Chapter 62
"Brother, you're here."
In the morning light outside the old house, Yinster was waiting outside the door early in the morning.
Seeing Yin Chen approaching, his face was filled with smiles and he greeted him warmly.
"Yeah." Yin Chen just responded lightly, not as cold as before, giving Yin Ster enough face in front of outsiders.
Ye Linghan on the side also nodded slightly out of politeness.
Everyone has long been accustomed to Yinster's behavior of being attentive to others for no reason. Everyone knows that the two brothers get along well on the surface, but their relationship is not good in private. But no matter what, they are both the grandsons of the clan leader after all, so everyone talks about it in private and no one dares to say it openly.
Glancing around at the relatives who were following Yin Si Te, Yin Chen simply nodded as a greeting and then asked, "Where's Grandpa?"
"Grandpa is waiting for me in the hall." Yinster said, then turned his head to look at Ye Linghan, "Sister-in-law is here too, why don't you go in with me?"
Ye Linghan was standing a little further back. Upon hearing Yin Ster's words, he couldn't help but tighten his grip on Yin Chen's hand. After feeling the strength coming from his fingertips, Yin Chen turned around and looked at him, "Do you want to go?"
"Would it be inappropriate if I didn't go?" This is a matter of etiquette.
But seeing the crowds of people inside, it seemed that there were quite a few people, so he was a little scared. Moreover, someone of the clan leader's status and position was inevitably frightened at the thought of facing him.
And considering their identities, what's the difference between this and meeting the parents...
Others didn't dare to say anything because Yin Chen's status was higher than theirs, but they were still nervous about the clan leader.
The psychological preparation that I had worked so hard to build on the way here collapsed in an instant.
Ye Linghan only felt his hand being held back, and his heart felt warmer.
Yin Chen openly comforted her under the gaze of many people, "It's nothing bad. I'm more afraid that leaving you alone outside might be dangerous."
He knew too well what kind of people in his family were like. Isolating Ye Linghan alone was like letting a sheep fall into a tiger's mouth. In the end, he would be eaten up without leaving even a bone. Instead of that, it was safest for him to follow him. Besides, although the patriarch had great deterrent power outside, he was just his closest grandfather in front of him. He would definitely like Ye Linghan because of his love for Ye Linghan.
"Okay, then I'll follow you." Ye Linghan raised the corner of his mouth and moved closer to Yin Chen.
Yinster, who was standing by, took the opportunity to say to the two of them, "I just brought some good tea for Grandpa. Brother and sister-in-law can go and try it together. If it tastes good, I'll give some to you some day."
Not knowing what his intention was behind his attentiveness, Yin Chen did not agree, but he was also very polite and did not refuse. He nodded slightly, walked past the other party and went straight to the hall.
Looking at the backs of Yin Chen and Ye Linghan, a woman walked to Yin Sit's side. She was holding a small glass of red wine in her hand. She had a graceful figure and was wearing a velvet red dress, which had a unique charm.
"Are you all ready?" The woman's thin lips touched the wall of the glass, and she tilted her slender neck slightly, letting a mouthful of red wine slide down her throat.
Yinster quickly turned aside and said respectfully, "Yes, everything is ready."
"I've already asked someone to spread the news of Li Si's discovery to the clan leader, so the appointment of the next clan leader will definitely be moved up the agenda. I've already made arrangements with your father, and the rest is up to you."
"Okay, thanks, Mom."
Yinster curled his lips and left.
"grandfather."
Yin Chen led Ye Linghan into the room. There was no one else in the room except an old man sitting on the main seat in the center. It seemed that he had sent everyone else away just to be alone with him.
When he saw Yin Chen coming, the old man stood up to greet him. Although his hair was full of white, his legs and feet were very nimble and he walked with no hesitation.
"Chen'er, come and let grandpa see you. You must be tired after being outside for so many years." The old man had a smile on his face, and his wrinkles were a little deeper.
Yin Chen hurried forward to support the old man and helped him sit down. "Grandpa, I'm not tired. It's you who has taken so much trouble in managing the family over the years."
Old Master Yin couldn't stop smiling as he looked at his eldest grandson in front of him. He had always loved him very much. Looking at Yin Chen, he recalled how he used to run around behind him when he was a child, and how he had to look up at him now. He couldn't help feeling emotional.
He glanced further away and saw Ye Linghan, who looked a little embarrassed.
"This is..."
The old man looked at Ye Linghan, then at Yin Chen, with a smile on his face. He had heard about their relationship a long time ago, but he just wanted to tease them on purpose out of his mischievous mentality.
"Her name is Ye Linghan." Yin Chen said, taking the hand of the person behind him and pulling him to his side, "She is also your... granddaughter-in-law."
How did he...
Ye Linghan's face flushed instantly. He lowered his head slightly and pinched Yin Chen hard with his fingertips, but all he got in return was a chuckle.
But since the other party had introduced himself, he couldn't lose his manners, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and take over the conversation. Thinking that he should also follow Yin Chen's way of addressing the clan leader, he opened his mouth and said, "Hello, Grandpa, my name is Ye Linghan."
Seeing the other man's serious expression, Old Master Yin could no longer contain himself and laughed, his voice as loud as a bell. He stood up, took a small step to stand in front of Ye Linghan, and looked him up and down. "Actually, I knew it a long time ago. He's a good kid, very good, very good."
Ye Linghan didn't know how to respond and just kept smiling.
