Chapter 215: Single by Strength
"But father."
Yun Piaomiao's eyes turned slightly red, and she felt a little touched. It has to be said that in her life, Yun Reyue was the only one who truly loved her.
"I'm worried about you being alone. If I stay at Uncle Xiao's house, what will you do?"
"hehe."
Yun Reyue stood up, looked at Yun Piaomiao with soft eyes, and reached out to stroke the top of her head.
"Miao'er, I have several elders to assist me, and the only thing I am worried about is you. Now that you are in the Xiao family, I can worry less."
"Father."
Yun Piaomiao pulled his sleeve reluctantly.
"Okay, I'm going back to Yaochi now. Miao'er, be obedient and come find your Uncle Xiao if you have any problems."
Yun Reyue patted Yun Piaomiao on the shoulder, turned to Xiao Wuwei and said.
"Brother Xiao, Miao'er will stay with you for a few days. Thank you for taking care of her. I will go back first."
"Go! Don't worry. We will take good care of Miao'er."
Yun Reyue bowed and then walked out with big strides.
Yun Piaomiao looked at Yun Reyue's departing back and felt a little regretful.
I'm sorry, dad. But I really can't turn back!
Xiao Wuwei saw that Yun Piaomiao looked a little depressed and knew that she was reluctant to leave her father. So he laughed.
"Miao'er, you must be tired after walking around all day. Ze'er, please take Miao'er to the guest room to rest."
"Yes, father."
Xiao Ze turned and looked at Yun Piaomiao and said softly.
"Miss Yun, please!"
Xiao Wuwei watched the two of them leave together, sighed, and returned to his main house.
......
"Father."
Xiao Wuwei sat lazily on the armchair and looked up at Xiao Ze.
"But is it settled?"
"Well, Miss Yun has gone to bed."
Xiao Ze sat casually beside Xiao Wuwei and spoke after careful consideration.
"Father, if there is nothing else to do at home these days, I would like to go to Yunling."
Ran'er must be unhappy to see herself hanging out with Miss Yun. He wanted to find her and explain everything clearly. Besides, he hadn't seen Ran'er for a long time and missed her very much.
"Recently, the heads of the three families, Jian, Liu, and Wang, have all come to ask for a meeting."
"What is it?"
Xiao Ze spoke in confusion.
"Take a look."
Xiao Wuwei took out a letter and handed it to Xiao Ze.
"Recently, many family heads have received an anonymous letter claiming that a demon cultivator has appeared. Those three family heads came to ask me about this matter."
Xiao Ze opened the letter and read it, his brows furrowed.
"Father, I received a message years ago that Ran'er and I were attacked, and the black-clothed man who attacked us was suspected to be a demon cultivator."
"When did it happen? How come I didn't know about it?"
Xiao Wuwei suddenly sat up straight and looked at Xiao Ze.
"Father, didn't you receive my message?"
Xiao Ze looked at Xiao Wuwei in surprise, and the father and son stared at each other.
"After I sent the message, I saw no response from my family. I was worried that something had happened at home, so I rushed back."
Xiao Wuwei's expression turned serious and he spoke solemnly.
"Why haven't you mentioned such an important thing before?"
"Father, I hurried back home. But everything was normal at home, and you gave me a few things to deal with. Because it was Ran'er who said that the two were demon cultivators, I wondered if Ran'er had seen it wrong, and I was so busy dealing with things that I forgot about it."
The father and son were speechless for a while. This incident made them realize deeply that the Xiao family was full of loopholes. Even such an important messenger neglected his duties and did a perfunctory job.
However, they themselves are also lax. After living a carefree life for too long, we can't even maintain the basic principle of being vigilant.
Xiao Ze felt very guilty because he did not take Ran'er's words to heart. He suddenly thought of something and a look of hesitation appeared on his face.
Seeing that he seemed to be hesitant to speak, Xiao Wuwei couldn't help but ask.
"Zer, do you have anything else to say?"
Xiao Ze pondered for a moment before slowly speaking it out.
"Father, there is one more thing I should tell you."
"Just tell me what's going on. When did you become so fussy?"
Xiao Wuwei was so angry that he couldn't help but slam the table.
"Father, Ran'er once told me that she accidentally saw a man in black entering and leaving Miss Yun's boudoir at the Yaochi tea party, and the man in black was extremely respectful to her. The black-clad man who attacked us that day was dressed exactly like the one who appeared in Miss Yun's room."
Xiao Wuwei glanced at Xiao Ze's face and said expressionlessly.
"But you didn't believe it."
"Yes, father."
Xiao Ze nodded and continued speaking.
"Ms. Yun has a gentle and graceful temperament. She is not a treacherous or evil person. It is unlikely that she would have anything to do with the evil cultivators. In addition, she has no grudges against Ran'er, so how could she send someone to assassinate her?"
Xiao Wuwei sighed in his heart and leaned weakly on the chair. His son was very intelligent and gifted, but his only shortcoming was that he was too simple-minded and did not understand the dangers of the world.
"Zer, today your Uncle Yun told me that An Ran is his biological daughter. Is there a possibility that Yun Piaomiao was jealous of An Ran, so he sent someone to assassinate her?"
Xiao Ze was stunned on the spot, looking at Xiao Wuwei in disbelief.
"Father, is this true? How is this possible? How is Ran'er related to Uncle Yun?"
Xiao Wuwei paused and repeated to Xiao Ze what Yun Reyue had said.
"So, it's not without reason that Yun Piaomiao sent someone to assassinate An Ran. I once heard your uncle Yun accidentally mention that Yun Piaomiao is not the true Saint of Yao Chi. Not every daughter of the Yun family can be the Saint of Yao Chi. If Yun Piaomiao knew An Ran's life experience, and An Ran was the true Saint of Yao Chi. Do you think Yun Piaomiao would kill An Ran in order to keep his position?"
Xiao Wuwei broke the matter down and analyzed it carefully for Xiao Ze one by one.
For many years, the secluded family has been peaceful and has never encountered any life-and-death events.
It was also his fault. He neglected Ze'er and did not teach him well.
"Does Raner know her background?"
Xiao Ze's voice sounded a little uneasy.
"Yes, your uncle Yun and his parents once went to the An family to discuss this matter."
Xiao Ze looked as if he had been struck by lightning, his face turning pale. Seeing that his face looked extremely ugly, Xiao Wuwei couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Zer, what's wrong with you? Is there anything else?"
"Father, Ran'er will definitely not forgive me this time."
Xiao Ze made an expression towards Xiao Wuwei that was uglier than crying.
"Today, I was accompanying Miss Yun to the market, and Ran'er came to see me."
Then, he told Xiao Wuwei what had happened. Xiao Wuwei looked at his son in amazement, smiling bitterly in his heart.
He reached out helplessly and patted Xiao Ze's shoulder, comforting him in a way that was difficult to put into words.
"It's okay. It doesn't matter if you can't get married in the future. After all, you are single because of your own ability."
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