Chapter 95: Senior Brother, Became Triplets Born to Different Fathers
The carriage slowly arrived in front of the Jiang Mansion’s main gate and stopped. Ye Anping lifted the carriage curtain, handed a small bag of spirit stones he had prepared to the driver, jumped off the carriage first, and then turned to help Pei Lianxue down.
“Madam, please be careful…”
“En…” Pei Lianxue nodded slightly. After hesitating for a while, she softly called him, “Thank you, husband.”
The two people, one after the other, stepped onto the stone steps in front of the Jiang Mansion’s gate.
An old man sweeping the ground in front of the gate, who looked somewhat aged, narrowed his eyes and scrutinized Ye Anping for a while as he approached. Upon seeing the jade pendant hanging on Ye Anping’s waist, which he had snatched from Jiang Yu, his expression suddenly became firm.
“Young Master Jiang?!”
Ye Anping was stunned for a moment, trying to recall the old man’s name in his mind, but couldn’t remember it at all. After all, the Dragon Slaying Society was just a minor faction, cannon fodder on the fringes of the Chi Long Mansion incident.
He called out uncertainly, “Uncle Lin?”
“Oh my! Young Master Jiang! It’s been seven or eight years since I last saw you. I didn’t expect you to still remember this old servant.” The old man stepped forward and gently patted Ye Anping’s shoulder, his face full of smiles. “I remember when you were little, this old servant even carried you to buy candied hawthorns on the street. In the blink of an eye, you’ve grown so tall.”
He actually guessed correctly… Ye Anping smiled faintly and nodded:
“I received a letter earlier and rushed back immediately. Father…”
“The master was buried a month ago. We originally planned to wait for you to return before burying him. Alas—my condolences.”
“En…”
“Oh~ I forgot. Young Master, please wait outside for a moment. The hall masters are all in the main hall now. This old servant will send someone to ask them to come out and welcome you.”
The old man leaned the broom in his hand against the door, pushed open the mansion gate with shaky steps, and called a younger servant to go inside and report.
Ye Anping did not enter directly; he knew the current situation within the Dragon Slaying Society.
After Jiang Tianfeng’s death, Hall Master Hua Qinyu wanted to stage a “regency” to sideline the original Jiang Yu and take control of the Dragon Slaying Society herself.
In the game, Jiang Yu was indeed an undermined young master, and during the later Chi Long Mansion incident, he unfortunately witnessed the BOSS battle between Feng Yu Die and Li Feng. A giant rock thrown during their fierce battle crushed him into a meat patty.
If Ye Anping remembered correctly, that person was a cultivator in the Early Foundation Establishment Stage, with several Early Foundation Establishment Stage bodyguards beside him.
Therefore, whether it was for the sake of the Dragon Slaying Society or for his own convenience in future dealings, Hua Qinyu had to be dealt with.
After waiting by the door for a while, the servant who had just run in to report suddenly ran out again, looking at Ye Anping with a worried expression. He cupped his hands and said:
“Young Master Jiang, Hall Master Hua asks you to come in.”
“Shouldn’t she be the one to welcome me?”
“This…”
“Never mind, Madam, let’s go.”
Ye Anping sighed, gave his junior sister a look, and then slightly lifted his robes, stepping over the threshold.
Pei Lianxue nodded, took out her spirit sword from her storage bag without a word, and held it by her right side.
“En!”
The servant who had just reported suddenly looked terrified but didn’t dare to say anything, only to quickly hurry ahead to lead the way.
The Jiang Mansion was a large residence with three courtyards and nine small courtyards. After Ye Anping and Pei Lianxue walked nearly a hundred steps, they reached the main hall of the Jiang Mansion.
Seeing that the hall was already filled with people, Ye Anping immediately released his spiritual sense, sweeping over them. Just as he remembered, the highest cultivation level present was only Mid Foundation Establishment.
His gaze finally landed on Hua Qinyu, who was seated in the main seat.
Seeing the obsequious smile on her face, Ye Anping returned a smile.
However, upon seeing the man in black beside Hua Qinyu, his smile instantly vanished.
?
Isn’t that Brother Liang, whom he swore brotherhood with?
Why did he meet him here?
What a coincidence.
It seemed that when he dealt with Hua Qinyu later, he would have to put in a little more effort.
Ye Anping hesitated outside the main hall for a moment. He then took out his spirit sword from his storage bag, stepped over the threshold, and at the same time, raised the jade pendant on his waist slightly with his left hand, displaying it to the others.
