"It's actually the Ink Spirit Sword!"
"What extravagance!"
Hearing the three words' Ink Spirit Sword ', the eyes of many of the Du family elders in the hall immediately lit up, and many envious and passionate gazes immediately fell on Du Shaofu.
Du Shaofu was taken aback. From the reactions of the crowd, it was not difficult to tell that this Ink Spirit Sword was not an ordinary item, and for a moment, he did not know whether to accept it or not.
"Accept it, thank you for saving me and my Ye family disciples. A small Ink Spirit Sword is really not enough to express my gratitude." Ye Zijin opened her mouth, looking at Du Shaofu with a radiant smile, causing many of the younger Du family disciples to stare in a daze.
"Miss Ye is too courteous. My help last time was really not worth mentioning, I dare not accept your thanks." Du Shaofu nodded slightly at Ye Zijin. In fact, this was the first time he had spoken formally with Ye Zijin, and then his gaze turned towards his eldest uncle and second uncle.
"Shaofu, please accept City Lord Ye's good intentions." Du Zhenwu smiled at Du Shaofu.
"Thank you very much, City Lord Ye." Du Shaofu did not stand on ceremony, and gently accepted the brocade box from the armoured soldier.
"Remember to call me Uncle Ye, calling me City Lord would seem distant." Ye Baolin smiled with satisfaction.
"Yes, Uncle Ye." Du Shaofu nodded in response.
Ye Zijin stood up, looking at Du Shaofu, her pearly white teeth parted slightly as she smiled. "I wonder if my saviour is free today, would you like to accompany me for a stroll in the city?"
"What..."
As Ye Zijin's words left her mouth, the outstanding younger generation of the Du family in the hall were instantly speechless with envy.
In the entire stone city, who knew how many outstanding people were pursuing this daughter of the City Lord, but until now, no one had ever had the chance. All the suitors could only raise their heads and look up to her.
Yet now, this daughter of the City Governor that all the suitors in the city looked up to had actually taken the initiative to ask Du Shaofu out. The deep meaning contained within this was sufficient to cause one's imagination to run wild, and even the gazes of Du Zhenwu, Du Zhixiong, and the others fluctuated in their hearts.
Du Shaofu raised his head to look at Ye Zijin in front of him. Under the gaze of all eyes, his face reveal an extremely regretful expression. "Thank you Miss Ye for thinking so highly of me, but I am very sorry, I happen to have some important matters to attend to today, how about another day?"
"Of course, then we shall go another day." Ye Zijin's delicate and charming face had a smile from beginning to end. Her smile was very beautiful, causing many of the Du family's youths to be reluctant to shift their gazes away.
"No way, Du Shaofu actually rejected Miss Ye Zijin. Didn't he say he wasn't stupid? Why is he acting stupid again now?"
"This brat beat up Du Hao and the others yesterday, so he can't be stupid. Many of the elders in the clan were discussing how to punish him last night."
"I'm afraid it's impossible to punish him. The City Lord has already come to thank him today, so who can do anything to him? It can only be considered as Du Hao and the others being unlucky."
In the hall, the last group of the younger generation of the Du family had already begun to discuss in low voices. All of them were filled with hatred. If Miss Ye Zijin had invited them, they would have put aside even the most important matters. They had never imagined that Du Shaofu would actually reject her like this.
"Hehe, I came here mainly to thank Nephew Shaofu. There are many matters in the city, so I have to take my leave first. I will disturb everyone in the Du family another day." Ye Baolin smiled, stood up and took his leave.
"I won't keep you any longer. I know you have many matters to attend to in the city."
Du Zhenwu did not say too many polite words, and his tone was not very polite either. This proved that their relationship was not bad.
When Ye Baolin left, the Du family naturally followed and sent him off. Du Shaofu also followed behind until the Ye family members were far away.
Looking at the Ye family members in the distance, Du Zhenwu's expression suddenly froze. Then, he walked back to the Du family with his hands behind his back. A voice said to Du Shaofu: "Shaofu, come to the hall for a moment. I have something to ask you."
When Du Zhenwu's voice fell, many of the Du family elders immediately looked at Du Shaofu with eyes filled with anger. It was as if Du Shaofu owed them tens of millions of cultivation coins.
"Let's go to the hall."
Du Zhixiong stood behind Du Shaofu without anyone noticing. He gently patted Du Shaofu's shoulder with a smile on his face.
"En." Du Shaofu nodded with a smile on his face.
"Looks like Du Shaofu still can't escape this calamity."
"Of course. Last time, Du Shaofu robbed Du Hao and the others of their Violent Stone Demon Wolf blood essence and Foundation Establishment Pill. Yesterday, Du Hao and the others were beaten so badly by Du Shaofu again. The Great Elder and the others naturally won't let it go."
"I heard that the Great Elder personally went to find the Patriarch last night."
"No wonder the City Lord came today and couldn't help Du Shaofu avoid this calamity."
"There's a show to watch. Let's go and take a look."
