The first thought that flashed through Ye Jiu’s mind was, "Could this fellow’s act of running to our home to harm himself be another scheme?"
Otherwise, it would be a cosmic joke if just a word from Ye Gaosheng could make him cruelly break his own leg, wouldn’t it?
No, she couldn’t let him succeed!
With a thought, a pearl appeared in Ye Jiu’s hand from the space around her. She then channeled her Inner Strength and hurled it toward Liu Yunqing’s hand that was about to fall on his knee.
Ye Jiu’s mediocre martial arts skills were naturally no match for Liu Yunqing. By the time the pearl was shot toward Liu Yunqing, he had already detected it.
Liu Yunqing intended to break his own leg as an apology to Ye Gaosheng, but that didn’t mean he was willing to suffer injuries from others in the Ye Family.
Instantly, Liu Yunqing’s hand, which was supposed to land on his knee, flipped effortlessly and caught the concealed weapon aimed at him. Naturally, the self-harm strategy he wanted to carry out was thwarted.
"Master Liu, if you wish to harm yourself, please return to the Liu Family. Our Ye Family cannot afford your family’s deliberate troublemaking and retaliation," Ye Jiu said as she slowly walked from the back hall of the main room, her tone suddenly icy.
Liu Yunqing, having just recognized the object in his hand, saw that it was not a concealed weapon but a fairly good-quality pearl!
Suddenly hearing Ye Jiu’s voice, Liu Yunqing looked up, his gaze gradually stiffening, revealing an expression of intense astonishment.
He had seen Ye Jiu at her ugliest, so when his aunt told him of Ye Jiu’s background and asked him to come and propose, he was more resigned to his fate.
However, now, seeing the ugly girl from his memories, Liu Yunqing was greatly shocked.
He had seen many beautiful girls, but it was more stirring to see one transform from the ugliest to breathtakingly beautiful.
Moreover, Ye Jiu’s face, resembling that of Prince Jing, could even make one anticipate that in the future, the two would appear as if carved from the same mold.
However, Ye Jiu’s features were still maturing, and being a girl, her facial lines were softer, so upon closer inspection, there were quite big differences from Prince Jing.
Upon entering, Liu Yunqing had noticed someone hiding in the back hall, and Ye Jiu’s attempt to peek from the front wasn’t well disguised; thus, Liu Yunqing had already guessed that the person hiding was Ye Jiu.
After all, according to the information he received, the Ye Family’s current state was all upheld by his cousin.
Therefore, when Ye Gaosheng asked him to atone by breaking his leg, Liu Yunqing did not hesitate.
His method of injuring his leg was tricky; even if he broke it, it would not affect the recovery later. So, if breaking his leg could satisfy them and assist his following plans, he didn’t mind enduring some pain.
However, he had not expected that Ye Jiu would know martial arts and use a pearl to stop his action.
As Liu Yunqing turned back from Ye Jiu’s face, recalling her words, he quickly explained, "Yunqing sincerely came here to apologize. Please don’t misunderstand and accept Yunqing’s sincerity."
Looking at Liu Yunqing’s shocked eyes, Ye Jiu smiled and asked, "Master Liu, since you are determined to break your leg, I wonder if you can truly be the master of this deal? Otherwise, just breaking your leg is no advantage to us!"
Liu Yunqing was merely a concubine son of the Liu Family, which Ye Jiu had known, and although his reputation in the capital was better than his brothers’, it alone could not determine his position in the Liu Family.
Therefore, Ye Jiu’s words were also intentionally making it hard for him.