The hall masters of the Dragon Slaying Society were all astonished as they watched Ye Anping enter, drawing his sword. Several of them quickly scanned him with their spiritual senses and were even more disbelieving when they discovered he was only in the Early Foundation Establishment Stage.
As far as they knew, Jiang Yu was sent to True Person Yun Shi for cultivation by Jiang Tianfeng at the age of three. When he returned at the age of eight, he was only at the fifth or sixth level of Body Refining. After seven or eight years without seeing him, not only had he reached Foundation Establishment, but his demeanor had also completely changed from before.
Hua Qinyu looked at the sword in Ye Anping’s hand and felt a slight premonition of trouble. She asked,
“Young Master Jiang? What is this…”
“Clearing the sect!”
With that, Ye Anping directly pointed his spirit sword at Hua Qinyu. His gaze then shifted to Liang Zhu standing beside her, carefully observing his reaction.
After all, among those present, he was probably the only one who could pose a threat to him and his junior sister.
Liang Zhu felt like he had seen a ghost.
—Seven Kill Gate shop owner, Jiang Ziya.
—Hundred Lotus Sect Young Master, Ye Anping.
And now, an additional Dragon Slaying Society Young Master, Jiang Yu.
Were they triplets born to different fathers?
Liang Zhu’s gaze lingered on Ye Anping for a moment, then he assessed Pei Lianxue, who was following behind him.
Back then, that girl, with only the cultivation of Qi Refining Completion, had easily killed two Foundation Establishment cultivators, “Second Brother” and “Fifth Brother.”
Now that she had reached Foundation Establishment, he might not have a great chance of winning even if he went all out.
Moreover, the triplet born to a different father beside that girl had a powerful figure behind him whom he couldn’t afford to offend.
“…”
Hua Qinyu snapped back to reality and quickly said,
“Young Master Jiang, what do you mean by clearing the sect?”
“You know perfectly well.”
Ye Anping glanced at the confused hall masters around him and hesitated for a moment before saying,
“Since Father’s passing, you have brought all the lucrative businesses of the society under your Seven Fragrance Hall. You have gained freedom, but what about the other hall masters?”
As he spoke, he looked at one with a scar on his face and mentioned,
“Hall Master Chen, the cloth business in Du Chun City was originally yours, but what about now?”
Then he looked at another man with the appearance of a scholar:
“Hall Master Xu, you originally had three painted boats on the river, staffed by workers you personally trained. What about now?”
…
Ye Anping mentioned each of them one by one, and finally looked back at Hua Qinyu, asking:
“Father truly misjudged you, entrusting the livelihood of the Dragon Slaying Society to a greedy wretch like you! You have completely forgotten Father’s kindness to you.”
Hearing these words, Hua Qinyu’s face turned ashen. Only now did she finally realize that “Jiang Yu” was not to be trifled with.
Since things had escalated to this point…
She gritted her teeth slightly and was about to speak.
Just then, “Jiang Yu” softly called out, “Madam, act.”
The black-haired girl behind him instantly flashed before Hua Qinyu, her speed comparable to the escape techniques of Core Formation Stage cultivators.
Hua Qinyu’s eyes widened: “Wh-?”
*Clang—*
The sound of metal striking echoed, and sparks bloomed an inch from her neck.
Liang Zhu beside her immediately took out a short sword from his storage bag and blocked the strike for her.
“…”
Hua Qinyu froze for a moment, then her eyes widened, and she shouted,
“You little girl. There is a cultivator in the Late Foundation Establishment Stage here, and you, a mere Early Foundation Establishment cultivator, dare to directly…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Pei Lianxue immediately shifted her sword path and swung it towards Liang Zhu’s neck.
White light flashed, and six sword shadows appeared in mid-air.
However, to Pei Lianxue’s surprise.
Her sword hadn’t even touched Liang Zhu when he was sent flying as if struck by something, crashing rapidly towards the wall beside him.
“Huh?”
*Boom—*
Liang Zhu smashed through the wall and flew out.
Seeing a Late Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator sent flying by this young girl’s sword, Hua Qinyu’s previous rage was once again tinged with horror.
“What?”
Hearing her voice, Pei Lianxue also came back to her senses. She looked at Hua Qinyu with a gentle gaze and raised her spirit sword again.
*Swish—*
Blood splattered seven feet, painting a rich red mark on a calligraphy and painting hanging on the main hall wall.
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