Inside the carriage, Yue'er was trembling. She could not understand why the two madams had made such an unexpected change after everything had been arranged.
Chu Xiu was famous for being a good-for-nothing in the Chu family. His talent in martial arts was not considered strong, but now he could easily injure the fiendish bandit leader.
And the group of people who came later, why did they come to help Chu Xiu? Yue'er could not understand no matter how she thought about it.
At this moment, the carriage door was suddenly lifted. Seeing Chu Xiu board the carriage, Yue'er immediately put on a delicate and pitiful look.
"Young master, were the bandits all repelled?"
Chu Xiu placed his hand on Yue'er's face, caressing her smooth and delicate face, "Of course they were all repelled."
Just as Yue'er heaved a sigh of relief, Chu Xiu's hand slid down from Yue'er's face to her neck, and slowly exerted force.
Chu Xiu moved his face closer to Yue'er's, and said indifferently, "The bandits were repelled, and I did not die. Are you disappointed?"
Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar face that was so close to her, Yue'er forced out a smile and said, "Young master must be joking. It is a good thing that the bandits were repelled, how could this servant be disappointed?"
Chu Xiu sneered, and the hand that was strangling Yue'er's neck tightened. Only when the other party's face was completely red, and she struggled to spit out a word, did Chu Xiu let go, and said coldly, "Do you really think I'm an idiot? Tell me, how much silver did my good second mother spend to hire these bandits? "
Yue'er's face revealed a look of fear, and she said while trembling, "Young … Young master, you know everything?"
Feeling Chu Xiu's hand begin to tighten again, Yue'er hurriedly said, "I'll speak! Young master, I'll tell you everything! Second Madam spent ten thousand taels of silver to hire these bandits! "
Chu Xiu sneered and said, "Ten thousand taels of silver, what a huge sum! Does my second mother hate me so much that she's willing to spend ten thousand taels of silver to kill me just to prevent me from returning to the Chu clan? "
Yue'er said carefully, "Second Madam said that young master has always been stubbornly standing on the side of the Eldest Young Master. Sooner or later, it will be a bad thing. In addition, she has recently won over the Fourth Young Master. It is just the right time to get rid of young master to prevent future troubles."
Chu Xiu was speechless when he heard this. The previous Chu Xiu had indeed done a lot of stupid things with his current body.
The head of the Chu Clan, Chu Zongguang, had four sons. Even if Chu Xiu was the son of a concubine, and the chances of him inheriting the position of clan head were very small, there was still a chance. Why did he have to make a stand so early?
It was precisely because he chose a side too early that the eldest son of the Chu clan, Chu Kai, and his aunt did not take him seriously. When he was framed by the third son of the Chu clan, Chu Sheng, they found it troublesome and did not interfere.
If he did not choose a side, then what awaited him was to be roped in. Just like the current The Fourth Prince of the Chu clan, Chu Shang. Although he was young, his second mother had already paid a huge price to win him over. How could he be like him, who was paid a huge price to be killed?
The previous Chu Xiu had long given up fighting for the position of clan head. Perhaps it was out of despair, or perhaps he really did not have any ambition. But now, Chu Xiu was a little interested in this position.
In fact, Chu Xiu did not care too much about the position of clan head of a small clan. After all, according to the original plot, he was going to become the leader of an evil sect that would bring disaster to the world.
But the problem was that that was the original plot, and the current Chu Xiu was the Chu Xiu who had been reborn. Only the heavens knew how things would develop, so he had to eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time. First, he had to obtain the position of successor to the Chu clan head.
Since ancient times, the poor were scholars, and the rich were martial artists. From tempering one's muscles and bones to condensing one's qi and blood, which did not require a large amount of resources and time?
As the successor to the Chu clan head, not all of the Chu clan's resources would be his, but at least half of it would be his. This would allow Chu Xiu to improve faster on the path of martial arts.
Chu Xiu looked at Yue Er and said indifferently, "My second mother actually chose to hire bandits to kill me. Is she not afraid of being discovered by the Chu clan? Do you have any evidence of her colluding with bandits? "
Since Chu Xiu had chosen to fight for the position of successor, his three brothers were all obstacles. If he could obtain evidence now, he could eliminate one of them first.
Yue Er thought for a moment and said, "There is no evidence. Second Madam directly sent one of her trusted subordinates to find the bandits. Those bandits only knew that the people who came to find them were from the Chu clan, and didn't even know who they were. There is no evidence left on paper. "
After saying this, Yue Er revealed a pitiful expression and looked at Chu Xiu, "Young master, I've said everything I need to say. Can you spare my life?"
Chu Xiu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I don't kill women."
When Yue Er heard this, a relieved smile appeared on her face. However, Chu Xiu suddenly exerted force and directly crushed her neck!
