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Zhao Baiyi took a sip of the milky white wine in his bowl and then asked Zhao Qingyan, "Don't you want to try some?"
Zhao Qingyan shook her head. "I don't want to drink it." He scooped up a spoonful of congee and placed it in his mouth to carefully savor. It was as if he was eating a delicacy.
Zhao Baiyi saw that he was only eating porridge and not vegetables, so he couldn't help but say, "I see that you don't want to drink better either." "According to the way you eat, it would be strange if you didn't feel uncomfortable drinking a bit more."
Zhao Qingyan swallowed the congee in his mouth and slowly said, "The congee has been simmering for a long time and it tastes pretty good. I don't have much appetite, so I'll just eat a little. I'll ask Hao to get one for me when I'm hungry later on. "
Zhao Baiyi said, "There are still a few days until the cruise liner. I plan to take a walk around. Are you still going?"
Zhao Qingyan said, "Forget about it today. I've been in the carriage for so long. I'm so frustrated that I don't want to move."
Zhao Baiyi shrugged. "Then I'll see if there's anything interesting. I'll bring you along tomorrow." Although he knew that Zhao Qingyan would most likely refuse, he still felt somewhat resentful.
"We pay our respects to the two young masters." Four men in ordinary attire strode into the inn and knelt down in salute.
Zhao Qingyan looked over when he heard that and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Vice General Shen?"
Shen Yi Fan lowered his head and replied, "Yes, this subordinate has received orders from Ninth Elder to wait here to protect the two young masters."
"Young Master? This is just right. " Zhao Baiyi smiled thoughtfully, then nodded at Shen Yi Fan, "Stand up, there's no need to be overly courteous." He beckoned to the waiter, "Add a bowl and chopsticks."
Zhao Qingyan sighed lightly: "Ninth Uncle, is there really a need to gather so many people?"
Zhao Baiyi said, "They don't have any business in Japan, so it's not too troublesome for Father to draw a few people you know."
"I'm a bit tired, so I'm going to rest first." When Zhao Qingyan saw that Ran Hao was done eating, she did not wait any longer. She stood up and went upstairs.
Zhao Baiyi called out to him, "Call me when you wake up tomorrow. Let's go out for a walk."
Zhao Qingyan half turned to look at him, nodded and sped away.
Zhao Baiyi propped up his face and asked, "Did he suffer again?"
Jiang Wuyan focused on eating her food and answered casually, "Of course. It's impossible to not feel uncomfortable after a bumpy journey."
Zhao Baiyi asked, "It should be fine, right?"
Jiang Wuyan said, "Hao is here, nothing will happen."
Zhao Baiyi answered with an "oh" and stopped worrying. He then asked, "Will you go out for a walk with me, Lord Jiang? I came along the road and saw that the items were all very interesting. "
Jiang Wuyan pondered for a moment, "Alright then."
Zhao Baiyi continued to ponder, "There should be some pretty good food nearby. It should be a good idea to bring some for Seventh Brother."
Jiang Wuyan looked at Zhao Baiyi who was still thinking about her younger cousin's body, and could not help but slightly smile. She did not say anything and lowered her eyes to continue eating.
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"Still not saying anything?" Weeping stopped at the door of the heavily guarded house. He asked the guard at the door, but he could already see the answer in their eyes.
Yu Wu glanced at Tang Xiao Ai, who was tightly wrapped in a black robe. He answered. "Yes, or he didn't say anything. Young master, do you want to ask him yourself?"
Mo Mo nodded his head, "You two, come in and ask me. Call everyone out."
"Everyone step back ten steps, no one is allowed to get close." At the command, everyone took ten steps back. No one cried as they walked in.
In such a grand and luxurious room, Yun Kai had been sealed up and placed under house arrest. Normally, no one would make things difficult for him. At this moment, Yun Kai was sitting in a rattan chair by the window, reading a book. He was dressed in white and had a brazier placed at his feet. He looked very relaxed. Hearing someone walk in, Yun Kai did not react. He continued to look at the book in his hands, as if he did not hear anything.
"Recently, this nephew has been taking care of matters within the palace and was exceptionally busy. Only today did I manage to find some time to come visit third uncle. These underlings did not make things difficult for Third Uncle, right? " He did not mind Yun Kai's attitude, pulling up a chair for himself and casually sitting down opposite of Yun Kai.
