16 Chapter Fifteen (1/2)

Startled, the guards quickly followed suit and leaped out the window too.

It was a miracle that, with the manor's tight security, nobody noticed the presence of any of those guards, or even Yu You Lei who was a cultivation wastrel.

Yu You Lei flew over the walls and out her courtyard with six guards following her in the shadows.

Her light blue dress fluttered in the wind as she made her way over to her second brother's courtyard.

Avoiding the guards surrounding Yu Yuan Fu's manor was no easy feat, but Yu You Lei managed to do so with some effort.

Landing gracefully on the roof of her brother's house, she took a moment to compose herself before dangling from her legs and knocking on her brother's window.

Yu You Lei jumped off the roof the moment she heard movement from inside the house, and silently landed in front of the door.

She checked to see the guards were there one last time, before putting a innocent expression on her face and knocking on it.

From her memories, this Second Brother of hers didn't bully her, but didn't really help her out either. Yu Yuan Fu simply sat on the fence, occasionally offering Yu You Lei help if things got too out of hand, but usually just sitting by and watching.

Yu You Lei was sure that, with some persuasion, she could extort some of his money.

First, she could try the innocent and weak act. However, she was almost certain he wouldn't fall for it. He himself was probably a good actor, and Yu You Lei didn't want to bother with all the fake tears and whatnot.

If the act didn't work, then she could always use other ways to persuade him. She did have some herbs on hand, after all.

The door opened up to reveal a servant.

”Fifth Young Miss?” The servant seemed shocked for a moment, before bowing slightly.

Yu You Lei offered him a small smile, asking, ”Is Second Brother around? I'd like to see him.”

The servant hesitated for a moment, before opening the door wider.

”Please come in, Fifth Young Miss. This servant will go inform the Second Young Master.” The servant spoke, gesturing to the seats in the main hall.

Yu You Lei nodded, not making things hard for the servant. She knew that brother of hers was always either playing the zither, writing, cultivating or dealing with finances and such.

Yu Yuan Fu was probably practicing his zither skills now, as the Crown Prince's birthday was coming up soon. There was bound to be a banquet, and the chance of him being pulled up to perform was very high.

Sure enough, when Yu You Lei sat down, she heard the faint sound of a zither coming from somewhere deeper inside the house. Another servant went off to brew her a cup of tea as she waited, listening closely to the melody Yu Yuan Fu was playing.

A disappointed look flashed by her eyes after a minute of listening, but Yu You Lei quickly covered it up.

Yu Yuan Fu's skills could be considered top-notch in most people's eyes, but for a perverted genius like her, he was still a bit lacking.

Yu You Lei let out a sigh as she took a sip of her tea and sank into her seat. Looks like Yu Yuan Fu wasn't as skilled at playing the zither as she thought he would be.

The servant standing by her side couldn't tell if it was a sigh of satisfaction or disappointment, and almost cried. In the past, Yu You Lei had visited her brother once or twice to try and get some money from him.

Each time, she was denied it and could only vent her anger on the servants, leaving an everlasting impression on them.