"..."
"Greetings City Lord."
"Look, City Lord Ye is coming out."
On the wide streets of the Stone City, the Ye Clan's ferghana horse swayed back and forth. It had an extraordinary aura. Along the way, it attracted countless gazes. All the residents of the city saluted. This was something that the other four clans couldn't compare with. As the City Lord, he was the true owner of the Stone City.
"Girl, did you see clearly?"
On the ferghana horse, Ye Baolin occasionally waved his hand to the surrounding residents and asked the girl beside him. His tone was calm, without any emotion.
"The more I interact with him, the more I can't see clearly." Ye Zijin said softly. Ever since they came out of the Du Clan, she had been frowning.
"Neither servile nor overbearing, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner. No wonder he was able to endure for ten years. What a foolish young master. It seems that this time, the Du Clan has really produced an extraordinary young man."
Ye Baolin smiled. Gazing at the young girl beside him, his eyes were filled with love as he said, "But I didn't expect that he would actually reject my precious daughter. Could it be that he doesn't like my precious daughter?"
"Father, how can you use this to make fun of your daughter? If it wasn't for the Ye Clan, I wouldn't be like this."
Ye Zijin glared at Ye Baolin. Her charming face was filled with anger. She then murmured, "But no matter what, there is still a month left. I'm afraid that there will be some excitement in the Stone City."
"The real excitement will be in a month. At that time..."
Ye Baolin seemed to have heard Ye Zijin's words. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything. His expression also became serious.
In the main hall of the Du Clan, everyone was once again seated. The few elders of the Du Clan were still among them, but many of them were looking at Du Shaofu with hatred.
Du Shaofu stood in the middle of the hall, hugging the brocade box that Ye Baolin had just given him. He didn't have time to look at the Ink Spirit Sword inside, but it was neither light nor heavy. Glancing at the elders of the Du Family in the hall, Du Shaofu recognized many of them. They were the parents, uncles, and aunts of Du Hao, Du Yan, and the others who were beaten up by him yesterday.
"Shaofu, I heard that you injured Du Hao, Du Yan and the others yesterday. Do you know that you have violated the rules of the Du Clan?" At the head of the hall, Du Zhenwu looked at Du Shaofu. His eyes were filled with dignity. As the head of the Du Clan, he naturally had a powerful aura.
"Uncle, I didn't."
Du Shaofu raised his head with a calm expression on his face.
"Du Shaofu, you still dare to say that you didn't? You seriously injured Yan'er, and he's still lying in bed, unable to move. Do you think that's fake?"
"My Qi'er is also seriously injured and lying in bed. I'm afraid that he won't be able to get out of bed for at least a year. How can that be fake?"
"Hao'er and his cousin were seriously injured by you, and their cultivations were almost crippled by you. How vicious of you to deal such a heavy blow to your brothers and sisters."
"....."
After Du Shaofu's words sounded, the sharp voices of quite a number of gossipy women were immediately emitted from the hall. Numerous furious gazes viciously landed on Du Shaofu's body. It was as though they wished to swallow Du Shaofu alive. On the other hand, although there was displeasure and anger in the eyes of those men, there were not many of them who were in a hurry to express anything at this moment.
"Silence!"
Du Zhenwu spoke up. He looked at the gossipy women with dignity in his eyes, "As elders, how can you be so noisy?"
The group of women dared not say anything more when they heard that, but their gazes were fixed on Du Shaofu without any kindness.
Only then did Du Zhenwu look at Du Shaofu and ask, "Shaofu, you've heard what the elders said. Do you have anything to say?"
"Yes."
Du Shaofu's reply was simple and forceful. Afterwards, he looked at Du Zhenwu and asked, "Uncle, they said that I beat someone up. May I ask if anyone here saw it with their own eyes?"
"....."
Everyone was stunned when they heard that. Even Du Zhenwu and Du Zhixiong were caught off guard.
"Du Shaofu, you're lying through your teeth at such a young age. More than ten people were injured by you. What other excuses do you have?"
After being stunned for a moment, the gossipy women began to stir again. Indeed, no one had seen it with their own eyes yesterday. They were actually clear about the situation yesterday. Du Shaofu and the others went to find trouble with Du Shaofu, so it was naturally not easy for others to see them. However, in the end, they did not expect that instead of trouble, more than ten people were injured by Du Shaofu.
"Uncle, I didn't beat anyone up. If you don't believe me, you can call them out for a confrontation." Du Shaofu did not pay attention to those gossipy women. There was not much emotion on his face, and he remained indifferent.
"Confrontation, yes, we'll know once we confront them."
Hearing Du Shaofu's words, some gossipy women immediately became happy as if they had caught something that could be used against him. With more than ten people confronting each other, there was no need to be afraid that this guy would not admit the truth. At that time, even the family head would not be able to protect him. It was an ironclad fact that Du Hao and the others were beaten up. Once they confronted each other, there was no need to be afraid that the guy would deny it.
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