Chapter 488 Duan Feng’s Decision
Yu Cang was busy eating when suddenly the conversation in the banquet hall gradually died down.
He seemed to notice something and looked up, and saw that many people's eyes were focused on the front - Duan Zhang was standing there.
Duan Zhang spoke, and with the infusion of soul energy, his voice spread throughout the venue without the need for a microphone:
"Thank you all very much for coming to the dinner tonight."
Duan Zhang was dressed in a suit and tie, with a smile on his face, and he had a very impressive aura, but the bruise at the corner of his eye did look a bit funny.
Duan Zhang naturally has the ability to use the corresponding soul card to quickly reduce the swelling. The reason he kept it was naturally for Yu Cang to see... Even if it can arouse a little bit of sympathy, it is good.
But it seems that Yu Cang doesn't buy it.
"The reason we're gathered here today is to celebrate Yu Cang winning the college league championship, and it's the most prestigious championship ever!"
Duan Zhang raised the wine glass in his hand.
"Let's..."
Bang!
Duan Zhang hadn't finished speaking when suddenly!
The door of the banquet hall was suddenly opened, and a group of people walked in one after another. Leading them was a middle-aged man with white hair, but he walked with a majestic aura.
"It's so lively." A smile appeared on Wang Manxiao's face. "Master Duan... why didn't you invite our Wang family to the banquet?"
brush!
The scene was so tense that you could hear a pin drop, and the atmosphere dropped to freezing point in an instant!
Everyone looked at Duan Zhang, only to see that the smile on his face had frozen.
Wang family...why are they here?
Duan Zhang cursed in his heart.
He didn't invite them at all, they came uninvited!
"...Master Wang, today is a family dinner. If you want to catch up with me, I can find another time."
"I think today's going to be good." Wang Manxiao's smile widened. "How can we celebrate Yu Cang's victory without the Wang family... Hui'er has been talking about it in my ear for a long time."
Behind Wang Manxiao, Wang Hui looked at Yu Cang, winking and making faces, his eyes full of the words "I'm here to support you!"
Yu Cang: "..."
What an unfolding.
Help! His toes have already started working, and in such a short time, he has already carved out a whole room and a living room.
"...Then I won't receive you." Duan Zhang narrowed his eyes slightly, "Master Wang, please find a seat for yourself..."
"Don't be impatient." Wang Manxiao snorted. "Before the party starts, let me say a few words - Duan Zhang, your Duan family has been quite powerful in recent years, causing chaos in the entire imperial capital... Humph, how did you treat Yu Cang a year ago? I don't need to explain it in detail, right? How dare you hold a celebration banquet for Yu Cang now?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Duan Zhang's face suddenly turned gloomy.
He was naturally very clear about what Yu Cang had experienced in the past, but he didn't even dare to mention it now. He could only take a roundabout way to give Yu Cang some compensation.
Wang Manxiao's direct words were equivalent to directly breaking off relations!
What the hell...
"Using the power of your family to bully a student... you're so audacious." Wang Manxiao's eyes grew fiercer. "However, your Duan family's luck ends here today."
Duan Zhang frowned: "What do you mean?"
"Before coming here, I submitted a lot of documents to the association...Would you like to guess what's in there?"
Duan Zhang: “…”
After saying this, Wang Manxiao looked towards Yu Cang and said, "Don't worry, my friend Yu Cang. Uncle Wang will definitely give you justice this time and thoroughly investigate the truth of what happened back then... No one can accuse you of academic fraud!"
Yu Cang: "..."
Does anyone really dare to say that now?
However, when he was expelled from school, the Duan family exaggerated the incident into academic fraud, which is indeed a not-so-small stain.
Who knows, thousands of years from now, this incident may just become a piece of "unofficial history" or something like that.
It might even evolve into ditch literature.
So if someone helps to clarify the matter, he would be happy to watch the show.
