As mother and son were picturing their future, a childish voice rang throughout the Martial King’s Estate. "Hey, you bitch! Didn't you want my Supreme Bone? Well, I'm fucking here! Get out here and face me!"
Yu Lingshuang cursed when she heard him. "I didn't expect that little bastard to have some ability. The men I sent actually failed to catch him. But he's still an idiot, delivering himself right to our doorstep."
"Mother, this makes things difficult," Shi Yi said. "Now that he's shouted it out, everyone in the clan knows."
"Hmph, so what if they know?" Yu Lingshuang said. "Your father controls the entire Shi Estate. Who here would dare gossip? That little beast has walked straight into our trap."
"Isn't it a bad idea to do this so openly?" Shi Yi asked.
"My son, you're worried about that little bastard's father and your upright, incorruptible grandfather, aren't you?" Yu Lingshuang asked.
Shi Yi nodded. "Yes, Mother. We haven't heard anything from Grandfather or that little bastard's father in years, but there's no telling when they might return."
"Once you have the Supreme Bone, you'll be the future of the entire Shi clan," Yu Lingshuang said. "I'm sure your grandfather will know what matters most."
"Uh, all right," Shi Yi said.
"Hmph, now that it's come to this, don't you dare back down on me," Yu Lingshuang said.
Shi Yi nodded, and the two left the room and headed toward the front hall. Along the way, they encountered many Shi elders, who stared at Yu Lingshuang and the other person with strange expressions but dared not speak.
Shi Yi's father, Shi Ziyu, saw them and strode over, lowering his voice. "What happened? Couldn't you have handled this cleanly?"
"You useless fool," Yu Lingshuang said. "Every man you gave