Chapter 21: The Corpse Beauty Gate Incident (Third Update)

  Early morning.

  Yi Chi practiced a set of boxing moves in the courtyard to get some exercise.

  As for what happened last night, Yi Chi was not certain that it was his older brother who did it, but he was eighty percent sure it was him, after all, this wasn't the first time he had done something like this.

  "Now that you've made your move, don't blame me for being ruthless." Yi Chi's eyes were cold and menacing as he stared ahead.

  Ping.

  Throw away the sky blue tea cup that was pinched to pieces by himself, this tea cup which is very precious in the eyes of ordinary wealthy families is a shame in the eyes of Yi Chi.

  "Hmph, sooner or later I'll make you like this teacup, shattered into pieces." Yi Chi didn't even glance at the fragments on the ground and slowly walked out of the gate.

  Not long after Yi Chi left, a slender figure stood still, staring at the fragments on the ground.

  "How did this happen? Why am I stuck between them?" With a voice that was barely audible, she said a few words and then floated away, leaving behind only a faint trace of water on the ground.

  ......

  "You don't want to go find him now, do you?" Yitang asked aloud.

  "Heh heh, what do you think? With my current abilities, do you think I can do anything if I go find him?" Yi Chi thought to himself as he walked, mentally conversing with Yi Tang.

  "That's good, I was just afraid you'd act impulsively. You're thinking this way is correct, he's just a second-rate martial artist after all. You'll catch up to him soon enough, no need to rush." Yi Tang felt relieved when she heard that Yi Chi wasn't going to confront his older brother Yi Xing.

  Yi Chi stopped in his tracks. To say he didn't want to go find Yi Hang would be a lie, but he knew going to look for him would be useless. He himself wasn't even qualified; a mere two-star warrior trying to argue with a two-star great warrior? It was completely incomparable.

  "What's the use of having good qualifications? I'm thirty-five years younger than him." Yi Chi's physical qualifications had indeed reached the level of a super genius after his recovery, but he had only been cultivating for a few days. On the other hand, Yi Xing had started cultivating at the age of five and had already become a one-star Dou Zhe by the time he was sixteen. Now, at the age of forty, he had already possessed the strength of a two-star Da Dou Shi, which was even higher than that of Yi Feng, who was only a nine-star Dou Shi. His other brothers, three and four, only had the strength of seven-star Dou Shi. Among the four of them, only Yi Xing had broken through to the realm of Da Dou Shi, so in the entire Yi family, Yi Xing's status was even higher than that of the elder, and all the members of the Yi family thought he was the most suitable candidate for the next family head.

  "Don't worry, as long as you have enough energy points, catching up with him is only a matter of time. You should also look further ahead, being able to cultivate to the Second Star Great Dou Shi at the age of 40 is really not that impressive. Just within the borders of your Xiang Tian Empire, there are many people who have already cultivated to the Great Dou Shi realm by the age of 20, they are the ones you should be comparing yourself to. This Yi Hang is just a small role after all." In Yi Tang's opinion, Yi Chi was overestimating Yi Hang, after all, among the geniuses he knew, Yi Hang wasn't even ranked.

  "No, if I had that kind of mindset, I would definitely lose. He's not easy to deal with, but he's stronger than me now, and just this one point is enough for me to reevaluate him. Don't underestimate the enemy! Yi Chi doesn't think he's superior to anyone; everyone has their own strengths and characteristics, and no one can stay on top forever. Only by putting in effort will you reap the rewards. When facing any enemy, you can't have a careless attitude, or else there will be a day when you'll fall into a hidden pit."

  "Well, you're right too." Yi Tang also didn't deny Yi Chi's idea, after all, people have different perspectives.

  Yi Chi smiled and continued walking.

  "Hey, have you heard? Something's happened at the Lu family." This sentence made Yi Chi stop in his tracks.

  Lu's family? Something happened?

  "Oh... so you've finally found those two corpses? It's been five whole days, and only now have they been discovered. Alas." Yi Chi couldn't help but sigh, was it that the place was too secretive or were the people of the Lu family all brainless?

  Looking in the direction of the sound, it turned out that several servants from the Yi family were gathered together chatting.

  Yi Chi was still uncertain about what had happened at the Lu family's place and whether it was as he thought, so he went over to investigate.

  "What's going on with the Lu family?" Yi Chi asked, pulling over a servant.

  The man who had just been furious suddenly broke out in a cold sweat when he saw Yi Chi.

  "Good young master." The few servants who were just chatting saw Yi Chi arrive and immediately knelt down.

  "Well, you, answer my question." Yi Chi pointed at the servant he was holding onto.

  "What? Oh, we're not very clear either, only know that someone in the Lu family has died." The servant said with a frightened expression.

  Knitting his brow, Yi Chi suddenly felt a bit foolish - how could these servants possibly know clearly? He had even run over to ask them.

  "Alright, let's get up. From now on, don't gather together to chat like this." Yi Chi casually said a sentence, then turned around and walked towards his own father's courtyard. He wanted to go ask and take a look, what was going on after all. Compared to others, his own father must be very clear about it.

  "See off Young Master Wu."

  ......

  Cloud Rain Temple

  Yi Chi ignored the guards who came to kneel down and pay their respects, these guys, in his previous two visits, were still raising their heads high, now they lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.

  The chief eunuch who was instructing the maids saw Yi Chi approaching and dismissed a group of maids.

  "Master Fifth, the master is in the study. Shall I go and inform him?" A flattering face followed behind Yi Chi, not daring to surpass him, that would be extremely disrespectful. If it were before, he wouldn't have treated Yi Chi as a young master, but now things are different, Yi Chi's status has changed.