Yun Kai looked at him with a smile that was not a smile, slightly nodding his head, "Everything is fine, to suddenly have the time to rest, I truly enjoy myself." With someone to serve and eating and drinking, and nothing to worry about, it's naturally pretty good. "
Mo Yu said with a wail and smile, "As long as Third Uncle is satisfied."
Don't cry here and act the part of an uncle's nephew. "Tang Xiao Ai didn't have much to worry about." Is Young Master Yang still alive? Where was the Vermillion Bird Divine Beast? Do you have it in your hand or his? "
"Vermillion Bird Divine Beast?" Yun Kai blanked for a moment before coming to a realization, "I don't know."
Tang Xiao Yu frowned. "I don't know."
Yun Kai threw up his hands, "I really don't know ah, you should also know, the ones who killed fifth brother were the two of them, I did not participate. If you insist, I only know that Second Brother used the Vermillion Bird Divine Beast as well as a few sets of poison formulas to invite a few external experts from the Tang Sect and Xue Lian. They should have taken all of these things, the rest of the people in the Jianghu were paid for and almost killed. "
Sobbing, he stretched out his hand to stop Tang Xiao. Nodding towards Yun Kai, he said, "Third Uncle, I believe your words." But... Fourth Uncle isn't dead, you should know that right? "
Yun Kai's eyes flickered for a moment, but he did not reply. Instead, he asked about something else, "That day when the Beggar Clan ascended the mountain, I saw the Deputy Sect Master of the Beggar Clan. Is he dead now? Did you do it? "
Don't cry for a moment don't understand what he meant, so he casually replied: "Dead, seriously injured and died in the gang. It wasn't me who did it, it was Young Master Qingyi. "
Yun Kai laughed, "Then you can ask your young master about this matter."
Sobbing, he looked back at Tang Xiao. "Third Uncle, are you willing to speak frankly? What do you mean by that?"
Yun Kai laughed, "It's exactly what you guys guessed it to be."
Tang Xiao's brows furrowed. "How is that possible?" If Yang Shaoen was Jiang Suo, how could he have brought the Beggar Gang to attack the Puppet Palace? What good is it for him that the gang is dead, and your people are dead? "
Yun Kai raised an eyebrow, "I do not know what benefits the death of a member of the Beggar Gang will bring him, but is there anything strange about killing a member of the Puppet Palace? His big brother and fifth brother were dead, and so was his junior sister. All of this had to do with his fourth brother. Moreover, he had also heavily injured his second brother, causing him to be crippled and crippled in martial arts, even if he didn't die. Do you really think he will remain in the Puppet Palace? Do you really think he will have the face to stay in the Puppet Palace? The Puppet Palace has already dispersed, and he cut off all relations with me, swearing that we would never have anything to do with each other ever again. Whether he lives or dies is none of my business, whether the Puppet Palace lives or dies has nothing to do with him. It's that simple. "
His voice was very calm, but when the three of them heard it, they could hear a hint of sadness.
Once the geometry, the five senior brothers gallop in the martial arts world, high-spirited. "The five of them guarded one hall each, spreading the name of Puppet Palace throughout the martial arts world." No one dared to fight for the number one house in the world.
They were the most helpless, but their hands and feet were at loggerheads.
He felt the most helpless, but he was still young and proud, and was not willing to submit to others.
The youngest junior apprentice-brother, however, ascended the throne of the Palace Master. In the end, the junior brothers who came to the Dark Palace got a favor and care from them that they never received before. In the past, his "fifth brother" had become the "Asgard Master" that they respectfully greeted each other.
Even though that Junior Martial Brother still treated him with respect as an adopted brother, he was too humble to even speak a word. But among all the people, they would always be the 'Palace Masters'.
If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't bear to disobey their master's teachings, if it wasn't for the eldest senior brother protecting their fifth junior brother, if it wasn't for the fact that their cherished junior sister had fallen, they definitely wouldn't have endured it for so long.
Second brother was ambitious and coveted the position of palace master.
Fourth Brother was too proud and arrogant to bow his head in submission.
