"Alright, alright! Charles, you absolutely must stop him!"

Upon hearing Charles's words, Ye Diyun immediately turned and fled without the slightest hesitation.

A glint flashed in Qiao Suinian's eyes. Instead of giving chase, he had the little skeleton silently follow Ye Diyun.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and come in to help!"

Charles shouted at the window, trying to attract the attention of the guards in the yard.

Ye Diyun's courtyard was located on the outskirts of the Ye family estate. Ye Diyun would often satisfy his private desires here, and screams and the smell of blood often came from the villa.

Therefore, Charles can only rely on these guards outside now.

However, Charles was unaware that the guards still patrolling the villa's courtyard had long since been turned into undead by Qiao Suinian.

Seeing that his calls were ineffective, Charles broke out in a cold sweat. He looked at Qiao Suinian, who was like a demon, and shouted in a deep voice.

"Qiao Suinian, I advise you to calm down. It's not too late to turn back now! If you really dare to lay a hand on Young Master Di Yun, you will definitely not leave the Ye family alive!"

However, Qiao Suinian completely ignored Charles's intentions and swung the useless stick directly at Charles's head.

He's an intruder now; he's not stupid enough to stand here and chatter on and on with Charles.

Charles's expression changed. He hadn't expected Qiao Suinian to make a move so suddenly. However, Charles was no pushover either!

Before the apocalypse, he was a lover of ancient martial arts, and his Tai Chi skills were so superb that he was even revered as the Tai Chi Master.

Although he rarely had the opportunity to fight after joining the Ye family and becoming Ye Diyun's steward, this did not mean that he neglected his martial arts training.

This terrifying ancient martial arts strength is also the reason why, even though he is only an Awakened One with a life-based profession, he dared to stay behind alone to stop Qiao Suinian.

In his view, no matter how strong Qiao Suinian was, he could deal with him by using the Tai Chi principle of using minimal force to overcome great strength.

Charles gave a deep shout, and his muscles bulged instantly, making his suit look like it was about to burst.

Faced with Qiao Suinian's powerful and heavy blow, Charles used the three most powerful moves in Tai Chi: receive, neutralize, and release!

Charles's hands seemed to be soft and boneless as he lightly caught the stick, then he drew circles with his palms, directly neutralizing Qiao Suinian's force.

With a final burst of strength, his powerful palms slammed heavily into Qiao Suinian's chest.

However, Qiao Suinian remained unmoved, while Charles suddenly felt a sharp pain in both hands, as if he had slapped a barbed iron plate.

His attacks all landed on the Thorn Armor, triggering the Thorn Armor's passive effect!

With a snap, to Charles's astonishment, both of his arms were broken by the force rebounded from the Thorn Armor!

"My lord, times have changed."

Qiao Suinian's expression was strange; he could naturally tell that Charles was a master of ancient martial arts.

However, after the introduction of the universal job change system, unless you awaken a combat-type class, it will be useless no matter how well you have mastered ancient martial arts.

After all, no matter how powerful ancient martial arts are, they still belong to the realm of humankind.

Beings like Qiao Suinian, who can summon the undead, can no longer be considered human.

As Joe Suinian raised his useless club to end Charles's life, Charles knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Qiao Suinian, can I ask you for a favor? If you kill me, please stop harassing Young Master Di Yun! No matter how Young Master Di Yun offended you, you can come at me. Torture me however you want! I just beg you to spare Young Master Di Yun!"

"Oh? So loyal? What's your relationship with Ye Diyun?" Qiao Suinian squinted at Charles.

“It’s nothing, I’m just his butler who watched him grow up!” Charles shook his head.

“In that case, Ye Diyun is still going to die!” Qiao Suinian’s keen intuition told him that Charles and Ye Diyun’s relationship seemed to be more than just a simple one.

Charles's body trembled, his once meticulous silver hair was now a mess, and he no longer had the gentlemanly elegance he once possessed.

“Fine! I’ll tell you, but I beg you to let Ye Diyun go!” Charles said.

“Okay, I promise you.” Qiao Suinian nodded.

“Actually… I am Di Yun’s biological father!” Charles said with a sigh.

His aged eyes were filled with memories of the past. He had originally planned to take this secret to his grave, but now, in order to save Ye Diyun's life, he had no choice but to tell it.

I just hope that Qiao Suinian will keep his promise and let his child go.

Qiao Suinian was startled by Charles's words. He looked closely and found that Charles and Ye Diyun did indeed have some resemblance in their features!

"The butler and the madam are having an affair? What a cliché story, but... it's quite interesting!" Qiao Suinian grinned. "I've decided not to kill you for now!"

Qiao Suinian lifted Charles up like a chick, sensing the location of the skeleton warriors he had released.

It's truly unexpected that the Ye family of Jinghai, known as the "Leaf of the Sky," would have such a scandal.

I wonder how the dignified head of the Ye family would react if he knew that he had been cuckolded by a steward.

"Wait! Didn't you say you would let Young Master Di Yun go?" Charles's expression changed drastically.

He would rather give his own life than live, to save Ye Diyun's.

"Of course, but I think Ye Diyun has the right to know who his real father is!"

Qiao Suinian looked very serious, as if she was genuinely thinking of Ye Diyun's best interests.

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