Cen Yu did not answer his question, but instead countered: "Looking at your posture... how did you end up guarding the gate? I recall you being a direct descendant, right?"
Hearing this, Yu Tianheng's mouth twitched as he looked at the youth with resentment.
Was this Cen Yu completely oblivious?
If it weren't for losing face for the clan during the Spirit Master Tournament, he wouldn't have been punished by his grandfather to guard the gate for three months.
He said with a forced smile: "What do you think?"
Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan main hall.
Cen Yu sat on the sofa, elegantly sipping tea: "Clan Master Yu, I have long admired your name."
Opposite him, Yu Yuanzhen glanced at the two titled elders beside him, then looked at the youth and asked: "Since you have come, let us dispense with the formalities."
"Bringing two titled elders to my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, it seems this is no mere visit. Since that is the case, speak your mind."
Martial Soul Hall... in the end, they could not hold back and were finally making a move against them?
At these words, Cen Yu gently raised his hand and tossed the unrecognizable Prince Xue Xing onto the floor.
"This person is said to have acted under the instructions of the Upper Three Sects, sending troops to wipe out one of my Martial Soul Branch Hall locations and injuring many civilians. I wonder if Clan Master Yu has any explanation?"
"What?!" Yu Yuanzhen was incensed and immediately wanted to turn hostile.
Was Martial Soul Hall truly planning to strike at them, using a trumped-up charge to justify their actions? Did they take them for soft persimmons?!
But when his gaze landed on the face of the man on the ground, he froze, his previous rage dissolving into bewilderment.
Yu Yuanzhen naturally recognized this man: Prince Xue Xing of the Heaven Dou Empire.
At this moment, Cen Yu spoke slowly: "The witnesses and confessions are all here. Emperor Xue Ye has already stripped him of his status as a commoner, leaving him to be dealt with by my Martial Soul Hall."
"This man's confidence to act stemmed from the Upper Three Sects, which makes logical sense, after all, the members of your three sects during the Spirit Master Tournament..."
"So, Clan Master Yu, can you give me a reasonable explanation? Or does your sect truly harbor such intentions?"
Hearing this, before Yu Yuanzhen could speak, Yu Tianheng hurriedly interjected: "You misunderstand! My Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has no such intentions!"
"I was inferior in skill, and losing is losing. My grandfather even punished me to guard the gate for three months because of it; why would I collude with Prince Xue Xing?"
Yu Yuanzhen pulled his grandson behind him and nodded at Cen Yu: "My Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has always been upright and honorable. This old man disdains such underhanded tactics."
Cen Yu nodded, saying thoughtfully: "I also believe the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is incapable of such things."
As he spoke, he looked at Guang Ling and asked: "See, I told you. Just like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, they are incapable of such things."
"And that Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is truly kind-hearted; even though it wasn't their doing, they were still willing to provide humanitarian compensation to the innocent victims."
Hearing this, Guang Ling's eyes rolled, and he understood Cen Yu's meaning.
"It seems this old thing, Prince Xue Xing, was just using your name to intimidate others and wasn't telling the truth."
As the words fell, both of their gazes landed squarely on Yu Yuanzhen.
"..."
Yu Yuanzhen really wanted to strike out right now, because he could see that these three fellows were here to extort them.
Yet he couldn't make a move; whether he could win was one thing, but once he attacked, the nature of the situation would change entirely.
Forget it, forget it. Better to bleed a little; spend money to buy peace.
Taking several deep breaths, Yu Yuanzhen said with a stiff smile: "So that is how it is. This old man also believes that this fellow, Prince Xue Xing, was merely using our name."
"However, those who died because of him are truly pitiable. This old man would also like to provide some humanitarian compensation. What does your Excellency think?"
"Is that so..." Cen Yu clutched his chest and looked up at the... ceiling, feigning emotion as he said: "I never expected Clan Master Yu to have such a kind heart!"
After obtaining the "humanitarian compensation," under Yu Yuanzhen's "warm invitation," the three of them thought about it and decided not to linger any longer.
After all, besides this family, there was still a debt to collect from the Clear Sky Sect.
As they were leaving, Cen Yu, currently possessed by Little Black, suddenly remembered something. He turned back and said to Yu Yuanzhen: "Right, Clan Master Yu, I forgot to mention something earlier~"
"Because of his poor character, Yu Xiaogang has been stripped of his honorary elder status by our Martial Soul Hall. Please, Clan Master Yu, discipline your son well~"
"Furthermore, he seems to have gotten together with Liu Erlong, who is also a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan~"
Yu Xiaogang, a genius who hadn't even broken through level thirty by the age of fifty—it would be a pity to kill him. It's better to trip him up from time to time~
Hee hee~ Once I return to Martial Soul City, I'll send out a report about Yu Xiaogang's academic plagiarism, ruining his reputation and making his life worse than death~
By then, would Bibi Dong still have those rose-tinted glasses for him?
Thinking of this, ignoring the livid expression on Yu Yuanzhen's face behind him, Cen Yu laughed heartily and left by boat.
After they left, Yu Yuanzhen glared at Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin beside him: "You two knew about this all along?"
Feeling their grandfather's fury, both lowered their heads and let out a soft grunt.
Hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen laughed at himself with a cold sneer: "Good... very good... such a thing, and I, the Clan Master, had to hear it from the mouth of an outsider!!!"
How could he not see what Cen Yu was implying? It was clearly a mockery of him! A mockery of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!
And those two vile spawn, he had long since strictly forbidden them from associating with each other, yet they dared to be together openly, even bringing shame all the way to the Martial Soul Hall!
If more people were to find out about the affair between these cousins, such a scandal that disregarded human ethics, would the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan have any face left at all?!
Thinking of this, Yu Yuanzhen glared fiercely at the two people beside him who were trying to shrink away like quails.
"The two of you, stop guarding the gate. Go to the Heaven Dou Empire immediately and bring those two vile spawn back to me!"
"If they refuse to return, neither of you need to come back either!"
With that, he whipped his sleeve around and stormed off, ignoring their stunned expressions.
"Grand-uncle..."
"Grandfather..."
Yu Tianxin and Yu Tianheng sighed, exchanging a glance filled with helplessness.
Yu Tianheng asked with a bitter face, "What do we do? Grandfather is truly enraged. Are we really supposed to bring Uncle back?"
Even if they brought him back, given his uncle's personality, he feared Grandfather would only become even angrier...
Yu Tianxin was equally helpless: "Uncle is one thing, but my aunt's temper is truly..."
At these words, the two couldn't help but recall what Liu Erlong was like.
She was truly... a powder keg ready to explode.
If they told her they were bringing her back to break her up with... wouldn't she just go berserk on the spot?
After a long silence, the two let out a long sigh.
Yu Tianxin said to Yu Tianheng, "Pack up and let's go. We cannot disobey Grand-uncle's orders."
"As for what happens to Uncle and Aunt in the end, it can only depend on them."