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22 - Violet Spider

I've heard rumors about Yu Ziyuan, Sect Leader Jiang's wife. I have always heard she was a hard woman to please. If anything, she was strict. She has some sort of grudge against Wei Ying that I sis not quite understand. We were still sitting in Wei Ying's room talking to Xiongzhang, Jiang Fengmian, and Jiang Wanyin about killing Xuanwu.

When Jiang Wanyin congratulated us for killing Xuanwu, the tone of his congratulations sounded quite strange. Seeing how he folded his hands and raised his brows, Wei Ying seemed to understand Jiang Wanyin's sour expression. Jiang Wanyin, right now, was potentially making a fuss in silence, asking himself why he wasn't the one who had stayed in the cave to kill the beast. If it had been him, he could definitely also do this and do that.

Wei Ying laughed his adorable little laugh that I love so much, "What a pity that you weren't there as well. Or else, you'd be able to share some of that credit as well. Though I had Lan Zhan, it was still a boring in that cave."

Jiang Wanyin started to make a fuss, "It served you right to be bored to death. You shouldn't have played the hero and you shouldn't have cared for such a hell of a thing. If in the beginning you didn't..."

Suddenly, Jiang Fengmian spoke, "Jiang Cheng," Jiang Wanyin stopped talking and was quiet at once. Jiang Fengmian didn't look as if he was blaming him of anything, but his expression had turned from calm to more solemn, "Do you know in which ways what you just said is not appropriate?"

Jiang Wanyin's head hung low, "Yes."

Wei Ying spoke, "He's just angry and speaking without care."

Seeing how Jiang Wanyin's mouth and heart were still at odds, how he still felt defiant, Jiang Fengmian shook his head, "A-Cheng, there are some things that can't be said even if you're angry. If you said them, it means that you still don't understand the motto of the Jiang Sect, that you still don't..."

The harsh voice of a woman came from outside the door, "Yes, he doesn't understand, but what does it matter, as long as Wei Ying understands?!"

Xiongzhang and I exchanged a glance. Neither of us liked the tone of that voice and we became worried suddenly. Like a purple bolt of lightning, Yu Ziyuan swept inside, bringing in with her a cold breeze. She was standing five steps away from Xiongzhang, Wei Ying, and me on the bed, brows raised, "'To attempt at the impossible' is exactly how he is, isn't it? Fooling around even though he knew that it'd bring trouble to his sect?!"

I took a glance at Wei Ying who had his head down slightly and looked at his hands. He looked ashamed of himself, ashamed as if he had done something extremely wrong. Jiang Fengmian, "My lady, what are you doing here?"

Madam Yu, "What am I doing here? What a joke that I am asked of such a thing! Sect Leader Jiang, do you still remember that I'm also the leader of Lotus Pier? Do you still remember that every inch of the earth here is my territory? Do you still remember, between the one lying there and the one standing here, which one is your son?"

Jiang Fengmian answered, "Of course I do."

I leaned to my brother and whispered to him, "this is getting out of hand. Wei Ying is still recovering and he looks uncomfortable."

"I know, I will step in when I can get the chance," Xiongzhang told me in a whisper.

Madam Yu laughed bitterly, "You do remember, but there's no use if you simply remember. Wei Ying, he really can't take it unless he stirs up some trouble, can he? If I had known, I would've made him stay in Lotus Pier properly and not go outside. Could Wen Chao really have dared to do anything to the two young masters of the GusuLan Sect and the Lanling Jin Sect? Even if he did, it'd mean that they ran out of luck. Since when was it your turn to play the hero?"