Chapter 101: Yuwen Qi
Ling Zhang picked a tea house at random and paid for a quiet private room.
The young man sized up the tea house. Though he didn’t say anything, there was thinly concealed disgust in his eyes.
The reason why Ling Zhang had agreed to have a talk with this man was because he feared that this man might make trouble for Yuwen Tong if he refused, so he ignored the man’s dislike of the tea house, asking, “Who are you exactly? And what is it that you want to talk about with ?”
The young man reluctantly took a seat and, in a very unseemly tone of voice, replied, “You don’t really deserve to know who I am, Ling Zhang. I’ve been observing you for days and as far as I can tell, you’re rely a nondescript childe. It puzzles exactly what it is that that person sees in you. Your look is just average, and you never stops making trouble. I’ve been in Tanyang for only a couple of days, but I hear people talking about you all around. Is it because one of your family mbers holds a petty post in Yan or because that person living in your ho that you are so unruly?
“Never mind. I don’t really care what you think. I just want to tell you that there’s no way that you will marry into Yuwen family. That inappreciable favor your family did to Yuwen family back then is utterly unworthy of being repaid with the marriage of a mber of Yuwen family. That person is the Supre Commander of the Great Yue’s ard forces – what kind of family you’re from? I can’t believe you have the nerve to even think about this.
If you insist that that petty favor be returned, Yuwen family is willing to give you a large sum of money and promote your uncle, but that’s all, no more. If you dare to make any further requests, there will be consequences. Needless for to remind you that Yuwen family is capable of having your family destroyed at a hand’s turn.
This is all I have to say. I’ll give you a mont to think it through.”
With an arrogant face, the young man spoke unceasingly from start to finish, giving Ling Zhang no chance to make any response. He looked at Ling Zhang as if he were looking at a bug, scorn and disgust glinting in his eyes.
Originally, Ling Zhang had worried that this man ant to make trouble for Yuwen Tong, but as he listened, he ca to realize what this man’s intention was, his face darkening.
This man had co to Tangyang to warn him not to try to form any bonds with Yuwen family. There was a striking similarity between his attitude and that of those haughty servants of Yuwen family that he t in his last life!
“You’re a mber of Yuwen family.”
Hearing this, the young man replied impatiently, “I told you that you don’t deserve to know. Be quick and make a choice, so that I can decide sooner whether I’ll kill you or let you live.”
His threat and disdain were so naked that he sounded as if he were a deity of the utmost superiority who had the right to decide the fate of Ling family.
Angered, Ling Zhang gave a smile. “Who do you think you are to threaten ? You’re cocky, flippant, impertinent, and you fear to state your identity. Even countryn couldn’t be more ignorant of courtesy than you are. spending all this ti talking with you has been a waste of ti as well as an honor above your station for you.”
After saying this, Ling Zhang rose from his seat and, without casting a single extra glance at that young man, said to Wang Dashan who had been in shock from start to finish, “Let’s go.”
“Stop!” The young man was infuriated by Ling Zhang’s remarks. “Did I give you the permission to leave? How dare you talk to like that! You’re just a bug. Have you any idea who I am?!”
“No matter who you are, it doesn’t change the fact that you’re vulgar and shallow, so I’m no longer interested in knowing your identity. If you really think you’re capable of putting an end to the engagent between Ling family and Yuwen family, go to Yuwen Tong and have a try. I’ll wait and see.”
Ling Zhang flicked a cold, sideways glance at him and walked towards the doorway with Wang Dashan.
The young man thundered, “How dare you be so unruly!”
He heavily smacked his palm onto the table bouncing a teacup upwards, then gave the teacup a push shooting it squarely towards the back side of Ling Zhang’s head.
“Watch out!” Wang Dashan rapidly landed a punch on the teacup sending it flying to the wall. The cup hit the wall with a smash and shattered into pieces which then dropped to the ground.
Seeing this, that man reprimanded, “You cheap slave dared to block my teacup. I’ll take your worthless life!”
With that he suddenly fished sothing out of the waist of his clothes and shot it at Wang Dashan.
Ling Zhang, who had gained considerable enhancent of senses recently, promptly detected danger and quickly dragged Wang Dashan aside.
With that the faint sound of sothing penetrating into the wall behind Wang Dashan was heard. Ling Zhang fixed his eyes on it and found that it was a thin needle half of which had gone into the wall. If this thing had hit any of the vital acupoints of Wang Dashan, he would have died an instantaneous death.
“Stop!”
Ling Zhang howled. ‘This guy’s so callous. He ant to kill because of a re squabble!’
“To my knowledge, Yuwen Tong had long ago inford His Majesty of his coming to Tanyang to look for his betrothed, so His Majesty is fully aware of this engagent between Yuwen family and Ling family. You have no business judging whether this engagent will continue to exist or not. It’s a right above your station. Now get lost!
If you dare to cause any harm, I’ll go to the capital city and report it to His Majesty telling him that you people of Yuwen family are ungrateful and intend to go back on your word. As the Supre Commander of the ard forces of our country, if he’s really so cruel and unscrupulous, he will surely be regarded as a bastard and relieved of his command!”
“What did you just say? How dare you threaten !” Consud with rage, the young man heedlessly tried to deal another blow to Ling Zhang.
However, before he could pull out another silver needle from the waist of his clothes, a small stone suddenly shot through the door of the private room and directly hit him on the waist with a snap. It seed as if one of his bones broke.
“Ouch!” The young man let out a pained cry. “Who dared to hurt ?”
“Hurt you? Nobody would dare to judge even if I kill you.”
