Chapter 1834 — The Uninvited Guest at the Villa
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"Yes, Patriarch Yu, your command!" Yu Liu was of the Yu family's direct line, utterly loyal to it, the sort of man who had been through the harshest training—like a soldier sworn to death. Whatever Yu Xiaochen told him to do, he did without question.
"Go to Songshan City, eliminate a man for me, and bring back the Qi-Gathering Pill in his possession!" Yu Xiaochen said.
"Yes!" Yu Liu agreed without a moment's thought. "Speak, Patriarch!"
"The man is named Wei Zhao. As you surely know, here are his files and his address. Once you get there, move directly against him. As for the people around him..." Yu Xiaochen paused deliberately here, then said gravely, "Do not touch the people around him, and above all, do not harm the two girls at his side! Every wrong has its source, every debt its debtor—our Yu family cannot be so overbearing. Just make trouble for Wei Zhao and no one else!"
"I understand!" Yu Liu nodded.
In truth, Yu Xiaochen need not have explained so much. Yu Liu's loyalty was beyond doubt—whatever Yu Xiaochen said, he did, unlike Yu Huoxing, who always kept a few schemes hidden in his heart.
"Good. Off you go..." Once the orders were given, Yu Xiaochen said.
And Yu Liu vanished in a flicker of movement, gone in an instant—the speed of a peak mid-stage Earth-rank expert was truly swift beyond measure...
Later that day, Chen Yuxuan and Qiu Lingshan came to visit Gu Mengyao, Shen Yushu, and Wei Zhao. Chen Yuxuan had learned of their return from Shen Yushu and come straight to the villa afterward; as for the news of Wei Zhao's qi deviation, he had it through other channels.
At Qiu Lingshan's arrival, Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu showed rather less hostility than before. They knew the outcome of the Family Assembly, and Qiu Lingshan was now one of Wei Zhao's camp. Although this vixen had designs on Wei Zhao, she was nonetheless an expert at the peak of the late Profound rank, and during Wei Zhao's unconsciousness she could at least lend a hand in protecting his safety.
"Brother. Fox Song," Shen Yushu said as she opened the door.
"Xiaoshu, mind your tongue. Call her Sister Lingshan," Chen Yuxuan scolded.
"Then I still won't call her Sister Lingshan. She wants to be Shield Bro's wife—even if I'm the junior wife, she'd have to line up at least sixth or seventh, so she ought to be calling me Sister Xiaoshu!" Shen Yushu said.
"Lingshan, don't mind her. That's just how Xiaoshu is," Chen Yuxuan said apologetically, caught between laughter and tears at Xiaoshu's behavior.
"It's all right. Once I'm formally in the household, I'll follow the rules," Qiu Lingshan said, glancing at Shen Yushu with a calm indifference. "But as for your status as junior wife—Wei Zhao has never once acknowledged it, has he? When he does, what harm is there in my calling you Sister Xiaoshu?"
Hearing this, Chen Yuxuan could only smile bitterly again; he had not expected Qiu Lingshan's tongue to be quite so sharp.
"All right, Lingshan, Xiaoshu, stop quarreling, both of you. The leader Wei Zhao hasn't even woken up yet—who are you competing to be junior wife to?" Chen Yuxuan tried to smooth things over.
"Yes, Xiaoshu, don't squabble over such things. Yunyun has already entrusted Wei Zhao to us—what is there left to fight about?" Gu Mengyao spoke to Xiaoshu on the surface, but in truth she was declaring to Qiu Lingshan her and Shen Yushu's relationship with Wei Zhao.
Qiu Lingshan gave a faint smile and said nothing more.
"Brother, do you want to see Shield Bro?" Shen Yushu asked.
"Whether I see him or not is secondary. I came mainly to warn you: you had best not stay in this villa. Move out and find some out-of-the-way place to settle..." Chen Yuxuan said. "From past experience, news of the leader's qi deviation getting out will likely draw retaliation from old enemies. With just the two of you living here, it's far too dangerous!"