Chapter 21: Chapter 21: ’Chu Qing As soon as these words were spoken, they truly set off waves upon waves of astonishment.
The entire front yard fell silent for a moment, followed by a flood of discussions.
"Third Young Master? The third son of the Chu Family?"
"Chu Qing, who fled from his wedding seven years ago? He actually returned?"
"I thought he had died out there. Didn’t expect he’d come back. Is this returning in glory, or could he no longer make a living outside?"
"Does the engagement still hold?"
"It should count, anyway, haven’t heard of the Chu Family and the City Lord’s Mansion calling off the marriage."
The people inside murmured among themselves, as if they had endless things to say.
And at the highest seat, Chu Yunfei, after momentarily freezing, hurriedly spoke up:
"Where is my son?"
"The young master is right outside."
The servant said:
"The Third Young Master said, having run away from home, without the master’s permission, he doesn’t dare step through the door."
Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfei took a deep breath, wanting to speak, yet glanced at Wu Qianhuan not far away, and only then did his anger show on his face:
"What outrageousness, fleeing from the wedding and now returning, passing the door without entering, what is he trying to do?
"Let this unfilial son in, I want to see what great ambition he has achieved after leaving home for seven years!?"
The servant quickly agreed and turned to invite the person in.
Chu Yunfei then said to Wu Qianhuan:
"Qianhuan, don’t worry, this bastard has been silent for seven years, now that he’s back I will definitely make him give you an explanation."
Wu Qianhuan’s expression was complicated.
Her mind felt incredibly chaotic...
The person who disguised himself as a servant earlier, that familiar gaze was definitely not fake.
Although she wasn’t sure before, the more she pondered now, the more she felt that person must be Chu Qing.
She thought he should be in the front yard hiding his identity, with some ulterior motive.
But who would have thought, now another Chu Qing has arrived at the door...
She forced herself to calm down.
There can’t possibly be two Chu Qings in this world.
Earlier she looked around the courtyard, finding nothing suspicious.
But with so many people in the front yard, she couldn’t guarantee she didn’t overlook anyone.
Or perhaps, he no longer hides and intends to return to the Chu Family as himself?
Her thoughts reaching this point, she let out a gentle breath and smiled slightly:
"Alright, Uncle Chu, I’ll leave it to you to decide for me."
And among the crowd, Chu Qing slightly lowered his head.
He felt something was off...
It wasn’t the ’Chu Qing’ outside that felt wrong.
In fact, when the Mirror of Sin’s assassin came squatting in his room earlier, he knew what that person intended to do.
This was a chain of schemes all along.
The correct sequence should start with this.
First, fake Chu Qing visits, playing out a drama of the prodigal son returning home.
Then, when close enough, suddenly strike viciously, enacting the rebellious act of patricide.
Such means are inherently difficult to guard against.
But with Chu Yunfei’s high martial arts skill, injuring him heavily isn’t hard, though killing him might not succeed.
And through this turmoil during the day, even if Chu Yunfei gets seriously injured, it inevitably stirs his longing for his son, making it almost certain he would drag his injured body to Chu Qing’s courtyard at night to reminisce.
This way, he fully falls into the opponent’s trap.
By then, the assassin who had been hidden would strike suddenly, even if your cultivation is extraordinary, it would be hard to escape.
Through the intelligence that person could gather, deciphering these methods was really easy.
He felt the issue lies in other areas...
But for a moment, he couldn’t articulate what was wrong.
However, presently there’s no time for further thought, as he saw the entire front yard watched closely in anticipation.
A rather distressed youth stumbled into the yard under the lead of the servant.