The door of the private room was pushed open and Yuwen Tong walked inside, coldly staring at the young man with his piercing eyes, a flinty look on his face. “Yuwen Qi, I never expected you to be so bold as to hurt my people.”
“Cousin?” Holding his wrist, face ghastly pale, the young man watched Yuwen Tong in amazent. He seed to be sowhat afraid of Yuwen Tong.
‘Cousin?’ Ling Zhang knitted his eyebrows. ‘This young man is none other than Yuwen Tong’s cousin?’ He rembered that Yuwen Tong had an uncle. This person was the son of his uncle?
He was not a fool. A mont ago, when Yuwen Qi was making those threatening remarks, he had already co to a vague understanding of a lot of matters puzzling him. Now, after so detailed thinking, he had a general idea what was going on. There were indeed soone in Yuwen family objecting to the engagent between him and Yuwen Tong, but that person was not Yuwen Tong but Yuwen Zhi, who was Yuwen Tong’s uncle. And this Yuwen Qi, his cousin, also shared his uncle’s opinion. However, there were still so issues he didn’t quite understand, and he couldn’t drew an imdiate conclusion that Yuwen Tong had nothing to do with the attitude that Yuwen family held towards him in his last life. He needed to ask so further questions before he could confirm it.
“Who sent you to Tanyang?” asked Yuwen Tong flintily.
Holding his wrist, Yuwen Qi was fairly afraid to look Yuwen Tong in the face. “I–I ca here on my own account.”
Yuwen Tong sneered, “I think it was your father who sent you here, didn’t he? You’ve got so balls interfering in my engagent.”
“Cousin, it’s not that I’m being a busybody trying to interfere in your engagent. This Ling Zhang guy is utterly unworthy of you,” Yuwen Qi observed aloud.
“It’s not your place to lay comnt on whether he’s worthy or not. Get your ass back to the capital city right now or else I’ll make you to.”
“Cousin, co back to your senses. Do you know that His Majesty ans to marry Her Highness to you? If you don’t stop this madness, how could His Majesty betroth Her Highness to you? You’ll end up becoming the laughing stock of the whole capital city!” Watching Yuwen Tong, Yuwen Qi couldn’t believe what he had just heard. He wondered why his cousin was so insistent on staying in Tanyang with this childe from so obscure family.
“How dare you! Who are you to judge ? Guards! Throw Yuwen Qi out of Tanyang!”
“Yes, Young Master.”
Two guards in black walked inside, grabbed Yuwen Qi’s arms and dragged him towards the doorway.
“Cousin!” Yuwen Qi yelled in alarm. “My hand is injured. You are really going to force leave Tanyang alone? You promised uncle that you would take care of us. Now you’re going to break your word just because of so impoverished family?”
Yuwen Tong frowned.
“I know you’ve been dealing with Zhang Chong recently. Do you want to be found by him?!” Yuwen Qi continued yelling.
“Wait,” said Ling Zhang.
Two guards in black stopped and looked back at him.
Ling Zhang observed, “He knows about the issue of Zhang Chong. If by any chance he discloses anything, our plan might be compromised. Let him stay for the mont.”
The two guards imdiately loosened their grip on Yuwen Qi.
Yuwen Qi couldn’t believe what he had just seen. His cousin had always been the only person that these guards in black answered to, but surprisingly, on this day, they followed Ling Zhang’s order!
“Then locked him away. Heal him of the injury in his hand. Just don’t let him starve.” Yuwen Tong finally made a decision.
“Yes!” The two guards replied, struck Yuwen Qi’s Dumbness Acupoint, grabbed his arms and forced him out of the room.
Yuwen Qi widened his eyes and tried to speak to Yuwen Tong but couldn’t, struggling all the way.
After Yuwen Qi was taken away, Ling Zhang, who also had a sullen look on his face, turned around with an intention to leave.
Yuwen Tong gripped his arm. “Wait a mont.”
Seeing this, Wang Dashan took the hint, walked outside and closed the door. He still couldn’t believe that Lord Yuwen was actually Yuwen Tong, the Supre Commander of ard forces, a legendary, undefeated war hero. He felt as if he was dreaming.
In the private room, Ling Zhang darted a dark glance at Yuwen Tong. “Let go of .”
Yuwen Tong drew Ling Zhang to the front of him and then released his grip. “It was my fault. It has never crossed my mind that they would do this kind of thing. Forget what he just said. Don’t let it bother you.”
“He’s also a mber of Yuwen family. Your uncle is against this. You still want to marry ?” Ling Zhang looked at him.
“He has no business to interfere,” replied Yuwen Tong blandly. “He was never the one who calls the shots in Yuwen family.”
“You… Have I not already told you I want to break off our engagent?”
“I never agreed.”
Ling Zhang could feel his heart fluttering. He asked, “If, instead of coming to Tanyang, you had returned to the capital city, how long would you have intended to stay there?”
“Why do you want to know this?” Yuwen Tong was confused.
“Just answer the question.”
“It wouldn’t have been longer than ten days.”
“Didn’t you say that His Majesty was not going to let you leave the capital city easily this ti?”
“I also said that he wouldn’t be able to stop . If anything happens in the northwest, he will be scared to death. You think he dares to have stay?”
Ling Zhang’s heart was hamring in his chest, but he was in a very sober state of mind.
He rembered Yuwen Tong had once told him that he had been completely unaware of the engagent between them all along. If Yuwen Tong had never t the butler in his last life, would he have stayed unaware of it? Yuwen Tong had left the capital city imdiately after reporting on his work, which ant that he wasn’t in the capital city when news spread there from Tanyang. It was Yuwen Zhi, Yuwen Tong’s uncle, who had gone back on his word.
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