The Path of the Devouring Starry Sky
Chapter 29

The Background of Zhang Yue

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The two burly men were already drenched in cold sweat, standing timidly to the side and not daring to move a muscle.

Although they were both over thirty and no longer eligible to study at the martial arts gym, their strength had already reached the level of advanced students. Yet, the young man before them had beaten them into this state with just a single slap.

There was no doubt that this young man was a martial artist, and judging by the oppressive aura he exuded, he was certainly no ordinary one.

The bald man on the left swallowed hard and said with a show of bravado, "We are people under Young Master Wang. You had better not act recklessly."

"Young Master Wang? The Wang Family of the Capital?" Su You asked with a frown.

Given his current strength, there was really nothing he could do about a young master of the Wang Family. Besides, they had only just arrived to cause trouble, so he could at most just vent his anger on these two guys.

The two men nodded repeatedly, feeling that the name of Young Master Wang had suppressed this kid. It seemed they were safe and sound; once they went back and told Young Master Wang, they might even be able to get revenge on this brat!

"Hmph, the Wang Family—is it Wang Xing'an?" Su You asked in a cold, deep voice.

The two men shook their heads, indicating they had never heard that name.

"Wang Xingping?" Su You asked again.

The two men shook their heads once more. Su You frowned and recalled for a moment. In his past life's memories, it seemed only these two had appeared from the Wang Family. Could it be some third-generation member who never made an appearance?

"Then what is your Young Master Wang's name?" Su You asked impatiently.

The bald man raised his head: "Our Young Master is named Wang Xingle."

"Wang Xingle?" Su You nearly laughed out loud. So it was that guy who had participated in the prospective martial artist assessment with him back then—just an illegitimate son not acknowledged by the Wang Family.

"Contact him immediately and tell him to get over here."

Cold sweat broke out on the two men's foreheads. They hurriedly took out their phones and pressed the contact labeled "Young Master Wang."

More than ten minutes later, a Hummer pulled up to the side of the road. Wang Xingle, his eyes slightly puffy, got out of the car and ran straight into the bun shop.

From the description given by his two subordinates during the phone call earlier, he had already guessed the identity of that young man, which made him feel even more uneasy.

Wang Xingle ran into the bun shop and saw his two subordinates crouching at the entrance at a glance. He immediately stepped forward, kicked each of them, and asked in a low voice, "Where is he?"

Su You lifted the door curtain and walked out from the back room. He first let out a cold laugh, then spoke:

"Oh, isn't this Young Master Wang? How imposing!"

Wang Xingle didn't mind at all. His face was full of smiles as he hurriedly stepped forward, bowed, and said:

"Oh, Brother Su, long time no see. I've missed you to death."

Su You sneered and said, "Missing me to death is more like it!"

"How could that be? Brother Su, we participated in the prospective martial artist assessment together, and then the combat assessment. In ancient times, we would be called classmates. This relationship... right? The things these two did were indeed ordered by me. This time, it was my fault as a little brother. I hope you, as a magnanimous person, won't hold a grudge and will spare me this once."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Xingle took an envelope out of his coat pocket and handed it to Su You: "Brother Su, just a small token of my sincerity to help calm the sister-in-law's nerves."

Su You chuckled, grabbed Wang Xingle's outstretched right hand, and applied a little force. Wang Xingle immediately let out a scream.

"Ah, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts... Brother Su, I know I was wrong. I apologize to you, please spare me!"

Even in extreme pain, Wang Xingle had no intention of using the Wang Family to pressure Su You. He knew clearly that once the Wang Family found out about this, they wouldn't help him; instead, they would completely abandon him or even use him as a scapegoat to apologize.

In fact, he had only sent people to cause trouble in front of the bun shop for a while. Even if it alarmed the Security Bureau, he could settle it by paying a fine.

But that would only be a settlement on the surface. There would definitely be retaliation from Su You afterward, and the Wang Family would certainly find out. By then, he would surely end up in a much worse state.

Wang Xingle's wails were deafening, causing even He Yourong in the back room to lift the curtain and take a look.

"My hand is about to break! I beg you, let me go! Brother Su, for the sake of my sister and you being classmates at the Training Camp, please spare me this time!"

"Hmm? Classmates at the Training Camp?" Su You's hand paused slightly. He thought for a moment; there were indeed two students with the surname Wang among the female students in Huaxia Country, but neither could be linked to Wang Xingle's sister!

"Is your sister at the Basic Training Camp?" Su You asked.

Wang Xingle tried to pull his hand away, but failed. He hurriedly squeezed out a smile and said:

"Yes, Brother Su, I have a sister who is also at the Training Camp. She is your classmate!"

"Oh? What is her name?" Su You asked with some curiosity.

"Zhang Yue. Her name is Zhang Yue."

Su You was so shocked that he lost control of his grip and squeezed down hard. Wang Xingle let out an instant shriek.

Su You released his hand and asked with a frown, "Zhang Yue is your sister? You aren't lying to me, are you?"

Wang Xingle rubbed his right hand while pulling a bitter face: "Brother Su, how would I dare lie to you? Zhang Yue is truly my sister—my half-sister!"

"Half-sister?" Su You muttered, then asked, "I remember your old man is that third young master of the Wang Family, right?"

Wang Xingle nodded awkwardly. The third young master of the Wang Family was essentially a human sowing machine; it was said he had over thirty illegitimate children, and Wang Xingle was one of them.

Su You wondered, "That doesn't seem right. I heard that Zhang Yue and the Wang Family have a very deep grudge."

Afraid that Su You wouldn't believe him, Wang Xingle hurriedly explained, "She and the Wang Family do indeed have a deep grudge, but she and I are truly half-siblings."

"Oh? Tell me about it," Su You said quickly. He only knew that Zhang Yue had a grudge against the Wang Family, but he had no idea what that grudge actually was.

"This... this involves the Wang Family..." Wang Xingle hesitated.

Su You's expression shifted, and he shot him a cold glare directly.

"I'll talk, I'll talk."

Wang Xingle shuddered, leaned in close to Su You, and whispered:

"Zhang Yue's mom, oh no, Auntie Zhang, Auntie Zhang had a romance with my cheapskate old man back when they were in college, but back then, she had no idea what kind of character my cheapskate old man had.

Not long after she got pregnant with Zhang Yue, she found out about what my cheapskate old man had done, so she chose to break up with him, and later raised Zhang Yue all by herself."

Su You nodded, signaling for Wang Xingle to continue.

Wang Xingle fell silent for a moment before saying, "Brother Su, you absolutely cannot spread what I'm telling you, otherwise I'll be in huge trouble."

"Don't worry, I definitely won't spread it," Su You quickly promised.

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