Chapter 449: A mouthful
Seeing him like this, Ye Wanxi became even more worried and rushed over to pull him aside, asking, "Senior Brother, are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere? Just now..."
"I'm fine." Feng Tianyu interrupted her question, glancing down at the mangled corpse of the man in black. "I'm sorry, I made a mistake."
A moment of carelessness and lapse in concentration gave the opponent an opportunity to exploit the situation.
Normally, such a mistake would never happen to Feng Tianyu, but...
Ye Wanxi was also somewhat surprised by this, but she didn't ask anything in the end. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that you're alright. There will always be another chance next time."
Ye Wanxi wasn't just trying to comfort Feng Tianyu; she genuinely felt that this wasn't the first time, and it certainly wouldn't be the last.
As the thick smoke dissipated, those on the periphery finally realized what had happened.
The young Taoist priest who had greeted Ye Wanxi earlier ran over first: "Miss Ye, Mr. Feng."
"Hmm. Why are you guys the ones who came today? I thought..." I thought it would be the same group that followed Xiao Jihui before.
The young Taoist chuckled, scratched the back of his head, and said, "Originally, this matter shouldn't have fallen on our shoulders. But the higher-ups heard that not long ago, one of the deputy minister's men had a conflict with you, Miss Ye. When that man returned, he not only lost most of his hand but also made a threatening statement, saying that he would make you wish you were dead."
Ye Wanxi raised an eyebrow and immediately recognized who the young Taoist priest was talking about.
Thinking back to that boy whose five fingers and most of his hand were melted away by the soul-summoning banner that day, it's quite possible that he was the one who uttered those harsh words.
"Then what?"
The young Taoist priest paused for a moment, then continued, "And then his family suffered a great misfortune."
Yes, it's his house, not just his.
That day, after leaving Ye Wanxi's house, this arrogant young master ran home crying and complaining.
The boy's mother was a staunch doting mother. Seeing her son wronged and his hand in such a state, likely to become disabled, she felt both heartbroken and angry. She then took her son to her husband to complain.
The boy's father had been in charge of the family for many years and also held an important position in the metaphysics association. He was used to being flattered and fawned over by others.
Unexpectedly, my son's hand was crippled less than two days after he joined the special department. I felt heartbroken, but more than that, I felt humiliated and couldn't save face.
"Miss Ye has no idea how annoying that old man is. It was clearly his son's own fault, yet he still had the nerve to go to the department to demand an explanation from the deputy director. When he wasn't given an explanation, he became even more arrogant and threatened the deputy director. Fortunately, the deputy director wasn't easily intimidated. He made a few sarcastic remarks and drove the man away. The ferocious look on his face before he left made me wonder if he was so angry that he wanted to eat the deputy director alive."
The young Taoist's words immediately reminded Ye Wanxi of the boy's angry and threatening manner when he left that day. It's true that they are a family.
However, even if that guy runs away in anger, he can still go back to his parents.
His father ran away in anger, so logically he should have come looking for him, the culprit. Why hasn't there been any news of him after so many days?
Ye Wanxi's question was quickly answered: "At the time, we were quite worried about the deputy minister. After all, the deputy minister is just an ordinary person. If that old guy were to shamelessly plot against the deputy minister, it would be really hard to guard against."
"Unexpectedly, two days later, we heard that the old man had a stroke while he was out. There was hardly anyone around when the stroke occurred, and he lay on the ground for more than an hour before being discovered. He almost didn't make it to the hospital. Even though he survived, he will be bedridden for the rest of his life."
"Their family situation was already quite complicated, and that young master was a troublemaker. As soon as the old man fell ill, his relatives immediately took action. I heard that the person in charge of their family has changed, and the old man's whole family has been kicked out. Now they are either sick or disabled, and they are in a very miserable state."
Ye Wanxi's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this, and she subconsciously turned to look at Feng Tianyu, feeling that the timing of this family's misfortune was a bit too coincidental.
Despite her doubts, Ye Wanxi didn't delve into it. She had already realized that the boy was not simply spoiled and willful, and his father was not necessarily a good person either.
Now that he has ended up like this, it can only be said that everything has its retribution.
"What does their family's troubles have to do with your presence here today? Do you think their troubles are making room for you?"
The young Taoist priest chuckled sheepishly and said, "It's true that we made room for a few people, but that's not the main reason. The main reason is that after the higher-ups found out about this, they felt that their family's miserable situation was related to what he did at Miss Ye's house that day. Because of this, some people in the department are hesitant to take on your job."
Ye Wanxi: "..." Why did she feel like she was being unfairly blamed? So now, in the eyes of some people in the special department, she had become a fearsome figure, no, a fearsome figure to everyone?
"And then there's my martial uncle's connection. We've worked together before, so we're old acquaintances. We know each other well, which makes things easier. Oh, and there's another important factor, that brat..."
"Kid?"
Ye Wanxi then remembered the infant spirit that had been bound like a rice dumpling by the Fengtian Domain. Turning her head, she saw that her little rabbit had run out of the car at some point and was now rolling the little ghost ball back and forth with its paws, treating it completely like a toy.
"!!!"
Ye Wanxi was taken aback and quickly stepped forward to pick up the little rabbit by its armpits.
"Silly boy, this is not something you can play with."
The little rabbit kicked its hind legs and waved its two front legs in protest, wanting to play, wanting to play, wanting to play! This little thing is so much fun!
The bound infant spirit had been refined, and logically it should have calmed down after its master's death. However, unexpectedly, it became even more restless after the man in black died.
While Ye Wanxi was busy comforting it, it suddenly spat out the rag stuffed in its mouth, propped itself up with its round body and jumped up, like a bouncing ball, and pounced straight at Ye Wanxi.
"Be careful!" The young Taoist priest's expression changed slightly, and he immediately warned him.
But in fact, Ye Wanxi didn't need him to remind her at all. She had noticed the commotion below the moment the little devil bounced up.
Her eyes narrowed dangerously, and just as she was about to free up a hand to slap the "ball" away, the little rabbit she was pinching by the armpit suddenly opened its three-lobed mouth wide and took a bite out of the little devil ball.
Ye Wanxi: "???"
Onlookers: “!!!”
Fengtian Domain, who knew this day would come: "..."
Ye Wanxi picked up the little rabbit and shook it: Tell me, what exactly are you?
(End of this chapter)
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