Volume 2: Wu Enters Witchcraft Chapter 83 Leaving Liu Zhou

  Ye Xu returned to Liu Zhou Ye Fu, dazed for a long time, motionless.

  Those old masters of the Ye family around him were even more unbearable, standing still like clay or wooden statues, attracting the attention of the Ye family's servants and slaves who couldn't help but watch and discuss.

  "What's going on? After these old ancestors went out and came back, why did they all look like they'd lost their souls?"

  "The master of the house seems to be in a bad mood too, has something big happened?"

  Ye Si Dao coughed and swept his gaze around. The servants and slaves felt a chill in their hearts, hastily lowered their heads, and busied themselves with their tasks.

  "Shao Bao, come with me." Ye Si suddenly twitched his ear and furrowed his brow, ignoring the several uncles, and said to Ye Xu.

  Ye Xue woke up and hurriedly followed his footsteps, but saw Ye Si Dao's feet not stopping, directly entering the inner court, walking towards Ye Qin's house.

  Before he even approached, Ye Xuan heard the sound of a guqin coming from afar, and then a soft and beautiful female voice sang: "...... Tonight at Flying Music, together we'll learn to return like swallows to the rafters... May our love last for a thousand autumns, may we be bound together for ten thousand years, may our affection be as long-lasting as heaven..."

  The soft and gentle voice, even if it's just a faint hum of music, can still convey the deep emotions within.

  Ye Qin's voice came from inside the house, applauding and praising: "What a great phrase 'Gather for a lifetime of happiness, love that should last till heaven's end!' Jing'er sister, I wish to learn with you the way of the swallows returning to their nest, flying together in pairs, loving each other till the end of time! Unfortunately, my old stubborn father has only one thought in his head, and it's unlikely he'll agree to our marriage. We need to cook raw rice into cooked rice, hold a grandson in front of him, and make him acknowledge even if he doesn't want to..."

  "Good-for-nothing thing, muddle-headed sound, no desire for progress!" Ye Si Dao coldly snorted.

  The room suddenly fell silent, and after a moment, the sound of chickens flying and dogs jumping came from inside.

  "Damn it, my dad is back! Jing'er sister, quickly hide under the bed and avoid his sharp aura for now..."

  Ye Si's face was furious, and he rushed into the room directly.

  Ye Xiu's head was as big as a bucket, his scalp hardened as he followed him in, thinking: "Big brother is doomed, this time I won't be able to save him..."

  "Father, how did you come back?" Ye Qin hurriedly stepped forward with a smile on her face, hastily inviting Ye Si to sit down. Meanwhile, she secretly winked at Ye Xu, hinting him to speak up for her.

  Ye Si Dao let out a cold snort and said, "If this old stubborn man hadn't returned ahead of time, how would I have known you'd do something so shameful? Don't hide anymore, come out and let me see which family's daughter you are!"

  Fang Qing's hands and feet crawled out from under the bed, her face bright red, pinching the hem of her clothes and rubbing them back and forth, hiding behind Ye Qin.

  Ye Si Dao carefully sized her up, suddenly enlightened, and said: "So it's the second daughter of the Fang family. Ye Qin, you're quite bold, if the Fang family finds out, they'll break your dog legs!"

  Ye Qin's forehead was beaded with sweat, and he couldn't help but laugh dryly.

  Ye Si Dao continued: "However, since you've already done such an ugly thing, you can't not give the other party a name, so today prepare the betrothal gifts and come with me to the Fang family to propose."

  Ye Qin was both surprised and delighted, almost doubting that he had misheard, hastily poured tea, and smiled: "Thank you, Father, for your blessing!"

  Ye Si picked up the teacup, took a sip, and coldly said: "This old stubbornness rarely gets to drink tea brewed by your own hands." After speaking, he looked at Ye Xu and Ye Qin with his eyes, put down the teacup, closed his eyes, and remained silent for a long time.

  Ye Qin's heart was uneasy, after a moment, Ye Si Dao finally opened his eyes and said: "Qin Er, Shao Bao, which of you two is willing to be the next master of my Ye family?"

  Ye Xu slightly stunned, exchanged a glance with Ye Qin, shook his head and said: "Master of the house, my elder brother has a broad mind, is the master's talent, but I can't bear to be stifled, must revenge for every grievance, not suitable to be the master."

  "It's just as I thought."

  Ye Si Dao nodded and said: "Since returning from Eagle Gorge, I've seen that your soul is not at peace, presumably you have already made up your mind to leave the Ye family?"

