Seventy-two feathers
The clouds were low and a drizzle was falling from the sky, which seemed to reflect people's moods and to announce the fate of something.
Yin Chen was dressed in black, holding a black umbrella, and standing not far from the gate of the villa.
The last time I wore this outfit was the day my mother passed away.
I grew up in this courtyard, and every blade of grass, every brick and tile, and every corner is extremely familiar to me.
But... after this incident, I don’t know what the situation will become.
"What are you thinking about?"
A voice came from behind him. Yin Chen did not turn around, nor was he surprised, because he had already recognized who the person was based on the voice.
Jing Wenchuan came to his side. Even though he didn't get a response, he was not annoyed. At this moment, he put away his usual playboy attitude and became very serious.
"I didn't expect that his thoughts were so deep." Jing Wenchuan spoke again in a low voice, not wanting to disturb the people around him.
He rarely saw Yin Chen so lonely.
Although this time he came at Yinster's invitation to witness the inheritance of the position of patriarch, he firmly chose to stand by Yin Chen.
"I didn't expect that either." Yin Chen looked at the scene in front of him calmly. The phantom of him and Ye Linghan coming here together a few months ago seemed to appear in front of his eyes. That was the last time he came here, and he had never seen Ye Linghan since then.
"Missing him again?" Jing Wenchuan teased, feeling that the other party's affection was even deeper than his own.
It is rumored that Jing Wenchuan dotes on his wife. That is because he has to often appear in public and go to various public occasions, so everyone praises him as a model of loving his wife. However, Yin Chen rarely appears in public, so people know very little about him.
But what Jing Wenchuan admired most was that Yin Chen could actually endure not meeting Ye Linghan for such a long time.
If it were him, he wouldn't be able to do it.
"Yeah." Yin Chen did not deny it.
"Then why not give him a call, or go to him directly?"
Jing Wenchuan had always been very confident in his good brother's looks and charisma, and he thought there was no one who wouldn't like him. So he wasn't worried about any problems with their relationship.
Yin Chen was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "He doesn't want to see him."
"What?" Jing Wenchuan thought he'd misheard. He hadn't expected Yin Chen to be so resolute as to not look for him, and even less so Ye Linghan to be so bold as to not meet him. He couldn't contain his laughter any longer. "Hahahaha, I never thought you, Young Master Yin, would ever hit a wall and suffer such a disastrous defeat? How rare."
Yin Chen rolled his eyes at him unhappily, "Why, Master Jing, you got turned away and are now trying to make a name for yourself here?"
The person next to him changed his expression instantly. "Hey, don't curse me. My wife and I have a good relationship. I heard that Yinster is going to hold a ceremony to select the patriarch today, so I came to join in the fun."
Hearing this, Yin Chen looked at him with a rare normal expression, a smile on his lips, "Thank you."
Even if the other party didn't say it, he could understand that although they said they were here to watch the fun, they were actually here to help him. The reason he had this confidence was the tacit understanding developed over many years of friendship.
"But I never thought that your wife would be so powerful." Jing Wenchuan couldn't help but sigh, and then couldn't help but tease, "But how does it feel to wake up and find that your wife is better than you?"
Because only a blood hunter with pure blood can kill a high-level vampire with high-level blood. In other words, Ye Linghan's ability will completely suppress Yin Chen at this time.
"That's what he deserves." A hint of pride could be heard in Yin Chen's tone. In his opinion, as long as the other party didn't break up and didn't leave him, it didn't matter what he did.
But he is so infatuated that I even suspect that he has been drugged.
Jing Wenchuan couldn't help but click his tongue. "Well, if I were him, I would definitely be very touched after hearing this." He then looked around again. "But by the way, will he come today?"
In order to re-elect the clan leader, Yinster sent "invitations" to everyone. However, it was more of a warning than an invitation, telling his clan members and even the world about his ambitions.
It can be said to be a Hongmen Banquet with a known outcome.
Hearing Jing Wenchuan's question, Yin Chen couldn't help but ponder. At this moment, he wanted Ye Linghan to come, but also hoped that he would not come. He wanted to see him but didn't want him to get involved in this mess again.
I want to protect but I don’t know what position to take.
But he knew that Ye Linghan would definitely come.
Jing Wenchuan muttered to himself again after being stunned for a moment, "Oh, forget it, I guess you don't know either, how about we go in?"
Seeing that the other party had ended the topic, Yin Chen did not continue. "This is for you." He took out a glass bottle and handed it over.