Of course, Yu Cang knew in his heart that this was just a point of entry that Wang Manxiao found to deal with the Duan family.
So he continued to concentrate on eating and didn't dare to respond to Wang Manxiao... He was afraid of embarrassing himself to death.
After Wang Manxiao finished speaking, Duan Zhang's expression suddenly calmed down.
He said slowly:
"What Patriarch Wang said is indeed true, but I know very little about what happened back then," he said. "To be honest, my third brother... Duan Zai actually became a card banner. This is the first time I've learned about it. Over the years, he's used the Duan family's influence to secretly do evil things. What happened to Yu Cang was one of them."
Wang Manxiao smiled: "You're not going to say that you don't know all this, are you?"
Duan Zhang nodded: "Indeed."
Originally, he was indeed lacking someone important enough to take the blame, and now this period of time was just right.
"No child would believe it."
"It's indeed my fault for not disciplining him properly." Duan Zhang's face was filled with self-blame. "In fact, before I came here, I had already carried out a major purge of the Duan family and even got a few injuries. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you all. We won't just let the past go. We are deeply sorry for what happened to Cang and will definitely give him satisfactory compensation!"
He took a deep breath and looked at Yu Cang: "The Duan family is not a famous family, but we still have some property. If Yu Cang doesn't mind, we are willing to..."
"Master Duan is quite generous." A voice came from the corner.
Hearing this voice, Duan Zhang's face turned ugly again.
He was very familiar with the owner of this voice.
Qiu Hailie...the head of the Qiu family!
It was one of his allies.
Speaking at this time... Duan Zhang was already starting to panic.
"Master Duan." Qiu Hailie held the wine glass in his hand and asked, "Can you come up with anything decent now?"
"...Qiu Hailie, I haven't treated you unfairly, have I?" Duan Zhang frowned. "We are allies. What do you mean by that?"
"Hey, don't talk nonsense." Qiu Hailie said with a smile, "It's just some economic cooperation, not an alliance - I don't want to get involved in your crap, but Yu Cang is a friend of my precious son. He's been wronged, so I have to help him vent his anger."
Duan Zhang: “…”
Qiu Hailie picked up a dessert and threw it into his mouth.
"Don't even think about it. The properties you want to compensate Yu Cang no longer belong to you."
Duan Zhang narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"
"You know it very well, do you still need me to explain?" Qiu Hailie shrugged. "As the saying goes, those who are righteous will have many supporters, while those who are unrighteous will have few. The Duan family's dirty deeds are obvious to everyone. We don't need to care about what means to use to deal with people like you."
"you?"
Duan Zhang sensed something was wrong. He scanned the Ling and Luo families' positions in the crowd and found that they were all calm and composed, but their expressions towards him had lost their former friendliness.
Qiu Hailie continued, "Master Duan is quite resourceful. It took us quite a bit of effort to annex the Duan family's assets...Master Duan, Yu Cang doesn't look down on vulgar people like you, and besides, you don't have much to offer now."
Duan Zhang: “…”
"Don't look so surprised. You've already guessed it, right?" Qiu Hailie said, bowing to Yu Cang. "Friend Yu Cang, 50% of the Duan family's assets are now in our hands. If you're willing, we'll transfer them to you after the party."
"...I didn't expect that you would turn against me at this time." Duan Zhang clenched his fists, but at this point, he could only bite the bullet and continue, "Yu Cang, please believe in the sincerity of the Duan family... The Duan family has been operating in the imperial capital for many years. It is impossible for a few rats to empty our family's wealth in a few strokes. We can afford to compensate you!
"Besides, the Duan family still has influence in the imperial capital. From today onwards, we will do our utmost to cleanse your past stain and restore your innocence!"
…
"Master Duan won't have to take any action on this matter."
A voice suddenly came, and everyone in the field looked towards the source of the voice.
I saw a smiling old man with white hair walking into the banquet hall with a cane.
