Chapter: 833 (2/2)

The questions that the children asked were also quite complicated. Qing Shui looked at them in amusement but didn’t say anything. Yun Duan greeted them with a smile and occasionally reached out to pat their heads.

Qing Shui was sure that the Mighty Tiger Adventurer Guild would definitely use these people and her clan to force her to give in. A woman was indeed helpless when she was in this kind of situation.

This must be why many beautiful ladies have suffered an unlucky life since ancient times!

After not too long, they went into a courtyard on the left. Across the entrance of the courtyard was a small fake mountain that stood in front of a small pond. There was an arched bridge above the pond, whose flowing water was pleasant and melodious. Just listening could easily calm one down. There was a purple colored pavilion stood beside the tranquil pond.

On the other side was a small bamboo forest and there was a two-story small building not far from the forest. A winding corridor led to another building.

Just at this moment, a few people came out from that building. There was a handsome middle-aged man who appeared to have been through the vicissitudes of life, a beautiful madam that was aging gracefully and a few handsome young men who were about the age of 40. He could feel a wave of oppression surrounding all of them at a single glance.

“Father, Mother, Big Brother, Third Brother, Little Brother, you’re all here.” Yun Duan greeted them with a smile.

“Little Sister, you are supposed to marry Hu Yunlong, the leader of the Mighty Tiger Adventurer Guild the day after tomorrow! Why are you with another man?” The man who looked slightly older compared to the other young men reprimanded.

“Big Brother, this is my friend.” A look of pain flashed across Yun Duan’s eyes.

“Yun Yao, how could you speak like that to your sister?” The scholarly middle aged man immediately shouted.

“Duan’er, come introduce him to your mother. It is very rare for you to bring friends over.” The woman held Yun Duan’s hand and smiled benevolently. There was a pained look in her eyes. Yun Duan was her only daughter and she loved her dearly, much more so than her other few sons. But now, she had to suffer. As a mother, this feeling was intensely agonizing.

“Mother, this is Qing Shui. A very good friend of mine.” Yun Duan introduced him with a smile.

“How do you do?” Qing Shui smiled and greeted them. When he heard how Yun Duan introduced him as a very good friend just now, he wasn’t certain on what to feel.

“This fellow is not bad. Come, let’s go in. Mealtime is ready. It’s just a normal one so I hope you won’t mind.” The scholarly and handsome man invited Qing Shui warmly.

“Why would I mind? I shall intrude upon you all then.” Qing Shui modestly followed the people of the Yun Clan into a big lounge.

“Lass, I’ve thought about this. You mustn’t marry over there. Not when I am still alive.” The man suddenly said when they were eating their meal.

If Qing Shui didn’t previously know the situation, he definitely wouldn’t understand what was going on.

“Father, if Little Sister doesn’t marry Hu Yunlong, the Mighty Tiger Adventurer Guild will kill us all.” Yun Yao said agitatedly.

“Bastard, are you saying that your Little Sister should marry that old geezer who is even older than me by 200 years old for the sake of staying alive?” The man slammed the chopsticks in his hands against the table.

Yun Yao didn’t dare utter another single word.

“Yun Peng, calm down. Duan’er isn’t marrying anyone. We can’t let our daughter suffer even if it costs our lives.” The beautiful madam hurriedly said.

“Father, Mother, your daughter is willing to do this. Don’t be sad. Ensuring that our Adventurer Guild can survive and be passed down to the next generations are the most important things.” Yun Duan assured with a smile.

“Little Sister, Third Brother has the same opinion as Father. This Adventurer Guild means nothing if you have to suffer like this.” Yun Yang, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up.

Qing Shui had already identified these few people from the introduction earlier. The scholarly handsome man was Yun Peng. The eldest son was Yun Yao. The third son who had just spoken was Yun Yang, the fourth son was Yun Chi, followed by Yun Duan’s youngest brother, Yun Tong.

“That’s right. Big Sister, I am against the idea of having you marry into there as well. We will really never be able to live in dignity for the rest of our life.” Yun Tong bit down on his lip.

Just then, someone came in from outside. It was an elderly man. He looked around and hesitated for a moment before saying “The people from the Mighty Tiger Adventurer Guild are here.”

The middle-aged man frowned. “What are they here for?”

“They said they are bringing Miss back.” The elderly man also frowned as he responded.

“Bringing back?”

“Yes and they are very aggressive. It’s Hu Wenlong and his company.”

“Hu Wenlong?” Yun Yao exclaimed in surprise.

Yun Duan’s body quivered too after hearing it was Hu Wenlong. For them to suddenly come to bring her back, they probably knew that she had killed Hu Yuanqing.

Right now, she felt as if all her hopes had turned to dust. They already knew about it. Was this going to be the end for her, her clan and the Cloud Adventurer Guild?

She missed the time when her grandfather was still around. She missed her grandfather. When he was around, the Mighty Tiger Adventurer Guild didn’t dare to take such actions against them.

Now that her grandfather wasn’t around, the Cloud Adventurer Guild was as powerless as a newborn infant.

“Uncle Qiong, tell them that I’ll be over right away.” Yun Duan told the elderly man with a smile.

After the old man left, the room grew silent.

Hu Wenlong was Hu Yunlong’s elder brother. He was the elder brother of the Mighty Tiger Adventurer Guild’s leader and a Grand Elder. The position of Grand Elder could only be held by someone powerful. Without power, even an immediate clan member wasn’t allowed to hold the position. It was evident that this person was very important.