"Oh?"
Ye Jianxiao turned around and said in a deep voice, "Speak. If you dare to make fun of this young master, be careful of your worthless life!"
"This lowly one wouldn't dare!"
The guard looked left and right, then glanced at Shi Longhai and his son, who were striding forward. His expression hardened as he whispered into Ye Jianxiao's ear, "Young master, this lowly one learned of an important secret from those vagrants. I'm afraid you don't want to know this secret, but this lowly one doesn't dare to hide it. Please make a decision, young master!"
"Speak quickly!" Ye Jianxiao furrowed his brows and his expression turned serious.
When Shi Longhai and his son saw Ye Jianxiao whispering to his subordinate, they knew that Ye Jianxiao had something important to tell them. Therefore, they tactfully slowed down and didn't rush forward.
The Ye Family guard continued, "Young master! This lowly one learned that the vagrants in Fish Dragon Town have been hunted down recently because of an old incident that happened three years ago!
On a rainy night three years ago, a group of vagrants raped and molested a young girl beggar in the General's Temple on the west side of town.
All the vagrants who experienced or heard of this incident were recently massacred by a mysterious force. Even the vagrants who had just arrived in Fish Dragon Town were implicated and suffered countless casualties. "
"These lowly commoners deserve to die, but what does this have to do with this young master? Get to the point! "Ye Jianxiao said impatiently.
"Yes! According to this lowly one's investigation, the young girl beggar who was molested was also called … Shi Qingqing! "The guard didn't dare to meet Ye Jianxiao's gaze.
"What! You're courting death! "
Ye Jianxiao's eyes couldn't help but spit fire. He gripped the hilt of his sword and glared at the guard with a murderous look. He growled, "Although she's only the daughter of a branch leader of the Black Snakes sect and doesn't have a high status, how could she be reduced to a beggar?"
Ye Jianzhong heard everything. He took a step closer and whispered, "Young master, please calm down. I'm afraid there's another reason for this matter! As far as this subordinate knows, Shi Longhai's second son, Shi Wuque, and his daughter, Shi Qingqing, were born to him and a maidservant.
Because his wife came from a large family and was jealous by nature, Shi Longhai didn't dare to take his children back to the Shi family. He didn't even dare to take care of them. As a result, the children were left alone and often didn't have enough food and clothing, so their childhood was almost no different from that of beggars. "
Ye Jianxiao was so angry that his eyelids twitched. He gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, those two men of sacrifice should be from the Shi family, right?"
"Although there is no evidence, it shouldn't be wrong," Ye Jianzhong said.
"Damn it!"
Ye Jianxiao cursed angrily, but no one knew who he was cursing.
Now that things had come to this, this marriage was impossible no matter what.
As a direct descendant of the Ye family, no matter how thick-skinned Ye Jianxiao was, he couldn't marry a tainted wife, even if she was the daughter of Great Emperor Qianwu. The Ye family couldn't afford to lose face like this!
Ye Jianzhong said again, "Young master, even if you don't want to marry the Shi family's daughter, there's no need for us to fall out with Shi Longhai. After all, we still have to stay in Fish Dragon Town for a while. Shi Longhai is the local tyrant of Fish Dragon Town. If we can avoid offending them, it's best to do so."
Ye Jianxiao didn't comment. He looked up at Shi Longhai and his son and snorted softly. He turned to leave, not even bothering to put on a show of courtesy.
"Young master Ye, why are you leaving so soon? Did my Shi family not treat you well?"
Shi Longhai walked over with a smile on his face. If one looked closely, they would find that the smile on his face was somewhat forced.
Ye Jianxiao stopped and said expressionlessly, "Branch Leader Shi is too polite. It's not that the Shi family didn't treat you well, but that I have other matters to attend to. Let's discuss this matter later."
"This …"
Shi Longhai said with an ugly expression, "Young master Ye, this isn't very appropriate! Everyone knows that you're here to propose marriage, but if you don't enter, I'm afraid it won't look good on you. This will be detrimental to both the Shi and Ye family's reputation! "
"Hmph, Shi Longhai! You should know the situation of your Shi family better than I do! Do you really want me to reveal it in front of everyone? "Ye Jianxiao said while suppressing his anger.
"Ye Jianxiao! What do you mean? "Shi Wudao took a step forward and said darkly.
"Ye Jianxiao, speak frankly. Our Shi family isn't a place for people to behave atrociously!" Shi Wuque also said in an unfriendly tone.
"Back down!"
Shi Longhai waved his hand and ordered his two sons to back down. He said with a gloomy expression, "Young master Ye, is there some misunderstanding? The marriage between our Shi and Ye families is originally a good thing. Don't make us enemies instead of in-laws. When that happens, no one will have an easy time! "
"Haha, hahahaha!"
Ye Jianxiao was so angry that he laughed. He glanced around arrogantly and said coldly, "Fine! Since your Shi family is forcing me, then don't blame me for making it clear!
Don't you know what your Shi family has been doing recently? You massacred vagrants and tried to cover up the scandal from three years ago. Do you really think that there's no such thing as an airtight wall in this world?
I'm sorry to disappoint you! This Young Master already knows everything clearly!
Your Shi family's daughter was played with by a group of vagrants in the General's Temple three years ago. Now that she's changed into new clothes, you want to marry into my Ye family as the legal wife. This is the biggest joke in the world! "
Wow!
When he finished speaking, the crowd was in an uproar.
This was too explosive! It was equivalent to throwing a super huge bomb into the crowd!
"What? So it was the Shi family who massacred vagrants recently! It was to cover up the scandal from three years ago! "
"The Shi family's daughter, Shi Qingqing, was sullied by a group of vagrants. How is this possible?"
"How is it not possible? Two years ago, before Shi Qingqing returned to the Shi family, she was like a beggar who lacked food and clothing. I even helped her and her brother! "
"Tsk, tsk, what a pity. I didn't expect such a fairy-like Miss Shi to have such a painful experience."
"Bah! I think you're just regretting that you didn't have such a good thing, right? "
"Cough, cough, to be honest, Miss Shi is really a fairy-like beauty. I really envy those vagrants. It's worth it even if they die for one night …"
The surrounding crowd was talking about it. They were shocked, surprised, regretful, and a little excited by the gossip.
Lin Xuan, who was in the crowd, couldn't help but be stunned. A marriage proposal turned into enemies in an instant. Wasn't the change too fast?
After thinking for a while, he quickly thought of something. If he wasn't wrong, it should be Zhao Kun's doing.
However, such a vicious and ruthless method didn't seem to be Zhao Kun's style.
Lin Xuan was a little confused, but no matter what, the Shi and Ye families had turned against each other. This was a situation he was happy to see.
In this way, if Ye Jianxiao wanted to seize Zhao Tiehu's Iron Fan Token, not only would he not be able to get the help of the Shi family, but he would also be restrained by them. Compared to Zhao Tiehu's strength, there wouldn't be too much of an imbalance.
As for whether Shi Qingqing was framed, and whether those vagrants died unjustly, Lin Xuan couldn't be bothered to care, nor would he feel guilty about it.
His principle was that he wouldn't hurt irrelevant people for no reason, and he wouldn't reject helping others if it was within his power. However, if there was a need, he wouldn't feel any pressure to step on other people's bodies to achieve his goal. After all, in this chaotic world, no one dared to say that they were innocent.
Next, Lin Xuan planned to be a qualified spectator and enjoy the show.
Shi Longhai and his sons were shocked and angry. Their eyes were burning with anger, and they couldn't help but release their aura, ready to attack.
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