Looking at Yue Er, who was no longer breathing and still had a puzzled look in her eyes, Chu Xiu said indifferently, "I lied to you. You even believed this. You're so naive, yet you still followed others and became a spy?"
Chu Xiu dragged Yue Er's corpse and threw it out of the carriage. He ordered Gao Bei, "Bury her."
Gao Bei and the other servants shuddered, but no one said anything.
Yue Er was a servant bought by the Chu clan. Her life belonged to the Chu clan. Of course they could play with her and kill her if they wanted to.
Moreover, there was clearly something wrong with the second young master these two days. The degree of his viciousness seemed to have changed. They didn't dare to say anything.
Seven days later, Chu Xiu finally walked out of Shang Mang Mountain. At the end of the official road, a bustling prefecture appeared in front of Chu Xiu. This was the Tong Prefecture where the Chu clan was located. It was one of the few big prefectures in Wei Prefecture.
Speaking of which, the history of Wei Prefecture was quite interesting.
Wei Prefecture was originally a small country, the Wei Kingdom. It was located between Northern Yan and Eastern Qi, one of the three great countries in the world. It had once helped the Qi Kingdom attack the Yan Kingdom, but was eventually destroyed by the Yan Kingdom.
The Yan Kingdom held a grudge against the Wei Kingdom for attacking the Yan Kingdom, so they implemented a high-handed policy in Wei County, causing the people of Wei County and the people in the martial arts world to rebel. Even the general of the Yan Kingdom, Fang Longquan, who was guarding Wei County, was seriously injured by a mysterious person and lost one of his arms. For a while, Wei County was in chaos, forcing the Yan Kingdom, who did not dare to massacre the city, to retreat temporarily.
In the end, the Yan Kingdom came to an agreement with Wei Prefecture. They wouldn't station troops in Wei Prefecture, but would send civil officials to manage it.
Therefore, Wei Prefecture was under the jurisdiction of the Yan Kingdom in name, and taxes were also handed over to the Yan Kingdom. However, in reality, it was its own territory.
Of course, these major events in the imperial court had nothing to do with a small clan like the Chu clan. Without the jurisdiction of the imperial court, the martial artists of Wei Prefecture were very free. Some of the martial artists were also living very comfortably.
The Chu clan was one of the three great clans of the Tong Prefecture. There was a street in the south of the city that belonged to the Chu clan.
The carriage stopped in front of the Chu clan's gate. As soon as Chu Xiu got off the carriage, he saw the gate open. A middle-aged lady in her forties, dressed elegantly, walked out with a group of servant girls. When she saw Chu Xiu standing in front of the carriage, her expression changed slightly.
Seeing the person in front of him, Chu Xiu had a faint smile on his face. He cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Second Mother. I haven't seen you for a year, but Second Mother has become younger."
The lady in front of him was the mother of the Chu clan's third son, Chu Sheng. She was the second madam of the Chu clan.
Although it was Chu Sheng who had caused him to be demoted to the mines, it was most likely this second madam who had come up with the idea.
Moreover, this second madam's background was not simple. She was the only daughter of the Tong Prefecture's Mountain Splitting Martial Arts School's master, 'Gold-Splitting Hand' Ding Kaishan.
Ding Kaishan was the local tyrant of the Tong Prefecture. Although he had not reached the Xiantian realm, he was still at the peak of the Blood Condensation realm. He was very popular in all aspects of the Tong Prefecture.
Twenty years ago, when the Chu clan had just moved to the Tong Prefecture, it was precisely because Chu Xiu's father, Chu Zongguang, had married Ding Kaishan's daughter that they were able to settle down in the Tong Prefecture so quickly.
The second madam looked at the smiling Chu Xiu in front of her and couldn't help but frown.
Everything had clearly been arranged, so how had Chu Xiu returned alive? Could it be that stupid girl Yue 'er had messed things up? Had Chu Xiu not taken the small path to Ingot Town?
The second madam looked around but didn't see Yue 'er. She couldn't help but ask, "Where's your servant girl Yue' er?"
Chu Xiu had a look of pity on his face as he shook his head. "Yue 'er's body was too weak, and she was accidentally played to death by me. I heard that Second Mother still has quite a few pretty maids. Why don't you give me another one?"
As he spoke, Chu Xiu's gaze swept unscrupulously towards the maids behind the second madam. Immediately, the faces of the maids changed.
The second madam's expression immediately changed. Yue 'er was dead? Then did he know that she had arranged for the bandits to kill Chu Xiu?
Moreover, after not seeing him for more than a year, she felt that the Chu Xiu in front of her was a completely different person. A year ago, he wouldn't have dared to speak to her like this!
With a cold snort, the second madam said indifferently, "Since you're back, then go in. Master and the others are all waiting for you."
Chu Xiu raised his eyebrows. He had Gao Bei bring the others to rest first, while he followed the second madam into the Chu clan's meeting hall.
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