashes to conquer the world.

On the drill ground.

Gao Yan, who was being watched by countless eyes, was extremely uneasy.

He wanted to leave, but his father was still in the barracks, having a secret conversation with Mu Yuan.

Just as he was getting impatient.

But then he saw his father, Gao Song, walking towards him from a distance, holding a knife.

This scene terrified Gao Yan, who mistakenly believed that Gao Song was committing murder with a knife in the barracks.

The entire Western Army present was also on high alert.

A man carrying a knife walked out of the commander's barracks; this was clearly a sign of danger.

In an instant.

All the soldiers, armed with weapons, were about to rush forward and capture Gao Song.

However, everyone quickly abandoned the idea.

Not far behind Gao Song, Mu Yuan and Ma Chengwu appeared, walking at a leisurely pace, following behind Gao Song.

"father."

Gao Yan hurriedly went to greet him and then asked:

"Why are you carrying a knife? This is the Xifu Army's garrison; it's dangerous for you!"

Gao Song remained silent, staring intently at Gao Yan, his expression revealing a complex mix of emotions.

"Father, what's wrong with you? Why are you staring at me like that?" Gao Yan felt uneasy under Gao Song's gaze, especially the expression in Gao Song's eyes.

Gao Song said in a hoarse voice, "Yan'er, don't blame your father."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yan tried to back away, but Gao Song's knife was faster and pierced his chest.

Gao Yan stared at Gao Song in disbelief. He never imagined that his father would kill him.

"father...."

Blood kept oozing from the wound, and Gao Yan weakly called out to Gao Song. However, at this moment, Gao Song's eyes were filled with determination.

"For the sake of the Gao family, I have no choice but to do this. Don't blame Father," Gao Song said sternly.

After saying this, Gao Song drew his long sword.

Gao Yan collapsed to the ground with a thud, falling into a pool of blood.

This scene completely stunned all the soldiers of the Western Army present.

Tiger poison does not eat children.

Gao Song killed his own son in front of so many people, which shows how black-hearted he was.

However, what no one knew was...

all of these.

These were all Mu Yuan's counterattacks.

The point was to show everyone that Gao Song dared to kill even his own son, so who would dare to work for him in the future? Their fate would be even more tragic than his son's.

After all, when it comes to family ties, who is closer to you than your son?

Mu Yuan's move was to prevent any future instances of betrayal within the military.

After killing his son Gao Yan, Gao Song threw away the long knife in his hand, turned to look at Mu Yuan, and was about to say something.

Mu Yuan spoke first:

"Clan Chief Gao, why did you go to such lengths? It's such a trivial matter, why did you have to kill your own son?"

Gao Song was completely stunned.

They stood there, stunned.

You were the one who told me to do it, but now it's become me killing my own son?

After a moment of stunned silence, Gao Song quickly came to his senses.

I never imagined that one wrong step would lead to a series of wrong steps.

By speaking first, Mu Yuan was ensuring that his reputation for killing his son would be firmly established, forever branded with shame from which he could never escape.

After today, no matter how he explains or clarifies to anyone, it will be to no avail.

Everyone was convinced that it was Gao Song who, in full view of everyone, stabbed and killed his own son.

That's incredibly ruthless!

Standing nearby, Ma Chengwu, who witnessed the entire process, was filled with shock and dread at Mu Yuan's methods.

It was clearly Mu Yuan who made the request, but now it has become Gao Song's initiative.

And in front of so many people.

In terms of cunning, shrewdness, and ruthlessness, he could probably never catch up to her in his entire life.

Knowing he was powerless to change the situation, Gao Song said with a sob in his voice:

"General, may I take my son's body with me?"

"You are his father, how could I stop him?" Mu Yuan deliberately put on a sentimental look, sighing repeatedly as he spoke.

Overwhelmed with grief, Gao Song carried his son Gao Yan's body on his back and walked outside step by step.

Regarding this scene.

Mu Yuan felt no emotion whatsoever.

All he did was a passive counterattack.

The Gao family father and son's fate was entirely their own doing. If they had simply stayed within their bounds, Mu Yuan wouldn't have resorted to such methods.

As for Ma Chengwu...

He was the governor sent by the imperial court to oversee the southwest.

She was favored by the emperor, but at the same time, she had an ambiguous relationship with Prince Ning.

It would be quite difficult for Mu Yuan to deal with him.

However, after this incident, Ma Chengwu will probably have to think twice before he tries to have any more bad intentions.

After all, that's what happened to the Gao family father and son.

He witnessed it with his own eyes.

"General, I have official duties to attend to, so I won't beg for mercy any longer. Farewell." Ma Chengwu didn't want to stay a moment longer. As soon as Gao Song left with his son on his back, he immediately bid farewell to Mu Yuan.

"Then I won't see you off any further, Lord Ma, please take care," Mu Yuan said with a smile, showing no sign that he had previously argued with Ma Chengwu.

Ma Chengwu returned the greeting with clasped hands, then turned and walked towards the entrance of the garrison.

"What exactly did you discuss? Why did Gao Song personally kill Gao Yan in front of so many people?"

Qin Hongxiu walked quickly to Mu Yuan's side and asked in a low voice.

Having witnessed the entire process, her heart was filled with countless questions.

However, Mu Yuan did not rush to respond. Instead, he looked at all the soldiers and said in a deep voice, "Return to your camps!"

These words were spoken.

The soldiers of the Western Army left the training ground in an orderly manner.

"It's not convenient to talk here, let's go inside the barracks." Mu Yuan pointed to the barracks and led Qin Hongxiu over.

Inside the barracks.

Mu Yuan recounted his conversation with Ma Chengwu and Gao Song in detail.

After hearing this, Qin Hongxiu was completely stunned, her cherry-like mouth slightly open, her eyes filled with astonishment, and she could not calm down for a long time.

"Do you think I'm too cruel and inhumane?"

Seeing Qin Hongxiu's shocked expression, Mu Yuan gave a self-deprecating smile.

Qin Hongxiu was silent for a moment, then said:

"You did the right thing!"

To outsiders, Mu Yuan's counterattack was indeed too vicious.

In Qin Hongxiu's view, Mu Yuan had done nothing wrong. After all, she had already warned the Gao family father and son. Unfortunately, the father and son not only did not change their ways, but also secretly joined forces with Ma Chengwu to deal with Mu Yuan using despicable means and even tried to divide the Xifu Army.

The Western Army is the foundation of the Mu family.

Cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents, but cutting off their foundation is tantamount to wiping out their entire family.

The nature of the offense is even more egregious.

Just as Mu Yuan and Qin Hongxiu were talking.

The guard at the door came in.

"General, Commander Yang requests an audience!"

"Let him in," Mu Yuan said with a calm nod.

next moment.

Yang Daye walked into the barracks from outside.

"General," Yang Daye first clasped his hands in a salute, then asked earnestly, "What should be done with those soldiers who were bribed?"

Now, Mu Yuan has completed his counterattack, the Gao family father and son have received their due retribution, and Ma Chengwu has become wary of him.

How to deal with those soldiers who have been bribed.

This has become a pressing problem.

Mu Yuan pondered for a moment, then spoke: