A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 213 Puppet under the Power

"By the way, Zhao Changhe has left Yanjiaopo." Seeing that Yanyu just turned around and looked outside the temple silently without paying any attention to him, Zeng Si felt disappointed and didn't know what to say for a moment, so he had to bring up the business.

"Leave Yanjiapo? Zhao Changhe still has a hidden fortune, which is why you, Yanjiapo, have been willing to take him in until now. What? Are you willing to let him leave like this now?" After hearing the news, Yan Yu didn't care too much. She just sneered and turned to Zeng Si and joked.

"That's why my elder brother asked me to follow Zhao Changhe. I didn't expect that Zhao Changhe had colluded with another group of bandits and planned to attack the father and son of the famous Li family in Jiangnan." Zeng Si was not annoyed but happy when being teased by Yan Yu. He continued to smile with a smile on his face.

"What did you say? The Li father and son? Where are they?" When Yan Yu heard this, she was shocked. In a hurry, she grabbed Zeng Si's hand and asked quickly.

"The father and son of the Li family have not yet appeared on their way back to Qile City from Liangdu, and it is unclear which route they will take along the way." Seeing the sudden panic on Huanyu's face, Zeng Si was also confused, but before he could think too much, his hand that was grabbed by Huanyu touched her cold slender hand. Zeng Si instinctively held it back to try to dissipate the coldness on her hand, but Huanyu, who had reacted, shook it off.

"Zhao Changhe has developed a desire for revenge again." After Yan Yu glared at Zeng Si angrily, she turned around and talked to herself. She felt relieved that there was no news about the father and son of the Li family.

"The hatred in his heart has never faded. He once used his last fortune as a bargaining chip to ask Yanjiapo to avenge and destroy the Li family for him. But Yanjiapo would not commit a massacre just for money. Moreover, the famous Li from Jiangnan has a close relationship with the current Censor Zhuo, which has aroused the taboos of the eldest and second brothers. After all, Yanjiapo would never provoke the government unless it is absolutely necessary." After being warned by Xuanyu's eyes, Zeng Si also regretted his previous offense and rudeness. He lowered his head in shame, saluted her, and continued with Xuanyu's words.

"Which place did Zhao Changhe find the bandits again?" Xuan Yu continued to ask coldly.

"Jiugang Village."

"Jiugang Village on the border of Jicheng? They are full of vicious bandits who have committed all kinds of evil and used ruthless means. However, even the government can't do anything about it because of the terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack." Upon hearing this, Xuanyu frowned again and couldn't help but worry about Li Yunye.

Although there were bandits everywhere in the territory of Jingsong, most of them were forced to become bandits by the world. They robbed rich people and would not easily kill people as long as they were paid. But Jiugang Village was different. It was full of evil ghosts who killed people without blinking an eye. They killed, set fire, raped, robbed and committed all kinds of evil. The village under the mountain of Jiugang Village had already been deserted.

"Xuanyu, you must not go to Jiugang Village alone this time. The people there are all evil demons who eat people without leaving any bones. They are not like the people in Yanjiaopo who value morality." Seeing the sadness on Xuanyu's face, and thinking of the time when she went to Yanjiaopo alone to find Zhao Changhe, Zeng Si was naturally afraid that she would boldly go to Jiugang Village again.

"Don't worry, I'm bold but not stupid. The reason I dared to break into Yanjiapo was because I knew in advance that most of you were green forest heroes who interacted with each other on the basis of morality. But Jiugang Village is a group of vicious and treacherous criminals. There is no need for me to take risks for Zhao Changhe." Zeng Si's worries made Yan Yu sneer disapprovingly. As long as Jiugang Village did not move Li Yunye, she would naturally not take such a risk and would not make an enemy of them. As for Zhao Changhe, he was a sharp blade of revenge, but if she could not control this blade, then let it be destroyed.

"Yes, you are so smart, why do you need me to remind you?" Zeng Si also lowered his eyes and smiled, then suddenly looked serious and asked cautiously: "I didn't know you were from the Shadow Clan before. When I saw you dealing with the famous Li from Jiangnan, I thought it was also a personal grudge like Zhao Changhe. Now I think it must be the instruction of the Shadow Clan. Although the Shadow Clan has always been engaged in assassination and intelligence business, not everyone can invite the Shadow Clan. The Li family is just a merchant, why would they invite the Shadow Clan to come?"

