CHAPTER 552: CHAPTER 514: WANG YANYU’S RETURN

"No matter how Zhai Xingzi changes upon return, it shouldn’t affect us much."

Though Tian Lin was in the Wenda Sect, he did not have close relations with others there.

He had no interest in getting involved in the sect’s power struggles; after all, since becoming a True Disciple, he had no further potential for advancement.

He only hoped that even if there were changes in the sect, it would not affect him. If not, he could only leave the sect with the Cui’er sisters.

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"Zhai Xingzi hasn’t even returned yet, and these birds dare to betray my Tang Family?"

In the small room, Tang Chujie wore a gloomy expression, the cup in his hand already crushed to pieces.

Seeing the shattered cup and tea dripping on the table, the maid quickly stepped forward, intent on wiping it clean with a fresh cloth.

However, as soon as she stepped forward, Tang Chujie pressed her neck down to the ground.

He exerted such force that was far beyond what a woman at the Early-stage Foundation Establishment could resist.

With a ’bang’, the maid’s knees struck and shattered the floor. The pain forced her to open her mouth, but before she could groan, a stick was jammed into it.

"Aside from the Zhang Family at the ends, what does the Wang Family say?"

Tang Chujie’s hips crashed into the maid’s face, causing her head to continuously hit the table edge behind her.

The banging sounds continuously echoed as he moved, but his gaze remained fixed on the sword holder at the door.

The sword holder was long used to Tang Chujie’s actions and said without looking aside,

"Master’s invitation has been delivered to Young Master Wang, but he said he’s busy and can’t visit these next few days."

Upon hearing this, Tang Chujie halted his movement, raising his hand to shatter the maid’s head beneath him with a palm strike.

"This is why I say, marriage alliances between aristocratic families are unreliable. When I married the Wang Family’s daughter, they called us relatives at every turn. Now the Tang Family hasn’t even fallen, and they are already distancing themselves?"

The sword holder opened her mouth, intending to tell Tang Chujie he was overthinking. Young Master Wang indeed had urgent matters to attend, as her investigation had confirmed—

Moreover, though each family was watching with a sense of theater after hearing Zhai Xingzi obtained a True Dragon cub, they wouldn’t avoid the Tang Family like the plague.

She swallowed down her words of advice, fearing to anger this volatile young master and end up like the maid by the tea table.

"Where is Wang Yanran?"

Tang Chujie’s sinister gaze shifted to the sword holder, who immediately responded, "Young Mistress’s elder sister has arrived at the sect, and the Young Mistress is currently hosting her in the west house."

Upon hearing this, Tang Chujie marched out of the room towards the west house.

In the small courtyard of the west house, the windows were still adorned with wedding decorations.

These were put up when Tang Chujie married Wang Yanran through the alliance between the Tang and Wang families. It hadn’t been many months since the marriage.

As Tang Chujie entered the west house, several maids and two women with similar, beautiful appearances emerged from the north room.

"Ran’er, who is this?"

At this moment, Tang Chujie appeared as a graceful gentleman, showing no signs of his previous brutality.

Just looking at his gentle demeanor, who would have guessed that this princely figure had just callously taken a life?

"Husband, this is my elder sister."

Tang Chujie actually knew Wang Yanyu. He turned around, bowing in return after Wang Yanyu saluted, and said with a smile,

"So it’s Junior Sister Wang. When did you arrive, Junior Sister? Why didn’t you give advance notice? Even though you are at the later stage of the Golden Core, traveling alone is still very dangerous with Evil Spirits everywhere outside the sect."

Before Wang Yanyu could speak, Wang Yanran interjected, "Husband, my sister is not traveling alone. She has brought her family and wants to seek refuge with us."

Tang Chujie was suddenly enlightened and frowned slightly, saying, "Strictly speaking, Sister, you are both my fellow disciple and Ran’er’s elder sister. My Tang Family has no reason not to help.

But now, the sect has already allocated places to other families. If Junior Sister came alone, I could certainly find a spot for you.

But you brought the Su family— the Su family has long been in decline, and our sect likely has no space for them."

Beside him, Wang Yanran nodded and said to Wang Yanyu, "Sister, Su Shaoqing breached the engagement, and the Su family wronged you; if so, why not abandon them and join the sect alone?"

Wang Yanyu shook her head, explaining both to her sister and Wang Yanran, "Since I married into the Su family, I belong to the Su family. Even if Su Shaoqing treats me unfairly, how can I treat the Su family unjustly?"

Apologetically, she told her sister and Tang Chujie, "I have been presumptuous, causing trouble for you both—I will leave the sect shortly and seek another path."

Tang Chujie remained silent, but Wang Yanran couldn’t bear her elder sister’s pitiful appearance.

She clung to Tang Chujie’s arm, swaying her chest, "Husband, please help my sister."

After a moment of hesitation, Tang Chujie finally decided, sounding determined, "Alright, I’ll find a way."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yanran was overjoyed, tiptoeing to plant a kiss on Tang Chujie’s face.

Tang Chujie affectionately patted his wife’s head, bowed to Wang Yanyu, and then turned to leave.

Watching Tang Chujie’s back, Wang Yanyu wore a faint smile.

This mocking smile appeared sincere to her sister Wang Yanran, who hugged her sister’s arms, "Sister, don’t you think Senior Brother Chujie treats me well?"

Wang Yanyu retracted her gaze, looking at her boastful sister, and genuinely praised, "Congratulations on finding a perfect match—it’s a pity I couldn’t attend your wedding at the time, I hope you don’t mind."

Wang Yanran said, "At that time, Beiyed County was plagued with flying locusts and Evil Spirits; it wasn’t your fault you couldn’t come. Besides, I understood the conflict with the family put you in a difficult position."

After saying this, she happily added, "Now it’s better, since you’ve moved to the Wenda Sect, we sisters can see each other frequently again."

Wang Yanyu also smiled, though her smile was not as genuine as her sister’s.

Her reason for coming to the Wenda Sect wasn’t because she’d heard about Zhai Xingzi.

In fact, when she set out for the Wenda Sect, news of Zhai Xingzi’s arrival hadn’t spread. Her reason for bringing the Su family was simply because Beiyed County was no longer livable.

Without Monk Kong Wu’s presence, any Nascent Soul Evil Spirit could destroy the Su family and herself.

As a desperate measure, she brought the entire Su family, hoping to move to the Wenda Sect for protection.

Upon arriving at the Wenda Sect, she learned of Zhai Xingzi’s return. Although she kept silent, she understood she had made the right decision this time.

The only surprise was that Tang Chujie, despite being willing to shelter her and the entire Su family for her sister’s sake, seemed insincere in his indulgence towards her sister.

On reflection, this seemed understandable, for the alliance between the Tang and Wang families was originally driven by mutual interests.

As long as Tang Chujie didn’t want to sour relations with the Wang Family, he couldn’t act harshly towards her sister.