Chapter 1112: Chapter 75: Demand for Paynt (2)
The young master Zhu smiled as he leaned in closer, "Miss Yueying, if you wish to frequent Xining City in the future, you might need to learn so music."
Before Xie Yueying could respond.
The young master Zhu continued, "Miss Yueying, what do you usually do if you don’t listen to music?"
"Practice swordsmanship."
Xie Yueying lowered her eyes and said softly, "Before the Southern Border Demon Cleansing, Yueying only ever did one thing... and that was practicing swordsmanship."
Although the Xie Family is Jiangning’s largest clan.
Its foundation is still unstable.
Riding on the coattails of the powerful, the family seed to soar, but in reality, its foundation was thin. Comparing to the Qin Family, this becos apparent. With the Qin Ancestor overseeing for centuries, the Qin Family has firm standing as Da Chu’s premier martial arts family, and their youths erge in waves.
The Xie Family, in the past hundred years, could only boast a single "Xie Xuanyi".
The Xie Family’s rise was because of stepping on the reasons left by Xie Xuanyi.
In Xie Yueying’s eyes, the so-called Heir of Red Dragon, Xie Sheng, was rely soone forced onto a pedestal.
"Practicing swordsmanship?"
The young master Zhu was sowhat surprised, but continued to smile, "I consider myself well-versed... but eting a ’Red Hearted Person’ like Miss Yueying is rare. Could the lady perform a dance for
to witness?"
"Perform a dance?"
Xie Yueying frowned slightly.
Tong Niu, standing to one side, couldn’t resist speaking up, "Young master Zhu, what do you an by... perform a dance?"
"The aning of perform a dance is, naturally, to perform a dance."
Zhu Shuo said with a smile, "Did not Miss Xie say she practiced swordsmanship daily? The dancers I brought back from Qian State also practice swordsmanship daily."
With that, he lifted his sleeve and gently clapped.
The curtains parted.
More than a dozen young won, dressed scantily yet exquisite in both appearance and voice, filed in.
The music began anew.
These young won, each holding a sword, danced to the music.
"..."
Seeing this scene, Xie Yueying’s face beca stiff, her expression sour.
Tong Niu, even more unable to contain himself, appeared ready to burst into anger once more.
But this ti, Xie Yueying held him back.
"The swordsmanship I practice is not the sa as theirs."
Xie Yueying adjusted her white bamboo hat, speaking calmly, "The sword I practice is one for killing."
"It’s all the sa."
Zhu Shuo spoke with a smile, and halfway through, lifted his head, "Each of them is a killer without batting an eye. I don’t know how many eight-foot-tall n, handso and dignified, lost their souls and softened their knees after rely spending a night with them... old brother, would you like to try?"
"!"
Tong Niu glared angrily, embarrassed to the point his face turned red.
"Young master Zhu."
A soft sigh echoed among the seats.
Xie Yueying took a deep breath, her tone no longer as polite as before.
She said softly, "The only reason Yueying has co to this banquet tonight is out of respect for the decades-long relationship between the Xie Family and Xining... Please do not make things difficult for
any longer. I only wish to see Marquis Xining."
"Simple, simple, that’s easy enough."
Zhu Shuo spoke indifferently, "You wish to see my uncle simply because the Xie Family is on the brink of collapse... I have heard that ever since the fall of Ren Shou Palace, Jiangning has been purged anew. Over these past years, the Xie Family wielded much power, oppressing and troubling countless smaller families. Now that these people are brimming with resentnt, they’re eagerly looking to settle this once and for all."
Hitting the nail on the head.
Xie Yueying’s expression grew even more unsightly.
For Zhu Shuo spoke nothing but the truth, the Xie Family is now cornered into a most dire situation. During the years Xie Zhisu was allied with Ren Shou Palace, he made many enemies. But the "Xie Family" was too prominent, so those small fry, though harboring grievances, dared not resist at all.
Now everyone is eager to shove the wall that’s already collapsing.
If Xie Zhisu were still alive, things might still be slightly better...
Since this was a strong cultivator of the Yin God Realm.
But the Xie Family even fell before Ren Shou Palace!