This old man seemed to have no aura at all, but everyone present had a serious look on their faces, and many discussions were already being heard in secret.
This person is the guardian of the country.
After entering the room, he walked all the way to Yu Cang and bowed: "My friend Yu Cang...I hope you are well."
Yu Cang: (Chew, chew, chew).
He knew this old man.
President of Imperial Capital University, Bian Hong!
Bian Hong said apologetically, "Friend Yu Cang... I'm deeply ashamed of the terrible incident that occurred at Imperial Capital University... It was my fault for failing to supervise properly. Now that the truth is clear, the dean of the Card Maker Academy who approved your expulsion has been dismissed, and I've filed a lawsuit against him. Don't worry, I promise you, he'll never leave prison for the rest of his life."
The imperial capital is a deep place.
The same is true for Imperial University.
Various forces are intertwined in it, and throwing a brick can knock out the pawns of seven or eight forces.
Even though he is the principal of the imperial capital and a guardian of the country, it is difficult for him to handle this situation... If he is not careful, he will lose his position.
He didn't even know about what happened that year until a month after it happened, so he couldn't do anything about it even if he wanted to.
Now... it's just the right time to take advantage of Cang's power to clean up some of the rotten roots.
Moreover, Yu Cang must be won over.
Haven’t you seen how the Ancient Capital University has developed since Yu Cang came into being?
After the emergence of the new resonance method, Jieying Campus has become a holy place for all card makers! Now, in various unofficial rankings, Ancient Capital University has become number one, and their Imperial Capital University, due to the previous incident, is even about to lose its second place.
This was simply impossible before!
There was no way around it, this had to be dealt with, so he had to come today.
Bian Hong looked at Yu Cang with a sincere expression. "Friend Yu Cang... As the president of Imperial Capital University, I formally invite you. I wonder if you would be willing to take a professorship at Imperial Capital University? At the same time, I ask that you supervise our efforts to rectify the corruption within Imperial Capital University. I promise that we will restore a clean academic world to Yan Country!"
Yu Cang: "...I'll think about it."
"Of course, this invitation is valid for life." Bian Hong said, "The position of dean of the Card Maker Academy is still vacant. If you want, you can become the dean. I can even give you my position as principal. I'm just worried that you're too busy to take care of us."
“…I’ll consider it.”
"Then I look forward to hearing from you." Bian Hong smiled and bowed. "As for what happened back then... Don't worry, we've already established a teacher ethics course regarding this egregious incident. We'll supervise all faculty and staff in this course and will definitely make the truth public. It will also serve as a warning."
Yu Cang: "..."
"Then I won't bother you anymore."
After Bian Hong finished speaking, Duan Zhang's face had become extremely gloomy.
It's over, all over.
Taking a deep breath, he bravely opened his mouth and was about to say something else.
However, this time, before he could say anything, a voice came from the door.
“It’s so lively.”
A figure appeared there, and in an instant, the already noisy venue suddenly became quiet.
No one dared to speak loudly in front of this person.
Ye Chengming!
Just relying on this surname is enough to inspire respect, not to mention that he is at the highest level of the Yan Kingdom’s military...
Even though the murderous aura of a veteran warrior had been restrained, it still made everyone feel uneasy.
Ye Chengming's gaze first stayed on Yu Cang for a moment, and then turned to Duan Zhang.
"Duan Zhang," he said, "We suspect you have a connection with the Card Banner. Come with us."
Duan Zhang's face looked really panicked this time.
"I didn't... I didn't know anything!"
"That's not up to you." Ye Chengming said calmly, "Also, Yu Cang is a recipient of the Flame Emperor Medal and an outstanding card maker of the association. Given your previous behavior, I have the right to suspect you of treason. So, let's go."
"I..." Cold sweat was visibly dripping down Duan Zhang's forehead.
It's over, all over.
Ye Chengming is here... The association is definitely serious!
The situation is more serious than I thought. I'm really killing myself...
