140: Chapter 140 Young City Lord Yunye 140: Chapter 140 Young City Lord Yunye Su Yue Immortal’s eyes widened.
She saw her father, Su Zhenglong, and her mother, Mei Xiaofang, entering from outside the city gates, escorted by a host of Yunye City soldiers, and among them was a carriage which surely carried her sister, Su Yuexi.
Su Yue Immortal’s face was entirely panicked.
Hadn’t she told them not to come?
Why did they still come to participate in the Great Yunzhou Competition?
No, she had to send them back; otherwise, the consequences would be unbearable.
However, just as Su Yue Immortal was about to act, a sinister voice reached her ears, “Substitute, it seems your words were true.
Your family really has come to Yunzhou City.”
Trembling all over, Su Yue Immortal instinctively looked behind her to find a sinister middle-aged shadow.
This was the leader of the assassin organization she belonged to, code-named “Expensive Sword,” and also the prime guard beside the noble son, a terrifying person who had reached Heaven Realm, massacring people like cutting grass.
He was actually following her, probably on the noble son’s orders.
“Go back and think carefully about whom to assassinate, and act tonight.”
Expensive Sword’s voice was chilling, and Su Yue Immortal broke out in goosebumps, feeling nothing but misery.
At that moment, seeing Su Yue Immortal motionless, Expensive Sword slowly said, “What?
Do you want to do it now?”
Suddenly regaining her senses, Su Yue Immortal quickly averted her gaze and tried to calm down as she said, “I was just considering which one of them deserves to die more.”
After speaking, she slowly put a veil over her face and allowed the procession of Su Zhenglong and the others to walk past her.
Her heart was full of urgency, thinking of a way to notify Su Zhenglong.
But with Expensive Sword watching her closely, Su Yue Immortal found absolutely no opportunity…
Just then, the carriage rolled past her, and from inside came the voice of her sister, Su Yuexi, “Brother Jing, are you hungry?
This is the pastry I made with my own hands; have a taste.”
Su Yue Immortal’s eyes flickered slightly.
Brother Jing, that was her sister Su Yuexi’s man.
The last time she went home, Su Yue Immortal knew that Su Yuexi already had a man, but she had yet to meet him.
Then, she heard Su Yuexi say, “Brother Jing, we’ve been married for two months now, and I just realized this is the first time I’ve personally made something for you to eat.
I’ve really been negligent.”
Following her words, the carriage also gradually moved away.
Only after they were gone did Expensive Sword ask again, “Have you decided whom to kill?”
Biting her lip lightly, Su Yue Immortal nodded, “Yes, I’ve decided.”
After speaking, Su Yue Immortal turned away coldly and disappeared at the end of the street.
On the distant carriage, Sikong Jing happily ate the pastry handed to him by Su Yuexi, then suddenly turned his head back, frowning slightly.
“Brother Jing, what’s wrong?” asked Su Yuexi.
Sikong Jing turned his gaze back and shook his head, “Nothing.
Perhaps it was just a false sensation.”
He seemed to have sensed a faint trace of killing aura, but it was weak and had a complex feeling, so he decided not to pay it any mind for the moment.
“Brother Jing, with you disguised as someone whose meridians are severed, can the Lord of Yunzhou really not see through it?”
Worry was evident on Su Yuexi’s face.
The reason they were sitting in a carriage was not out of pretense, but because in the eyes of the Lord of Yunzhou, Sikong Jing was someone whose meridians were broken and Dantian was hollowed out, looking sickly and feeble.
They obviously couldn’t ride on horseback with boldness, and Su Yuexi was accompanying Sikong Jing in the carriage.
“Don’t worry, there won’t be more than three people in the entire Great Shang Dynasty who can see through it,” Sikong Jing said with a smile to comfort her.
Upon hearing this, Su Yuexi temporarily breathed a sigh of relief.
Another quarter of an hour passed, and Ah Hu reported, “Brother Sikong, we’ve arrived at the residence arranged for us by Yunzhou City.”
Since they were to participate in the Great Yunzhou Tournament, the Yunzhou City authorities naturally provided accommodations for the representatives of each city, and this time, the lords of all the cities would arrive to discuss the turmoil in Yunzhou.
Of course, the lord of Yunye City had died, so all those who came were Sikong Jing’s people.
People like Ah Hu and Old Zhang were no longer dressed in the attire of ordinary generals but were now outfitted as City Lord Guard Officers.
The quarters they were in was a large compound.
No sooner had everyone entered the compound, and before Sikong Jing and Su Yuexi had alighted from their horse-drawn carriage, they heard an angry shout facing them, “None of you are City Lord Guard Officers I recognize, how exactly did my father die?”
The entire compound instantly fell silent, and Sikong Jing, after a slight startle, helped Su Yuexi down from the carriage.
They saw a somewhat portly young man standing within the courtyard.
Flanked by several guards, this man was seething with rage, his eyes shooting flames of fury.
At that moment, Ah Hu approached Sikong Jing and said, “That’s Duan Chun, the son of Duan Chengshan, another talented individual representing Yunye City in the Great Yunzhou Tournament.
He’s always been in Yunzhou City, learning and cultivating with the influential figures.”
Sikong Jing nodded in understanding.
As for the death of Duan Chengshan, Ah Hu and Old Zhang had already reported it up when the Lan Family Envoy arrived in Yunye City, claiming he naturally died in a Bandits Ma’s siege, so it was normal for Duan Chun to now be aware.
However, since all those related to the City Lord had been either killed or controlled,
Duan Chun had not returned to Yunye City and naturally wouldn’t know Duan Chengshan died at Sikong Jing’s hand.
Even without direct confirmation, he harbored great suspicion about his father’s death.
Especially now, seeing all the City Lord Guard Officers as strangers, his irritation had grown even worse.
“You bastards, speak up!” Unable to stand the silence, Duan Chun barked again.
Sikong Jing said to Ah Hu, “Just placate him.”
Although Duan Chengshan deserved to die, his son was unaware, so Sikong Jing naturally did not wish to implicate his family.
Ah Hu nodded and then approached, saying, “Young City Lord Duan, it is regrettable to inform you only now that your father, the City Lord, died in a Bandits Ma’s siege, and all the City Lord Guard Officers were slain in battle.”
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Duan Chun ferociously slapped Ah Hu’s face, catching him totally off guard.
Suddenly, Ah Hu stood there dazed from the slap.
In the next instant, all the soldiers disguised as City Lord Guard Officers uniformly drew their weapons and pointed them at Duan Chun.
But Duan Chun was a Young City Lord; he had been the most spoiled youth in Yunye City and didn’t know the meaning of fear.
He roared, “Are you attempting rebellion?”
As he spoke, his gaze locked directly on Su Yuexi, who was veiled with a Flowing Cloud Flying Squirrel Scarf.
“You must be that hideous monster, Su Yuexi, right?”
“Don’t think I don’t know it was your Su Family that killed my father.”
“After the Yunye City selection, my father said that each of you from the Su Family deserved to die, accused of ruining his reputation; thus, you conspired with the City Guards to murder my father and all the City Lord Guard Officers.”
Duan Chun vented his rage at Su Yuexi through his furious roars.
Clearly, after the Yunye City selection, Duan Chengshan had written to his son, Duan Chun, sharing some details of the event and had even promised to present him with a beautiful woman.
Of course, he was referring to Su Yuexi, but Duan Chengshan didn’t specifically name her in the letter, only mentioning he’d send a surprise.
Thus, Duan Chun was still unaware that Su Yuexi had regained her beauty.
In his memory, Su Yuexi was still that same monstrously ugly woman given in marriage, considered the ugliest in Yunzhou.