  Ye Xu nodded and said: "I want to go out and take a look at the outside world."

  "It's also good to go out and travel."

  Ye Si Dao said with a smile: "I won't be staying in the Ye family for long either, soon I'll leave the Ye Manor and travel the world to seek breakthroughs and condense my yuan dan. Therefore, the new master of this manor must be decided as soon as possible. Since you're also leaving, the position can only go to your useless big brother. However..."

  He paused, looking at Ye Qin, his eyes gradually becoming stern, and shouted: "Just marrying the daughter of the Fang family cannot make your position stable. After I leave, even your brothers will covet your position, and the Zhou family will be more vigilant! Therefore, tomorrow you must follow me to the Zhou family to propose marriage! I heard that Zhou Wencheng's granddaughter Zhou Yiyun is gentle and elegant, generous and dignified. Tomorrow, go with me to the Zhou family and settle this matter!"

  Ye Qin's face suddenly turned bitter, and he shouted: "Dad, I only like Jing'er!"

  "This is none of your business!"

  Ye Si said resolutely: "You must marry her, whether you want to or not!"

  Ye Xu secretly wiped away a cold sweat and silently congratulated himself. If he hadn't declined the position of Master Ye, he might have also been arranged for two marriages by Ye Si Dao at this moment.

  The daughter of Fang's family is nothing, but the daughter of Zhou's family, he doesn't even dare to take a second glance.

  Thinking of Zhou Shiwen's robust physique, Ye Xu couldn't help but sympathize with Ye Qin.

  "Congratulations to you both, brother and sister-in-law," Ye Xu said with a smile as he stepped forward after Ye Si left.

  Ye Qin glared at him and suddenly smiled: "Shao Bao, will you marry one for me? After all, we are brothers, you should help your brother out."

  "Zhōu jiā de nǚ'ér, xiǎo dì kě xiāo shòu bù qǐ!" Yè Xǔ hāhā dàxiào, huángbàng táo zhī yǎoyǎo.

  Translation:

  "The daughter of the Zhou family, my little brother can't afford to mess with her!" Ye Xu laughed loudly and hastily ran away.

  The next day, Ye Si Dao indeed brought Ye Qin and prepared a generous betrothal gift to visit the Fang and Zhou families to propose the marriage.

  After the incident at Eagle Gorge, both the Zhou and Fang families' ambitions to dominate Liu Zhou had also faded significantly. Ye Si Dao led his eldest son Ye Qin to propose a marriage alliance, undoubtedly revealing the intention of resolving past grievances and uniting the three families through marriage. Fang Wan Hao and Zhou Wen Qing naturally would not refuse, so they agreed to the proposal and set the wedding for next year's third month during the Yangchun festival.

  "Shao Bao, aren't you going to wait until Brother Cheng's wedding is over before leaving?" Ye Qin asked as he sent Ye Xu off outside the city of Liu Zhou.

  Ye Xue smiled slightly and said: "Next year when big brother gets married, I will definitely come in person to congratulate big brother."

  Ye Si Dao also came out of the city, took out a small and exquisite jade box, handed it to him, and said: "I once borrowed something from Liang Wang of Qingzhou. If you pass by Qingzhou, please return this thing for me and say that Si Dao has been rude."

  Ye Xu put away the jade box and said: "I will definitely go to Qingzhou to pay respects to King Liang on behalf of the master."

  Ye Si Dao nodded with a hint of a smile, and Ma San Bao looked at him in surprise, just about to speak when Ye Si Dao gave him a stern glance. He hastily led out a lean and scrawny horse, saying: "Seventh Master, I have nothing valuable on me, so I'll give you this wretched nag. I hope Seventh Master will take good care of it."

  Ye Xue knew that Gan Chai Jiao was a hybrid of dragon and horse, extremely fast, a top-notch fine horse. He hastily thanked them, took the reins, mounted the horse, reached out to explore, and wrapped Su Qiaoqiao in his arms, pulling her into his chest, laughing: "Master, big brother, boss, I'm leaving!" After that, he whipped the horse and left in a cloud of dust.

  Ma Sanbao saw him off in the distance, then suddenly said: "Master, wasn't that jade box earlier the Tianxiang Xunming Dan you snatched from the Liang Wang Fu? Seventh Brother returning this spiritual elixir to the Liang Wang Fu might not be a good omen..."

  Yeshi said lightly: "A jade that is not carved cannot be made into a vessel. Although Shaobao's talent is good, he still lacks tempering."

  "Aren't you afraid of wearing him out?" Ma Sanbao muttered to himself.