"Do you want to know who exactly wants to deal with the famous Li from Jiangnan? Unfortunately, I don't know either. As shadow soldiers, we only take on missions. Who to negotiate business with is the business of the people above us. How can we be qualified to ask?" Yan Yu raised her cold eyes slightly and said in a light voice. Naturally, she couldn't tell him the truth about this matter.

"With the strength of the Shadow Clan and your intelligence, it wouldn't take so long to deal with the famous Li from Jiangnan..."

"You guessed right. I deal with the famous Li from Jiangnan openly, but I help the famous Li from Jiangnan secretly." Without waiting for Zeng Si to finish his question, Yan Yu smiled lightly and told the other party without any concealment.

"Why?" Zeng Si was puzzled.

"Dealing with the Li family is something I have to do since I am in Yingmen, but helping the Li family is out of my own selfish desire." Yan Yu was silent for a moment before she spoke slowly again.

Selfish? What is the connection between Huanyu and the Li family? Zeng Si was still confused, but seeing that Huanyu was unwilling to say more, he had to give up.

"I still want to help the Li father and son this time. Are you willing to help me again?" The other party did not ask too many questions, which made Xuanyu very satisfied, so she asked again.

Zeng Si nodded firmly without any hesitation.

After traveling for several days, Li Yunye sat in the carriage all day long, feeling like his whole body was about to fall apart. When he heard that Master Li was going to give up the shortcut and take a detour to Jicheng in the east, he panicked. First, taking a detour meant that he would have to spend a few more days on the road. Second, wasn't the fiancée that the Li family had found for Li Yunye in Jicheng? What was Master Li going to do in Jicheng at this time?

"Father, why don't you take the shortcut but have to take the detour to Jicheng?" When resting at the inn at night, Li Yunye couldn't help but ask Li Xingyuan nervously.

"Going to Jicheng is naturally to visit the Fan family to discuss the marriage after the new year. This was agreed upon in advance. I will also take you to visit your future father-in-law and mother-in-law." Li Xingyuan glanced at his son, and then said lightly, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with Li Yunye.

"Why didn't father discuss these things with me in advance...and tell my child?" Sure enough, although Li Yunye was prepared, a thunderbolt still exploded in his mind. What made him even more annoyed was that as the protagonist of this marriage, he had no autonomy and right to negotiate, and now he even lost the basic right to know. He, as the son of a powerful person, was no longer a human being. He was clearly a puppet under the power of the strong.

"What do I have to tell you? This kind of thing has always been a concern for us as parents. You just need to follow the arrangements and expand the Li family." Li Xingyuan didn't care about Li Yunye's dissatisfaction and frowned, as if he disliked his son's meddling in other people's affairs.

"So am I your son, or a puppet in your hands?" No matter how dissatisfied Li Yunye was, he did not dare to vent his anger in front of Li Xingyuan. He just lowered his head and muttered softly.

"What did you say?" Although Li Xingyuan didn't hear his son's words clearly, he could sense the dissatisfaction in his tone. He immediately put down the teacup in his hand and said angrily with a gloomy face.

"The child is tired, let's go back to the room and rest first." Li Yunye got up hurriedly and went back to his room angrily.

"Master, don't be angry. When the young master gets married and has children in the future, he will naturally understand your painstaking efforts." Seeing the young master waving his sleeves and leaving, the master was so angry that his face turned blue. Butler Fang on the side hurriedly comforted him.

"If he wasn't the only son left in the Li family, I wouldn't bother to worry about him!" Li Xingyuan sighed helplessly, suppressing his anger, with a hint of pain in his eyes.

"Master, for safety's sake, let's avoid Jiugang Mountain tomorrow." Seeing that the master was recalling the sad past, Butler Fang hurriedly changed the subject.

"Well, we have to stay away from Jiugang Village." Li Xingyuan's complexion recovered and he nodded.