Chapter Sixty: The Affection of Licking the Calves

  As soon as Yue Yu walked into his own gate, he found that the whole yard was shrouded in a gloomy and dismal atmosphere. But when he stepped into the main house, it was somewhat unexpected.

  Yue Bingqian, who was sitting beside him, indeed matched his imagination. Her face was numb and her eyes were dull and lifeless. It seemed that the news of Hong Fei wanting to take her as a concubine had already made this young girl lose all hope.

  There was a problem with Yue Zhangshi, whose eyebrows were slanted upwards and had a spirited glint in her eyes, revealing a hint of heroic spirit. When she saw the two return, she merely glanced at the dust on their clothes and didn't pay attention to them again. She didn't even ask about their whereabouts for the whole night.

  Yue Yu's heart suddenly rose to his throat, based on his experience over the past year. The calmer Yue Zhang was after he made a mistake, the more it meant she was actually furious.

  Just as he was thinking of how to get rid of this calamity, Yue Zhangshi's gaze had already swept over: "Do you know about your sister's affair?"

  "Mother, are you referring to the Second Master of Tan Yun City proposing marriage to our clan leader? I already knew about it from Huang Zhanggui when I entered the city."

  Yue's scalp felt a chill and he couldn't be certain if this was another one of Yue Zhangshi's cunning tactics.

  "So I want to temporarily leave this city of Yue's family, what do you think, Yu'er and Ali?"

  When she said this, Mrs. Yue's body leaned forward slightly, her eyes filled with determination and decisiveness. But Yue Yu was taken aback, never expecting that his mother would mention this matter. This made him feel a mix of relief and helplessness - if only he had left earlier, he wouldn't have had to pay such a great price. However, the strong woman aura surrounding Mrs. Yue still left him dazzled.

  Yue Zhang saw Yue Yu hesitating and not speaking, thinking he was hesitant. Underneath, she raised an eyebrow in displeasure. "Yu'er, are you worried about the thousand or so acres of good land and the medicine shop mansion of the Yue family?"

  "How is that possible? Mother, don't you know me yet? Those external things, we can earn them back with our own hands in the future! Can a little money really be more important than my sister?"

  Yue Yu shook his head. "I'm just worried, since the patriarch has already agreed to this marriage. Then this Yue family city is not a place we can leave at will. Once we run away from the marriage, even Beima Yuan doesn't have a foothold for us."

  "What a heroic spirit!" Madame Yue Zhang's eyes showed a relieved expression, first praising her own son, then raising an eyebrow. "I'll arrange for you to leave the Yue family city, using the excuse of visiting relatives in Lei City. As long as we plan carefully, there will always be a chance to escape from Beima Yuan. As long as I, Zhang Yaoyi, am still alive, I will never let my children suffer!"

  Yue Yudong's expression changed slightly, and Yue Bingqian's expression finally moved, looking at her own mother with disbelieving eyes. At this time, Yue Zhangshi had already turned to look at the big man beside him who had red eyes. "A Li, you're the same! Unfortunately, your Aunt Zhang may not be able to take care of you for much longer. This time, my mother and son are leaving the Yue family, with an uncertain future ahead, you don't need to follow us on this adventure..."

  Ran Li was wiping away tears with all his might, so excited that he couldn't control himself. Yue Yu saw the situation wasn't good and quickly kicked this guy under the table. Fortunately, Ran Li still remembered his orders and threats, hesitating without revealing yesterday's events.

  Just then, a timely announcement came from outside the door that Huang Fan had requested an audience. Yue Yu let out a soft sigh, his biggest concern earlier was that Ran Li, this unstable factor, would waver. His determination to have Lin Zhuo take over grew even stronger. If there were any more matters to be kept secret from Yue Zhangshi, having Lin Zhuo handle them would be far more suitable than relying on Ran Li, a guy with an unsteady foundation.

  As soon as Huang Fan walked in, he smiled and bowed in the direction of Yue Zhangshi. "Madam, just now seven coffins were carried out from the city master's mansion!"