"What?"
"Drinking this is considered an antidote to CLY-20, but I don't know if it's effective."
It was sent by Qu Yaoguang before he came. He said that it was developed based on the previous situation. However, because he didn't know how far Yin Ster's current ability had progressed, he specifically told him not to put all his hopes on the antidote.
"Thank you." Jing Wenchuan took it and drank it without any hesitation.
Yin Chen also took a bottle and drank it.
Last time, I was affected by CLY-20 and lost my superpowers. Now I have made all the preparations and my wounds have healed long ago. I think I still have a great chance of winning.
After drinking the medicine, the two turned into shadows and slipped into the villa.
To be on the safe side, the clan leader was sent to the Jing family by Yin Chen. At this time, the villa was divided into two factions. One faction defected and surrendered to Yin Ster, agreeing that he should take charge of the overall situation and succeed the position of clan leader. The other faction was still loyal and supported Grandpa Yin and Yin Chen.
Of course, as expected, all those who sang a different tune were controlled by Yinster.
Relying on his familiarity with the geographical location, Yin Chen roughly guessed where Yin Ster would lock those people up, so he avoided the patrolmen all the way and went deep into the villa with Jing Wenchuan.
The patrolman's status and class were very different from theirs, so naturally he didn't notice it, so the journey was relatively smooth.
When I arrived at the door of a room, I heard a lot of cursing coming from inside.
"Yinster, you ungrateful thing, get out of here!"
"What's the point of cheating in secret? Besides these despicable tricks, what else can you do?"
"Wait for me to come out..."
"My goodness, that's such a harsh curse." Jing Wenchuan shrank his neck.
The insults were indeed quite filthy. Why hadn't I noticed before that these old antiques could be so angry? Yin Chen couldn't help but agree with him.
But time was short and the task was heavy, so the two hid in the dark and transformed into human form, looking around vigilantly. Then Yin Chen raised his hand and lowered a barrier, and then came to the two guards at the door.
Unexpectedly, their faces changed into the appearance of Su Mo and Yao Qingluan, and then they nodded slightly towards Yin Chen.
"How is it?" Yin Chen asked.
Su Mo took a small step forward and said, "Our people are infiltrating their ranks and replacing them secretly, but this is not a temporary solution, so please hurry up."
He had secretly observed that Yinster's power was far stronger than they thought, so it was not easy to replace him.
Yin Chen nodded in understanding. "Okay, thank you for your hard work. This place is now under Yinster's control. I'm afraid the barrier I set up won't last long to prevent them from discovering it. So I'm relying on you. When you find the opportunity, just let them go."
He said as he glanced at the room where cursing and shouting were coming from.
The reason why he didn't release it now was because he was unsure about Yinster's ability, and he knew too well the tempers of those old antiques. They were all like firecrackers that would catch fire at any time. He did this to stabilize the situation and avoid hurting innocent people.
"Okay, I understand." Su Mo agreed, "But there is one more thing..." He spoke hesitantly.
"What's wrong?"
"There's often some black mist in the yard. It has no form and can't kill, but it won't attack people. I suspect Yinster has discovered some kind of energy we don't know about."
Yin Chen frowned and said in a deep voice: "Okay, I understand. You should pay attention to your safety and protect yourself first when necessary."
After a brief exchange of words, he returned to Jing Wenchuan and withdrew the barrier.
The people beside him were mesmerized as they watched his smooth series of operations, feeling both incredible and somewhat relieved. "When did you plan all this? Okay, you're starting to learn how to trick people too."
This was different from the Yin Chen he knew, who was upright in his work. Before coming, he had guessed that the other party would just rely on his own strength to rush in, but now it seemed that he was fully prepared.
"I'm not like you, coming here without any preparation."
"Who said there's no such thing?" Jing Wenchuan pretended to pull down his collar, exposing his neck. "Here, I still have a life left. I'm at your disposal."
I appreciate your kindness, but -
Yin Chen raised his eyebrows, and after a moment he said calmly: "It's worthless stuff--"
“…”
This time, Yinster summoned all the vampires he had secretly recruited over the years, but this was only a small part of them, and more of them remained neutral.
But Yinster didn't care at all. It was enough for him to be the most eye-catching person in this ceremony.
At dusk, Yin Chen and Jing Wenchuan disguised themselves slightly, blended into the crowd, and came to the central hall.