  "No need, you can go down now." Yi Chi waved his hand, seeing that his father still wanted to pass on some instructions.

  The chief steward who still wanted to communicate with himself, Yi Chi pushed open the door of the study and closed it behind him.

  Yi Yun in the room had already known that the visitor was Yi Chi, who sat upright at his desk, sipping tea from a teacup.

  "Father." Yi Chi bowed, although he had a good relationship with his father, this courtesy was indispensable.

  "Alright, sit down." Yi Yun nodded slightly.

  Yi Chi had already sat down before he could say anything.

  "What brings you here, kid?" Yi Yun teased with a smile, but he was actually very curious about Yi Chi's intentions.

  "Hehe, nothing much, but I heard people talking about the Lu family on the way here. You know, I've been cooped up at home for the past few days and haven't gone out much, so I'm not very well-informed. So, I thought I'd come to you to ask what's going on." Yi Chi said with a smile, without any of the tension that others from his clan would show when facing their family head.

  "You little stinker, what do you think I am? You don't get the news and then come ask me. Let me tell you, your father is very busy." Yi Yun looked at Yi Chi with a gloomy and helpless expression. Since last time's incident, he knew he had no way to deal with this young son of his. Alas, the dignity and image of being a father were completely ruined.

  "How could this be! Isn't this supposed to show how good our father-son relationship is?" Yi Chi had a completely matter-of-fact expression, which made Yi Yun even more helpless.

  "Hey, you kid, I don't know if your previous appearance was fake or the current one is fake. Ah, I really miss the old you!" Yi Yun couldn't help but feel nostalgic for his obedient little son from before. He wondered how his son's personality had changed so quickly, and whether he himself hadn't paid enough attention to him before. Yi Yun's mind was filled with doubts.

  Yi Chi really wanted to say to Yi Yun 'You guessed it, I'm not the son you used to know.' But this was something that couldn't be said, or his life would be in danger.

  "Dad, stop pretending, say it!" Yi Chi had a look of determination on his face.

  "Haha, speaking of this matter, I just want to laugh, thinking of Lao Lü's expression after knowing that thing, I'm so happy. The Yi and Lü families were not on good terms to begin with, and their relationship with the Mu family was a bit better, but that was only because of mutual interests. If it weren't for those interests, you could say that all four families looked down on each other, each wanting to swallow up the others. However, unfortunately, their strengths were roughly equal, so they couldn't do anything about it. Now that something has happened to the Lü family, Yi Yun is overjoyed."

  "Hey, don't just enjoy yourself, share it with your son too!" Yi Chi looked at Yi Yun helplessly, who was only laughing to himself over there, wondering if this guy was doing it on purpose.

  "Haha, okay, let's talk about this. This thing just came out last night, and it turns out that the sixth elder of the Lu family's granddaughter was found dead with the eldest grandson of the Chen family in the fake mountain by the Lu family's martial arts training ground. But that's not the point, the point is that they were both naked! Haha, this has made both families furious to the point of death. These two young people are already married, and now their families have lost all face. But as they say, you can't keep a secret hidden forever, and it finally came out yesterday. Yesterday, those two old men were so angry that they spat up blood! Haha." Yi Yun was overjoyed, and seeing the two family heads humiliated was his greatest pleasure.

  "Alas, it's actually like this! They're really unlucky! But how did those two die? It can't be that he died, right?" Yi Chi let out a sigh after confirming the matter was indeed that thing. If this wasn't resolved quickly, he truly couldn't rest easy.

  It was rare for him to be serious, but Yi Yun listened to Yi Chi's words and actually became solemn.

  "No, they were both killed by someone. However, the killer's method was special and there were almost no wounds on their bodies. But it can be confirmed that a third person appeared there."

  "What are the Lus and Chens going to do? Look for the murderer?" Yi Chi thought that the Lus and Chens wouldn't just let it go, after all, this was equivalent to slapping them in the face.

  "Look? How to look? There is no clue at all, they have no way of finding the murderer, and can only admit that they are unlucky." Yi Yun's words made Yi Chi let out a breath, at least, what he did was flawless, and he didn't need to worry about being investigated.

  "They're in trouble then, haha." Yi Chi's worries disappeared and his mood improved a lot.

  "It's none other than what they deserved, if they had taken good care of their juniors, would this have happened?" Yi Yun furrowed his brow this time as well, apparently worried that the murderer would find his way to the Yi household.

  "Father, you said our family has someone like that?" Yi Chi asked carefully, this question was a bit absurd.

  "Hmph, if you let me know that there's such a rebellious youngster in my own family, I'll have to flay him alive." Yiyun ignored Yichi's words and flew into a rage.

  "Hey, I was just saying that, don't get excited. But did you really do it?" Yi Chi looked at Yi Yun with great suspicion, he didn't think Yi Yun would skin the tribespeople alive, even if he wanted to, the elders probably wouldn't agree to it anyway.

  "Never mind, don't mention it. You little brat rarely come here, let's just have lunch here at noon today." Yi Yun was choked by Yi Chi's words, and Li Ma changed the subject.

  Yi Chi didn't really want his father to answer, and he was happy to change the subject. He didn't think it was necessary to dwell on this issue either, after all, it was something he had done.

  "Alright, let's go, into the courtyard. I'll see if you've been slacking off lately." Yi Yun's interest was piqued, and he immediately wanted to drag Yi Chi out to test his skills.

  Yi Chi was helpless, this time he couldn't run away, and estimated that he would be abused.

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