Chapter 1511 - 1506: Unable to Let Go of Mu Shuangshuang
As soon as Wei Lin finished speaking, the guards who had already drawn their swords all walked towards Xia Wei, who was kneeling on the ground.
Ye Fantian wanted to act, but as soon as he clenched his fist, he heard Wei Lin say, "Ye Fantian, think about the lives of the hundreds of people in your City Lord Mansion, both old and young!
This Prince speaks, and I am always true to my word. If you dare act, I guarantee they won’t live to see tomorrow morning!"
Wei Lin’s words cut off Ye Fantian’s retreat.
On one side was his subordinate, on the other side was the lives of hundreds in the City Lord Mansion.
How could he choose?
Four swords simultaneously struck down towards Xia Wei’s head, just at the moment they were about to slice his head off, a sword gleaming with cold light suddenly appeared.
With just a single stroke, it sliced through the four life-taking long swords.
The sword blades fell to the ground, releasing four sharp, piercing sounds.
The four guards snapped back to reality, their swords reduced to just handles, while the blades lay at their feet!
"Second Brother, what are you doing? Am I not allowed to discipline a servant?" Wei Lin raised his voice, sternly reprimanding Shen Feng.
"Big Brother, the arrival of Ye Fantian’s little son is supposed to be a joyous occasion! If you kill someone here and spill blood, it might not be auspicious for Ye Fantian!
Instead, expel him from the City Lord Mansion, cut off his income, making him rely on fighting to earn money, and life wouldn’t be any better!" Shen Feng said.
"Heh—" Wei Lin sneered. Just when everyone thought this matter wasn’t over.
Wei Lin said, "Since the Second Prince pleaded for you, I will spare you, but only this once!
From now on, if you disrespect me again, I’ll surely take your worthless life!"
"Xia Wei, aren’t you going to thank the Eldest Prince!" Ye Fantian said to Xia Wei, who was already sweating coldly.
"Thank... thank the Eldest Prince for not killing me!"
"Why thank me? Remember to thank my good brother, after all, he was the one who pleaded for you!" Wei Lin glanced at Shen Feng.
Wei Lin yawned and continued, "Really tired now, Ye City Lord, I’ll give you three days!
After three days, move out everything that belongs to you from the City Lord Mansion in Ye City. If it can’t be moved, then set it on fire. I particularly hate using others’ old things!"
"Subordinate obeys!" Ye Fantian replied.
Watching Wei Lin leave, as soon as he departed, Ye Fantian kicked Xia Wei, who was still kneeling, in the chest.
"What have I repeatedly told you? Don’t say things that you shouldn’t!
Do you not want to go back to take care of your mother? Do you not want to get married? You pig-headed fool!"
It was three more kicks, all in the same spot, which made Xia Wei nearly lose his breath.
But at least, it was better than losing his life!
These four kicks were ones Xia Wei dared to take, and he didn’t make a sound, even though the muscles on his face twitched with pain, he still gritted his teeth.
"Alright, you can leave now!" Ye Fantian said.
"Subordinate obeys!" Xia Wei replied.
As soon as Xia Wei walked out, Ye Fantian knelt in front of Shen Feng, "Second Prince, I failed in my duty, and the person I trained made a mistake, please punish me!"
Shen Feng waved his hand directly, "No problem! It’s good to cause a commotion like this, but you need to protect your subordinate’s life.
The Eldest Prince is petty by nature and cannot tolerate others criticizing him! Though your subordinate was spared, we can’t guarantee a sneak attack won’t come! So..."
Before Shen Feng finished speaking, a scream from Xia Wei was heard outside the courtyard.
Ye Fantian rushed out, seeing Xia Wei lying in the center of the courtyard, an arrow embedded in his chest.
Bright red blood flowed from Xia Wei’s chest.
The courtyard of the City Lord Mansion was stained, and Ye Fantian’s heart was even more stained.
Wei Lin held a bow, still holding an unspent arrow.
He said to Ye Fantian, "Really sorry! Ye City Lord, I just felt itchy, wanted to try out my bow and arrow.
Who knew your subordinate would recklessly rush onto my arrow’s path, leading to this end!"
Though Wei Lin was explaining to Ye Fantian, the smile on his face was terribly glaring.
Ye Fantian’s hands, hidden beneath his sleeves, clenched tightly into fists.
He really wanted... really wanted to bash this man’s face!
But he couldn’t do that, with the lives of hundreds in the City Lord Mansion in his hands.
"Ye City Lord, I’ll leave it to you to deal with this person’s corpse, I’ve mistakenly killed someone, and it’d be inappropriate for me to stay here any longer, farewell!"
Wei Lin, with several guards, swaggered out of the City Lord Mansion.
Ye Fantian stood there looking at the bloody Xia Wei and sighed deeply.
Housekeeper Zou walked to Ye Fantian’s side, "City Lord, this vendetta, we can’t let it go unavenged!"
Wei Lin’s actions were completely blatant provocation!
Provoking Ye Fantian, provoking Shen Feng.
Pity Xia Wei though, all because of a single sentence, he became the object lesson in Wei Lin’s warning.
His life squandered in vain!
"Housekeeper, tell Xia Wei’s family that Xia Wei died heroically in battle! Also, grant a hundred taels of silver to Xia Wei’s mother, let them take good care of the family!
If Xia Wei’s two younger brothers are willing to join the army in the future, I, Ye Fantian, will certainly pave the way for them, as long as I’m alive!"
"Yes..."
Housekeeper Zou nodded.
Ye Fantian cast one last look before turning back to the hall.
Shen Feng remained in the same posture, motionless, even as Ye Fantian entered, he didn’t lift his eyes.
"Second Prince, let’s implement the grand plan earlier! The Eldest Prince is brutal and inhumane, if we let him develop further, who knows how many more lives will be lost in vain!"
Xia Wei’s incident made Ye Fantian suddenly have the thought of not wanting to fight against the Ning Dynasty.
With so many internal contradictions in Da Wei itself, if a battle truly ensued, could they win?
"Wait a bit longer!" Shen Feng said.
"Send someone to Xing City, tell Mu Shuangshuang to leave Xing City soon!" Shen Feng suddenly raised his head, eyes obscured by his hat, looking at Ye Fantian.
"Second Prince, isn’t this... indirectly telling her we’re going to attack Xing City?" Ye Fantian said.
"Indeed, we must let her know! Only then will she leave!"
"Second Prince..." Ye Fantian wanted to say something more but was interrupted by Shen Feng.
"I have my own judgment on these matters, you just need to follow my instructions, don’t ask further!"
"Understood, subordinate understands!"
...
Xing City, at Mu Shuangshuang’s home—
Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng woke up and realized it was dusk.
They had slept for several hours, and upon waking, they felt extremely hungry.
Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng got up, washed, and went to the dining room to have dinner.
Before they could sit down, Cheng Le ran to Mu Shuangshuang’s side.
"Sister Shuangshuang, someone asked me to give a letter to you!" Cheng Le said.
"Do you recognize him? Or have you seen him before? Alternatively, can you remember his appearance?"
Before accepting the letter, Mu Shuangshuang asked a long series of questions.
Cheng Le shook his head, "The man kept his head down, didn’t let me see his face clearly, and left quickly!"