Chapter 120 It's all just disgust

As Huo Gannian finished speaking, everyone, including Yun Chen, was stunned.

Everyone knows that Yun Chen has made great contributions over the years and has won the trust of Huo Gannian.

Even if a big job fails, it shouldn't be like this, right?

The guards in the hall were whispering to each other, and a military chief stepped forward to advise:

"Young Master, since Guard Yun has failed in his duties, we should punish him according to the prefectural rules, even severely. But if we strip Guard Yun of his sword and uniform, and expel him..."

There was no need for the Chief of Arms to say the rest. Everyone knew what a great shame and humiliation it would be for a guard.

In the hundred years since the Huo Gang's founding, only one guard who raped women and robbed the poor was treated like this.

If Yun Chen is treated like this, everyone in Yancheng will know about it within three days.

With so many guards present in the hall, within ten days, the entire guard circle of Nan Kingdom will have heard about this insulting story.

Even if she left the Huo Gang, Yun Chen would never find any family head willing to take her in.

But Huo Gannian had made up his mind. He didn't even look at Yun Chen's anxious eyes that were already filled with tears. He just stared straight ahead and said in the most indifferent and ruthless manner:

"Anyone who pleads for Yun Chen again will be expelled from the Huo Mansion—do it! Expel!"

Ye Yan and Hua Jue were not there, and the brother guards who were on good terms with Yun Chen were also not there. Even though everyone in the hall sympathized and felt it was unfair, no one dared to plead for mercy.

Yun Chen stood there in a daze, his head in a state of shock and confusion. He didn't even bother to explain, but simply admitted the false accusation. He took two steps forward on his knees and said in a trembling voice:

"Master! I was wrong! I lost the letter and I'll go find it! Is that okay?"

Faced with her almost pleading tone, Huo Gannian remained silent, his brows and eyes as dark as water.

No one knew that even his breathing was trembling.

Seeing Huo Gannian's indifferent expression, the two military chiefs next to him sighed and walked up to Yun Chen.

One of the military chiefs removed her belt and Hidden Moon Sword, while another military chief stripped off the most conspicuous lion emblem on her uniform and took off the "Mountain Hidden Moon" badge from her waist.

Without these, from now on, Yun Chen won’t even be able to enter the gate of the Huo Mansion.

Faced with this almost humiliating treatment, Yun Chen's face turned red, he pursed his lips tightly, and stood motionless, allowing himself to be manipulated.

She looked at Huo Gannian, who didn't even want to look at her, and asked again and again:

“Why…why on earth…”

She couldn't believe Huo Gannian would treat her like this.

Until the two military chiefs stretched out their hands and said to her:

"Yun Chen, go on your own. Don't ask us to drag you out... It's shameful..."

In that instant, it was like a wake-up call.

Yun Chen suddenly understood why!

Why was Huo Gannian comforting her earnestly in the morning, but now he was speaking harshly to her without mercy?

She seemed to be holding onto the last bit of hope, hoping for but also fearing the answer, and asked him bitterly:

"Is it because of what I said to you today on the mountain?"

At that time, she said: Young Master, I like you.

She knew that other people wouldn't understand the question, but he would.

Huo Gannian was slightly startled, his Adam's apple moved slightly, but quickly calmed down.

Seeing that he didn't say anything and agreed, Yun Chen immediately understood.

A feeling of shame and severe pain hammered her heart, and tears welled up in her eyes at this moment.

She clenched her fists so tightly that her nails almost dug into her palms, trying to hold back her tears.

At this point, she finally understood the coldness that followed the expression of feelings.

I finally understood that this expulsion was filled with...just disgust towards her.

She slumped her shoulders and lowered her head, ashamed to look at him again, but she still tried to control her choked voice:

"Young Master... I shouldn't have told you about that... altercation... I was wrong..."

She leaned forward and kowtowed heavily, pleading in the most humble tone:

"Young Master, I was wrong... Please don't drive me away... Just consider it as a way to repay your kindness, okay..."

These two short sentences, almost humbled to the point of being dust, made everyone present feel sad and unbearable, and the general manager of military equipment even felt a little sad.

Huo Gannian slammed the armrest of the chair, his voice distorted as if due to anger, and shouted:

"Quickly drive Yun Chen out!"

She did not stand up, but dug herself into the ground even harder, but was eventually pulled up by the chief of military affairs and forced to retreat.

Step after step.

Each step took him further away from her.

Each step is safer than the last.

She kept saying that she was wrong and shouldn't have expressed her feelings to him.

But he didn't say a word that she shouldn't be emotional.

She felt that she was wrong in what she said to him, but she did not regret the deep affection that had arisen from her.

She looked at him from afar through the hall door several feet away, and saw that his eyebrows were indifferent and almost cruel, and he was as unfamiliar as if she had just met him.

He stood there for a long time, until the cool autumn rain fell, and then Yun Chen left slowly.

All the guards and military chiefs in the hall had left, leaving only Huo Gannian, dressed in a black robe, with a body colder than the autumn moon, sitting alone on a high seat.

On the beam, a silent, nasal voice came from the guard post in the darkness:

"Young Master, Achen has already left... Let me take you back to Beining Hall..."

Huo Gannian shook his head slightly.

Bu Yan immediately said, "Then I'll go and take a look," and then flew out of the hall and disappeared in an instant.

Half an hour later, Buyan came back with his head down.

"I saw Achen knocking on Yan Shijiu's door, wanting to ask about the letter, but Yan Shijiu didn't seem to be there... Achen then followed the road from Yan's house to Huo's house, stopping every step, looking for the letter..."

Huo Gannian's body shook violently, and his throat seemed to be choked by something, causing him so much pain that he could hardly breathe.

Without saying:

"Young Master, I understand... That bastard Yu Yangji has his eyes on Achen, and the princess is asking us to make concessions for the sake of peace talks. You're afraid that the princess will issue a death order to hand over Achen sooner or later... You're doing this to protect Achen... But..."

The more I say, the sadder I feel:

"But it's raining outside...Autumn rain is really cold..."

Huo Gannian's brows trembled constantly, and he closed his eyes, not daring to listen or watch anymore.

His mind was filled with those eyes that dimmed instantly, their red eye sockets filled with tears about to fall, filled with her hurt, grievance, and disappointment...

He was really afraid that she would cry just now.

She was afraid that as soon as she shed tears, he would retract his order regardless of the consequences, throw away all reason, and go crazy to become an enemy of the world.

But for someone as stubborn as her, tears are her last bit of dignity.

She forced herself not to cry.

But the sight of her trying so hard to hold back tears, to the point of her body shaking, only made him suffer even more and almost destroyed all his will.

He covered his chest, slowly lowered his body and curled up into a ball.

In the empty hall, there was only a trembling sigh.