  Yue Zhang's expression was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't figure out what Huang Fan meant by this sentence. However, judging from the old shopkeeper's expression, it shouldn't be bad news. On Yue Yu's side, his lips were slightly raised, and including Hong Zheng and Hong Fei, he had only killed four people last night. This means that the clan's attitude towards this matter has already been made clear. It also means that he can temporarily rest assured and stay behind.

  At this time, Huang Fan had already lifted his head and swept a glance at Yue Yu with an unusual color in his eyes: "I heard that yesterday, Canglan Sword King Hong Zheng, as well as the young city master of Dan Yun City, Hong Fei, were both killed by people from the south inside the city lord's mansion——"

  Yue Zhang's hand slipped for a moment, and the porcelain cup in her hand shattered to the ground with a loud crash. Yue Bingqian suddenly stood up, this was the second piece of news she had heard today that made her unbelievable.

  Huang Fan, who was watching this scene, also had a very complicated mood. The first thing he did after getting up early was to go and investigate the matter. From those coffins being carried towards the Yue family inn, he had already guessed that his young master's words were mostly true. What surprised him most was that more than 70 martial artists from the entire Yue clan were injured and recuperating, and even the head of the Yue clan and his brother had invited an old pharmacist from the Yue pharmacy to come over in the middle of last night.

  This made Huang Fan's heart a mixture of admiration and awe towards the young master beside him, and he couldn't help but feel not even half a bit of disrespect.

  "How is this possible?"

  Yue Zhang's face had just revealed a hint of joy, but then he let out a bitter laugh. "Let's not mention the two brothers from our clan, that Hong Zheng himself is an eighth-level martial artist. Apart from innate experts, who can kill him in the city lord's mansion? I think it's probably just a rumor..."

  Huang Fan twitched his lip corner and thought that if he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, or even participated in it himself, he wouldn't have believed it either.

  "Haha! Younger brother and sister, your family's guardian is indeed sharp-witted!"

  Yue Bingqian's eyes dimmed again, but before she could slump down again, a thick voice came from outside the door. Yue Zhangshi frowned upon hearing this and was about to see who it was that didn't know any better than to barge in without reporting first when Yue Yunjie walked in with a big laugh. Her heart skipped a beat as she began to doubt Huang Fan's words earlier, and her gaze at Yue Yunjie also became filled with surprise and uncertainty.

  "Yesterday at 7 o'clock, two assassins broke into our city lord's mansion and defeated more than sixty of my family members. They killed Hong Zheng, Hong Fei, and Hong Yunlian before escaping with injuries. My younger brother is ashamed that he couldn't stop them!"

  Yue Rongjie said as he walked up to Yue Yu, who was just standing up and bowing, and patted him heavily on the left shoulder. "Little Yu, you're doing great! You've grown taller in just a few days!"

  Yue Yu's face contorted in agony, fortunately the wound from yesterday was tightly stitched, and after a night of rest, he had recovered somewhat. Otherwise, just this one slap would have been enough to tear open his wound again. Enduring the intense pain, Yue Yu's heart seethed with resentment. If not for considering Yue Zhangshi's presence, he would have liked to punch this person to the ground at this very moment, regardless of whether he was his own uncle or not.

  He let out a barely audible hum, turned his head to look at the gate, but Yue Yunwen did not appear as he had expected. It seems that this pair of brothers still have some temper about yesterday's affairs. Especially Yue Yunwen, who was powerless to prevent his daughter-in-law from being killed in front of him, must be furious now and wouldn't have the mood to come and see him.

  "Is it really so?"

  Yue Zhang's voice involuntarily rose an octave, she was no longer able to suppress the wild joy in her heart, but soon realized that her attitude was somewhat problematic. She hurriedly cleared her throat and put on a united front. "Who exactly is being so arrogant?"

  "I've said it all, I couldn't stop him! All I can confirm is that this person is not a natural-born. In short, our family has lost face this time."

  Yue Yunjie smiled wryly, glanced at Yue Yu intentionally or unintentionally, then suddenly bowed his head and gave a big salute to Yue Zhangshi. "Yesterday's affair is really shameful for me, please forgive me, younger sister!"