The figures were moving around, and the two of them were only standing on the outermost side. At the front were the core members of the family. Yin Chen memorized their appearances. Many of them had been taken care of by the clan leader, but he did not expect that they would still rebel. It was disheartening.
The crowd, which was noisy at first, suddenly became quiet. The two men couldn't help but hold their breath and stare at the front. Suddenly, a path was made in the crowd, and then, surrounded by the crowd, Yinster, dressed in gorgeous clothes, passed through the crowd.
His appearance was different from before. He used to have a head full of black hair, but now it was all white, and his face looked a little haggard.
"How did he become like this?" Jing Wenchuan whispered in Yin Chen's ear.
Yin Chen shook his head. It was also the first time he saw Yin Ster like this.
When he walked to where the two people were, Yinster's steps slowed down a little. He looked in the direction of the two people, but did not stop for a moment and walked straight forward.
He smiled, looked around, and then slowly spoke, "First of all, thank you all for coming." After saying this, he stepped aside and bowed lightly. Then he continued, "As you all know, there is an unwritten rule in our blood clan. The forbidden book passed down by our ancestors is always in the hands of each clan leader. In other words, only those who hold the forbidden book are worthy of the important position of clan leader."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people in the audience began to whisper.
"That's exactly what happened."
"Yeah, I heard that too."
"So, could it be that the banned book is in the hands of the Second Young Master now?"
"But I always thought that the position of clan leader would be passed to the young master, but I didn't expect..."
There are bound to be some people who are unaware of the details, so there are also voices of doubt.
"Hey, where are the clan leader and the young master? Why can't we see them?"
"Yeah, wouldn't the clan leader and the young master come to such an occasion? Why is the second young master here?"
"But I still think that the young master's aura is more suitable for the position of clan leader."
“…”
Where there are many people, there will inevitably be more different noises. Yinster heard all of them without missing a word. He waved to the side with a smile and whispered a few words to a servant. The two of them looked in the same direction, one in front and one behind. The man nodded after listening to Yinster's words, and then walked away.
Yinster stood up straight, locked his eyes on the source of the questioning voice, and raised his hand. Everyone saw that the vampire was pulled in front of Yinster with a powerful force, and his fragile neck was grasped in his hand.
"Help... Help..." There was a sound of "cracking" bones breaking. Before the person could react, the cry for help was sealed in his throat forever. Then there was a "bang", and a large blood mist spread in the air. The body dissipated and ceased to exist.
There was an uproar in the audience. Everyone who witnessed this scene was terrified, especially the person standing in the front who was affected by the spreading blood mist. He didn't even dare to breathe and let the sticky blood drip from his body.
Even Yin Chen and Jing Wenchuan were slightly surprised.
Jing Wenchuan lamented, "When did he become so strong?"
And he was ruthless-
Yin Chen added silently in his heart.
"It seems that he is stronger than we thought." At this moment, Yin Chen felt a little uncertain about whether he could completely defeat the opponent this time. He was not sure whether he had any chance of winning when facing Yin Ster, whose ability had increased dramatically.
Jing Wenchuan rarely saw the other person looking worried, so he spoke to comfort him, "Don't worry too much, my people are outside. After all, one tiger can't defeat a pack of wolves, we have plenty of people."
The Jing family has never participated in power struggles, so they will not be controlled by Yinster.
"Thank you." Gratitude flashed in Yin Chen's eyes.
Under Yinster's gaze, everyone's hearts went from fear to numbness, and no one dared to whisper anymore.
Unless you've had enough of living and want to die.
Yinster enjoyed the pleasure of stepping underfoot a group of people who once looked down on him.
The intoxicated feeling of being the only one in the world had already corroded his brain, and he had lost himself in thought.
He looked down at the audience and spoke again, "Everyone, please be patient. The appointment ceremony for the clan leader will naturally be held by the previous clan leader." He paused and continued, "However, he has been ill recently and cannot attend, so..."
A beam of light suddenly shone down, dazzling some unsuspecting people. They couldn't help but take a step back and raise their hands to block it. Then the beam of light deviated from the crowd and shot straight into the distant corner.
He noticed it right from the beginning.
"Brother, since you are here, why are you standing so far away?" Yinster's teasing voice sounded immediately, and everyone turned around to look. Although he tried to cover up his hair, his head full of white hair was still conspicuous.
Yin Chen knew that a fierce battle was inevitable this time, so he didn't intend to hide or cover up, and just exposed himself in the crowd.
"It seems like there's nothing for you and me to talk about." He said coldly.