At this moment, he could only look to Yu Cang for help.
He knew that although the crime Ye Chengming mentioned was just a suspicion, as long as he followed him, the crime would definitely be confirmed!
Right now, it would only be useful if Yu Cang spoke up himself!
However……
He clearly saw that Yu Cang was eating the delicacies on the table slowly and leisurely, without even raising his head, as if he had expected it.
It's over.
Duan Zhang fell into despair.
Who would have thought that what was just targeting a young man back then would have evolved to this point?
The whole world is my enemy, I'm afraid it's just like this...
"Haha..." He couldn't help but laugh miserably.
aside.
The reason why Yu Cang didn't look up.
Because he's now too busy with his awkward toes!
There are already three bedrooms and five living rooms at my feet.
At this time, Ye Chengming's voice came to his ears.
"It's not my intention to come here."
Yu Cang raised his eyes and found that Ye Chengming's expression did not change... It seemed that he was transmitting the message.
"Emperor Mythology insisted that I come... He said the atmosphere was already so good, so he wanted me to show my face."
Yu Cang: "..."
This is what atmosphere is all about.
You guys... you mean I have to stand up now, sneer with a crooked mouth, and act evil and crazy, right?
Well, well, one day he will be able to experience what it's like to be a Dragon King.
Yu Cang sighed and said nothing.
The Duan family...it's gone, so be it.
Although I no longer care, it doesn't mean I will plead for them.
unless……
…
"Yu Cang!"
At this moment, a voice came from the door.
Yu Cang's expression changed and he finally raised his head.
This time, the person who appeared at the door was not a military giant or a nobleman.
Just a teenager.
Duan Feng took a deep breath, took a step forward, and with a determined look in his eyes, he walked past Wang Manxiao, Bian Hong, Ye Chengming... and came to Yu Cang.
"Yu Cang—I'm sorry."
Yu Cang: "...You don't have to apologize."
"My family did so many things to let you down."
"This has nothing to do with you."
Duan Feng shook his head. "I also used the resources the Duan family had plundered through those means... I can't escape the evil done by the Duan family. Besides, everything that happened back then was caused by me."
Yu Cang's eyes flashed.
"So what do you want to do?"
"...I know that no matter how much I say or how much resources I give you, it won't be enough to make up for the damage I caused you back then, but... I beg you."
As Duan Feng spoke, he pretended to kneel down.
Yu Cang frowned and raised his hand to ask Wang Zhiwo to stop him, but Duan Feng's strength was surprisingly great, and with a thud, he knelt on the ground.
Duan Zhang's expression turned extremely ugly: "Feng'er! What are you doing... Get up! You don't need to do this!"
Just now, no matter how many people backstabbed him or how many powerful people appeared, he never felt any regret in his heart.
Only at this moment, regret has filled his heart.
He shouldn't... He shouldn't!
…
"Yu Cang, I beg you." Duan Feng said word by word, "Spare Duan Zhang and Duan Ao's lives—that's all I ask. As for how they spend the rest of their lives, whether in prison or in the hospital, I don't care.
"I know, it's too much—I have nothing to trade with you but myself."
Yu Cang was silent.
He saw it clearly.
Behind Duan Feng, Aqiu also knelt on the ground.
"Yu Cang—after today!"
Duan Feng's fingers were so tense that their joints turned white.
"I will go to the border and fight to the death for Yan Country. I will never set foot on the border until I become a legend!"
Yu Cang was slightly moved: "You..."
"On the day I become a god." Duan Feng raised his head. "If the country is peaceful and the people are safe, I will die of old age on the frontier. If there is chaos, I will be the sword in your hand!"
In an era, only one legend is born - it has always been so.
Everyone knows that Yu Cang will probably become this legend.
So, will Duan Feng become a myth?
No one is optimistic about it now.
But at this moment, the boy's eyes were extremely firm, as if what he said was just a fact that was bound to happen.
(End of this chapter)
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