Yun Kai knew all of this, but he did not want to say it. Amongst the five of them, he was the most willing to stay calm and collected, the most willing to guard a palace. What he wanted was just a place to stay. What he wanted was a home that could be treated as the home of a blood relative. He was not the famous martial arts world, the head of a region. Thus, when the four martial brothers split up into their own battalions, he chose to stand by and watch without doing anything.
What could be more important than twenty years of brotherhood?
What could be more painful than being brothers in arms for more than twenty years?
In the end, what could be more difficult to accept than having lived for thirty years and watched your home become fragmented overnight?
He watched the deaths of his eldest senior brother and fifth junior brother on the side. He also watched his fourth junior brother and second senior brother kill each other and leave after getting heavily injured. And then … he would leave her here in the Puppet Palace, alone and lonely.
When people went to empty buildings, the hearts of the people had already dispersed, leaving only scattered sand.
If it weren't for the memory of him trying his best to forget but couldn't bear to, how would he have thrown his prime time in the crumbling Puppet Palace?
When he arrived in front of his subordinates in the Puppet Palace, he almost fainted from the fear and grief in his chest.
At that time, he was very resentful, very angry, and also very afraid. But now, it was as if he had unloaded a heavy burden. The Puppet Palace which he had guarded for ten years for his fifth junior apprentice-brother, he would return it to his son.
Yun Kai's eyes glazed over for a moment, he was filled with nostalgia for the past, but he was quickly pulled back by Mo Caihe's voice.
"If Fourth Uncle is still alive, then …" Mo Yu's eyes were filled with fear, hatred, or anxiety. "Where's Second Uncle?" Staring intently at Yun Kai's face, afraid that he would say "I don't know."
Yun Kai laughed, his eyes were cold, "He's still alive, I know where he is, but I won't say anything."
Tang Xiao's face darkened. "You were the one who said it. Lu Yuhan is dead. I'm sure he's dead."
Yun Kai's expression was indifferent as he said softly, "You should know what realm Big Brother's Puppet Enmity is at. No one can withstand a palm from their big brother without harming their foundation. I saw with my own eyes, when second brother's sword stabbed into my elder brother's chest, my elder brother's palm struck my second brother's left shoulder. I also personally saw second brother's entire arm being frozen into a block of ice, and more than half of his meridians being damaged. This sort of injury was impossible to recover from without five years. However, in less than two years, Fourth Brother had already fallen out with him and started fighting. The mouthful of blood that second brother spat out was mixed with pieces of his internal organs, and it even froze on the ground. How can you survive an injury like this? "
"But he's not dead," Tang Xiao said.
Yun Kai laughed, "Right, he's not dead, it's very magical, isn't it?"
"Tell me, where is he?"
Yun Kai lightly said, "I've said it, I won't say it."
Don't cry angrily: "He killed my father! He caused my big brother to be hunted down for three whole years. Causing my second brother to be neither human nor ghost, coughing up blood and sobbing, unable to see the light of day. Causing my mother and father to die without a complete corpse, I, as their son, was unable to see them one last time, so I said a word of apology to them! If it weren't for that traitor Lu Yuhan, why would we be as secretive as ghosts, not even daring to ask about our brothers' whereabouts? Who caused our father to die so tragically, making us know that our brother was still alive, but not dare to meet him? "Do you dare to say that you are correct in all of this?"
A flash of surprise passed through Tang Xiao's eyes. In the past ten years, he had never seen Mo Xie lose her composure like this. The young man's pale face was suffused with a sickly bright red color, his eyes were red from staring in anger, and his hoarse voice sounded as if it was about to roar.
Yun Kai quietly looked at his anger, his sorrow, his powerlessness, waiting for him to finish speaking and then softly replying, "Of course I'm wrong. I let go of my big brother, I let go of my fifth brother. But I didn't do anything to the Puppet Palace, and I didn't do anything to you. Mo San, don't forget, the Puppet Palace is your father's greatest effort. Don't forget, give the Puppet Palace to someone else and use their power to destroy me. This move is no different from the one you scolded. "Don't forget, as a martial artist, the one who harmed the subordinates of my Puppet Palace, seized the essence of my Puppet Palace, and ruined my reputation as a Puppet Palace is you, not me."
His voice was not loud, but his words were piercing.