Lu Yinghuai's hand was suddenly empty, and seeing the little one's subtle expression, he knew he had been scolded by her. So he reached out and gently touched the tip of her nose, asking:
"And you? Did you encounter anything unusual on your way from Pingcheng?"
Lu Yinghuai's question undoubtedly opened the floodgates of conversation. Yunling spoke at length, starting with her escape from Pingcheng, then her experiences in Qingcheng, and finally the difficulties she faced upon arriving in Yuecheng.
He also talked about the affairs of the first and second branches of the Yun family, the land purchase, the affairs of Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu, and the affairs of Yun Ruoxia and Wen Siqing.
Lu Yinghuai was also a good listener. He responded to Yunling at all times, getting nervous when she talked about thrilling things and happy when she talked about fun things, without any intention of being evasive.
"So... you beat up all the people from the eldest son's side, do you think they'll dare to cause trouble again?"
Yunling proudly raised her chin and replied:
"Of course I wouldn't dare. I've said it before, I'll beat them up every time I see them. I keep my word. They only managed to get a free meal at my second aunt's wedding banquet with Wen Siqing, and they haven't dared to show their faces since."
Lu Yinghuai found Yunling's description very vivid. He didn't have such worries. His two uncles had an excellent relationship with his father, and with his grandparents in charge, the relationship between the three branches of the family, while not the best, wasn't too bad either.
Therefore, he was very curious about how Yunling had debated with the scholars and defeated those demons and monsters all by herself. However, he dared not let Yunling demonstrate, since he had witnessed Yunling's true abilities. If he were to be defeated, wouldn't he become a laughing stock?
Lu Yinghuai dared not try it lightly, so he continued to ask:
"So, regarding Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu, did their parents really go to Jiangnan to look for them?"
"Well... I don't know where they went. I only know that they've disappeared without a trace. Maybe they really did take a boat to Jiangnan to look for someone."
**
In fact, Yun Erzhuang and Yun Sanzhuang's families did indeed take a boat towards Jiangnan, but after boarding the boat, they realized that they had no idea where the He family lived.
They were in a panic and wanted to go back and ask Wen Siqing, but they had already paid the fare. If they got off the ship now, the money would be wasted. It was a full eight strings of cash, which they had negotiated hard to get. If they lost it, wouldn't it be the death of them?
Therefore, they had no choice but to accept their fate and set off by boat towards Jiangnan. In order to find out the address of the He family, they saved every penny and went through countless hardships before finally arriving at the gate of the He family.
The group of six believed they were Tang Sanzang on his pilgrimage to the West, having finally arrived at the Great Thunder Temple after overcoming eighty-one tribulations, and that they would be able to enjoy wealth and honor from then on. However, the gatekeeper treated them as beggars and forcibly drove them away, only stopping when they saw the letter written by Master He himself.
"See this? This is a letter written in your master's own handwriting. We were asked by Qing-ge to come and see him. You'd better inform your master immediately, or you'll be in big trouble."
The gatekeeper, no longer daring to hesitate, ran straight into the house. Seeing this, Yun Erzhuang's aura intensified. He stood ramrod straight, as if he were there to collect a debt, and said:
“This servant has absolutely no sense of right and wrong. He can’t even tell who we are. He’s wasting his eyes. If you ask me, we should tell Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu about this and let them deal with these two bastards.”
The second son's family had also witnessed the grandeur and wealth of the He family, and considering that the fifth and sixth sons had been with the He family for so many years, they must be powerful and wealthy. Therefore, they imitated Yun Erzhuang's aggressive manner and echoed him:
“The master is right. These two bastards are arrogant and look down on people. They’re just gatekeepers for the He family, but they really think they’re the He family’s stewards. If I see Xiao Wu, I’ll definitely give him a piece of my mind.”
Yun Sanzhuang, naturally at a loss, found Yun Erzhuang and the others' words quite reasonable. He raised his chin, pointed his nose at them, and said:
"They say a man fights for a breath, and a Buddha fights for a stick of incense. When I see Xiao Liu later, I'll have a word with him. We can't let others look down on the Yun family."
The six of them were incredibly arrogant. If circumstances allowed, they would have loved to have the words "I'm going to be rich soon" tattooed on their foreheads for everyone to admire and enjoy.
The gatekeeper went in quickly and came out just as quickly, his expression barely changing; in fact, it became even colder. He said:
"Master He said he doesn't know you and didn't ask Qing Ge'er to send you to deliver the message. You should leave quickly and not linger here."
"How could that be? We're looking for the Mr. He who did business in Qingcheng, not some other Mr. He."
"The person I asked is the same Mr. He you're looking for, Mr. He. He said he doesn't know you and told us to leave quickly and not force us to use force."
The six of them immediately looked at each other, seeing the dissatisfaction and indignation in each other's eyes. They had spent all their savings and had finally made it here. How could they give up so easily?
Then he began to shout loudly:
"Little Five, Little Six, come out quickly, your father and mother are here to see you."
"Xiao Wu, Yun Xiao Wu, Dad and Mom are here, come out quickly."
“You’ve been wronged. It was your father and mother’s fault back then. We know we were wrong. Come out quickly and let’s go home.”
"..."
The gatekeeper wouldn't tolerate their insolence and immediately summoned men to drive them away.
But as the saying goes, even a good man fears a bad man, and a bad man fears a shrew. The second and third wives weren't so easily dealt with. The moment they were kicked out of the alley, they returned the way they came. They changed their strategy, shouting:
"This is outrageous! It's absolutely outrageous! The He family kidnapped our two children and sold them into prison, and they still refuse to hand them over. Tell me, what are their intentions?"
If that's the case, then many people will come to watch the spectacle. But while they can enjoy the show, the He family is still very powerful, and no one wants to get themselves into trouble. Therefore, they said:
"Do you have any solid evidence? If not, don't accuse people unjustly."
“If we didn’t have solid evidence, would we have come all the way from Yuecheng? The He family are human traffickers.”
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