Chapter 382 Is it a lie?
Young Master Ji gave a wry smile: "You all don't need to be so wary of me. If I had any ill intentions, I would never have revealed my identity. It is precisely because I have an open mind that I have not hidden anything."
That statement seems to make some sense.
Jiang Yuchuan remained noncommittal: "What brings you here?"
Young Master Ji said, "I have come here to tell Lord Yu some things."
It looks like they're trying to tell a secret.
Jiang Yuchuan's expression was somewhat strange.
It wasn't that he was judging others by his own petty standards, but rather that this young man from the Ji family seemed to have little standing in Juxian Manor.
What secrets could someone like that know?
Although Ji Guangdai didn't seem to love Chen Ruolan to death, Chen Ruolan was unaware of many things.
This wasn't just a question on Jiang Yuchuan's mind; Jiang Liuyi shared the same thought.
Seeing the distrust in everyone, Young Master Ji said, "I know what you all suspect. In fact, after I fully understood my position, I was also puzzled as to why he would tell me these secrets."
"For example, he told me about Lord Yu's identity in a boastful tone."
Over the years, Young Master Ji has been kept at Juxian Manor and rarely interacts with others.
The only person with a matching identity with whom they could communicate was Ji Guangdai.
Perhaps because he was not allowed to go out, Ji Guangdai was not worried about the secret being leaked, so he used Young Master Ji as a dumping ground for his innermost thoughts.
He said that he abandoned Yu Zhiyi to the Yu couple because they were of questionable character, and he expected that Yu Zhiyi would not have a good life after being taken away by the Yu couple.
Otherwise, given his despicable and shameless nature, why would he have given Yu Zhiyi to an official's family?
He also said that he likes Chen Ruolan very much.
Therefore, it was required that Young Master Ji must respect and love Chen Ruolan as if she were his own mother, and that he must protect his older sister Chen Xinyue in the future.
Ji Guangdai said that Chen Xinyue needed someone to protect her, so he found someone to have a son so that the son could protect the fruit of his love with Chen Ruolan.
The thirteen-year-old boy spoke of these things in a very calm tone, as if he were not the protagonist of the story.
He raised his eyes, his calm gaze meeting Yu Zhiyi's: "Lord Yu, I am not saying this to elicit sympathy, but to prove the credibility of what I have said."
Yu Zhiyi nodded: "Yes, I believe you."
Young Master Ji's eyes lit up.
In his short thirteen years of life, he never experienced the warmth of family affection or the trust between people.
To his utter surprise, the first person to be trusted without reservation turned out to be someone his nominal father had once framed.
This feeling is wonderful.
The boy's gloom dissipated considerably, and the unease that had lingered since entering the room vanished.
He took a deep breath, his expression suddenly becoming serious: "Lord Yu, please believe what I am about to say."
“Ji Guangdai has more than just Chen Ruolan and my mother.”
Yu Zhiyi blinked.
She actually knew about this.
But is it really okay for Ji Guangdai, as a father, to let his son know about these messy things?
Chen Ruolan is one thing, after all, she is his white moonlight, and the one he wanted Young Master Ji to protect.
But another woman...
"Lord Yu must already know that he had a strange encounter in his early years, which opened the door to metaphysics."
"And the person who led him through the door was that woman."
Yu Zhiyi sat up straight.
Although the boy in front of me was young and not in good health, he was very clear-headed.
She was certain that he had come all this way to see her not to recount a scandalous past.
But she couldn't find this past in Ji Guangdai's face!
Sure enough, Young Master Ji said again: "Back then, he was kidnapped by a female evil cultivator who specialized in the art of absorbing yang energy to replenish yin, and she used him as a furnace to absorb his energy. I heard that most people who have been used as furnaces will die from the absorption of energy, and some lucky ones who do not die will become very weak, and some will even age overnight."
"Ji Guangdai witnessed the tragic fate of those furnace cauldrons captured by the female evil cultivators. He did not want to become like them, so he did everything he could to please the female evil cultivators."
"If he really wanted to please a woman, he had plenty of ways and means. That female evil cultivator was truly delighted by him and decided not to treat him as an ordinary cultivation vessel, but to take him under her wing for cultivation."
"I've heard that there's a method of dual cultivation among mystical practitioners, which is similar in effect to the art of absorbing and replenishing one's essence. However, dual cultivation doesn't kill the person by absorbing their essence; instead, it benefits both parties."
Yu Zhiyi: "..."
hiss.
What kind of garbage has Ji Guangdai been passing on to children?
Jiang Yuchuan felt as if thorns had grown on his buttocks, making it so itchy that he couldn't sit still.
He wanted to interrupt Young Master Ji, but looking into his daughter's clear eyes, he wondered if his thoughts were too filthy.
In fact, he wasn't the only one feeling itchy all over.
Xiao Qingxuan wanted to speak several times, but seeing her daughter's calm expression, she ultimately held back.
Jiang Liuyi wasn't as impatient as his parents, but his brows were still tightly furrowed.
Only Jiang Liuyun remained innocent: "Is dual cultivation a kind of technique? Is it very powerful?"
Everyone inside the room: "..."
Yu Zhiyi coughed lightly, ignoring her brother's question, and said calmly, "And then?"
Although Young Master Ji is mature beyond his years, he is still just a boy at heart.
Looking at Jiang Liuyun's innocent expression, he suddenly realized that not all fathers are as scoundrels as Ji Guangdai.
Some parents are born with the instinct to protect their children.
It not only protects their bodies from injury, but also protects their minds from being polluted by unclean things.
He was somewhat envious.
But he wasn't jealous.
They simply changed the subject by following Yu Zhiyi's words.
"Later, Ji Guangdai coaxed a lot of good things out of that female cultivator. Most importantly, he actually managed to cultivate some skills."
"When the female cultivator saw that he really had talent, she paid more attention to him."
"However, that female cultivator doesn't meet with Ji Guangdai often; she only comes for about ten days a year."
"During these ten days or so, Ji Guangdai will cancel all his business and leave the manor with the female cultivator to cultivate in a secluded place."
"And this year, she left on the 18th day of the tenth lunar month."
"At the latest, she will come back to find Ji Guangdai in the tenth month of next lunar calendar."
Everyone understood his subtext.
She originally thought the only hidden danger came from the high price of the hidden realm.
Unexpectedly, another female evil cultivator has now appeared.
Moreover, compared to the Gao family, the female evil cultivators are more likely to experience a major incident.
Unless she remains in seclusion until October of next year and takes a detour through the deep mountains and forests, she might learn of Ji Guangdai's death on her way to find him.
What Yu Zhiyi cared about was something else entirely.
She couldn't discern any emotional entanglement between the female evil cultivator and Ji Guangdai from his appearance.
Logically speaking, their relationship should have ended after Chen Ruolan appeared.
Was her calculation wrong, or was Young Master Ji lying?
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