“A bit more money than them… How much more exactly?”
“Well… roughly twice as much as all three families combined.”
Yu Yi: “…”
You call that “a bit” more??
She had noticed before that Yun Qianxue was wealthy without flaunting it, appearing nothing like a Miss born from a prestigious Clan.
However, whenever she spoke, she was liable to expose her identity as a young Miss at any moment.
My goodness, who would have thought you were a little rich lady?
No, shouldn’t say rich lady, should say a rich and beautiful young girl!
Truly a hidden depth…
“Sigh, I wonder if using half my family’s assets would be enough to marry That Person, my True Prince Charming…”
Yun Qianxue muttered to herself, her hands propped against her cheeks.
The speaker meant little, but the listener took it to heart.
If Yu Yi had not guessed wrong, the “True Prince Charming” she spoke of was mostly likely herself.
But did she just use the word “marry” in the context of taking a husband??
***
“Grandma Yao is here!”
“Everyone, silence!!”
Suddenly, an exceptionally stern voice rang out from the side.
Everyone looked toward the source of the sound, only to see Grandma Yao, with her hunched back and thin frame, appearing before everyone’s eyes with her cane, guarded by several Ouyang Clan servants.
Her expression was solemn and serious, her dark eyes flickering slightly with light, revealing a determination to seize the sinner and restore Cangzhou to its former state.
Surrounded by the light of torches, Grandma Yao came to the very center.
Facing the Four Major Families before her, she spoke slowly: “Today, we will seize the sinner who defiled the land of Cangzhou and angered the Mountain God, handing them over for the Mountain God to deal with. Children of the Four Major Families, are all your people present?”
“The Luo Clan is all present.”
“The Leng Clan is all present.”
Luo Xuanjiang and Leng Meng were the first to respond.
Next, Yun Yi took a step forward and bowed to Grandma Yao with his hands clasped:
“Reporting to Grandma, the Cloud Family is also fully present.”
With three families having responded, everyone’s gaze shifted to the Ouyang Clan.
The one who walked out from the Ouyang Clan was not the old Family Head Ouyang Yun, but a curvaceous young woman with a light veil covering her face.
Like Yun Yi, she bowed to Grandma Yao and said:
“Grandma, the Ouyang Clan is all present.”
“This person is Ouyang Yun’s granddaughter, her name is Ouyang Yue,”
Yun Yi said to Yu Yi.
“Ouyang Yue usually maintains a mysterious presence in Cangzhou, having basically no interaction with our other three families. Ouyang Yun used to place the most importance on his two grandsons. It is quite unexpected that he would actually let the granddaughter he rarely cares for represent him now.”
Yu Yi could not help but raise an eyebrow upon hearing this.
For an event as significant as the God-Worshiping Ceremony, the representative sent by each family must hold significant weight within the Clan.
The Ouyang Clan sending a granddaughter the old Family Head didn’t care much for was indeed worth noting.
“Su Cheng,” Yu Yi spoke flatly.
“Disciple is here,” Su Cheng responded.
“What have you discovered?”
Yu Yi knew that from the moment the Four Major Families gathered here, Su Cheng’s gaze had been fixed on the Ouyang Clan’s side.
“Master, Disciple suspects that the Ouyang Clan servants have all been replaced,”
Su Cheng reported in a low voice.
“When Disciple was setting up the Stone Formation at Ouyang Villa previously, I killed two guards. Disciple just looked around carefully, and among the current Ouyang Clan servants, there are indeed two people wearing brand-new clothes.”
Since two people were substituted, it was not impossible for others to have been “swapped” as well.
This Ouyang Clan definitely has other intentions.
“Keep an eye on that woman,”
Yu Yi ordered Su Cheng flatly.
“Disciple obeys,” Su Cheng nodded.
After the Four Major Families had all responded, Grandma Yao looked up at the peak of the Holy Mountain, hidden beneath the sky-covering dark clouds, and said slowly:
“When the first ray of tonight’s moonlight breaks through the dark clouds, the sinner who defiled Cangzhou will be revealed in their true form. Everyone from the Four Major Families, watch the companions beside you. If you find a Sinner’s Token bestowed by the Mountain God appearing upon them… you know what to do.”
Everyone knew that the companion beside them could turn into an enemy in the next second.
As a “sinner” about to be judged by the Mountain God, once their identity was exposed, how could they just sit and wait for death?
They would very likely initiate a slaughter on the spot.
Every single person present thought of this possibility.
The cowardly began to distance themselves from their companions, while the brave warriors who wanted to personally capture the “sinner” began to scrutinize the expressions of those around them, trying to see who was most likely to be that “sinner.”
The atmosphere of the entire scene instantly became incredibly heavy, so tense that it felt impossible to breathe.
This suffocating feeling of trust gradually collapsing between partners also infected the Cloud Family’s side.
But Yun Qianxue did not distance herself from Yu Yi.
Yu Yi clearly felt her getting closer and closer.
Yun Qianxue leaned against Yu Yi’s side, her nervous and uneasy heart unable to find peace.
She reached out a trembling hand, attempting to grasp Yu Yi’s hand, but she ultimately failed to do so, instead only cautiously grabbing a corner of Yu Yi’s long robe.
Yet in the next second, something unexpected to Yun Qianxue occurred.
Yu Yi took the initiative to hold Yun Qianxue’s small hand and said flatly: “No need to be afraid. With me here, nothing on this mountain can harm you in the slightest.”
Yun Qianxue’s heart rate accelerated instantly.
She lowered her head silently and replied in a voice so thin it was barely audible: “Thank you…”
Although this might cause Su Cheng to be jealous again, Yu Yi didn’t think too much about it just now.
This girl, who had waited five years for her, was seeking protection.
How could Yu Yi just ignore her?
As time continued to pass, the dark clouds that had shrouded the peak of the Holy Mountain year-round began to slowly disperse as if they had received an order.
The first ray of moonlight of this night shone from the firmament toward the earth.
In this very instant, the mutual suspicion between people erupted completely.
The entire scene fell into chaos.
Everyone watched everything and everyone they could see with fear and unease.
No one knew what the “Sinner’s Token” representing the “sinner” bestowed by the Mountain God was, but it must be something that could not be hidden and would be recognizable at a single glance!
However, amidst this chaotic and tense atmosphere, the group from the Ouyang Clan had a completely different reaction.
They all stared at the sky together, as if waiting quietly for something.
Finally, the entire Holy Mountain began to shake violently.
Wind and snow raged wildly as an unknown, terrifying power slowly awakened!
“This… what is going on? The Sinner’s Token representing the sinner clearly hasn’t appeared yet. Why would the Mountain God be directly enraged and deliver Heavenly Punishment!?”
Grandma Yao was pale with shock.
The development of events was far beyond her expectations.
When the first ray of moonlight fell, they were supposed to seize the sinner, hand them over to the Mountain God for disposal, worship the Mountain God to appease the Wrath of the Mountain God, and finally allow Cangzhou to return to its original state.
But why was the Mountain God already manifesting with fury?
Suddenly, a burst of loud laughter came from the Ouyang Clan’s side:
“Hahaha! What Mountain God? What sinner? You bunch of ignorant fools, feel the power of the Ancient Gods for yourselves!!!”
The one laughing loudly was none other than Ouyang Yue.
A thick Demonic Qi emanated from her body, resonating with that slowly awakening power!
But compared to this, another sudden situation caught Yu Yi’s attention even more.
Just as that unknown power was slowly awakening, Yun Qianxue, who was beside Yu Yi, collapsed heavily without any warning.
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