The Southern Border Demon Cleansing battle almost completely annihilated the Xie Family... The prince died, and the venerable elders worshiped within the clan also perished in battle. In a single night, the entire Prince Mansion beca an empty shell. The clan elders urgently convened a eting, originally intending to seek assistance from the imperial palace. What followed was a series of shocking developnts that were impossible to accept.
Nurous cause and effect converged, leading to the current situation.
Jiangning has endured the Xie Family for too long, and now Chen Jingxuan holds the reins of power. Leaving a single incense stick burning for Xie Family’s mansion is already considered exceedingly generous. The vast wealth accumulated by the Prince Mansion over the years was divided and plundered within re days. Those opportunistic advisors attracted by the Xie Family’s fa took the chance to flee.
Currently, the Xie Family is truly nothing more than a re empty shell.
This is also why Xie Yueying visited Xining City... Inside the territory of Da Chu, it’s nearly impossible for the Xie Family to find "friends" anymore.
Not for the sake of the monk, but for the Buddha.
The Xie Family offended too many people back then.
Those holy lands and noble families outside Jiangning, even if they had ties with the Xie Family, wouldn’t rashly intervene now for fear of provoking Chen Jingxuan... Who knows whether the Little State Preceptor is genuinely "rciful" or is deliberately allowing the Xie Family to linger as bait?
As such.
The Xie Family’s only way out now is to leave the Chu Realm.
Prince Jiangning had connections with several influential figures in the Li Kingdom... This is a well-known fact; after all, before the demon cleansing, the Xie Family was even declared guilty of "collusion." But these connections are only in Xie Zhisu’s grasp, and the clan council elders nearly managed to scratch their hair off before coming up with a plan.
Xining!
Marquis Zhu Gong of Xining has a good relationship with Jiangning Prince Mansion—
Over the years, every festival, Marquis Zhu Gong of Xining would send gifts, and they were quite valuable.
Xie Yueying was dispatched by her family to cross the sea, hoping to et Marquis Xining... The Xie Family was already near ruin and collapse. If Marquis Xining were willing to extend a helping hand, at least the imdiate difficulties could be overco. The elders in the clan, of course, knew how absurd and ridiculous this idea was.
But people cannot help but hold onto illusions when they are in dire straits.
Marquis Xining is rely at the Cave Heaven Realm, and although the Xie Family is in decline, they still have several at the Cave Heaven Realm in the clan.
Although they hadn’t kept in touch for a year, what if there was still a chance for an audience by going personally?
What if...
What if?
These old fellows knew that this delusion was unlikely to beco reality; wanting to try yet being concerned about losing face, thus they sent out the only young person willing to persist and who could be showcased in the clan.
This, then, was the "cause and effect" behind Xie Yueying’s journey.
"You co to see my uncle..."
Zhu Gong chuckled and said, "Is it to restore the trade between the Xie Family and Xining City? Do you think it’s possible?"
Just a single sentence threw back all the words Xie Yueying had prepared.
In the past, the Xie Family was Da Chu’s second largest family.
In the whole of Jiangning, they were undisputed.
A grand family that countless others wanted to kneel and seek cooperation with—
But now the Xie Family is a detested presence.
At such a ti, who would attempt a rescue?
Attempting a rescue might not save them; it might also lead to their own ruin.
"In recent years, the trade between Jiangning and Xining City has accumulated a paynt."
Xie Yueying changed her mind and took a deep breath, speaking earnestly, "This sum should have been settled a year ago... Now, I wish to recover this paynt. It rightfully belongs to Jiangning."
A year ago.
There was a paynt due from Xining City, close to a million taels, that has not been settled.
For a cultivator, money is an external object, but now... Xie Yueying cannot afford to be so "pure," the family is in decline and urgently needs these worldly possessions.
She’s already prepared for the worst-case scenario.
If unable to et Marquis Xining, then at least to demand what Xining owes her.
"Is that so?"
Zhu Gong looked indifferent as he replied, "How co I don’t rember? Did such a thing happen?"
"..."
Xining City’s stance was not unexpected, and Xie Yueying silently looked at the young master before her.
She understood better than anyone else.
What might happen when visiting Xining.
Back when the Xie Family was in trouble, Xining seized the paynt. It already hinted at the outco.
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