Chapter 200 – Senior Investigating Censorate Official! (1/2)

Chapter 200: Senior investigating censorate official!

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Fresh red blood spattered.

Yan Botao already possessed unfathomable strength, and this time he was really angered, so he mercilessly slapped across without holding back.

With one slap, there was immediately a purple red handprint that emerged on Yan Xiangma's face and the skin at the corner of his mouth split and blood spattered.

“Darn thing.” Yan Botao lashed out. “What nonsense are you talking about? Those who protect the Cui family are people driven by greed? What about our Yan family? Do you know what is a clique? Do you know what is alliance? Do you know what is to join forces to defend one another? All these years, did you know that if it wasn't for the Cui family, our Yan family would have long been swallowed by others that not even our bones remain? If there wasn't so many family forces behind the Cui family, the Cui family would have long been overthrow by their political opponents, the Lu and Song family—— Can the eggs remain unbroken when the nest is overturned?”

Yan Xiangma rummaged in his sleeve for his spotlessly white silk handkerchief and carefully dabbed at the blood around his mouth, as he said with a smiling face: “Uncle, you wanted to slap me before, right? I know it, and you also can't deny it. You wanted to slap me the second day I came to Tiandu.”

“——”

“You're my uncle, my elder. If you want to scold or hit me, I won't say anything——but after that, it's time to make sense. You have to be reasonable now. See if you can convince me. Otherwise, I still want to protect the girl; those who want to hurt her, I have to stop them.” Yan Xiangma grinned foolishly. “A person must have integrity, once one starts something, they have to carry things through, right?”

“If the Cui family was not here, neither would the Yan family. Would you, Yan Xiangma live the happy days where you just eat and play around? With what you've done, your everyday conduct, your head would have been taken away a long time ago——You want to protect her? What are you going to protect her with? Yan Xiangma, the reason why you're still alive and no one gives you a hard time is because they know you're from the Yan family, a part of the Cui family. It's because the two big families, the Yan and Cui family, are protecting you. Otherwise, you think that with your unmastered martial skills, you can protect that Li s.h.i.+nian? You would have been chopped into bits and thrown into the river.”

“Uncle, I admit it, you are right.” Yan Xiangma repeatedly nodded: “If the Yan family isn't protecting me and without the Cui family's support, I, Yan Xiangma, would not live to the present and sit here to listen to you, an important person of the kingdom, and your reasoning——However, it's my life. Who made me the son of Yan Bolai? Who let me be the nephew of Yan Botao? If I'm not a little bit shameful, rude and unreasonable, and did not do a few wicked and outrageous things, how can I be worthy of this ident.i.ty the heavens have given me? So, this time I'm going to be outrageous, rude and unreasonable, and protect that girl with this tiger skin you guys have given me. I also have one request. If you want to deal with Li Muyang, kill him or cut off his flesh, I will pretend I didn't see. And if there's the need, I can also help hand you the knife or something——”

Yan Xiangma stared Yan Botao in the eyes, his smile faded, as he stated in very serious tone: “But this girl, no one can hurt her.”

Yan Botao surveyed his nephew, asking: “You care about her that much?”

“Yes.” Yan Xiangma nodded.

“Do you know that it's impossible for you two. Besides the difference between status, there is also the hatred between the two family, which won't be resolved so easily——”

“Uncle, you don't need to persuade me. I know all this. I know more than anyone.”

“If you know it, then why protect her?”

“Uncle, have you ever loved anyone?”

“What?” Yan Botao's brow scrunched up further. A junior suddenly asked him a question like that, made him surprised and confused.

“I asked, have you loved anyone? Have you ever been moved by a woman?”

“——” Veins bulged on Yan Botao's ma.s.sive arms, suppressing his urge to hit Yan Xiangma again.

“If you have felt that way before, you will understand. You don't want to receive anything from her——Of course, you want to marry her and have kids with her, live harmoniously with her till old age and death. See the world's scenery and eat the world's culinary delicacy with her. But if you really love her, you don't need all these. You just want to see that she's happy, and live without worries, hapily and healthily.”

“——”

“Uncle, are you persuaded by me?”

“This, you're like your mother.” Yan Botao said with a deep sigh. “Your mother——”