Except for the members of the Yin family, no one else knew the whole story, and naturally they didn't know what Yin Ster was doing behind the scenes. They just thought that the old patriarch had changed his mind and let the second young master inherit the position of patriarch.
The conversation contained too much information, but in order to save their lives, everyone chose to remain silent and watch the power struggle between the upper echelons quietly.
Yinster curled his lips, his tone a little aggrieved, "Brother, what are you talking about?"
He is best at disguising himself in front of outsiders, putting himself in a weak position and winning everyone's sympathy.
But Yin Chen doesn't buy it, and he is best at tearing off other people's masks.
He took a step forward and separated himself from the crowd. Seeing this, Jing Wenchuan beside him quickly stepped forward and followed him. The crowd dispersed to the side, leaving a large open space in the middle.
"Do you really want me to list your crimes in front of so many people?"
After hearing Yin Chen say this, the people around him could no longer restrain themselves.
"What crime? What happened to the Second Young Master?"
"I don't know. This is the first time I've heard of it."
"I thought I could just take a look today and go back, but it looks like it's not that simple."
This time, Yinster didn't choose to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys. Instead, he spoke calmly and slowly, "Brother, you are wrong. Is it wrong for me to think about the whole vampire clan? We have been suppressed for so long, it's time for us to see the light again."
As soon as these words were spoken, it seemed to have touched people's sore spots, and many people immediately agreed with them.
"Yes, yes, I think what the Second Young Master said makes sense. Why should we be inferior to others?"
"That's right. Every time they can't catch someone, they blame us. What have we done to offend them?"
"If you ask me, I think we shouldn't have asked for peace back then. We should have just unified the three tribes. After all, we have more people, so we can definitely win."
Of course, there were also those who disagreed and refuted this.
"You only see the targeting, but don't you think about the reasons? Are you still the minority who are actively stirring up trouble?"
"It's really a fly that spoils the whole barrel!"
"We were all living in peace, but someone wanted to upset the balance and bring disaster upon us all."
Many people in the crowd did not know the inside story at the beginning. They just thought that it didn't matter who was the patriarch, as long as he could lead everyone well. But now that the situation is gradually becoming clear, many people have understood and started to change their minds.
"Of course!" Yin Chen said coldly, "Let's not even talk about how you got that banned book. As for where it is now, if you don't take it out, how can you convince everyone? How can we know whether what you said is true or not?"
The crowd below the stage also echoed.
Yinster narrowed his eyes. He was a little surprised by Yin Chen's question.
But thinking that he would be exposed to the public sooner or later, it didn't matter if it was sooner or later, he raised his hand, and a black and gray smoke surrounded his palm, and then a book appeared.
He raised the banned book and gestured downwards, dispelling many of the questioning voices, but doubts still remained.
But just when everyone thought Yin Chen would be speechless, he actually took out a book in front of everyone.
People standing between the two sides, who could see both sides, couldn't help but feel surprised. The books in the hands of the two people were clearly the same, with no difference at all.
The people who had calmed down started a wave again.
"These two people actually have the same thing!"
"Look at what I said. The book that the Second Young Master wrote may not be true."
"If you ask me, Master, that book might not be true. Otherwise, why didn't you take it out earlier?"
"Who knows which of these two people has the real one."
Yinster narrowed his eyes, having completely failed to anticipate this move. "How did you get hold of this banned book?"
He originally thought that he had a sure win, but he never expected that the other party was also well prepared.
Yin Chen sneered and took the initiative, "You know best how you got that book in your hand. If you know what's good for you, just submit to arrest. I can also plead for you in front of Grandpa. Otherwise, don't blame me for disregarding our years of brotherhood."
How could Yinster let it go when his long-planned plan was shattered? He had thought the ceremony would go smoothly, but he didn't expect so many problems to arise.
He originally guessed that Yin Chen would come, but with his current abilities, he thought it wouldn't be a problem, but now he felt a little uneasy.
Just as he was thinking about how to respond, his mother Qiu Man, who was standing beside him, could no longer hold back and said, "Yin Chen, don't go too far. He is your brother after all, and you share half of your blood. Do you really have to kill him?"
Finished... I really can't help but feel that someone is seeking death.
Jing Wenchuan, who was standing by, secretly broke into a cold sweat for the lady.
As expected, Yin Chen's eyes were as cold as frost in December. He stared at his nominal stepmother, then raised his hand mercilessly and grasped her throat in his hand like his biological son.
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