Chapter 519 She Won’t
Seeing the large apple, big enough to make its body round, offered to it, Xiao Kui felt it had a way out and used its tail to snatch Ye Wanxi's apple.
Then it swam out in a particularly awkward posture, and before it had gone far, its few Gu worm minions surrounded it.
One by one, they were eager to reach for the apple on the little green snake's tail. Among them, a toad couldn't resist the first and croaked twice before lunging towards the apple.
The little green snake slapped it against the wall with its tail, leaving a rather large mark.
This act of making an example of someone to deter others was very effective. The underlings who were originally itching to act immediately became obedient. Although they were still somewhat reluctant to part with the apple, they did not cause any more trouble by trying to snatch it.
Tao Wan, who was fortunate enough to witness the whole thing: "..." If she remembered correctly, most of these little creatures were carnivores, right?
You're all a bunch of meat-eaters, circling around an apple. Can't you be a little more ambitious? This scene feels strangely familiar.
Tao Wan twitched her lips, shifted her attention back from Xiao Kui and the others, and looked at Ye Wanxi and the other woman, saying, "How did you know I was here?"
"You'll find out when you want to."
Tao Wan choked. Yes, it was one thing to deal with others, but with the person in front of her, it seemed that no amount of hiding or concealment would work.
It's worth noting that Ye Wanxi escorted Shi Yuyan, who was under the influence of a love potion, all the way back to China from abroad without even meeting him.
Tao Wan pursed her lips and said in a hoarse voice, "So you're here to act as his intermediaries?"
"no."
"No?" Tao Wan was somewhat surprised.
"We're here today just to see how you are, to see if it's really as the people in your village say, that you're just being held temporarily and that you're alright." We also wanted to test whether this person still had feelings for Shi Yuyan.
It seems that there probably still is.
Tao Wan said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm fine. The clan elders are all very kind. Because they are so kind, my grandfather and I told them the truth after we came back. I thought we would be severely punished, or even... kicked out. But they didn't do anything. They just locked us up temporarily."
"It's good that everyone's alright. As for whether they'll be punished, that depends on who's inside." Ye Wanxi glanced meaningfully at the person inside who was kneeling with numb legs and couldn't help but fidget.
"As the saying goes, husband and wife are one. The more he is punished, the less you will be punished. So, my suggestion is that you can delay it for a few more days and let him kneel for a few more days. Maybe your clan chief will take pity on him and not blame you and your grandfather."
Tao Wan was stunned by Ye Wanxi's words, and it took her a while to react before she said with some difficulty, "You..."
"What?"
"Didn't you come together?" Not only are you not helping, but you also look like you're eager to hinder us.
"Although we came together, who said that coming together means we're a group? I've always believed that no matter who it is, they have to bear the consequences of their actions."
"Just like you, because of your immaturity and gullibility, you've ended up in this predicament, separated from your own child and burdening your only family member. You must be feeling terrible, right?"
Tao Wan's expression changed slightly, and her eyes showed a sadness and grief that she hadn't seen before.
"This is the price you have to pay. Similarly, he is suffering the same way. All that he is going through now is the bitter fruit of his past actions, and there's nothing more to say about it."
Tao Wan kept her head down and didn't say anything.
Ye Wanxi sighed and chuckled softly, "To be honest, just making him kneel in the ancestral hall is, in my opinion, a very light burden. Before I came here, I imagined that if he had angered you and returned like this, he would have to overcome many obstacles to coax you back. At the very least, he would have to venture into your den of poisonous insects."
Tao Wan: "..."
Ye Wanxi noticed the change in her expression and teased, "Reluctant to part with it?"
Tao Wan avoided her gaze: "No."
"If he continues to kneel like this, will you forgive him? Will you be willing... to go with him?"
Tao Wan remained silent for a while, then shook her head: "Since you're here, please tell him that...we can't be together anymore. I won't go back with him. You...go. No one here welcomes you, and there's no point in you staying any longer. You might even get hurt."
Ye Wanxi was somewhat surprised but also felt it was perfectly reasonable: "Is this your honest opinion?"
Tao Wan paused again, not daring to look Ye Wanxi in the eye: "Yes."
“Okay, I understand. But…” Ye Wanxi turned her head and glanced at Shi Yuyan, who was still kneeling earnestly in the ancestral hall.
"This is between the two of you. We won't act as mouthpieces; you have to tell him these things yourself. If things really can't work out, you have to tell him yourself for him to believe it and give up." The premise is that you can be ruthless when you're facing him.
“We’ve seen the person and confirmed that you and your grandfather are alright, so we’ll head back now. The people in your village aren’t very friendly to us to begin with, and if they find out that we came to see you secretly behind their backs, who knows what misunderstandings might arise.”
Since Ye Wanxi had already said so, Tao Wan naturally couldn't keep her any longer. She nodded and watched the two leave.
Once the two figures disappeared from her sight, she turned her gaze back to Shi Yuyan, her eyes filled with indescribable complex emotions.
Before she could figure it out or actually do anything, the floor of the ancestral hall began to shake again.
This time the commotion was much greater than the previous two times; the tables, chairs, and pillars in the ancestral hall shook violently several times.
Many memorial tablets placed in the main hall of the ancestral hall crashed down, hitting Shi Yuyan, who was kneeling in front of the offering table, whose legs were numb and whose reaction was a little slow, causing him to cry out in pain.
Such a commotion unsurprisingly alerted the patrol personnel outside the ancestral hall.
Seeing everyone rushing into the ancestral hall, Tao Wan didn't dare linger. After taking one last look at Shi Yuyan, who was groaning in pain from some minor injuries, she hurriedly left.
The ancestral hall experienced a small but violent tremor, which Ye Wanxi and her companion, who had already left, were unaware of.
On the way back from the ancestral hall, Feng Tianyu spoke first, asking, "Are you really going to let her break up with that brat Yu Yan? That brat probably won't give up so easily."
Not only will they not give up easily, they might even come up with some shameless methods, such as crying, making a scene, or threatening suicide to cling to the other person.
Ye Wanxi smiled gently: "She won't."
"How do you know she won't?"
“Because I am a woman.” Ye Wanxi turned to meet her senior brother’s slightly puzzled eyes and smiled gently. “She is also a woman, so I understand some things. If she really had the heart to do that, she wouldn’t have appeared in that place.”
(End of this chapter)
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