Chapter 98 Entering the Shield (1/2)
In the back courtyard of the Wei family household.
”Didn't Tan Zhi, first young master of the Tan family, go to find Shi Yu? Why isn't he back?” Many of the grand family sons who had gathered were beginning to feel perplexed that Shi Yu had yet to come, while Tan Zhi had not come back either.
”It's been so long… even if Tan Zhi had walked slowly from here to the Shi family household, he would've returned by now.”
”What's the situation?”
”Could it be that Shi Yu ran into Yang Zixi on the way here?”
”Maybe.”
…
Most of those present were gossiping among themselves. None of them thought that Shi Yu had not dared to come, but rather some special circumstances had occurred. Shi Yu was the first young master of the tycoon Shi family, while that teenager in white was not even from a grand family. Nobody would have thought that Shi Yu had not dared to come.
”Looks like Sister Jiapei did not listen to our warnings.” If there was anyone present who thought that Shi Yu had not dared to come, it would be today's host, first young master of the Wei family, Wei Hongtao. Just now, as the young man in white was leaving, he was about to stop him but was stopped by Ren Jiapei, first lady of the Ren family.
Then, Ren Jiapei had told him mysteriously that Shi Yu would not dare to come. Naturally, he did not believe her. But now, it appeared that Ren Jiapei was probably speaking the truth.
”This young man… who is he?” Wei Hongtao did not believe that it was a coincidence. The city was huge, and the chances that Shi Yu had bumped into the teenager on the way were slim. Furthermore, even if they had run into each other, why didn't Tan Jiazhi return to find his brother, Tan Li?
Wei Hongtao glanced at Tan Li but overheard him telling the rest that his cousin, Shi Yu must have run into the teenager on the way.
With nothing left to watch, many of the guests left after bidding Wei Hongtao farewell.
”That Yang Zixi would rather fall for an average teenager than get together with Young Master Shi Yu… do you think she is a fool?” laughed Zheng Qiuhe, third lady of the Zheng family. To her, anyone beneath a grand family was nothing different from an average teenager.
”She used to find Young Master Shi Yu too much of a playboy… but which capable man does not have multiple wives?”
”In my opinion, that Yang Zixi is just playing hard to get… or maybe after the teenager she's with dies in Shi Yu's hands, then she will realize that family background is the most important thing in this world.”
”Indeed. That teenager may be talented in martial arts, but what use can that be?”
”If Young Master Shi Yu finds out about how he flirted with Yang Zixi, he'll be done for!”
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The people ridiculing Yang Zixi with Zheng Qiuhe were all the grand ladies who used to be sworn sisters with Yang Zixi. in the past, they had been jealous that Shi Yu had taken a fancy to Yang Zixi. but because she used to be the first lady of the Yang family and of the same status as them, they had not dared to show their jealousy. Now that Yang Zixi had been chased out of the Yang family, they were free to express the jealousy that they had repressed for so long.
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In the depths of the Lost Forest.
”In front of us is the territory of the two golden-crowned eagles… after going around it, we know that the spirit fruit appeared within their territory.” Surrounding the territory of the master of the forest, the two golden-crowned eagles, many people had gathered at different places to peer within fearfully.
”Commander Xue, the spirit fruit should be inside the territory of the golden-crowned eagles; should we take the risk?” asked a white-haired old man in a grey robe as he looked at the man in front of him.
The man was around fifty years old, with a fearsome face. He was in a silver robe, with a sword hanging at his waist. He was none other than the commander of the city's army, Xue Meng. He was also one of the few adepts approaching perfection of the gathered qi within the Chu royal household, and he had come here on the orders of the Chu King.
”We lost our chance,” sighed Xue Meng.