Seeing his grandfather's actions, Yin Chen realized that he was being teased. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Grandpa, please don't scare him all the time. I finally got him. I can't find another one."
Ye Linghan, who was standing aside, was still confused. Just as he was about to open his mouth to explain, the clan leader took the initiative.
"Okay, okay, I won't scare him." Old Master Yin patted their hands and agreed with a smile. Then he looked Ye Linghan up and down and couldn't help but murmured, "You and her really are alike."
Ye Linghan instantly became alert. He glanced at Yin Chen, then at the clan leader, and his previous panic mostly dissipated. "What do you mean? Who do I look like?"
After hearing what the patriarch said, he felt more and more that Yin Chen seemed to be hiding something from him.
The clan leader's expression froze, and he looked at Yin Chen, but the other party just shook his head lightly and did not answer. The old man understood and just smiled, then looked at Ye Linghan, "It's nothing, he is gone, there is no need to dwell on it."
"Since you and Chen'er can be together, it means you are destined to be together. There is no need to dwell on the past. It is enough to cherish the present and the future."
Since the other party said so, it was obvious that he was unwilling to tell the truth behind it, or he couldn't tell it because the timing was not right, so Ye Linghan stopped asking and just stood aside silently.
Yin Chen tilted his head to look at Ye Linghan, recalling the last time he lost control of his emotions, and couldn't help feeling a little uneasy, as if he had been lying for so long that even he had been deceived. It wasn't that he didn't want to say it, but he didn't know how to say it. He had wanted to find a suitable time to tell Ye Linghan everything a long time ago, but he never found it.
But since his grandfather had already exposed the matter, he planned to tell Ye Linghan everything he knew about him after returning.
"By the way, Chen'er, is there anything important that brought you back this time?" The patriarch returned to his seat and took a sip of the tea that Yinster had prepared in advance.
He was quite satisfied with the taste of the tea, so he took another sip and continued, "You two should try it too, it's not bad."
"good."
The two nodded, and Ye Linghan was led by Yin Chen to sit on the side.
Ever since he entered the room, Ye Linghan's hand had been tightly held by the other party and had never been released.
After they sat down, they picked up the cup and took a sip without any disappointment. Yin Chen didn't know much about tea and just thought it was water. His grandfather said it tasted good, so he drank a few sips of it as if it were water with a slightly astringent taste.
"Grandpa, where is our banned book Li Si now?" Yin Chen asked tentatively.
After he came back and saw the old man's reactions, he inferred that he probably didn't know about the loss of the banned book, so he asked in a rather implicit way at first.
The clan leader didn't expect Yin Chen to ask about this matter. He looked solemn and asked, "Did you get any news as well?"
Also? The two looked at each other, keenly catching the information loopholes in the old man's words.
"There are some signs of trouble." Yin Chen nodded, then looked at Ye Linghan and hooked his finger at him, "Give me your phone."
Ye Linghan understood that the other party wanted the picture he had taken, so he quickly found it and handed it to Yin Chen.
After taking the phone, he stood up and walked to the patriarch and handed it over, "Grandpa, when was this lost?"
The clan leader raised his hand to adjust the frame of the camera, then squinted his eyes and took a closer look at the phone. He couldn't help but frown. After confirming that the photo showed the contents of a banned book, he raised his head again and answered the question irrelevantly, "Who sent this to you?"
Then he looked at Ye Linghan with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
He thought it was presented in the form of a photo and must have been sent to them by someone else, and the source of the photo was Ye Linghan, so he was somewhat wary of him.
After seeing the old man's expression, Yin Chen hurriedly took half a step to the side, separating himself from the two of them and interrupting each other's line of sight.
"This matter has nothing to do with him. The book is in Yinster's hands now."
He spoke without hiding anything.
"Yinster?" The patriarch frowned, obviously not believing it.
“That’s the case.”
"How did you find out?"
“I saw it with my own eyes.”
Upon hearing this, the patriarch fell into deep thought.
Yin Chen glanced back at Ye Linghan, then spoke again, "Grandpa, so what exactly is contained in this forbidden book?"
The contents of the banned book were only known to the clan leaders of all generations, but such an important thing was seen by others and almost disrupted the entire situation. Everyone would be curious about what it was.
"Alas..." The clan leader sighed deeply and took a sip of tea. "If it was really Yinster who took it, then this matter is my fault. I was not thoughtful enough."
What is the connection between this incident and Yinster?
Ye Linghan, who was sitting in the back, carefully pondered what the patriarch had said.
"Since you know the forbidden book is called Li Si, you must have known about CLY-20 a long time ago."
"Yeah." Yin Chen nodded.
"This is a long story. In the early years, our Blood Clan and the Blood Hunter Clan had a very close relationship, so close that they even intermarried."
Upon hearing this, Yin Chen and Ye Linghan looked at each other. Yin Chen asked a question that puzzled both of them, "But doesn't the Blood Hunter forbid intermarriage with outsiders? How could this be..."
"That's true, but this rule was established three generations ago by the Blood Hunter Clan's previous leaders, and everyone in the clan must strictly follow it."
"Is it because something unexpected happened?" Ye Linghan, who had been watching from the side for a long time, finally spoke.
The clan leader nodded. "Indeed, the name of this forbidden book, 'Li Si,' was chosen from that time. It means that even if we are separated, we will always miss each other."
"So they loved each other, but they had to separate?"
Ye Linghan's eyebrows trembled and he glanced at Yin Chen beside him.
But this was just his guess, based entirely on intuition.
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