Chapter 130 Premeditated Instigation

"How is it unrelated? They didn't do anything?" Qing Yi said with a smile, "But if you explain the situation clearly, we can discuss it. Who told you that we killed your brother? Do you believe that? Don't you think about the status of the Little Prince of the Northwest? Why would he kill the guards of the Xue Mansion?"

"This..." Qing Yi's words made Xu Hua hesitate. He was simple-minded to begin with. When he heard that the people who killed his brothers had arrived in the town, he summoned his brothers to ambush and kill Ye Qingyu and the others. He had no idea that these people's martial arts were so powerful.

"Brother, I've long said that we can't just listen to one side of the story." The speaker was a young man, Xu Hua's third brother, named Xu Bai.

Xu Hua told the whole story in detail.

It turned out that earlier today, a man who claimed to be from the Xue Mansion in the capital came to deliver a letter saying that his brother Xu Shu had been murdered and the murderer was about to pass by. If he wanted to take revenge, this would be a good opportunity.

Upon hearing this, Xu Hua immediately called together his friends to discuss the matter. Xu Bai, the youngest among them but the most clear-headed, felt that there were many doubts about the matter.

However, brothers Xu Hua and Xu Shu had been close since childhood. When they heard that their brother had been killed, they had already lost their judgment and only wanted revenge, and did not listen to Xu Bai's advice at all.

Xu Bai was also quite loyal. Seeing that he could not persuade Xu Hua, and unwilling to leave alone, he had no choice but to join in. He stayed with the determination of "we cannot be born on the same day, but we hope to die on the same day."

"Is it someone sent by the Xue Mansion?" Qing Yi secretly speculated, could it be Xue An? This kid still hasn't behaved?

"Xu Hua, I will not pursue today's matter any further. Your brother's death was not caused by us. For the sake of your family, let's not delve into this matter any further." Ye Qingyu's tone was cold, but every word he said came from the heart.

"Why not pursue it? My brother..." Xu Hua wanted to argue, but was stopped by Xu Bai. Xu Bai said, "Brother, calm down. The messenger didn't tell us that the person we wanted to kill was the Little Prince of the Northwest. Isn't this clearly using us? They are the ones with ulterior motives!"

After Xu Bai finished speaking, he knelt down in front of Ye Qingyu with a plop, and said sincerely: "My brothers and I are all from the countryside and acted rashly. Thank you, young prince, for not killing us." After that, he kowtowed several times.

"Well, get up. I'm glad you can figure it out." Ye Qingyu couldn't help but admire this smart young man more.

Seeing this, Xu Hua pondered for a long time before slowly asking, "Is it really not you who killed him? Then can you tell me who killed my brother?"

"Your brother... Hey, he is indeed a good person. I wanted to save his life at that time, but unfortunately I was a step too slow..." Qing Yi thought of the security guard, his heart full of regrets, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"You want to save him?" Xu Hua never expected that the person he originally thought was the murderer actually wanted to save his brother.

"Well, let's leave it at that. Don't think about revenge anymore, otherwise you will offend the wrong people and even lose your own lives." Qing Yi said meaningfully.

Xu Hua was slightly taken aback, but he also understood the underlying meaning. Perhaps his brothers had provoked someone of considerable power, leading to their deaths. Since someone was trying to use them to assassinate the young prince of the Northwest, it was most likely a power struggle within the Xue family or among the princes' sons. How could a mere bun shop owner like him become an enemy?

"Thank you, young prince, and thank you, hero, for not killing me." Xu Hua also knelt down. Seeing this, his brothers also knelt down.

"Get up." Ye Qingyu said lightly.

"Okay, now that we've talked about it, everything's fine. Xu Hua, are you really the owner of the bun shop? Or are you in disguise?" Qing Yi asked.

"My dear hero, I have been running a bun shop here for more than ten years." Xu Hua replied quickly.

"We're all hungry, so bring a few more steamed buns." Seeing Xu Hua respond, Qing Yi added, "Don't add too much of that 'spice' you just added. I can taste it."

"Yes, yes!" Xu Hua quickly responded, secretly exclaiming: "That's not some spice, it's clearly poison! This guy is amazing! I saw him eat two poisoned buns, but he didn't show any symptoms of poisoning at all."

After a while, the steaming hot buns arrived. Qing Yi took one and took a bite, then handed it to Ye Qingyu: "Xiao Ye, it tastes good, have some."

Seeing this, Ye Qingyu didn't take the bun Qingyi handed over, but reached out and took one from the plate and started eating it. After the four of them finished eating the buns, they gave Xu Hua, Xu Bai and others some advice, asking them to live a good life and not be taken advantage of again.

As the four men walked into the inn, the innkeeper was counting the accounts. When he saw them coming back, he was so scared that his hands trembled and he almost dropped the abacus on the ground.

"Guests, are you back?" the innkeeper stammered.

"Hehe, what? Didn't you expect it?" Qing Yi raised a wicked smile and walked straight towards the boss.

"Master, please spare me, please spare me!" The innkeeper's legs went weak and he fell to his knees with a thump.

"Qing Yi." Ye Qingyu stopped Qing Yi from trying to scare the innkeeper. It turned out that the innkeeper and the bun shop owner, Xu Hua, were brothers-in-law. He had arranged for Ye Qingyu and the other three to go to the bun shop in advance.

"Okay, I've explained everything to Xu Hua. You don't have to think about harming us anymore. If you have any questions, just ask Xu Hua and Xu Bai." Qing Yi said.

"Yes, yes, yes." The innkeeper responded quickly and watched the four people go upstairs to their rooms.

"Xiao Ye, tell me, who delivered the letter? Besides us, was there anyone else present that day?" Qing Yi was curious. How could those people have the ability to harm them?

"I don't know." Ye Qingyu frowned slightly, lost in thought. If there really were others lurking nearby, with their keen hearing, how could they not have noticed? Whether it was himself, Qing Yi, or Chen Yan, their hearing was beyond ordinary. "Unless..."

"Hey, Xiaoye, what are you thinking about?" Qingyi saw Ye Qingyu looking thoughtful, and guessed that he must have some ideas, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Nothing. Take a rest." Ye Qingyu had no solid evidence in his mind, and was unwilling to make guesses, so he decided to take it one step at a time.

"Yeah." The two of them stopped talking, washed up, and lay down on the bed.